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PINK
  • Published: 15 November 2013
  • ISBN: 9781939130129
  • Imprint: Vertical Inc
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $42.99

PINK

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Paperback
15 Nov 2013
EBook
19 May 2026
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PINK is considered by many as the first Japanese comic for women (josei manga). If not the proto-josei, it is the bible for this genre covering many themes that still resonate with women today - work, family, finances and romance. However, Okazaki turns all of those themes on their side with bombastic visuals and a cast of characters, including a talking crocodile, who are like nothing seen in a comic since.

Yumiko moonlights as a call girl because her day job doesn't pay enough to feed her pet Croc. Haru an aspiring writer who has nothing to say, sleeps with a woman his mother's age not just for the money but to work on his "powers of observation". So when Yumi's step-mom turns out to be Haru's sugar-mommy, it is time for shenanigans. A little bit of drinking, a little bit of blackmail and a visit with Croc is enough to change lives and maybe add some color to a comfortable but bland life.

Daddy kept Keiko's mom as a pet; she keeps Haru as a pet; I keep Croc as a pet...Is Yumiko someone else's pet?? Is she willing to let someone care for her like that?
  • Published: 15 November 2013
  • ISBN: 9781939130129
  • Imprint: Vertical Inc
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $42.99

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Praise for PINK

Winner of the 2004 Japan Media Arts Award

Winner of the 2004 Osamu Tezuka Award

Winner of the 2004 Japan Media Arts Award

Winner of the 2004 Osamu Tezuka Award