Yoko Kamio bibliography

Boys Over Flowers author Yoko Kamio

Yoko Kamio is a mangaka (manga artist) best known for creating the shojo series, Boys Over Flowers in 1992. She has written and illustrated over seven series, such as Cat Street and Crown of Thorns, and several short stories, including "End of the Century" and "Night of the Crescent Moon". Kamio's most recent work is Boys Over Flowers Season 2, which was published online on Shonen Jump+.

Kamio penned several short stories and one series before Boys Over Flowers, including the five-volume Meri-san no Hijitsu in 1991. She followed her romantic-comedy Boys Over Flowers with the serious drama, Cat Street in 2004. Kamio is also the author of Matsuri Special, Tora to Okami, and Crown of Thorns.

Early works

Before she graduated from college, Yoko Kamio debuted in 1986 with the short story, "Hatachino Mamade Matteru" ("I'll Remain 20 While I Wait for You" or "Waiting Until 20") in the nineteenth issue of The Margaret (ザ マーガレット () , The Margaret). Kamio followed with three more one-shots, "Ame no Naka no Kimihe..." and "Koishikute...Gonenme" in 1987, and "AM 8:02 no Shinwa" and "Junjou Cooking" in 1988. Her first series, Sayonara o Arigato, ran for four issues in Margaret in 1988. The following year, she wrote "Ano Hi ni Aitai," "Nemu Renai Haru," and "Suki Suki Daisuki." Her second series, "Katakoi Friends," ran for two issues the same year.

Kamio's early works were collected into three books, Sayonara o Arigato (さよならをありがとう () , Sayonara o Arigato) and Ano Hi ni Aitai (あの日に逢いたい () , Ano Hi ni Aitai) in 1989, and Suki Suki Daisuki (スキスキ大好き () , Suki Suki Daisuki) in 1990. The three volumes were reprinted in 1997.

Story collections

Title	Cover	Release date	ISBN	Chapters
Sayonara o Arigato		July 1989	408849539X	"Sayonara o Arigato" (さよならをありがとう () , "Sayonara o Arigato") "Koishikute...Gonenme" (恋しくて…5年目 () , "Koishikute...Gonenme") "Hatachino Mamade Matteru" (はたちのままで待ってる () , "Hatachino Mamade Matteru")
Ano Hi ni Aitai		October 1989	4088495764	"Ano Hi ni Aitai" (あの日に逢いたい () , "Ano Hi ni Aitai") "Nemu Renai Haru" (眼れない春 () , "Nemu Renai Haru") "AM 8:02 no Shinwa" (エーエム8:02の神話 () , "AM 8:02 no Shinwa") "Ame no Naka no Kimihe..." (雨の中のきみへ… () , "Ame no Naka no Kimihe...")
Suki Suki Daisuki		September 1990	4088496868	"Suki Suki Daisuki" (スキスキ大好き () , "Suki Suki Daisuki") "Katakoi Friends" (片恋フレンズ () , "Katakoi Friends") "Junjou Cooking" (純情COOKING () , "Junjou Cooking")

Series

Meri-san no Hijitsu

Kamio began serializing her first long-running series around 1991. The series, Meri-san no Hijitsu (めりーさんの羊 () , Meri-san no Hijitsu "Mary's Lamb") was published into five volumes by 1992. The story follows a young girl named Merii, who has grown up around women only and also attended an all-girls school. She transfers to a predominately male co-ed school, where she experiences love and heartbreak for the first time. Kamio's friends described the series as "too provocative" and expressed disbelief that the shy Kamio authored it.

Volume 1
Febuary 1991
4088497333

Volume 2
May 1991
4088497619

Volume 3
September 1991
4088497996

Volume 4
December 1991
4088498313

Volume 5
May 1992
408849878X

Boys Over Flowers

Hana Yori Dango volume 1

Main article: Boys Over Flowers

In 1992, Yoko Kamio began publishing her hit manga Boys Over Flowers in the March issue of Margaret. The series centers around pauper, Tsukushi Makino at the prestigious Eitoku Academy. The school is controlled by four boys, Tsukasa Domyoji, Rui Hanazawa, Sojiro Nishikado, and Akira Mimasaka, known as the F4. Tsukushi stands up to the clique's leader, Tsukasa, who falls in love with her. The story ran for two-hundred and forty-one chapters, ending in 2003. Kamio has followed up with the series with a number of one-shots.

