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Maki Hanatani

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Maki Hanatani
花谷 麻妃
Born (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 22)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • voice actress
EmployerStyle Cube
Notable work
Musical career
Formerly ofFullfull 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

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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

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Animated television

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Original net animation

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Animated film

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Video games

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  • Vivid Army, Martel (2020)[1]
  • London Meikyūtan, Kotetsu (2021)[1]

Live-action television

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Discography

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Title Year Single details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN JPN
Hot
"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

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  1. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  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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