Paradise Kiss
パラダイス・キス (Paradaisu Kisu)
Demographic	Josei
Genre	Drama, Romance
Manga
Author	Ai Yazawa
Publisher	Shodensha
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Serialized in	Zipper
Original run	April, 2000 – March, 2004
Volumes	5
TV anime
Director	Osamu Kobayashi
Studio	Madhouse
Network	Animax, Fuji TV
Other networks: Animax A+ Imaginasian
Original run	October 13, 2005 – December 29, 2005
Episodes	12

Paradise Kiss (パラダイス・キス, Paradaisu Kisu^?), abbreviated to "ParaKiss" by fans, is a 5 volume manga series, originally published in Shodensha's Zipper magazine, which has been adapted into a 12 episode anime series, produced by Aniplex and Studio Madhouse, and which was aired in Japan on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block and on the anime television network, Animax, who have broadcast the series across its respective networks worldwide, including Japan, Southeast Asia and East Asia. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Kana is a French publisher affiliated to Les Éditions Dargaud. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Spectacular Spider Man #100 (UK edition). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Conrad Editora (also known as Conrad) is a book publishing company in Brazil. ... Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... TV redirects here. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... Madhouse ) is a Japanese animation studio, founded in the early 1970s by ex-Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... The Fuji TV headquarters in Odaiba is known for its eccentric architecture. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Singapore. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hong_Kong. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Thailand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Philippines. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Malaysia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Korea. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... A+ (anime plus) is a Hungarian Anime-Television Channel started broadcasting in December 4, 2004. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... ImaginAsian Entertainment is a multi-media company based out of New York City. ... is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... “Animé” redirects here. ... Aniplex Inc. ... Madhouse ) is a Japanese animation studio, founded in the early 1970s by ex-Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. ... The Fuji TV headquarters in Odaiba is known for its eccentric architecture. ... noitaminAs title screen, which appears at the beginning of every show(Fuji TV only) noitaminA (ノイタミナ, Animation, written backwards) is Fuji TVs programming block devoted to anime, with the intention of expanding the target audience beyond the typical young male demographic. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... East Asia Geographic East Asia. ...

Written by popular mangaka Ai Yazawa, Paradise Kiss is the semi-sequel to her previous work, Gokinjo Monogatari, as several characters from that series are given cameos. This comic is widely read not only in Japan, but in many countries around the world. The Paradise Kiss manga has been translated from Japanese to at least ten different languages, Chinese (Taiwan and Hong Kong), Korean, French, Italian, Polish, Thai, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and English. The English version is published by TOKYOPOP. Mangaka ) is the Japanese word for a comic artist. ... Cover to the first tankoubon of Nana (2000). ... Gokinjo Monogatari (ご近所物語 Neighborhood Story) is the prequel to Paradise Kiss - one of the most popular manga by Ai Yazawa, a popular mangaka in Japan. ... Brazilian Portuguese (português do Brasil in Portuguese) is a group of dialects of Portuguese written and spoken by virtually all the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil and by a couple of million Brazilian emigrants, mainly in the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Canada, Japan, and Paraguay. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For the music movie, see Tokyo Pop. ...

Episodes

1. "Atelier"
2. "Illumination"
3. "KISS"
4. "George"
5. "Mother"
6. "New World"
7. "Butterfly"
8. "Tokumori"
9. "Designer"
10. "Rose"
11. "Stage"
12. "Future"

Characters

From left to right: Isabella, George, Yukari, Arashi and Miwako

Yukari "Caroline" Hayasaka (早坂紫, Hayasaka Yukari^?)

Yukari is a high school student who is tired of the meaningless and repetitive life that has been forced upon her by her uptight mother, she eventually models for Paradise Kiss after being "kidnapped". She is often referred to as "Caroline" by Miwako.

Yukari begins the series as a pretty--yet rather unattractive in personality--high school senior that studies dutifully for university entrance exams. When she meets the ParaKiss crew, she begins to discover aspects of herself that had long been surpressed. Her passionate and sometimes destructive relationship with George only hastens her self-discovery.

Voiced by: Yu Yamada (Japanese), Julie Ann Taylor (English)

George Koizumi (小泉譲二, Koizumi Jōji^?)

