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Nana #21

Nana, Vol. 21

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A chance meeting on a train to Tokyo sends two girls named Nana on a collision course with destiny!

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!

Tragedy strikes as the Search Weekly team takes their snooping too far! Hounded to the limit by remorseless reporters, Ren spins his car off the icy road in a horrible accident that will change the course of everyone's future...

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 13, 2009

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Ai Yazawa

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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.


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241 reviews22 followers
January 9, 2021
Yazawa Ai continues to break my heart with her poignant storylines and realism. The agony and grief of each character is so well depicted that it feels as if my own heart is being ripped from my chest.

The ultimate cruelty is the uncertainty as to whether or not the series will ever be finished due to Yazawa's illness. Will we will ever know if those who belong together will ever embrace once more?
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January 7, 2011
The ending is uncertain for not only the characters, but for the Nana series itself. I do hope Ai Yazawa recovers from her illness. If this is the last volume, it will definitely be a cliffhanger that will always be stuck in my mind. For now, the only one who knows the end is Yazawa. But I do wish her well. Nana and Nana, so far, it has been an incredible journey. I hope to see you two in the new future. Please manga gods, let it be so!
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February 19, 2025
♾️ stars ⭐️
⤷ spoiler-free review!! ⋆౨ৎ˚⟡˖ ࣪

“Hey, Nana…” 🎸🍓❤️‍🩹🪷

now playing:

黒い涙 - ANNA TSUCHIYA
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ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ plot
nana follows 2 women, nana komatsu and nana osaki, who move to tokyo for different reasons: nana komatsu to be with her high school boyfriend and friends, and nana osaki, a punk rock band member from her hometown, to pursue a professional music career. they meet on a train bound for tokyo and quickly become friends. by chance (or fate, as nana k. says), they both end up looking at the same apartment and decide to live together. as the story unfolds, they face challenges related to fame and love that put their friendship and relationships to the test.

“Hey Nana, do you remember the first time we met? I believe in things like fate. So I think it was fate.”

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ my thoughts
this series absolutely crushed my soul and ruined my life. i went into this series thinking it was some cutesy, slice of life series, but it turned out to be much more emotionally overwhelming and depressing than i expected.

nana delves into very raw and real topics about adulthood, especially relationships. it shows how complicated relationships can be and that life doesn’t always go as planned. it is also a reminder that no one is perfect and everyone faces their own struggles while chasing their dreams.

i wanted to share my thoughts about each character in detail too, but there’s just too much to cover 😭

nana now holds a special place in my heart, and i highly recommend this series to everyone. please make sure to check the trigger warnings first and have plenty of tissues on hand because it’s going to be one hell of an emotional rollercoaster.

i’m sad that the manga isn’t finished and ends on a major cliffhanger, but i’ll be waiting patiently for nana to return.

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a little pain - OLIVIA LUFKIN
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still crying about volume 20, and i can’t believe this is the last volume already 🥲
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October 27, 2022
I appreciate you for completely wrecking me. I can finally declare that I identify with Nana o after finishing this. It frightens me on a lot of levels.
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February 12, 2021
ai yazawa im begging u, please finish this story. please. one day. just, please?
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69 reviews75 followers
June 6, 2022
my soul is now shattered in pieces
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57 reviews18 followers
January 2, 2018
“Senti Nana... ti ricordi la prima volta che ci siamo incontrate? Lo sai, io sono il tipo che crede fermamente nel destino... quindi sono assolutamente convinta che il nostro incontro sia stato voluto dal fato. Ridi pure se vuoi...”

