Paradise Kiss

yukari wants nothing more than to make her parents happy by studying hard and getting into a good college. one afternoon, however, she is kidnapped by a group of self-styled fashionistas calling themselves “paradise kiss.” yukari suddenly finds herself flung into the roller-coaster life of the fashion world, guided by george, art-snob extraordinaire. in a glamorous makeover of body, mind and soul, she is turned from a hapless bookworm into her friends22 own exclusive clothing model. in this manga we meet characters from gokinjo monogatari like mikako (and her little sister, miwako – she's in “parakiss” staff) and arashi father (only poster, but still) and new like isabella.