is a Japanese ''

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series written and illustrated by Kazura Kinosaki. The manga was serialized in

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's web magazine ''@vitamin'' from March 2017 to June 2019. The story follows Kouno Akira as she encounters Sakurasaka Pure, her yet to be fiancé who travels back in time to meet her.

Plot

Kouno Akira, class president and

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fan, has opted to avoid 3D love, only to meet Sakurasaka Pure, a time traveller who informs her that in her time, she and Akira are engaged. Not only that, but Pure transfers to her class and follows her about until Akira runs away, assuring her she has no intention of engaging in 3D love. Undeterred, Pure continues to try getting closer to Akira so that she can fulfil a promise made to her future fiancé.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Kazura Kinosaki, '' Strawberry Fields Once Again'', was serialized in

's web magazine ''@vitamin'' from March 23, 2017, to June 23, 2019. The series was collected in three ''

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'' volumes from October 2017 to August 2019. The series is licensed for an English release in North America by

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Reception

In ''

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's'' Fall 2020 Manga Guide, Rebecca Silverman gave the first volume a 3 out of 5 rating, noting that while it did not balance the plot well, she still considered it intriguing and worth a continued reading. Caitlin Moore gave it a 4 out of 5 rating praising the first volume for showing "a level of emotional depth that surprised me." Erica Friedman of

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remarked in her review of the finale volume that "the main weakness of the story was characters, it was very hard to actually like anyone until after you understood the whole picture and by then, it was too late for about half of them."

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