{{Short description|Japanese manga series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox animanga/Header | name = Nana | image = Nana volume 1.png | caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover, featuring Nana Osaki | genre = {{ubl|Drama<ref name="VizOfficial"/>| Music<ref>{{cite news|last=Aoki|first=Deb|title=Nana by Ai Yazawa – Series Profile and Story Summary|url=http://manga.about.com/od/mangatitlesaz/p/nanaprofile.htm|website=About.com|access-date=June 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906001331/http://manga.about.com/od/mangatitlesaz/p/nanaprofile.htm|archive-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=Nodame Cantabile Leads the Pack in Fans' Top Musical Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-01-14/nodame-cantabile-leads-the-pack-in-fans-top-musical-anime/.83233|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 14, 2020|date=January 14, 2015|archive-date=April 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404145719/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-01-14/nodame-cantabile-leads-the-pack-in-fans-top-musical-anime/.83233|url-status=live}}</ref>|Romance<ref name="VizOfficial">{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/nana|title=The Official Website for Nana|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=December 7, 2017|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128204104/https://www.viz.com/nana|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per MOS:A&M). --> }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = manga | author = Ai Yazawa | publisher = Shueisha | publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|AUS= Madman Entertainment|NA=Viz Media}} | magazine = Cookie | magazine_en = {{English manga magazine|NA=Shojo Beat}} | imprint = Ribon Mascot Comics Cookie | first = May 26, 2000 | last = May 26, 2009 (on hiatus) | volumes = 21 | volume_list = List of Nana chapters }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = tv series | director = Morio Asaka | producer = {{ubl|Toshio Nakatani|Manabu Tamura|Masao Maruyama}} | writer = Tomoko Konparu | music = Tomoki Hasegawa | studio = Madhouse | licensee = Sentai Filmworks {{English anime licensee|NA=Viz Media (former)}} | network = Nippon TV | network_en = {{English anime network|US=Funimation Channel|NA=Neon Alley}} | first = April 5, 2006 | last = March 28, 2007 | episodes = 47 + 3 recaps | episode_list = List of Nana episodes }} {{Infobox animanga/Other | title = Live-action films | content = * ''Nana'' (2005) * ''Nana 2'' (2006) }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}} '''''Nana''''' (stylized as '''''NANA''''') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa. First published as a two-part prologue in Shueisha's monthly {{Transliteration|ja|shōjo}} manga magazine ''Cookie'' in 1999, ''Nana'' was later serialized in the same magazine from May 2000 to May 2009 before going on indefinite hiatus. Its chapters have been collected in 21 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. 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.
The manga was adapted into a live-action film in 2005, with a sequel released in 2006. A 47-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Madhouse and directed by Morio Asaka, aired on Nippon TV between April 2006 and March 2007. 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 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} format. They released both films in 2008, and their English dub of the anime was broadcast on the Funimation Channel beginning in 2009. The anime series was later re-licensed by Sentai Filmworks in 2021.
''Nana'' won the 48th Shogakukan Manga Award for the {{Transliteration|ja|shōjo}} category in 2003. By 2019, the manga had over 50 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time.
==Plot== On March 5, 2001, Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu, nicknamed Hachi,{{efn|name=nana|In Japan, Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu are referred to by their true names, as both of their names are written with different characters. In English promotions, Viz Media initially differentiated them by referring to them as Nana O. and Nana K. in promotional material until vol. 6 onwards, where Nana K. is referred to by her nickname, Hachi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/nana-volume-6/product/932|title=Nana, Vol. 6|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=December 4, 2022|archive-date=December 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204212208/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/nana-volume-6/product/932|url-status=live}}</ref>}} meet when Nana K. moves to Tokyo at age 20. Nana O. aims to establish a music career with her band, Black Stones, while Nana K. joins her friends and moves in with her boyfriend. Despite their contrasting personalities, the two decide to become roommates to save money on rent. Their friendship later faces challenges as they navigate love, ambition, and personal struggles.
After Nana K. breaks up with her unfaithful boyfriend, she becomes involved with Takumi, the bassist of the popular band Trapnest, complicating her friendship with Nana O., who rekindles a relationship with her ex-boyfriend Ren, Trapnest's guitarist. Nana K. also develops feelings for Nobu, Black Stones' guitarist, but upon discovering her pregnancy, she marries Takumi. Nana O., distressed by the growing distance between them, resolves to reclaim their friendship by elevating Black Stones' success.
