Is pink a color just for girls?
Tag along on a journey
into colorful freedom

What does “being myself” really mean?
It’s time to discover My Pink

STORY

ぼくは、ピンクがきらい
だって、ピンクをきていると
きまって、なかま外れにされるんだもん
ピンクは、きらわれる色なんだ

でもさ、いちごのアイスクリームは
すごく人気だから、すぐになくなっちゃうよ
ぼくを なかま外れにする、いじめっこだって
いっつも食べているんだ

きらわれるけれど、すかれる色?
なんだかふしぎな色

そんなきもちを抱いた「ぼく」は
ピンクのことを知るために、ぼうけんにでかけます

そして、さいごにみつけた
「ぼく」のピンクとは...

I hate the color pink
That’s because I get left out every time I wear it
Nobody likes pink

But strawberry ice cream is really popular
So popular it’s often sold out
Even the kids who ignore and bully me
are always eating strawberry ice cream

Pink – a color that everyone both loves and hates?
It’s a curious color

Hoping to find answers and learn more about pink,
the main character sets out on an adventure

What kind of pink will the journey lead to?

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MESSAGE
FROM THE AUTHOR

ニューヨークに2年間住んだ経験は、
私の世界を大きく広げてくれ、
それ以来ずっと、多様性の素晴らしさ、
そして個々の視点の違いに魅了され続けています。
「私はこう思うけれど、あなたはどう思う?」
こんな会話が大好きです。
違いを知ることで自分の世界は広がるし、
そこから新しい何かが生まれる気がするから。

でも、そのためには自分の本当の思いや
考えを知ることが、
何よりも大事だということにも気づきました。
本当の思いを知ることは自分のためにもなります。
さらに、それを表現して分かち合うことは
みんなにとっての宝物にもなり得、
もっと豊かな世界がつくられるんじゃないかな、
と信じています。

ピンクへの気持ちが
分からなくなってしまった「ぼく」ですが、
色々な世界に触れ、学んだ結果、
本当の気持ちに出会うことができました。
そして、いつの間にか忘れていた、
表現する楽しさと自由を取り戻します。

この本を通じて、読者の方が本当の自分を知り、
表現する楽しさの発見につながると
いいなと思っています。
個々が自分の色を存分に表現した、
もっともっと色とりどりの
美しい世界が見てみたいのです。

「ぼく」に名前はありません。
あなたの「ぼくのピンク」はどんなものですか?

ー著者「あとがき」より

My experiences living in New York for two years
opened up a whole new world for me.
Ever since,I’ve been fascinated with how wonderful diversity is
and with the differences between people’s perspectives.
I love conversations that go like
“This is what I think, but what do you think?”
That’s because I feel that becoming aware of differences
widens your world and
leads to new discoveries.

But all this also made me realize that knowing your own true feelings
and thoughts is more important than anything else.
Knowing what you truly feel inside helps yourself.
To take a step further,
being able to express your feelings
and share them with others helps mutual understanding.
I think that can be really valuable,
because it helps make the world a richer place.

In the story of My Pink, the main character doesn’t know
how to feel about pink,
but after traveling to various places and learning all sorts of things,
they get in touch with their true feelings.
That’s the key to recovering the fun and freedom
that comes with expressing yourself.

I hope this book can help you understand your true self
and aid with discovering
the fun in self-expression.
I’d like to see us all create a more
colorful world – a world in which each
and every one of us can show their true colors.

The main character in the story
doesn’t have a name.
Come to think of it, what’s Your Pink?

- from the author’s “Afterword”

BEHIND THE BOOK

TEAM PINK

“My Pink” is the result of a cooperative effort.
Here are the members of Team Pink:

小田中 裕子
著者
Author

小田中 裕子 Yuko Odanaka

Visual Designer / Author / Art Book Designer

MY PINK:

Birthday color

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Focusing on graphic and web design, Yuko has worked on a wide variety of projects and in many different industries, with clients ranging from corporations to individuals. She specializes in harnessing design to further communication and solve problems.
Her greatest joy in life is to encounter art and cultures around the world through travel, people, and books. She hopes to create well-designed books that relay universal ideas acquired through experiences and study.

小田 実紀

小田 実紀 Minori Oda

編集者 / Clover出版代表取締役
Editor / CEOat Clover Publishing Inc

MY PINK:

First of all, it’s not a color I’d choose.

Because of my job, it makes me think of magenta.
That’s about the only way pink enters my life.

