While Junko hooks up with Kyosuke, Shoji really likes Nana but Nana is still hurting from her last relationship. Often naive and always falling in love at first sight, she often depends on her friend Junko and one day, she meets Shoji Endo and Kyosuke Takakura. Nana Komatsu is a young woman trying to get over a relationship with a married man. “Nana” is a story of two young women named Nana. courtesy of Viz Media’s Shojo Beat imprint in Dec.

The popularity of the manga has led to a live film adaptation and now an anime series is slated to air next year on NTV.Īnd now, “Nana” will be released in the U.S. In 2000, mangaka Ai Yazawa, known for manga series “Tenshi Nanka a Nai”, “Gokinjo Monogatari” and “Paradise Kiss”, created her latest manga series known as “Nana”. Please note that this review was made back in 2005 The world of Nana is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. This is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. She’s got a dream and won’t give up until she becomes Japan’s No. She swaggers into town and proceeds to kick down the doors to Tokyo’s underground punk scene. Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is cool, confident and focused. She’s looking for love and she’s hoping to find it in the big city. Moving to Tokyo, she’s hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. Nana Komatsu is a young woman who’s endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. PUBLISHED IN USA BY: Shojo Beat Manga/VIZ Media, LLC STORY AND ART BY: Story and Art by Ai Yazawa

All Rights Reserved.Ĭlick here to purchase this manga on Amazon Image courtesy of © 1999 by Yazawa Manga Seisakusho. How will both Nana’s respond when the people they care about move to Tokyo? A deep and involving storyline that is beautifully written and drawn. For punk vocalist, Nana Osaki, her boyfriend Ren has been offered a chance to become a bass player for the band Trapnest in Tokyo and knowing that their relationship is going to end. Nana Komatsu is a young woman who still hurts after her last relationship, but what happens when the people she cares about makes the move to Tokyo. 1 of Ai Yazawa’s “Nana” introduces us to two young women named Nana.

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