Pink no Idenshi

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WrittenbyJun Yuzuki
PublishedbyKodansha
ImprintBessatsu Friend Comics
Pink no Idenshi
Cover of the Japanese version of vol. 1, first released on February 10, 2003
Pinkの遺伝子
GenreComedy[1]
Manga
Written byJun Yuzuki
Published byKodansha
ImprintBessatsu Friend Comics
MagazineBessatsu Friend
Original run20022005
Volumes7
Television drama
Directed byKayoko Hanamura
Produced by
  • Masayuki Iwata
  • Takashi Ohashi
Written byHaruko Nagatsu
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03) December 26, 2005 (2005-12-26)
Episodes13

Pink no Idenshi (Japanese: Pinkの遺伝子; lit. "Pink Gene") is a Japanese manga series by Jun Yuzuki. It was serialized in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Friend from 2002 to 2005. A live-action television drama adaptation was broadcast on TV Tokyo from October to December 2005.

Pink no Idenshi is an anthology series of unrelated short stories about high school girls exploring romantic and sexual relationships with their classmates and teachers. Volumes 2, 4, and 5 feature an ongoing plot about Natsu Saitō and Taichi Kobayashi, two high school students who have just begun dating, exploring the conflicts and misunderstandings they face in their newfound relationship.

Cast and characters

Main characters

Taichi Kobayashi (小林 タイチ, Kobayashi Taichi)
Played by: Hiroki Nakadoi
Taichi is a shy teen who attracts the attention of both men and women. When Natsu confesses her love for him, he accepts her affection and they both leave the classroom in front of their teacher. He becomes a target for the "Virgin Killer", who is the school nurse, and is helped by Natsu. Later on, he becomes a target of Kirinoin Tsukasa, a male teacher who becomes infatuated with him and Natsu.
Natsu Saitō (斉藤 ナツ, Saitō Natsu)
Played by: Narumi Konno [ja]
Natsu is an outgoing teen with a crush on Taichi. She confesses her love to him and he returns her feelings. After the confession, they both leave the classroom in front of their teacher. When her boyfriend becomes the target of the "Virgin Killer", she saves him before it's too late. When she and Taichi become targets of Kirinoin, she attempts to put a stop to it, only to have the teacher try to crush her self-esteem and convince her that her relationship with Taichi won't last. By the end, she overcomes the thoughts and refuses to leave Taichi, even when both of them are kidnapped by the obsessed teacher.
Hikaru Chikubushima (竹生島 光, Chikubushima Hikaru)
Played by: Makoto Sakamoto [ja]
Hikaru is a classmate and friend of both Taichi and Natsu. Throughout the series, they stick up for him when he his made fun of by other classmates and he, in turn, helps them through their troubles. In episode ten, he walks in when Kirinoin has Taichi pinned to a bed locked in a kiss. However, Kirinoin threatens to kill Hikaru's pet hamster, Angelina, if he interferes.
Satoshi Hanamura (花村 恵, Hanamura Satoshi)
Played by: Zenjirō [ja]
Satoshi is Natsu and Taichi's teacher, who watches them confess their love for each other and abandon class together. Despite demanding order in his classroom, when he sees the shy Taichi fall for the outgoing Natsu, he is happy for the newly-formed couple.
Kaoruko Hōjō (宝條 薫子, Hōjō Kaoruko)
Played by: Kaoru Sumiya [ja]
Kaoruko is a school nurse known as a "Virgin Killer" throughout Phoenix High School. After meeting Taichi, she becomes infatuated with his innocence and virginity and demands to make him her next target. She locks him in the office with her, where she attempts to take his virginity. Unsuccessful, she drugs him and kidnaps him. Taichi manages to escape, though in an induced stupor.
Tsukasa Kirinoin (桐ノ院 司, Kirinoin Tsukasa)
Played by: Tsuyoshi Kimura [ja]
Kirinoin is a male teacher who becomes obsessed with Taichi and Natsu, becoming jealous of their relationship. He tries to manipulate the two, trying to convince them that their love is false and a "fragile relationship." While he fails at breaking Natsu, he succeeds with Taichi, who he forces onto a bed and kisses. Before he can advance, Hikaru walks in to see a numb Taichi and the sadistic amusement of Kirinoin. With his obsession in full-throttle, he kidnaps both Taichi and Natsu.

Other characters

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