Post by Gcio on Jul 17, 2008 12:40:51 GMT -5
Review #6:
Strawberry Sex
R18: Yes
Pairing: Ryou x Ichigo
She's missing her pendant.
Right, so it's been a long time since I've reviewed anything. Well... a few days. I was distracted, shut up!
*cough* Aaaanyway. Now that the first five are out of the way, I can finally review Strawberry Sex. Now.... well, the cover's art style? Totally different from the actual doujin's, IMO. Hopefully that doesn't throw you off too much.
Also, this one is translated! Hooray!
It starts with Ichigo (of course), sitting next to a lake with her feet in the water. She's on her day off (no school!), but she doesn't know how to spend it.
She thinks of how it would be nice to spend the day with Aoyama-kun, but she's afraid of her ears and tail popping out.
"Ahh... I wonder how I should spend my extra day off."
Let's pause for a moment, shall we? Now, since the fact that Ichigo is part cat is stopping her from seeing Aoyama-kun, that means this takes place before he found out... before volume 5.
So what if this takes place in the same universe as Candy Pop In Love?
Think about that for a while. We'll get back to it later (If I don't forget).
Back to the story, Shirogane has just showed up. Out of nowhere. As usual. He asks Ichigo, "What are you doing here?" Then, Ichigo's ears pop out. Wasn't she just talking about that?
"I didn't surprise you enough for your ears to pop out."
"Shut up!!"
He acts Ichigo what she's sulking about, And she says "No--thing!" Then, "None of your business!" If you think about it, doesn't that have just as much sense as "I don't know, it's a secret"? Shenanigans.
Then she says it's his fault that her "body is weird" and she "can't be with Aoyama-kun". Oh, Ichigo, you meanie-face.
Completely unfazed by Ichigo's meaniefaceness, Ryou gives her a ttly not copyright-infringing soda.
Then-- when was the last time we saw this?-- he acts totally in-character.
And... holy crap, it's Masha!
Seriously, how many times has he done this in the manga? Acting like he really cares for Ichigo, then saying something about the aliens (or "You're our ultimate weapon") and getting Ichigo angry.
And here comes a Kish! I'd say that he's just back from raping a Mint, but Ichigo showed up right afterwards. Oh well.
At least he's somewhat in-character, too... he's jealous that Ichigo is with Ryou (sorry, Kish, this is RxI). So what do you do if you're a ttly jealous alien? Attack with Chimera Anima, of course!
Masha, being the smartest one in the story, is also the only one who notices there's an alien floating right above them.
Speaking of Masha, he didn't show up at all until that last picture. Was he with Ichigo, or Ryou? We may never know.
"As I put my hands on my hips like a girly man..."
"Hmm... I don't like this. Ichigo is with a guy other than me..."
[/i]Strawberry Sex
R18: Yes
Pairing: Ryou x Ichigo
She's missing her pendant.
Right, so it's been a long time since I've reviewed anything. Well... a few days. I was distracted, shut up!
*cough* Aaaanyway. Now that the first five are out of the way, I can finally review Strawberry Sex. Now.... well, the cover's art style? Totally different from the actual doujin's, IMO. Hopefully that doesn't throw you off too much.
Also, this one is translated! Hooray!
It starts with Ichigo (of course), sitting next to a lake with her feet in the water. She's on her day off (no school!), but she doesn't know how to spend it.
She thinks of how it would be nice to spend the day with Aoyama-kun, but she's afraid of her ears and tail popping out.
"Ahh... I wonder how I should spend my extra day off."
Let's pause for a moment, shall we? Now, since the fact that Ichigo is part cat is stopping her from seeing Aoyama-kun, that means this takes place before he found out... before volume 5.
So what if this takes place in the same universe as Candy Pop In Love?
Think about that for a while. We'll get back to it later (If I don't forget).
Back to the story, Shirogane has just showed up. Out of nowhere. As usual. He asks Ichigo, "What are you doing here?" Then, Ichigo's ears pop out. Wasn't she just talking about that?
"I didn't surprise you enough for your ears to pop out."
"Shut up!!"
He acts Ichigo what she's sulking about, And she says "No--thing!" Then, "None of your business!" If you think about it, doesn't that have just as much sense as "I don't know, it's a secret"? Shenanigans.
Then she says it's his fault that her "body is weird" and she "can't be with Aoyama-kun". Oh, Ichigo, you meanie-face.
Completely unfazed by Ichigo's meaniefaceness, Ryou gives her a ttly not copyright-infringing soda.
Then-- when was the last time we saw this?-- he acts totally in-character.
And... holy crap, it's Masha!
Seriously, how many times has he done this in the manga? Acting like he really cares for Ichigo, then saying something about the aliens (or "You're our ultimate weapon") and getting Ichigo angry.
And here comes a Kish! I'd say that he's just back from raping a Mint, but Ichigo showed up right afterwards. Oh well.
