ManaKana

Mana and Kana Mikura 三倉みくら茉奈まな/三倉みくら佳奈かな
Born	(1986-02-23) February 23, 1986 Osaka, Japan
Other names	ManaKana
Years active	1991 — present
Website	http://manakana.jp/

Mana Mikura (三倉みくら 茉奈まな, Mikura Mana) and Kana Mikura (三倉みくら 佳奈かな, Mikura Kana) (born February 23, 1986) are Japanese identical twin sister actresses. They are mostly collectively referred to as ManaKana (マナカナ). They were born in Osaka, Osaka. Mana is the older one, born 7 minutes before Kana.

History

• They debuted at the age of 5, appearing in television commercials.
• In 1996, they appeared in the Asadora Futarikko, playing the main twin characters as children.
• In March 2008, both graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University.
• In 2008, they starred in the Asadora Dandan about twins separated in infancy. Mana played a Shimane Prefecture school girl who loves to play in a rock band. Kana played a maiko from Kyoto Prefecture.

Discography

ManaKana

1. Nisenichiya no Mew (二に千せん一いち夜やのミュウ) (1997.03.20)
2. Up to Me (アップトゥミー) (1997.08.21)
3. Odoru Pompokolin (おどるポンポコリン, Odoru Ponpokorin) (1998.07.01)
4. Jyaga Buttercorn-san (じゃがバタコーンさん) (1998.07.01)
5. Chibi Maruko-chan (ちびまる子こちゃん) (1998.07.18)

Mana Kana (茉奈まな 佳奈かな)

1. Nigatsu no Watayuki (二に月がつのわた雪ゆき) (2007.01.31)
2. Fighting Girl (2007.09.19)
3. Naite Waratte (泣ないて笑わらって) (2008.01.30)

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• ManaKana on Universal Music Group Japan (in Japanese)
• Official blog: Mana Kana no Smile Blog (in Japanese)