Figure Skater Yuzuru Hanyu Partners with Cardcaptor Sakura Creator CLAMP for Picture Book

Yuzuru Hanyu, arguably the most renowned and beloved male figure skater of all time, is joining forces with mangaka group CLAMP, the creators of Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits, Blood-C and more, to release a picture book penned by Hanyu himself and published by Kodansha.

Bursting with his own stories to tell on and off the ice, he reportedly approached CLAMP himself to create the “GIFT” picture book, and the group happily obliged.

Since retiring from competitive figure skating last July, Hanyu has moved onto holding his first solo performance titled “Yuzuru Hanyu ICE STORY 2023 “GIFT” at Tokyo Dome supported by Sekkisei”, which he composed himself.