Kanan Minami
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Kanan Minami 水波 風南 | |
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Born | Saitama Prefecture, Japan | November 12, 1979
Area(s) | Manga artist |
Notable works | Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu, Honey x Honey Drops |
Kanan Minami (水波 風南, Minami Kanan, born November 12, 1979[1] in Saitama Prefecture) is a shōjo manga artist. She is best known for Honey x Honey Drops, which has been licensed in multiple languages and adapted as an original video animation (OVA). Her current series, Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu, is a best-seller that regularly appears on the Tohan comics charts. She writes mainly for Shōjo Comic. She has sold more than 10 million copies.[2] On the Nikkei Entertainment magazine's list of top 50 manga creators by the amount of sales since January 2010, Kanan Minami ranked 24 out of the 50 manga creators.[2] Her representative work for the sales is Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu. She sold 2,498,000 copies.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Minami gave birth to a daughter in 2014.[3]
Manga
[edit]Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
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Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu (今日、恋をはじめます) | 2008–11 | Serialized in Sho-Comi by Shogakukan Published by Flower Comics, 15 volumes released |
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Honey x Honey Drops (蜜×蜜ドロップス) | 2004–06 | Serialized in Sho-Comi by Shogakukan Published by Flower Comics, 8 volumes released |
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Perfect Partner (ja:パーフェクト・パートナー, Pāfekuto pātonā) | 2002 (vol.) | Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 1 volume released | [8][9] |
Ren'aishijōshugi (ja:レンアイ至上主義) | 2003–04 (vol.) | Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 8 volumes released | [10] |
Kakene nashi no LOVE torihiki (ja:掛け値ナシのLOVE取引) | 2001 (vol.) | Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 1 volume released | [11] |
Miseinen Dakedo Kodomo Janai | 2012–16 (vol.) | Published by Sho-Comi / Flower Comics, 5 volumes released | [12] |
Rhapsody in Heaven (ja:狂想ヘヴン, Kyō sō hevun) | 2007 (vol.) | Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 3 volumes released | [13] |
Chain of Pearls | 2002 | Serialized in Shojo Comic Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 2 volumes released |
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Shiikuhime (ja:飼育姫) | 2006 (vol.) | Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 1 volume released | [15] |
As contributor
[edit]Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
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Love & SexSHO-COMI Pink Label | 2003 (vol.) | Published by Flower Comics, 1 volumes released | [16] |
Koi, pinku. Watashi no kimochi, kiite kureru? (恋、ぴんく。私の気持ち、聞いてくれる?) | 2013 (vol.) | Published by Sho-Comi Flower Comics/Sho-Comi Girls Collection, 1 volumes released | [17] |
Shinkon ♥ gentei mesukōseidakedo, kekkon shimasu (新婚♥限定女子高生だけど、結婚します) | 2014 (vol.) | Published by Sho-Comi Flower Comics/Sho-Comi Girl's Collection, 1 volume released | [18] |
Geki ai motto motometai (激愛もっと求めたい) | 2006 (vol.) | Published by Sho-Comi Pink Label / Small Comi Flower Comics, 1 volumereleased | [19] |
Neko kare kūru Sho-comi men' s collection (猫彼クールSho-comi men's collection) | 2010 (vol.) | Published by Flower Comics, 1 volume released | [20] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010". Anime News Network. August 5, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c Loo, Egan (August 5, 2011). "Top 50 Manga Creators by Sale Since January 2010". Anime News Network. animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (January 3, 2016). "Kanan Minami Ends Miseinen dakedo Kodomo ja Nai Manga (Update)". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- ^ "単行本全巻:今日、恋をはじめます(フラワーコミックス / Sho-Comiフラワーコミックス)" [Paperback whole volume: today, you can start the love (Flower Comics / Sho-Comi Flower Comics)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu Shōjo Manga Gets Anime Green-Lit". Anime News Network. April 5, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu Manga Ends in Japan This Month". Anime News Network. November 4, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ 単行本全巻:蜜×蜜ドロップス(フラワーコミックス / 少コミフラワーコミックス) [Paperback whole volume: honey × Honey Drops (Flower Comics / small Komi Flower Comics)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ 単行本全巻:パーフェクト・パートナー(フラワーコミックス / 少コミフラワーコミックス) [Paperback whole volume: Perfect Partner (Flower Comics / small Komi Flower Comics)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 26-February 1". Anime News Network. February 4, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ 単行本全巻:レンアイ至上主義(フラワーコミックス / 少コミフラワーコミックス) [Paperback whole volume: love supremacist (Flower Comics / small Komi Flower Comics)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "単行本全巻:掛け値ナシのLOVE取引(フラワーコミックス / 少コミフラワーコミックス)" [Paperback whole volume: of incomparably valuable without LOVE transaction (Flower Comics / small Komi Flower Comics)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "単行本全巻:未成年だけどコドモじゃない(Sho-Comiフラワーコミックス)" [Paperback whole volume: It's not children I'm minors (Sho-Comi Flower Comics)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ 単行本全巻:狂想ヘヴン(フラワーコミックス / 少コミフラワーコミックス) [Paperback whole volume: moonshine Heaven (Flower Comics / small Komi Flower Comics)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ 単行本全巻:真珠の鎖(フラワーコミックス / 少コミフラワーコミックス) [Paperback whole volume: pearl chain (Flower Comics / small Komi Flower Comics)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ 単行本全巻:飼育姫(フラワーコミックス / 少コミフラワーコミックス) [Paperback whole volume: breeding Princess (Flower Comics / small Komi Flower Comics)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "Love & sexSHO-COMI Pink Label(フラワーコミックス / 少コミフラワーコミックス)" [Love & sexSHO-COMI Pink Label (Flower Comics / small Komi Flower Comics)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "単行本全巻:恋、ぴんく。私の気持ち、聞いてくれる?(Sho-Comiフラワーコミックス / Sho-Comi Girls Collection)" [Paperback whole volume: love, pink. My feelings, can you hear? (Sho-Comi Flower Comics / Sho-Comi Girls Collection)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "単行本全巻:新婚♥限定女子高生だけど、結婚します(Sho-Comiフラワーコミックススペシャル / Sho-Comi Girl's Collection)" [Paperback whole volume: I'm newlywed ♥ limited schoolgirl, and then married (Sho-Comi Flower Comics Special / Sho-Comi Girl's Collection)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "単行本全巻:激愛もっと求めたい(フラワーコミックス SHO-COMI Pink Label / 少コミフラワーコミックス)" [Paperback whole volume: super love you want more determined (Flower Comics SHO-COMI Pink Label / small Komi Flower Comics)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ "単行本全巻:猫彼クールSho-comi men's collection(フラワーコミックス)" [Paperback whole volume: cat his cool Sho-comi men's collection (Flower Comics)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Kanan Minami at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Kanan Minami at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)