Episodes: 25

Year: 2005

Status: Complete, Licensed by FUNimation

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Peach Girl Official Site (U.S)

Rating: Great

Review: Dark tanned skin, golden hair, and a toned body – Adachi Momo sure doesn’t have it easy in high school. Her appearance has nabbed her the false image of being a playgirl, untrustworthy and shallow. In reality, Momo-chan is just your ordinary high school girl with the crushes and secret loves as every other girl has. However, Momo’s ‘best friend’ Kashiwagi Sae doesn’t make things any easier for Momo. Forever jealous of what Momo’s has or likes, Sae’s sole goal is to get whatever Momo wants – including her beloved boyfriend Touji!! To add to the mix, the most popular guy in school, Okayasu Kairi has fallen in love with Momo and will not leave her alone. Will Sae succeed in breaking Momo and Touji apart? Will Okayasu succeed in getting Momo? When push comes to shove, who will Momo choose?…and will Momo reach her desire of finding true love?

Let me just say that if you like love triangles and complicated relationships, then you are going to love Peach Girl. This anime starts out with Sae the vamp and her conspiracies against Momo, and the trials Momo faces because of them – however, thats not all for 26 episodes. The story quickly progresses beyond petty boyfriend-stealing to look at deeper emotional questions all characters face in their relationships, how they change over time, and the choices they make for love. Peach Girl has all that a good romance anime takes: progressive plotline, moments of humour, and ofcourse, the reality of love; Bittersweet.

Take a peek at other high school romances:

Bokura ga Ita: Bokura ga Ita is a compelling drama about the budding, but complicated relationship between two high schoolers: Takahashi Nanami and Motoharu Yano. Both animes share similar complexities of high school relationships in their stories and in their portrayal of harsh obstacles keep the all-too-familiar bittersweet underlying theme in love.

Hana Yori Dango: Both Hana Yori Dango and Peach Girl have similar female leads who are given a hard time at high school. The story gets more complicated as feelings and relationships develop.

Lovely Complex: LoveCom is a heartwarming romance story of Risa and Otani – the tallest girl and shortest boy, also nicknamed the All Hanshin Kyojin. LoveCom concentrates more on Risa and Otani’s relationship and portrays different obstacles to this unlikely romance. It also provides much more comic relief than Peach Girl does.

Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou: Again about the trials of high school romance, Kare Kano offers a similar storyline to Peach Girl but fills the anime with much more comic relief throughout.