"Paradise Kiss" (2005) TV series 2005-

Writer:

Ai Yazawa (comic)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

13 October 2005 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Fashion | Anime

Cast

Johnny Yong Bosch	...	Hiroyuki Tokumori (12 episodes, 2005)
Sam Carr	...	Yasuko Hayasaka (12 episodes, 2005)
Mari Devon	...	Isabella (12 episodes, 2005)
Jasmine Dias	...	Mikako Kouda (12 episodes, 2005)
Dorothy Elias-Fahn	...	Kaori Aso (12 episodes, 2005)
Barbara Goodson	...	Fashion Agent (12 episodes, 2005)
Megan Hollingshead	...	Techer Hamada (12 episodes, 2005)
Jolie Jackson	...	Miwako Sakurada (12 episodes, 2005)
Mike McFarland	...	Mr. Koizumi (12 episodes, 2005)
Vic Mignogna	...	Suguru Hayasaka - Older (12 episodes, 2005)
Tara Platt	...	Higasa (12 episodes, 2005)
Derek Stephen Prince	...	Arashi Nagase (12 episodes, 2005)
Patrick Seitz	...	Jouji 'George' Koizumi (12 episodes, 2005)
Stephanie Sheh	...	Alice Yamaguchi / ... (12 episodes, 2005)
Karen Strassman	...	Yukino Koizumi (12 episodes, 2005)
Julie Ann Taylor	...	Yukari (12 episodes, 2005)

Series Directed by
Osamu Kobayashi		(4 episodes, 2005)
Motonobu Hori		(2 episodes, 2005)
Mitsuyuki Masuhara		(2 episodes, 2005)

Series Writing credits
Osamu Kobayashi		(12 episodes, 2005)
Stephanie Sheh		(12 episodes, 2005)
Ai Yazawa		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Yukihiro Ito	....	producer: Fuji TV [jp] (unknown episodes)
Masao Maruyama	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Yoko Matsusaki	....	producer: Fuji TV [jp] (unknown episodes)
Tetsuya Watanabe	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Koji Yamamoto	....	producer: Fuji TV [jp] (unknown episodes)
Ryo Ôyama	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Seiichi Morishita		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Yoshiko Kimura		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Shinichi Uehara		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Atsuro Tayama		(12 episodes, 2005)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Motonobu Hori	....	assistant director (1 episode, 2005)
Ken'ichi Ishikura	....	assistant director (1 episode, 2005)
Mitsuyuki Masuhara	....	assistant director (1 episode, 2005)

Series Art Department
Osamu Kobayashi	....	storyboard artist (6 episodes, 2005)
Fumie Hayashi	....	color checker (5 episodes, 2005)
Azusa Sasaki	....	color checker (3 episodes, 2005)
Masako Torigata	....	color checker (3 episodes, 2005)
Motonobu Hori	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2005)
Noriko Kikui	....	color checker (2 episodes, 2005)
Yuko Sato	....	color checker (2 episodes, 2005)

Series Sound Department
Mike Brooks	....	sound re-recording mixer (12 episodes, 2005)
Matt Hovland	....	sound assistant engineer (12 episodes, 2005)
Pat Rodman	....	adr engineer / dialogue editor / ... (12 episodes, 2005)
Kevin Patzelt	....	adr engineer / dialogue editor (8 episodes, 2005)
Shizuo Kurahashi	....	sound effects (unknown episodes)
Masafumi Mima	....	sound director (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Toyohiko Sakakibara	....	special effects (7 episodes, 2005)
Ayumi Arahata	....	special effects (3 episodes, 2005)
Kumiko Taniguchi	....	special effects (3 episodes, 2005)
Tomoe Ikeda	....	special effects: Pierrot DAR (2 episodes, 2005)

Series Visual Effects by
Shinichi Igarashi	....	digital effects (12 episodes, 2005)

