Nana, Vol. 16

Nana #16

by Ai Yazawa

Nana "Hachi" Komatsu hopes that moving to Tokyo will help her make a clean start and leave her capricious love life behind her. Nana Osaki, who arrives in the city at the same time, has plans to score big in the world of rock'n'roll. Although these two young women come from different backgrounds, they quickly become best friends in a whirlwind world of sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties!

Blast is at the top of the charts, and the band is making all kinds of P.R. appearances. Nana just wants to sing though, and all the marketing is starting to wear on her. A party planned for the loyal fans might be just what she needs to cheer her up. But there are secrets about her past lurking in Osaka, and the magazine Search Weekly is determined to bring them to light!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Comics, Graphic Novels, Josei, Young Adult, Fiction

250 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2006

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

[cherie ^_-★]

you can read my full review here ──★ ˙🍓 ̟ !!


pre-read:

1 volume a day keeps the depression away!!! 😄 (this series is destroying me)

[daph pink ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's confusing that I want Nana and Hachi to be together while still acknowledging how terrible their relationship will be. Give everyone what they deserve, and by everyone I mean everyone, God, please. They are all my beloved children.

[Emma · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a much longer volume, but man, it was good! Nana and Hachi are still best friends and love each other, they just need to SEE one another :( < / 3 I kind of like Nobu and Yuri, and Yasu and Myu together; but I think Ren and Nana are a ticking time bomb that will have some serious collateral damage. There just both too messed up and damaged for one another...

I loved the short story at the end of Nobu's past - It was really interesting to see more of that part of Nana O's story from a different perspective.


Now for three quotes about relationships :)

"I know, but I just can't be happy with that. I can't respect what Ren considers important. I'm suffering 'cause I can't fulfill his desires. I feel lonely 'cause I can't have my desires fulfilled. How can two people like that stay together and be happy?" - Nana O.

"The things that stress me out haven't changed. But I don't wanna lose anything. So I thought that at least I should change. I'm lucky that I'm afraid of losing something." - Nana K.

"I realized that no matter how much you like each other, if you can't respect the things that're important to the other person, the relationship won't work." - Nobu

[Sarah (menace mode) · Rating 4 out of 5]

“I realized that no matter how much you like each other, if you can’t respect the things that are important to the other person, the relationship won’t work.” Nobu continuing to be the most emotionally balanced AND the most delulu person in the series!!! He can do it all!!!

[library ghost (farheen) · Rating 3 out of 5]

i just want nana and hachi to live together again PLEASE

[Martina · Rating 5 out of 5]

IO MI DOMANDO PERCHÉ NON SIA STATA FATTA UNA SECONDA STAGIONE DELL'ANIME, I COLPI DI SCENA NON MANCANO QUI!!

[aly ☆.。.:* · Rating 4 out of 5]

i loved hearing about nobu’s backstory <3

[scarlettraces · Rating 5 out of 5]

most series, by the time they reach this stage, have dropped the ball at least once. Yazawa, never. Nana is pretty much heaven in comic-shaped form.

[Carrie (The Butterfly Reader) · Rating 2 out of 5]

If something doesn't happen soon, I'm going to get bored and stop reading this series.

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This isn't much of a review but I'll post it anyway: I started reading Nana is middle school (probably in shojo beat) and I thought the characters were so cool and adult. Now I'm the age of the main characters and I find myself kind of irritated by them. I feel like they're unhappy because they take on too much at once. Blast should be happy the have a deal. Most people are in college at this age, they are far from making their dreams come true. Nana should just dump Ren. She's been alone in the past, she has friends now. She and Hachi should just meet up. Hachi isn't even doing anything.
The art is wonderful as always.

[Paige · Rating 5 out of 5]

First of all I'm a sucker for Christmas so this automatically rose to a higher rating than some of the last volumes. Number two I loved the mystery of Nana's future. Number three I loved the mystery of Nana's past. Overall I just really liked this one. I especially enjoyed the side story about Nobou's past. But really what I need to know is what is going on with Misato and what Hachi is going to discover by visiting Nana's hometown. You don't think I caught that Misato's real name is the last name of Nana's supposed father, I caught it! I didn't do all this work studying literature to not be deeply interested in what's going on there!

[Anna Quilter · Rating 4 out of 5]

I often comment that manga has way more style over substance..I would never say that for this series.
In depth characters..and relationships are amazingly portrayed....just making you so committed to these characters...especially towards the heartbreak you know is going to come.

[Anabel · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Me di cuenta de que no importa que tan cercanos fuéramos el uno del otro, si la otra persona no puede aprender a apreciar mis intereses, entonces, nunca sería capaz de mantener esa relación."

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nobu’s side story was so cute and provided so much depth and context to him! Sucks that whatever Yazawa’s intention for that will probably never be realized

[eliseinwanderbook · Rating 5 out of 5]

Non ricordavo assolutamente questo spin-off su Nobu?? Grazie signora Yazawa sono blessed (torna a scrivere grazie).

[sosointhelibrary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Je l’ai ENFIN terminé applaudissez-moi svp

[Radwa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh, the drama! scandals everywhere you look! relationships scandals and hidden history and family memebers and missing mothers scandal. I'm really wondering what'll happen to Nana, if we're even get to know that!

[V. Aryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume was quite stagnant for me. Decent, but doesn't have the emotional impact of prior volumes. I wish more happened when Nana met Misato Uehara.

[alice · Rating 5 out of 5]

mental state 🤝 nana dans ce tome

[Sophie_The_Jedi_Knight · Rating 4 out of 5]

Agh, the quicker I read this series the faster I know I'm approaching the hiatus!

This was a fantastic volume - and much longer than most! I loved the growing focus on Nana's family and backstory, and Hachi becoming more determined to find her role in this world is great, too. Also, nice bonus - Takumi and Ren weren't in here! So this volume automatically becomes elevated!

There are still painful notes of Shin and Reira in here, but I really loved Myu especially. She's genuinely really nice, and I want more of her and Yasu. Ultimately, though, Nana isn't doing well, and Hachi might not be able to save her on her own. So yeah, agh, we're gonna need more from both of them!

Also, this book had a bonus story at the end about Nobu's backstory. While Nobu isn't my favorite character, I really liked his history with Nana. They have a sweet relationship, and I liked reading about Nobu without Hachi being part of his story.

Oh, this series...

4/5 stars!

[Once upon a Dream · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bellissimo questo volume 😭 sono troppo in ansia..mi aspetto tante cose brutte.
Ma vogliamo parlare della bellezza del capitolo extra su Nobu? Che pianti 😭
Amo questo personaggio sempre di più!

[Ece · Rating 5 out of 5]

nananın benciliğiyle benimkinin aynı olduğunu düşündüren bir ciltti,,,

[(k) · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5 ⭐️
5 MAS Y TERMINO NO QUIERO PERO A LA VEZ SI POR FWVOR SOLO QUIERO Q SEAN FELICES 😭😭😭

[khair · Rating 5 out of 5]

Véritablement choquée des révélations sur le passé de Nana

[Maya · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just want them to be happy

[Zoé · Rating 5 out of 5]

Je ne sais pas où ça mène mais je vais finir en larmes c’est sur…

[Héc-thor Bíéén béllákóó lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amé mucho los flashback de nobu ♥️♥️♥️

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Miu mv je t’aime

[ruthlovesbooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

the mini stories at the end 🥹

[Yasmeen Cultura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I truly love hachi and shin’s mom/son relationship, it’s so adorable! There’s too much secrets going around, I just want my girls to be happy!! 😭

I loved the Nobu short story!! “If you can’t respect the things that are important to the other person, the relationship won’t work”… ❤️