It won the 41st Shogakukan Manga Award for the shojo category in 1996. The series is currently the best-selling shojo manga of all time, having sold over 53 million copies with a total of 61 million copies in circulation. Boys Over Flowers has also become one of the top-selling media franchises in Japan.

Cat Street

Cat Street volume 1

Main article: Cat Street

Kamio followed Boys Over Flowers with Cat Street, a self-described "serious manga." The manga was published in Bessatsu Margaret from July 2004 to September 2007. It was collected into eight volumes. Cat Street follows the development of Keito Aoyama, a traumatized former child star, as she gradually returns back to the real world. She finds "El Liston," a school for outsiders like her and her newfound friends whom have issues of their own.

In 2008, Kamio wrote two side stories to the series. Cat Street was adapted into a six-episode television drama in 2008. The manga was also the basis for two light novels written by Kanae Shimokawa the same year.

Matsuri Special

Matsuri Special (まつりスペシャル () , Matsuri Supesharu) debuted in the December 2007 issue of the shonen magazine, Jump Square. The series features Matsuri, who works as the masked wrestler "Honey Princess." In this romantic comedy, Matsuri tries her best to live a normal life while simultaneously keeping her home life secret. Matsuri Special concluded in 2009 with four volumes. Kamio also drew a side story "Matsuri Special SP," which was published in the July 2009 issue of Deluxe Margaret.

The manga was adapted into a four episode VOMIC, a voiced video with panels from the series. It ran from November 6 to 27, 2008.

Vol.	Cover	Release date	ISBN	Chapters
1		June 4, 2008	408874599X	Battle 1: おまつり人生に完敗, Battle 1: おまつり人生に完敗 Battle 2: どんだけMですか? , Battle 2: どんだけMですか? Battle 3: ひ蜜のトモダチ , Battle 3: ひ蜜のトモダチ Battle 4: 私のカは誰のために , Battle 4: 私のカは誰のために Battle 5: 知子のスクープ , Battle 5: 知子のスクープ Battle 6: あたしらしく進もう , Battle 6: あたしらしく進もう
2		November 4, 2008	4088745396	Battle 7: 嘘ばかりの毎日 , Battle 7: 嘘ばかりの毎日 Battle 8: 負けられない闘い , Battle 8: 負けられない闘い Battle 9: 言えない决心 , Battle 9: 言えない决心 Battle 10: ユウウツな放課後 , Battle 10: ユウウツな放課後 Battle 11: 大きな背中 , Battle 11: 大きな背中
3		June 4, 2009	4088746570	Battle 12: 憧れのスタイル , Battle 12: 憧れのスタイル Battle 13: ほつれる真心 , Battle 13: ほつれる真心 Battle 14: 一番のファンだから , Battle 14: 一番のファンだから Battle 15: 初めての・・・決意 , Battle 15: 初めての・・・決意 Battle 16: まごころスピリッツ , Battle 16: まごころスピリッツ
4		November 4, 2009	4088747550	Battle 17: 告げられた真意 , Battle 17: 告げられた真意 Battle 18: 騙してたわけじゃない , Battle 18: 騙してたわけじゃない Battle 19: 5年前の別離 , Battle 19: 5年前の別離 Last Battle: まついスペシャル! , Last Battle: まついスペシャル! Extra Battle: 遠くにいる君ヘ , Extra Battle: 遠くにいる君ヘ

Tora to Okami

Tora to Okami (虎と狼 (トラとオオカミ) , Tora to Ōkami, "Tora and Okami") began as a one-shot published in the December 2009 issue of Bessatsu Margaret. Kamio launched the story as a series in the March 2010 issue. The series depicts a BL (Boys' Love) fanatic Mii Torisawa, who helps run her family's restaurant. One day two young college students, Tora and Okami, come to eat at the restaurant and end up turning her life upside down. Tora to Okami concluded in the January 2012 issue of Bessatsu Margaret and was collected into six volumes.