When a tabloid exposes Nana O. and Ren's relationship, Black Stones gains widespread recognition and debuts professionally. However, their relationship deteriorates due to Nana O.'s jealousy and Ren's substance abuse, despite their engagement. As media scrutiny intensifies, Nana K. uncovers details about Nana O.'s family, including her birth mother. Before Black Stones' first tour, their bassist Shin is arrested, prompting Nana O. to pursue a solo career. Shortly afterward, Ren dies in a car accident, leaving Nana O. to grapple with grief and reassess her reliance on Nana K.
Later narrative segments reveal that years have passed, with rumors circulating about Nana O.'s alleged death. Nana K. and their friends eventually discover that she fled to England and attempt to locate her.
==Characters== ===Main characters=== ;{{Nihongo|Nana Osaki|大崎 ナナ|Ōsaki Nana}} :{{Voiced by|Junko Minagawa (video game); Romi Park (anime), Anna Tsuchiya (anime singing voice)|Rebecca Shoichet (anime)}}{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}} :{{Portrayed by|Mika Nakashima}} :Nana Osaki is a 20-year-old girl who moves to Tokyo to pursue a professional music career with her band, Black Stones, of which she is the main vocalist. ;{{Nihongo|Nana Komatsu|小松 奈々|Komatsu Nana}} :{{Voiced by|Rumi Shishido (video game); Kaori (anime)|Kelly Sheridan (anime)}}{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}} :{{Portrayed by|Aoi Miyazaki (film 1), Yui Ichikawa (film 2)}} :Nana Komatsu is a 20-year-old girl who moves to Tokyo to join her friends and her boyfriend, Shoji. She has a penchant for falling in love easily, and when she was in her third year of high school, she was in an extramarital relationship with Asano before Asano ended their relationship. Due to her kindness and faithfulness, Nana O. nicknames her {{Nihongo|Hachi|ハチ}}, after the dog Hachikō.{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 8}} Wildly imaginative, Nana K. often blames her misfortunes on the "demon lord".
===Black Stones=== Black Stones, known as {{Nihongo|Blast|ブラスト|Burasuto}} for short, is a punk rock band with Nana O. as the lead vocalist. Ren was once a member of the group, but, after his departure to join Trapnest, they recruit a new member, Shin. They attract a large following, and ultimately sign a deal with Gaia Records. ;{{Nihongo|Nobuo Terashima|寺島 伸夫|Terashima Nobuo}} :{{Voiced by|Tomokazu Seki (anime)|Matthew Erickson (anime)}}{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}} :{{Portrayed by|Hiroki Narimiya}} :Nicknamed {{Nihongo|Nobu|ノブ}}, he is the guitarist of Black Stones and Nana O.'s best friend from high school. Nobu does not smoke and has a low alcohol tolerance. He also hails from a wealthy family who owns a Japanese-style inn and disowns him when he pursues a music career. ;{{Nihongo|Shin'ichi Okazaki|岡崎 真一|Okazaki Shin'ichi}} :{{Voiced by|Akira Ishida (anime){{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}}|David A. Kaye (anime)}} :{{Portrayed by|Kenichi Matsuyama (film 1), Kanata Hongo (film 2)}} :Nicknamed {{Nihongo|Shin|シン}}, he is Black Stones' 15-year-old bassist. He initially lied that his age was 18 years old, but Black Stones let him stay even after finding out the truth. Shin is mature for his age and acts as a confidant to Nobu, while he views Nana K. as a mother figure. Because Shin was born and raised in Sweden, he is not familiar with Japanese culture. ;{{Nihongo|Yasushi Takagi|高木 泰士|Takagi Yasushi}} :{{Voiced by|Yoshihisa Kawahara (anime)|Brian Drummond (anime)}}{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}} :{{Portrayed by|Tomomi Maruyama}} :Nicknamed {{Nihongo|Yasu|ヤス}}, Yoshihisa is the drummer of Black Stones. Off-stage, he is a trainee lawyer. Acting as the band's leader, he handles business partnerships and financial decisions needed for the band's success. Due to his maturity, he acts as an older brother figure to Black Stones.
