Ai Yazawa

When Yukari is asked to be the runway model for the clothing label Paradise Kiss, her life is turned upside down as she juggles college and career.

Paradise Kiss Volume 1

One of the most popular comic artists in the world, Ai Yazawa, returns with a 20th anniversay edition of the fashion-inspired comic that made her an international sensation, Paradise Kiss. This new edtion celebrates 20 years since Paradise Kiss began serialization in Japan and combines the original 3 volume release into 1 beautiful package. High fashion and hot drama come together in Paradise Kiss. One of the manga to launch the manga boom globally Paradise Kiss combined stunning design work and YA themed naratives that made it a multimillion unit seller worldwide.

20th Anniversary Edition

Paradise Kiss

Emily Wisnesky

i did like how the ending was quite realistic and didn’t end perfectly and how yukari’s future turned out. i got SO annoyed with all the characters at one point throughout the whole manga, i think the only one i have nothing to say about is isabella, she rocks <3 i was not having it with any of the couples as well like arashi and miwako are problematic (ESP ARASHI) while george and yukari were tiring and I’m actually glad they saw they weren’t fit for each other after all. overall the manga was enjoyable and i love ai yazawa’s art so visually very enjoyable as well. and yes it is a continuation of gokinjo monogatari but you don’t have to read it to understand paradise kiss. 4 stars ⭐️

ཐིཋྀ

** spoiler alert **
           Her choosing her career over Joji was probably the best decision she could’ve made but it still saddens me that there was no future for them because I really believe they were meant to be in their adulthood. No matter how many times I reread and get to the last volume I will always stand by Yukari and although I understand Joji’s mother issues & complex I can’t help but still love him as well.

to be very honest i'm giving this a perfect score only because i have a hyperfixation on fashion and the process of making cute clothes so yea. 

Paradise Kiss Volume 2

Sara Gómez 

Amy Grieve

donna 

paradise kiss is not just about taking you into a world of couture; much like apparel, the manga involves change, is often beautiful, and sometimes things don’t work out the way you expect. 

this is not your typical coming-of-age story, and changing is not a simple thing. much of paradise kiss deals with characters being pulled in multiple directions. although the story may not be slice-of-life in the strictest sense (as the fourth wall is broken repeatedly) the emotions evoked are gripping. 

we are met with complete enigmas of characters and a bittersweetness as we follow the mess of their lives. creating a satisfying and realistic manga from start to finish.

Wildly-popular artist Ai Yazawa’s beloved fashion-centric manga, Paradise Kiss, is back in a glamorous omnibus edition to celebrate 20 years since the manga began serialization. Follow Yukari’s through-the-looking-glass journey as she is drawn into the world of fashion by a group of passionate, young aesthetes who are determined to make their couture label a success, with Yukari as their muse...

Nayely Cortes

Itzel

shei 

Mariana

Kenia Hermida

"First published in Japan in 2000, 2001 by Shodensha Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo"--Colophon.

wauwa

Beautiful fashion, endless romanticism, and those incredibly well dressed gorgeous boys return in the second volume of Ai Yazawa’s Paradise Kiss. A lot seems to be happening the life of Paradise Kiss’s enthusiastic heroine Yukari Hayasaka in this second volume. For starters, both her modeling career and her relationship with the enigmatic pretty boy George begin to take off. One day she's a normal high school girl, the next she stops attending classes and gets scouted by a modeling agency. Yukari thinks she has it all, now that she has George and the rest of her new friends at the atelier. However, what will happen when she realizes that maybe her love with George isn’t all that she fantasized it would be, and that she can’t run from her real life forever?

Paradise Kiss Volume 1

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