NANA｜Anime

2023.02.17

Japanese manga by Ai Yazawa, creator of Tenshi Nanka ja Nai and Neighbourhood story. Also, a group of related works (films, animations, CD productions, etc.) based on the original. The manga has been serialised since 2000, but has been on hiatus since 2009 due to the author’s recuperation.

The first film NANA was released in 2005 and the second film NANA 2 in 2006. An animated television series was also broadcast from 2006 to 2007. In 2002, it won the 48th Shogakukan Manga Award.As of 2019, the total number of copies sold has reached 50 million.

Synopsis

Nana Komatsu moves to Tokyo to pursue her boyfriend, and Nana Osaki aims to become a professional musician. The two come from different backgrounds but share the same year and the same name, meet by chance on the train to Tokyo, then unexpectedly reunite and move in together in this masterpiece of friendship, love, frustration and growth for the two NANAs!

NANA | Recommendations

The theme song “GLAMOROUS SKY”, written by Ai Yazawa and composed by HYDE, is irresistible. Nana singing this is the coolest and the live scene is a must-see.
Her strong and stubborn character who tries to go on for her dream and music while having feelings of love and love, including her expression of being encouraged by music and her growth to be independent little by little, attracts sympathy from her fans, but when the time comes, she seems like the cutest girl in the world and is loved by many people She is loved by many.
The work gently warms the heart with the relationship between the best of best friends, who look and feel like opposites on the inside but are destined to be together and be there for each other when they are in pain.