===Trapnest=== ;{{Nihongo|Ren Honjō|本城 蓮|Honjō Ren}} :{{Voiced by|Hidenobu Kiuchi|Sam Vincent}}{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}} :{{Portrayed by|Ryuhei Matsuda (film 1), Nobuo Kyo (film 2)}} :Ren is Trapnest's guitarist. Prior to being recruited, he was Black Stones' original bassist, as well as Nana O.'s boyfriend. From a young age, Ren grew up at an orphanage with Yasu and found school boring, opting to practice his guitar alone. He is deeply in love with Nana O., but the two initially break up when Ren leaves for Tokyo to join Trapnest, as Nana O. felt that his success would cheapen her own fame. The two get back together, but Ren begins feeling that he and Nana O. have been growing distant, especially when Black Stones begins to become famous. ;{{Nihongo|Reira Serizawa|芹澤 レイラ|Serizawa Reira}} :{{Voiced by|Aya Hirano (anime){{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}}, Olivia (anime singing voice)|Ashleigh Ball (anime)}} :{{Portrayed by|Yuna Ito}} :Reira is Trapnest's 22-year-old vocalist and lyricist. She has been friends and in love with Takumi since childhood, but is frustrated that he sees her nothing more than a muse and the face of Trapnest. Reira dated Yasu for two years in high school and becomes one of Shin's clients to state her loneliness. ;{{Nihongo|Takumi Ichinose|一ノ瀬 巧|Ichinose Takumi}} :{{Voiced by|Toshiyuki Morikawa{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}} (anime)|Andrew Francis (anime)}} :{{Portrayed by|Tetsuji Tamayama}} :Takumi is Trapnest's 23-year-old leader and bassist, performing under the stage name {{Nihongo|"Takumi"|タクミ}}. Handsome and somewhat of a playboy, he is a workaholic and dedicated to cultivating Trapnest's image, particularly Reira. ;{{Nihongo|Naoki Fujieda|藤枝 直樹|Fujieda Naoki}} {{nobold|a.k.a.}} {{Nihongo|Naoki|ナオキ}} :{{Voiced by|Anri Katsu{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}}|Adrian Petriw}} :{{Portrayed by|Momosuke Mizutani}} :Naoki is the sharp-tongued drummer of Trapnest. His musical interest was awakened by Takumi during middle school. He hoped attract attention from girls by playing in the band. Naoki was the playboy of the band, tricking his bandmates to fund their cause, to which end is not explained.
===Supporting characters=== ;{{Nihongo|Junko Saotome|早乙女 淳子|Saotome Junko}} :{{Voiced by|Takako Honda|Saffron Henderson}}{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}} :Junko is Hachi's sensible and no-nonsense best friend. She is much more emotionally mature than Hachi and often pushes her to be more independent and responsible. ;{{Nihongo|Kyōsuke Takakura|高倉 京助|Takakura Kyōsuke}} :{{Voiced by|Junichi Suwabe|Michael Adamthwaite}}{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}} :{{Portrayed by|Takehisa Takayama}} :Kyōsuke is Junko's boyfriend who currently shares an apartment with her. He is good friends with Hachi and Shōji. His laid-back attitude to life may deem him a slacker in their eyes, but he is actually quite perceptive. ;{{Nihongo|Shōji Endō|遠藤 章司|Endō Shōji}} :{{Voiced by|Hiroki Takahashi|Jeremy From}} :{{Portrayed by|Yuta Hiraoka}} :Shōji is Hachi's ex-boyfriend. He is a struggling art student and works as a waiter. ;{{Nihongo|Sachiko Kawamura|川村 幸子|Kawamura Sachiko}} :{{Voiced by|Megumi Kojima{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}}}} :{{Portrayed by|Saeko}} :Sachiko is Shōji's restaurant coworker who becomes his girlfriend. ;{{Nihongo|Nao Komatsu|小松 奈緒|Komatsu Nao}} :{{Voiced by|Akemi Okamura{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}}}} :Nao is Hachi's older sister who lives near the Komatsu family's home. ;{{Nihongo|Natsuko Komatsu|小松 奈津子|Komatsu Natsuko}} :{{Voiced by|Akiko Hiramatsu{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}}}} :Natsuko is Hachi's mother. Kind and understanding, she is a model mother to her daughters, and Nana Osaki considers Natsuko to be cool. ;{{Nihongo|Satsuki Ichinose|一ノ瀬 皐|Ichinose Satsuki}} :{{Voiced by|Yuko Katō}} :Satsuki is the daughter of Takumi Ichinose and Nana K. ;{{Nihongo|Takashi Asano|浅野 崇|Asano Takashi}} :{{Voiced by|Hideyuki Tanaka{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}}}} :Hachi's first lover, Takashi is a married man Asano carried on a secret affair with Hachi, which ended when he was abruptly transferred to Tokyo.
