Alternative TitlesEnglish: The Strawberry Marshmallow Synonyms: Strawberry Marshmallow Japanese: 苺ましまろ
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 15, 2005 to Oct 14, 2005
Duration:
24 min. per episode Rating:
PG - Children
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SynopsisIchigo Mashimaro follows the life of Nobue Itoh, her younger sister Chika, and her friends. The basic premise of the show can be summed up in "cute girls do cute things in cute ways", be it trying to quit smoking, going outside to play, celebrating a holiday, or doing school work. (Source: AnimeNewsNetwork.com)
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Related AnimeAdaptation: Ichigo Mashimaro
Sequel: Ichigo Mashimaro OVA
Side story: Ichigo Mashimaro Episode 0
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Zig-sama
16 of 19 people found this review helpful
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12 of 12 episodes seen
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| Overall |
8 |
| Story |
8 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
Ichigo Mashimaro (Strawberry Marshmallow) sticks to the "slice of life" and "comedy" formula without growing stale. Its truly a must see for fans of this genera!
Story: 8/10
Based on the ongoing manga of the same name, basically its about four grade school girls and their big sister (only one is actually related to her, but they all look up to her as one) living life in Japan. I feel I should state at this point that it keeps its story as realistic as possible, so there is no princess to save, no student counsel to form, nothing! This is about everyday life! Which may be a turn off to some fans wanting an actually plot in their shows. Each scene opens up with something different though, such as the girls going on vacation, the big sister on her never ending quest to find a job, the girls making birthday presents for someone special, or them just trying to not make too much noise so another member can sleep! I almost felt like I was watching someones animated home videos about their life sometimes, as apposed to an actual anime. One of the girls is actually from America, so there is plenty of references to both Japanese and American culture made by the girls, which is nice for those of us wanting to learn more about their ways. The story is warm hearted and cute all the way through, though I couldn't help but feel that if it wasn't for Miu (main lead) this series would not have been nearly as entertaining. As she is the only real member that actually has a comical personality to her, where as most of the others are more down to earth. While Ichigo doesn't do anything new with its over all concept, it does indeed to it right! Its soft soothing storyline can either be its greatest feature, or worst, depending on your taste.
Soundtrack: 8/10
The opening theme has the girls singing a party theme to Ichigo Masimaro, while the ending is the complete opposite, and is sung solo in a soft layed back tone, which fits the anime nicely for its theme. The background music is sparse however, in fact a good portion of the time there really is no BG whatsoever. And while I do feel it enhances some of the moods in the series overall, it would have been nice to actually have had at least some memorable tracks! Still, what they do have there is good! The Japanese voice cast they got were great however, every girl was matched perfectly with the appropriate voice over. Whether it be Ana's soft sweet voice or Nobue's more layed back personality.
Characters: 8/10
The cast is very likable, while they don't have the most deep or versatile personalities (like Miu has), they at least never come off as annoying. In fact all the personalities that have been given to each girl is pulled off sweet and charming. They really know how to interact with each other well!
One thing I found to be interesting though, was a lack of supporting characters. The only people you’ll see in this title for the most part are the main cast themselves. (with the exception of some old guy that is used as a running gag, the girls just never seem to give him any peace and quite) This can be seen as both a positive and negative depending on your view point, while I personally loved this feature, some may feel that this might make the story all the more bland. Again, it just depends on your perception of it.
Artwork: 7/10
It is soft and cuteness at its best. Nothing is ever "overly" detailed that it comes off as too much for the eyes to take. Color and art are focused on the characters themselves, while the backgrounds look more along the lines of soft water color paintings. It does have a nice appeal to it, but certainly isn't the most well detailed series out there. As the clothing and backgrounds have a much more plain look to them, still it is nice to look at.
Bottom line: 9/10
If you like a large cast of characters and a deep storyline in your anime, then it would be best to avoid Ichigo Mashimaro, as this title contains none of those whatsoever. But if your like me and love slice of life anime with a nice realistic layed back sense of humor, then it doesn't get much better than this! As this title has some of the cutest and most lovable cast you'll see in one, and will give you a sense of joy and fondness after watching it! read more
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HappyPear
11 of 14 people found this review helpful
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12 of 12 episodes seen
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| Overall |
8 |
| Story |
7 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Character |
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8 |
This was a strange series. I expected something along the lines of Azumanga, but didn't, and didn't get the same thing as Minami-ke either, it was unique. Probably unique in the way that almost every single surface of this series was plastered with kawaii-cuteness, but I didn't mind that one bit. I don't really remember what happened as I was typing papers about the Meiji Restoration and reading the Great Gatsby while watching this, for the most part. Man, only if we lived in a life where worrying about grades didn't exist.
There's not really a story to a slice-of-life anime, but the mini stories that happen in each episode are pretty cute and funny. While watching this, I tended to like some episodes better than others, but that's how it is with every series, right? But this was kind of different, the feeling you only get from watching slice-of-life series like Sketchbook ~full color's~ and Minami-ke, I guess it's the feeling of the totally not connecting stories that are fun. I personally loved the last couple of episodes, the ones about Christmas and Santa Clause, it was just cute!
