History YMMV / StrawberryOneHundredPercent

* BrokenBase: The ending in general, albeit it depends heavily of [[ShipToShipCombat which girl you were rooting for]]. Supporters like it specially because [[spoiler:Manaka doesn't choose the girl who seemed, at least at first, like the most likely choice, and conceded that Tsukasa "earned" to be the one]]. But others argue that, again, [[spoiler:Aya's personality and life goals aligned with Junpei's much better]]. See EndingAversion below for more details.
* EndingAversion: The ending was very criticized by various reasons and especially by [[spoiler:Aya and Satsuki fans]]. First, the girl who Junpei chose, [[spoiler:Tsukasa Nishino]], is a major BaseBreakingCharacter. And the reasons which led Junpei to chose her only added more insult to the injury because [[spoiler:it's unclear if Junpei is dating Tsukasa for love or just for making amends for being a bad boyfriend]]. [[spoiler:Aya Toujou]] had a lot of trouble to overcome her feelings after being dumped and looks like she still loves him considering her facial expression in the final chapter. Both [[spoiler:Aya and Satsuki]] stayed single, meaning their endings were bittersweet at the best. And despite being the victorious girl, [[spoiler:Tsukasa only appears in the last pages of final chapter]]. Also, there are people who think Junpei didn't deserve to be with [[spoiler: Tsukasa]] or the other girls for what he did.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: In the last chapters the story toys with the idea of [[spoiler:love being an obstacle in the path for your dreams. This is more evident when Junpei feels both Aya and Tsukasa will have a brilliant future ahead of them while he is in the rock bottom and doesn't know what to do. His plan? Dump Tsukasa, forget Aya, stay single and pursue his dream of being a Director. Although he aborted this plan in the last minute, he and Tsukasa had an agreement about pursuing their dreams and resume their relationship after finishing their studies, which only reinforced the point of "love being an obstacle"]].

* EarWorm: ''Ike Ike!'' which [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong sounds a bit like]] Vengaboys' "We Like to Party".

* {{Asspull}}: In the 2nd half the story it's revealed [[spoiler:Tsukasa had feelings for Junpei before the beginning of story. Some fans considered it a blatant attempt to turn Tsukasa into the first girl. Also, this created a small plot hole in the story since Tsukasa had other boyfriends in the past and never tried to be more closer to Junpei despite having feelings for him during that time]].

** Also Aya. Although she was [[ShiptoShipCombat the favorite main girl]] for a big chunk of the fanbase, mostly because they argue she was the one most compatible with Junpei in both personality and life goals, there are also people who dislike her for how passive she is during the vast majority of the story. This is in contrast to Tsukasa, Satsuki or even Kozue, who were much more active than her. Some go as far as to say that she [[spoiler:has no one but herself to blame for losing Junpei, since she had plenty of opportunities to win him over, and she let pass every single one of them until it was far too late]].
* BrokenBase: The ending in general, albeit it depends heavily of [[ShipToShipCombat which girl you were rooting for]]. Supporters like it specially because [[spoiler:Manaka doesn't choose the girl who seemed, at least at first, the most likely choice, and concede that Tsukasa "earned" to be the one]]. But other's argue that, again, [[spoiler:Aya's personality and life goals aligned with Junpei's much better]]. See EndingAversion below for more details.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: In the last chapters the story toys with the idea of [[spoiler:love being an obstacle in the path for your dreams. This is more evident when Junpei feels both Aya and Tsukasa will have a brilliant future ahead while he is in the rock bottom and don't know what to do. His plan? Dump Tsukasa, forget Aya, stay single and pursue his dream of being a Director. Although he aborted this plan in the last minute, he and Tsukasa had and agreement about pursing their dreams and resume their relationship after finishing their studies, which only reinforced the point of "love being an obstacle"]].

* TheScrappy: Chiname. Mostly for being a manipulative gold digger. Many fans feel she was unnecessary in the story, stealing the spotlight from the heroines.

