I love this series.. I cry so much just reading it.. i read this series more than 5 times the first time i discover in one week.. i love it so much that i even went and watch the anime and even have the music as well.. the only sad thing about this series is that it is not complete, but its okay because you could pretty much guess how the ending is going to end..

I give nana a 9 and not a 10 because there are a lot of drama and everything happends in very little time though i loved every page that i read.

I was searching for something that will captured me and make me love the characters, every character is very well created they are perfect with all of their imperfection, i love the way the characters begins to interact between each other and how the love relationships were real and with good situations.

Before deciding to give it a go i read good reviews and bad reviews, but there were evil reviews, like people saying that hachi was a slut after reading 5 chapters or that they saw 10 episodes of the anime and she was super annoying. I adore hachi, i dont like the situation she is in, but is super hard to decide decisions in her position. I really like that hachi's character evolve in the manga and made her mature and think not only for her but her surrounds(people who has read it will know).

The only thing i didnt really like at all is that the manga is on hiatus and i didnt realize it till i got in the last chapter. I hate myself right now. But if someone is reading my review, i'll tell you to give it a chance for at least till chapter 10, even though is in hiatus it is worth the reading.

I can sort of understand why many people don't like this story. I didn't either when I first read it but I soon realized that I was too young to understand some of the important themes of the story. This isn't a happy, romantic fairytale shoujo manga. It's definitely more josei than shojo and addresses important, current themes which everyone goes through at some point of time.

You can't hate any of the characters but at the same time you can't adore them either. When I first read it I thought Nana Osaki was the coolest woman on the planet and wanted to be like her while Hachi was a disgrace to all women. But it isn't like that all. Both Nanas are very flawed characters. Hachi is a tragically realistic character. She makes mistake after mistake and is very immature in the beginning. But her character really transforms and she becomes a source of strength for Blast. Nana Osaki is also not as cool as she looks. She's extremely possessive and breaks down if something important is taken away from her. Her determination is very admirable though.

This isn't a romantic manga. Take out all the affairs,drugs,scandals, infidelity and it all comes down to the incredible bond between the two Nanas. It's more of friendship and coming of age while using romance as the platform. Even this romance isn't the usual "I'll love you forever" stuff you see in normal shojo. It actually addresses the situation of what would happen when feelings simply aren't there anymore and when you have to be mature enough to make your choices that decide someone else's life.

I don't feel happy when I read this. But at the same time I'm not crying either. I'll always love this manga and everyone in it. Everyone has flaws and everyone makes mistakes that are understandable. I don't know if the ending will be "happy" or not but I'd pefer something similar to Parakiss. A bittersweet but stable ending. Things in the manga right now are really sad and tragic and it hasn't been updated in years. I really hope Yazawa Ai finishes it because I really want some stability in both the nana's lives. I don't know if I'd recommend it but I suggest you try it. If you're not hooked leave it but come back when you're older.

... Last updated on May 19th, 2012, 2:50am

The people who are under me complaining about how much of a slut Hachi is and how you hate the fact that the characters aren't PERFECT and can't fight and be happy all the time and shoujo-heroine-y... please. This is a realistic manga intended for a more mature audience. The characters are well-rounded, they all have flaws, and they all make mistakes -- ESPECIALLY Hachi. She's an emotional young adult who doesn't know where she stands in life and I think she's very realistic. Yes, she sleeps with a number of men. Does that make her a slut? That depends on you, I guess, but I don't think she is. She's just a confused girl who doesn't know what she wants.

I love the way the story is and how realistic it is with the character development. Nothing says "SHOOT ME" more than a manga dedicated to the puppy crush between a girl and a guy before they even start dating. This delves into actual RELATIONSHIPS, into tangled emotions and crap with a nice, spunky, punk music vibe to it as well.

I recommend this to an older or at least more mature audience who understands or have experience with how relationships generally work in the real world.

... Last updated on September 25th, 2011, 9:55am

... Last updated on May 1st, 2011, 2:45pm

I watched the anime and loved so I wanted to know how the story would continue and went after the manga. I really love how this story is written because several elements are a completely surprise. Is much better than the average shoujo.
For me it doesn't matter if the author is on an endless hiatus because my fav couple is Takumi/Hachi and the latest chapters already gave the information I wanted to know about them.

... Last updated on October 19th, 2010, 6:16pm

I really liked that the characters were very well developed, i found myself hating some characters at first but then reading more let me understand them so much better and i found myself sympathizing with them. You get so connected with the characters and i liked that this manga was more realistic rather than how some are cute with perfect endings and cute mediocre romances. It was realistic in that no one was perfect, and things didnt always turn out the way you wanted them to.
10 for Nana!!!

i enjoyed it alot but i prefer she didnt drag it out.. i mean i love the flashes into the future O.o but i'm really starting to get pissed off at the doggy nana.... shes starting to come off as a slut but i LOVE the rocker nana and will love her till the end!!! she's amazing and i hope she gets a good ending.... nobu is my favorite boy and shin.. i hate all the trapnest memebers!! argh!!! die!

anyways this manga would be a good read if youre looking for something that doesnt have a clear line between good and evil, its like they are all trying their best to get through life and get what they want... you'll find yourself hating someone one chapter and then sympathizing the next. its really realistic and is more slice of life then it is shojo.. its getting less and less exciting but i have hope =)

One of the reasons why Nana is much beloved series is that none of the characters are totally hateful and they can have readers’ sympathy. There are nothing like good or bad people, angels or evils, there are only 'normal' people who are leading 'normal' lives. And Ai Yazawa loves them all. That’s why she can lead the readers to loves her characters deeply with both their good and bad points.
Is that true that in order to have readers love the characters, the mangakas must create those with love and understanding? I wonder...