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Book

Paradise kiss

Author

Ai Yazawa

Call Number

  • GRAPHIC NOVEL YAZA TEEN (CEN, OSH)

Edition

20th anniversary edtion ; First edition. a Vertical Comics edition.

Languages

Translated from the Japanese.

Publication Information

New York : Vertical Comics/Kodansha USA Publishing, 2019.

Physical Description

848 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.

Audience

Ages 16+

Summary

"Wildly-popular artist Ai Yazawa's beloved fashion-centric manga, Paradise Kiss, is back in a glamorous omnibus edition to celebrate 20 years since the manga began serialization. Follow Yukari's through-the-looking-glass journey as she is drawn into the world of fashion by a group of passionate, young aesthetes who are determined to make their couture label a success, with Yukari as their muse..."--Page [4] of cover.

Notes

This book reads from right to left.

"First published in Japan in 2000, 2001 by SHODENSHA PUBLISHING CO., LTD., Tokyo"--Colophon.

Subjects

Added Authors

Maya Rosewood