** Ookusa. He quickly disappeared after the first year, only making small cameos and he was almost absent in the second half of the story. He could had been an interesting {{Foil}} to Junpei, plus helping him with his relationships.
** Kozue. She debuted too late in the story when [[spoiler:Junpei was between Aya and Tsukasa only, with Satsuki almost out of the contention. Although people think her crush on Junpei was actually fairly well written, and she had some focus in a few chapter (being more active than Aya herself despite the fact that she is an even bigger ShrinkingViolet than her), [[DemotedToExtra she quickly becomes just an extra character]], thus feeling like a pointless RomanticFalseLead]]. The same could be said about her friends.
* TheWoobie: Satsuki. [[spoiler:If any of the girls could be labeled as a tragic figure, it would be her; despite her total devotion and physical advances, Manaka constantly rejects her. In the her last chance she ends in tears. Poor girl]].

** The premise of the story, which is Aya getting over Junpei, or at least, moving on with her love life. Her fans are divided between those who didn't want to see this in a story, since it's an AudienceAlienatingPremise for them, while others think it's a good idea with tons of possibilities. Not to mention that they want [[TheWoobie to see the poor girl being happy after the heartbreaking endinn she got]]. However, the whole story is muddied with the situation described in ReplacementScrappy below.
** The length of this new story. Only 4 chapters. Some fans feel it was a wasted opportunity considering how Kawashita's art improved over the years and how much room for more content this new story had. Others are pretty happy this ended quickly, especially [[spoiler:Tsukasa Nishino's fans which were worried about Aya getting Junpei, [[{{Retool}} retooling the ending]]]].

* InternetBackdraft: The anime in general, which many fans like to pretend doesn't exist. Pretty surprising, considering it was made by {{Creator/Madhouse}}, but you'll be forgiven for not suspecting it, considering how cheap it looks. Also, a lot of people ''really'' disliked the fact that the show focused so much more on the humor than on the relationships, which most fans agree was the manga's strongest point.

* HypeBacklash: A in-universe example happens with Aya. After her initial success as a young writer, she is having a lot of trouble to make good stories after being dumped by Junpei. As result, she got a lot of criticizes in internet.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: Aya and Junpei don't end up together at the end of the original series. This sequel is all about Aya getting over that ending.

* AwesomeArt: Kawashita's style improved a lot in the 12 years between the series, being more beautiful than ever before.

* AwesomeArt: Manga only. Mizuki Kawashita's art style, which finds a pretty good balance between realism and shonen-like stylization, is one of its main selling points.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: In the last chapters the story toys with the idea of [[spoiler:love being an obstacle in the path for your dreams. This is more evident when Junpei feels both Aya and Tsukasa will have a brilliant future ahead while he is in the rock bottom and don't know what to do. His plan? Dump Tsukasa, forget Aya, stay single and pursue his dream of being a Director. Although he aborted this plan in the last minute, he and Tsukasa had and agreement about pursing their dreams and resume their relationship after finishing their studies, which only reinforced the point of "love being and obstacle"]].

* ArcFatigue: The second half of the manga suffered from this, specially after the introduction of Kozue, who was nothing but a blatant (if sympathetic) RomanticFalseLead, and is often referred as a "filler character".
* {{Asspull}}: In the 2nd half the story it's revealed [[spoiler:Tsukasa had feelings for Junpei before the beginning of story. Some fans considered it a blatant attempt to turn Tsukasa into the first girl. Also, this created a small plot hole in the story since Tsukasa had other boyfriends in the past and never tried to be more closer to him despite having feelings for him during that time]].

