Hibiki Ganaha

Hibiki Ganaha is is one of the original characters of THE iDOLM@STER series.

She is voiced by Manami Numakura.

Personality
Hibiki is an energetic idol that comes from Okinawa (which explains her tan skin). Because she is from Okinawa, she sometimes can't control her dialect, and often uses words that confuse people, for example, "Nankurunaisa" (we can work it all out) and "Haisai" (hi there).

She takes rivalry seriously, but she has a very friendly nature, and sometimes she unconsciously tries to make friends with others. Hibiki is also known to be extremely talented in dancing. She is revealed to have come alone from Okinawa to become an idol. She feels lonely and sees in the Producer her absent older brother, so she does the "we are siblings that argue a lot but deep inside we love each other" routine with him. Her family near the 765 Production's office is made up of her many pets, including Inumi (Hibiki's dog) and Hamuzo (Hibiki's hamster).

Hibiki loves animals and owns a wide variety of pets:

Etymology

 * The name Hibiki means "sound, echo" (響).
 * Hibiki's surname Ganaha means "I" (我) (ga), "what" (那) (na) and "victory" (覇) (ha).

Trivia

 * In THE iDOLM@STER SP, Hibiki has a habit of singing with her eyes closed during live performances. However, this quirk was not carried into later games.
 * Hibiki dislikes wearing cute and girly outfits.
 * Between THE iDOLM@STER SP and THE iDOLM@STER 2, Hibiki's three sizes shrank. Since she is the only character that this has happened to, some fans theorize that Kuroi was lying about her measurements.
 * Hibiki loses her pets almost all the time, thus asking for help from Takane Shijou and Miki Hoshii to look for them. Other idols help her as well in THE iDOLM@STER anime adaptation.
 * In THE iDOLM@STER SHINY FESTA: Funky Note, we learn that Hibiki is actually pretty smart (to Producer's surprise) when she helps Ami Futami and Mami Futami with their homework.
 * Hibiki is a crybaby as she is usually being the only or one of first to cry in dramatic and even comedic scenes such as in the movie, or when she loses her pets in the anime and dramas.
 * In very early screenshots of THE iDOLM@STER SP, Hibiki had thick eyebrows.
 * Hibiki often uses the Okinawan greeting "Haisai" (which is generally used by males), rather than "Haitai".