Peach Girl, Vol. 13

ピーチガール [Peach Girl] #13

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

192 pages, Paperback

First published May 10, 2002

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

[Miss Ryoko · Rating 2 out of 5]

I can't believe I'm giving a Peach Girl volume only 2 stars... but UGH!! I really really was not happy with making Sae a victim. She doesn't deserve pity and she definitely doesn't deserve to be saved. She has made her choices and decided to be the person she is. People like her have it coming and need to learn their lesson. This reader, for one, will feel no sympathy for her.

Ugh. I just can't stand it.

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sae the victim, and Sae the schemer, are one and the same in these last two or three volumes. It's kind of like how Kairi has become near-identical to Toji in withholding information from Momo. These character pivots serve the melodrama, but rather than deepening characterization, they make the characters feel inconsistent.

I do like how sexuality is presented in this comic, now and then (ignoring all the rape-y incidents, which is near impossible considering how frequent they are). When Momo finds out that Kairi is still hung up on Misao, she says that she'd be okay with being Kairi's sex buddy, but when confronted with the "sex" part of being a sex buddy, she gets all flustered and reluctant. It highlights her naivete about relationships, but doesn't make her seem foolish.

[Chelsea · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume really pushes the envelope of disbelief. Sae has been posing nude for a lewd magazine and that really irks Momo. Her and Kiley track Sae down to confront her and discover she's part of a pyramid scheme with Ryo. Despite Momo's pleading, Sae throws caution to the wind and declares she's in love with Ryo and will follow where he leads. On Momo's end of the plot though, she's really struggling with where her relationship with Kiley is. They are still planning their trip and Kiley says he'll wait to take the next step with her until she's ready...however, he also asks Misao to take a trip with him and that just breaks Momo's heart. The two reunite to save Sae when they realize she's been contracted to film a porno flick...you know, while still being underaged. Realizing she was duped, Sae can only call Momo to save her from the creepy camera crew. Despite all of that, Sae still claims to love Ryo and will forgive him for well, pimping her out. The volume ends with Momo discovering Kiley kissing Misao who is passed out on his couch.
It's back to this ridiculous perviness and I'm not feeling it. There's no angst and the drama is just silly. Get back to being a fun drama-filled story of high school romance, please.

[Valentina Markasović · Rating 4 out of 5]

yikes

[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

[Ángela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Siento que Sae está cambiando de verdad, y espero de corazón no equivocarme. Su relación con Ryo es tremendamente tóxica y claramente un error, pero al menos le ha servido para darse cuenta de todo el daño que ha estado haciendo a los demás y cómo se siente ser traicionado por la persona a la que quieres. Creo que, de cierta forma, pese a que su relación con Ryo es un error le ha servido para ser mejor persona. Simplemente espero que no ocurra como anteriores volúmenes y acabe volviendo a las andadas.
Sobre Momo, realmente me sorprende que sea capaz de siempre querer ayudar a Sae, pese a todo lo que esta le ha hecho con anterioridad. Creo que es confiar mucho en los demás, pero demuestra que Momo tiene un buen fondo y siempre quiere ayudar a todos, incluso a aquellos que la dañaron en el pasado. Por eso, me molesta especialmente todo lo que está sufriendo en su relación con Kairi. No se lo merece. Nadie se merece ser el segundo plato. Ella debería ser la única para Kairi.
Estoy feliz de que Momo haya podido descubrir la verdad sobre lo que pasó con Gigoló. Han tardado en decirle la verdad, sí, pero al menos ahora creo que podrá cerrar esa herida que tenía y seguir adelante, pese a lo traumática que fue su situación. ¡Mucho ánimo Momo!

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

Trigger warnings for emotional abuse, abuse of a minor, minor involved in sexual acts, sexual assault, attempted rape.

Volume 13 really brings the DRAMA, a la 2000s. I can't believe how caring Momo is to her tormentor when she finds out Sae is doing sex work to pay Kiley's brother, Ryo. There's a scene of Sae being tricked into filming for a porno, so that's...horrible. I'm also happy for Momo to get relief that she wasn't sexually assaulted (but still not right). And of course, Kiley and his love for his ex-tutor Misao ends in a cliffhanger.

Please take caution with reading Peach Girl. Peach Girl deals with a lot of triggering content like sexual abuse and assaults, attempted rape, emotional and mental abuse, attempted suicide, suicidal thoughts, and bullying. The characters are also minors, as they are all still in high school, so a lot of these things are happening to teens. If any of these things cause harm to you, please read with care or pass on this series in general.

