{"product_id":"please-form-pairs-9781846017537","title":"Please Form Pairs: THE #1 GIRL-EAT-GIRL JAPANESE SENSATION","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSQUID GAME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eMEAN GIRLS \u003c\/i\u003ein this hit survival drama about keeping up and staying (barely) alive in a girl-eat-girl Tokyo - now with 100,000 copies sold\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSQUID GAME \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMEETS \u003ci\u003eMEAN GIRLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e THE #1 JAPANESE HIT ABOUT KEEPING UP AND STAYING (BARELY) ALIVE IN A GIRL-EAT-GIRL WORLD\u003cbr\u003e 100,000 COPIES SOLD\u003cbr\u003e LET THE GAMES BEGIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mishin Mizushima isn't \u003ci\u003enearly\u003c\/i\u003e kawaii enough by Tokyo standards. Her developmentally stunted mum isn't a fan either, ditching her in their micro-apartment to shack up with a sugar daddy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Her story is one of thousands in a city where towering alpha females move and think as a single, terrifyingly beautiful organism. The betas know to lay low. The rest grovel at the feet of the sparkly food chain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In one school, a battle erupts between the barbies when a new teacher dares to question the natural order. In the wisdom of Hello Kitty, \"you can never have too many friends\" - and everyone knows the best way to make friends is to play a game...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unhinged bestseller straight outta Tokyo, \u003ci\u003ePlease Form Pairs\u003c\/i\u003e is a candy-coated survival drama where everyone must play by three rules: keep up, be liked, and stay (barely) alive in a girl-eat-girl world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27 August 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePage count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Height 214 mm; Width 135 mm; Thickness 21 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Octopus Publishing Group\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781846017537\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Chiren Kina","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50169796428026,"sku":"9781846017537","price":10.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/9781846017537.jpg?v=1787609986","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/please-form-pairs-9781846017537","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}