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* The OpeningTheme for the first season of ''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom''[='=] AnimatedAdaptation includes a shot of Maria revealing a large cake covered in strawberries to the main character, Katarina, who she is in love with. To hammer the message in even further, looking closely you’ll notice some of the strawberries decorating the sides of the cake layers look like hearts as well.

-->''"Once, years ago, I saved the life of a wise old priest. Grateful, he made a gift to me of these few precious words: If you find yourself on a cliffside, trapped, with a hungry tiger waiting above, and a hungry tiger waiting belo, and by chance you spy a single strawberry growing from the cliffside, pluck the strawberry, and bite into it, and taste it. We are on that cliffside. Our lives are as brief and fragile as a cherry blossom's, and just as fragrant."''

%%* A PC-98 ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' Character, Yumemi Okazaki, has a theme named [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTLqnME57vo Strawberry Crisis!!]]

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* When Beast Boy and Cyborg go inside Raven's head in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' the place where Raven's happy side lives has flying strawberries in it.

* The innocent-yet-wise six-year-old Nell Harris in ''[[Literature/AuntDimity Aunt Dimity and the Duke]]'' is seen eating strawberries, and the book's recipe is for "Nell's Strawberry Tarts". Later, engaged lovers Emma and Derek are seen eating strawberries and drinking champagne at the long-awaited fête.

* ''Series/KamenRiderGaim'' features fruit-themed armors (called Arms), and while Gaim mainly uses Orange Arms he also sometimes uses a Strawberry Arms that's armed with throwing knives. Strawberry's "cuteness" is referenced in the Hyper Battle DVD by Kamen Rider Zangetsu when he's testing alternate Arms for possible use in combat - he tries out the Strawberry Arms form, but decides it's too cute for him.

* Strawbery bubblegum is mentioned in "Faster" by Matt Nathanson, which opens with these lines:

In Japan, "Strawberry" is a popular word for [[WordSaladTitle utterly random anime titles]], though you can bet that series with "Strawberry" in the title will be an adorable shoujo series... or at the very least, [[WidgetSeries quirky]]. As it happens, the Japanese word for "Strawberry" is a homonym to the popular name ''Ichigo'', though there are lots of different ways of spelling it, ''and'' to [[GoroawaseNumber the number 15]]. As such, expect puns.

# Extreme cuteness. Innocence or sweetness may be thrown in on the side. Somewhere along the line, it was decided that strawberries were "the cute fruit," and they wear the designation with pride. See the {{Trope Namer|s}}, ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'', for a particularly good example.

* Strawberries are Princess Yggdra's TrademarkFavoriteFood in ''VideoGame/YggdraUnion'', though lots of other characters like them too. The ''VideoGame/YggdraUnison'' drama CD has her being bribed into ridiculous things by the promise of one, and [[DisproportionateRetribution attacking her comrades]] when they lose it before they can give it to her. One of the creator's 4koma explains that Yggdra's father set the kingdom's botanists to ''creating an entirely new breed of strawberry just for her.''
%%* A PC-98 ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' Character, Yumemi Okazaki, has a theme named [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTLqnME57vo Strawberry Crisis!!]]

* ''VideoGame/MarioParty6'': Subverted with the minigame "Strawberry Shortfuse." The kitchen it's set in has a cute pastel color scheme, but the premise, in typical Mario Party cartoon violence, is to not get blown up.
* ''{{VideoGame/Bugsnax}}'': The first Bugsnak the player encounters is the Strabby, a walking strawberry with googly eyes, and is considered the mascot of the series. The player later gets one as a pet that pilots hamster ball, allowing access to tight spaces.
* ''VideoGame/HuniePop2'' introduces "favourite ice cream flavour" as a character trait you can learn about for the dateable characters. New character Abia prefers strawberry, and is also the most overtly sexual character in the game (to the point where she worries she might be a sex addict). She's also a very sweet and occasionally naïve (though by no means innocent) person, potentially playing this trope both ways.

* While ''LightNovel/KamikazeGirls'' doesn't feature strawberries in any way, there is a scene where [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl girly Momoko]] discovers that [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl tomboy "Ichiko"'s]] real name is actually [[EmbarrassingFirstName "Ichigo"]]. Momoko then proceeds to call her "Strawberry" repeatedly. [[BerserkButton Violent]] HilarityEnsues.

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* The OpeningTheme for ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' includes a shot of Maria revealing a large cake covered in strawberries to the main character, Katarina, who she is in love with. To hammer the message in even further, looking closely you’ll notice some of the strawberries decorating the sides of the cake layers look like hearts as well.

* According to the villain in ''Film/GoldenEye'', [[DamselInDistress Natalya]] [[YouTasteDelicious tastes like strawberries]] (to Film/JamesBond replies "I wouldn't know", as she hadn't fallen for him yet).
* ''Film/ToWongFooThanksForEverythingJulieNewmar'': The town's distinguishing tradition (and one of the things that perks the trio up) is their Strawberry Pie competition. The {{Drag Queen}}s convince them to go all out and try and range of strawberry themes and dress in glorious bright red. The actual day and the strawberry explosion occur at a climax of a series of events where they draw out the passions of several of the town folk. The symbolism of the bright red lace in the grainy agricultural town is obvious.
* In ''Film/IronMan2'', Tony is on his way to Pepper's office to apologize for some of his behavior and stops to buy some strawberries at the side of the road as a peace offering. When she sees them though, it only makes things worse. Turns out they are the one thing she's allergic to (and he forgot). Good intentions, but not the best way to say "Sorry I've been a jerk and not paid attention to you."

* ''Film/TheMatrixResurrections'': Humans are now able to grow straberries in real world, which was previously unthinkable.

