Strawberry Shake Sweet

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Strawberry Shake Sweet

ストロベリーシェイク Sweet
Genre	Comedy, Romance, Yuri
Manga
Authored by	Shizuru Hayashiya
Publisher	Sun Magazine, Ichijinsha
Serialized in	Yuri Shimai (defunct) Comic Yuri Hime
Original run	Autumn 2003 –
No. of volumes	1

Strawberry Shake Sweet (ストロベリーシェイク Sweet) is a yuri manga by Shizuru Hayashia. It was originally entitled Strawberry Shake while it ran in Yuri Shimai, and the title was changed when the manga began serialization in Yuri Hime. Strawberry Shake Sweet is about two young talents named Julia and Ran and their as-yet unrevealed romantic feelings for each other.

[edit] Characters

Julia Tachibana
The sixteen-year-old main character of the manga. She is one of the top talents in the company "Shanghai Talent Limited." Because of that, she was initially jealous of Ran's potential, but eventually she fell in love with Ran. She can be very stubborn and difficult, much to the annoyance of her manager. She is sometimes prone to nosebleeds when Ran is nearby.

Ran Asakawa
Another member of Shanghai Talent Limited, and she is also sixteen years old. She is in love with Julia, although she is oblivious to the other girl's feelings. She is very laid-back, sometimes to the point of appearing "out of it."

Ryouko Saeki
Julia's manager. She knows about Julia's romantic feelings toward Ran, and is often less than pleased with the awkward situations that those feelings often cause. She is normally calm, but Julia's outgoing attitude frustrates her to no end. Kaoru is in love with her, but Saeki sees those feelings as a nuisance. She is twenty-seven years old.

Haruna Enomoto
Another member of Shanghai Talent Limited, and she is a year younger than Julia and Ran. She is in love with Kaoru, but Kaoru prefers just teasing her endlessly. Haruna is easily embarrassed and occasionally becomes jealous of anyone who receives attention from Kaoru.

Kaoru Shinjou
Julia's hairdresser. She is very easy-going and enjoys teasing people, especially Saeki and Haruna. She knows about Haruna's feelings for her, but her eyes are focused on Saeki. She takes great pride in her work. She once did the hair and make-up of the female band ZLAY (a parody of Japanese band Glay).

Ryou
The lead singer of Zlay. She is a proud lesbian, and she instantly knew that the object of Julia's affections was another girl. To the other characters, her love for girls can be a bit overbearing.

Reki
Another member of Zlay and Ryou's girlfriend. She is much calmer than Ryou and is sometimes annoyed by her girlfriend's flamboyant attitude. She is very straightforward with her opinions, sometimes to the point of brutal honesty.