HinaBitter

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HinaBitter♪

HinaBitter♪ (ひなビタ♪), short for Hinatabi Bitter Suites (日向美ビタースイーツ♪), is a media mix project that was first announced by KONAMI in November 2012. It is produced by BEMANI composer Tomosuke Funaki in association with FujimiShobo (富士見書房), an offbrand of Kadokawa Shoten estalished in 1991 that specializes in card games, anime, and manga.

Story

The main story of HinaBitter♪ consists of five girls that band together to save their hometown that's struggling financially.

Characters

According to TOMOSUKE, all the HinaBitter♪ girls are named after the lyrics in his song 凛として咲く花の如く. (Incidentally, a rearrangement of the song by tricot, was used on the announcement of the series back in November 2012.)

• Marika Yamagata (山形まり花) - voiced by Rina Hidaka
  • The main heroine of HinaBitter♪. She is the Saudude music store owner's daughter. She is the keyboardist of the group and is an upbeat, cheerful girl. Her catch phrase is "I'm fine!".

• Ibuki Izumi (nickname Ibu) (和泉 一舞) - voiced by Minami Tsuda
  • The Izumi couture clothing shop's daughter. She plays bass in the group.

• Meu Meu (nickname MeuMeu) (芽兎 めう) - voiced by Hiromi Igarashi
  • The youngest of the girls, the energetic daughter of the Usagitsuki-do seal shop loves putting "meu" at the end of the her sentences. She also loves parfaits, specifically the Chikuwa parfait served at Cafe Noir. There's even a song about her love for them. She plays the drums.

• Rin Shimotsuki (霜月 凛) - voiced by Kaori Mizuhara
  • The oldest of the girls, she is the Shimotsuki Shorin bookstore owner's daughter. She is almost always seen carrying a novel in her hands. She has a mole under her left eye. She plays the electric guitar.

• Sakiko Kasuga (春日 咲子) - voiced by Ai Yamaguchi
  • The daughter of the Cafe Noir coffee shop's owner, she plays the acoustic guitar. She also occasionally works at Cafe Noir, dressed as a maid.

Music Contributors

Though HinaBitter♪ was founded by TOMOSUKE, there have been several musicians who contributed to the series. So far they include:

• TOMOSUKE
• ARM
• Tomoko Sasaki
• Junpei Fujita

HinaBitter♪ Radio Drama Series Links

• First broadcast
• Second broadcast
• Third broadcast
• Fourth broadcast
• Fifth broadcast
• Sixth broadcast
• Seventh broadcast
• Eighth broadcast
• Ninth broadcast
• Tenth broadcast
• Eleventh broadcast

HinaBitter♪ Singles/Discography

TBA

Trivia

• None of the BEMANI game cuts of any of the HinaBitter♪ songs have to date appeared on a BEMANI OST.
• Sakiko is currently the only HinaBitter♪ girl who does not have her individual sprite in pop'n music. She only appears in cameos on the other girls' FEVER!/WIN/LOSE animations.

External Links

• HinaBitter♪ Official Web Site
• HinaBitter♪ Facebook Page