Paradise Kiss is on the cutting edge of sequential art with high-quality pop-art illustrations that stretch the limits of traditional manga stereotypes. With characters who run the gamut of fashion, from the chic to the bizarre, Paradise Kiss is a coming of age story rooted in high comedy and one girl's awakening to her own beauty.

And for the anime, why, it's backed by Franz Ferdinand's Do You Want To!

(A companion piece, of sorts, to Sweeping The Nation's Japan watch. And beware, there is a high possibility of J-Pop MP3s by the end of the week)