Mao Otoha/Hana

Hana (ハナ) is the avatar of Mao Otoha, and was formerly the avatar of Meisa Hinata. Hana's preferred Swing types are Fairy and Cafe (formerly Flower) and her key Dressia is Aurora Pegasus.

Appearance
Hana has round magenta-colored eyes with scalloped lashes. Her light blonde hair at hip-length is often tied in a ponytail split into two, with pink highlights shaded purple running down the length, as well as each section of her lightly curled bangs.

Personality
Back when Meisa was Hana, Hana was described as a lone wolf, an unapproachable idol who stood at the top. However, after Mao took over as Hana, Hana is seen to be much more sociable.

Background
Hana was previously owned by Meisa and was a top idol in Aikatsu Planet, however Meisa disappeared without a warning, which led to Izumi, Hana's manager to find a substitute, said substitute being Mao.

Relationships

 * Aurora Pegasus
 * Aurora Pegasus serves as the key dressia for Hana.

Etymology
Hana (ハナ) has no particular meaning when written in katakana, but it can be written in kanji as "花" (flower). This is a reference to Mao and Meisa's given names, both of which contain characters related to flowers.

Trivia

 * Her favorite things are sweets (especially parfait, macaron and cake), animals, and cute things.
 * Her specialties are ballet and concentrating.
 * She is the first and only main protagonist to lack a signature hair accessory.
 * She is the first and only main protagonist to wear a premium rare in her debut performance.
 * Her debut song Golden Flower topped the charts upon its release. All of her subsequent releases were number one hits as well.
 * Her first solo live was touted as legendary because tickets sold out in three minutes.
 * She is currently the top idol of Aikatsu Planet, having won the Planet Princess Grand Prix.
 * She was originally created by Izumi Watanuki, though it is currently unknown if Izumi ever used Hana herself.
 * She is the only idol to have had three preferred Dressia types, though she has only ever preferred up to two simultaneously.