Paradise Kiss

There's a stairway leading to the basement of a fantastic world.

The place is filled with smell of Chinese cakes baking...

...and beyond that tasteless, shocking pink door, I could hear the sound of hysteric singing.

They called this almost-hideout their "atelier."

Today, we'll...

Eh? What's that?

It's too early!

That's perverted!

Oh, scary.

Huh? What?

I'm tired of this town.

Hey there!

Hey, wait up! Wait, wait!

You! The high school girl with long hair!

Wait!

Face! Face! Let me see your face!

Hey!

Cut it out!

I don't have time for you!

Bingo!

You're super hot!

How tall are you?

You must be at least 170 cm tall...

We could use that...

I'm in a hurry, so...

Bye!

Hey! Wait!

Wait! Hey! Wait up, Bingo-chan!

Hey! Wait!

Please! Hey!

P-Pardon me!

Don't be in such a hurry...

...young lady.

Right.

Hey, Izabella!

Don't let go of that girl!

Catch her!

Hey! Hang in there!

Catch?

...an Angel of Death?

Shinigami: God or personification of death.

Good job, Izabella.

Dear God...

I've lived virtuously for these past eighteen years.

How can you do this to me?

If I had known this was going to happen, I would have done a lot of the other things I wanted to do and not just study.

But what do I want to do?

I've never even thought about it.

My life is so monotonous.

This smells like incense...

Wow, angels have pink hair.

I didn't know that.

Oh, she's awake.

Where am I?

You're up?

Wait! No!

I'm in hell!

Don't! Hell!

Wait!

No!

A model for a fashion show?

Me?

Yup.

Umm... Do you know Yazawa Art School?

Ai Yazawa is the creator of Paradise Kiss.

Yeah.

You know it! That's so cool!

Sheesh.

Actually, our school is pretty well-known.

We're Fashion Design third years.

At Yazawa Art, we have a school festival every November...

...and we're looking for a model for that.

School festival?

You have great style...

...and you fit perfectly with the image we had in mind for the dress.

Yup!

What?

Why didn't you tell me that earlier?

Are you going to do it?

Yay!

Are you kidding me?

Sorry, but...

I'm getting ready for a college entrance exam...

...so I don't have time for this.

I'll be going now.

Before I'm late for cram school.

College exam?

So you're a third-year student like us!

That's the Seiei Academy uniform, right?

You're smart.

So, which college are you trying for?

Who cares?

It's none of your business.

I have a lot going on.

I don't have time to goof around with you!

Wait, damn it!

No!

Wait!

I don't care who you are or what you do.

But we're not sewing stuff just for fun!

Hey!

Is a college entrance exam all that great?

Sorry.

I didn't mean it like that.

You don't even know yourself?

Sure, it's easy to mock us!

Stop it, Arashi!

I'm sorry to take up your time when you're so busy.

You suck.

Go to hell.

What the hell?

Umm... I haven't heard your name yet.

Oh, wait!

Hey!

I'm sorry, Caroline!

Caroline?

My name is Miwako.

I'm usually here making clothes after school.

If you change your mind, you can stop by any time.

I like her.

George, you're here!

Yeah.

Welcome back, George.

How did it go? Did you find it?

No. Not so hot.

No?

We'll go to Nippori this Sunday.

This Yukari girl...

I like her cocky eyes.

That kanji is pronounced Yukari?

Who is this girl?

Would she model for us?

Forget about it.

I see.

Arashi yelled at her and chased her off, huh?

He did, huh?

Well, George...

...I better get going for the band rehearsal.

Don't poke my ass!

What should I do about Caroline's student ID?

She'll come back if she wants it.

Oh, I hate that woman.

Damn, George! Why my ass?

I wonder if her contact details are in here?

What did I do with my student ID?

Oh, right.

I dropped it back there.

That photo...

That picture I took under life-and-death circumstances during the school trip...

It was the second most important thing to me, after my life.

All right...

Hey! Are you okay there?

I can't keep living.

Hey, Hayasaka?

Is something wrong?

Tokumori-kun!

I'm totally fine!

Super fine!

One, two! One, two!

The teacher was looking for you.

Thanks.

Bye!

Is she all right?

She's pretty, but...

Let's go home, Hiroyuki.

Yeah.

You want to go to a good school, don't you?

Yes.

I don't care if I don't get into my top choice.

Realistically speaking, it's not looking good with your current grades.

Right. I'm trying.

I don't care which one, as long as it's a university.

But I'd hate to be made fun of because I went to a low-level university!

Hayasaka, your mother is concerned about this...

But there are people out there with a completely different outlook on life.

Hayasaka Yukari-san.

What do you want?

I'm sorry my friends bothered you yesterday.

You're forgiven.