Peach Girl: Change of Heart, Vol. 7

ピーチガール [Peach Girl] #15

by Miwa Ueda

Momo realizes that she does not know much about new boyfriend Kiley, but while she is trying to strengthen their relationship, outside forces including Kiley's ex-girlfriend, Morika, try to break them apart.

Genres: Manga, Romance, Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Comics, Shojo, Comics Manga

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 8, 2003

About the author

上田美和 in Japanese

Miwa Ueda become mangaka in 1985 with Momoiro Biyaku (Peach Colored Elixer). The pinnacle of her career was in 1999, when she won the award for best shōjo manga's publisher Kodansha with Peach Girl.

View the author's Japanese page here

Reviews

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not getting swept away, am I?

Well, maybe, Momo. You're definitely prone to it. Also, various things happened, like: a couple of hospitalizations, cell phone batteries running out of power at just the wrong moment (at least twice), a typhoon causing delayed train service, and probably some other things I've forgotten. Five hundred layers of coincidence nudged somebody, who was all-too-easily swayed in the first place, right into an intimate encounter. I'm going to assume you brought condoms along, despite your tendency to follow your feelings rather than any kind of sense.

[Teresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Screw you, Toji

I never liked you

[Noel نوال · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay this story went from zero to sixty, back down to 15, hard jump to 163,738,382. One of the million love triangles has stuck and solidified. I don't even know what I feel and who I ship anymore.

[Katie Thurman]

I WANT TO RIP TOJI'S LIVER OUT LIKE A FUCKING VULTURE OVER AND OVER AGAIN LIKE THAT FUCKING GREEK MYTH THAT IS THE LEAST HE DESERVES I WANT TO TEAR HIS ORGANS FROM HJISBODY

[MargReadsManga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh Kiley. 😔 You zigged when you shakily have zagged. I feel so bad for you. Such a great volume!!

[♡Kayla♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Of course everything has to be completely ruined!!! I can't fully blame Momo, she tried so hard to make Kairi love her, and she finally lost all hope, but I still think it's wrong to immediately jump from one guy to the next. It's pretty cruel actually. However, I still really like Toji, and what happened to him was horrible. Ugh my heart feels so upset.

[Valentina Markasović · Rating 4 out of 5]

brr so sad

[Bee (BacchusVines) · Rating 3 out of 5]

*cries in forever because my ship burned*

I do not like the Momo/Toji pairing and I'm waiting to see if Kiley will get his ass in gear!

[Megan Czap · Rating 5 out of 5]

These last few books tug on my heart strings.

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

(stejná recenze u všech dílů)

Moc pěkná kresba, která se s každým volumkem zlepšovala. Jen se mi zdálo, že se někde v polovině změnily boty a trochu školní uniforma. Ale to je jen takový malý detail.

Zajímalo by mě, co měly naznačovat ty kresby na konci každé kapitoly. Momo na nich vypadala jako modelka, díky tomu vkusnému a draze vypadajícímu oblečení. Zprvu jsem si myslela, že to mají být nápovědy o tom, co se bude dít dál, ale vyšlo najevo, že s příběhem nijak nesouvisí. Což ze začátku vůbec nebylo jasná, takže mě to několik volumek hrozně mátlo.

Hlavní hrdinku Momo jsem ze začátku měla poměrně ráda, ale postupně se moje sympatie k ní pomalu mizely. Avšak mizely jen po krátkou dobu a můj vztah k ní byl stále mírně pozitivní. Obdivovala jsem ji za některá z jejich rozhodnutích a za to, jak zvládala nátlak od okolí. Někdy od čtvrtiny příběhu jsem ji najednou nechápala, dokonce jsem se nemohla dobrat k tomu, abych jí odpustila její činy, přestože tam byla zmínka o tom, že jí samotné přijde její chování divné.

Sae jsem nesnášela. Ze začátku to měla podle mě autorka v úmyslu, pak její chování začala omlouvat a my jsme jí měli odpustit. Pořád ale dělala špatné věci, díky kterým jsem ji nesnášela čím dál více. Úplně na konci se sice najednou chovala hrozně hezky, a dokonce pomáhala hlavní hrdince a ostatním. Dokonce i když udělala pár dobrých skutků, tak jsem jí nemohla odpustit, jelikož mi to nepřišlo uvěřitelné, aby se takhle zčistajasna změnila.

Příběh mě stále docela bavil i přesto, že tam byli krávoviny, které mě hrozně štvaly. A nepochopila jsem Momino přecházení od jednoho kluka ke druhému, protože to bylo kvůli prkotinám. Jako když se to stalo poprvé dalo se to poměrně dobře pochopit, ke všemu když to bylo i na delší dobu.

Žádnému z kluků jsem nefandila, neboť mi ani jeden nepřišel sympatický či aspoň dostačující. I když jsem asi měla radši Tojiho, jelikož to byla Momina první láska a zároveň mi to aspoň připadalo trochu opravdové.

Nečekala jsem, že tu budou i nějaké temné věci, které mě přinutí cítit znechucení nad lidstvem ( je ale fakt, že u mě to jde celkem snadno :D). Ale nevím, jestli je to plus či mínus, protože mi to nepřišlo moc uvěřitelné. Stejně jako to počáteční šikanování Momo. Ze začátku jak ji všichni nemají rádi, ale pak se najednou objeví holky, které řeknou, že za vše vždy může Sae, začnou se k ní všichni chovat hrozně mile a k Sae ošklivě. A to při tom od začátku věděli, kdo je k tomu podněcuje.

Obálky se mi nelíbí. Musím ale přiznat, že některé trochu dobře vypadají. Stále nechápu, proč tam Momo vypadá jako modelka. Myslím kvůli tomu oblečení a pózám.

