Anime distributor Geneon Ent. has picked up North American home entertainment and merchandising rights to Paradise Kiss, a popular Japanese anime series based on the manga by acclaimed author Ai Yazawa (Nana). The first DVD is slated to arrive in stores sometime later this year.
Paradise Kiss follows the unsure path of Yukari, a young Japanese woman in-search of her place in the world. Her focus on obtaining good grades and getting into a good college begins to shift when meets up with a group of students from Yazawa School of Design that calls itself ‘Paradise Kiss.’ Helping to launch the fashion trend known as ‘Gothic & Lolita,’ the manga was first released in 2000 by Tokyopop and became so popular over the years that it was re-issued in 2004.
The Paradise Kiss DVD will include cast and crew interviews, as well as trailers and image galleries. More information on Geneon and its titles can be found at www.geneonanimation.com.
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