Self-styled Kogal queen Kotobuki Ran and her friends just wanna have fun, which includes shopping, hanging out, and scamming meals off gullible guys. Unfortunately, their 'hood' - Shibuya - is in constant danger of being despoiled by dirty old men, street gangs, nasty Kogal rivals, and other societal evils. But with a little help from her friends and a toughness born of coming from a family full of cops, Ran takes on the bad guys (and gals) with gusto!

Can the communication breakdown between Ran and Tatsukichi ever be repaired? Will it take a miracle for Ran to graduate from high school? If these weren't big enough problems, a stolen backpack and a scary accident combine to put all the Gals on edge. But then it's off to Hawaii for fun in the sun and a big surprise! And don't miss the return of Purple Panther X!

Two tough kogals from a neighboring town try to take over Ran's turf! What happens when Ran loses her home court advantage after she and her friends stray several stops down the train line to another, slightly less popular area? When Ran and her pals do some window shopping in nearby Ikebukuro, they run into a couple of formidable 'bukuro kogals, led by Honda Mami, self-styled boss of Ikebukuro.

After being turned down by Otohata-kun, Aya's fallen into a self-pitying rut that only Ran can help her get out of. But will Aya be able to muster enough confidence to take another crack at Rei? Meanwhile, Ran decides to take the initiative and track down her own Mr. Right, but she quickly bumps into "Mr. Wrong," a gym teacher with a major grudge against her!

Ran and her Gal-pals ring in the New Year, a year that will prove to be full of fun and games as well as change and pain. After Miyu's mother refuses to pay her high school tuition, Miyu and the perpetually poor Ran try to find part-time jobs. Even as the Gals are about to enter their second year of high school, they face the possibility of being split up.

Miraculously, Ran-chan has made it to her second year of high school and is idolized by most of the freshman class. But there's one girl who doesn't idolize Ran... in fact, she hates her! And you can bet this misguided freshman is going to make life difficult for Ran and her pals!

With the holiday season approaching, it would seem the Gal pals have plenty to keep them busy, and that's before a monkey escapes on Christmas Eve!

During a school trip, Ran is mistaken for a Taiwanese celebrity, and she makes a deal with the real star to keep up the charade so the actress can escape her entourage and rendezvous with her secret boyfriend. But taking on this temporary identity isn't just fun and games. Ran is forced to appear on a Taiwan TV quiz show, a job made even tougher by the fact that she can't speak Chinese!

This will be a big year for Ran and her Gal pals - their last year of high school! Traditionally, it's a time when students buckle down with the books to focus on their future. Nothing could be less appealing to Ran. Not only does she miss out on a dodgeball tournament, she is without a cell phone for an entire month, annoyed to no end by the Freshman Detectives, and forced to deal with a malicious rumor spread via text message by the callous gossip group known as HEART.

Ran's father and teacher unite to trick her into taking the police entrance exam! Phase one of their master plan is successfully completed when they get a photo of Ran looking exactly like (gasp!) a prim and proper Japanese girl. But you can bet the rest of their conspiracy won't be so easy.

They're smart, they're hip, and they'll shop 'til they drop. Allow us to introduce the super chic SuperGALS! The sharpest pack of high school escapees to ever roam the streets of Shibuya.

Meet Ran Kotobuki, a 16-year-old "Gal" with a taste for the most fashionable clothing and accessories. No part of Shibuya is safe as she hunts relentlessly for those items essential to a Gal's existence: fake nails, Hawaiian jewelry, and karaoke. She should be studying, but who can study when there are things to buy, people to see, places to go, food to eat?