===Music industry characters=== ====Gaia Records==== ;{{Nihongo|Gō Kanemoto|金本 豪|Kanemoto Gō}} :{{Voiced by|Norio Wakamoto}} :Gō is the leader of the corporation which owns Gaia Records. ;{{Nihongo|Ginpei Shiroboshi|諸星 銀平|Shiroboshi Ginpei}} {{nobold|a.k.a.}} {{Nihongo|Gin|銀ちゃん|Gin-chan}} :{{Voiced by|Fumihiko Tachiki|Richard Ian Cox}} :Ginpei is Blast's gay manager with an open interest in Yasu. ;{{Nihongo|Mai Tsuzuki|都築 舞|Tsuzuki Mai|extra2=/}} {{Nihongo|"Misato Uehara"|上原 美里|Uehara Misato}} :{{Voiced by|Mika Kanai{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}}|Nicole Bouma}} :An ardent fan of Blast since its inception, Misato loves Nana and has befriended the band. However, "Uehara Misato" is not her true name. Mai claims that a fortune-teller told her that if she used the name "Uehara Misato", she could become closer to Nana, but may have actually chosen it because it is the name of Nana's half-sister. She later joins the staff at Gaia, Blast's record label. ;{{Nihongo|Miu Shinoda|篠田 美雨|Shinoda Miu}} :{{Voiced by|Saeko Chiba}} :Miu is an actress who shares a boarding house with Blast and Yuri. She seems to be aloof, but is sincere and perceptive enough to predict what Yasu will do. Miu quickly befriends Hachi and Nana notes after they met her for the first time. ;{{Nihongo|Yuri Kōsaka|香坂 百合|Kōsaka Yuri|extra2=/}} {{Nihongo|Asami Matsumoto|松本 朝海|Matsumoto Asami}} :{{Voiced by|Reiko Suhō}} :Yuri is a porn star who shares a boarding house with Blast and Miu and tends to speak rude. She has a large advance to pay off, but is pressured by her manager into continuing adult films when Yuri has almost paid off the debt when he promises that her new contract will allow her to star in a film adaptation of a popular novel. ;{{Nihongo|Yamagishi|山岸}} :{{Voiced by|Takaya Kuroda}} :Yamagishi is the security guard who guards the hostel where Blast stays in. He has the look of a gangster and frequently sleeps at his post.
====Cookie Music==== ;{{Nihongo|Mitsuru Narita|成田 充|Narita Mitsuru}} :{{Voiced by|Sho Hayami}} :The head of Cookie Music, Narita is flamboyant, but reasonably talented with music. He works frequently with Takumi when it comes to Trapnest's music and marketing strategies. Narita also provides Ren with drugs (a powder which Takumi later identifies as heroin). In exchange, Ren must continue to write hit songs. It is implied that Narita introduced Ren to heroine but later regretted this after Ren had become addicted. ;{{Nihongo|Mari|マリ}} :{{Voiced by|Megumi Toyoguchi}} :Reira's personal assistant and manager. She is intelligent and has experience as a student at a law university.
====''Search'' Magazine==== ;{{Nihongo|Kudō|工藤}} :{{Voiced by|Masahiko Tanaka|Michael Dobson}} :Kudō is the editor-in-charge of the tabloids surrounding Blast and Trapnest. According to Arai, he is supposed to answer to a higher supervisor, Yokoyama, but he chooses to be more impetuous in his actions. He employs Miyake and Kurada to investigate in his place. ;{{Nihongo|Yoshiyuki Arai|新井 良行|Arai Yoshiyuki}} :Yoshiyuki is aearch magazine's editor-in-chief. He has already been married for two years. He is often the one to chide Kudou for his brash methods of investigations. ;{{Nihongo|Minoru Kurada|倉田 稔|Kurada Minoru}} :{{Voiced by|Susumu Chiba|Richard Ian Cox}} :Minoru is a hotographer hired by Search magazine to track Nana O. and Ren. He has conflicting opinions with his employer, Kudou, and claims that once he sees a face, he will never forget it.
===Other characters=== ;{{Nihongo|Keiichi Mizukoshi|水越 誠一|Mizukoshi Keiichi}} :{{Voiced by|Kenji Hamada{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}}, Takeshi Maeda (PS2 game)}} :Keiichi is the owner of a vintage furniture and clothing store near both Nana's apartment in Tokyo. ;{{Nihongo|Sakagami|坂上}} :{{Voiced by|Emi Shinohara{{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}}}} :Sakagami is a 38-year-old woman who is Hachi's boss at her new job at the magazine production industry. She is crude and scornful, and will not hesitate to throw insults at all sorts of minor imperfections that Hachi has made. ;{{Nihongo|Kōichi Satō|佐藤 公一|Satō Kōichi}} :{{Voiced by|Takahiro Sakurai (video game), Keisuke Fujii (anime){{Ref|Episode|Ep. 1}}|Michael Daingerfield (anime)}} :Kōichi is a waiter at the Jackson's Burger restaurant. He is friendly with Hachi, Junko, and Shōji, who all curiously address him by his full name.
