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NANA―ナナ― #3
Nana, Vol. 3
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!
Things are slowly coming together for Nana Osaki. The guitarist and drummer from her old band have joined her in Tokyo and she's finally found a ripping new bass player to replace Ren Honjo. The Black Stones are back and they're ready to kick some ass.
Nana Komatsu, however, can't shake her old nemesis, the Demon Lord. She's stuck in a dead-end job and there's trouble brewing with her boyfriend, Shoji. He's been working late and hasn't exactly been the most attentive lover. Poor Nana. Life in Tokyo is turning out to be a total bummer.
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!
Things are slowly coming together for Nana Osaki. The guitarist and drummer from her old band have joined her in Tokyo and she's finally found a ripping new bass player to replace Ren Honjo. The Black Stones are back and they're ready to kick some ass.
Nana Komatsu, however, can't shake her old nemesis, the Demon Lord. She's stuck in a dead-end job and there's trouble brewing with her boyfriend, Shoji. He's been working late and hasn't exactly been the most attentive lover. Poor Nana. Life in Tokyo is turning out to be a total bummer.
183 pages, Paperback
First published May 15, 2001
About the author
Ai Yazawa
327 books3,541 followersAi 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.
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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April 24, 2021
Shōji is a bitch. Fuck that loser.
July 23, 2017
I HATE YOU SHOUJI =( =(
May 26, 2022
hachi deserves better its so sad
October 20, 2022
Who would have imagined sachiko would actually come to life? Oh, I'm so sorry about Sachiko and Nana. Love hurts, and while I see them all suffer so greatly, I'm sad.
The bond between the two Nana is quite unique. If nothing happens, they might become one of my favourite platonic friendships.
The bond between the two Nana is quite unique. If nothing happens, they might become one of my favourite platonic friendships.
July 16, 2022
shouji is an asshole 🤗
November 17, 2015
Don’t text, I’m going through a phase right now.
March 28, 2016
I couldn't sleep so I finished this volume in about an hour and it absolutely broke my heart. I think what I love about this series is that it's so realistic and that the characters experience things that really could happen in real life. I know that Nana K. can be a pain but she still didn't deserve what happened in this volume. I definitely hope it gets better and she finds somebody that truly values and appreciates her.
January 31, 2025
they are NOT beating the allegations
June 24, 2024
the scene!!! THE SCENE!!!
literally screamed when it happened.
at the end of this installment, Yazawa writes:
"𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴. 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤, 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘪𝘭. 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦."
this whole part made me want to sit on my bed look up at the ceiling and wonder and dream and let an album play from start to finish. nothing else. no phone, no 'rents, nothing. just me and music. just the empty space between me and the ceiling.
times used to be like this. and i hate that with every still moment, i feel the need to fill it with something. a tiktok, a text, doom-scrolling. it's so impossible to be bored now. it's impossible to be the right kind of bored. why is it that i have to commute to work with music on? why can't i let my own thoughts sing for me? is it even music? is it all noise?
i think i want to try to find the music in things.
literally screamed when it happened.
at the end of this installment, Yazawa writes:
"𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴. 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘐𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤, 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘪𝘭. 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦."
this whole part made me want to sit on my bed look up at the ceiling and wonder and dream and let an album play from start to finish. nothing else. no phone, no 'rents, nothing. just me and music. just the empty space between me and the ceiling.
times used to be like this. and i hate that with every still moment, i feel the need to fill it with something. a tiktok, a text, doom-scrolling. it's so impossible to be bored now. it's impossible to be the right kind of bored. why is it that i have to commute to work with music on? why can't i let my own thoughts sing for me? is it even music? is it all noise?
i think i want to try to find the music in things.
August 14, 2014
Hdspm 5 estrellas por todo el coraje que me hace sentir este tomo y esos dos personajes aborrecibles... Hachi no es santo de mi devoción pero alv. Nadie se merece eso.
