Paradise Kiss, Vol. 5 [Paperback]

Ai Yazawa (Author)

Book Description

Series: Paradise Kiss | Publication Date: March 9, 2004

Fashion, glamour, divas and designers put on their best threads and put on a show-stopping catwalk, featuring Yukari in the creations by the always stylish and aloof George. George's unusual and gorgeous creations received mixed reactions, with more attention going to Yukari's good looks than the clothes she was modeling. With his future uncertain, he and Yukari's relationship comes to a crossroads. He has never found himself so enamored with one woman, yet his career might not unfold as he has always planned. Was the somewhat cold reception at the fashion show a preview to his future designs? As George wrestles with his next step following graduation from design school, the rest of the Paradise Kiss crew debate their next moves. Yukari wants to go to school but also pursue modeling, and with exams coming up, it's hard to concentrate with George seeming so distant and upset. As the crew struggles with their post-graduation plans, the New Year approaches. Major decisions will be made and lives will be altered...forever. What will become of Paradise Kiss?

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

100% Authentic Manga Format.

Cutting-edge art and story from the leading 'indie' shoujo manga artist in Japan

From the Inside Flap

The intelligence behind the dialogue holds the wild plot together, and like Yukari, readers will find this world an almost irresistible escape.
-- Publishers Weekly

Yazawa puts a great deal of detail into her stylish black-and-white renderings of clothes, and she breaks the fourth wall occasionally with some amusing self-referential humor.
-- Library Journal, May 1, 2003

The art in this series is guaranteed to be unlike any manga you've seen with a unique way of inking and fresh character designs. That comes as no surprise, since the series debuted in the fashion magazine Zipper. Longtime fans of the manga-ka Ai Yazawa will be happy to see some of the characters from her earlier manga, Neighborhood Stories, reprised for this series. There is a lot of 'breaking the fourth wall' here, allowing for some truly inspired and funny dialogue as the cast members talk about themselves knowingly as manga characters.
-- Wolfen Moondaughter, Newtype

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: TokyoPop (March 9, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591822424
• ISBN-13: 978-1591822424
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #882,645 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Goodness, November 22, 2002

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"clint54" (Washington Crossing, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paradise Kiss, Book 2 (Paperback)

I like this volume a little better than the first one, because we get to know the whole cast a little more and get some hints as to what drives the characters. Yukari does seem a bit weak in most of the volume, but she starts to pull herself together toward the end, trying to establish herself. I thought her weakness was actually well done and sets up her trying to carve a place for herself. All I know is I can't wait to get my grubby paws on volume 3. I haven't been this hungry for the next volume of a comic in ages!...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paradise Kiss - Volume 5: Yay Isabella on the cover!!!!, May 22, 2004

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William Gersztyn "Spud McFry" (Salem,Or) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paradise Kiss, Vol. 5 (Paperback)

This volume of course, starts exactly where we left off in Volume 4. The show is over and George is dealing with the fact that his designs are to unique to ever be widely accepted. Yukari abd George's relationship has hit a plateau and Yukari's not sure where to go with the relationship.

I really don't want to say anything else about the plot, but I will say that this, as far as shoujo goes, is the most realistic one I've ever read. I mean even though there are some unrealistic characters(Seiji for example), the story always stays firmly rooted in reality. And the ending is no different. It is a very bittersweet ending, I wouldn't have ended it differently, but its still very bittersweet.

I hope you enjoy this last volume of Paradise Kiss, I did, oh, and if you need ANY reason to read it, you find out Isabella's real name. hehe ;P

God Bless & *enjoy* ~Amy

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Para-kiss is totally awesome!!!, April 27, 2003

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"masterclasic" (tacoma, wa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paradise Kiss, Book 2 (Paperback)

The drwing style is a bit wierd, but possible to adjust to. And so worth doing so!
Yukari is one of those perfect kind of girls: Very studious, always obeying her parents wishes, never doing anything unexpected, wrong, or, well, anything except perfect. She doesn't have an easy time with it, though. When she runs into a punk and a transvestite on the street one day and is asked to modle clothing for them, she adamently refuses. At first. But then she meets George, the designer for Para-kiss, and she has to wonder if she should accept their invitation into this new, wonderful, and forbidden world.