Strawberry Marshmallow (2005)

Everyday things make up the fabric of life—whether it's making friends, going to school, trying to make money, or celebrating a holiday. Ichigo Mashimaro is a heartwarming series that follows the daily lives of Chika Itoh, her sister Nobue, and her friends Miu, Matsuri, and Ana.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Comedy, Drama

Keywords: tmdb.sibling-relationship, tmdb.surrealism, tmdb.elementary-school, tmdb.family-relationships, tmdb.slice-of-life, tmdb.based-on-manga, tmdb.school-life + 16 more, tmdb.heart-warming, tmdb.seinen, tmdb.anime, imdb.junior-high-school, imdb.surrealism, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.student, imdb.sister-sister-relationship, imdb.schoolteacher, imdb.japanese-high-school, imdb.high-school, imdb.high-school-student, imdb.based-on-manga, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, imdb.anime-animation, tmdb.iyashikei

Strawberry Marshmallow (2005)

Season 1 (July 15, 2005, midnight)

Genres: Animation, Anime, Comedy, Drama

Network: TBS

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

IMDb

7.6

/433/

Trakt

/74/

TMDb

/20/

Letterboxd

3.6

/228/

MAL

7.6

/39203/

Barasui
Director

Mamoru Kanbe
Director

Fumiko Orikasa
Miu Matsuoka (voice)

Ayako Kawasumi
Matsuri Sakuragi (voice)

Mamiko Noto
Ana Coppola (voice)

Hitomi Nabatame
Nobue Itou (voice)

Saeko Chiba
Chika Itou (voice)

Junko Minagawa
Sasazuka (voice)

Takayuki Kondo
5-2 no Tannin (voice)

Kenta Miyake

July 15, 2005, midnight 0.0

S1E1 - Birthday

Chika, Miu and Matsuri notice that it's Nobue's birthday and plan to make her a gift by themselves.

July 22, 2005, midnight 0.0

S1E2 - Ana

After moving to Japan from England, Ana starts at the same class as Matsuri and pretends to know nothing about Japan or Japanese.

July 29, 2005, midnight 0.0

S1E3 - House Call

Ana invites Matsuri at her place to help her study English. But much to her grief, the entire gang decides to tag along.

Aug. 19, 2005, midnight 0.0

S1E4 - Part-time Job

Nobue finds out she's ran out of money to buy cigarettes and tries to find a fitting part-time job. Ana, Matsuri, Chika and Miu do their best and worst to help her.

Aug. 26, 2005, midnight 0.0

S1E5 - Sleepover

Miu becomes jealous over the attention Ana and Matsuri gain from Nobue.

Sept. 2, 2005, midnight 0.0

S1E6 - Hot Summer Day

Intense summer heat causes the girls' imagination to run wild again.

Sept. 9, 2005, midnight 0.0

S1E7 - Beach Trip

Miu is shooting a video documentary for school, and chooses the Itō household as her subject. In the end, Nobue takes the gang out for a beach trip.

Sept. 16, 2005, midnight 0.0

S1E8 - Festival

A festival episode has the gang dress up in yukatas and head out to see fireworks.

Sept. 23, 2005, midnight 0.0

S1E9 - Growing Child

Chika discovers she's gained a bit of weight, and, provoked by Miu, starts her own diet. It's only after a pointful remark by Nobue, that Chika's self-confidence gets restored.