becomes pregnant, she chooses to marry Takumi instead. to become awkward, while falling in love with Black Stones' guitarist, Nobu, at the same time. into starting an on-and-off relationship with Trapnest's bassist, Takumi, causing her friendship with Nana O. Nana O.'s relationship with Ren eventually leads Nana K. reunites with her ex-boyfriend Ren, the guitarist of Japan's current top band, Trapnest.

breaks up with her boyfriend after he cheats on her, while Nana O. However, as they follow their dreams, troubles of fame and love begin to test their friendship.Īs the two women continue their lives in Tokyo, Nana K. Despite having different personalities and ambitions, the two women find commonalities with each other and, by coincidence, move into the same apartment. to join her friends and move in with her boyfriend. to pursue a professional music career with her band, Black Stones, on her own merit and Nana K. On March 5, 2001, Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu (nicknamed Hachi) cross paths when they both move to Tokyo after turning 20 years old: Nana O.

As of September 2019, the manga had over 50 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series. In 2002, Nana won the 48th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo category. They released both films in 2008, and their English dub of the anime was broadcast on the Funimation Channel beginning in September 2009.

All Nana media has been licensed for English language release in North America by Viz Media, which serialized the manga in their Shojo Beat magazine until the August 2007 issue, while also publishing it in the tankōbon format. An anime television series adaptation by Madhouse directed by Morio Asaka aired on Nippon TV between April 2006 and March 2007. The manga was adapted into a live-action film in 2005, with a sequel released in 2006. The series centers on Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu, two women who move to Tokyo at the age of 20, with the story focused on Nana O.'s pursuit for fame and Nana K.'s pursuit for romance, all while struggling to maintain their friendship.

It was serialized in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Cookie from May 2000 to May 2009 before going on hiatus. Nana (stylized as NANA) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa.

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