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“16-year-old idol Julia mentors 15-year-old Ran, falls in love, prioritizes romance over career despite scandal risk.”
Strawberry Shake Sweet
ストロベリーシェイクSWEET
7.73
1,735 rank · 6,809 readers · 194 favorites
Comedy
Girls Love
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Synopsis
16-year-old idol Julia mentors 15-year-old Ran, falls in love, prioritizes romance over career despite scandal risk.
Since no one else at her agency is capable of the task, 16-year-old idol Julia Tachibana is assigned to mentor 15-year-old newcomer Ran Asakawa. While she downright refuses at first, Julia has a change of heart after meeting the girl in question—becoming immediately attached to her. As she often finds herself trying to impress Ran, Julia quickly comes to realize that she has feelings for her. She should find this conflicting, as the pursuit of a relationship between two girls could cause a scandal that would ruin her career—but she does not seem to care. In fact, she sees getting closer to Ran as more important than being successful!
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Community consensus
Derived from 4 sampled reviews
9.0
/10
What 4 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9.5
mode 10
σ 1.22
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.22 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.00
Running avg · Jan 2008 → Apr 2022
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “This is a delightful and wholesome shoujo ai story featuring an engaging dynamic between the two lead idols, Julia and Ran. However, the narrative suffers from underdeveloped side characters who...”
- 10 “This manga features beautiful, clean art and a cast of memorable characters whose distinct personalities make for a consistently hilarious and light-hearted yuri experience. While the narrative...”
- 9 “This manga excels as a hilarious, cute comedy featuring a distinct cast of easily recognizable characters and a refreshing lack of stereotypical seme/uke tropes. While the art style feels slightly...”
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Medium · 25%
Long · 25%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 17 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 16m approx
- Published Jun 2003 – May 2009
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M3331 catalog