Minori Hanasato

Name: (Minori) Last name: (Hanasato) Age: (18) Gender: (Female) Birthday: (April 14) Height: (159 cm) School: (Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy (Class 2-D)) Committee: (Animal Care) Hobbies: (Dance covers, Writing in her diary, Looking after animals) Specialty: (Coming up with catchphrases) Favorite Food: (Salmon) Least Favorite Food: (Broccoli) Dislikes: (Relaxing activities)

Hanasato Minori is a second-year student at Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy. She is a member of the idol group MORE MORE JUMP! Minori is hard-working and driven, traits that can be seen in her single-minded pursuit of a career as an idol. Becoming an idol has been her dream ever since she saw Haruka performing in the idol group ASRUN. Minori has been to a lot of auditions, but with no success.

Backstory: 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.

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

Appearance: 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. Her voice is gentle, bright, and optimistic.

Personality: 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.

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".

Relationships:

Kiritani Haruka: A longtime idol of Minori's, who is now also a fellow group member and friend. Minori wants to be just like her, and praises Haruka to a sometimes uncomfortable degree. During the main story, Minori wants to express all her gratitude and give Haruka something back in return for bringing her so much hope when she was younger. Together with Airi and Shizuku, she performs a concert in the Stage SEKAI. She supports Haruka and gives her the strength to finally stand onstage again, showing her the view of blue penlights that was formed by Haruka's feelings. Haruka greatly appreciates Minori for bringing back her hope and grows to deeply admire her. She does wish sometimes that Minori would view her more as a normal friend rather than an idol, but becomes used to Minori's praise and loves her genuine desire to know the non-idol Haruka. For example, in Time to hang out♪, Minori rides a roller coaster at Pheonix Wonderland despite her dislike of thrill rides to learn more about Haruka. She reveals that she is self-conscious about not knowing as much about Haruka as a person compared to An, believing she needs to actively work harder to be there for Haruka beyond being a fan. Haruka is shown to be very appreciative of Minori's efforts.

Momoi Airi: A fellow group member and friend. Airi was the first to coach Minori on how to be an idol, and continues teaching her after their unit is formed. Though she can be harsh on Minori, especially when they first met, Minori values Airi's passion and experience. Despite their rough start, the two can understand each other's struggles in a way their other group members cannot due to having similar experiences in the past. In Chasing The Sparkle Beyond the Blue Sky, Minori received some pointers from Airi after she noticed her feeling troubled, including a tip which Minori took to heart and incorporated into their next stream.

Hinomori Shizuku: A fellow group member and friend. Minori is fascinated by her beauty and grace. She admires Shizuku's hardworking nature and is genuinely appreciative of the "true self" that Shizuku had to hide from her fans in the past. In My Color!, Minori expresses that she thinks all of Shizuku's quirks are what make her so wonderful and that she wants MORE MORE JUMP!'s fans to see that as well. Shizuku is grateful for Minori's support and sees Minori as a close friend.

Hoshino Ichika: A schoolmate. They became friends after Minori and Kohane heard Ichika playing guitar in the park and joined her.

Tenma Saki: Minori's schoolmate who is also her coworker at carino/carina.

Hinomori Shiho: Minori's classmate from her first year.

Mochizuki Honami: A schoolmate and friend of Minori's. The two of them often walk their dogs together.

Azusawa Kohane: A schoolmate and Minori's best friend. They were each other's first friend in high school, and occasionally hang out together outside of school. They were also classmates during their first year of high school.

Shiraishi An: Minori's friend through Kohane. They formally met in Scramble Fan Festival!, and the three formed a friend group with Haruka in Time to hang out♪. Minori is jealous that An knew so much about Haruka when they were kids, and expressed her frustration with Haruka after the night came to an end.

Akiyama Mizuki: One of Minori's first fans. Minori was initially nervous before her performance in Scramble Fan Festival!, but quickly turned it around and shone bright according to Mizuki. They promise to tune in to all of MORE MORE JUMP!'s streams and that when Minori makes it big, it'll be thanks to them.

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