Volume 1
May 25, 2010
408846527X

Volume 2
October 25, 2010
4088465830

Volume 3
February 25, 2011
4088466241

Volume 4
June 24, 2011
4088466659

Volume 5
October 25, 2011
4088467116

Volume 6
February 24, 2012
4088467507

Crown of Thorns

Crown of Thorns volume 1

Main article: Crown of Thorns

Kamio began her manga, Crown of Thorns (Ibara no Kanmuri) in the May 2013 issue of Bessatsu Margaret. The manga ended a year later in the April 2014 issue. The story follows Nobara Fukami, who has the ability to see strange things. One day, a man approaches her claiming to be a devil.

Viz Media licensed the series for a digital release in North America. The first volume became available on December 8, 2015. Crown of Thorns has also been translated into Chinese and Korean.

Boys Over Flowers Season 2

Season 2 volume 1

Main article: Boys Over Flowers Season 2

Yoko Kamio launched her sequel to Boys Over Flowers, titled Boys Over Flowers Season 2 (Hana Nochi Hare), on February 15, 2015 on the online publication Shonen Jump+. The series was released biweekly on Sundays. It was also her first manga to be published simultaneously in Japan and America. Kamio concluded the series in December 2019, collecting it into fifteen volumes.

The story centers around Oto Edogawa as she tries to avoid being kicked out of Eitoku Academy for being a "peasant." Her life becomes entangled with Correct 5 leader Haruto Kaguragi, whom falls in love with her.

List of one-shots

Deluxe Margaret containing "Matsuri Special SP"

• "Hatachino Mamade Matteru" (The Margaret No.19 - 1986)
• "Ame no Naka no Kimihe..." (Weekly Margaret No.25 - 1987)
• "Koishikute... Gonenme" (Weekly Margaret No.43 - 1987)
• "AM 8:02 no Shinwa" (Margaret No.7 - 1988)
• "Junjou Cooking" (Margaret No.11 - 1988)
• "Ano Hi ni Aitai" (Margaret No.1 - 1989)
• "Nemu Renai Haru" (Margaret No.10 - 1989)
• "Suki Suki Daisuki" (Margaret - 1989)
• "End of the Century" (Margaret No.3-4 - January 1992)
• "Story of an Encounter" (Margaret No.19 - September 2000)
• "Night of the Crescent Moon" (Margaret No.1 - December 2003)
• Chapter 242 (Margaret No.15 - July 2006)
• "Shall I Talk About Myself? Part 1" (Margaret No.3-4 - January 2008)
• "Shall I Talk About Myself? Part 2" (Margaret No.5 - February 2008)
• Cat Street special (Bessatsu Margaret No.5 - April 2008)
• "Sekai ga Owaru Wake Ja Nai" (Bessatsu Margaret No.9 - August 2008)
• "Matsuri Special SP" (Deluxe Margaret - July 2009)
• "Tora to Okami" (Bessatsu Margaret No.12 - December 2009)
• "Ringo Banana Gyunyu" (Margaret No.2 - December 2013)
• Boys Over Flowers special (Margaret No.9 - April 2018)

Books

Illustrator

• Hana Yori Dango: Romantic Story (1994-1998; 15 novels)
• Hana Yori Dango: Yoko Kamio Illustrations (March 1995)
• Hana Yori Dango FF (October 2003)
• Cat Street (August 2008)
• Cat Street: Rakuen Kara no Tabidachi (September 2008)
• Hana Yori Dango Step Up English Book (July 2010)
• Hana Nochi Hare: Novelize (May 2018)

Afterword

• Meteor Garden Photo Album (March 2005)
• Hana Yori Dango Final: Photo Book (June 2008)
• Boys Over Flowers Official Photo Book (April 2009)

External links

• Yoko Kamio's works at her official website