History Manga / PeachGirl

* CatchTheHeartOnHisSleeve: Ryo tries to leave Sae who’s madly in love with him and she pulls on his shirt, pleading with him not to leave her alone. She promises to do anything to keep him with her and he says: Then break up with me.

* CatchTheHeartOnHisSleeve: Ryo tries to leave Sae who’s madly in love with him and she pulls on his shirt, pleading with him not to leave her alone. She promises to do anything to keep him with her and he says “Then break up with me.”

** [[spoiler:This is about as [[HeelFaceTurn Face]] as Sae gets.]]

* DubInducedPlothole: [[spoiler: A slip in the dub causes Toji to casually mention to Momo that Sae is blackmailing him with pictures, which she has never heard about til now. You can tell it's a mistake when Momo actually finds out a few episodes later and confronts Sae about it.]]

%%* {{Bishoujo}}: Momo and Sae.

* RealityEnsues: Sae learns the hard way that when your classmates discover that you've tried to pull a WoundedGazelleGambit on a girl and lie that she's the one bullying you, ''everyone'' will turn against you.

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[[caption-width-right:250: Cover of Volume 1 of the Tokyopop edition.]]

* AlphaBitch: Sae
* AllMenArePerverts: Kairi tries to convince Momo of this.

* AttentionWhore: Sae
* BastardBoyfriend:
** Ryo
** Toji acts like this for [[spoiler: Momo]] due to [[spoiler: Sae's]] blackmail.
* BastardGirlfriend: Sae to Goro.
* {{Bishonen}}: Jigoro, Toji, Kairi, and Ryo.
* {{Bishoujo}}: Momo and Sae.
* BitchInSheepsClothing:
** Sae is one of the greatest examples of this trope in all of anime and manga.
** Ryo is a male version of this.

* CanNotSpitItOut: Toji, and how!

* ChivalrousPervert: Kairi.

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Momo is this in the manga.
* DarkSkinnedRedHead: Momo, as a result of her dedication to the swim team. (At least, in the anime.)

* {{Fanservice}}: Much more of this in the manga than in the anime.

* {{Gonk}}: The BDSM rapist.
* GreenEyedMonster: This defines Sae.

* ItMeantSomethingToMe:
** For Momo due to [[spoiler: Sae's]] scheming.
** And later Sae herself.

** This series was adapted first into a Taiwanese live-action TV drama, which starred Annie Wu and aired in in 2002.

* LoveDodecahedron: The Series.

* LastGuyWins: [[spoiler: Kairi.]]
* ManipulativeBitch: Sae, again.

* MegatonPunch: Momo, [[DopeSlap frequently to Kairi.]]
* MoreThanMindControl: Sae loves doing this.
* OffModel: In the anime.

* StalkerWithACrush: Sae, repeatedly and to extremes.

* {{Tsundere}}: Momo again, without a doubt.
* TraumaCongaLine: Poor, poor Momo. Being a teenage girl is tough!

** For Momo, Toji [[spoiler: at first]].
** In the end for Toji, it's [[spoiler: Momo]].
** For Kairi it's [[spoiler: Misao]].
** For Jigoro, his feelings for [[spoiler: Sae]] are not returned.
** For Misao it was [[spoiler: Ryo]], until she sees his treatment of Sae.
** For Sae it's [[spoiler: Ryo]].
** In Ryo's case, it's [[spoiler: Misao]] but she then becomes TheOneThatGotAway.
* UnwittingPawn: Toji, then Jigoro.
** And then later Sae when she's with [[spoiler: Ryo]].

* WrongGuyFirst: Sort of. More like Best Guy Last.
* {{Yandere}}:
** Sae, to a certain degree, depending on your view.
** As well as Kairi's trio of {{ClingyJealousGirl}}s.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Momo wears grade A in episode 9.

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%%* AlphaBitch: Sae
%%* AllMenArePerverts: Kairi tries to convince Momo of this.

%%* AttentionWhore: Sae
%%* BastardBoyfriend:
%%**Ryo
%%** Toji acts like this for [[spoiler: Momo]] due to [[spoiler: Sae's]] blackmail.
%%* BastardGirlfriend: Sae to Goro.
%%* {{Bishonen}}: Jigoro, Toji, Kairi, and Ryo.
%%* {{Bishoujo}}: Momo and Sae.
%%* BitchInSheepsClothing:
%%** Sae is one of the greatest examples of this trope in all of anime and manga.
%%** Ryo is a male version of this.

%%* CanNotSpitItOut: Toji, and how!

%%* ChivalrousPervert: Kairi.

%%* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Momo is this in the manga.

%%* {{Fanservice}}: Much more of this in the manga than in the anime.

%%* {{Gonk}}: The BDSM rapist.
%%* GreenEyedMonster: This defines Sae.

%%* ItMeantSomethingToMe:
%%** For Momo due to [[spoiler: Sae's]] scheming.
%%** And later Sae herself.

%%* LoveDodecahedron: The Series.

%%* LastGuyWins: [[spoiler: Kairi.]]
%%* ManipulativeBitch: Sae, again.

%%* MegatonPunch: Momo, [[DopeSlap frequently to Kairi.]]
%%* MoreThanMindControl: Sae loves doing this.
%%* OffModel: In the anime.

%%* StalkerWithACrush: Sae, repeatedly and to extremes.

%%* {{Tsundere}}: Momo again, without a doubt.
%%* TraumaCongaLine: Poor, poor Momo. Being a teenage girl is tough!

