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This article is about the series. For the character, see Yoko Tsuno (character). Yoko Tsuno is a fictional comic book character created by Belgian writer Roger Leloup.
Yoko Tsuno, the series' main character.
Yoko Tsuno, the series' main character. Yoko Tsuno is a fictional comic book character created by Belgian writer Roger Leloup.

Yoko Tsuno is a comic book series created by the Belgian writer Roger Leloup published by Dupuis and in Spirou since its debut in 1970. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Roger Leloup (born November 17, 1933) is a Belgian Comic strip artist novelist and a former collaborator of Hergé. Dupuis is a Belgian publisher of Comic books and magazines Based in Marcinelle near Charleroi, Dupuis was founded in the early 1930s Spirou magazine is a Belgian comics magazine. First published April 21, 1938 as Le Journal de Spirou, it was an eight page weekly comics Through twenty-four volumes, the series tell the adventures of Yoko Tsuno, a female electrical engineer of Japanese origin surrounded by her close friends, Vic and Pol. Yoko Tsuno is a fictional comic book character created by Belgian writer Roger Leloup. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Vic Video (Dutch Ben Beeld but sometimes also referred to as Max is a comic book character created by Belgian writer Roger Leloup. Pol Pitron (Dutch Paul Pola German Knut Knolle is a Comic book character created by Belgian writer Roger Leloup who appears in the Yoko Tsuno series Their adventures bring them to, among other places, Germany, Scotland, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia and also into outer space. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Outer space, often simply called space, comprises the relatively empty regions of the Universe outside the escape velocities of Celestial bodies. The stories are heavily technology driven, with concepts like robot dragons (Le Dragon de Hong Kong), suspended animation (La Frontière de la vie), time travel (La Spirale du temps and others), and even an alien species called the Vineans. The dragon is a Legendary creature of which some interpretation or depiction appears in almost every culture worldwide Le Dragon de Hong Kong ( The Dragon of Hong Kong) is the sixtheenth book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup Suspended animation is the slowing of life processes by external means without termination La Frontière de la vie ( On the Edge of Life) is the seventh book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and This article details time travel itself For other uses see Time Traveler. La Spirale du temps ( The Time Spiral) is the eleventh book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and See also List of extraterrestrials in fiction In Popular cultures Life forms -especially intelligent life forms that are of extraterrestrial Vinea is a fictional planet and associated intelligent species that appear in the Yoko Tsuno Graphic novel series by Roger Leloup. Despite the often exotic settings, the stories remain very realistic and friendship, love and spirituality are some of the key themes of the series. The art is drawn in Ligne claire style. Ligne claire ( French for "clear line" is a style of Drawing pioneered by Hergé, the Belgian creator of The Adventures When depiciting real-world settings, Leloup aspires to be as true to reality as possible, with places like Burg Katz or Rothenburg ob der Tauber depicted with almost photographic skill. Burg Katz is a castle above the German town of St Goarshausen in Rhineland-Palatinate. Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia, the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany

Contents

Publication history

Yoko Tsuno first appeared in the comics magazine Spirou on September 24, 1970 with the 8 page short Hold–up en hi–fi. Belgium and France have a long tradition in Comics. They have a common history for comics (see Franco-Belgian comics) and magazines Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1] This and the following two shorter works La belle et la bête and Cap 351 served as precursors for the first full-length Yoko Tsuno adventure, Le trio de l’étrange serialised in Spirou from May 13, 1971. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. [2] Staying with Spirou for the following 30 years, the series still appears in the magazine to date. Accumulating 24 albums with three integral compilations, the fourth, Vinéa en péril, is announced to be released on October 3, 2007. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [3]

Main characters

Main article: Yoko Tsuno characters

Yoko Tsuno

Main article: Yoko Tsuno (character)

