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Paradise Kiss: Summary

Paradise Kiss is a series of josei manga by Ai Yazawa. It was pre-published between 2000 and 2003 in the fashion magazine Zipper and then bound in five volumes published by Shōdensha. The French version is published in full by Kana. An animated television series adaptation of twelve episodes produced by Madhouse was broadcast on Fuji TV in the noitaminA time slot from October 13, 2005 to December 29, 2005. The manga takes place in the same universe as Gokinjo, a neighborhood life, by the same author, from whom it takes up several characters.

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Top 15 anime like paradise kiss

15. Redline

Redline (Japanese: レッドライン, Hepburn: Reddo rain, stylized as REDLINE) is a 2009 Japanese animated science fiction film produced by Madhouse and directed by Takeshi Koike in his directorial debut. It stars Takuya Kimura, Yū Aoi, Tatsuya Gashūin, Yoshinori Okada, Kanji Tsuda, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Akemi, Takeshi Aono, Kōsei Hirota, Unshō Ishizuka, Kenta Miyake, Kōji Ishii, Chō, Kenyu Horiuchi, Tadanobu Asano, and its screenplay was written by Katsuhito Ishii, Yōji Enokido and Yoshiki Sakurai, based on an original story by Ishii. It is set in the distant future, where a man known as JP takes on great risks for the chance of winning the titular underground race.

14. Kimi ga Nozomu

Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (君が望む永遠, translation: The Eternity You Desire) is a visual novel, a Japanese video game novel in French released in 2001. It has been adapted into an eponymous anime; however, it is sometimes titled Rumbling Hearts of 14 episodes, first broadcast in Japan in October 2003. In France, the license was acquired by the publisher Anima, who released the series on DVD containing the original version with subtitles and a French version.

13. Sennen Joyuu

Millennium Actress (千年女優, Sennen Joyū) is a 2001 Japanese animated drama film co-written and directed by Satoshi Kon and produced by Madhouse. Loosely based on the lives of actresses Setsuko Hara and Hideko Takamine, it tells the story of two documentary filmmakers investigating the life of a retired acting legend. As she tells them the story of her life, the difference between reality and cinema becomes blurred.

12. Citrus

Citrus (シトラス, Shitorasu?) is a manga written and drawn by Saburōta. It was pre-published in Comic Yuri Hime magazine from November 17, 2012 to August 18, 2018 and edited by Ichijinsha. A French edition has been published since January 2016 by Taifu Comics. An anime adaptation produced by the animation studio Passione was broadcast for the first time between January and March 2018. A spin-off manga entitled Citrus+ (シトラスプラス, Shitorasu Purasu) was published from December 18, 2018.

11. Erementar Gerad

Elemental Gelade (エレメンタルジェレイド, Erementaru Jereido?, “Elementary Jade”, the name given to the precious stones worn by the Edil Raids) is a manga by Mayumi Azuma. It has been adapted into a game and an anime. The broadcast of the series in Japan, consisting of 26 episodes and produced by Geneon Entertainment, began on April 5, 2005. It is weekly and takes place on Thursday at 6 p.m. on TV Tokyo.

10. Nana

Nana (stylized as NANA) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa. It was serialized in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Cookie from May 2000 to May 2009 before entering a hiatus. The series is centered on Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu, two women who move to Tokyo at the age of 20, with the story focused on Nana O.’s pursuit for fame and Nana K.’s pursuit for romance, all while struggling to maintain their friendship.

9. Kuragehime

Princess Jellyfish (海月姫, Kuragehime?) is a josei manga by Akiko Higashimura, pre-published between November 2008 and August 2017 in the Kiss magazine of publisher Kōdansha and then compiled in seventeen volumes. The French version is published by Delcourt/Tonkam.

An adaptation into an animated television series produced by Brain’s Base studio was broadcast between October and December 2010 on Fuji TV. In French-speaking countries, the series is published by Kazé. A live-action film was also released in December 2014. A drama adaptation has been broadcast by Fuji TV since January 15, 2018. The series won the best shōjo manga award at the Kōdansha Manga Award in 2010.

8. Beck

BECK (ベック, Bekku?) is a manga written and drawn by Harold Sakuishi. It was pre-published in Monthly Shōnen Magazine between 1999 and 2008 and compiled into 34 volumes. The French version is published by Delcourt. Beck tells the story of a Japanese teenager named Yukio Tanaka who starts playing music (guitar) and sets up, with friends, a rock band.

