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I My Me ! Strawberry Eggs is one of those underrated anime that people usually avoid to watch. A shame because this little series highly surprised me.

The story is rather simple. Amawa Hibiki disguises into a woman to provide lessons at the nearby all-girls professorate school. In this genre of premises, you usually expect some sort of ecchi crap with a pervert main character. Surprisingly, in this series, the main character is NOT a hentai otoko. The most interesting thing in the series is the developping relationship between Hibiki and his students. He soon begins to truly care for them and their well-being. The relationships between the students themselves is fascinating. They do not feel at all cliched and their developpement is natural. They behave as 14 years-old kids and that is fantastic considering they actually are young teenagers. I particularly adored the teacher, Hibiki. He is mature and enjoy his job. He does not take advantage of it and really care for his students. He is a tremendously good teacher.

The animation is old. It is a 2001 show after all. But even that, the animation is horribly flawed. Other 2000's shows just look way better than this. Sometimes it is just so unbearable to watch. I truly wish it could have been better, because the show deserves it. The character's design was simple but effective ( can I say the kids's uniforms is just ugly?).

Opening section: A uninspired song with uninspired visuals.

Ending section: Same here.

The sound was relatively ok given the randomism of the show.

The characters are the reason to watch the show. Precisely Hibiki and his students. They just are fantastic. At first they may seem uninspired, but they are not. It is developped slowly with uttermost care. I appreciated that. THIS is how a teacher-students anime should be made! Without the fluffy ecchi crap.

Overall: I My Me! Strawberry Eggs is, despite it's weak debuts, a undeniably charming little series. It is cute and heartwarming. I liked it a lot to say the truth.

Score: 3.5 / 10. The story and construction is clearly above average anime. But the animation and side-characters stopped it's score.

This review is way shorterv than usual but I can't express the charms of the series. You just have to be open-minded, take a deep breath and plunge in it's warminess. I did not regret it at all.

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