Peach Girl: Change of Heart, Vol. 3

ピーチガール [Peach Girl] #11

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

184 pages, Paperback

First published August 6, 2001

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

[Maja · Rating 5 out of 5]

kairi kurvo raspala

[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.

[Valentina Markasović · Rating 4 out of 5]

tugy

[♡Kayla♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

*3.5*

You know, I have to give Kairi props for not using Momo anymore than he already has, if she really had sex with him and then found out about his true feelings, I'm not sure if she'd recover. My anger is definitely overflowing for the crap that happened in this volume, and at this point I think Momo should just cut men out of her life for awhile. Maybe she could find a new passion, and put all of her energy into that, it'll bring her less heartache.

[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]

Volume 3 picks up in the middle of the action that volume 2 left us in...Momo being held down by Ryo as he tried to force himself on her. She stabs him in the head with a pen, however and escapes back to Kiley's arms. And who helps Ryo? Sae, of course. It's later on that Momo learns that Ryo isn't a complete scumbag as he admits he could never hurt the one woman he loves. Things are getting better for Momo and Kiley as the two decide to take a romantic trip to finally sleep with each other. Until Momo kind of just gets into them making out and decides it's the right time right there. And Kiley doesn't. He just stops and says "sorry". Momo is devastated and thinks she did something wrong. she wants to confide in Misao and finds the same picture Kiley keeps in his wallet. Momo realizes Kiley is actually in love with Misao and he refuses to explain himself when she confronts him. He just says..."Sorry".
I just...I don't feel like Momo is truly happy with Kiley, it feels so forced where everything was just so much happier with Toji. Sae may still be scheming, but she's taking more of a backseat so far. All the drama stems from the two of them not trusting each other. It's frustrating. I'm all about a healthy relationship where the couple talks to each other. I may have outgrown this series. :/

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

Trigger warnings for assault and blood.

Volume 11 has a ton of Momo/Kiley angst! And I am here for it. I love Kiley and his emotional baggage but man, I feel so bad for poor Momo! First she had to deal with Ryo, the twisted brother, and now Kiley is gonna?!!?!

Please take care reading this series for it has a ton of trigger warnings including suicidal actions, sexual and physical assaults, emotional abuse, and some blood.

[Mimi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Everything seems to bet turning all right, and then... cliffhanger!
I'm almost ashamed at how much I'm enjoying this series.
It's probably not my most favorite manga, or the best that is out there, but it really is like a bag of crisps (chips), you can't just have one, you have to finish the whole bag...

[Miss Ryoko · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ugh. These storylines are getting old and repetitive. I really should have stopped reading this series after the first half.

Despite that, I still read this volume in one sitting. I still get sucked in, even if it's not as exciting as before

[Jess (•˕ •マ.ᐟ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Décidément, Momo n'est toujours pas au bout de ses peines. Mais ça commence à faire beaucoup de choses cachées et de rebondissements... C'est toujours plus et ça fait beaucoup pour une seule personne.

[margo ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

The series is getting better and better!

[Antonia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5

[Mar · Rating 4 out of 5]

5his asshole omg I kinda wanna hurt him. Kiley brother is garbage omg. Also kiley what dude that pretty shitty man don't just use momo to try to get over your crush like ugh

[𝑆𝑐𝑎𝑟 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Llegó el momento del nerfeo 🤧

[insert-a-snoopy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The twists and turns has me annoyed yet still intrigued enough to try to finish this series lol
Welp, onto Toji again!

[Noelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overdramatic as always but it’s great, like it’s a reality tv show as a shoujo. Kiley is starting to annoy me though since he keeps avoiding the truth and confrontation.

[Cassandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

So much dub con stuff. Very dramatic.

[Kimi Meredith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kiley wtf are you doing my guy

[Ángela · Rating 3 out of 5]

¿¿Por quéeeee?? ¿¿Por qué este manga se empeña en arruinarme todo aquello que me hace feliz?? Todo iba tan bien...el final simplemente me ha destrozado, por poco no tiro el manga por la ventana de la frustración TnT

[Darian · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a continue off ofbook two it starts off with Momo about to get raped by Ryo which Kilry older brother. Until Momo stabs himin the head with a pen and nowshe think that she killed him. She tells KIley says don"T worry, Meanwhile, Sae is trying to take Ryo from Momo but what she don't know is that Momo and Ryo does not go out and that Rypo only want's to get in Sae pants. Momo also finds out that Kiley is still in love with Misao and hebreaks up with her. Remember how Momo want her 1st to be speacial well she was about to give it up to Kiley but Kiley couldn't do it.

[Anna C · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sae x Ryo. Pasangan serasi. Dan oh, opera sabun versi Kairi dimulai. Blm ngelupain mantan tapi uda jadian ama cewe baru? Kok parah amat cowok2 di komik ini? Sementara itu, kok kayanya Toji jadi suka ama Sae biarpun awalnya dia benci setengah mati ama Sae? Emangnya segampang itu ya berubah pikiran? Emangnya apa bagusnya Sae? cewek yg memaksa cowoknya memerkosa tmnnya.

Well, beginilah kisah cinta ABG M/F.... susah nemuin shoujo manga yg bnr2 perfect plotnya belakangan ini... Awal2nya seri ini bagus, tapi makin ke belakang kok makin menyebalkan??

[Wileen · Rating 4 out of 5]

i noticed that the series i have are not the same to this book but i understand it ok. momo finds out that kiley still likes mosiaoand she might need to end her relationship. when momo tells her suitutaion to the groupkiley admits he's torn. even though he cares about momo times with mosiao have also been strong. who will he choose momo or mosiao. i reccomend this book to people who love manga romance and drama.

[Tanzania Fleming · Rating 5 out of 5]

after reading this book i really think manga books r really fun to read and i wouldnt mind reading them on a rainy day, in the my house, on th bus or even on a plane reading manga has opened my eyes to a whole new way of reading

[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.

[Mosley · Rating 5 out of 5]

What I love about Peach Girl is the ups and downs. Who doesn't love a good roller-coaster ride?

[Aranzazu Elbauldeloscolores · Rating 4 out of 5]

me ha gustado toda la colección. me los he leido en 3 días. lo recomiendo, son fáciles de leer y enganchan.

[Annette · Rating 5 out of 5]

What on earth is he hiding?!