Minori Hanasato

Minori has light grey eyes and shoulder-length light brown hair, worn loose with blunt bangs. The right side of her hair is braided and clipped back with an orange and white flower pin, which had four petals in her first year and gained a fifth in her second. Her voice is gentle, bright, and optimistic.

Casual Outfit After school and practice, Minori wears a pale orange sweater with a white blouse underneath, a reddish-brown thin bowtie, and a long, pastel yellow skirt with a frilly layer beneath. While training with the rest of her unit, she wears a light blue shirt with an otter printed onto it with white shorts and white shoes.

In her second year, her casual outfit consists of a pastel yellow button-up under a pink knitted sweater and a pleated, light brown plaid skirt with a belt, along with black socks and white sneakers.

When she was younger, she wore a pink long-sleeved pajamas set.

Unit Outfit Her unit outfit is similar to that of the rest of her group members: a white sleeveless blouse with a black ribbon underneath a vest, a black and white ruffled skirt with multiple layers, a loose black belt adorned with the group's three-leaf clover motif, and white heeled shoes. The design of Minori's vest is the same as Haruka's. Minori's outfit differs with the color orange accenting her outfit and a white ruffled arm band on her upper right arm.

Her group's new uniform consists of a white double-breasted coat with flouncy sleeves, a dark gray belt adorned with the group's three-leaf clover motif, a half-skirt over a white skirt, and white heeled shoes. The coat neckline, half-skirt, and shoe cuffs have a blue plaid appearance. Accessories include dark gray ribbons pinned with gold three-leaf clovers, white wrist cuffs, and a three-leaf clover ribbon hair clip. Her outfit's accent color is orange.

Minori is an optimistic, hard-working girl who has shown her determination and dedication to becoming an idol, something others often compliment her on. She has a kind heart and tries to be considerate of others. However, she is also clumsy, tends to get panicked easily, and often has trouble keeping her composure. This is accompanied by her habit of saying whatever's on her mind, and she seems to find it easy to express her emotions without restraint, purposefully or not. Despite her clumsiness, she is extremely disciplined, both in idol training and in her habit of daily writing.[3]

She looks up to many of her friends and classmates and aspires to be like them. As she grows as both a person and an upcoming idol, she desires to bring the happiness that Haruka used to feel as an idol before retirement. Although it may not seem like so upon first meeting her, she is an empathetic and emotionally mature young girl. She has a habit of repeating the phrase "more and more" ("もっともっと", motto motto in Japanese).

When Minori was a child, she would often have bad luck. After one particular day, when she dropped the baton during a race at school, Minori stayed home out of guilt and fear that her classmates would be angry at her. She then saw Haruka from ASRUN, singing solo on TV. Minori was encouraged by Haruka's words that "Tomorrow will always be a better day", and has been a fan of Haruka ever since. Like her longtime inspiration, Minori also set her sights on becoming an idol. She has tried her hand at over 50 auditions, but failed every single one. Despite this, she never gave up and continued to try in order to achieve her dream.

While practicing on her school's roof, she met Haruka, who, along with Airi and Shizuku, help her train to become a fully fledged idol. Thanks to Minori's positive and hardworking nature, she inspires hope in the other former idols and they form MORE MORE JUMP! together.[1]

Minori has a younger brother who is currently in elementary school.[2] She also owns a pet Samoyed named Samo-chan.

As a first year, Minori was classmates with Shiho and Kohane in class 1-A and a member of the Animal Care committee. As a second year, she is part of the Miyamasuzaka's credit course alongside Haruka.