false 98413 7 Nana Komatsu is a young woman who's endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she's hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She's looking for love and she's hoping to find it in the big city. <P>Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is cool, confident and focused. She swaggers into town and proceeds to kick down the doors to Tokyo's underground punk scene. She's got a dream and won't give up until she becomes Japan's No. 1 rock'n'roll superstar. <P>This is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. The world of <b><i>Nana</i></b> is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties. 2346477 6 12 2005 Nana, Volume 1 total:580|5:257|4:171|3:113|2:31|1:8| 580 2378 738 72 5 3 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Aug 20 09:15:56 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 10:32:27 -0700 2008
My all-time favorite manga. The story of two girls, punk rocker Nana Oosaki ("big" Nana) and girly Nana Komatsu ("small" Nana, known in the rest of the story as Hac...more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Feb 26 20:45:51 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 20:47:11 -0800 2009 5 1 false false Sat Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 16:48:46 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 23:05:53 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 15 22:51:06 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 22:51:51 -0800 2008 Nana. Nana is the story of two young women, both from small towns, who meet on the bullet train and end up moving in together in Tokyo. Nana Komatsu (a.k.a. "Hachi") is a small-town girl who has big city dreams of romance and leaving her...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 04 19:51:16 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 19:52:08 -0800 2009
The thin pen line styled art is supremely illustrated, and the characters are extremely elegant. The punk/Lolita style is absolutely gorgeous. The expressions of the characters are drawn masterfully. The humor a...more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 18:52:56 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 19:02:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 14 08:36:20 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 10:41:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Dec 20 17:54:06 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 18:02:10 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 02 10:59:28 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 01 16:02:21 -0700 2009 Part One is devoted to flighty Nana Komatsu. She falls in love easily and is preoccupied with her image. When she attends community college, she vows to make "male friends". Hilarity ensues. But t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 11:45:50 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 14:59:48 -0700 2009
If you're after some shojo/josei style drama (eg. written for young women) then you've come to the right place with Nana!

The series is about two 20-year old girls with the same name (Nana) who, either by coincidence or fate, end up sharing an apartment...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 18:10:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 20:50:03 -0800 2008 3 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 12 06:03:13 -0800 2008 Tue May 13 08:33:48 -0700 2008 Overall Rating: A
Synopsis: Nana Komatsu is a 20 year old with a penchant for falling in love at first sight. After a year at art school, her best friend and her boyfriend move to Tokyo, so Nana decides to save up her money and follow them after a year.

Nana Osaki is a punk singer i...more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Nov 25 12:38:04 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 13:41:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri May 08 04:35:55 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 05:14:19 -0700 2009
Main appeal is rocker Nana's mystique and careless/exotic lifestyle. The characters all have their own story, but their self-pity is dragged throughout the series. They wallow in it, and it gets annoying after a while.

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Nana is a typical shojo high school girl getting ready to graduate and figure out her world. She has trouble with boys...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed May 20 08:27:35 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 08:29:52 -0700 2009 2 5 0 false false Wed Jul 22 20:11:01 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 20:11:01 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jul 09 07:38:14 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 07:39:49 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sat Feb 14 08:38:16 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 08:39:04 -0800 2009 3 1 false false Sun Feb 15 17:21:56 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 17:24:23 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=98413