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Description
Yukari wants nothing more than to make her parents happy by studying hard and getting into a good college. One afternoon, however, she is kidnapped by a group of self-styled fashion-obsessed artists who call themselves "Paradise Kiss." Yukari suddenly finds herself flung into the roller-coaster life of the fashion world, guided by George, art-snob extraordinaire. In a glamorous makeover of body, mind and soul, she is turned from a hapless bookworm into her friends' own exclusive clothing model.
In this manga we meet characters from Gokinjo Monogatari like Mikako (and her little sister, Miwak... More...
In this manga we meet characters from Gokinjo Monogatari like Mikako (and her little sister, Miwak... More...
Yukari wants nothing more than to make her parents happy by studying hard and getting into a good college. One afternoon, however, she is kidnapped by a group of self-styled fashion-obsessed artists who call themselves "Paradise Kiss." Yukari suddenly finds herself flung into the roller-coaster life of the fashion world, guided by George, art-snob extraordinaire. In a glamorous makeover of body, mind and soul, she is turned from a hapless bookworm into her friends' own exclusive clothing model.
In this manga we meet characters from Gokinjo Monogatari like Mikako (and her little sister, Miwako - she's in the "ParaKiss" group) and Arashi's father (only a poster, but still), as well as new characters like Isabella. Less...
In this manga we meet characters from Gokinjo Monogatari like Mikako (and her little sister, Miwako - she's in the "ParaKiss" group) and Arashi's father (only a poster, but still), as well as new characters like Isabella. Less...
Type
Manga
Related Series
Gokinjo Monogatari (Prequel)
Associated Names
Cennet Öpücüğü
Paradaisu Kisu
Ателье Paradise Kiss
パラダイス キス
パラダイス・キス
Paradaisu Kisu
Ателье Paradise Kiss
パラダイス キス
パラダイス・キス
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Latest Release(s)
v.2 c.2 by Parakiss over 17 years ago
v.1 c.10+Omake by Parakiss over 18 years ago
v.2 c.1 by Parakiss over 18 years ago
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v.1 c.10+Omake by Parakiss over 18 years ago
v.2 c.1 by Parakiss over 18 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
5 Volumes (Complete)
4 Volumes (Bunkoban, Complete)
4 Volumes (Bunkoban, Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 5, Chap 48
Ends at Vol 5, Chap 48
User Reviews
N/A
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User Rating
Average: 8.5 / 10.0 (1109 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.44 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 8.44 / 10.0
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Last Updated
January 18th 2024, 9:57am
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Author(s)
Artist(s)
Year
1999
Original Publisher
Serialized In (magazine)
Zipper (Shodensha)
Licensed (in English)
Yes
English Publisher
TokyoPop (Expired / 5 Vols - Complete)
Vertical (3 Vols - Complete | 1 Vol 20th Anniversary Edition Omnibus - Complete)
Vertical (3 Vols - Complete | 1 Vol 20th Anniversary Edition Omnibus - Complete)
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #679 (No change)
Monthly Pos #1252 (+159)
3 Month Pos #2001 (+334)
6 Month Pos #2377 (+432)
Year Pos #3390 (+634)
Monthly Pos #1252 (+159)
3 Month Pos #2001 (+334)
6 Month Pos #2377 (+432)
Year Pos #3390 (+634)
List Stats
On 472 reading lists
On 896 wish lists
On 3235 completed lists
On 96 unfinished lists
On 476 custom lists
On 896 wish lists
On 3235 completed lists
On 96 unfinished lists
On 476 custom lists
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bittersweet
by mewsoik
July 27th, 2023, 2:27am
July 27th, 2023, 2:27am
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
just had the chance to read this while on a break from nana… first of all, i adore the art a lot🥹🫶🏻!! the outfits and everything were just so ahhhh!! really do love yazawa sensei’s sense of style♡.
for me, i read this in my mid-20s (i’m actually born on the same year this came out!😂) so i definitely think if i were to read this during my teens, i’d have a completely different opinion.
my thoughts after finishing in my mid-20s:
my (probable) thoughts after finishing in my teens:
and the ultimate endgame:
towards the end, i’d say i see yukari’s character development and i’m here for it♡. but my fav character’s got to be miwako! she’s just soooooo cuteeeeeee!!! (read gokinjo monogatari, and i’m waiting to meet baby miwako!)