George is an eccentric and handsome student of Yazagaku who has extraordinary talent as a fashion designer. He has a lot of extravagant ideas, most of which are not accepted by the general public. He wants Yukari to become an independent woman, as well as a girl that will take responsibility for her own mistakes. He has distinctive blue hair and eyes. He considers himself bi-sexual, or as he says, "an equal opportunity lover".

Voiced by: Kenji Hamada (Japanese), Patrick Seitz (English)

Miwako Sakurada (櫻田実和子, Sakurada Miwako^?)

A student of Yazagaku who works with George to run their own brand, Paradise Kiss. She is the younger sister of the Happy Berry brand's creator/president, Mikako Kouda, who is the protagonist in Ai Yazawa's Gokinjo Monogatari work. She is exceptionally sweet and cute. Miwako tends to act in a rather childlike manner, both in her Gothic Lolita dress style and unique vocabulary. She owns a cat named Josefine.

Voiced by: Marika Matsumoto (Japanese), Jolie Jackson (English)

Arashi Nagase (永瀬嵐, Nagase Arashi^?)

Arashi is a student of Yazagaku with a taste for punk style, piercings, and alternative music. He is Miwako's boyfriend, they have both known each other--along with Hiroyuki Tokumori--from childhood. Miwako later reveals that she "chose" Arashi over Hiroyuki when the three of them began high school. Even though Arashi has a generally cynical, sometimes abrasive personality, he does care deeply about those around him. When the members of ParaKiss engage in outrageous behavior, Arashi is usually the voice of reason. He is the son of a musician, Kanzaki Risa, who is a good friend of Mikako Kouda. (Both characters appear in Gokinjo Monogatari.)

Voiced by: Shunsuke Mizutani (Japanese), Derek Stephen Prince (English)

Daisuke "Isabella" Yamamoto (山本大助, Yamamoto Daisuke^?)

Isabella is the mother figure to the members of ParaKiss. This tall Yazagaku student is the epitome of high class and femininity. Isabella inspired George's very first dress during childhood, and often had the habit of taking every piece of clothing that he finished. Isabella encourages Yukari when she needs it the most, whether it be regarding George or her abandoned studies. Notably, Isabella is actually a man, and is mortified when anyone refers to her as 'Daisuke', her birth name.

Voiced by: Chiharu Suzuka (Japanese), Mari Devon (English)

Hiroyuki Tokumori (徳森浩行, Tokumori Hiroyuki^?)

Yukari's classmate, an intelligent and handsome young man who happens to the object of Yukari's affections at the beginning of the story. Hiroyuki was once in love with Miwako, but Arashi forbade her from seeing him. He eventually falls for Yukari, who foolishly assumed that he'd never date a girl like her. The two later marry. Son of Gokinjo Monogatari character, Hiroaki Tokumori ("Toku-chan"). : Voiced by: Noriyuki Uchino (Japanese), Johnny Yong Bosch (English)

Kaori Aso (麻生香, Asō Kaori^?)

A former Yazagaku student who is now studying abroad. She has romantic feelings for her old friend George, but knows that he is not the type to make a woman happy.

Voiced by: Miho Saiki (Japanese), Dorothy Elias-Fahn (English)

Alice Yamaguchi (山口アリス, 'Yamaguchi Arisu^?)

Miwako's niece. She is in third grade, and just as perky as Miwako. In the anime, she only makes a brief appearance.

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Anime

Produced by Madhouse Studios, the Paradise Kiss anime series began airing on October 10, 2005. Some well-known personages are staffed on the production of the Paradise Kiss series including director Osamu Kobayashi and Nobuteru Yūki, character designer and animation director for the opening sequence. It has been aired by the anime television network, Animax across its respective networks worldwide, including Japan, as well as Southeast Asia and East Asia, where the series received its first ever international broadcasts. The anime has been licensed for release in North America by Geneon Entertainment. Madhouse ) is a Japanese animation studio, founded in the early 1970s by ex-Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. ... Senshi Bankō: Phantasien II, an art book containing Nobuteru YÅ«kis works. ... Animax ) is a Japanese anime satellite television network, established and owned by Sony Corporation, and dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. ... Geneon, formerly known as Pioneer Entertainment(or Pioneer LDC) and also a former subsidiary of Pioneer Corporation, is a home entertainment production and distribution company. ...

