false <![CDATA[Paradise Kiss, Volume 1]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166696768m/16012.jpg 16012 8 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-proclaimed fashion mavens calling themselves "Paradise Kiss." Yukari suddenly finds herself in 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. 17803 14 5 2002 Paradise Kiss, Volume 1 total:373|5:174|4:119|3:56|2:23|1:1| 373 1561 463 36 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 23 06:33:23 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 06:41:03 -0800 2009 The male lead character George was a very complex and interesting character --- so was the female lead Yukari. Do...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Feb 07 06:02:42 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 19:57:11 -0800 2008 2 1 false false Fri Aug 08 19:53:22 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 20:14:07 -0700 2008 4 2 false false Mon Apr 07 18:15:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 18:25:20 -0700 2008 -tasting fashion
-at its
-absolute best
-with a tangy
-twist of
-bittersweet
-romance]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 10 03:51:57 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 03:58:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 13 07:24:02 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 08:16:46 -0700 2008 Overall Rating: A+
Summary: A fashion/drama/romance Josei series created by Ai Yazawa (who is also the creator of Nana), which follows Yukari "Caroline" Hayasaka. Yukari is an attractive high schooler, but her life consists of traveling from high school to cram school to home, and bac...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 20 01:26:43 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 08:04:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 02 22:41:47 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 22:46:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 08:53:24 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 08:55:42 -0800 2009
This eclectic group of fashion students know that she would be perfect for modeling their designs at the nest show.

Can Yukari (as, as she's dubbed by th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 17 20:00:27 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 20:03:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 24 20:09:30 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 20:09:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 04 08:44:39 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 08:46:19 -0800 2009
I also recommend the anime of this, but the manga is wonderful.]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 14 00:04:28 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 00:05:26 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Aug 19 01:00:32 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 01:00:47 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon May 04 11:02:02 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 11:02:46 -0700 2009 6 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 10:32:34 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 10:48:42 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Tue Apr 08 20:42:49 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 20:46:35 -0700 2008
This is the first comic I read that no one had super powers, so I found that a story around a "normal" high school student was fun and she made it interesting.

It...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 13:21:29 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 12:33:01 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Jun 30 16:53:45 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 30 17:05:08 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 26 01:08:12 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 01:24:22 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=16012