', abbreviated to "ParaKiss" by fans, is a series of manga that was published in a magazine called Zipper, a fashion magazine for high-teens. It has been adapted into a 12-episode anime series, aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina animation block aimed at the older female teen audience.
Written by popular mangaka Ai Yazawa, Paradise Kiss has been widely read by young people since it portrays the feelings that many young people the world over tend to experience making it a story easy to resonate with. Paradise Kiss is also the semi-sequel to her previous work, Gokinjo Monogatari, and several characters from that series are given cameos. This comic is widely read not only in Japan, but in many countries around the world. The Paradise Kiss manga has been translated from Japanese to at least nine different languages, Chinese (Taiwan and Hong Kong), Korean, French, Italian, Polish, Thai, German, Spanish and English. The English version is published by TOKYOPOP.
Yazawa, Ai :: Creators
Shôjo :: Genres
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Lace - Synopsis, character profiles, volume summaries, image gallery sorted by character, and links.
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Jive Magazine: Paradise Kiss - A review of the manga.
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Paradise Kiss Manga - Official site for the series at TokyoPop with introduction, character information, creator profile, manga preview, and buying information.
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Tasting Paradise - Character, plot, and artist information, analysis of potential relationships, pages of quotes, a gallery of manga scans, fan-fiction, and links.
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