* BrokenBase: The ending in general, albeit it depends heavily of [[ShipToShipCombat which girl you were rooting for]]. Supporters like it specially because [[spoiler:Manaka doesn't choose the girl who seemed, at least at first, the most likely choice, and concede that Tsukasa "earned" to be the one]]. But other's argue that, again, [[spoiler:Aya's personality and life goals aligned with Junpei's much better]]. Also [[spoiler: both Aya and Satsuki stayed single in the ending and Satsuki still has feelings for Junpei, and is implied Aya has too, giving the feeling both are waiting for a chance with Junpei. From all three main girls, Tsukasa is the strongest in terms of relationships and could had been easily forget him (considering she had other boyfriends before) in comparison with the other heroines. In the last moments before the time skip she even said to Junpei she could find a "better" man. In other hand, Aya was completely heartbroken, despite trying to be strong and move on. This is more harsh considering the story heavily implied Aya's feelings for Junpei are the biggest and the strongest. Another issue with ending was Satsuki gettting an short happy non-canon ending in an omake while Aya don't]].

** The length of this new story. Only 4 chapters. Some fans feel it was a wasted opportunity considering how Kawashita's art improved over the years and how much room for more content this new story had.

* ReplacementScrappy: Nakama. Although a few fans call for patience and see where the series goes before judging him, most of them are ''really'' not happy with the fact that he is basically a doppleganger of Junpei, both in looks and personality. A lot of people wonder how this setup can possibly have a satisfying ending, especially if he and Aya do in fact get together. Even Mizusu [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] that, maybe doing so could mean that Aya just can't get over Junpei and move on.

* BrokenBase: The premise of the story, which is Aya getting over Junpei, or at least, moving on with her love life. Her fans are divided between those who didn't want to see this in a story, since it's an AudienceAlienatingPremise for them, while others think it's a good idea with tons of possibilities. Not to mention that they want [[TheWoobie to see the poor girl being happy after the heartbreaking endinn she got]]. However, the whole story is muddied with the situation described in ReplacementScrappy below.

----

* Asspull: In the 2nd half the story it's revealed [[spoiler:Tsukasa had feelings for Junpei before the beginning of story. Some fans considered it a blatant attempt to turn Tsukasa into the first girl. Also, this created a small plot hole in the story since Tsukasa had other boyfriends in the past and never tried to be more closer to him despite having feelings for him during that time]].

* HollywoodHomely: Aya that, how Junpei discover InUniverse, is very cute also with her nerdy look despite its told that she is not attractive.

** Kozue. She debuted too late in the story when [[spoiler:Junpei was between Aya and Tsukasa only, with Satsuki almost out of the contention. She had some focus in a few chapter [[DemotedToExtra before becoming just an extra character]]]]. The same could be said about her friends.

** Junpei, albeit he has it better than most other harem protagonists, still gets some flak for [[ArcFatigue how long it takes for him for making up his mind about his feelings]], to the point he made Tsukasa, Aya, Satsuki and Kozue to suffer at some point due his indecision. Also,[[spoiler:the fact that he suggests to break up with Tsukasa the second time to focus on his dream of becoming a film director is a sore point for some. Somewhat alleviated by the fact that it was meant to be a temporary break-up so Tsukasa could also go to Europe with a more clear conscience, and that they agree to try dating again when the time comes]].
** Also Aya. Although she was [[ShiptoShipCombat the favorite main girl]] for a big chunk of the fanbase, there are also people who dislike her for how passive she is during the vast majority of the story, in contrast to Tsukasa, Satsuki or even Kozue, who were much more active than her. Some go as far as to say that she [[spoiler:has no one but herself to blame for losing Junpei, since she had plenty of opportunities to win him over, and she let pass every single one of them until it was far too late]].
* BrokenBase: The ending in general, albeit it depends heavily of [[ShipToShipCombat which girl you were rooting for]]. Supporters like it specially because [[spoiler:Manaka doesn't choose the girl who seemed, at least at first, the most likely choice, and concede that Tsukasa "earned" to be the one]]. But other's argue that [[spoiler:Aya's personality and life goals aligned with Junpei's much better]]. Also [[spoiler: both Aya and Satsuki stayed single in the ending and Satsuki still has feelings for Junpei, and is implied Aya has too, giving the feeling both are waiting for a chance with Junpei. From all three main girls, Tsukasa is the strongest in terms of relationships and could had been easily forget him (considering she had other boyfriends before) in comparison with the other heroines. In the last moments before the time skip she even said to Junpei she could find a "better" man. In other hand, Aya was completely heartbroken, despite trying to be strong and move on. This is more harsh considering the story heavily implied Aya's feelings for Junpei are the biggest and the strongest. Another issue with ending was Satsuki gettting an short happy non-canon ending in an omake while Aya don't]].

