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Maki Minami

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Maki Minami
南 マキ
BornMay 20 [1]
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Manga artist
Notable works
Special A

Maki Minami (南 マキ, Minami Maki) is a Japanese manga author best known for the high school series Special A.

Career

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Minami was born in Saitama Prefecture in Japan.[2]

In 2001, her short story Day Dream Believer (デイ・ドリーム・ビリーバー) received an Honourable Mention for Hakusensha's 25th Athena awards. She debuted in Hana to Yume's October 2001 issue with a short story titled Faraway Blue (彼方の青, Kanata no Ao).[2]

Maki Minami's longest running series, Special A, began publication in 2003 and ended in 2009. Her subsequent series, Seiyū ka-! began serialization in Hana to Yume in 2009, after the completion of Special A. Her recent works also include the oneshot Ane☆Mone Seikaten (アネ☆モネ 生花店), which appeared in the April 2009 edition of The Hana to Yume.

On October 28, 2022, Minami will launch a new series titled Hisureba, Hana in Hakusensha's Melody magazine as part of the magazine's 25th anniversary.[3]

Works

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Manga

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List of manga works
Title Year Notes Refs[4]
S • A: Special A 2003–09 Serialized in Hana to Yume
Published by Hakusensha, 17 volumes released
Kimi wa Girlfriend (キミはガールフレンド) 2004 Serialized in Hana to Yume
Published by Hakusensha, 1 volume released
Voice Over! Seiyu Academy 2009–13 Serialized in Hana to Yume
Published by Hakusensha, 12 volumes released
Ane☆Mone Seikaten - Maki Minami Classic Short Stories (アネ☆モネ生花店~南マキ傑作短編集~) 2009
(vol.)
Serialized in Hana to Yume
Published by Hakusensha, 1 volume released
S • A - Jougai Rantou (S・A ─場外乱闘) 2012 Serialized in Hana to Yume
Published by Hakusensha, 1 volume released
Komomo Confiserie (こももコンフィズリー) 2013–2016 Serialized in Hana to Yume
Published by Hakusensha, 5 volumes released
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References

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  1. ^ Special A, vol. 3, chapter 15; profile: Maki Minami
  2. ^ a b "Shojo Beat // VIZ". shojobeat.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Mateo, Alex (August 29, 2022). "Maki Minami's New Manga Launches on October 28". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. ^ 著者:南マキ [Author: Maki Minami]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  5. ^ Kramer, Teresa (October 11, 2015). "Review: "Komomo Confiserie" – Small, Sweet, and Full of Empty Calories". Comics Bulletin.
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