He is a manga-ka who writes mens' hentai/ecchi manga and is also very popular with his target audience. Seiji Yamada, the protagonist of Sensitive Pornograph, is quite shocked to find out Hanasaki-sensei is a man, since most of his fans (and fellow manga artists) think he's a girl, mostly due to his feminine looks and personality. Seiji is a huge fan of Sono Hanasaki's manga, adoring the cute girls and beautiful displays of eroticism in his work. He is also a fan of Seiji Yamada's work and eventually the two become lovers... instead of just work-mates. Sono Hanasaki is actually 32 years old, even though he doesn't look like it.
Sogo Aoyagi is a childhood friend of Jin's, who grew up at the Aoyagi Shrine. He currently lives in the Mikasa Shrine in Tokyo while he studies at college. They have known each other since they were young, due to the fact that their fathers are also good friends.<br><br>Sogo can often come off as self-centred, and is usually shown as this, in a number of situations, but he is also cowardly; especially when himself and Jin talk about Kogane, when they first meet her.<br><br>He attempts to lure Kogane into his grasp with a number of ploys; which include attempting to get her drunk, but these often backfire on him.
Birthday: July 16 Zodiac: Cancer Height: 156cm Weight: 40kg Younger sister of Tokugawa Shigeshige. Spent a day with Kagura, after she sneaked out of the palace due to boredom and loneliness. She surprisingly got hooked on sukonbu, thanks to Kagura's influence. After her father died, Rotten Maizou takes care of her as her guardian. Soyo views Maizou as a fatherly figure.
Reina is a specialist on the NSWF Cloneblade team; not only an intelligent researcher, but also as a fierce warrior known as Lady. She has shown high compatibility with the Witchblade, and Reina’s passion for the strange artifact was at the root of a catastrophic earthquake that decimated Tokyo years ago. With a past that includes Takayama, and a future that could include Rihoko, her emotions rage as uncertainty of her destiny settles in. (Source: Funimation)
Sono is Taiyou's roommate at Kazami Dormitory. The son of a famous Japanese ikebana (floral arrangement) master, Sono is at the dorm after leaving home following a quarrel with his father over what he believes are his father's strict rules about floral art. Initially unapproachable and moody, he soon warms up to Taiyou's incessant cheerfulness and the two become friends. Taiyou admires Sono's knowledge of flowers and persuades him to join the Bee Bee Company. Sono also works at Atelier Hinata. Taiyou coined the name "Black Kirihara" after mistaking Sono's younger brother for him, noting their opposing personalities.
In high school Sono confessed to her longtime friend Sato, but was rejected. She follows her to Tokyo and even though she has found someone else she genuinely likes, she has not got over Sato…