Hanon Hōshō

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Hanon Hōshō
Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch character
Hanon Hosho in her mermaid form as seen in the anime
First appearance "The Pearl Tear"
Last appearance "Onward to That Dream"
Created by Pink Hanamori
Voiced by Hitomi Terakado (Japanese)
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Aliases Hanon Hōshō (Human)
Mizuiro (Aquamarine) Pearl Voice
Princess of South Atlantic Ocean
Age 13-14[1]
Date of birth May 24 (gemini)[2]
Height 5 feet and 4 inches
Weight 49kg (108 lbs)
Hanon can also refer to Charles-Louis Hanon.

Hanon Hōshō (宝生 波音 Hōshō Hanon?) Voiced by: Hitomi Terakado is the Mermaid Princess of the South Atlantic Ocean. She is the keeper of the Aquamarine Pearl. Hanon is very feminine and flirty. She loves to shop and apply makeup. Her idol form is 'Mizuiro (Aqua) Pearl Voice'. She has two songs from both seasons of the anime: Ever Blue and Mizuiro no Senritsu.

Hanon, unlike Lucia, came onto land to escape from water demons. They destroyed her kingdom, and the mermaids that had been living in it, fled.

Hanon first meets Lucia at school, in episode 1 of the anime, where they become fast friends. Hanon falls for their music teacher, Tarō Mitsuki. She adoringly refers to him as "Tarō-chan".

Towards the end of the first anime season, it is revealed that Sara once loved Mitsuki in the past. He desperately tries to get Sara to understand the reason he left her. Hanon is very sad, but understands that Mitsuki loves Sara and decides to help Mitsuki tell the truth to Sara.

Later, after Gaito is sealed back in his castle, Mitsuki decides to fly to Germany to study music. Before he leaves, he gives Hanon a composition by him, titled 'Mizuiro no Senritsu' (Water-colored Melody), making Hanon happy as can be. She accidentally leaves the music there, but Shirai Nagisa finds it at the airport. Nagisa quickly falls head over heels in love with Hanon, but she initially dismisses his feelings as something immature. As the series progresses, Hanon eventually reciprocates his crush on her.

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[edit] Aspects And Forms

Apart from her regular mermaid form, Hanon has two other forms. The first is her human form, and the other is her idol form.

Hanon in her idol form.
Hanon in her idol form.

[edit] Mermaid Form

When in her mermaid form, Hanon has long, wavy, blue hair with two stars in her bangs. She wears an aquamarine clamshell bra, and a bracelet around her upper left arm. On her darker blue tail, and on her wrist, she wears double navy blue pearl bracelets. She wears a shell locket containing her pearl around her neck just as she does in all her forms, and star earrings.

[edit] Human Form

Her human form is significantly different from her mermaid form. Hanon's long aqua hair gets short (but stays wavy) and turns darker. She also has brown eyes in her human form. She wears a barette shaped like and 'x' in her bangs, and she is seen in many outfits. In the anime most of the girls are actually either 14,15,or 16 years old.

[edit] Idol Form

To transform, Hanon shouts "Mizuiro Pearl Voice!" Her idol form consists of a short blue dress, with gloves and boots to match it. The dress is light blue on the top part, and the skirt is sky blue with three layers and ruffles. Her gloves and boots are baby blue with pearl bracelets on her ankles and wrists. She still wears her star barettes and earrings, and her shell necklace. About halfway through the series, Hanon, Lucia, and Rina get new upgrade outfits, making them even more elaborate.

Hanon in her mermaid form.
Hanon in her mermaid form.

[edit] Special Powers And Items

Like the rest of the mermaid princesses, Hanon needs her pearl in order to transform into her idol form. Her pearl is also needed in order to summon Aqua Regina. When in her idol form, her voice was transmitted by a microphone like object called the E-pitch, in order to defeat the enemies. She says "love shower pitch" in the anime, but in the manga she says "Pretty Sugar Pitch!"

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lucia's age is given in anime Episode 1. Since Hanon is Lucia's classmate, her age is about 13-14
  2. ^ Hanamori, Pink (July 25, 2006). "Character Profile", Pichi Pichi Pitch: Mermaid Melody Volume 2. Del Rey. ISBN-13: 978-0345491978. 

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