Greetings from the Netherlands.
I was eleven years old when I discovered Yoko in the (now defunct) Dutch version of the 'Spirou' magazine (called "Robbedoes") back in 1970. I immediately liked the way "Hold-Up in HiFi" was drawn, and during the following years I continued to follow all Yoko's adventures in the magazine and later on I bought the albums when they were released.
First in Dutch, and many years later, when I discovered them in during a comic fair, I also bought the French hard-cover versions. I liked those more, because we only have 'soft cover' comic albums in the Netherlands. The hard-cover versions look much better on the book-shelves 🙂 It took me some time (and with a little help from a dictionary) to fully understand and appreciate the French text, because my French is not really very good.
During the years I found a few "limited-edition" versions, and a few collectables (The Yoko "Fille du Vent"-clock is still working after so many years!) And now I'm collecting the "Intégrales", mostly because of the 'very interesting 'Portfolio' and 'introduction' parts. They are a great addition to the stories 🙂
Welcome KonradV,
Hope we'll have the chance to read you again.
Deux roses sur une branche... la première se fana et mourut... l'autre n'y survécut...
KonradV a écrit I was eleven years old when I discovered Yoko in the (now defunct) Dutch version of the 'Spirou' magazine (called "Robbedoes") back in 1970.
I remember Robbedoes very well. How sad it doesnt exist anymore 
A recent trip to Belgium has now furnished me with Album 24. 
I was hmmm... 11 or 12 when I read the first Yoko Tsuno, "Le Trio de l'Etrange", and I found Yoko Tsuno very interesting : a japanese girl who works in electronics, it's very original ^^
The story was interesting too, with the Vineans, human-like aliens with blue skin, obliged to fled their dying planet. Oh sad... 
But it's especially the kindness and the humanity of Yoko who attracted me (and another things 
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Thank you for the nice welcome 
Yesterday my 'De Luxe Edition' copy of 'La Frontière de la Vie' arrived 
A really nice addition to my Yoko-collection, next to the one I have of "La Septième Code" ! I really like the pencil-drawings and the commentaries by Mr. Leloup. They are such a great supplement to the album. So did the 24 additional pages in "L'astrologue de Bruges". That's also the reason for buying the "Intégrales", even though I already have all the albums in Dutch and French.
I really would appreciate a 'De Luxe Edition' of one of the 'Vinéan' albums, preferably "Le 3 Soleils de Vinéa", my all-time favourite album! But that's up to Mr. Leloup and the publishers to decide