Overall, animation was very well done. I thought it ran smoothly and nicely. Some parts were drawn very well, while others not so much. Almost half of this series takes place in one room, which is not a really great, but different angles give us something cute and new to look at.
The music was pretty average, nothing too special about it. I must say that the OP for this series was cute. It's just cute and it's cuteness fits perfectly with the cuteness of this outrageously cute series (maybe not that much, but you get the picture).
All of the characters were very well developed. The designs for each characters were cute and each of them had unique personalities. I loved some characters like Nobue, the college student that thinks that talking about smokes and smoking in front of 5th graders is totally fine and not dangerous to anyone's health at all, Matsuri, the super mega kawaii girlie that I just adore, and 3 other crazies that are also kawaii at the same time.
Pretty enjoyable, but I think I would have enjoyed it for if I wasn't so stressed about school (damn you school, damn you!!!). For the most part, I just sat in my bed and watched this, half asleep due to sleep deprivation since the first day of school, which means this summer is going to be nonstop sleep.
There's not much to say about this series, except for the kawaii-cuteness and innocence that's splattered everywhere in this series. Overall, it was quite enjoyable, has it's ups and downs, is very unique, and is pretty worthwhile, if you are into the slice-of-life genre, like me. Not much else to say about this series except that it's just fun, just plain fun, and everyone needs some fun in their lives, and this anime should do just the trick. read more
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Same comedy style, similar art style, both funny and cute <3
Similar characters. Both are very cute, funny slice of lifes.
The humor is very similar, both are very nice slice of life anime though I think Ichigo Mashimaro is a tad better. In any case, both anime are hilarious and very entertaining.
Enjoyed the style of the humour from Ichigo Mashimaro and can't find something similar? Minami-ke is a series that works in a similar way, both of them are simply the daily lifes of a small group of people, in this case the Minami sisters. The presentation of humour is rather similar to that of Ichigo Mashimaro, nothing over the top, but enough to get a chuckle out of certain scenes. The Minami sisters are also quite similar to those found in Ichigo Mashimaro; Chiaki is very similar to Chika, though she's the youngest of the sisters. She easily gets annoyed by her older sister Kana who has major similarities to Miu. Kana likes to be childish and annoy her youngest sister and is usually a silly even at school, getting low grades and being scolded by Chiaki. Then there's Haruka, the eldest who practically watches out for the two quite similar to Nobue though she isn't exactly laid back. Each episode (so far) is presented with what the sister's do during there days, life at school, life at home and the interactions they have with people or each other which kind of works like Ichigo Mashimaro.
If you've watched both Ichigo Mashimaro TV series and OVA and looking for something of similar humour and presentation, then I reccomend Minami-ke.
Both "slice of life" with some similar characters (i.e: Miu = Kana), same comedy style and both very funny!
A comedic look at the everyday lives of a group of girls, delivered with excellent comic timing.
Two very funny "slice of life" comedies about cute girls doing cute things.
The two shows have a similar brand of humor that searches out the absurdity and silliness of every day life. There's just something about the timing and style of each that reminds you of the other in a good way. I was laughing out loud during both of these shows and would definitely recommend you watch the other if you liked one! XD
One reason is random storyline but the main reason is between our main characters of miu-chan and kana. Total idiots, ruining peoples life throwing tantrum, can there be more a like characters?
Hilarious slice of life comedy.
Slice of life comedy series based around a group of still in school girls. (They lie about Nobue in the anime version she IS 16)... Just less loli in Minami-ke.
Like Ishimashi, Minami-Ke is a show about nothing. Literally. Both shows follow the lives of a few girls, from school days to days at the beach. Miu (Ishimashi) and Kana (Minami) are almost exactly alike, its as if Kana is the Junior high version of Miu.
If you liked Minami-Ke, you'll definitely love Ichigo Mashimaro, and vice versa!
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It's also a slice-of-life anime, and, of course, features cute lolis.
Both anime are quite similar to each other, in that they both deal with the everyday lives of a group of girls. Niether series has any large plot to follow, with each episode having a stand alone theme.
They're also both very funny in the way that they show the situations that the girls get into-such as going to the beach,what they do over school holidays, or thier school life.
Finally, each series has some random comedic moments thrown in which makes them both very likable.
Random, cute, group of girls.
Both Animes unite all these things.
The sense of humor is quite not everyones taste, but ifya like the style and you dont mind not havin a real plot these Animes are for you.
When I think of Lucky Star, I see ichigo mashimaro. Great humour, great characters, great songs.
Because its funny and cute ^^
-no Storyline
-totally random
-supercute an naive characters
there are similarities between some characters too...
example: Nobue Ith - Kagami Hiiragi
both of them are the maturest characters of the main staff and get nerved by the main character.
Slice of life, focuses on a group of girls, similar sort of nonsense that is somehow rather funny.
The two are both cute, hilariously funny, slice-of-life animes.
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Opening Theme"Ichigo Complete" by Saeko Chiba, Fumiko Orikasa, Ayako Kawasumi and Mamiko Noto
Ending Theme"Classmate" by Orikasa Fumiko
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