Yoko Tsuno is an electrical engineer, who was raised in Japan but now lives in Belgium. Through its twenty-four comic book albums and its novel L'Écume de l'aube, The Yoko Tsuno series features a lot of supporting characters creatures and Yoko Tsuno is a fictional comic book character created by Belgian writer Roger Leloup. She is quite compassionate and has a knack for making friends. Yoko is also a skilled scuba diver, holds a black belt in aikido, and can pilot both gliders and helicopters. Scuba diving is swimming underwater, or taking part in another activity while using a Scuba set. The term Black belt has become widely known as way to describe an expert in Martial arts where a practitioner's level is often marked by the color of the belt is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies philosophy and religious beliefs Terminology A "glider" is an unpowered Aircraft. The most common types of glider are today used for sporting purposes This wide range of competences, together with her near-flawless behaviour, makes Yoko fall into the classic category of a competent woman. The competent man or competent woman is a Stock character who can do anything perfectly or at least exhibits a very wide range of abilities and knowledge making The flaw she does admit to having is the typically Japanese trait of valuing personal honour above monetary wealth, which leads her at times to be trusting to the point of blindness. Yoko Tsuno's first name was inspired by Japanese actress Yoko Tani[4]. Yoko Tani also known as Yoko ( 2 May 1932 – 3 July 1990) was a French actress

Vic Video

Main article: Vic Video

Vic Video (Dutch: Ben Beeld, but sometimes also referred to as Max): He has a strong personality, and is a close friend of Yoko (whom he seems to be in love with, though this is only hinted at). Vic Video (Dutch Ben Beeld but sometimes also referred to as Max is a comic book character created by Belgian writer Roger Leloup. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname Before meeting Yoko, he directed live TV shows. He is often the voice of reason and prudence moderating Yoko's impulsiveness. Vic appears in all albums except Aventures électroniques, L'Or du Rhin and La Pagode des brumes.

Pol Pitron

Main article: Pol Pitron

Pol Pitron (Dutch: Paul Pola, German: Knut Knolle) is the comic relief of the trio. Pol Pitron (Dutch Paul Pola German Knut Knolle is a Comic book character created by Belgian writer Roger Leloup who appears in the Yoko Tsuno series Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension His name comes from French "pitre", literally "clown". Before meeting Yoko, he worked as a camera operator under direction of Vic. Pol is often lazy and grumpy, as well as a real gourmet. Gourmet is a cultural ideal associated with the Culinary arts of fine food and drink or Haute cuisine. He is also playful and thus quite fond of children. Pol appears in all albums except La Pagode des brumes, although he appears in only two stories of Aventures électroniques.

Khany

Khany is a member of the extraterrestrial race of Vineans. Vinea is a fictional planet and associated intelligent species that appear in the Yoko Tsuno Graphic novel series by Roger Leloup. As of the end of La Forge de Vulcain and the fall of Karpan's leadership, she is also their undeclared leader who directs the return of the Vineans from Earth to Vinea. She is also undertaking expeditions to find lost Vinean colonies. Like Vic, she is quite careful in her actions. Khany appears in Le Trio de l'étrange, La Forge de Vulcain, Les Trois soleils de Vinéa, Les Titans, La Lumière d'Ixo, Les Archanges de Vinéa, Les Exilés de Kifa and La Porte des âmes.

Rosée du matin

Rosée du matin (Morning Dew; Dutch: Roosje) is Yoko's adopted Chinese daughter, as of Le Dragon de Hong Kong. The child of two biologists who experimented with the artificial enlargement of animals, she was orphaned when her parents perished in a storm. She had been raised by her grandfather, but due to his deteriorating health, he entrusted guardianship to Yoko. She has so far also participated in Yoko's time travel exploits and her trips into outer space. Rosée appears in all albums from Le Dragon de Hong Kong onwards. She was inspired by Roger Leloup's daughter, adopted from Korea. Roger Leloup (born November 17, 1933) is a Belgian Comic strip artist novelist and a former collaborator of Hergé. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.

Monya

Monya is a fourteen-year old time traveler from 3872, whom Yoko meets during the events described in La Spirale du temps. La Spirale du temps is a French science fiction Novel written by Henri René Guieu, under the Pseudonym Jimmy Guieu After changing history during this adventure, Monya is unable to return to her native time. She is adopted by Yoko's cousin and the two girls become fast friends. With the help of Monya's time machine, the translateur, Yoko and her friends undertake several time-travelling adventures.

