Kyoko Okazaki's characters are bold and freewheeling, holding unconventional sets of values.
12 Facts About Kyoko Okazaki
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Kyoko Okazaki is one of the early forebears of the gyaru manga style.
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Kyoko Okazaki lived in a family extended to fifteen people.
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Kyoko Okazaki's father was a hairdresser and held a large drawing room.
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Kyoko Okazaki often wondered what the family and the home can represent in these conditions.
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In 1983, while studying at Atomi Junior College, Kyoko Okazaki made her debut as a professional manga artist with the short story in Manga Burikko, an erotic hentai manga magazine primarily aimed for male adults.
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Kyoko Okazaki published several more short stories in the magazine.
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Kyoko Okazaki worked on the series Tokyo Girls Bravo, which was published in CUTIE, a mainstream Japanese fashion magazine aimed at teens.
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In 1994, Kyoko Okazaki put on a solo exhibition at the grand opening of the experimental art space, P-House, in Tokyo.
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Kyoko Okazaki is a fashion illustrator, and her manga illustrates the cutting-edge fashion and customs of Japan during the 1980s and 1990s.
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Kyoko Okazaki's manga describes the loneliness and emptiness that characterizes this time period.
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In May 1996, Kyoko Okazaki was hit by a drunk driver and sustained severe injuries, and went on hiatus to rehabilitate.