

23 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestNow that the fashion show is over, and everyone is graduating from their school, what will become of the members of Paradise Kiss?
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.
Direction
Yazawa's unapologetically stylish panel-to-screen adaptation
Costume
Every outfit is a character beat—literally
Writing
Josei maturity: messy adults making messy choices
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paradise Kiss helped pioneer josei anime—stories for adult women—in a market dominated by teen protagonists. Yukari's uncertainty about her future resonated with Japan's 'lost generation' of young adults facing economic instability.
Ai Yazawa based George partly on real Japanese designers and her own experiences in the '90s Harajuku fashion scene. The series shares a universe with her earlier work, Gokinjo Monogatari—Miwako and Arashi originated there.
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