At least he's somewhat in-character, too... he's jealous that Ichigo is with Ryou (sorry, Kish, this is RxI). So what do you do if you're a ttly jealous alien? Attack with Chimera Anima, of course!
Masha, being the smartest one in the story, is also the only one who notices there's an alien floating right above them.
Speaking of Masha, he didn't show up at all until that last picture. Was he with Ichigo, or Ryou? We may never know.
"Hmm... I don't like this. Ichigo is with a guy other than me..."
AND THE ALIENS ATTACK!
Ryou, having no super-powers whatsoever, shields Ichigo (who has super-powers) from the weird chupacabra monster thing. He gets hurt.
"Kyaaa"? That's the same sound those witches made...
Then Ichigo HENSHINNNSSSS~ and... oh, wait. That's a rabbit. My bad. So she owns the KA rabbit with Strawberry Check. Nothing much to report.
Ichigo un-HENSHINNNSSSS~ and thinks Ryou is dead. So she starts crying dramatically.
I swear, it isn't a face contortion!
But he was really alive the whole time. "Don't kill me yourself," he says. Ryou, you betch.
So Ichigo yells at him. Funny, that usually doesn't happen until AFTER the lemon begins.
Self-explanatory.
The next page, though, I don't really get.
Ryou: But I'm glad... I thought you would cry... just to see those tears, I was glad.
Ichigo: I... it's... if you were dead and didn't wake up, it would be bad...
Ryou: ...just saying that makes your ears pop out?
Ichigo: Nyaa!
That's right, her ears popped out. And here comes a lemon.
Ryou and Ichigo start snogging. Ichigo's shirt somehow rolls up. So far, it's at lime level.
Ichigo: Ya... He-hey... wait...
Ryou: It's okay.
Ichigo: Hua... No... wait... Stop...
And then, Ryou says something. What he says is quite possibly the nicest, most sensible thing he's said in any of these doujins. What he says could maybe redeem himself for his rapist-y actions in Sweety and Mew Musume 1.
"If you really want to stop, I won't go any further."
"If you want these hands to stop, it's okay to run away."
Ichigo thinks about this for a moment. And, for whatever reason the doujin circle could come up with, she says:
"Don't stop."
I believe it is now time for the face contortions.
The end.
Okay, there are still two more pages.
Ichigo, who apparently fell asleep again, wakes up. Well, I guess that's usually what sleeping people do. Ryou pops up (with a lot of cacti in the background, I might add).
Ichigo's sure gonna have a lot of fun explaining this to Masaya.
And then-- the moment you've all been waiting for-- Ichigo yells at him! And apparently, she's only wearing a(n open) shirt. And nothing else. Hence Ryou's "Are you gonna put your underwear on?" No, Ryou, she isn't, because Kish stole them.
Ryou says that moping around doesn't suit her, and Ichigo finally realizes: this time, there's somewhat of an excuse for the lemon! Apparently, Ryou was only trying to cheer Ichigo up. Awww.
Then Ichigo, who isn't mad at Ryou AT ALL, even though she got her vegetables stolen AGAIN, cheerily says:
"Thanks. I feel better. <3"
You're not going to be happy after volume 5, when Candy Pop In Love happens. That's right, I (barely) remembered!
Masaya doesn't know about Ichigo's mewtamorphosis yet. Nope, not at all. However, in Candy Pop In Love, he seems to know all about it. And he's fine with it, too. He's happy that Ichigo is part cat, even.
But how happy would Masaya be if he knew of the events in Strawberry Sex?
Think about it. No, seriously, think. Ichigo likes Masaya, right? And he likes her. So one can only assume they're dating. They were together at the museum, after all.
But to Ichigo, her cat ears are a huge problem. She said at the beginning of Strawberry Sex, "Really, it would be nice if I could be with Aoyama-kun, but then I wouldn't be able to keep from getting excited and transforming..."
But obviously, he did find out in volume 5. Technically, in volume 2.
So lets say he didn't find out about *this* doujin's events until after A La Mode.
What would Masaya think of her then? About how Ichigo had the opportunity to not do it, but then she practically begged? (I'm exaggerating just a little.)
Or, even worse... What if Mew Musume 1 and Sweety fit into the same timeline? And he found out about Mew Musume 1, Sweety (second chapter) and Strawberry Sex?
Then if he tried to find a new girlfriend?
Not Mint. She's already with Zakuro, not to mention how she was rap't by Kish and Pai.
Not Lettuce, either, because she's with Pai (who rapped Mint) and... Ryou, too! Is there no end to Shirogane's shenaniganry?
Not Zakuro. Again, she's with Mint, and she already has Faceless Hentai Man to deal with.
And not Pudding. She's way too young, and... Hey, what's this? This fanfic is... ehh?! With Lettuce?! AND Ichigo?!
Wait, ALL of them are with Ichigo! What is this?! Ah, and there's Ryou again!!
Conclusion: No matter how you see it, Tokyo Mew Mew doujinshi can only end one way: Mass breakups.
And angst.
Until next time,
~Fushi[/center]
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