Yoko Hanabusa Fan Club

This is the website of Yoko Hanabusa’s authorised fan club New Release 2026 Yoko Hanabusa-sensei’s new comic book “A Scoundrel of Consequence”, based on the novel written by Helen Dickson, was released on January 30th, 2026 by HarperCollins Japan Released on February 14th, 2026 by HarperCollins Japan, “Zoukan Harlequin March Issue” features Yoko Hanabusa-sensei’s romance manga “An Honourable Thief”(Parts 1 and 2), based on the novel written by Anne Gracie, and the magazine’s cover illustration is also by Hanabusa-sensei Released on April 1st, 2026 by HarperCollins Japan, “Harlequin Special Issue” features Yoko Hanabusa-sensei’s romance manga “The Princess Gets Engaged”, based on the novel written by Tracy Sinclair, and the magazine’s cover illustration is also by Hanabusa-sensei Yoko Hanabusa-sensei’s new comic book “Mistaken Adversary”, based on the novel written by Penny Jodan, was released on June 11th, 2026 by HarperCollins Japan How about joining our fan club?  Just express your liking for Hanabusa-sensei’s manga/anime, and let people know that fans like you are there! It’s free to join us, of course! Simply fill in your name and message by using the Entry Form of our Guestbook.    ☞Guestbook Yoko Hanabusa-sensei’s Room🆕 I had a project with a deadline early last week (late July), and after finishing it, I went out to support my favorite celebrity—activities that left me feeling quite exhausted afterward. The deadline work involved making revisions and writing the afterword for a Harlequin comic scheduled for release this autumn. As for my “fan activity”, I visited an exhibition of costumes and photographs featuring Yuzuru Hanyu at Tokyo Tower. To share some recent news: a Harlequin comic of mine titled His Two Royal Secrets is scheduled for release on October 1st, and I visited Tokyo Tower—likely for the first time in about half a century (shocking, I know)—to see that exhibition. I believe His Two Royal Secrets will be my final Harlequin comic release. With this, every Harlequin romance comic title I created for the publisher HarperCollins Japan has now been released in comic book format. Due to various circumstances, the company is withdrawing from print media like magazines, so it looks like Harlequin comics will continue only in digital format. It is sad, but there is a chance they might make a comeback if circumstances change in the future, so I am rooting for my editor’s hard work. * Here is a photo of Tokyo Tower. I’ve often seen it from a distance, but seeing it right up close was actually quite moving. Perhaps it’s because the tower symbolizes the era when Japan was at its most vibrant. By the way, I still haven’t been to the Skytree. Yoko Hanabusa (August, 2026) [Information]…I have a YouTube channel. If you search for YOKO KOBORI, it will appear. I have uploaded some videos that I took during Hanyu-kun’s overseas expedition. Please take a look♡ Yoko Hanabusa 🏛️ＹＨMuseum🏛️ This is Premier Muguet Wall Clock. We asked Yoko Hanabusa-sensei about the story of the clock. “I remember that this clock was made as a present project for the readers of the shojo manga magazine Hitomi by its editorial department. I think there were also some wall clocks made for other manga artists. There must have been only a few made, and so I think a few readers won the prize, and Mizuki-sensei received one, too, and so did I.” It is a wonderful art clock with the illustration of Chévie and Fon, autographed by Hanabusa-sensei and Mizuki-sensei. We would like to thank Hanabusa-sensei for telling us about this rare wall clock and for allowing us to post the photo on our website. Yoko Hanabusa has been a prolific manga artist since she debuted in 1978 with “Koi wa Happy Snow ni Notte” in an extra issue of the monthly Hitomi magazine. She is well known for her shôjo manga Lady!!, which was serialised from 1986 to 1991 in the Hitomi magazine and adapted into two anime series, Lady Lady!! and Hello! Lady Lynn, and one film version of Lady Lady!! As a prominent, popular mangaka of shôjo manga, Hanabusa-sensei took on the challenge of a new genre: mystery and horror mangas, in which her works constantly appeared in periodicals like Monthly Horror M. Afterwards she began to work on another new genre, that is romance comics for young women, a manga adaptation of romance novels from all over the world. And then, with much anticipation, Lady Lynn!, the sequel to Lady!!, finally appeared serially in the Roma x Puri (Romantic Princess) magazine, of which the publication was sadly discontinued. Currently, attending manga exhibition events abroad such as Japan Expo and Japan Touch in France from time to time, Hanabusa-sensei is continuing to publish romance manga works which appear in the Harlequin magazine. Yoko Hanabusa greets fans at the tea party of her debut 30th anniversary as a manga artist on May 3rd, 2009 (Tokyo) Yoko Hanabusa presents fans with her autographs at her debut 30th anniversary party

We are now on twitter! Just click the header image below. Latest News As a charity exhibition in 2026, Hanabusa-sensei’s votive picture tablet (ema in Japanese) of Lynn Russell has been displayed for one week from 1 January at Inage Shrine and from 9 January 9th to 31st at Kawasaki More’s in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. This year’s ema is of Little Lynn in a red Christmas outfit waving on a horse… Hanabusa-sensei’s self-homage to the cover illustration of the collector’s edition Lady!! Volume 2. In addition to Lynn-chan Biscuit Sable, Mon Cheri in Yamato City, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan has released a new cookie of Lynn Russell. Lynn-chan Pendant Cookie is now on sale at the cake shop. Yoko Hanabusa-sensei’s Harlequin comics (English edition) are available for sale at many online stores. Memorable Comic Book A Wild Affair A Wild Affair, written by Charlotte Lamb, is Yoko Hanabusa’s first romance manga for adults. The story itself is widely loved, and Hanabusa-sensei’s art work for it is amazingly beautiful. This comic book is available as an e-book (Harlequin Comics – English Edition). Cover Gallery Hatsukoi Swimming (Akita Shoten) * Lady!!, Collector’s Edition Vol. 2 (Shodensha) * Love and the Marquis (Ohzora Publishing Co., Ltd)

 Last Updated: August 4th, 2026 ( HOME [Yoko Hanabusa-sensei’s Room] )

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