Ichigo 100%

Ichigo 100% is a romantic show with some features of ecchi and harem genres. It has a refreshing approach to romance that takes into account the diversity of characters.

The various characters in the story bring about an added dimension. The character Yui Minamito has a different personality in the group with her odd habits, and she leaves in an unexpected twist. The heroines of the story, including Tsukasa Nishino, Satsuki Kitaoji and Aya Toujou each add their individuality to the plot. A positive feature is Toujou's character growth from a meek bookworm into something more assertive.

The volatile personalities of Junpei Manaka make his character unpredictable. ... The melodrama and indecision, though a cliché of harem animes, add to the show's appeal.

The story begins with the early revelations that engage the audience. Despite the slowing phase in high school, the show remains comfortable and manageable. The open-ended conclusion may disappoint some audience members, as it is impossible to draw any definitive conclusions. However, the OVA sequel that follows offers some closure and a better ending for viewers.

The sound quality is acceptable, as the Japanese audio offers realism in terms of characterization. The scenes are well supported by the music, the voices being good.

The animation production for 2005 still holds especially well. The art style brings an extra charm with the ecchi harem genre, and the character designs not to mention alternation like hairstyles play a part in making this series as being attractive as it could be.

Although not reaching the full potential, Ichigo 100% still has succeeded in becoming an enjoyable ride. Though the show's early shortcomings and unexpected pleasantness make it worth watching, its OVA sequel does help fill in some narrative breaches that provide a more satisfying end.

Let me start this off by saying I am not a fan of harem genre animes in general. They're often cliche, boring, and lack interesting romance. But there's plenty of harem animes I enjoy, and even some I love. Ichigo 100 was not one of them.

Story: 3/10
This is the MOST SORRY EXCUSE OF A STORY I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!! Sao did it better. No joke. At least it had a story. Idk what Ichigo 100 did. Romance?
Think again kind sir, cuz it most certainly was not.
So we get our typical harem protagonist and the typical girls that are crazy for him. Blah blah blah, ... the usual. But the story never GOES anywhere. Just when he thinks he finally picked a girl he likes he suddenly sees one of the other girls and his feelings waver. Oh joy, my least favorite trait of the protagonist. And spoiler, it goes unresolved. And he gets none of the girls. Big whoop.
Basically here is the story:
Film enthusiast is really good at getting in compromised situations involving the panties of the female characters.
If you like that, you'll enjoy. Romance? Hmm gotta look elsewhere bud.
The most romance this anime has to offer is the relationship between Manaka (protagonist) and Toujou. It is very cute, well-developed, and has a strong building history. However she is nothing more than a girl in his harem. The reason the anime even interested me enough to give it a 6, is because I thought their relationship would progress. I wanted to give that potential a chance.


Art: 8/10
for a 2005 anime especially, the art is relatively attractive. It's pretty cute and overall I have no issue with it.


Sound: 8/10
The ops and ends are catchy and I enjoyed them a lot. The soundtrack is also pretty nice. Nothing too much standout, but it was good nontheless.


Characters: 6/10
The characters were are all pretty interesting. The problem was just that they lacked development and story progression.

Manaka: He has a strong passion for film and filming that sticks with him throughout the anime. But his dumbness ruined his character. He spent the entire anime trying to choose a girl and talking to himself about who he liked. Then it seemed he was finally waking up and making a decision, only to go back to square one the next episode. This dumb pattern filled the whole anime and wasn't even resolved in the end. He's all worried about hurting people's feelings, which is nice and all, but he'll never get anywhere in life.

Toujou: she's the mysterious, shy, and timid girl who has a passion for writing and wants to make movies with Manaka. She's the blushy, runs away when stuff gets serious type and has been in love with Manaka since very early in the series.

Nishino: she is the studious, popular idol girl who falls for Manaka after a misinterpretation in middle school. She goes to a different high school and pops in on occasion. Her relationship status with Manaka is very confusing. She is a likable character, and isn't pushed around easily by Manakas annoying ways, even though she has feelings for him.

Satsuki: she's the tsundere of the series. She's energetic, playful, and athletic. She is first cold and mean towards Manaka, but eventually falls for him too in the typical tsundere way. She becomes very aggressive with trying to get her love across. For the tsundere, she isn't terrible, I just don't like them in general.


Yui: Manakas childhood friend who basically will randomly get random ecchi moments with him. She is mostly used to fill a character space and isn't very likable or plot progressive.

The other two supporting males are typical supporting male characters. They aren't awful but none of them progress the plot any which is really stupid and sucky. With the addition of more girls in his harem, the characters are technically the same beginning to end. Satsuki isn't as tsundery and Toujou is not as shy, but romantically there's no even a moresal.


Enjoyment: 5/10
I obviously did not enjoy this anime. Simply because the romance sucked and the protagonist was an idiot. It was a pain to watch and made me bang my head into the wall so many times I probably have a concussion.
If you wanna see a stupid guy look at cute girls' panties, boi I found your anime!

Overall: 6/10
Like I said. It's the perfect example of what I hate about harem anime:
-cliche
-LOW story progression
-dumb main character
-indecision that eats up the whole anime
-LACK of romance
-end of episode teases that get erased each new episode
-ecchi overload

Its terribly formulated and progressed, and mechanics-wise deserves a 3 or 4, but it DID succeed in keeping me interested so thus the higher rating. I rate based on how much an anime interests me, so even crap can get a higher score than it deserves.

Ecchi and harem fans will love this I'm sure, but as a romance fan, this one belongs in the trash.

Ichigo 100 was a really nice manga with nice illustrations and soothing plot, so it was quite evident that the anime adaptation would be highly anticipated, when the good news came that "Madhouse" would be the one doing the adaptation, it was natural that it would pique my interest...
But my my wat a dissapointment it was.

SEE the thing was that madhouse decided to make it a low budget show putting up an amount of 5$ per frame and a very less amount of frame per second , overall leading to really poor quality,there were a lot of still frames and i mean extremely high ... no...the art seemed like 1980"s though it was supposed to be a modern setting.

Moreover, they skipped out a lot of important plot from the manga in order to fit into the 12 episode length it leads to a rather pathetic plot with zero character development...moreover sound track was indeed pathetic, it stayed the same for almost the whole anime....voice acting was below par and it just lead to harsh unpleasant voices to the ears

Finally, i would conclude as read the manga, itvis worth your time but definitely not the anime (3/10) overall