Nana, Vol. 6

Nana #6

by Ai Yazawa

Nana Osaki's band Blast is taking off in a big way--from sold-out club dates to a record label waving a contract at them. But the Trapnest menace still lurks, stealing away everything she cares for. Trapnest took her boyfriend, and even though Ren is back in her life, his band still comes first. And now her trusty sidekick Nana K. is being lured away by Trapnest bassist Takumi. But this time, Nana O. won't give up without a fight!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Josei, Shojo

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 13, 2002

About the author

Ai Yazawa (Japanese: 矢沢あい, Yazawa Ai) is a Japanese manga author and illustrator. Her pen name comes from singer Eikichi Yazawa, of whom she is a fan.
Yazawa started her comics career in 1985. She specialises in shojo manga (girls' comics). Most of her works have been serialised in the magazines 'Ribon', 'Cookie' and 'Zipper'.
Yazawa's stories focus on young, often rebellious women and their relationships. The characters are always very stylish, and Yazawa herself is known for her sense of fashion. (She even attended a fashion school for some time after high school.)
Among her most famous manga are Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai (I'm No Angel, 1992–1995), Neighborhood Story (1995-1998), Paradise Kiss (1999-2004), and Nana (2000-2009), the latter awarded a Shogakukan Manga Award in 2003. Some of these works have been adapted into anime and live action movies.

Reviews

[Sarah (menace mode) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stop these heterosexual side quests!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bookishrealm · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ahhhh Ahhh Nobu! I'm so so so team Nobu haha I was rooting for him the entire time I read this manga. I loved it and I loved that we are being introduced to a potential love interest. The only thing that I did not like about this volume was the relationship between Nana and Takumi. I know she's heartbroken and lonely, but I felt like she was really insecure. In a lot of ways her insecurity really bothered me. I didn't like that she ran into the arms of someone she knew wasn't good for her and she did it solely out of loneliness. I love Nana and I think she has so much potential, but she's got to make better decisions/choices.

[Justine · Rating 5 out of 5]

And now I remember why I HATE Takumi with every fibre of my soul.

[daph pink ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not pulling for Hachi to continue living her fanfiction fantasy. I am team Nobu please he's so cute. I'm not sure what to say about Shin and Riera because I don't want to be the centre of attention. Please. You know what i was gonna say anyways.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

What I learned from this book is to stay away from asshole guitar players. Poor Hachi.

[☾❀Apple✩ Blossom⋆｡˚ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have a bad feeling about this 😕

[anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

reira hate club

[Dana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nana K....she's really going through it in this one. This vol is definately making me wonder how foolish I'd act if I met my celeb crush in real life too but Nana K's life is such a mess right now haha

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh, Nana - this is sad and complicated. And what is going on with Nana O anyway? Nana K never stops talking so of course I know what's up with her.

On to #7!

[planetkimi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh, the drama! Oh, the tangled relationships! Oh my gosh - Nana is so good!!! :P It offers all of the drama you could possibly crave with none of the guilt. Yay!

I just love the characterization of Hachi and Nana, and the minor characters as well, honestly. Yeah, the whole story is basically a big tangle of angst, but it's so realistically presented that it's enthralling.

And as always, the last page contains some haunting lines from the future that make the reader wonder what happened to the Nanas that apparently divided them? Whatever it is, I'll bet it's a doozy. (i can't wait to find out!)

My one complaint is the publisher's fault - what happened to the cultural notes? I was expecting to see some notes explaining Tanabata, but there aren't any. Well, Wikipedia to the rescue I suppose ...

[Mary_ame · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5⭐️

[Carla Dente · Rating 5 out of 5]

4,5/5
¿Leyeron mi reseña del tomo 5 de Nana? Háganlo, porque en esta reseña podría repetir la primera parte de lo que dije sobre ese tomo, ya que también aplica.

En este volumen en particular la montaña rusa de emociones estuvo un poco más calmada, pero lo que sí se hizo presente fue un pequeño (gran) sentimiento de entendimiento por mi parte hacia Nana Osaki. No sé si estoy orgullosa de admitirlo, porque sé que no es muy "sano" que digamos, pero la forma de reaccionar de dicha Nana en cuanto se entera de lo que está pasando con Hachi en este tomo en particular me resultó extremadamente familiar. No quiero decir que yo hubiera hecho lo mismo que ella, pero sí entiendo a la perfección cómo se siente. Podría decir que yo hubiera pensado lo mismo, pero mis acciones hubieran sido diferentes (o al menos eso quiero creer).
La forma en la que la autora construyó el personaje de Nana Osaki es increíble. Esos celos increíbles hacia sus amigos cuando estos empiezan a formar lazos con otras personas, el poner distancia diciendo que está "todo bien" en lugar de decir lo que realmente pasa, etc. Me es fácil identificarme con eso, aunque no sea lo más sano del mundo, como ya les dije.

En fin, otro tomo impresionante con algunas partes que no comparto (como ya les venía diciendo en las reseñas de los tomos anteriores). Al leerlo hay que tener en cuenta varias cosas: Ninguno de los personajes en un modelo a seguir; la historia fue escrita a finales de los 90 por una mujer que vive en un país con una cultura MUY diferente a la nuestra (sí, hay pensamientos bastante machistas involucrados); y si son sensibles la van a pasar MUY mal.

Sigue siendo de mis mangas/animes favoritos, así que no puedo dejar de recomendarlo.

[m. · Rating 5 out of 5]

oh, i forgot that this is when the story starts to feel unreasonably real and painful. as an Adult now, it is so much easier to emphatize with all of her characters than when i was a kid. everyone's just alternately celebrating successes and then hurting and licking their wounds in their own special way. ai yazawa's understanding of human relationships - it really is like that. ouch.