[Noel نوال · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just when I thought that maybe this story was going in a better direction... The absurd unbelievable scenarios packed full of drama continues.
Love triangle with the school nurse is in full swing, characters getting tricked into being in porn videos, pyramid schemes, despicable characters somehow finding redemption by fixing some of the issues they caused by their manipulation tactics, and so much more ridiculousness.
Like, what even is this manga? It's so packed with absurd filler that is just over-the-top drama with no logic or reason. All of the bogus nonsense could've been trimmed out and this series could've been condensed at least by half.

[♡Kayla♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's like Kairi isn't even trying to move on!!! Couldn't be me, if I were Momo I'd punch him in his balls, and I'd tell Misao the truth of everything. Honestly for someone who went to college and is a school nurse, she comes across as quite stupid. Also, I just wanted to say how happy I am that Momo wasn't actually assaulted by Goro!!! I remembered that it was just a hoax in the anime, but it was so long ago that I figured I must've been mistaken. It's surprising that Sae is actually remorseful, I just hope that she gave Toji the negatives so he can finally rest easy (and I wouldn't be mad if he tried to win Momo back).

[Noelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trigger warning for suggested SA

After everything Sae has put Momo through, I struggle to understand why Momo would want to help her. Sure, she’s a better person than Sae, but the sudden flip of the narrative, to change Sae to be the victim, is strange and I don’t think it will last. She’s too sneaky. It was still entertaining though.

[Mar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yay sae character development!:/ Also Yay momo didn't get raped!! (she just thought she was raped 😑 which is totally better and not scarring:////) seriously tho at least it'll help momo heal tho why does thsi Manga have so many almost rape / sexual assault scenes??

[Jess (•˕ •マ.ᐟ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sae qui devient quasiment une autre personne, des personnages qui finalement n'apparaissent que pour faire venir le drama. Ça commence à être long car ce sont les mêmes sujets qui reviennent avec des schémas assez similaires... Il me reste 5 tomes. J'espère que ça va finir par évoluer

[Belle Ancunin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Getting a little annoyed about assault being used as a plot device so many times

[𝑆𝑐𝑎𝑟 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Re turbio lo de Sae

[Katie Thurman]

this volume also makes me want to unleash a murderous rampage upon all men, plus a particular school nurse.

[Cassandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

So much dub con stuff. Very dramatic.

[Maja · Rating 3 out of 5]

kairi fanovi su prosli vise nego isus (ja)

[Kimi Meredith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sighhhhhhhhhhh

[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.

[Anna C · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oh, aku paham sekarang. Semua cewek dan cowok dalam komik ini, dari Momo, Sae, Misao, Kairi, Toji, dan Ryo semuanya adalah masokis. Dan aku juga maso krn menyiksa diriku sendiri dgn berusaha tamatin seri ini. -___- Bkn krn penasaran abis ama ending-nya krn sejujurnya aku ga peduli lagi apa Momo bakal jadian dgn Kairi seperti di dramanya. Alasannya sbnrnya krn tinggal 5 volume lagi tamat. Tanggung. Lagian 5 vol kan lmyn bisa nambah jumlah buku di rak GR. :p Tapi sebenarnya sih target jlh buku yg hrs dibaca utk tahun ini uda tercapai sejak 2 minggu yg lalu, fiuhh... Tapi gpp lah, ini kan komik, kalo novel sih uda ku-DNF.

[Mosley · Rating 5 out of 5]

First this is one of my favorite covers it shows Kairi's soft yet playful side. This voulme was full of traditional Peach Girl drama. I hate that Momo is willing to be a side piece and that Kairi is still sweet but a dog all at the same time.

[Isabella · Rating 3 out of 5]

it's nice seeing sae in love and her finally understanding what she's done to momo (and even apologizing!!!!)

but i feel sorry for her all the same :/ ryo is both the 'perfect' guy for her (lol) but also the worst lolol

and OF COURSE momo's still a virgin. that's obvious.

[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.

[Starbubbles · Rating 3 out of 5]

sae comes back, but in an unusual way. you would not have seen this ending coming if you hadn't been reading the author commentaries in previous books.

[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.

[The Third Place A Teen Library]

F UED pg v.5

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Endless drama!