It was adapted into an animated television series of twenty-six episodes broadcast between October 2004 and March 2005, then into a live-action film in 2010. The manga won the Kōdansha Manga Award in 2002 in the shōnen category, tied with Sakigake!! Cromartie Kōkō (魁!!クロマティ高校, Sakigake!! Kuromati Kōkō?, lit. “Charge!! Cromartie High School”) by Eiji Nonaka.

7. Gokinjo Monogatari

Gokinjo, A Neighborhood Story (ご近所物語, Gokinjo Monogatari?) is a manga by Ai Yazawa. It was pre-published in Ribon de la Shueisha magazine from February 1995 to October 1997 and then bound in seven volumes.

It was then adapted into a fifty-episode animated television series broadcast on TV Asahi from September 10, 1995 to September 1, 1996, as well as an animated film by Tōei animation released on March 2, 1996. Published in French by Delcourt from 2004 to 2005, all volumes are available in France. Paradise Kiss, by the same author, is the sequel to this series.

6. Runway de Waratte

Smile Down the Runway (ランウェイで笑って, Ranwei de Waratte), also known as Smile at the Runway, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kotoba Inoya. It was serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine from May 2017 to July 2021, with its chapters collected in twenty-two tankōbon volumes. Kodansha USA digitally published the manga in North America. An anime television series adaptation by Ezo’la aired from January to March 2020 on the Animeism programming block.

5. Sukitte Ii na yo.

Say “I Love You” (好きっていいなよ。, Suki-tte Ii na yo.?) is a manga written and drawn by Kanae Hazuki. It was pre-published between 2008 and 2017 in the Dessert magazine of the publisher Kōdansha and eighteen volumes were released. The French version is published by Pika Édition from September 2014. It was adapted into anime between October and December 2012 by the Zexcs studio and as a live-action film in July 2014.

4. Skip Beat!

Skip Beat! (スキップ・ビート!, Sukippu Bīto!?) is a shōjo manga by Yoshiki Nakamura. It has been pre-published since February 2002 in the Hana to Yume magazine of the publisher Hakusensha, and was compiled in forty-eight volumes in June 2022. The French version is published by Casterman through his Sakka collection, and forty-four volumes were released in May 2022.

An animated television series adaptation of twenty-five episodes produced by Hal Film Maker studio was broadcast between October 5, 2008 and March 29, 2009 on TV Tokyo. The French version is broadcast in streaming as well as on DVD by Black Box. In March 2012, the total circulation of the manga amounted to 10 million copies.

3. Kuzu no Honkai

Kuzu no Honkai (クズの本懐?, lit. “Scum’s Wish”) or Scum’s Wish is a manga written by Mengo Yokoyari. It was pre-published in the Monthly Big Gangan magazine of the publisher Square Enix between September 2012 and March 2017 and was collected in eight tankōbon volumes.

An adaptation into a twelve-episode animated television series produced by Lerche was broadcast between January 2017 and March 2017 in Fuji TV’s noitaminA time slot. The manga also has a drama adaptation directed by Shogo Miyaki and Shunsuke Shinada, also broadcast on Fuji TV between January 2017 and March 2017.

A spin-off, entitled Kuzu no Honkai Décor, was published in the same magazine between November 2017 and May 2018.

2. Kids on the Slope

Kids on the Slope is a manga by Yuki Kodama. It was pre-published between 2007 and 2012 in Shōgakukan’s Monthly Flowers magazine, and was compiled into a total of nine volumes. The French version is published in its entirety by Kazé.

An animated television series adaptation produced by MAPPA and Tezuka Productions studios was broadcast between April and June 2012 on Fuji TV. Director Shin’ichirō Watanabe and composer Yōko Kanno are again reunited after their collaboration on Cowboy Bebop. In France, the series is licensed by Dybex, which streams the series on Dailymotion and publishes the DVD/Blu-ray boxes.

1. Hataraki Man

Hiroko Matsukata is a woman who works for a magazine company. She puts all she has into her work, and is known as a strong, straightforward working girl, who can at will turn herself into Hataraki Man (working man) mode. Despite Hiroko’s success at work, her life lacks romance. Even though a hard worker, she would leave early anytime to go on a date. Too bad her boyfriend is an even bigger workaholic than Hiroko.

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CONCLUSION

Let’s recap our list of the best anime like Paradise Kiss by nntheblog:

• Redline
• Kimi ga Nozomu
• Sennen Joyuu
• Citrus
• Erementar Gerad
• Nana
• Kuragehime
• Beck
• Gokinjo Monogatari
• Runway de Waratte
• Sukitte Ii na yo
• Skip Beat!
• Kuzu no Honkai
• Kids on the Slope
• Hataraki Man

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