Kanan Minami
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Kanan Minami(水波 風南, Minami Kanan; 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. 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.
Personal life
Minami gave birth to a daughter in 2014.
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Miseinen Dakedo Kodomo Janai | 2012–16 (vol.) | Published by Sho-Comi / Flower Comics, 5 volumes released | |
| 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 | |
| Chain of Pearls | 2002 | Serialized in Shojo Comic Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 2 volumes released | |
| Shiikuhime(ja:飼育姫) | 2006 (vol.) | Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 1 volume released |
As contributor
| 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?(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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
External links
- (in Japanese)
- at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)