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Yoko Tsuno is a comic book series created by the Belgian writer Roger Leloup published at Dupuis and in Spirou magazine since its debut. 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. Their adventures bring them to, among other places, Germany, Scotland, Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia and also into outer space. 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. 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. 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. Image File history File links La_Fille_du_Vent. ... Image File history File links La_Fille_du_Vent. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Roger Leloup (born Nov. ... Dupuis is a Belgian editor of comic books and magazines. ... Spirou is: a Belgian childrens comic magazine; one of its serial comic strips, which is also published in hardcover format the eponymous character of the comic strip. ... Yoko Tsuno Yoko Tsuno is a 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. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots3 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  -  First Minister Jack McConnell... Layers of Atmosphere - not to scale (NOAA)[1] Outer space, also simply called space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. ... For other uses, see Dragon (disambiguation). ... Le Dragon de Hong Kong (The Dragon of Hong Kong) is the sixtheenth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1986. ... It has been suggested that stasis (fiction) be merged into this article or section. ... La Frontière de la vie (The Frontier of Life) is the seventh book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1977. ... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ... La Spirale du temps (The Time Spiral) is the eleventh book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1981. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Vineans are a species from the Yoko Tsuno comics by the Belgian comic artist Roger Leloup. ... Ligne claire, literally meaning the clear line, is a style of drawing pioneered by Hergé (creator of Tintin). ... St. ... Town Hall Square of Rothenburg Townwall of Rothenburg Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in the Ansbach (district) of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany, well known for its well-preserved medieval old town. ...

Publication history

Originally, Leloup had planned to have a trio solve mysteries and run into adventure, but he soon decided to put Yoko's character into focus.

Leloup is currently working on the 25th book.

Main characters

Main article: Yoko Tsuno characters

Through its twenty-four comic book albums and its novel, LÉcume de laube, The Yoko Tsuno series features a lot of supporting characters, creatures and antagonists. ...

Yoko Tsuno

Yoko Tsuno

Main article: Yoko Tsuno (character)

Yoko Tsuno is an electrical engineer, who was raised in Japan but now lives in Belgium. She is quite compassionate and has a knack for making friends. Yoko is also a skilled scuba diver, holds a black band in aikido, and can pilot both gliders and helicopters. This wide range of competences, together with her near-flawless behaviour, makes Yoko fall into the classic category of a competent woman. 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. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (860x1023, 142 KB) Picture of a characther by Roger Leloup This image is a single panel from a comic strip or the interior of a single issue of a comic book and the copyright for it is most likely owned by... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (860x1023, 142 KB) Picture of a characther by Roger Leloup This image is a single panel from a comic strip or the interior of a single issue of a comic book and the copyright for it is most likely owned by... Yoko Tsuno Yoko Tsuno is a comic book character created by Belgian writer Roger Leloup. ... Scuba diving is swimming underwater while using self-contained breathing equipment. ... Aikido ), translated as the way of harmonious spirit, is a modern Japanese martial art (gendai budō) developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. ... Gliders or Sailplanes are heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight. ... The Competent Man is a stock character who can do anything well. ...

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). 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. 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

Main article: Pol Pitron

Pol Pitron (Dutch: Paul Pola, German: Knut Knolle) is the comic relief of the trio. 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. 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. 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. ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ... A gourmet is a person with a discriminating palate and who is knowledgeable in fine food and drink. ...

Khany

Khany is a member of the extraterrestrial race of Vineans. 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) 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 deteriotating 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 Nov. ... Korea (Korean: 한국 or ì¡°ì„ , see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ...

Synopsis

Yoko Tsuno first meets Vic and Pol when they catch her trying to break into a laboratory, in Le Trio de l'étrange. 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. Yoko Tsuno Yoko Tsuno is a 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 létrange (The Trio of the Bizarre) is the first book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1972. ...

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. St. ... Town Hall Square of Rothenburg Townwall of Rothenburg Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in the Ansbach (district) of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany, well known for its well-preserved medieval old town. ... Geography Country Belgium Region Flemish Region Community Flemish Community Province West Flanders Arrondissement Bruges Coordinates Area 138. ...

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 Shadow), 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

Le Trio de létrange (The Trio of the Bizarre) is the first book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1972. ... LOrgue du Diable (The Devils Organ) is the second book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1973. ... La Forge de Vulcain (Vulcans Forge) is the third book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1973. ... Aventures électroniques (Electronic Adventures) is the fourth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1974. ... Message pour léternité (Message for Eternity) is the fifth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1975. ... Les Trois soleils de Vinéa (The Three Suns of Vinea) is the sixth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1976. ... La Frontière de la vie (The Frontier of Life) is the seventh book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1977. ... 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 in 1979. ... La Lumière dIxo (The Light of Ixo) is the tenth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1980. ... La Spirale du temps (The Time Spiral) is the eleventh book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1981. ... La Proie et lombre (The Prey and the Shadow) is the twelfth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1982. ... Les Archanges de Vinéa (The Archangels of Vinea) is the thirteenth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1983. ... Le Feu de Wotan (Wotans Fire) is the fourteenth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1984. ... Le Canon de Kra (The Cannon of Kra) is the fifteenth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1985. ... Le Dragon de Hong Kong (The Dragon of Hong Kong) is the sixtheenth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1986. ... Le Matin du monde (The Dawn of the World) is the seventeenth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1988. ... Les Exilés de Kifa (The Exiles of Kifa) is the eighteenth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1991. ... LOr du Rhin (The Rhine Gold) is the nineteenth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1993. ... LAstrologue de Bruges (The Astrologer of Bruges) is the twentieth book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1994. ... La Porte des âmes (The Gate of Souls) is the twenty-first book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1996. ... La Jonque céleste (The Celestial Barge) is the twenty-second book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 1998. ... La Pagode des brumes (The Pagoda of the Mists) is the twenty-third book from Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 2001. ... Le Septième Code (The Seventh Code) is the twenty-fourth book from the Yoko Tsuno comic book series written by Roger Leloup and published in 2005. ...

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. Lécume de laube (The Foam of the Dawn) is a novel written by Roger Leloup published in 1991 at Casterman, which relates the childhood and youth of Yoko Tsuno, main character of the Yoko Tsuno comic book series. ... Roger Leloup (born Nov. ... Lécume de laube (The Foam of the Dawn) is a novel written by Roger Leloup published in 1991 at Casterman, which relates the childhood and youth of Yoko Tsuno, main character of the Yoko Tsuno comic book series. ...

Translation and adaptation

Yoko Tsuno series has been translated from French in eleven languages: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Indonesian, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

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. 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. Page five from New York/Miami (Catalan, 1990) by Jacques Loustal and Philippe Paringaux, translated by Elizabeth Bell. ...

The seventh volume La Frontière de la vie (On the Edge of Life) will be published in English by Cinebook Ltd in July 2007.^[1] Cineworld Ltd is a British publishing company that publishes childrens comic books. ...

References

1. ^ Coming Soon - Yoko Tsuno: On The Edge of Life. Cinebook: The 9th Art Publisher. Retrieved on 2007-04-14.

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External links

• Official Yoko Tsuno Homepage
• Unofficial Yoko Tsuno homepage
• Full documented French Fansite