I, My, Me! Strawberry Eggs

Synopsis:

Hibiki Amawa is in a bit of a bind, the rent for his new apartment is due and he hasn't landed a job yet. Fully optimistic that he can get a teaching job at the nearby Seito Sannomiya Private School he confidently applies for an open position but is quickly denied because to his gender. Offended by being rejected for a job he is qualified for simply because he's a man, Hibiki isn't about to give up and because the landlady, Lulu, wants to make sure she gets her rent payment she offers to help Hibiki get the teaching position. However, what Hibiki didn't expect was that Lulu's plan was to have him re-apply for the position again... as a female. With his tenacious attitude, Hibiki isn't about to back down from the challenge and with a little make-up, hair coloring, a feminine voice changing collar, and one mini-skirt later, Hibiki finds himself with a job... as the girls' gym teacher.


Reviewer: Endosanity
Number of episodes watched: 13


Review:

It's not often that I come across a show where the typical male is a minority and fighting a female dominated system by becoming the enemy. Actually, I've never seen a show like that until now. But that's not really the main focus of I, My, Me! Strawberry Eggs. What you'll be watching is how one woman... er, man... practically changes the student society of an entire school just by being himself despite the feminine appearance he maintains. With this, the anime takes on more of a feel-good presentation as you watch Hibiki not only systematically change some of the school's more constricting regulations offering the students more freedom but also building interpersonal relationships with his students and showing them that it's okay to be a teenager... even at school. Eventually Hibiki's influence upon the kids tends to take on a stronger role when he unknowingly also helps one student, Fuko Kuzuha, realize that she's a lesbian and in love with the female Hibiki. So not only is Hibiki stirring up trouble for the school's president but also now has a 14 year old student pining for him when he's wearing a mini-skirt and with all this tension building up you will begin to realize, this isn't going to end well.

The animation is a little on the dated side but it's still put with a good story that keeps you interested with a relaxed atmosphere throughout most of the series. There is also a little bit of comic relief here and there by using some uncomfortable situations involving Hibiki trying to adjust to the female way of life and also, two stupid perverted characters, Mori and Tofu, always looking for the next scam just to look up the nearest skirt. With this, I, My Me! Strawberry Eggs tries to trick you into ignoring the overall scope of things to come but quickly reminds you of the main situation at hand once that last episode has begun. When the final credits have starting rolling you might not be left with the closure you were hoping for but that doesn't stop I, My, Me! Strawberry Eggs from being a good little show.

And no, I don't get the title either...

I, My, Me! Strawberry Eggs (opening)

Recommendation: |Average|