Ranked #350

Ichigo 100% (Manga)

Ichigo 100% is consider a typical romance harem, but it is certainly an enjoying manga to read. While there are cliche moments along with above average artwork, the highlight to the manga involves the female protaganists featured in Ichigo 100%.

Typical female protaganists in harems would usually fall in love with the male protaganist but don't bring up much detail on their reasons. However, Ichigo 100% stands out different as a result. Each female protaganist in the manga carries a special meaning towards their feelings of the male protaganist.

As the male protaganist searches out on who he is best suited with, he sometimes struggles when making that decision due to the fact that he doesn't want to see anyone get hurt emotionally. He also realizes that each female protaganist brings a side of him that he treasures as important. Based on my thoughts, it is difficult to not disregard any female protaganist because of the buildup on their love and care to the male protaganist.

The male protaganist eventually comes to a decision on who he ends up with. While the male protaganist in typical harems usually brings meaning on picking the one girl he wants to be with, this one just didn't stand out due to the fact he could have end up with a different girl and bring the same happy ending result.

Regardless though, Ichigo 100% is a manga worth checking out that would impress the harem fans.



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Ichigo 100% is what you can call a classic Shounen, Harem, Ecchi, Romantic, Comedy manga having the typical set-up of, one "loser-kun" (Manaka Junpei) surrounded by gorgeous girls. It’s pretty easy to find this manga annoying, due to the dragged out storyline and loser protagonist but it’s just as easy to find it rather enjoyable, from the various potential relationships involved.

The story starts of with our protagonist somehow ending up with the hottest girl in the school and this being a Shounen Rom/Com makes it acceptable. Now with the dumbest thing taken care of, from this point on the reader can enjoy a really long manga full of clichés. Some points in the story are really dragged out, with no progression whatsoever, but the various themes (aspirations, movies, etc.) are what give Ichigo 100% a refreshing feel. The romantic element of the manga is pretty well done because the relationships the protagonist gets himself into are all different and somewhat believable (well half of them at least). One thing to enjoy about Ichigo 100% is how well it promotes speculation, because it isn’t certain who the indecisive protagonist would end up with.

When looking in the artwork it’s easy to see how average it looks in the beginning. Although as the manga progresses, so does the artwork, with some great character close-ups. Like in most Rom/Coms all the detail is put into the female character designs, which is really good when looking at their individual features and how it matches their varying personalities. Nonetheless the guys aren’t as important, with not as much detail put into them, though at least the mangaka did a good job in expressing the character’s emotions. Shame this is an ecchi manga, littered with "panty shots".

Overall this ecchi manga doesn’t stand out because of its artwork or story but rather how enjoyable it is to read, being the only reason why anyone would read all 19 Volumes. The likable characters and romantic developments are all the more reasons to think of this as one of the best harem manga of all time; however all the unnecessary clichés and panty shots may turn some people of. Well I personally loved this, which is why overall I would give it 10/10.

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