is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

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. It was serialized in

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's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''

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'' from May 2009 to March 2010, with its chapters collected into three ''

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'' volumes.

Characters

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Publication

Written and illustrated by

, ''Berry Dynamite'' was serialized in

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'' magazine from May 13, 2009, to March 13, 2010. Three ''

'' volumes have been released from October 2009 to May 2010. The series was published in French by Delcourt.

Volume list

Reception

On manga-news.com, the series has a staff grade of 16 out of 20. On Manga Sanctuary, the series has a staff grade of 5.5 out of 10 from two staff members. On planetebd.com, Faustine Lillaz gave all three volumes a grade of "good, nice". On bdzoom.com, Gwenaël Jacquet said the "heroines are dynamic" and "the story is catching". On

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, Rebecca Silverman called it "a delight of a series, laugh-out-loud funny in places".

References

External links

''Berry Dynamite''
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