Nana. Questo manga è un qualcosa di strabiliante. Ho cercato ovunque qualcosa che potesse eguagliare le emozioni vissute con questa storia, ma non sono mai riuscita. Non sul filone romantico.
Mi rattrista sapere che la storia ormai è ferma da anni e anni e probabilmente nessuna domanda avrà una risposta, però l’amore provato verso questo manga è stato immenso.
Onestamente credo che sia quel genere ti manga che non vedrà mai una fine, l’autrice ha interrotto il tutto quando aveva un botto di carne al fuoco. Pensandoci ha dato inizio ha una serie di trame e sottotrame, fili intrecciati in modo infinito che se non hai tutto ben delineato, è un bordello assurdo.
Penso che prima di tutto, la storia d’amore di cui leggiamo è quella tra Nana e Hachi. È forse l’amore platonico più bello in cui qualcuno può imbattersi. Nana con la sua costante paura di essere abbandonata e messa da parte e Hachi che con la sua immensa ingenuità l’ha sempre amata e venerata nel modo più puro.
Ma le storie che vanno ad intrecciarsi sono tante, le emozioni infinite. Reira con Shin, ma il cuore ancora in mano a Takumi. Takumi verso il quale non potremmo far altro che non tollerare per la maggior parte del tempo. Poi ci sono i Blast, Nobu, Yasu, Shin e Nana stessa, sarà impossibile non amare tutti.
E poi c’è Ren. Ren, dopo Akito (ai tempi delle elementari), è tra i miei amori di carta più grandi e il suo epilogo mi ha fatta restare talmente male che ci ho pensato per giorni e giorni, dopo aver concluso la lettura.
Onestamente, dove l’autrice volesse andare a parere e il significato di questa morte, per il filo della trama e a giovamento della storia, è qualcosa che mi chiederò sempre. Ma, se c’è qualcosa che non le perdonerò mai, sarà l’allontanamento di Nana e Ren, con l’avvicinamento di lei a Yasu. Se il suo scopo era la coppia Yasu/Nana, per me come manga può anche restare incompleto.
Detto questo, una lettura che ti appassiona fino alla sua non fine, speriamo di sapere presto delle novità riguardo questa storia.

“Anche se in questo momento ti trovi lontano, sei sempre dentro di me. Ricordo il tuo sguardo forte e sincero, e ascolto sempre le tue canzoni, che sono la mia fonte di incoraggiamento. E tu, Nana? La senti, la mia voce?”
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258 reviews14 followers
November 15, 2020
It's tough to explain why I ended up binge-watching the anime followed by binge-reading the manga. It's even more difficult to put into words what exactly I liked about Nana. So, instead, I will jot down some of the narrations, as a token for all that I have felt. A significant part of the story and the characters' lives revolved around music - particularly the genre and journey from being an underground band to be signed with a major label - it's a rare element to come across in mangas/books. I hope Ai Yazawa will someday complete Nana.


"𝑯𝒆𝒚 𝑵𝒂𝒏𝒂, 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔?"

"𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝑯𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊, 𝑰 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒕. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆. 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕, 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏."

"𝑯𝒆𝒚 𝑯𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊, 𝒏𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆."

"𝑯𝒆𝒚 𝑯𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊, 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔. 𝑰𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒔, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒌. 𝑰𝒇 𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅, 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝒇𝒊𝒔𝒉. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰'𝒅 𝒔𝒘𝒊𝒎 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑹𝒆𝒏, 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒐𝒇 𝒖𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒃𝒐𝒘𝒍."

"𝑯𝒆𝒚 𝑯𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊, 𝑰 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒘𝒊𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒏𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒂 𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒍, 𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒔 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅."

"𝑯𝒆𝒚 𝑯𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒔𝒂𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒆. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎."

"𝑯𝒆𝒚 𝑵𝒂𝒏𝒂, 𝒊𝒇 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂'𝒔 𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒕 𝒔𝒐 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇𝒇 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚?"

𝑹𝒆𝒏 - "𝑵𝒂𝒏𝒂, 𝑰 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒂𝒚. 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏?"
𝑵𝒂𝒏𝒂 - "𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒛𝒖 𝑹𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓."

𝒀𝒂𝒔𝒖 - "𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒆, 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒏."

"𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒏. 𝑰𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒚, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒊𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 - 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆. 𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒐 𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒂𝒚."

"𝑯𝒆𝒚 𝑯𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊, 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆, 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒔?"

"𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒐 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒂."

"𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 4𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉, 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒂 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒇𝒍𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒕, 𝑰 𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒚. 𝑹𝒆𝒏, 𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝑵𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚. 𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒑 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔."
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238 reviews1,102 followers
May 1, 2012
This review will be for the WHOLE Nana series

Ok, so I FINALLY finished Nana and I’m jumping up and down because of how happy I am.

This was one of the worst stories I’ve read in a while, and trust me this says a lot. I can’t believe Yazawa dragged this useless story- Oh wait, I totally forgot. This series DOES NOT HAVE A FUCKING STORY! It’s all about useless drama thrown all around for the sake of what? Putting some manga artwork to good use? Maybe. But I still fail to see what the story is there. The drama of the two Nanas? Them being together until the end? More drama?? Drama drama drama and more fucking drama. I felt like I was watching a fucking soap opera, that’s what it was.


Armando ¿cómo pudiste hacer esto?

Or naaah, scratch that. I’ve got a better one:


Armando, estoy embarazada!

