Pink Hanamori
Appearance
Pink Hanamori (花森 ぴんく, Hanamori Pinku, born November 5, 1977 in Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist known for illustrating the manga Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch which was written by Michiko Yokote. Michiyo Kikuta (Mamotte! Lollipop) once worked under Hanamori as an assistant. Hanamori is a fan of Shōnen manga, and works for Nakayoshi. She cited Yoshihiro Togashi's Yu Yu Hakusho as her biggest influence, alongside artwork by Megumi Tachikawa.[1]
In the April 2008 issue of Nakayoshi it was announced Pink Hanamori would be working with Natsuko Takahashi to do the current remake of Osamu Tezuka's Princess Knight, under the name "Sapphire: Princess Knight". The manga will be introduced in the May issue of Nakayoshi.
Works
Manga series
- Sapphire: Princess Knight (Sapphire: Ribbon no Kishi) (April 3, 2008 – July 3, 2009)
- My Fiance is a Monster!? ( フィアンセはモンスター!? / Fiancé wa Monster!? ) (September 3, 2007 – February 3, 2008)
- Yume Yume Yu Yu (Yume Yume Yū Yū / ゆめゆめ☆ゆうゆう)(December 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007) 3 tankoban (volumes)
- Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch" (August 2002 - March 2005)
Manga one-shots
- Miss Dieter Heroine (Debut work winning Nakayoshi's New Faces contest)
- Get Nude! (Story after debut work)
- Moonlight Goddess Diana (Story after debut, with color pages)
- Cherry ♥ Blossom (Story after debut, with color pages and published in the main Nakayoshi magazine)
Reference sites and more information
- ^ "Interview: Pink Hanamori". Anime News Network. September 1, 2005. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- Pink Hanamori's Official Site, LIPS Template:Ja icon (Now Closed)
- Pink Hanamori's Official Blog, Blog Template:Ja icon
- Pink Hanamori at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Pink Hanamori at Nakayoshi Online Template:Ja icon
- Pink Hanamori's Manga at Nakayoshi Online Template:Ja icon