Actually, I also see it in some of my wife’s favorite snacks, like strawberry Caplico or strawberry Pocky.

Rather than pink, red makes me think of grenadine and tonic. It’s a mixture I often have at cigar bars, which I love (I don’t drink alcohol though). The pomegranate syrup is bright red and transparent – it’s beautiful.

But back to pink, I can’t help bringing up adult entertainment. Back in the ’70s, the American porn magazine Hustler was like a synonym for vulgarity, way racier than Hugh Hefner’s Playboy or Penthouse.

Hustler was founded by a guy called Larry Flynt, who is an idol of sorts for me. He’s a real bastard, a character who doesn’t care about common sense and is rowdy as hell. The stuff he published upset people so much that he himself became infamous. I remember watching “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” a film based on Flynt’s life, at the old Cinema Rise in Shibuya in 1997. I couldn’t stop crying – it’s such a great movie.

Don’t get me wrong: Hustler is, no doubt about it, the nastiest adult mag in American history.

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平井 友吏

平井 友吏 Yuri Hirai

Appartement Saran Owner / Jewelry Designer

MY PINK:

The color of morning glow and sunset glow

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ビクラム スレスタ

ビクラム スレスタ Bikram Shrestha

Web Developer

MY PINK:

My wife’s Favorite color

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Eva Jauss

Eva Jauss

Art Director / Illustrator / Set Designer

MY PINK:

Coral Pink – warm, soft and gentle

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鳥居 孝一

鳥居 孝一 Koichi Torii

Web Designer

MY PINK:

Piggy bank & Hayashiya Pe / Pa-ko

中井 要介

中井 要介 Yosuke Nakai

整形外科靴マイスター・義肢装具士
German Orthopedic Shoemeister, Japanese Prosthetist and Orthotist Sports Shoesfitter-Master

MY PINK:

Spring

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イリ サーリネン
訳者
Translator

イリ サーリネン Ili Saarinen

ライター・翻訳家
Writer / translator

MY PINK:

It’s the go-to shirt color for golfing CEO’s

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Born in Finland, Ili is a writer, translator, and occasional editor based in Tokyo. After graduating with an MA from Sophia University, he worked for Time Out Tokyo, first as a staff writer and translator and later as an editor, until 2018. He is especially interested in local history and everyday culture, but has also worked on projects ranging from tourism consulting to tax code translation.

アダム べイェ

アダム べイェ Adam Beije

スウェーデン大使館広報文化担当官
Officer, Press and Culture, Embassy of Sweden

MY PINK:

Cinema

チャビちゃん

チャビちゃん Xavi Cussó

Designer

MY PINK:

Flamingo pink

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Alejandra García

Alejandra García

Psychologist

MY PINK:

Peach blossom

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宮原 久喜子

宮原 久喜子 Kukiko Miyahara

Economy & Trade Officer

MY PINK:

Tie at a job interview

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齊藤 淳一

齊藤 淳一 Junichi Saito

刃物メーカー広報
PR in Japanese cutlery company

MY PINK:

Under the skin / Equality / Eros / The color of my clothe against the society

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ジネブ ベクタチ

ジネブ ベクタチ Zineb Bektachi

Designer

MY PINK:

Moroccan roses (Kelaat M'Gouna)

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おおにし しんじ

おおにし しんじ Shinji Onishi

Office worker

MY PINK:

Lift me up

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David Konsigni

David Konsigni

Events/shows manager

MY PINK:

Symbolizes romanticism at its finest

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佐藤 陽香

佐藤 陽香 Haruka Sato

Hairdresser

MY PINK:

The peach blossom color in Pisces season

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河原 奈苗
装画
Cover

河原 奈苗 Nanae Kawahara

Illustrator

MY PINK:

Positive and the skin color of my dog

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Nanae is a graduate of Tama Art University, where she studied graphic design, and holds an MA in Visual Arts (Illustration) from Camberwell College of Arts.
Her colorful illustrations, which incorporate graphic elements, mainly depict humans and animals. She has contributed work to magazines, books, merchandise, and advertisements, and regularly holds exhibitions and participates in art events both in Japan and elsewhere. She loves music and her dog Nana, a girl born in 2007.

And thank you for supporting

Ian Lynam / Saiko Kato / Sabina Shrestha

WHERE TO
GET THE BOOK

Available at major bookstores throughout Japan

amazon
楽天
HMV
TSUTAYA
紀伊國屋

MORE PINK!

The book is all about pink:
its culture, names, impressions, language, and color schemes.
Check it out if you want to know more about pink!

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