HinaBitter
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HinaBitter♪ =
HinaBitter♪ (ひなビタ♪), short for Hina Bitter Sweets, is a mixed mix project started 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 specialized in card games, anime, anf 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, 凛として咲く花の如く ～ひなビタ♪edition～, was the first song announced in 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 several musicicans who contributed to the series. Among them are:
- TOMOSUKE
- ARM
- Tomoko Sakaki
- Junepi Fujita
HinaBitter♪ Radio Drama Series Links
TBA
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.