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 ><;).

It is entirely possible that the person you fall in love with the first time is "the one," but what are the chances of that? In most cases, people aren't so lucky. The series is not realistic just because Yukari didn't end up with her dream guy - it was realistic because they decided to break it off when things weren't working out. I admit that when I first read this series as a middle schooler, I was also disappointed with the ending. Why didn't Yukari leave with George? Upon second reading, I now realize how wrong that would be...for the both of them. Their ideals simply didn't match - they were not right for each other. Their relationship was exciting, but it wasn't meant to last.

In most manga, couples don't stay together for the majority of the series only to break it off in the last volume. Otherwise, there would be no point. However, something important did come as a result of Yukari and George's relationship together. In the beginning of "ParaKiss," Yukari was a close-minded girl who lived her life according to social expectations. She did not know what she wanted to do with her life and merely focused on pleasing her mother. All of this changed after meeting George~ she was able to realize her dreams.