A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
October 14, 2005
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 12
Finale:
December 30, 2005
Original Title:
Paradise Kiss
Alternate Titles:
ParaKiss
Парадайз Кисс
Genres:
Animation | Comedy | Drama
Production Companies:
Madhouse
Countries:
JP
Yukari is a typical high-school student who listens to her parents and attends school everyday. As she starts to question her way of life, she encounters a group of fashion design students who has a clothing label known as "Paradise Kiss". The group needs to find a model to showcase their designs in an up-coming fashion show and decides to pick Yukari instead. Initially, Yukari was reluctant to be associated with this seemingly eccentric group, but eventually, she realises that they are really nice people. Furthermore, their passion and enthusiasm to follow their ideals and dreams make Yukari realise that she has not been enjoying her life and this motivated her to pursue her own dreams.
Art Direction:
Asami Kiyokawa
Shinichi Uehara
Comic Book:
Ai Yazawa
Director of Photography:
Seiichi Morishita
Editor:
Kashiko Kimura
Music:
NARASAKI
Producer:
Koji Yamamoto
Masao Maruyama
Ryo Oyama
Tetsuya Watanabe
Series Composition:
Osamu Kobayashi
Series Director:
Osamu Kobayashi
Sound Director:
Masafumi Mima
Theme Song Performance:
Tomoko Kawase
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