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Paradise Kiss

2005 · 1 season

A gentle, stylish coming-of-age story that feels like a warm, slightly bittersweet slice of life, with a focus on personal growth and romance.

Created by
Ai Yazawa
Genres
Animation, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Yu Yamada, Kenji Hamada, Marika Matsumoto
Overview
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.

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Created by
Ai Yazawa
Genres
Animation, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Yu Yamada, Kenji Hamada, Marika Matsumoto
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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • love
  • ambition
  • family
Places
  • school
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, comedy
Created by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 23 min each
Network
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Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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