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Tears of an Era! New Prototype Revealed for Strawberry 100% Aya Toujou
Machine-translated from Traditional Chinese
Who would've thought that so many years after the serialization ended, there'd still be a new figure for Mizuki Kawashita Sensei's classic work, Strawberry 100%! This time it's from FuRyu's Desktop Cute series, and the star is our eternal regret, the spiritual leader of the East faction—Aya Toujou.
From the colored prototype shown so far, this figure captures Aya's most classic uniform pose, especially that shy yet gentle look in her eyes, which really carries the essence of Kawashita Sensei's style back in the day. The Desktop Cute series is known for its "seated" design, making the characters feel more approachable, like they're keeping you company at your desk. As you can see in the photos, Aya's holding a strawberry in her hand, with a few scattered on her lap—for old fans, this instantly brings back that "strawberry panties" encounter on the rooftop, the starting point of all legends.
Honestly, as a veteran East faction member, seeing this figure hits me right in the feels. Back when the manga ended with the Nishino route, how many of us were heartbroken in front of our screens? Even though the author later released EAST SIDE STORY to give Aya a follow-up as a novelist, for many of us, that black-haired shoujo quietly writing scripts in the literature club remains the most unforgettable image of first love.
I think the reason for this sudden new project, besides the recent wave of classic old works getting revived, might also be because Strawberry 100% holds an irreplaceable spot in the romance tug-of-war genre. This figure is slated for July 2026, so there's still some time, but the prototype's high level of completion already has Japanese netizens shouting "must buy."
After seeing this colored prototype, do you think the face sculpt passes the test?
From the colored prototype shown so far, this figure captures Aya's most classic uniform pose, especially that shy yet gentle look in her eyes, which really carries the essence of Kawashita Sensei's style back in the day. The Desktop Cute series is known for its "seated" design, making the characters feel more approachable, like they're keeping you company at your desk. As you can see in the photos, Aya's holding a strawberry in her hand, with a few scattered on her lap—for old fans, this instantly brings back that "strawberry panties" encounter on the rooftop, the starting point of all legends.
Honestly, as a veteran East faction member, seeing this figure hits me right in the feels. Back when the manga ended with the Nishino route, how many of us were heartbroken in front of our screens? Even though the author later released EAST SIDE STORY to give Aya a follow-up as a novelist, for many of us, that black-haired shoujo quietly writing scripts in the literature club remains the most unforgettable image of first love.
I think the reason for this sudden new project, besides the recent wave of classic old works getting revived, might also be because Strawberry 100% holds an irreplaceable spot in the romance tug-of-war genre. This figure is slated for July 2026, so there's still some time, but the prototype's high level of completion already has Japanese netizens shouting "must buy."
After seeing this colored prototype, do you think the face sculpt passes the test?