... Last updated on July 27th, 2023, 2:36am
for me, i read this in my mid-20s (i’m actually born on the same year this came out!😂) so i definitely think if i were to read this during my teens, i’d have a completely different opinion.
my thoughts after finishing in my mid-20s:
Spoiler (mouse over to view)
yukari and george didn’t end up together and i feel like that’s for the best. (totally agree with one of the comments where they said they brought the best in one another but ALSO the worst) ngl, i think their relationship is kinda toxic… obviously they’re in love but i dont feel like they feel comfortable and safe enough to be discussing important aspects of their dreams and future (like how george had told kaori about his dilemma and yukari had to hear it when they talk. from this, he seems more at ease with kaori and the look in his eyes was always softer with her.) george is so hard to read and sometimes he totally disregards (idek if he actually care but) her, saying he doesn’t care abt discussing her future, telling her to mind her own business, kicking her out, and etc. (if this is not toxic!) but yukari’s not any better, i feel like atp in their life, she still couldn’t get her life together (after running away) and may say and do things that seem selfish. and george prefers independent girl (which yukari is not) but LOVE. i get both their pov, yukari being raised this way and doesn’t have a goal and george whose dependent mother always say she shouldn’t have birthed him even if it mightve been a joke. tbh, i think they’d eventually break up and grew tired of each other if they were to still be together. if yukari decided to follow george to paris, she might come to regret throwing away her bright career and end up despising george. for george, he said it himself that yukari is the type of woman he can’t stand. so, what’s to say, he wouldn’t grow tired of her. ultimately, imo, i feel like it’s best for them to go their separate ways and grow (they couldve tried long distance too! but doesnt look like he’ll be back soon)
BUT THEY ALSO BRING THE BEST OUT OF ONE ANOTHER. george was the one who brought yukari into the modeling world—something completely new from her simple, boring life of studying. and she, his muse. totally would’ve loved to see them interact at the end (not even as lovers but just as friends is fine)🥲
BUT THEY ALSO BRING THE BEST OUT OF ONE ANOTHER. george was the one who brought yukari into the modeling world—something completely new from her simple, boring life of studying. and she, his muse. totally would’ve loved to see them interact at the end (not even as lovers but just as friends is fine)🥲
my (probable) thoughts after finishing in my teens:
Spoiler (mouse over to view)
they should’ve stayed together!!! yukari should’ve followed him to paris and model there! (me: it’s not easy for a freshly debuted asian model??!)
and the ultimate endgame:
Spoiler (mouse over to view)
i’d say i’m quite happy with yukari and hiro. yukari actually confides in him throughout the end and he seems to give her genuine advice (in contrast to george). he doesn’t even get jealous of yukari still wearing george’s pieces he made for her but compliments her saying george’s design looks best on her.
towards the end, i’d say i see yukari’s character development and i’m here for it♡. but my fav character’s got to be miwako! she’s just soooooo cuteeeeeee!!! (read gokinjo monogatari, and i’m waiting to meet baby miwako!)
... Last updated on July 27th, 2023, 2:36am
9/10 but 1 Point Penalty = 8/10
by Meins
May 4th, 2012, 10:31pm
May 4th, 2012, 10:31pm
Rating: 8.0 / 10.0
Art is not bad (and mean more an British "not bad" than anything else *g*). Objects are drawn good, faces have not very much distinguished features and the range of expressions are limited. But overall OK.
The story is good, the characters have noticeable own personal motivations and own goals.
