Peach Girl

Synopsis

Momo Adachi struggles with insecurities about her tanned skin daily, which is only worsened by her high school peers. Moreover, the girl who Momo treats as her best friend, Sae Kashiwagi, is the most vicious of them all—spreading hateful lies and scheming evil plans to ensure Momo does not outshine her. Unfortunately for Momo, she is about to face a tremendously difficult battle when Sae realizes that the two most attractive guys in school have feelings for her. Can Momo keep her long-time crush, Kazuya "Touji" Toujigamori, by her side despite Sae's attempts to tear them apart? [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Background

Peach Girl won the 23rd Kodansha Manga Award in the Shoujo category in 1999. The series was published in English by Tokyopop, who split the series into two parts, with volumes one through eight printed under the title Peach Girl, and volumes nine through 18 under the title Peach Girl: Change of Heart. The first part was published from April 16, 2001, to January 14, 2003, and was later re-published in the original right-to-left format. The second part was released from March 11, 2003, to November 9, 2004. Two box sets were later released for both parts. The manga was adapted into a Japanese live-action film that premiered on May 20, 2017.

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