April 1, 2022
FUCK SHOJI!!!!!!!! first red flag was when he was like my type r girls who r pale and short and tiny....... fuck sachiko too tbh idc if she's attracted to shoji once u find out someone has a gf u leave them alone!!!! dumb whore stop acting innocent
anyways at least this book made the girls have problems that brought nana & hachi closer.... all the parts of nana & hachi alone together & when they kissed & how hachi expressed how much beinf w nana feels like a sweet dream & an escape from reality WAAAAA exactly hachi fuck shoji be w nana instead 🥹🥹🥹
need a nana to my hachi
anyways at least this book made the girls have problems that brought nana & hachi closer.... all the parts of nana & hachi alone together & when they kissed & how hachi expressed how much beinf w nana feels like a sweet dream & an escape from reality WAAAAA exactly hachi fuck shoji be w nana instead 🥹🥹🥹
need a nana to my hachi
January 12, 2024
The disappointment that I felt ISWEAR
February 4, 2026
why is there always something? like there’s always fucking something… they can’t go a week without there being something
April 28, 2021
Back when I was in 7th grade, my classmate gifted me volumes 1-3 of Nana. While I was happy to receive a thoughtful gift like this ( I have always loved Manga, ever since I was little), I disliked the drawing style of the Manga. And heck, the story did not appeal to me at all - why would a 13 yr old enjoy a story about two girls having difficulties with their lives? I was rather into fantasy, action, and cute Shojou Romance.
Now, almost 10 years later, I am glad I picked up that story again. I am now able to resonate with the characters motives, their struggle to survive on a daily basis and I even like the artstyle now. Only today I realize this story is not about "oh I need to work", "oh we play in a band" but rather the chasing of one dreams and the resulting, real struggle of walking a steep path with plenty of obstacles to reach the top.
The characters are more than just the stereotype one associates when you first look at the coverart. Nana, whilst being clothed in an awesome punk rock fashion with a confidence I'd kill for, has an astoundingly vulnerable and soft side. Hachi, the cutesy overly caring girl, manages to acknowledge her wrong- doings and works on herself in almost every chapter. In addition to that, the supporting cast is not drawn as a way to fill out the blank pages, rather guiding and helping nana & hachi to find their own way at their own pace, not by judging them, but by listening and supporting them. The friendship among them feels real and genuine.
Now, almost 10 years later, I am glad I picked up that story again. I am now able to resonate with the characters motives, their struggle to survive on a daily basis and I even like the artstyle now. Only today I realize this story is not about "oh I need to work", "oh we play in a band" but rather the chasing of one dreams and the resulting, real struggle of walking a steep path with plenty of obstacles to reach the top.
The characters are more than just the stereotype one associates when you first look at the coverart. Nana, whilst being clothed in an awesome punk rock fashion with a confidence I'd kill for, has an astoundingly vulnerable and soft side. Hachi, the cutesy overly caring girl, manages to acknowledge her wrong- doings and works on herself in almost every chapter. In addition to that, the supporting cast is not drawn as a way to fill out the blank pages, rather guiding and helping nana & hachi to find their own way at their own pace, not by judging them, but by listening and supporting them. The friendship among them feels real and genuine.
October 23, 2024
hachi just said "if nana was a guy, she would be the love of my life" and "only now i can say that the way i felt for nana was something like love" and im just supposed to move on with my day?????
May 20, 2017
Ni me acordaba de toda esta parte de la trama. Shoji que bronca me das >:[
July 12, 2018
Anyone else want to kill Shoji and cut something if his off? 😳😁
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November 29, 2024
Wishing Shouji a merry die
July 23, 2023
Not all men not all men not all men 🥲
March 9, 2017
El manga perfecto! Ahora a esperar a que saquen los siguientes grrrr
June 13, 2023
i’m so sad wtf shoji i hate you so much motherfucker
April 2, 2015
Good as always. Actually, getting better.
Real life problems affect the Nanas in Tokyo - work, money, friendships, boyfriends.
Must read #4.
Real life problems affect the Nanas in Tokyo - work, money, friendships, boyfriends.
Must read #4.
July 14, 2014
I don't think I can stop reading this series... So addictive and the characters are just fantastic!
March 23, 2024
Shoji you slimy little bitch!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 27, 2024
would’ve been 5 stars bc the band got together <3 but HATE shoji and sachiko with everything. If they have zero haters I am dead. THEY ARE TERRIBLE. He deserves every bad thing to ever happen to him
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May 6, 2026You know I have a feeling this is the end of Nana and shouji relationship.
And it is a good thing.
Nana isn't perfect but girl is ride and die.
And it is a good thing.
Nana isn't perfect but girl is ride and die.
December 10, 2023
"i swear if nana were a guy... she'd be the love of my life. that's what i thought back then."💔💔💔
May 22, 2025
hating the men in this manga all along
September 26, 2024
amazing, perfection, absolute beauty. i love this story so much. i really thought this story was queerbaiting, and i was okay with that, but it’s NOT?! it’s too much, it’s too beautiful, it’s killing me. but i can’t wait to read more!
February 13, 2022
SHOJI HIJO DE PUTA TE LLEGO A CRUZAR Y TE CAGO A PALOS
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