%%** For Momo, Toji [[spoiler: at first]].
%%** In the end for Toji, it's [[spoiler: Momo]].
%%** For Kairi it's [[spoiler: Misao]].
%%** For Jigoro, his feelings for [[spoiler: Sae]] are not returned.
%%** For Misao it was [[spoiler: Ryo]], until she sees his treatment of Sae.
%%** For Sae it's [[spoiler: Ryo]].
%%** In Ryo's case, it's [[spoiler: Misao]] but she then becomes TheOneThatGotAway.
%%* UnwittingPawn: Toji, then Jigoro.
%%** And then later Sae when she's with [[spoiler: Ryo]].

%%* WrongGuyFirst: Sort of. More like Best Guy Last.
%%* {{Yandere}}:
%%** Sae, to a certain degree, depending on your view.
%%** As well as Kairi's trio of {{ClingyJealousGirl}}s.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Even though Momo's classmates ridicule her for her looks, they get frustrated when they realize that Sae is the one that caused problems with Momo to happen in the first place.

Written and illustrated by Miwa Ueda, ''Peach Girl'' was first published in Kodansha's ''Bessatsu Friend'' magazine from 1997 to 2003 for a total of 72 chapters. The manga was first picked up by Creator/{{Tokyopop}} for an English-language release in North America, but after its shutdown, Kodansha Comics USA acquired the rights to publish it. A TV drama aired in Taiwan in 2001. The anime was produced by Creator/StudioComet'' and aired in early 2005 for 25 episodes; it was licensed by Creator/{{Funimation}} in North America. A live-action film, directed by Koji Shintoku, was released in 2017.

** A film based on the manga was released in 2017, directed by Kōji Shintuku and starring actress/model Mizuki Yamamoto.

* RealityEnsues: Sae learns the hard way that when your classmates discover that you've tried to pull a WoundedGazelleGambit on a girl and lie that she's the one bullying you, ''everyone'' will turn against you.

* OhCrap: Kairi gets one when he realizes Momo is about to hit him for having the girls start a fight with her.

** Some of the side plots had to be written out of the film given that the manga was being adapted into 116 minutes of film.

* CanonForeigner: Takashi Okayasu and Sakurako Adachi, who are Kairi's father and Momoko's mother, were created specifically for the film.

** Some of the side plots had to be written out of the live-action film given that the manga was being adapted into 116 minutes of film.

* CreativeClosingCredits: In the closing credits to the live-action film, there are some scenes where the dialogue, narration and sound effects are written out while "Call Me, Maybe" plays in the background.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: Sae's favorite tactic; she's even the TropeNamer.

Written and illustrated by Miwa Ueda, ''Peach Girl'' was first published in Kodansha's ''Bessatsu Friend'' magazine from 1997 to 2003. The manga was first picked up by Creator/{{Tokyopop}} for an English-language release in North America, but after its shutdown, Kodansha Comics USA acquired the rights to publish it. A TV drama aired in Taiwan in 2001. The anime was produced by Creator/StudioComet'' and aired in early 2005 for 25 episodes; it was licensed by Creator/{{Funimation}} in North America. A live-action film, directed by Koji Shintoku, was released in 2017.

Written and illustrated by Miwa Ueda, ''Peach Girl'' was first published in Kodansha's ''Bessatsu Friend'' magazine from 1997 to 2003. A TV drama aired in Taiwan in 2002. The anime, produced by Creator/StudioComet and directed by Hiroshi Ishiodori, aired in early 2005 for 25 episodes and a live-action film, directed by Koji Shintoku, was released in 2017.

In 2016, Ueda wrote a sequel, ''Peach Girl NEXT'', which began serialization in ''Be Love''.

* AdaptationDyeJob: While Momo's hair is rendered blonde in the color illustrations, the anime and live-action adaptations change her hair into a light red color.
* AesopAmnesia: Dear God, Sae ''is'' this trope. After being turned down by the guy she's claimed to love (at the time), being victimized by her former victims, ''and'' being treated as a friend by '''Momo''', given enough time, she goes back to her jealous, manipulative ways.

** ''Peach Girl'' was adapted into a Taiwanese live-action TV drama, which starred Annie Wu and aired in in 2002.

Written and illustrated by Miwa Ueda, ''Peach Girl'' was first published in Kodansha's ''Bessatsu Friend'' magazine from 1997 to 2003. A TV drama aired in Taiwan in 2001. The anime, produced by Creator/StudioComet'' aired in early 2005 for 25 episodes and a live-action film, directed by Koji Shintoku, was released in 2017.

In 2016, a sequel, ''Peach Girl NEXT'', began serialization in ''Be Love''.

* AdaptationDyeJob: While Momo's hair is rendered blonde in the color illustrations, the anime and live-action adaptations change her hair into a red color, mirroring the manga's descriptions of her hair.
* AesopAmnesia: Dear God, Sae ''is'' this trope. After being turned down by the guy she's claimed to love (at the time), being victimized by her former victims, ''and'' being treated as a friend by '''MOMO''', given enough time, she goes back to her jealous, manipulative ways.

** This series was adapted first into a Taiwanese live-action TV drama, which starred Annie Wu and aired in in 2002.

** Given the fact that a 72-chapter series was adapted into a 116-minute film, some of the side plots had to be written out.

** For the live-action film, the story had to be distilled to fit the 116-minute length film.

* AdaptationDistillation: Both the anime and two live-action adaptations condenses the manga chapters into 25 episodes.