Vertical Inc. made a very welcome new announcement on Friday at Anime Boston by bringing out the news that they’ve rescued the manga license for Paradise Kiss. The Ai Yazawa series was one of the early and instrumental releases from TOKYOPOP when that company changed the way manga was released in North America. The manga went on to inspire an anime adaptation as well as a live action film. Next month is the tenth anniversary of its release in the US which makes the news quite welcome as it’s been out of print for several years and the anime adaptation has fallen by the wayside as well, first with Geneon releasing it and then FUNimation distributing it for a bit. Vertical intends to start releasing the series this fall.

Plot Concept: The last thing Yukari wants to do is stand out. So when she met the punk with the piercings and the stately drag queen while walking home from school one day, she wanted nothing to do with them. But curiosity and fate are working against the young preppy as she finds herself drawn deeper and deeper into their high-fashion wonderland of Paradise Kiss. Yukari has just the look that the eccentric fashion troupe wants in their new model, and their mysterious leader, George, always gets what he wants.

Chris Beveridge http://www.fandompost.com Chris has been writing about anime, manga, movies and comics for well on twenty years now. He began AnimeOnDVD.com back in 1998 and has covered nearly every anime release that’s come out in the US ever since. He likes to write a lot, as you can see. See author's posts

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