Ichigo 100% - Episode 4
Back from the convention, and time for me to get re-acquainted with my good friend, Ichigo.
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“Satsuki, you see, a few days ago… My parents bought me a video camera for Graduation. I was happy, and I wanted to film a lot of things. So I when I saw you there, I thought it was nice, so I started filming.”
You see, one of the reasons why this series is so good is because Junpei is a really nice and caring guy. He’s not going after these girls because he finds that strawberry panties are sexy. He saw a girl so beautiful that it hit him right in the heart. It’s not lust that drives him, it’ love.
However, the guys that are driven by lust and perversion make great comic relief, and I think they do better in the anime then the manga. Junpei’s ugly friend Komiyama has been great since the very first episode, but this time we’re introduced to the perverted Hitoshi. It must have something to do with the voice acting, or maybe the animation just breaths life into these hollow characters from the manga
And along the same lines, Satsuki also improved over her manga counterpart. She was always my least favorite of the Ichigo girls. To me, she just didn’t seem to be nothing more then a big breasted slut. Constantly hot-headed and flaunting her sexuality at Junpei. It even seemed to be torturous at times with how close he actually gets to having her.
But when I watched this episode… I actually started to like her. It’s the way that she accidentally slipped out a confession like that to Junpei that finally gave this girl a heart. She seemed a little shocked at first, but when she finally realized it, she was so happy and open with the idea. She really likes Junpei, and you gotta give her credit for that. Unlike other characters…
I’ve been having a little debate with Mina over the flaws in Aya’s character, and this just proves it more. It’s okay to shy about things, but Aya is just way too much of a mystery for me to handle. I’ve read 14 volumes of the manga, and I still don’t have a f***ing clue just what that girl is thinking about! But in a way, this is the fault of the artist. Yes, it’s not like she’s the only girl who never admits that she likes Junpei, but at least you’re able to step into the minds of the other girls to see what they really think. The artist never does so with Aya. The only clues that she gives are either really ambiguous or becomes entirely contradicted not long afterwards in the storyline. So maybe this whole series is just one large set-up for her grand confession. But Christ, is it worth over 15 volumes of waiting?!?
God just wants to torture you, Scott. That’s because you TOOK YOUR OWN GIRLFRIEND TO AB’S HENTAI DUBBING PANEL!
Or it’s because of money and distribution costs or something, but probably the first one. ^_^
Comment by Alex — May 4, 2005 @ 2:09 am
Lol, Alex, what the hell are you talking about?
Comment by Scott — May 4, 2005 @ 2:11 am
well, vol 14/15 (chap 150+) finally give some answers…
Comment by moyism — May 4, 2005 @ 5:52 am
I agree Scott, 14 volumes is a bit much to have no idea what’s going through aya’s head.
Ichigo is so enjoyable light it really isn’t too annoying.
Great site BTW.
Comment by jj shaka — May 4, 2005 @ 2:17 pm
That’s possibly the only reason why I’m not rooting for Aya. C’mon, the mangaka should develop the character or just drop her. I used to enjoy the character but now she just seems like a dead weight. Maybe next volume something might develop. We can only hope.
Comment by Token Asian — May 4, 2005 @ 2:38 pm
lol, oops… I got the chap right but the vol should be like 18 or 19ish. But yea, it does seem the series might eventually come to an end sometime this year.
Comment by moyism — May 4, 2005 @ 4:15 pm
P. Dicky says Junpei’s a pussy! He should be banging all of them!
Comment by P. Dicky — May 5, 2005 @ 1:40 am
Has Ichigo been licensed at all yet? Also, if it hasn’t, how have you read the manga? Scans or are you the next Megatokyo dude.. guy.. thing with all your Japanese knowledge?
Comment by Brad — May 5, 2005 @ 1:41 am
Nope, it has not been licensed. You can download scans of it at this site.
Comment by Scott — May 5, 2005 @ 2:01 am