** Junpei, albeit he has it better than most other harem protagonists, still gets some flak for [[Arcfatigue how long it takes for him for making up his mind about his feelings]], to the point he made Tsukasa, Aya, Satsuki and Kozue to suffer at some point due his indecision. Also,[[spoiler:the fact that he suggests to break up with Tsukasa the second time to focus on his dream of becoming a film director is a sore point for some. Somewhat alleviated by the fact that it was meant to be a temporary break-up so Tsukasa could also go to Europe with a more clear conscience, and that they agree to try dating again when the time comes]].

* ArcFatigue: The second half of the manga suffered from this, specially after the introduction of Kozue, who was nothing but a blatant (if sympathetic) RomanticFalseLead, and is often referred as as "filler character".

* TheScrappy:
** Chiname. Mostly for being a manipulative gold digger. Many fans feel she was unnecessary in the story, stealing the spotlight from the heroines.
** Junpei. Aside from being the loser protagonist, he made Tsukasa, Aya, Satsuki and Kozue to suffer at some point due his indecision. [[spoiler:Especially Aya and Satsuki, the former for loving him so much and the latter for being "[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial rejected]]" multiple times. Also, in the last chapters, he seemed to be more interested in his dreams rather than his girlfriend. He almost dumped her and Aya to walk alone and pursue his dream of being a film director]].

* BrokenBase: The ending in general, albeit it depends heavily of [[ShipToShipCombat which girl you were rooting for]]. Supporters like it specially because [[spoiler:Manaka doesn't choose the girl who seemed, at least at first, the most likely choice, and concede that Tsukasa "earned" to be the one]]. But other's argue that [[spoiler:Aya's personality and life goals aligned with Junpei's much better]].

* TheWoobie: Satsuki. If any of the girls could be labeled as a tragic figure, it would be her; despite her total devotion and physical advances, Manaka constantly rejects her. In the her last chance she ends in tears. Poor girl.

* InternetBackdraft: The anime in general, which many fans like to pretend doesn't exist. Pretty surprising, considering it was made by {{Creator/Madhouse}}, but you'll be forgiven for not suspecting it, considering how cheap it looks. Also, a lot of people ''really'' disliked the fact that the show focused so much more on the humor than on the relationships, which most fans agree it was the manga's strongest point.

* BrokenBase: The ending in general, albeit it depends heavily of [[ShipToShipCombat which girl you were rooting for]]. Some people like it specially because [[spioler:Manaka doesn't choose the girl who seemed, at least at first, the most likely choice, and concede that Tsukasa "earned" to be the one]]. But other's argue that [[spoiler:Aya's personality and life goals aligned with Junpei's much better]].

* InternetBackdraft: The anime in general, which many fans like to pretend doesn't exist. Pretty surprising, considering it was made by Creator/Madhouse, but you'll be forgiven for not suspecting it, considering how cheap it looks. Also, a lot of people ''really'' disliked the fact that the show focused so much more on the humor than on the relationships, which most fans agree it was the manga's strongest point.

* EarWorm: ''Ike Ike!'' which [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong sounds a bit like]] Vengaboys' "We Like to Party".

* TheWoobie: Satsuki. If any of the girls could be labeled as a tragic figure, it would be her; despite her total devotion and physical advances, Manaka constantly rejects her. In the her last chance she end in tears. Poor girl.

* HollywoodHomely: Aya that, how Junpei discover, is very cute also with her nerdy look despite its told that she is not attractive.

* FanPreferredCouple: Many people wish that Junpei picked [[spoiler: either Aya or Satsuki]] over [[spoiler: the actual winner, Tsukasa]].

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Episode 5 at the end of 1st part when most of the main girls appear at the same time at the same place.