Peach Girl
| Peach Girl | |
Cover of the first volume
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ピーチガール (Pīchi Gāru) |
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| Genre | Romantic comedy-drama |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Miwa Ueda |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Friend |
| English magazine | Smile |
| Original run | 1997 – 2003 |
| Volumes | 18 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Ishiodori |
| Written by | Hiroko Tokita |
| Music by | Masanori Takumi |
| Studio | Studio Comet |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | January 8, 2005 – June 25, 2005 |
| Episodes | 25 |
| Manga | |
| Peach Girl: Sae's Story | |
| Written by | Miwa Ueda |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Friend |
| Original run | 2004 – 2006 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Peach Girl Next | |
| Written by | Miwa Ueda |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Be Love |
| Original run | August 12, 2016 – scheduled |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Koji Shintoku |
| Written by | Junpei Yamaoka |
| Released | May 20, 2017 |
Peach Girl (Japanese: ピーチガール Hepburn: Pīchi Gāru?) is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Miwa Ueda. A high school drama centered on character Momo Adachi, her love life, friendships and rivalries, it was published in Japan by Kodansha in Bessatsu Friend from 1998 to 2003 and collected in 18 volumes. The series was adapted as a Taiwanese drama in 2002 and a Japanese animated television series in 2005. A manga sequel set 10 years after the original manga, titled Peach Girl Next, began its serialization on Be Love on August 12, 2016.
The North American version of the manga is published in two parts by Tokyopop: Peach Girl, covering the first eight volumes of the Japanese release; and Peach Girl: Change of Heart, comprising the final ten books. The animated TV series is distributed by Funimation Entertainment in North America.
Momo Adachi, a Yokohama high school student, is a former member of the junior high school swim team. She tans easily and her hair is bleached out because she spends so much time in the pool. Unfortunately, she is stereotyped by her classmates and is forced to endure rumors about being an "easy girl" who has had many sexual relationships. Her only "friend" is Sae who is actually responsible for copying her and spreading nasty gossips due to her jealousy of Momo. Momo is in love with Toji, a taciturn baseball player, but the scheming Sae also has her sights set on the boy. Momo's life is further complicated with the introduction of Kairi Okayasu, a wise-cracking playboy who is determined to make her his.
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