Strawberry Panic!

Strawberry Panic!
Title page of Strawberry Panic! from Dengeki G's Magazine, published by MediaWorks, showing the twelve original characters
GenreRomance, yuri
Light novel
Written bySakurako Kimino
Illustrated byChitose Maki
Published byMediaWorks
MagazineDengeki G's Magazine
DemographicMale
Original runDecember 30, 2003 – July 30, 2005
Volumes18 (magazine issues)
Manga
Written bySakurako Kimino
Illustrated byNamuchi Takumi
Published byMediaWorks
English publisher
MagazineDengeki G's Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 30, 2005 – February 28, 2007
Volumes2
Light novel
Written bySakurako Kimino
Illustrated byNamuchi Takumi
Published byMediaWorks
English publisher
ImprintDengeki Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runMarch 10, 2006 – December 10, 2006
Volumes3
Anime television series
Directed byMasayuki Sakoi
Written byTatsuhiko Urahata
Music byYoshihisa Hirano
StudioMadhouse
Licensed by
Original networkChiba TV, Kids Station, TV Aichi, TV Osaka
English network
Original run April 3, 2006 – September 25, 2006
Episodes26 (List of episodes)
Video game
Strawberry Panic! Girls' School in Fullbloom
DeveloperMediaWorks
PublisherMediaWorks
GenreVisual novel
PlatformPlayStation 2
ReleasedAugust 24, 2006

Strawberry Panic! is a series of Japanese illustrated short stories written by Sakurako Kimino, which focus on a group of teenage girls attending three affiliated all-girl schools on Astraea Hill. A common theme throughout the stories is the intimate lesbian relationships between the characters. The original artist was Chitose Maki, who was succeeded by Namuchi Takumi when production of the manga and light novels began.[1]

Following Strawberry Panic!'s first run in Dengeki G's Magazine it was six months before results began to indicate that the series was a success, and that its fans were growing in number;[2] the manga and light novels which followed were a reflection of its popularity. The series became sufficiently popular for Seven Seas Entertainment to license the manga series and light novels for English language distribution. Strawberry Panic! was one of the debut titles on the company's light novel and yuri manga production lines.[3] An anime television series was produced in 2006 by Madhouse and is licensed by Media Blasters. A visual novel was produced in 2006 by MediaWorks for the PlayStation 2.

There is a slight difference in the title of the series between media and national affiliation. The original short stories, manga, light novels, and video game used the exclamation mark in the title; the anime excluded it. When the manga and light novel series were licensed for English language distribution, Seven Seas Entertainment did not use the exclamation mark in the title. The appearance of the logo for Strawberry Panic! has changed four times. The subtitle "Girls' School in Fullbloom" was added during the short stories stage, and later appeared on the Japanese covers of the light novels, manga, and video game version, but was excluded from the anime adaptation and the English covers of the light novels and manga.

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