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Kyōko Okazaki


Born
in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
December 13, 1963

Genre
Manga, Graphic Novels


Kyōko Okazaki (岡崎京子, Okazaki Kyoko) is a Japanese cartoonist. In a relatively short career, spanning from 1983 to 1996, Okazaki established herself as a leading figure in josei manga, i.e. comics primarily targeting adult women. In particular, she is considered a major contributor to gyaru manga, a trend reclaiming 'girliness' into adult graphic novels.
Okazaki is known for her unorthodox visual style and her bluntness in tackling topics such as sex, prostitution, bourgeois decadence and body dismorphia, against the backdrop of the opulent life in 80s and 90s Tokyo. Her most famous works are Pink (1989), River's Edge (1993-1994) and Helter Skelter (1995-1996).
In 1996 Okazaki was hit by a car. The accident, from which she is still re-habilita ...more

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Average rating: 3.88 · 4,185 ratings · 551 reviews · 52 distinct works • Similar authors
Helter Skelter
3.88 avg rating — 2,334 ratings — published 2003 — 14 editions
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Pink
3.85 avg rating — 1,307 ratings — published 1989 — 9 editions
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Ribāzu Ejji
3.92 avg rating — 469 ratings — published 1993 — 8 editions
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Tokyo Girls Bravo, Tome 2
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Rock: [A Club Kids Story]
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions
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Utakata No Hibi
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003
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Happī Hausu =Happy House
4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions
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I Wanna Be Your Dog
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4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions
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Ai No Seikatsu =La Vie D'amour
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Chiwawa Chang
4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions
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“I hear a ticking sound.
Something inside of me is
going to end very soon.
But I'm not afraid.
I knew about it all along.”
― Kyōko Okazaki, Helter Skelter
tags: death
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“A word before we start: laughter and screams sound very much alike.”
― Kyōko Okazaki, Helter Skelter
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“No matter how beautiful it is, a rabbit is still just a chunk of meat once you skin it”
― Kyōko Okazaki, Helter Skelter
tags: beauty, reality, reality-of-life
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