Hanon Hōshō

Infobox animanga character
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name = Hanon Hōshō
series = Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch


caption = Hanon in her mermaid form as seen in the anime.
first = "The Pearl Tear"
last = "Onward to That Dream"
creator = Pink Hanamori
voiced by = Hitomi Terakado (Japanese)
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alias = Hanon Hōshō (Human)
Mizuiro (Aquamarine) Pearl Voice Princess of South Atlantic Ocean
age = 13-14 [Lucia's age is given in anime Episode 1. Since Hanon is Lucia's classmate, her age is about 13-14 ]
born = May 24 (gemini)cite book |last= Hanamori |first= Pink | authorlink = Pink Hanamori | title= Pichi Pichi Pitch: Mermaid Melody Volume 2|chapter= Character Profile |publisher= Del Rey |date= July 25, 2006 |id= ISBN-13: 978-0345491978 ]
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:"Hanon can also refer to Charles-Louis Hanon."

nihongo|Hanon Hōshō|宝生 波音|Hōshō Hanon anime voices|Hitomi Terakado is one of the central characters in the anime and manga series Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch and its second anime season, Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure. She is the Mermaid Princess of the South Atlantic Ocean Keeper of the Aquamarine Pearl. Hanon is very feminine and flirty. She loves to shop and apply makeup. Her idol form is 'Mizuiro (Aqua) Pearl Voice'. She has two songs from both seasons of the anime, "Ever Blue" and "Mizuiro no Senritsu". Her seiyu, Hitomi Terakado, was only 14 years old when she voiced her.

Hanon, unlike Lucia, came onto land to escape from water demons. They destroyed her kingdom, and the mermaids that had been living in it, fled.

Hanon first meets Lucia at school, in episode one of the anime, where they become fast friends. Hanon falls for their music teacher, Tarō Mitsuki. She adoringly refers to him as "Tarō-chan".

Towards the end of the first anime season, it is revealed that Sara once loved Mitsuki in the past. He desperately tries to get Sara to understand the reason he left her. Hanon is very sad, but understands that Mitsuki loves Sara and decides to help Mitsuki tell the truth to Sara.

Later, after Gaito is sealed back in his castle, Mitsuki decides to fly to Germany to study music. Before he leaves, he gives Hanon a composition by him, titled 'Mizuiro no Senritsu' (Water-colored Melody), making Hanon happy as can be. She accidentally leaves the music there, but Shirai Nagisa finds it at the airport. Nagisa quickly falls head over heels in love with Hanon, but she initially dismisses his feelings as something immature. As the series progresses, Hanon eventually reciprocates his crush on her.

Aspects And Forms

Apart from her regular mermaid form, Hanon has two other forms. The first is her human form, and the other is her idol form.

Mermaid Form

When in her mermaid form, Hanon has long, wavy, blue hair with two stars in her bangs. She wears an aquamarine clamshell bra, and a bracelet around her upper left arm. On her darker blue tail, and on her wrist, she wears double navy blue pearl bracelets. She wears a shell locket containing her pearl around her neck just as she does in all her forms, and star earrings.

Human Form

Her human form is significantly different from her mermaid form. Hanon's long aqua hair gets short (but stays wavy) and turns darker. She also has brown eyes in her human form. She wears a barrette shaped like and 'x' in her bangs, and she is seen in many outfits.

Idol Form

To transform, Hanon shouts "Mizuiro Pearl Voice!". Her idol form consists of a short light blue dress, with gloves and boots to match it. The dress is light blue on the top part, and the skirt is sky blue with three layers and ruffles. Her gloves and boots are baby blue with pearl bracelets on her ankles and wrists. She still wears her star barettes and earrings, and her shell necklace. About halfway through the series, Hanon, Lucia, and Rina get new upgrade outfits, making them even more elaborate.

pecial Powers And Items

Like the rest of the mermaid princesses, Hanon needs her pearl in order to transform into her idol form. Her pearl is also needed in order to summon Aqua Regina. When in her idol form, her voice is transmitted by a microphone like object called the E-pitch and is used to defeat the enemies. She says "Love Shower Pitch!" in the anime, although in the manga she says "Pretty Sugar Pitch!" in order to defeat enemies.

References

ee also

* Mermaid Melody
* Lucia Nanami
* Rina Toin
* Caren
* Noel
* Coco
* Sara
* Seira

English Voice Actor: Brittney Karbowski