I My Me! Strawberry Eggs


I My Me! Strawberry Eggs, occasionally shortened to Strawberry Eggs, is a Japanese anime television series animated by TNK. The series aired in Japan from July 4 to September 26, 2001 on Wowow and in August 2002 was licensed by Geneon Entertainment.

Plot

Hibiki Amawa is an enthusiastic young man whose dream career is to be a professional teacher, having graduated from college with a certificate in athletics. When he is unable to pay his landlady, Lulu Sanjo, the monthly rent for his apartment, he rushes off to the nearby Seito Sannomiya Private School to apply for a position that is open, but is summarily denied employment because of his gender. Offended, and more determined than ever to have his way, Hibiki vows to demonstrate the merits of his educational philosophy to his detractors, and with offered help from Lulu, agrees to disguise himself by cross-dressing in order to deceive the school's female-only administration. With assistance from some gadgets Lulu engineered for this purpose, he disguises himself very convincingly. Following an initial demonstration of his merits as an educator, he is hired.
Unfortunately for Hibiki, however, life as a gym teacher at this school does not go completely smoothly. With interpersonal conflicts among students causing fights and occasional mild missteps endangering his disguise, Hibiki must not only mediate his class, but also keep up appearances and navigate life in disguise.

Characters

Primary characters

;Hibiki Amawa
; Lulu Sanjo
;Fuko Kuzuha

Secondary characters

;Morikoji
;Tofu "Kochi" Tofukuji
;Kurage
;Chieko Sannomiya
;Reiko Mukogawa
;Fujio Himejima
;Miho Umeda
;Seiko Kasuganomichi
;Akira Fukae
;Kyosuke Aoki
;Shoichi Iwaya
;Shiro Naruo

Episode list

The anime series is animated by TNK and directed by Yūji Yamaguchi. The series aired in Japan on Wowow between July 4 and September 26, 2001, containing thirteen episodes. The anime's original concept was by Yom who was assisted by Kenichi Murakami. The series structure and screenplay was written by Yasuko Kobayashi. The series was licensed by Geneon Entertainment in August 2002. As of December 2007, the series is out of print.
Two pieces of theme music were used for the anime; one opening theme and one ending theme. The opening theme is "Dearest" sung by Hitomi Mieno, with lyrics by Shoko Sawada, and arrangement by Masara Nishida. The ending theme is "White Station" by Ace File composed of Mae Yoshikawa, Marina Kushi, Asagi Kudo, Saori Nara, with lyrics by Rei Yoshii, and arrangement by Masala Nishida. Other music was provided by Masala Nishida.

Episodes

Adaptations

Manga

A manga adaption was serialized in MediaWorks' Dengeki Daioh magazine between December 21, 2001, to February 25, 2002.