is a Japanese '' shōjo''

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. She debuted in 1978 with the short story ''Koi wa Happy Snow ni Notte'' (monthly ''HITOMI'', AKITA Publishing Co., Ltd.).

Selected bibliography

Shōjo manga

* ''

Lady!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Youko Hanabusa. It was published by Akita Shoten in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Hitomi Comics'' from 1987 to 1993 and collected in 12 tankoubon volumes. The manga series was adapte ...

'' (レディ!!) :The manga was adapted into

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television series - ''

Lady Lady!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Youko Hanabusa. It was published by Akita Shoten in the shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Hitomi Comics'' from 1987 to 1993 and collected in 12 tankoubon volumes. The manga serie ...

'' and ''

Hello! Lady Lynn is the second season of the anime series, ''Lady Lady!!'', produced by Toei Animation Co., Ltd. It consists of a total of 36 episodes and was aired on Thursdays from May 12, 1988 to January 26, 1989 on TV Tokyo. Based on the Japanese shōj ...

'' in 1987 by

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Co., Ltd. * ''Lady Lynn!'' (レディリン!) :a sequel to ''Lady!!'' * ''Lynn no Kodomotachi & Peter Pan'' (リンのこどもたち&ぴぃたぁぱん) :Hanabusa's official

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that focuses on twin children of Lynn and Edward. * ''Premier Muguet'' (プルミエ・ミュゲ) story by

Kyoko Mizuki is one of the pen names of , a Japanese writer who is best known for being the author of the manga and anime series ''Candy Candy''. Kyoko Mizuki won the Kodansha Manga Award for Best '' Shōjo'' Manga for ''Candy Candy'' in 1977 with Yumiko Ig ...

* ''Heart ni Aozora Yohou'' (ハートに青空予報) * ''Kirameki Green Age'' (きらめきグリーンエイジ) * ''Milk Miracle'' (みるくみらくる) * ''Majinai Ningyou'' (呪い人形) * ''Time Princess'' (タイムプリンセス) * ''Kurayami no Yubiwa'' (暗闇の指輪) * ''Hoho Yosete Dakishimete'' (ほほよせて抱きしめて) * ''Yaneura Beya e Youkoso'' (屋根裏部屋へようこそ) * ''Hatsukoi Swimming'' (初恋スイミング) * ''Engage Kiss'' (エンゲージ・キス) * ''Jooubachi'' (女王蜂) * ''Roma no Kyuujitu'' (ローマの休日) adapted from ''

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Manga adaptations of western romance novels

*''Idol Dreams'' リッツで夕食 ( Charlotte Lamb, ''A Wild Affair'')

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, Inc. *鏡の中の女 (Charlotte Lamb, ''The Devil's Arm'') *恋の砂漠 (Charlotte Lamb, ''Desert Barbarian'') *ローレライ愛の調べ ( Lucy Gordon, ''Song of the Lorelei'') *手紙 (Lucy Gordon, ''Farelli's Wife'') *ある日突然結婚 ( Diana Hamilton, ''An Inconvenient Marriage'') *身代わりプリンセス ( Tracy Sinclair, ''The Princess Gets Engaged'') *王子様とわたし ( Elizabeth Harbison, ''Annie and the Prince'') *いつしか求愛 (

Carole Mortimer Carole Mortimer (born 1960 in England) is a popular British writer of over 150 romance novels since 1978. She was one of Mills & Boon's youngest authors, and now is one of their most popular and prolific authors. Biography Carole Mortimer was b ...

, ''To Woo a Wife'') *あこがれる心の裏で (Carole Mortimer, ''To Be a Husband'') *今夜だけのパートナー (Carole Mortimer, ''To Be a Bridegroom'') *悩める伯爵 ( Anne Ashley, ''The Earl of Rayne's Ward'') *消えた子爵夫人 (Anne Ashley, ''Lady Linford's Return'') *泥棒は恋の始まり ( Anne Gracie, ''An Honourable Thief'') *献身 ( Violet Winspear, ''Passionate Sinner'') *ハリウッドの天使 (Violet Winspear, ''Lucifer's Angel'') *情熱のマスカレード (

Emma Darcy Emma Darcy is the pseudonym used by the Australian husband–wife writing team of Wendy Brennan (28 November 1940 – 12 December 2020) and Frank Brennan (1936 – 1995), they wrote in collaboration over 45 romance novels. In 1993, for the E ...

, ''The Power and the Passion'') *王子様は、ある日突然 ( Miranda Lee, ''Knight to the Rescue'') *プリンスと虹色の指輪 (

Joan Elliott Pickart Joan Elliott Pickart (d. November 13, 2018) was an American writer of over 100 romance novels, who also wrote under the pen name Robin Elliott. Biography Pickart was one of three daughters of Robert G. Elliott, an Episcopal pastor in Detroit, ...

, ''Man...Mercenary...Monarch'') *一夜だけの花嫁 ( Day Leclaire, ''One Night Wife'') *無邪気なかけひき (

Penny Jordan Penelope Halsall (née Jones; 24 November 1946 – 31 December 2011) was a prolific English writer of over 200 romance novels. She started writing regency romances as Caroline Courtney, and wrote contemporary romances as Penny Jordan and histo ...

, ''The Sheikh's Virgin Bride'') *誘惑はオアシスで (Penny Jordan, ''One Night with the Sheikh'') *砂塵に舞う花嫁 (Penny Jordan, ''Possessed by the Sheikh'') *愛は復讐の果てに (Penny Jordan, ''The Perfect Seduction'') *危険な結婚 (

Helen Bianchin Helen Bianchin (born 20 February 1939) is a New Zealand-born Australian writer. Since 1975, she has written over 55 romance novels for Mills & Boon. Biography Bianchin was born on 20 February 1939 in New Zealand. She worked as a legal secretary ...

, ''A Passionate Surrender'') *愛の惑い (Helen Bianchin, ''The Greek Bridegroom'') *見知らぬ国で ( Catherine George, ''Devil Within'') *堕ちた愛人 ( Susanne McCarthy, ''No Place for Love'') *プリンセスへの階段 ( Cathie Linz, ''A Prince At Last!'') *フィアンセは当店で ( Jackie Braun, ''One Fiancee to Go, Please'') *銀色に光る海で (

Miranda Jarrett Miranda may refer to: People * Miranda (given name), includes list of real and fictional people with given name Miranda * Miranda (surname), includes list of people with surname Miranda * Miranda (footballer, born 1947) (Deoclécio Manuel de Mir ...

, ''The Silver Lord'') *リメンバー・ミー ( Sharon Sala, ''Remember Me'') *さらわれたハート (

Barbara Cartland Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland (9 July 1901 – 21 May 2000) was an English writer who published both contemporary and historical romance novels, the latter set primarily during the Victorian or Edwardian period. Cartland is one of the ...

, ''The Wing of Ecstasy'') *公爵の花嫁 (Barbara Cartland, ''A Nightingale Sang'') * My fiance is in love with my sister

Selected bibliography

Shōjo manga

Manga adaptations of western romance novels

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