Maki Minami

Maki Minami
南 マキ
BornMay 20
NationalityJapanese
AreaManga 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

Minami was born in Saitama Prefecture in Japan.

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).

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 launched a new series titled Hisureba, Hana in Hakusensha's Melody magazine as part of the magazine's 25th anniversary.

Works

Manga

List of manga works
Title Year Notes Refs
S • A: Special A2003–09Serialized in Hana to Yume
Published by Hakusensha, 17 volumes released
Kimi wa Girlfriend (キミはガールフレンド) 2004Serialized in Hana to Yume
Published by Hakusensha, 1 volume released
Voice Over! Seiyu Academy2009–13Serialized 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.)		Short story collection, serialized in Hana to Yume
Published by Hakusensha, 1 volume released
S • A - Jougai Rantou (S・A ─場外乱闘) 2012Serialized in Hana to Yume
Published by Hakusensha, 1 volume released
Komomo Confiserie (こももコンフィズリー) 2013–2016Serialized in Hana to Yume
Published by Hakusensha, 5 volumes released
Purizumu Rondo (プリズム輪舞曲, Love Through a Prism) 2026–presentWritten by Yoko Kamio
Serialized in Shōnen Jump+ and Manga Mee, published by Shueisha.


References

  1. ↑ Special A, vol. 3, chapter 15; profile: Maki Minami
  2. 1 2 "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.
  6. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (January 1, 2026). "S.A's Maki Minami Draws Manga Adaptation of Yōko Kamio, WIT Studio's Love Through a Prism Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Love Through a Prism". Manga Plus. Shueisha. Retrieved January 8, 2026.