I've spent all day watching episodes of Strawberry Panic online. Then I went out and bought the light novel, which is a very close adaptation of the manga, both volumes of which I already have. I wish they'd put out more of the manga in Japanese, even though the anime does more character development and is about more than just the Etoile competition.
I'm also waiting for August when Bleach Season 2 comes out on DVD. I am not watching that one ahead online. But even if I was I would buy it anyway.