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The Kinks (manga)

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The Kinks
First wideban volume cover
ザ・キンクス
(Za Kinkusu)
Genre
Manga
Written byShunji Enomoto
Published byKodansha
ImprintWide KC
MagazineComic Days
Original runMarch 26, 2023 – present
Volumes3

The Kinks (ザ・キンクス, Za Kinkusu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shunji Enomoto. It began serialization on Kodansha's Comic Days manga website in March 2023.

Syonpsis

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The series centers around the mundane lives of the Kinku family. The novelist father, punk mother, coolheaded eldest daughter, and quiet son.

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Shunji Enomoto, The Kinks began serialization on Kodansha's Comic Days manga website on March 26, 2023.[2] Its chapters have been compiled into three wideban volumes as of October 2025.[3]

No. Release date ISBN
1February 14, 2024[4]978-4-06-534584-9
2September 20, 2024[5]978-4-06-536795-7
3October 23, 2025[3]978-4-06-540761-5

Reception

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The series was ranked fourth in the 2025 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook's list of the best manga for male readers.[6] The series was ranked seventh in Freestyle Magazine's "The Best Manga 2025" ranking in 2024.[7] The series won the Short Work Prize at the 29th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2025.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b 榎本俊二のファミリーコメディ「ザ・キンクス」1巻、地方都市に暮らす4人家族の日々. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 14, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  2. ^ 人間の根源を揺さぶる「家族」コメディ『ザ・キンクス』(榎本俊二)が、コミックDAYSで3月26日より連載配信スタート! (in Japanese). Kodansha. March 26, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2025 – via PR Times.
  3. ^ a b ザ・キンクス(3) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  4. ^ ザ・キンクス(1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  5. ^ ザ・キンクス(2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  6. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (December 12, 2024). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil Full List of Top 2025 Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  7. ^ 「このマンガを読め!」1位は川勝徳重「痩我慢の説」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 24, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 23, 2025). "Rintarō's Autobiographical Manga Wins Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
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