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May 02, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

徹底して

Be thorough

服飾業界に特化した作品！身長圧倒的に足りないでとショーモデルになることを目標にしている千雪と服を作ることが好きでファッションデザイナーになりたい貧乏で大家族な少年・育人の話。この２人を軸にこの２人がどこまでやれるのか、やっていけるのかワクワクする。少々絵が洗練されていないのが残念ですが、それを置いても読む価値のある面白い作品だと思います。

A work specialized in the apparel industry! A story about Chiyuki, who is overwhelmingly not tall enough and aims to become a show model, and Ikuto, a poor, large family boy who likes making clothes and wants to become a fashion designer. Centering on these two people, I'm excited to see how far these two can go and what they can do. It's a pity that the picture is a bit unrefined, but I think it's an interesting work worth reading even after putting it down.

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Dec 11, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

ともかく引き込まれる

I'm drawn in anyway

This review contains spoilers. 最初、普通の高校生同士の恋愛物語かなあ？くらいの気持ちで読み始めたら・・夢に向かって行く育人と千雪の物語絶対にトップモデルになれないだろう？身長158センチの千雪と母子家庭で妹達に洋服などを作る事が好きな育人が出会い、お互いの夢・・パリに行きたい！に向かって頑張って・・色々な人達との出会いの中で成長して行く二人挫折を繰り返しながらも・・最後にはトップモデルとトップデザイナーになりパリへ読み進めて行くうちに本当に引き込まれてしまいました

This review contains spoilers. At first, I wonder if it's a love story between normal high school students? If you start reading it with that kind of feeling... the story of Ikuto and Chiyuki going towards their dream will definitely not become a top model, right? Chiyuki, who is 158 centimeters tall, and Ikuto, who likes to make clothes for her younger sisters in a mother and child family, meet, and they both dream... they want to go to Paris! Working hard towards... two people growing up while meeting various people, and while repeating setbacks... at the end, they became top models and top designers, and I was really drawn in as I read on to Paris

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Nov 11, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

キャラクターがかっこいい

The characters are cool

モデルの世界って、デザインの世界って、果てしないなと改めて感じました！成功者は一握りなんだなあ。ブレずに貫いていく主人公たち、かっこいいです！

I once again felt that the world of models and the world of design is endless! There are only a handful of successful people. The main characters who go through without blurring are so cool!

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Nov 04, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

すごく良かった?

was that really good?

This review contains spoilers. 一気に読んでしまいました✨とても面白かったです。みんながどんどん成長していくお話、最高!!洋服もとっても素敵でした✨

This review contains spoilers. I read it all at once ✨ It was very interesting. The story where everyone grows more and more, the best! The clothes were also very nice ✨

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Oct 11, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

思わず泣いちゃう作品

Works that make you cry

This review contains spoilers. 主人公の男の子が超絶イケメンってわけじゃないのに思わず見入ってしまう応援したくなるそんな作品でした。最終的に恋の行方がはっきりしない終わり方も好きです。登場人物みんながいろんなことに真剣に向き合っててすきなことを真剣に取り込む姿に引き込まれました。今夢を持っている人持っていない人どちらにもおすすめしたい作品です。

This review contains spoilers. Even though the main character, the boy, wasn't a transcendental handsome guy, it was such a work that made me want to cheer for it, and I couldn't help but stare at it. I also like the way love ends when the course of love isn't clear in the end. I was drawn into how all the characters were seriously facing various things and seriously incorporating what they liked. I would recommend this work to both those who have dreams now and those who don't.

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Jul 17, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

かなりすきでした

I liked it quite a bit

母親の病気設定は雑だけれど、かなり引き込まれて読みました。女の子の努力がとても素晴らしいです。現実ではパリコレは無理があるけれど。

The mother's illness settings were sloppy, but I was quite drawn in and read it. The girl's hard work is amazing. In reality, Paris Collection is impossible, though.

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Dec 30, 2024 (PST) | Translate to English

本気でおすすめする

I seriously recommend

絵柄と試し読みで購入させてもらいました！アニメ化してくれたら絶対見る作品です！ファッション系の知識とかも学べるので読んでてタメにもなるしもちろんラブ要素もあるので大満足でした！

I bought it with the design and trial reading! It's definitely a work I'll watch if they make it into an anime! I was also very satisfied because I was able to learn fashion knowledge, etc., so it was useful to read it, and of course it also has love elements!

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Nov 09, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

オススメ

recommended

アニメにもなってるので、安心して楽しく読めました。アニメを見て原作を見て見たいと思って全巻買いしてしまいました。

It's also an anime, so I was able to enjoy reading it with peace of mind. I watched the anime and bought the whole volume because I wanted to watch the original.

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Sep 30, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

良かった！

That was great!

初めは絵が綺麗で読みやすいなぁと思ってたんですが、だんだん物語が複雑になっていくにつれ、人生の葛藤や苦悩、楽しさ、友情、愛情。たくさんの人の感情を表現されているところが素晴らしいなぁと感じました。いい大人なんですが、久しぶりに号泣しました！

At first, I thought the pictures were beautiful and easy to read, but as the story became more complicated, life's conflicts, pain, fun, friendship, and love. I felt that it was wonderful that the emotions of so many people were expressed. He's a nice adult, but I haven't cried in a long time!