Oooooh, and guess what? One of them actually got pregnant. OH SNAP!


As I said. Useless.

But you know what? I actually enjoyed the beginning of it. I was thinking hey it seems interesting enough. Nana was cool, all punk rock and shit. Hachi or whatever her name is (I suck at Japanese names) was annoying as hell. Ren was awesome, another reason to read the damn 21 books!!! (overkill much????). However, some characters were cool for like 5 books. But 21?? Dude, seriously. 21??? For this?? This story?? This fucking drama??

..

Nah, fuck you but nah.

Dee, I wanna apologize right now for bashing it so much, I know you love it and all but it got me so damn angry. I didn’t know how angry I was until I started typing my “review” (if you can call it that). Funny thing that.

Yeah, so.. 21 fucking books. And . And she doesn’t even end the series. Amazing. Fucking amazing.

But I won’t be a total asshole. It seems like Yazawa is sick and has been hospitalized for some time. Now she’s back home and writing again probably.

Ok, I’m sorry for her being sick and all, my best wishes for her health and I hope she gets well soon.[end of nice moment]

But 21 books???? REALLY???

I can’t seem to get over that..

If I could rate the series I’d give it two stars out of five just because the beginning was kind of interesting. The rest went downhill till it reached a manure wagon, made it explode and covered everything in horseshit.

Good times.
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134 reviews7 followers
May 17, 2023
5/5 ⭐️
no me salen las palabras para expresar q nana va a quedarse en mi vida por siempre, es una historia tan cruda que rogaría que todo este ultimo tomo fuera mentira y ambas fueron felices.
las amo tanto y siento q pudieron haber evitado tantas cosas pero como lo dicen ellas mismas “es importante como vives tu vida”, este manga es algo que empiezas asi: 🥹🥹 y terminas asi: 😭😭 (soy esa)
hachi y nana solo merecen ser felices y takumi y reira merecen un balazo 🤗
necesito resolver muchas dudas pero en mi corazón siempre voy a creer que ambas son felices y estan juntitas para toda la vida

sin mas q decir, porque realmente estoy consternada, dejo las frases q mas me gustaron <3

“No importa de quien me enamore en el futuro, Nana sera la unica heroina de mi vida!”
“Dime Nana, si tu y yo hubiéramos sido novias ¿no crees que un abrazo habría bastado para arreglarlo todo”
“La carta de amor que dejaste aquel dia… Todavia la llevo conmigo”
“En mi historia, Hachi no desaparecerá nunca”
“Tu sabes Hachi, ese cuarto donde vivi contigo. Yo ame ese lugar. Porque tu estabas ahí”
“Oye Hachi, cuando la brisa del mar me abraza parece como si el sonido de sus olas me llamara dulcemente. Pero no puedo tirar esta vida que haz salvado”
“Es importante como vives tu vida”
“Oye, Hachi, ¿estas viviendo cada día de modo que si el final llega, no tendrías nada que lamentar?
“Tu sabes Hachi, cuando estaba sola, a decir verdad, siempre estaba llorando con ansiedad como un niño pequeño. Me alegra haberte conocido y me alegra decirlo”
“Hey Nana, por favor, no vayas a ningún lado y no huyas otra vez”
“Mirare por Nana, no en busca de su comprensión. Si no porque, amo a Nana, así de simple”
“Hachi, pare este año de cumpleaños, tengo que comprarme un presente, un boleto sencillo a Tokio. Vivi con esto en mente durante tantos años”
“Para todos siempre hay algo mas importante que yo”
“Ren una vez me dijo que me llevaría con el cuando el muriera. No quiero ser abandonada”
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456 reviews9 followers
April 22, 2022
4,5/5

Wow!! This volume was intense. Thoroughly enjoyed and it seemed a fit ending, considering we don’t whether it’ll be more chapters in the future, for these characters.

As a whole, I liked “Nana” much better than “Paradise Kiss”. Because, here the characters act more maturely and less cartoonish(which was one of my issues with ParaKiss, especially regarding Caroline). I also think that Yazawa blended the setting with the plot more organically. Making it more grounded, specifically the hindrances of being famous and how to conciliate private and public lives.

My issues with the series relies on the portrayal of some ideas and romantic dynamics. Yazawa often brings some heavy subjects to her stories but I don’t think she succeeds in concluding them. For me, it never feels satisfying. Regarding the romance, sometimes was hard to go through because of how melodramatic they’re. Mainly Hachi’s, which annoyed me a lot.

