Maki Hanatani

Maki Hanatani
Maki Hanatani
花谷麻妃
Born	16 March 2002 (age 22)
Occupations	Singer; voice actress;
Employer	Style Cube
Notable work	The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls as Kozue Yusa; Idol Bu Show as Sakura Saruno;
	Musical career
Formerly of	Fullfull Pocket [ja]

Maki Hanatani (花谷麻妃, Hanatani Maki, born 16 March 2002) is a Japanese singer and voice actress from Hyōgo Prefecture, affiliated with Style Cube.^[1] A member of the Japanese idol group Fullfull Pocket [ja] until 2017, she made her solo debut with "Datte, Gyutte Shite", the opening theme song of the 2016 anime Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear. As a voice actor, she is known for portraying Kozue Yusa in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls and Sakura Saruno in Idol Bu Show.

Biography

Maki Hanatani, a native of Hyōgo Prefecture, was born on 16 March 2002.^[1]^[2] She began her entertainment career at the age of three, initially appearing in commercials.^[3] Influenced by her father, she became interested in Shōwa era music.^[4] A member of the Japanese idol group Fullfull Pocket [ja],^[5] she started her idol group activities while in the 6th grade of elementary school.^[3]

On 27 April 2016, she released her solo debut single "Datte, Gyutte Shite", the opening theme song of the anime Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear.^[6]^[4] On 18 March 2017, she left Fullfull Pocket to concentrate on her voice acting career.^[7]

She voices Kozue Yusa in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, a sub-franchise in The Idolmaster franchise.^[8] She has performed as a singer on several Idolmaster music releases, including the 2020 single "The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Little Stars Extra! Sing the Prologue" (which charted at #9 in the Oricon Singles Chart) and the 2020 single "The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Starlight Master Gold Rush! 2: Taiyou no Enogubako" (which charted at #10 in the Oricon Singles Chart).^[9]^[10] She also voices Sakura Saruno in the Idol Bu Show franchise.^[11]

On 10 July 2021, she left Space Craft, her agency for sixteen years since the beginning of her career, and began working as a freelancer.^[12]

Her favorite songs are the Rolling Stones's "Paint It Black" and Machiko Watanabe [ja]'s "Kamome ga Tonda Bi [ja]", and among her favorite musicians are Goose House [ja], Sting, Junko Yagami, and Kenshi Yonezu.^[4] Her hobbies include desktop music [ja] and building PCs.^[4]

Filmography

Animated television

Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear, Aki Andō (2016)^[1]
Idolish7, female customer (2023)^[1]

Original net animation

The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Theater: Extra Stage, Kozue Yusa (2020)^[1]

Animated film

Idol Bu Show, Sakura Saruno (2022)^[1]

Video games

The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls, Kozue Yusa (2019)^[1]

Vivid Army, Martel (2020)^[1]

London Meikyūtan, Kotetsu (2021)^[1]

Kemono Friends 3, Serval (2023)^[1]

Live-action television

Oha Suta 645, Mushi Kids^[1]
Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari, friend^[1]

Discography

Title	Year	Single details	Peak chart positions		Sales
Title	Year	Single details	JPN	JPN Hot	Sales
"Datte, Kyutte shite"	2016	Released: 27 April 2016 Label: Kadokawa Media Factory	67^[13]	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

References

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "花谷麻妃". Style Cube (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "TVアニメ『くまみこ』OPテーマ「だって、ギュってして。」でデビューする14歳の花谷麻妃、カップリングで森昌子の「中学三年生」をカバー！". LisAni! (in Japanese). 11 April 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Hanatani, Maki (25 December 2020). "アイドルから声優へ転身ーー花谷麻妃が語る、憧れの世界で直面した苦難と仲間の大切さ「声で世界中の人を笑顔にしていきたい」". Real Sound (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Hideyuki Mori. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Hanatani, Maki (27 April 2016). "花谷麻妃×ボンジュール鈴木 2016年における「14歳」のあり方". Cinra (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Jin Otabe. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "花谷麻妃". SpaceCraft Group. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "花谷麻妃、アニメ『くまみこ』OPテーマでメジャーデビュー決定プロデュースはボンジュール鈴木". Real Sound (in Japanese). 22 February 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Fullfull☆Pocket 花谷麻妃卒業のお知らせ". Fullfull Pocket (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "『デレステ』に遊佐こずえ（声：花谷麻妃さん）とナターリア（声：生田輝さん）のボイスが追加！ 11月9日、10日開催の7thライブ名古屋公演にもゲスト出演". Famitsu.com (in Japanese). 5 November 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS LITTLE STARS EXTRA! Sing the Prologue♪". Oricon News. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS STARLIGHT MASTER GOLD RUSH! 02 太陽の絵の具箱". Oricon News. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "戦国武将がアイドルプロデューサーに転生!? 音楽バトルプロジェクト「IDOL舞SHOW」始動". Anime! Anime! (in Japanese). 25 September 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "「アイマス」声優の花谷麻妃が事務所退社「３歳から支えて頂いて深く感謝」 - アニメ・ゲーム : 日刊スポーツ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "だって、ギュってして。【初回限定盤】". Oricon News. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[stylecube-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "花谷麻妃". Style Cube (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[2] "TVアニメ『くまみこ』OPテーマ「だって、ギュってして。」でデビューする14歳の花谷麻妃、カップリングで森昌子の「中学三年生」をカバー！". LisAni! (in Japanese). 11 April 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[realsound-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Hanatani, Maki (25 December 2020). "アイドルから声優へ転身ーー花谷麻妃が語る、憧れの世界で直面した苦難と仲間の大切さ「声で世界中の人を笑顔にしていきたい」". Real Sound (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Hideyuki Mori. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[cinra-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Hanatani, Maki (27 April 2016). "花谷麻妃×ボンジュール鈴木 2016年における「14歳」のあり方". Cinra (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Jin Otabe. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[5] "花谷麻妃". SpaceCraft Group. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[6] "花谷麻妃、アニメ『くまみこ』OPテーマでメジャーデビュー決定プロデュースはボンジュール鈴木". Real Sound (in Japanese). 22 February 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[7] "Fullfull☆Pocket 花谷麻妃卒業のお知らせ". Fullfull Pocket (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[8] "『デレステ』に遊佐こずえ（声：花谷麻妃さん）とナターリア（声：生田輝さん）のボイスが追加！ 11月9日、10日開催の7thライブ名古屋公演にもゲスト出演". Famitsu.com (in Japanese). 5 November 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[9] "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS LITTLE STARS EXTRA! Sing the Prologue♪". Oricon News. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[10] "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS STARLIGHT MASTER GOLD RUSH! 02 太陽の絵の具箱". Oricon News. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[animeanime-11] "戦国武将がアイドルプロデューサーに転生!? 音楽バトルプロジェクト「IDOL舞SHOW」始動". Anime! Anime! (in Japanese). 25 September 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[12] "「アイマス」声優の花谷麻妃が事務所退社「３歳から支えて頂いて深く感謝」 - アニメ・ゲーム : 日刊スポーツ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[13] "だって、ギュってして。【初回限定盤】". Oricon News. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

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