* A Catholic priest in Creator/RobertAntonWilson's ''Literature/{{Illuminatus}}'' series remarks that a ''good'' association of ideas is when you see a strawberry and it evoked the Sacred Heart of Jesus. A ''bad'' association of ideas is when you see a depiction of the Sacred Heart and you imediately feel hungry for the taste of a strawberry. (see Mythology, below).

* ''Manga/StrawberryShakeSweet'' and ''LightNovel/StrawberryPanic'' are GirlsLove examples.

* The above was also used by Father Duddleswell in the short story "[[Series/BlessMeFather Breaking the Seal]]" by Neil Boyd. Although Father Neil suspects Father Duddleswell is actually just trying to put him off his bowl of strawberries, having previously claimed they're too pricy for them both to be eating them.

* The above was also used by Father Duddleswell in ''Literature/BlessMeFather'' by Neil Boyd. Then he ate the strawberry, which was actually Boyd's.

* Lotso from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' smells like strawberries, which makes him appear [[BitchInSheepsClothing more likable than he really is]].

* ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2'' has a living (and obscenely adorable) strawberry cleverly named Berry.

* Subverted in ''VideoGame/MarioParty 6'' with "Strawberry Shortfuse." The kitchen it's set in has a cute pastel color scheme, but the premise, in typical Mario Party cartoon violence, is to not get blown up.

* Hinaichigo from ''Manga/RozenMaiden'' loves strawberries, more exactly ''mochi'' (a.k.a. "rice cake") with strawberry filling, also known as ''ichigo daifuku''. She, at first, could not name the food, describing it as black, red and "[[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=unyuu unyuu]]".

* The Naturia archetype in ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' contains many sentient and cute fruits and vegetables, [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Naturia_Strawberry including a strawberry]].

* In the ''Series/TheIncredibleHulk1977'' season 2 opener, "[[Recap/TheIncredibleHulkS2E1Married Married]]," newlywed David feeds his bride, Carolyn, these as they sit in a gazebo right after their wedding. She tells him she'll eat all the strawberries he wants to give her and they share a passionate kiss.

* In the ''Series/TheIncredibleHulk'' season 2 opener, "Married," newlywed David feeds his bride, Carolyn, these as they sit in a gazebo right after their wedding. She tells him she'll eat all the strawberries he wants to give her and they share a passionate kiss.

* One of the main characters in ''Manga/SeiyusLife'' goes exclusively by her {{Stage Name|s}} Ichigo Moesaki, and has crafted the persona of being a princess from the strawberry planet. She also wears strawberry-shaped hair clips and [[UpToEleven most of the stuff in her apartment is strawberry-themed]].

* ''VideoGame/KatamariDamacy'': One of the Prince's ''[[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters many]]'' [[VideoGame/KatamariDamacy Royal Cousins]] is Ichigo, a {{Kawaiiko}} who boasts her 'strawberry figure' as one of her {{Charm Point}}s. However, she's also a GreenEyedMonster and a pure AttentionWhore, something the King of All Cosmos himself has repeatedly noted.

# [[TastesLikeDiabetes Extreme cuteness.]] Innocence or sweetness may be thrown in on the side. Somewhere along the line, it was decided that strawberries were "the cute fruit," and they wear the designation with pride. See the {{Trope Namer|s}}, ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'', for a particularly good example.

In Japan, "Strawberry" is a popular word for [[WordSaladTitle utterly random anime titles]], though you can bet that series with "Strawberry" in the title will be [[TastesLikeDiabetes an adorable shoujo series]]... or at the very least, [[WidgetSeries quirky]]. As it happens, the Japanese word for "Strawberry" is a homonym to the popular name ''Ichigo'', though there are lots of different ways of spelling it, ''and'' to [[GoroawaseNumber the number 15]]. As such, expect puns.

* ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'' is about as [[TastesLikeDiabetes sickeningly cute]] as this trope gets.

* Inverted in ''WesternAnimation/MakingFiends'' with Charlotte. She's as [[TastesLikeDiabetes sweet, cheerful and cute as can be,]] but strawberries are one of the few things in the world [[DoesNotLikeSpam Charlotte doesn't like]].

Mmmm, strawberries! With their bright red bodies, charming star-shaped leaves, and tart, juicy taste, it's not hard to see why they're so well-liked the world over. They go great with chocolate. They make a good flavoring for ice cream, milk, milkshakes, or yogurt. They make delicious jams and syrups, perfect for toast, pancakes, or [[DateCrepe crepes]]. They're just plain ''good'' all by themselves.

-->''"Once, years ago, I saved the life of a wise old priest. Grateful, he made a gift to me of these few precious words: If you find yourself on a cliffside, trapped, with a hungry tiger waiting above, and a hungry tiger waiting belo, and by chance you spy a single strawberry growing from the cliffside, pluck the strawberry, and bite into it, and taste it. We are on that cliffside. Our lives are as brief and fragile as a cherry blossom's, and just as fragrant."

Mmmm, strawberries! With their bright red bodies, charming star-shaped leaves, and tart, juicy taste, it's not hard to see why they're so well-liked the world over. They go great with chocolate. They make a good flavoring for ice cream, milk, or yogurt. They make delicious jams and syrups, perfect for toast, pancakes, or [[DateCrepe crepes]]. They're just plain ''good'' all by themselves.

* The music video for “Angel In Disguise” by Earl Thomas Conley features a woman eating strawberries in the ending scene (where several beautiful young women join the middle-aged Conley for breakfast).

* The ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Peter's Progress" rather famously subverts this with a CutawayGag. Peter has a PastLifeMemory where he was a strawberry, only for a worm to come along and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything burrow its way into him from the bottom]]. It then cuts to him taking a ShowerOfAngst, sobbing that he'll "[[SkewedPriorities never become a tasty pie]]".