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
+ List of manga works Title Year Notes Refs 2008–11 Serialized in Sho-Comi by ShogakukanPublished by Flower Comics, 15 volumes released 2004–06 Serialized in Sho-Comi by ShogakukanPublished by Flower Comics, 8 volumes released 2002 (vol.) Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 1 volume released 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 2007 (vol.) Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 3 volumes released Chain of Pearls 2002 Serialized in Shojo ComicPublished by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 2 volumes released 2006 (vol.) Published by Flower Comics/Small Komi Flower Comics, 1 volume released
As contributor
+ List of anthologies contributed Title Year Notes Refs Love & SexSHO-COMI Pink Label 2003 (vol.) Published by Flower Comics, 1 volumes released 2013 (vol.) Published by Sho-Comi Flower Comics/Sho-Comi Girls Collection, 1 volumes released 2014 (vol.) Published by Sho-Comi Flower Comics/Sho-Comi Girl's Collection, 1 volume released 2006 (vol.) Published by Sho-Comi Pink Label / Small Comi Flower Comics, 1 volumereleased 2010 (vol.) Published by Flower Comics, 1 volume released
References
External links
Kanan Minami at Media Arts Database