Paradise Kiss, Volume 4

by Ai Yazawa

Book Overview

Tensions run high as the stress of the school fashion show begins to take its toll on the Paradise Kiss crew. Trust and friendships are at stake as suspicions and emotions bubble up, ready to burst - but Yukari is sure that Paradise Kiss must take first place at the fashion show, no matter what.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591821088
• ISBN13: 9781591821083
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: TokyoPop
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 16 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 11 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Parakiss

I highly recommend this series to any romance or slice of life manga lovers. I feel like it shows a good depiction of highschoolers and not knowing what you want your career path to be

Sad

I was expecting the cover with Arashi on it but instead I got the alternative one with George and his jaguar!!! I was upset Bc it doesn’t match with my other volumes!!!!

Grounded in reality...

The thing about Paradise Kiss, is that it starts off in the first volume in a somewhat fantastical style, and then with each volume we get to know the characters a little bit more as they grow into adulthood and get ready to face the real world. In Volume 4 the show is about to happen Yukari and George's relationship is now not such a sure thing. What seemed like a match in heaven is now seeming to become something that can never truely work out. I think the thing I like most about this volume is hwo realistically it deals with the relationship of George and Yukari and the triangle of Miwako, Arashi, and Tokumori. This volume and the last volume make it pretty clear that its no longer a fantasy, but its real. Yukari is getting ready for her college exams and finding work as a model, George is still uncomprizing, and the whole Paradise Crew remains optimistic, even when its seems failure is eminant. Oh, and another thing, guess what! We learn more about Isabella, woohoo!!!! God Bless & *enjoy* ~Amy

Yeah! Another Gothic Lolita manga^_^

If you love Mana, you'll love Isabella. If you love funky Kogaru-Lolita fashions, you'll love Miwako. If you've ever wanted to design beautiful clothes or model or just look at a really cute goth boy, you'll love the others. The art is brilliant! ( & very similar to I.N.V.U.)This story is also hillarious^.^If you love this book, I reccomend Under the Glass Moon.

beautiful!

Ai Yazawa does it again. Her gorgeous art makes this book great- for paradise kiss fans or anyone else who happens to open it. Yazawa is a creative genious and her fashion designs are beautiful, using the gothic lolita style that has become increasingly popular in the US. I suggest you read this book...if not for the awesome story, then for the even more awesome art.

Welcome to Paradise

This is a great shoujo/fashion manga by the talented Ai Yazawa, packed full of an amazing attention to fashion...It is a fashion manga after all, it's focus point being on the less sociably acceptable styles ie: Gothic Lolita or in the case of Arashi and his family, punk. Not only are the outfits portrayed in the story fabulous, the story it's self is solid. The drawing ranging from simple and elegant to technical and elegant (this goes back to the detail payed to the fashion aspects). Paradise Kiss revolves around the life of Yukari aka Caroline, who after being hunted down by Arashi, on the streets, to be the model for a fashion show, gets swept up in the world of the Yaza School for the Arts student designer group Paradise Kiss. Paradise Kiss consists of George (Yukari's love intrest, also the head of Parakiss because he designs the clothes), Miwako (who's sister also attended Yaza School for the Arts and is now the top desinger for Happy Berry), Arashi (Miwako's Boyfriend), and Isabella (a stately drag queen, who cooks a mean feast). Yukari who was frustrated with her school and her demanding mother, breaks out into the modeling world...but soon finds things aren't as easy as they seem at first glance, especially not her tangled relationship with George. I can't wait until the next issue comes out in the US, to bad i have no clue when that will be. The Tokyopop website says Paradise Kiss is OT (older teen 16up) but the books say T (teen 13up), so *shrug*, there's a little profanity and a little nudity so you be the judge.

It Just Gets BETTER

Continuing from volume 3, the Parakiss cast of George, Isabella, Miwako, and Arashi finally finishes the dress and the accessories for the fashion show competition (in the last minute of course ^_^:). Yukari (aka Caroline) begins her run-way career premiering 'the dress' and it is just breath-taking! Wonderfully detailed and just beautiful. We learn the reason as to why Isabella has become who HE is. A line is hinted in volume 3 of where George plays an important role in encouraging his ideals of dressing up as a girl.Along with this high climax we are introduced to a new female fashion designer character in which George knows. His relationship with this Ms. Aso is not quite understandable and vague, so far we know that George is impressed with her. Unfortunately this puts our protagonist, Yukari, back into her jealous side. ^_^; So far George has eyes for Yukari but we all know he'll go for any opportunity...or will he? Ahhahah