I really like the story. It's not happy story, a story that could happen in real live. Even the one main character is only 18, the story is very mature (well it's Josei after all). The Ending is appropriate and good but the last 11 pages are completely unnecessary. On the last 11 pages you can read what happens 10 years after this story. It seams that the author is weak-willed and dare not to let a strong ending standing alone. The 11 pages didn't destroy anything, they are only unnecessary. What happens in 6 months or 10 years is simply a different story.
I give a penalty point to the author for two reasons: first, i didn't like the meta-talking. This thing when characters begin to talk about how many panels they have left for this chapter, or complaining that they have not enough appearance in the manga and there like more.
Second and more importantly: the author is recycling old characters from old stories.This happened in this manga also. I thing it's boring. Arashi, Miwako and Hiroyuki were a love-triangle in a other manga. In volume 4, out of the blue and without a real connection to main story, the author begins something like "and now we continue the story of this 3 Lovers". I could almost follow what and why they say things to each other but some hints could only readers of the old manga understand. It is a very bad style for storyteller if you begin a side story which don't connect to the main story (OK, there is a connection in the way that the 3 were side characters in the main story but this lame), the outcome of this side story has no influence on the main story what ever. If you think as a marketing chef this is a very good move to get some readers interested in the old manga. For a Storyteller this is only very, very bad style.
Besides this penalty point(s), i can only recommend this manga.
The story is good, the characters have noticeable own personal motivations and own goals.
I really like the story. It's not happy story, a story that could happen in real live. Even the one main character is only 18, the story is very mature (well it's Josei after all). The Ending is appropriate and good but the last 11 pages are completely unnecessary. On the last 11 pages you can read what happens 10 years after this story. It seams that the author is weak-willed and dare not to let a strong ending standing alone. The 11 pages didn't destroy anything, they are only unnecessary. What happens in 6 months or 10 years is simply a different story.
I give a penalty point to the author for two reasons: first, i didn't like the meta-talking. This thing when characters begin to talk about how many panels they have left for this chapter, or complaining that they have not enough appearance in the manga and there like more.
Second and more importantly: the author is recycling old characters from old stories.This happened in this manga also. I thing it's boring. Arashi, Miwako and Hiroyuki were a love-triangle in a other manga. In volume 4, out of the blue and without a real connection to main story, the author begins something like "and now we continue the story of this 3 Lovers". I could almost follow what and why they say things to each other but some hints could only readers of the old manga understand. It is a very bad style for storyteller if you begin a side story which don't connect to the main story (OK, there is a connection in the way that the 3 were side characters in the main story but this lame), the outcome of this side story has no influence on the main story what ever. If you think as a marketing chef this is a very good move to get some readers interested in the old manga. For a Storyteller this is only very, very bad style.
Besides this penalty point(s), i can only recommend this manga.
Makes my heart clench so much!
by bebelala-chan
April 11th, 2012, 9:14am
April 11th, 2012, 9:14am
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
Art is great! I mean Yazawa-Sensei just have this thing on her drawings that makes it so gorgeous. It's not cute, it's bizzare, Beautiful.
