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.
Ahhhh Ahhh Nobu! I'm so so so team Nobu haha I was rooting for him the entire time I read this manga. I loved it and I loved that we are being introduced to a potential love interest. The only thing that I did not like about this volume was the relationship between Nana and Takumi. I know she's heartbroken and lonely, but I felt like she was really insecure. In a lot of ways her insecurity really bothered me. I didn't like that she ran into the arms of someone she knew wasn't good for her and she did it solely out of loneliness. I love Nana and I think she has so much potential, but she's got to make better decisions/choices.
I'm not pulling for Hachi to continue living her fanfiction fantasy. I am team Nobu please he's so cute. I'm not sure what to say about Shin and Riera because I don't want to be the centre of attention. Please. You know what i was gonna say anyways.
Nana K....she's really going through it in this one. This vol is definately making me wonder how foolish I'd act if I met my celeb crush in real life too but Nana K's life is such a mess right now haha
Oh, the drama! Oh, the tangled relationships! Oh my gosh - Nana is so good!!! :P It offers all of the drama you could possibly crave with none of the guilt. Yay!
I just love the characterization of Hachi and Nana, and the minor characters as well, honestly. Yeah, the whole story is basically a big tangle of angst, but it's so realistically presented that it's enthralling.
And as always, the last page contains some haunting lines from the future that make the reader wonder what happened to the Nanas that apparently divided them? Whatever it is, I'll bet it's a doozy. (i can't wait to find out!)
My one complaint is the publisher's fault - what happened to the cultural notes? I was expecting to see some notes explaining Tanabata, but there aren't any. Well, Wikipedia to the rescue I suppose ...
4,5/5 ¿Leyeron mi reseña del tomo 5 de Nana? Háganlo, porque en esta reseña podría repetir la primera parte de lo que dije sobre ese tomo, ya que también aplica.
En este volumen en particular la montaña rusa de emociones estuvo un poco más calmada, pero lo que sí se hizo presente fue un pequeño (gran) sentimiento de entendimiento por mi parte hacia Nana Osaki. No sé si estoy orgullosa de admitirlo, porque sé que no es muy "sano" que digamos, pero la forma de reaccionar de dicha Nana en cuanto se entera de lo que está pasando con Hachi en este tomo en particular me resultó extremadamente familiar. No quiero decir que yo hubiera hecho lo mismo que ella, pero sí entiendo a la perfección cómo se siente. Podría decir que yo hubiera pensado lo mismo, pero mis acciones hubieran sido diferentes (o al menos eso quiero creer). La forma en la que la autora construyó el personaje de Nana Osaki es increíble. Esos celos increíbles hacia sus amigos cuando estos empiezan a formar lazos con otras personas, el poner distancia diciendo que está "todo bien" en lugar de decir lo que realmente pasa, etc. Me es fácil identificarme con eso, aunque no sea lo más sano del mundo, como ya les dije.
En fin, otro tomo impresionante con algunas partes que no comparto (como ya les venía diciendo en las reseñas de los tomos anteriores). Al leerlo hay que tener en cuenta varias cosas: Ninguno de los personajes en un modelo a seguir; la historia fue escrita a finales de los 90 por una mujer que vive en un país con una cultura MUY diferente a la nuestra (sí, hay pensamientos bastante machistas involucrados); y si son sensibles la van a pasar MUY mal.
Sigue siendo de mis mangas/animes favoritos, así que no puedo dejar de recomendarlo.
oh, i forgot that this is when the story starts to feel unreasonably real and painful. as an Adult now, it is so much easier to emphatize with all of her characters than when i was a kid. everyone's just alternately celebrating successes and then hurting and licking their wounds in their own special way. ai yazawa's understanding of human relationships - it really is like that. ouch.
i have to read the rest of this series in spanish now because the english translation got taken off of mangadex. i don't have any major thoughts on this volume except that nana and hachi need to forget about these side characters and realize that they're meant for each other 😔 i will say that i like nobu way more than takumi, and isn't shin underaged? why is reira hanging around him like that?
The more I read of this series, the more I fall in love with it. I just really enjoy all of the characters, main and secondary, and I'm so invested in what will be happening to them.
I'm really enjoying these books. I have so much fun with longer graphic novel series where you really get to follow multiple characters across different periods of time. This volume focuses more on different members of the band, especially Reira, Shin, and Nobu, and I liked that. Also, I felt like mistakes were made by some characters (both Nanas in particular) last volume, and seeing the outcome of that was interesting.
Poor Nobu... And man do I despise Takumi... grrr. I love how alike Ren and Nana are and how sweet together. She is one headstrong woman! Shin... well he's cute and all but my lord is he one troubled guy or what??? I wanna know more about Yasu!! He's the mystery man now. Also, what happened to Nana????? Rawrg to many questions! I like how, even though this is pretty much a soap opera, everyone is fleshed out and you can get real invested in it.
These people and their messy relationships. It's extra messy and it might be intriguing at times, but they all act like high school kids while they're all adults, and maybe that's what's annoying me.
Hachi Nana tells her every thought, but the other Nana rarely does, and the tone of "remember, nana..." makes it seem like there's a huge falling out coming soon, and I'm actually willing to continue reading to see that unfold.
I'm not sure about my rating but 3.9 Hatchi keeps making bad decisions Shes so delulu sometimes but honestly, I feel her and Takumi is annoying. Also, Reira stay away from that 15-year-old. while I like this manga especially because of the two main characters, and the fashion- the way the story downplays the fact that shin is just a teenager will always leave a bitter taste in my mouth. I really hope he gets out of this situation.
The CONSTANT reiteration of women being "sluts" from two characters is bothering me MUCH. I'm hoping it's immature behavior from them though and that it'll stop.
Edición argentina, tomo 6. En el texto de la autora, cuenta de cuando aprendió a tocar el piano de chica y de cómo le gustaría volver a tocarlo en algún momento... ¿déjà vu...?
Otros tomos han sido mucho más apasionantes que este, sin embargo no deja de gustarme este manga con personajes complicados y reales. Solo puedo decir que un personaje me ha hecho sentir muy triste por él T_T