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Jul 27, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

サイコー☆

awesome ☆

This review contains spoilers. 1巻から細々と購入しやっと完読！出てくる人出てくる人みんな個性が強くて意見が合わずヒヤヒヤするのに、全体的にみんながチーム感出して一帯化してる印象。ライバルなのに本気でぶつかり合いながらも相手を認めてるって感じられてとても楽しかったです。しかし、あんな地味だった郁人くんがみんなからモテモテになってちょっとハラハラしました(笑)でも良い結果でとても嬉しいハッピーエンドでした♡

This review contains spoilers. I bought a lot from volume 1 and finally read it completely! The people who come out all have strong personalities, and they don't agree and they are in a hurry, yet the overall impression is that everyone feels like a team and they are united. It was a lot of fun to be able to feel that they recognized their opponent even though they were rivals in earnest. However, Ikuto, who was so plain, became popular with everyone and was a bit jarring (lol), but it was a very happy happy ending with good results ♡

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May 15, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

2人の成長

The growth of two

This review contains spoilers. デザイナーの能力があるのか悩むおかっぱ(男)と、モデルになりたいけど身長が足りない女。この2人の努力家の成長物語。そして、夢見て2人が助け合ったり、ライバルになったり、涙をぬぐいあったりの感動物語。

This review contains spoilers. An okappa (male) wondering if she has the ability to be a designer, and a woman who wants to be a model but isn't tall enough. A coming-of-age story of these two hard workers. Also, it's a moving story about two people helping each other in a dream, becoming rivals, and wiping away tears.

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いい！ひたすら読みました！

That's good! I just read it!

普段は恋愛系が大好きなので読まないタイプの内容だけど、主人公を応援したくなり、続きをどんどん読みたくなりました。中盤から話の流れが早くてあれあれ？となりましたが、最後まで楽しく読んじゃいました。家族愛、仲間愛、良いですね。

I usually love romance, so it's the type of content I don't read, but I wanted to support the main character, and I wanted to read more and more. the flow of the story starts fast from the middle, huh? Yes, I enjoyed reading it until the end. Family love and camaraderie are good.

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Jan 20, 2023 (PST) | Translate to English

すき

plough

めちゃくちゃよい。次々と読みたくなって、なんか涙がでてなけてきました。夢に向かうすばらしさ、人のつながり、全てがよかった。

insanely good. I wanted to read it one after another, and somehow I couldn't shed a tear. The awesomeness of moving towards a dream, the connections between people, everything was great.

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Nov 06, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

自分が挑戦したい！と思う時に読み返す

I want to challenge myself! I reread it when I think

最初は絵に馴染みがなかったのですが、これを読むと夢を持って挑戦するエネルギーをもらえます。私にはとても刺さり終始感動しています。今後の展開が楽しみです

At first, I wasn't familiar with painting, but when I read it, I got the energy to challenge myself with dreams. It really stuck with me and was moved from beginning to end. I'm looking forward to future developments

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Nov 01, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

読んで間違いなし

There is no doubt that you read it

あっという間に読んでしまいました。すごくバランスのいい作品だと思います。頑張りが実っていく過程が好きです。前向きになれる。

I read it so fast. I think it's a very well-balanced work. I like the process where hard work comes to fruition. I can be positive.

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Oct 30, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

アニメの続きが気になって

I'm curious about the continuation of the anime

アニメを見ていましたが、2人が夢の実現に向かって踏み出したという感じの所で終わってしまったので、先が気になって続きから購入して読み始めました。それぞれ、家庭環境や身長などのハンデがあるなか頑張る姿が素敵だなと思います。ファッションには疎いですが、用語説明などもあり、業界の事情など興味深く読めます。

I was watching the anime, but it ended with the feeling that the two of them had stepped towards making their dreams come true, so I was worried about the future, so I bought more and started reading them. I think it's wonderful that they each work hard while they have handicaps such as their home environment and height. I'm not familiar with fashion, but there are explanations of terms, etc., and I can read things about the industry in an interesting way.

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Oct 10, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

夢に向かう一本道！

One road to dreams!

This review contains spoilers. 2人の主人公が、エベレスト登頂か⁈って程の、大きな夢に向かって一歩づつ挑戦していく姿に、心踊る！応援したくなる！そして何より元気を貰える?

This review contains spoilers. My heart is moved by the sight of the two main characters challenging one step at a time toward their big dream, such as climbing or climbing Mount Everest! I want to cheer! and above all, do you feel energized?

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Oct 05, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

ランウェイ

runway

夢と希望、挫折そこからの立ち直り。漫画の王道です。読み終わって清々しい気持ちになりました。何度も読み返してみたい作品です。

Dreams, hopes, and recovery from setbacks. It's the royal road of comics. It made me feel refreshed when I finished reading it. It's a work I want to reread over and over again.

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Sep 13, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

最高でした！

It was awesome!

This review contains spoilers. ストーリもキャラクターもテーマも好きです。仕事に気合が入りました！つまらない恋愛漫画にせず、最後まで恋愛をとっておいてくれたのも良かったです。最後にちゆきの左手は見して欲しかったですけどw

This review contains spoilers. I love the story, characters, and theme. I'm excited for work! It was also nice that they kept their romance until the end without making it a boring romance comic. I wanted you to see Chiyuki's left hand at the end lol

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Aug 20, 2022 (PST) | Translate to English

ワクワク

Excited

ファッションには疎い私ですが、色々と知ることができて次へ次へと読みたくなる一冊です。服への興味も湧いてきますね！?

I don't know much about fashion, but it's a book that makes me want to read it one after the other because I know so many things. Your interest in clothes is starting too!?

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