[Caahpinotti ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ · Rating 3 out of 5]

my girl hachi is out there living every fanfiquer dream of dating a famous rockstar they’re a fan of huh

[dorotea]

I hate Takumi so much my God why does he have to be the worst person ever.... My poor Hachi 💔

[barbara ☾]

i have to read the rest of this series in spanish now because the english translation got taken off of mangadex. i don't have any major thoughts on this volume except that nana and hachi need to forget about these side characters and realize that they're meant for each other 😔 i will say that i like nobu way more than takumi, and isn't shin underaged? why is reira hanging around him like that?

[erin :) · Rating 4 out of 5]

every member of trapnest just sucks ig 😭

[ruthlovesbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

ughh i hate takumi

[Vex · Rating 5 out of 5]

The outfits in this series are so great. I wish Takumi would fall off a cliff though.

[Alexa (Alexa Loves Books) · Rating 4 out of 5]

The more I read of this series, the more I fall in love with it. I just really enjoy all of the characters, main and secondary, and I'm so invested in what will be happening to them.

[Gulshan · Rating 5 out of 5]

In questo volume le storie dei Blast e dei Trapnest si intrecciano sempre di più e molti nodi vengono al pettine.
Durante la festa di fine tour Takumi ammette di essere stato a letto con Hachi e questo fa muovere Nobu che va da lei a dichiararsi il giorno dopo senza sapere che Takumi è stato con Hachi dopo la festa, dando inizio alla loro traballante relazione. Devo dire che apprezzo molto i pensieri di Hachi al riguardo: sa che tipo di uomo è Takumi eppure riconosce di non essere in grado di resistere a lui e che solo stando assieme a lui si sente perdonata per tutti i suoi difetti.
Però questa visita a sorpresa di Takumi sembra allontanare momentaneamente Nana Osaki da Nana Komatsu facendola stare da Ren per tutto il periodo di pausa dei Trapnest e anche dopo le cose non sembrano migliorare: questo è l'inizio dell'allontanamento delle due Nana.
Nel frattempo Nobu si dichiara più apertamente, ma capisce da solo che non è aria quando Takumi si presenta a sorpresa da Hachi e i pensieri di lei mi hanno fatta veramente rattristare.
Shin e Reira vanno a letto assieme e poi il ragazzo si sente un po' in colpa nei confronti di Yasu.
Infine non ho potuto fare a meno di notare che, Nana Osaki, quando si ritrova alle 4 di notte in un bar, senza portafoglio, è Yasu che chiama, non Ren, quindi tra i due le cose potrebbero cambiare!

[Sophie_The_Jedi_Knight · Rating 4 out of 5]

*3.75

I'm really enjoying these books. I have so much fun with longer graphic novel series where you really get to follow multiple characters across different periods of time. This volume focuses more on different members of the band, especially Reira, Shin, and Nobu, and I liked that. Also, I felt like mistakes were made by some characters (both Nanas in particular) last volume, and seeing the outcome of that was interesting.

3.75/5 stars.

[Ilaria Massariol · Rating 5 out of 5]

come sempre Nana riesce a crearmi un vuoto interiore.
come sempre, per quanto non sopporti le indecisioni di Hachi, non posso fare a meno anche di comprenderla. perché in fondo siamo state o siamo tutte un po' Hachi... io compresa. e forse è per questo che non riesco ad odiarla o ad amarla, perché mi ricorda me.
e capisco l'allontanamento di Nana, ma non lo capisco allo stesso tempo.
e vorrei abbracciare fortissimo Shin...
come vorrei abbracciare Nobu...
questo manga mi distrugge dentro...

[Jenny Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poor Nobu... And man do I despise Takumi... grrr. I love how alike Ren and Nana are and how sweet together. She is one headstrong woman! Shin... well he's cute and all but my lord is he one troubled guy or what??? I wanna know more about Yasu!! He's the mystery man now. Also, what happened to Nana????? Rawrg to many questions! I like how, even though this is pretty much a soap opera, everyone is fleshed out and you can get real invested in it.

[Radwa · Rating 2 out of 5]

These people and their messy relationships. It's extra messy and it might be intriguing at times, but they all act like high school kids while they're all adults, and maybe that's what's annoying me.

Hachi Nana tells her every thought, but the other Nana rarely does, and the tone of "remember, nana..." makes it seem like there's a huge falling out coming soon, and I'm actually willing to continue reading to see that unfold.

[Shahad · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not sure about my rating but 3.9
Hatchi keeps making bad decisions Shes so delulu sometimes but honestly, I feel her and Takumi is annoying. Also, Reira stay away from that 15-year-old. while I like this manga especially because of the two main characters, and the fashion- the way the story downplays the fact that shin is just a teenager will always leave a bitter taste in my mouth. I really hope he gets out of this situation.

[Cecilia H. · Rating 4 out of 5]

The CONSTANT reiteration of women being "sluts" from two characters is bothering me MUCH. I'm hoping it's immature behavior from them though and that it'll stop.

Still loving the story though and:

NOBU SWEETIE! <3

[Dony Grayman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Edición argentina, tomo 6. En el texto de la autora, cuenta de cuando aprendió a tocar el piano de chica y de cómo le gustaría volver a tocarlo en algún momento... ¿déjà vu...?

[Conejo Literario · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mi Hachiko, mi hermosa Hachiko...por què es tan doloroso leerte? :(

[Fátima Salinas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oye Nana, ¿por qué ser feliz y cumplir tus sueños son dos cosas diferentes?