![]() ![]() ![]() Their senior project involves a highly competitive fashion project led by their team leader George, and they need a fashion model for the show. Thus we meet Isabella, Miwako and Arashi, who are all seniors at a fashion and textiles specialty high school. ![]() One afternoon Yukari is approached by some very strange looking students who half demand, and half beg her to help them. Many high school students sign up for cram classes that meet a few days a week including Saturdays. ![]() Much bigger deal than ACTs or SATs in the United States. Japanese cultural tidbit: Especially in the larger cities, University entrance exams are a BIG DEAL. She’s been crushing on handsome Hiroyuki for years, and maybe, finally, this year, she might get up the guts to ask him out. Yukari is your typical Japanese high school student – school, cram school, chores, homework, repeat every boring day, spend weekends at the library studying for college entrance exams. It’s the perfect length at five volumes: short enough that you can read the whole thing in one day, but long enough that you get a completed storyline that finishes well. Paradise Kiss by Ai Yazawa is the story of Yukari as she survives her senior year of high school. My exuse being I wanted to put in some cultural tidbits. After professing my love for shorter casual reviews, here’s a super long, more formal review. ![]()
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