Series Animation Department
Osamu Kobayashi	....	key animator / secondary key animator (11 episodes, 2005)
Chihiro Hayashi	....	key animator / secondary key animator (9 episodes, 2005)
Kayo Sakazume	....	in-between animation checker (9 episodes, 2005)
Akiko Ohshima	....	in-between animation checker (8 episodes, 2005)
Masahiko Sasaki	....	key animator (8 episodes, 2005)
Masako Okada	....	background artist (7 episodes, 2005)
Hidehiko Sawada	....	key animator (7 episodes, 2005)
Megumi Tonegawa	....	in-between animation checker (7 episodes, 2005)
Motonobu Hori	....	key animator (6 episodes, 2005)
Hisashi Ikeda	....	background artist (6 episodes, 2005)
Naruyo Kiriyama	....	background artist (6 episodes, 2005)
Hiroko Oohata	....	secondary key animator / key animator (6 episodes, 2005)
Shinichi Uehara	....	background artist (6 episodes, 2005)
Hiromi Kato	....	animation director / key animator (5 episodes, 2005)
Yumi Kato	....	animation director / key animator (5 episodes, 2005)
Fumie Muroi	....	animation director / key animator (5 episodes, 2005)
Kou Nishimura	....	secondary key animator (5 episodes, 2005)
Naoyuki Asano	....	key animator / secondary key animator (4 episodes, 2005)
Meiying Hong	....	secondary key animator / key animator (4 episodes, 2005)
Daiki Imamura	....	key animator / secondary key animator (4 episodes, 2005)
Kunihiko Inoue	....	key animator (4 episodes, 2005)
Pil-gang Kim	....	key animator / secondary key animator (4 episodes, 2005)
Naoko Masui	....	secondary key animator / key animator (4 episodes, 2005)
Masayuki Satô	....	key animator (4 episodes, 2005)
Junichi Takaoka	....	key animator / animation director (4 episodes, 2005)
Katsuya Yamada	....	animation director / key animator (4 episodes, 2005)
Tomie Akiho	....	background artist: Atelier BWCA (3 episodes, 2005)
Hiroyuki Hashimoto	....	key animator (3 episodes, 2005)
Takuya Iida	....	background artist: Atelier BWCA (3 episodes, 2005)
Eriko Kubokawa	....	secondary key animator / key animator (3 episodes, 2005)
Masashi Kurihara	....	background artist: Atelier BWCA (3 episodes, 2005)
Masumi Nishikawa	....	background artist: Atelier BWCA (3 episodes, 2005)
Yuka Okamoto	....	background artist: Atelier BWCA (3 episodes, 2005)
Kazuya Saito	....	key animator (3 episodes, 2005)
Kanae Sakakura	....	background artist: Atelier BWCA (3 episodes, 2005)
Yuuichi Takayama	....	background artist: Atelier BWCA (3 episodes, 2005)
Yûichi Tanaka	....	key animator / animation director (3 episodes, 2005)
Hiromichi Tanigawa	....	background artist: Atelier BWCA (3 episodes, 2005)
Yasunari Usuda	....	background artist: Atelier BWCA (3 episodes, 2005)
Yumiko Yamada	....	background artist: Atelier BWCA (3 episodes, 2005)
Miwako Yamamoto	....	secondary key animator / key animator (3 episodes, 2005)
Masahiro Yamanaka	....	key animator / secondary key animator (3 episodes, 2005)
Miki Yoshimoto	....	secondary key animator / key animator (3 episodes, 2005)
Toshiyuki Yoshimura	....	background artist: Atelier BWCA (3 episodes, 2005)
Yûichi Endô	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2005)
Miki Kato	....	key animator / secondary key animator (2 episodes, 2005)
Bomin Kim	....	key animator / secondary key animator (2 episodes, 2005)
Susumu Kotake	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2005)
Masayuki Kouda	....	key animator / secondary key animator (2 episodes, 2005)
Tsuguyuki Kubo	....	animation director / key animator (2 episodes, 2005)
Shuji Miyazaki	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2005)
Yuujirou Moriyama	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2005)
Masafumi Nakagawa	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2005)
Yûichirô Nakajima	....	background artist (2 episodes, 2005)
Masahiro Neriki	....	key animator (2 episodes, 2005)
Shinmei Saito	....	secondary key animator (2 episodes, 2005)
Kazuo Tomisawa	....	animation director (2 episodes, 2005)
Mika Uchiki	....	key animator / secondary key animator (2 episodes, 2005)
Sakiko Watanabe	....	in-between animation checker (2 episodes, 2005)
Ryuuta Yanagi	....	key animator / secondary key animator (2 episodes, 2005)
Nobuteru Yuuki	....	animation director: opening credits / character designer (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Stephanie Sheh	....	voice director (12 episodes, 2005)
Motonobu Hori	....	episode director (unknown episodes)
Osamu Kobayashi	....	episode director: opening and ending credits (unknown episodes)
Norihiko Nagahama	....	episode director (unknown episodes)
Yûichi Tanaka	....	episode director (unknown episodes)
Atsuro Tayama	....	clothing designer (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Aniplex
• Dentsu
• Fuji Television Network
• Mad House
• Shodensha

Distributors

• Fuji Television Network (2005) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• A/T  costume design
• Atelier BWCA  background art

Also Known As:

Runtime:

23 min (12 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:M | New Zealand:M

Company:

Aniplex

Movie Connections:

Featured in "JesuOtaku Anime Reviews: Paradise Kiss (#3.6)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

Do You Want To

Beautiful,Very Beautiful

When I first started hearing about this series on AnimeTV,I have to say that this series is magnificent,and it was. When I bought the entire collection of this show at Moviestop,it was the best. I gotta say this show has a good storyline,and great physic. My favorite characters I liked in this series are:Yukari,George,and Izabelle. And I really do like Yukari wearing the beautiful blue gown she wore to the fashion show. She really looks like Cinderella. But what this series really tells us that it's important to have a dream,and always focus on the first thing before moving on.And also,doing any dream comes with a greater responsibility. I do believe that Yukari has learned that first things always comes first before reaching the next best. But however,this show proves all. And another thing about this series is the great voice work. So in closing,if you want to see something good,then watch this series,and you will see what I mean.