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Walkin' Butterfly by Chihiro Tamaki

Like Paradise Kiss with Sex and the City style and sass, Walkin' Butterfly is a fun, dramatic and romantic story about a gawky misfit and her transformation into a runway model. Read a review of Volume 1 of this josei manga series from Aurora Publishing.
Walkin' Butterfly Volume 1 - Review
Like Paradise Kiss with Sex and the City style and sass, Walkin' Butterfly is a fun, dramatic and romantic story about a gawky misfit and her transformation into a runway model. Read a review of Volume 1 of this josei manga series from Aurora Publishing.
Manga Maniac Cafe Review: Walkin' Butterfly Volume 1
Manga Maniac Cafe isn't won over by Walkin' Butterfly's charms, calling it "rough and clunky" albeit "attractively presented."
Otaku News Review: Walkin' Butterfly Volume 1
Otaku News reviewer LittleWoodenBoy is ambivalent about the leisurely pace of Walkin' Butterfly Volume 1, but is mostly confused by the left-right / right-left switcheroo between the story and the extras in the back.
Slightly Biased Manga - Walkin' Butterfly Volume 1
Giving Volume 1 a cautious thumbs up, Slightly Biased Manga says that Walkin' Butterfly is more like Moyocco Anno's Happy Mania than Ai Yazawa's Paradise Kiss.
TangognaT Review: Walkin' Butterfly Volume 1
Describing it as "a bit of a mash-up between Yayoi Ogawa and Erica Sakurazawa", TangognaT gives Walkin' Butterfly the thumbs up, but finds it lacking in a few ways.
Kethylia Review: Walkin' Butterfly Vol. 1
Manga blogger and reviewer Kethylia Duuk Tarquith muses that Walkin' Butterfly has more in common with sports manga than fashion, but still concludes that it's "an entertaining and genuinely funny book."

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