Story was as my subject say, Makes my heart clench so much! It was so full of drama that almost every chapter tears keep rolling down my eyes. Well, maybe because I sometimes see myself on Caroline, but I know it's not just that. The story just appeals to me so bad that I'll probably never forget about it my entire life
I gave a 9 because of it's bittersweet ending. I mean, i love bittersweet ending but Coraline have been through a lot of hardship the entire manga so I hope for a better ending for her. But I guess. It's too late to hope now
Story was as my subject say, Makes my heart clench so much! It was so full of drama that almost every chapter tears keep rolling down my eyes. Well, maybe because I sometimes see myself on Caroline, but I know it's not just that. The story just appeals to me so bad that I'll probably never forget about it my entire life
I gave a 9 because of it's bittersweet ending. I mean, i love bittersweet ending but Coraline have been through a lot of hardship the entire manga so I hope for a better ending for her. But I guess. It's too late to hope now
nahhh
by Cady94
January 1st, 2012, 1:10am
January 1st, 2012, 1:10am
Rating: N/A
There was a Japanese movie made based on this and trust me, it was so much more amazing! She actually ends up with the right guy in it! haha The manga was okay (the art=amazing!) but the movie made it SO much better! ^^
Gripping
by XileDragon
October 29th, 2011, 12:30pm
October 29th, 2011, 12:30pm
Rating: N/A
An extremely strong, gripping manga that truly captivates the reader's attention for the entire ride. 5 volumes felt short, but at the time very fitting for the story it tells. The heart-wrenching nature of the ending is not for everyone, and certainly wasn't for me: it left me with a tremendous bittersweet and sad feeling. However, I can understand the logic behind it, and it does not take away from the quality of this masterpiece.
Highly Recommended
by geanime54
January 23rd, 2011, 2:15am
January 23rd, 2011, 2:15am
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
I've never been one for drama (more often that not I find the genre more tedious than meaningful) but Yazawa Ai's work is an exception every time. Wonderfully written with highly engaging art...The characters come alive through their story and you really feel like you're witnessing a section of each character's life. Also, I agree whole heartedly with every word of eylookturkey's review below. I couldn't have said it better myself.
This a series I haven't forgotten and will never forget.
... Last updated on January 23rd, 2011, 2:20am
Spoiler (highlight to view)
The ending made me furious at first because I wanted Yukari and George to work things out and stay together. The very next morning after I finished it, however, it suddenly hit me how beautiful the ending is...and I came to peace with the fact that things ended the way they did. Now I really admire Yazawa's bravery and genius in letting things end realistically and yet so...full of meaning.
This a series I haven't forgotten and will never forget.
... Last updated on January 23rd, 2011, 2:20am
Breathtaking, Complex
by eylookturkeys
July 9th, 2010, 1:11am
July 9th, 2010, 1:11am
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
This is the only manga that's ever had me in tears. It's hard to extract tears from this face, you see - only very happy moments manage that (like the ending of Shrek II, for example...). The characters are, as another reviewer stated, immensely flamboyant, but something about each of their personalities rings as genuine. The main character, in particular, showed so many parallels with my own actions that I felt embarrassed and ashamed as I was reading her realizations of those bad habits.
Simply:
Intensely emotional, unpredictable, realistic, "Paradise Kiss" is a bittersweet symphony of youth and the complexity of reality, played sensationally by a crew of needle-toting misfits and their muse.
Simply:
Intensely emotional, unpredictable, realistic, "Paradise Kiss" is a bittersweet symphony of youth and the complexity of reality, played sensationally by a crew of needle-toting misfits and their muse.
Thank gawd she finished in 5 volumes
by voraciouszest
September 8th, 2009, 7:47pm
September 8th, 2009, 7:47pm
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
Paradise Kiss is a good series. The mangaka is talented, the story is interesting and full of human flaws. The best thing? The mangaka actually ended the story before it became ridiculous. Five volumes with a great story intact.
A thousand times better than Nana.
A thousand times better than Nana.
Give this comic a chance
by cowslaves
July 25th, 2009, 1:14am
July 25th, 2009, 1:14am
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
i didn't like it at first because it was too fast paced, but i'm glad i didn't give up on it. in my opinion, the plot is very unique compared to the other mangas out there. although i enjoyed the manga, i was disappointed that things didn't go the way i wanted, but the ending did seem to work out better the way it did.
Oh yes
by rebeccasuzanne
July 16th, 2009, 8:07pm
July 16th, 2009, 8:07pm
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
I love this, it's bitter sweet but a beautiful story and coming from an art school I can totally relate to Yazawa's misfit cast -- which is why I love her works so much. If you're a fan of Nana I would definitely read this.
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