Production

In an interview in the January, 2007 issue of Newtype USA, director Osamu Kobayashi revealed many of the personal decisions which went into restructuring the manga into a television series. Wanting to avoid straying too far from the source material without approval, Kobayashi worked closely with Ai Yazawa on the new interpretations of the characters. In many instances, Yazawa was concerned that taking the original material straight would distract casual viewers or worse drive them away. Chief among these concerns was the handling of George's bisexual nature and interest in sadomasochism. Yazawa agreed that the dialogue should reflect this, but that actual onscreen depictions (as can be found in the original manga) were to be avoided. However, Kobayashi felt this was not being entirely true to the character, so he included a few hints of this side of George in the final episode. In another instance of modification, this time brought by Kobayashi, the character design of Arashi was modified to suit a scruffier, less slick appearance. "I wanted to make him look like Lupin the 3rd... sort of slouching and walking around with his hands in his pockets," Kobayashi explained. In agreement with the director, Yazawa went for the change. Cover of Newtype USA Magazine (November 2003 issue) Newtype is a popular monthly magazine publication originating from Japan, covering anime and manga (and to a lesser extent, tokusatsu, Japanese science fiction and video games). ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Cover to the first tankoubon of Nana (2000). ... In human sexuality, bisexuality describes a man or woman having a sexual orientation to persons of either or both sexes (a man or woman who sexually likes both sexes; people who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to both males and females). ... Flogging demonstration at Folsom Street Fair 2004. ... This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Lupin III or Lupin the 3rd (ルパン三世, Lupin the 3rd, not Lupin 3) is an anime and manga series originally created by manga artist Kazuhiko Katō (加藤一彦) under the pen name Monkey Punch (モンキーパンチ) in 1967...

One area Yazawa and Kobayashi did not agree on was the casting of Shunsuke Mizutani as Arashi. The fact that he was not a professional voice actor, but rather a musician, was the cause of this debate. Kobayashi had wanted a more natural performance that did not sound like the typical voice acting found in anime. "Yazawa and I even had a few rows because of that," Kobayashi explains. "But after she'd seen about three episodes, she finally admitted that Mizutani's voice is a great match, and I was able to relax." “Animé” redirects here. ...

In relation to the clothing design, despite the involvement of noted fashion creator Atsuro Tayama with all of George's outfits, most of the clothing was left largely as originally depicted in the manga. Director Kobayashi had specifically requested a real designer to work on the project, and Tayama's role on the production had originally been conceived as reworking the designs to fit better with the real world, but much to everyone's surprise, the original manga designs by Ai Yazawa were already quite good. So, Tayama mostly was involved in updating the clothes to suit the very latest hot trends, and touching up the designs to make them look and behave realistically when animated. He also provided cloth samples and photographs with all of his illustrations to aid the animators with getting the textures right. Besides George's outfits, the majority of clothing for the other characters was designed by art director Asami Kiyokawa. After the rough designs were completed, fellow artist Yuichi Suehiro drew all of the textures and lace by hand, and then scanned them into the computer and digitally applied them as textures during the animation coloring process. This article is about the comics published in East Asian countries. ... Cover to the first tankoubon of Nana (2000). ... The term art director, is an overall title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, publishing, film and television, the Internet, and video games. ...

Music

The opening is "Lonely in Gorgeous" by Tomoko Kawase. The ending theme features Franz Ferdinand's hit song "Do You Want To" over animation by the experimental animator Hiroyuki Imaishi. Both songs have been licensed for the American release. Tomoko Kawases eighth single under Tommy February6, and the eleventh overall single from her solo career. ... Tomoko Kawase , born February 6, 1975) is a Japanese female singer and also a member of a musical group called the brilliant green, and, sometimes acting both Tommy february6 and Tommy heavenly6. ... Franz Ferdinand are an award winning rock band, from Glasgow, Scotland. ... Do You Want To is the lead single for Franz Ferdinands second album, You Could Have It So Much Better. ... Hiroyuki Imaishi (b. ...

External links

Official sites

• Paradise Kiss Official site from Shodensha (Japanese)
• Paradise Kiss Official site from TOKYOPOP
• Paradise Kiss Official site from Fuji TV (Japanese)
• Paradise Kiss Official site from Aniplex (Japanese)
• Paradise Kiss Anime Official Website (Japanese)
• Paradise Kiss Official site from Zipper magazine (Japanese), (English)

Fan sites

• Paradise Kiss info at Midori & Sudô (French)