Synopsis

Yoko Tsuno first meets Vic and Pol when they catch her trying to break into a laboratory, in Le Trio de l'étrange. Yoko Tsuno is a fictional comic book character created by Belgian writer Roger Leloup. Vic Video (Dutch Ben Beeld but sometimes also referred to as Max is a comic book character created by Belgian writer Roger Leloup. Pol Pitron (Dutch Paul Pola German Knut Knolle is a Comic book character created by Belgian writer Roger Leloup who appears in the Yoko Tsuno series Le Trio de l'étrange ( The Trio of the Bizarre) is the first book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and The moment the men confront her, the owner of the laboratory explains that he hired the Japanese girl to test a burglar alarm system. Vic, intrigued by Yoko's knowledge in electrical engineering and planning to do an independent television production with Pol as the cameraman, asks Yoko to come along.

The main characters are based in Belgium, although adventures take place around the world and even in the Vinean solar system, 2,500,000 light years away. When the stories are earth-based, they mostly take place in existing settings, like for example Burg Katz, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Hong Kong and Bruges. Burg Katz is a castle above the German town of St Goarshausen in Rhineland-Palatinate. Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia, the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Bruges (Brugge is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

Books

Comic books

  1. Le Trio de l'étrange (The Trio of the Bizarre), 1972 ISBN 2-8001-0666-2
  2. L'Orgue du Diable (The Devil's Organ), 1973 ISBN 2-8001-0667-0
  3. La Forge de Vulcain (Vulcan's Forge), 1973 ISBN 2-8001-0668-9
  4. Aventures électroniques (Electronic Adventures), 1974 ISBN 2-8001-0669-7
  5. Message pour l'éternité (Message for Eternity), 1975 ISBN 2-8001-0670-0
  6. Les Trois soleils de Vinéa (The Three Suns of Vinea), 1976 ISBN 2-8001-0671-9
  7. La Frontière de la vie (On the Edge of Life), 1977 ISBN 2-8001-0672-7
  8. Les Titans (The Titans), 1978 ISBN 2-8001-0592-5
  9. La Fille du vent (The Daughter of the Wind), 1979 ISBN 2-8001-0633-6
  10. La Lumière d'Ixo (The Light of Ixo), 1980 ISBN 2-8001-0687-5
  11. La Spirale du temps (The Time Spiral), 1981 ISBN 2-8001-0744-8
  12. La Proie et l'ombre (The Prey and the Ghost), 1982 ISBN 2-8001-0908-4
  13. Les Archanges de Vinéa (The Archangels of Vinea), 1983 ISBN 2-8001-0971-8
  14. Le Feu de Wotan (Wotan's Fire), 1984 ISBN 2-8001-1029-5
  15. Le Canon de Kra (The Cannon of Kra), 1985 ISBN 2-8001-1092-9
  16. Le Dragon de Hong Kong (The Dragon of Hong Kong), 1986 ISBN 2-8001-1378-2
  17. Le Matin du monde (The Dawn of the World), 1988 ISBN 2-8001-1585-8
  18. Les Exilés de Kifa (The Refugees of Kifa), 1991 ISBN 2-8001-1748-6
  19. L'Or du Rhin (The Rhine Gold), 1993 ISBN 2-8001-1999-3
  20. L'Astrologue de Bruges (The Astrologer of Bruges), 1994 ISBN 2-8001-2101-7
  21. La Porte des âmes (The Gate of Souls), 1996 ISBN 2-8001-2340-0
  22. La Jonque céleste (The Celestial Barge), 1998 ISBN 2-8001-2587-X
  23. La Pagode des brumes (The Pagoda of the Mists), 2001 ISBN 2-8001-2948-4
  24. Le Septième Code (The Seventh Code), 2005 ISBN 2-8001-3762-2

