Paradise Kiss

Paradise Kiss
	First volume cover
Genre	Coming-of-age; Romance;
Manga
Written by	Ai Yazawa
Published by	Shodensha
English publisher	AUS: Madman Entertainment; NA: Tokyopop (former); Vertical (current); ;
Imprint	Feel Comics
Magazine	Zipper [ja]
English magazine	NA: Smile;
Demographic	Josei
Original run	March 23, 1999 – March 22, 2003
Volumes	5
Anime television series
Directed by	Osamu Kobayashi
Produced by	Kōji Yamamoto; Masao Maruyama; Ryō Oyama; Tetsuya Watanabe; Yōko Matsuzaki; Yukihiro Itō;
Written by	Osamu Kobayashi
Music by	Narasaki; The Babys;
Studio	Madhouse
Licensed by	AUS: Madman Entertainment; NA: Funimation (former);
Original network	Fuji TV (Noitamina)
English network	US: iaTV; ZA: Animax;
Original run	October 14, 2005 – December 30, 2005
Episodes	12
Live-action film
	Paradise Kiss (2011);
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Paradise Kiss is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa. It appeared as a serial in Shodensha's fashion magazine Zipper [ja] from March 1999 to March 2003, with its chapters collected in five volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Aniplex and studio Madhouse, aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block from October to December 2005. A live-action film adaptation was released in Japan in 2011.

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