Nevertheless, I’m glad that I finally got to pick it up. It’s a very unique story that, even without a “proper” end, manages to leave a solid impression.
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154 reviews148 followers
July 28, 2021
Qualcuno venga a raccogliere i pezzi di me
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95 reviews1 follower
May 4, 2024
venez même pas me parler
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125 reviews14 followers
January 5, 2025
Nana means so much to me.
I love this manga so much. It is so much more than what I thought it would be going into it. It has absolutely become one of my favourite mangas.

Ai Yazawa is so talented and so good at creating realistic and relatable characters. I have fallen in love with so many of these characters and they have absolutely become my comfort characters.

Nana really is a beautiful piece of media, I hope one day it will be finished.
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610 reviews35 followers
May 28, 2024
Yeah that’s right! I am giving this a one star review because what the FUCK was that ending 😭😭😭😭 I get that it’s open ended and the author never finished the series, but it gets 1 star nonetheless for the emotional damage I’ve been dealt. I can’t believe this is how it ends!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need volume 22 where Hachiko divorces Takumi and goes to raise her kids with Nana RIGHT 😡 NOW 😡
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137 reviews11 followers
February 2, 2025
Cuánto lloré con este tomo y pensar que ni siquiera es el final, que en realidad nunca sabremos más. Pero bueno, me dolió como reaccionaron todos y que Nana se enteró ya luego de que identificaran el cuerpo 😭
A pesar de que quedó inconcluso y con lo que leí en las escenas extras, en mi mente Nobu y Hachiko vuelven y Nana nunca se va por lo que crían al hijo juntos entre todos los amigos. Claro que no pasa.
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86 reviews83 followers
March 6, 2021
I think I cried throughout the whole entire book. I wish the author would continue but sadly its left off in a cliffhanger. I mean Yazawa gives enough details so you would know what would happen in the future but still I wish there was more. Can I give a six star rating because five star is not enough!!!!!! One of the best books you will ever read and it will have your heart aching for more!!!!
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93 reviews67 followers
November 4, 2022
My favorite manga series of all time. i miss it it’s been on hiatus for so long and i don’t think it’ll ever come back. The only series that has a chance of dethroning it is Real by Takehiko Inoue. i love you Ai Yazawa.
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323 reviews148 followers
June 11, 2018
if you think i cried throughout this volume, YOU ARE ABSO-TUTELY CORRECT

ai yazawa did say last year that she will complete the series butttt will that fill the emptiness in my soul?
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253 reviews6 followers
May 27, 2022
Che voto dovrei dargli? Sono disperata!
La mangaka non può lanciare una bomba del genere e poi stoppare la serie!!
Perché!?!
Come direbbe Hachi " TUTTA COLPA DEL DEMONE CELESTE" 😭😭😭
Voglio il continuo.....
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445 reviews331 followers
December 31, 2024
i can make peace with the place where this volume ends even if we never get another chapter of this and that just makes the manga 10/10 🩷
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94 reviews14 followers
February 11, 2025
bueno yo no estoy disponible necesito procesar este final... this is for the loquites
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159 reviews46 followers
October 27, 2016
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NANA is a tale of emotions,about emotions and people wishing for them,wishing against them and simply not knowing what to do about them
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NANA is a story that stopped ages ago due to AI Yazawa-sensei illness.
it was cut off in a cliffhanger that can make you to scream in frustration and bow in front of sensei's magnificent work, seeing there are few mangas out there so realistic and raw.
every time i read it i feel confused,enthralled,pissed off,indignant and awed by the emotional rollercoaster this manga causes.
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i loved NANA despite the fact that Ren incident and... Reira(who obviously wants to hook up with EVERY SINGLE MALE in this manga) and that happening...
so i love it
but it's still on hiatus
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i'll wait for it
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until it will be released...(i need closure)
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90 reviews
December 21, 2020
I'm mad there's no continuation for this story after this volume. And I'm mad that I saw the tragedy coming like... five volumes ago. But I still loved the story and the characters and I just want a resolution to the series. Excuse me while I scour the web for some fan-created content to satiate my curiosity.

I'll be lamenting about this series for a while...
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50 reviews19 followers
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February 25, 2023
terminé!! cuando empecé el manga pensaba que iba a ser una historieta cuqui pero es breakdown tras breakdown me ha destrozado la vida literal jsjsjsj encima no está acabado y con semejante "final" en fin voy a llorar a un rincón
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