HanaLaLa ceases publication; Issue 55/2010 to be the last issue

The Indonesian Hana to Yume/LaLa Farewell Edition releases 8 December 2010 (earlier in some areas).

HanaLaLa 55/2010 (Farewell Edition)
Front cover: Sugar Princess © Nakajo Hisaya/Hakusensha

This tweet from @TheRealHanaLaLa came out of nowhere today:

Dear readers, HL55 akan menjadi edisi penutup, terima kasih bykk atas dukungan selama ini u/selengkapnya mohon klik link http://cot.ag/fbfrNT

*wails* I feel like I've lost a good friend.

The linked Sayonara & Arigato message doesn't cite reasons for the axing, but reassures readers that HanaLaLa manga will continue to release — directly to tankou. The mangazine launched May 2006 serializes, among others, Nakamura Yoshiki's Skip Beat!, Hino Matsuri's Vampire Knight, Higuchi Tachibana's Alice Academy, Hatori Bisco's Ouran High School Host Club and Nakajo Hisaya's Sugar Princess (which wraps in Issue 55).

HanaLaLa premiere edition
[V.B. Rose © Hidaka Banri/Hakusensha]

Still, the lack of explanation makes the official admission —

Untuk bisa bertahan, ada target-target tertentu yang harus dicapai HanaLaLa, dan HanaLaLa bersyukur berkat dukungan kalian semua HanaLaLa bisa bertahan selama empat tahun lebih.

—that the mangazine met targets set by Japanese publisher Hakusensha even more confusing. If it had been performing according to expectation, then what gives?

But before this Good night, Sweet Princess and flights of tenshi sing thee to thy rest post deteriorates into so much conspiracy theorizing, I will stop editorializing there. I will, however, note that despite no warning in the penultimate HanaLaLa 54—which was all Business as Usual—the closure had obviously been in the works for some time (as evidenced by the Farewell Edition slapped on to the HanaLaLa 55 front cover).

The announcement spawned a wave of disbelief and mourning on teh internets; here's a smattering of reactions to HanaLaLa's impending demise:

✱ Kenangan d/Hanalala: mati-matian jmpt HL pdhl lg hujan lebat smpe bantu angkat buku2 krn tk buku langganan kebanjiran:') #Hanalala (@wenzara)

✱ Kenangan bersama Hanalala ikutan ekskur bareng Ou-Host yang gokil,imut dan fun abis #Hanalala (@dalina02)

✱ #HanaLaLa introducing me to good shoujo mangas #SkipBeat #Ouran etc etc @TheRealHanaLaLa thank you ^^ (@freakenari)

✱ berkat HL sy bs kenal byk manga Hakusensha yg selama ini tdk kukenal. I love Dragon's fiance berkat km #Hanalala (@wenzara)

✱ I thought Hanalala was doing rather well for a periodic comic magazine... *garuk2 kepala* #Support #Hanalala (@tezumo)

✱ Sayang sekali @TheRealHanaLaLa harus berhenti terbit. Padahal itu majalah komik favorit saya :( (@baka_girl)

✱ Menangis meraung2 karena #HanaLaLa ga akan terbit lagi. I HATE MONDAY!!! (@oebee_cherry)

✱ #thingsimiss #Hanalala, will be missed :| (@coffeewing)

✱ RIP my dear friend (-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩___-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩-̩̩̩) (@tamaki_sou)

More farewells here. If you have your own HanaLaLa bye-bye to share, please feel free to use the comments box below. If you have a Twitter account, you might also want to retweet this post (use the Share button) or retweet my I support #HanaLaLa. Pls don't stop publishing the Indonesian Hana to Yume/LaLa tweet. Who knows? We might be able to overturn the closure decision.

If not, much as it pains me to say: Farewell, HanaLaLa, and thanks for the manga memories.

