Pink Hanamori

Pink Hanamori ("Hanamori Pinku" / 花森 ぴんく) (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". Her blood type is AB, favorite colors are black & red, while her dobutsu uranai is a monkey.

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 - ?)
*"My Fiance is a Monster!?" ( フィアンセはモンスター！？ / "Fiancé wa Monster!?" ) (2007-present)
*"Yume Yume Yu Yu" "(Yume Yume Yū Yū "/ ゆめゆめ☆ゆうゆう)(2005-2007) 3 tankoban (volumes)
*"Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch" (2003-2005) 7 tankoban (volumes) (the final volume, #7, has extra side stories and previous one-shots)

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Her signature work is Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch.

Manga one-shots

*"Miss Dieter Heroine (Debut work winning Nakayoshi's "New Faces" contest)
*"Get Nude!" (1^st story after debut work)
*"Moonlight Goddess Diana" (2nd story after debut, with color pages)
*"Cherry ♥ Blossom" (3rd story after debut, with color pages and published in the main Nakayoshi magazine)

Reference sites and more information

*Pink Hanamori's Official Site, [http://p-hanamori.cool.ne.jp/ LIPS] ja icon
*Pink Hanamori at [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=45384 Anime News Network's Encyclopedia]
*Pink Hanamori at [http://games.nakayosi-net.com/joho/mangaka/hanamori.html Nakayoshi Online] ja icon
*Pink Hanamori's Manga at [http://games.nakayosi-net.com/goods/comix/kc_hanam.html Nakayoshi Online] ja icon