Chain of Pearls
Born November 12, 1979 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.
Chain of Pearls
- Born
- 12 November 1979
- Birthplace
- Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Creator
- Kanan Minami
- Genre
- romance anime and manga
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Born November 12, 1979 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.
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She writes mainly for Shōjo Comic. She has sold more than 10 million copies. 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. Her representative work for the sales is Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu. She sold 2,498,000 copies.
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• Name Nonen — 水波 風南 • Born — 12 November 1979 • Birthplace — Saitama Prefecture, Japan • Area — Manga artist • Notable Works — Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu, Honey x Honey Drops • Nonus — ja
Personal life
Personal life
Minami gave birth to a daughter in 2014.
Manga
Manga
List of manga works • Title — Year — Notes — Refs • Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu — 2008–11 — Serialized in Sho-Comi by Shogakukan Published by Flower Comics, 15 volumes released • Honey x Honey Drops — 2004–06 — Serialized in Sho-Comi by Shogakukan Published by Flower Comics, 8 volumes released •:ja:パーフェクト・パートナー — 2002 (vol.) — Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 1 volume released • Ren'aishijōshugi — 2003–04 (vol.) — Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 8 volumes released • 2001 (vol.) — Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 1 volume released • Miseinen Dakedo Kodomo Janai — 2012–16 (vol.) — Published by Sho-Comi / Flower Comics, 5 volumes released • Rhapsody in Heaven — 2007 (vol.) — Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 3 volumes released • Chain of Pearls — 2002 — Serialized in Shojo Comic Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 2 volumes released •:ja:飼育姫 — 2006 (vol.) — Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 1 volume released
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As contributor
List of anthologies contributed • Title — Year — Notes — Refs • Love & SexSHO-COMI Pink Label — 2003 (vol.) — Published by Flower Comics, 1 volumes released • Koi, pinku. Watashi no kimochi, kiite kureru? — 2013 (vol.) — Published by Sho-Comi Flower Comics/Sho-Comi Girls Collection, 1 volumes released • Shinkon ♥ gentei mesukōseidakedo, kekkon shimasu — 2014 (vol.) — Published by Sho-Comi Flower Comics/Sho-Comi Girl's Collection, 1 volume released • Geki ai motto motometai — 2006 (vol.) — Published by Sho-Comi Pink Label / Small Comi Flower Comics, 1 volumereleased • 2010 (vol.) — Published by Flower Comics, 1 volume released
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