Kanan Minami
Japanese manga artist
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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]
| Kanan Minami 水波 風南 | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 12, 1979 |
| Area | Manga artist |
Notable works | Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu, Honey x Honey Drops |
Personal life
Minami gave birth to a daughter in 2014.[3]
Manga
| Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
[4][5][6] |
| 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 |
[7] |
| 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 |
[14] |
| Shiikuhime (ja:飼育姫) | 2006 (vol.) | Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 1 volume released | [15] |
As contributor
| Title | Year | Notes | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |