Peach Girl, Book 7 [Paperback]

Miwa Ueda (Author, Creator)

Book Description

Series: Peach Girl | Publication Date: November 19, 2002

It's not easy being beautiful. The envy, the jealousy, the vicious rumors spread by your best friend. That's life for young Momo. While everyone thinks that Momo is a wild party girl, the reality is that she is shy and honest. Can Momo confess her love to her classmate Toji, or will her best friend Sae steal him away. It's a bittersweet drama of growing up and fitting in that will charm girls everywhere.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: TokyoPop (November 19, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931514178
• ISBN-13: 978-1931514170
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,521,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ~Lovin Peach Girl~ ;D, July 21, 2005

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naughtyangelz "i luve Kairi~!;D" (NZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peach Girl, Book 7 (Paperback)

Just wanted to update what chibi-love said. Right now, there is an anime for the series and it's wrapped up with 25 episodes. Pretty good in itself, especially if you don't read the manga. It still conjures up the basic feelings of sympathy, anger (Sae!!grr~~) and stuff... But I should say that it's quite toned down seeing as the time slot in Japan they aired it was Saturday, 7am! But still good to watch if you're a fan no? I myself prefer the manga but I still really enjoy the anime. Can't have too much of Peach Girl~!;D Plus it was nice to see the characters animated, talking, moving! All our fave scenes in nice, animated action! ;D

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shoujo At Its Finest!, February 25, 2004

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Becki Dobson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peach Girl, Book 7 (Paperback)

The first time I read Peach Girl, it was a featured manga in the monthly magazine, 'Smile'. I intentionally bought it to read Sailor Moon Stars, but it didnt take me long to become captivated by the simple yet wonderful story of Momo, the love-strucken and misunderstood girl, just trying to get through high-school.
Manga(Japanese comic)stories which focus around the toils and troubles of young girls are common (known as shoujo)in Japan. Any manga fans might say, 'What's so good about Peach Girl, how is it better from other shoujo stories?'
The difference is, the characters in Peach Girl are very believable. Everyone has a fave, whether it be the naive yet headstrong Momo, Sae the scheming 'friend' who wants to destroy Momo, Kiley- the lovable bishonen (pretty boy) who cares deeply for Momo while providing comic relief, or, Toji- Momo's crush since Junior High who is shy and gullable but willing to protect Momo at all costs.
The Peach Girl manga has the ability to make you laugh and cry (not ashamed to say on several occassions!). The situations, characters and settings are so realistic, and easy to relate to it is impossible not to become addicted. Once you pick it up, you'll be begging for more by the end of the chapter.

Another suggestion I would make to any Peach readers is, once you have read the manga, try to obtain the Live Action Taiwanese TV show (Mi Tao Nu Hai). There is no anime of Peach Girl, but the Live Action provides just as much satisfaction, if not more. It has been commented that Peach Girl relies on realism so much, to turn it into a cartoon would be an injustice, live action works better therefore.

Peach Girl won the 1998 Kodansha Manga award (highly prestigious in Japan). The storyline, characters and outstanding artwork all contend to the reason why.
Read this manga, and discover a whole new obsession!
Props to Miwa Ueda! ^_^

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best!!!!, November 23, 2003

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Jeniece (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Peach Girl, Book 7 (Paperback)

Ever since I was in the 5th grade, I've been into Japanese comics. I've read bunches of manga books but out of all of them I think the entire PEACH GIRL series are the most interesting books. The whole series has a awesome plot. Miwa Ueda is a genuis! 100% worth buying!!!