I. Am. Elli

And so I was inspired to write again. Lol.

For this blog entry, I decided to introduce my second favorite anime made by the same author of Nana(Oh yes I'am much enthralled by Yazawa's works). This anime had a big impact on me, because I started to create clothing pattern after I watched this. Well, it's not really a boring love story. Fashion, love, dreams and lust are all put together in this anime. The story revolves around Yukari and George(who is obviously hot). 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 realizes 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. Beiing able to interact with this eccentric group, Yukari finds herself falling in love with George, an extremely charismatic student of Yazagaku, who is also the leader of the group.
The way it is drawn may not be good for those who likes modern animes with very detailed drawings, but it has a good story. ;]

Characters:

Yukari "Caroline" Hayasaka (早坂紫, Hayasaka Yukari)
Yukari is the heroine of the story, a high school student who is tired of the meaningless and repetitive life that has been forced upon her by her uptight mother. She eventually models for Paradise Kiss after being "kidnapped" by Isabella and whisked away to Paradise Kiss' "atelier". She is often referred to, inexplicably, as "Caroline" by Miwako.

Jōji "George" Koizumi (小泉譲二, Koizumi Jōji)
George is an eccentric, handsome, and extremely charismatic student of Yazagaku who has extraordinary talent with a gift for fashion design, haute couture in particular. Despite his cold demeanor, he has extravagant ideas on everything, most of which are not accepted by the general public. He wants Yukari to become an independent woman, as well as a girl that will take responsibility for her own mistakes. He considers himself bisexual, or as he says, "an equal opportunity lover"; he also makes constant reference to how good he is with knots, and offers to tie people up repeatedly. His appearance is loosely based on Brian Slade of Velvet Goldmine, and several references to the film are made by him in the manga.

Miwako Sakurada (櫻田実和子, Sakurada Miwako)
A student of Yazagaku who works with George to run their own brand, Paradise Kiss. She is the younger sister of the Happy Berry brand's creator/president, Mikako Kouda.

Arashi Nagase (永瀬嵐, Nagase Arashi)
Arashi is a student of Yazagaku with a taste for punk style, piercings, and alternative music. He is Miwako's boyfriend, they have both known each other--along with Hiroyuki Tokumori--from childhood.

Daisuke "Isabella" Yamamoto (山本大助, Yamamoto Daisuke)
Isabella is the mother figure to the members of ParaKiss. This tall Yazagaku student is the epitome of high class and femininity. Isabella inspired George's very first dress during childhood, and often had the habit of taking every piece of clothing that he finished.

Have fun trying out this anime.

Cheerios~

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