Iamque opus exegi,
~niki DBA 30uɐlnɯɐnɥ (花木蘭03)
Mistress of Adoxography and HanaLaLa fangirl

HanaLaLa serials past and present

• Alice Academy by Higuchi Tachibana
• Arakure - The Wild Ones by Fujiwara Kiyo
• Beauty is the Beast by Matsumoto Tomo
• Cinta Pertama Kukiko (Kukiko no Hatsukoihen) by Uno Ayumi
• Darling by Uno Ayumi
• Darling - Special File (Darling omake in HanaLaLa 39/2009)
• Dragon's Fiancé (Ryuu no Hanawazurai) by Kusakawa Nari
• English School Wars by Matsumoto Tomo
• Fruits Basket by Takaya Natsuki
• Happy Paradise by Takarada Iyo
• Heart Blossoms (Kokoro ni Hana wo) by Kanno Aya
• La Corda D'Oro by Kure Yuki
• La Corda D'Oro ~ Special Symphony ~ (Kin-iro no Corda Tokubetsuhen in HanaLaLa 49/2010)
• La Corda D'Oro Special Episode ~ Furioso ~ (Kin-iro no Corda Tokubetsuhen ~ Furioso special in HanaLaLa 45/2009)
• La Corda D'Oro Special Episode ~ Prelude ~ (Kin-iro no Corda Tokubetsuhen ~ Prelude special in HanaLaLa 13/2007)
• La Corda D'Oro Special Episode ~ In the Morning ~ (Kin-iro no Corda Tokubetsuhen ~ Gasshuku no Asa special in HanaLaLa 13/2007)
• La Corda D'Oro Special Episode ~ Presto ~ (Kin-iro no Corda Tokubetsuhen ~ Presto special in HanaLaLa 38/2009)
• La Corda D'Oro 2 ~ Passionato ~ Prolog ~ (Kin-iro no Corda 2 Passionato ~ Prolog special in HanaLaLa 52/2010)
• La Corda D'Oro 2 ~ Passionato ~ (Kin-iro no Corda 2 ~ Passionato ~ special in HanaLaLa 52/2010)
• MERUPURI: The Märchen Prince by Hino Matsuri
• Mr. ERMINE (Okojosan) by Uno Ayumi
• Mr. ERMINE - The Other Legend (Okojosan Gaiden) by Uno Ayumi
• Mr. ERMINE - Si Penguasa (Okojobanchou) by Uno Ayumi
• Natsume Yujincho by Midorikawa Yuki
• Natural Pearl Pink by Tanaka Meca
• Ouran High School Host Club by Hatori Bisco
• Boneka Kelinci Kak Honey (Honey-sempai no Usa-chan one-shot in HanaLaLa 3/2006)
• Egoistic Cluv (Ouran High School Host Club one-shot in HanaLaLa 3/2006)
• Penguin Revolution by Tsukuba Sakura
• Perjalanan Keliling Dunia Mr. Ermine (Shokoku Manyu Okojosan) by Uno Ayumi
• Roadside Angel by EMURA
• Skip Beat! by Nakamura Yoshiki
• Sugar Princess by Nakajo Hisaya
• Twinkle Stars (Hoshi wa Utau) by Takaya Natsuki
• Vampire Knight by Hino Matsuri
• V.B. Rose by Hidaka Banri
• With My Brothers (Oniichan to Issho) by Tokeino Hari

HanaLaLa one-shots (partial)

• Diamond 50% by Tanaka Meca (one-shot in HanaLaLa 3/2006)
• Double Crown by Kusakawa Nari (one-shot in HanaLaLa 44/2009)
• Lepas dari Belenggu (Kaikin) by Matsumoto Tomo (one-shot in HanaLaLa 29/2008)
• Love Egoist ~ Love or Dream? by Hatori Bisco (one-shot in HanaLaLa 43/2009)
• Love Egoist ~ Please Please Me ~ by Hatori Bisco (one-shot in HanaLaLa 26/2008)
• Mr. Pet Lover (Kawaii Pettoyasan) by Uno Ayumi (one-shot in HanaLaLa 12/2007)
• Let's Go to School (Gakkou no Susume) by Kanno Aya (one-shot in HanaLaLa 3/2006)
• Parallel to the World by Tokeino Hari (one-shot in HanaLaLa 2/2006)
• Santa's Town ~ The Miracle of Christmas (Santa no Iru Machi) by Tokeino Hari (one-shot in HanaLaLa 28/2008)
• Your Song and Mine (Kimi to Boku no Uta) by Tokeino Hari (one-shot in HanaLaLa 46/2010)

If I missed anything, do add in the comments, k?

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