L'Écume de l'aube

Main article: L'Écume de l'aube

Roger Leloup also wrote a novel with Yoko as the heroine, published in 1991: L'Écume de l'aube (The Foam of the Dawn) (ISBN 2-203-38033-0), which relates the childhood and youth of Yoko Tsuno. Le Trio de l'étrange ( The Trio of the Bizarre) is the first book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and L'Orgue du Diable ( The Devil's Organ) is the second book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published La Forge de Vulcain ( Vulcan's Forge) is the third book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published Aventures électroniques ( Electronic Adventures) is the fourth book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup Message pour l'éternité ( Message for Eternity) is the fifth book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup Les Trois soleils de Vinéa ( The Three Suns of Vinea) is the sixth book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup La Frontière de la vie ( On the Edge of Life) is the seventh book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and Les Titans ( The Titans) is the eighth book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1978 La Fille du vent ( The Daughter of the Wind) is the ninth book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published La Lumière d'Ixo ( The Light of Ixo) is the tenth book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published La Spirale du temps ( The Time Spiral) is the eleventh book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and La Proie et l'ombre ( The Prey and the Shadow) is the twelfth book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and Les Archanges de Vinéa ( The Archangels of Vinea) is the thirteenth book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup Le Feu de Wotan ( Wotan's Fire) is the fourteenth book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published Le Canon de Kra ( The Cannon of Kra) is the fifteenth book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published Le Dragon de Hong Kong ( The Dragon of Hong Kong) is the sixtheenth book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup Le Matin du monde ( The Dawn of the World) is the seventeenth book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and Les Exilés de Kifa ( The Exiles of Kifa) is the eighteenth book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and L'Or du Rhin ( The Rhine Gold) is the nineteenth book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published L'Astrologue de Bruges ( The Astrologer of Bruges) is the twentieth book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup La Porte des âmes ( The Gate of Souls) is the twenty-first book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup and La Jonque céleste ( The Celestial Barge) is the twenty-second book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup La Pagode des brumes ( The Pagoda of the Mists) is the twenty-third book from Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup Le Septième Code ( The Seventh Code) is the twenty-fourth book from the Yoko Tsuno Comic book series written by Roger Leloup L'écume de l'aube ( The Foam of the Dawn) is a Novel written by Roger Leloup published in 1991 at Casterman, which Roger Leloup (born November 17, 1933) is a Belgian Comic strip artist novelist and a former collaborator of Hergé. L'écume de l'aube ( The Foam of the Dawn) is a Novel written by Roger Leloup published in 1991 at Casterman, which

Translations

Yoko Tsuno series has been translated from French in eleven languages: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Indonesian, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Indonesian or Bahasa Indonesia, based on the Riau version of Malay language, was declared the official language with the declaration of Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the

Books #3 and 6 (La Forge de Vulcain and Les Trois soleils de Vinéa) were released in English under the series title, The Adventures of Yoko, Vic and Paul by Catalan Communications under their "Comcat" line. Catalan Communications was a New York Publishing company operated by Bernd Metz which mainly focused on English-language translations of European Some liberties were taken in the translation to English. For example, Yoko's last name was changed to "Suno", Khany was renamed "Kan" and the Vineans became "Vinans" from the planet "Vinea". Comcat planned next on reprinting books #8, 10, 13, and possibly #17, but the company went under.

The seventh volume La Frontière de la vie (On the Edge of Life) was published in English by Cinebook Ltd in July 2007. Cinebook Ltd is a British publishing company that publishes Comic books and Graphic novels. [5] This was followed by La Spirale du temps (The Time Spiral) in January 2008. This will be followed by La Proie et l'ombre (The Prey and the Ghost) in July 2008. [6]

Sources

Footnotes
  1. ^ BDoubliées. Spirou année 1970 (French).
  2. ^ BDoubliées. Spirou année 1971 (French).
  3. ^ Yoko Tsuno official site. Les albums de Yoko Tsuno (French).
  4. ^ Un monde de bulles, Roger Leloup [TV Show]. Public Sénat TV channel. La Chaîne parlementaire (French for the Parliament Channel) also abbreviated to LCP is a French television network responsible for broadcasting activity
  5. ^ Cinebook: The 9th Art Publisher. Coming Soon - Yoko Tsuno: On The Edge of Life. Retrieved on 2007-04-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in
  6. ^ Leloup, Roger (2008). Roger Leloup (born November 17, 1933) is a Belgian Comic strip artist novelist and a former collaborator of Hergé. The Time Spiral, Trans. Luke Spear, Yoko Tsuno, London: Cinebook, p. 47. . ISBN 978-1-905460-43-4.  

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