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Peach Girl is about an average high school girl, Momo Adachi, who everyone thinks is a beach bunny / slut because of her tanned skin. The actual reason she is so tanned is because she was on the swim team and tans very easily. She likes a boy, Toji, who she heard only likes non-tanned girls. This causes her to question who she is and have low self esteem. She spends a lot of time trying to remake herself into the girl she believes he wants. However, she has a friend, Sae, who likes to go behind Momo's back and make her life terrible, mostly by trying to take Toji away from her. All the while there's another boy, Kairi, who is in love with Momo.

It was a fairly enjoyable anime to watch, despite the sketchy artwork and average sound. The tension and suspense really got me hooked, though I felt that it was "rushed through" a little too much. Although the anime is a compression of the manga, a few more breather moments might have been nice.
The direction of the anime was average as well, and that made the anime a little less enjoyable to watch.
There are humorous scenes, though, and Kairi will often crack the audience up. The SD strikes good balance in a sense, bringing a bit of humor into the exciting tension. However, too much SD can be tiresome - at least, for this anime.
The plotline is somewhat original, though there are occasional hints of typical shojo cliches.

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