''Strawberry Shortcakes'' aka. ''Sweet Cream & Red Strawberries'' is a one-volume

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written and illustrated by

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, published by Shodensha in 2002. It is about the lives of four young women in a large city. It was licensed in French by

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manga imprint Sakka and in Italy by

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. ''Strawberry Shortcakes'' was adapted into a film of the same title. It was once licensed for English release by

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as ''Sweet Cream & Red Strawberries''.

Reception

Xavier Guilbert, writing for du9, feels it is quite different from other josei manga. M. Natali, writing for BD Gest', notes that the nonlinear presentation of the women's stories reinforces the connection between the characters, a resonance between the four characters lives, their feelings and disappointments. The reviewer for Manga-News said that the author "managed to get it right". Art wise both du9 and BD Gest' described it as uncluttered & aerial, and the use of oblong panels taking all the width of the page as reinforcing the impression of intimacy.

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