It's been two years since I read this manga and I still like it. I agree with a lot of people saying that the ending is pretty realistic in that the two weren't exactly meant for each other. Though I don't really agree that Hiroyuki was meant for Yukari either.. But meh, maybe it's the best for the manga since it would be difficult to just introduce a new character that's supposedly Yukari's soulmate.. :/ But I think that it's rather unhealthy for the relationship between Yukari and Hiroyuki if Yukari still have feelings for George. It would be best if Yukari would mention that she's crying at the Broadway because of gratitude towards George and Paradise Kiss for putting her in the right path.. The last panel just striked me that she might still love George very much.. Who knows, the last few lines could be interpreted in a lot of ways..

Also modelling is a wonderful dream, any dream is, but I know a few models who still have to go to school and still place education first.. And it's not even an art school. Not much into fashion either. It's a technical school.. O_O'' So it's all about auto and plumbing.. >.>''

Maybe it's only in Canada.. O_O'' Cause modeling in parkas don't rack in big money.. XD Joking..

Anyways, all I want to say it that it IS possible to be going to school and model at the same time.. Just need really good time management skills so anybody thinking of modeling, you DON'T have to quit school or let it slide.

Wow, I'm glad I went back to finish this series... I gave up reading it after finding out- halfway through volume 2- that Yukari and George wouldn't end up with each other. (Sigh. I shouldn't have read spoilers.) But I picked this series up again after reading the good reviews about it, and after finishing the rest of the volumes, the ending just seemed right. I was actually relieved to see Yukari end up with Hiro, because he seemed like the person Yukari was seeking for. And he's more reliable. George seemed like the person to open up Yukari's insight on something besides cramping in a room studying, and with the rest of the team, teach Yukari to do what she liked and help her mature. I think Yukari matured the most through her relationship with George, and if they had ended up together, it would have been a futile effort and awkward. (Plus, it wouldn't fit Yazawa Ai's "style"!) Great story and the art was well drawn.
I am curious, though, what happened to George and Kaori in the end...

And though I would've liked Yukari and George to end up together, i found that I wasn't completely against the ending. Yukari and George had too much of a destructive relationship to make it a realistic choice for the long run (even if I loved them together ><;).