Second Hand Love is a collection of manga by Murasaki Yamada,[a] translated into English by Ryan Holmberg and published in North America in 2024 by Drawn and Quarterly.
[2] The two manga were previously published together in Japanese by Shogakukan, under the collective title A Shimmering Pale Color.
[2] A Shimmering Pale Color was first published in Comic Morning from 1983 to 1984,[1] and was serialized in book form by Kodansha.
[3] Terry Hong of Booklist argued that, in 2024, the insights into women's issues "remains relevantly evergreen across cultures and decades.
"[2] Publishers Weekly gave a starred review and stated that the collection is "exquisite" and "a perfect introduction to Murasaki’s heady feminist dramas.