Hodnotím 62% Jazyk: Aj

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

This particular arc sort of closes? Kiley is headed back home having decided Momo is his one true love. And after a quick text, Momo can only think of Kiley despite being so close to Toji. However, at the train station, Kiley sees Misao and Ryo and his brother gets attacked meaning they all head to the hospital and Kiley misses his 12:05 deadline. Momo had seen him get in a car with Misao and even calls him to see what is up but Kiley brushes her off only to immediately regret it. He tries his hardest to track her down but with a typhoon hitting the beach he doesn't make it. By the time he reaches the designated location, Momo has already literally hooked up with Toji at the hotel she had reserved for her and Kiley. Toji admits his true feelings and the drama with Sae has been exposed for the truth at this point. Momo admits too that those old feelings are stirring up but part of her still is devastated over Kiley. She's stuck, emotionally. But I mean, really? When Momo called why didn't Kiley just say he was at the hospital? Why did he just ignore her knowing how important this meeting was? It's so silly. And clearly Toji is still the better choice... >_>

[Miss Ryoko · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finally after what felt like months of waiting for this volume at the library, I was able to continue this story.

This volume was better than the previous ones in this Change of Heart series. I was so happy to see Toji and Momo hanging out and being friends again. Kiley is my favorite character but I've wanted Toji and Momo to be together from the start. So I can't say I'm disappointed in this volume - though I'm sure she'll pick Kiley in the end

[Noelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Momo doesn’t know what she wants, and Toji easily swept her away when she was vulnerable. It was…kind of nice to see her with someone loving like that, but I acknowledge how toxic that was. I feel bad for Kiley, yet I don’t at the same time. I guess I’m mixed up with my emotions just like Momo!

[Glo · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG too intense!!!

[Antonia · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5

[Mar · Rating 3 out of 5]

On one hand I don't blame momo. On the the other hand NOOOOOOO

[Ángela · Rating 5 out of 5]

TOJI TE AMO
Mi corazón va a explotar ¡¡¡aaaaaahhhh!!! Sufro mucho por Kairi porque es un bebesito pero a la vez estoy tan feliz por Toji!!! Estoy hecha un lío de emociones AAAAAHHHH

[𝑆𝑐𝑎𝑟 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Re lindo Touji pero Kairi me gusta más, aunque bueno, los dos tienen sus defectos, pero la personalidad de Kairi me gusta demasiado.

[Maja · Rating 3 out of 5]

prica je 10/10 al me ova kurva od trebe toliko nanervirala dobro pa nisam dala 0 zvjezdica jebo je bog

[Jess (•˕ •マ.ᐟ · Rating 3 out of 5]

J'ai l'impression de retourner à la case départ et de ne plus comprendre Momo. Elle semble changer si facilement c'est déroutant.

[Vvian Vu]

i didn't read yet.

[Mimi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poor, poor Kiley. He just dilly-dallied too long...

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Story: The perfect thing about this series is that it is a potential real life situation. There is bullying from the other people at school and misunderstandings set into a high school setting. This series is absolutely perfect for someone to read when they are that age and to realize that many people can make mistakes or take something the wrong way, especially in regards to relationships. There is a quite potent love triangle between Momo, a girl that gets bullied by others, Kairi (Kiley), a flirt of a guy, and Toji, a guy that is easily blindsided. It does not help anything that there is the slightly evil character of Sae that is always trying to get in Momo's way.

Drawing Style: One of my favorite things about the art style of Miwa UEDA is that she changes up the characters. Especially Momo, she always wears different clothing and has a different style of hair that is rarely seen in anime or manga.

Characters: The characters are highly in depth and developed throughout the series. They are all multi-dimensional with underlying reasons for how they come across and serious back stories that add to the series.

Overall: This is one of my favorite series by far, exceeding all of my previous expectations and blowing me away with the quality of production.

Note: This review was completed after reading volumes 1-18.

[Andria · Rating 5 out of 5]

This would have to be the height of the Peach Girl Change of Heart series. This is the part when Momo makes her final decision, if Kiley meets her at the station then she will continue loving him. However if he breaks his promise then she will have no choice but to move on to Toji. Well she choose Toji because inconsitant Kiley ofcourse doesnt make it to the station. I honestly feel bad for Kiley because he went through obsticals to make it the station. Momo didnt have any idea that he even attepmt to the station, so she and Toji is now and iteam. Will they stay together or will she give her ex-lover a second chance. Find out in the next volume of Peach Girl!

[Starbubbles · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is the beginning of momo's ultimate indecisiveness. it makes me feel really bad for toji. he is just so devoted to momo, and he just ends up being rebound boy. well, that's my opinion, momo obviously doesn't see it that way. but i see through that teenage drama! i know what's going on! it's tragic for kiley, but i think it's worse for toji. kiley only gets to see it after all of his futile attempts, but toji gets to think he has momo back. like i said before, the latter is worse.

[Diane ϟ [ Lestrange ] · Rating 1 out of 5]

Momo is so excited to see Kiley again, but when he breaks his promise to meet up with her, its not long before a tempest is brewing. Whien she spies him escorting another hottie, will Momo's search for true love be lost forever? And when an unexpected turn of events brings Toji and Momo together again, is this a second chance at happiness? Or will she have to survive another heartbreak? The winds of love will sweep you away in this next volume of Peach Girl!

[Nikki Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute story with cute art. It was a bit too teenage-drama-ish for me, but still an amusing read.

[Tayler · Rating 4 out of 5]

i liked this whole series i love the art and plot it was good i just got done with it in july....

[Nara Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Over the top shoujo drama and lovely art so I loved it.

[Melody · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ça m’énerve que Momo et Tôji se soient remis ensemble!!!