==Media== ===Manga=== {{main|List of Nana chapters{{!}}List of ''Nana'' chapters}} Written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa, ''Nana'' first appeared as a two-part prologue in 1999 in Shueisha's ''Cookie'' manga magazine (volumes 1 and 2), a sister magazine of ''Ribon''.<ref name="Mangapedia">{{cite web|script-title=ja:NANA -ナナ-|url=https://mangapedia.com/NANA−ナナ−-sl5n2qehh|website=Mangapedia|publisher=Voyage Group|access-date=July 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515155728/https://mangapedia.com/NANA−ナナ−-sl5n2qehh|archive-date=May 15, 2020|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref> Initially, Yazawa was asked to create two one-shots to accompany the launch of ''Cookie'', and she decided to make both stories related to each other so that they would be easier to read in case they were picked up for serialization.<ref name="yomiuri 2022-08-04">{{cite news|first=Yayoi|last=Kawayuka|script-title=ja:「登場人物のことは全員大好き」――『天使なんかじゃない』『Nana』作者・矢沢あいさんインタビュー（中編）|trans-title="I love all the characters": interview with Ai Yazawa, the creator of ''I'm No Angel'' and ''Nana'' (second part)|url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/subcul/20220731-OYT8T50084/|work=Yomiuri Shimbun|language=ja|date=August 4, 2022|access-date=November 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016225318/https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/subcul/20220731-OYT8T50084/|archive-date=October 16, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Yazawa stated that while creating ''I'm No Angel'' in the early 1990s, she had wanted to draw a story centered on a rockabilly band.<ref name="yomiuri 2022-08-04"/> For ''Nana'', she decided to focus on a punk band instead because she had already drawn one of the main characters for ''I'm No Angel'' with a pompadour.<ref name="yomiuri 2022-08-04"/>
''Nana'' was later serialized in ''Cookie'', starting on May 26, 2000 (July 2000 issue),<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:2000年（平成12年）|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/history/detail/2000.html|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=July 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510192129/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/history/detail/2000.html|archive-date=May 10, 2021|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:''Cookie'' 新ガールズ・コミック 5月26日創刊|trans-title=''Cookie'' New Girls Comic: First issue on May 26|url=http://www.shueisha.co.jp/gif/cookie_bn.gif|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=July 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000827235122/http://www.shueisha.co.jp/gif/cookie_bn.gif|archive-date=August 27, 2000|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Topics|url=http://www.shueisha.co.jp/cn/topic.html|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=June 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000510100628/http://www.shueisha.co.jp/cn/topic.html|archive-date=May 10, 2000|language=ja}}</ref> when it was relaunched as a monthly magazine.<ref name="Mangapedia"/> ''Nana'' ran in the magazine for 84 chapters, until May 26, 2009 (July 2009 issue),<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:Cookie 2009年7月号|url=http://www.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/magazine/rack.cgi/magazine/cookie.html?key=detail&zashimei=cookie&janru=girlc|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=August 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602042521fw_/http://www.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/magazine/rack.cgi/magazine/cookie.html?key=detail&zashimei=cookie&janru=girlc|archive-date=June 2, 2009|language=ja}}</ref> and in June of that same year it was announced that the series would be put on hiatus due to Yazawa falling ill.<ref name="AiIll">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-26/nana-ai-yazawa-puts-manga-on-hold-due-to-illness|title=Nana's Ai Yazawa Puts Manga on Hold Due to Illness|date=June 26, 2009|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 30, 2010|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129125624/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-26/nana-ai-yazawa-puts-manga-on-hold-due-to-illness|url-status=live}}</ref> Yazawa returned from the hospital in early April 2010, but it was unspecified when or if she would resume the manga.<ref name="AiWell">{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-25/nana-manga-creator-ai-yazawa-returns-from-hospital|title=Nana Manga Creator Ai Yazawa Returns from Hospital|date=May 30, 2010|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 30, 2010|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128001758/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-25/nana-manga-creator-ai-yazawa-returns-from-hospital|url-status=live}}</ref> During Yazawa's 2022 art exhibition, she expressed interest in continuing the series once she could.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=ja:『NANA』休載から13年。。。漫画家・矢沢あいを取材 「また作品を描いていけたら」 “現在の体調”も明かす|trans-title=It has been 13 years since ''Nana'' went on hiatus... Manga artist Ai Yazawa reportedly states "I'll draw it again if I can" and gives clarity on her "current condition"|url=https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/culture/0dded26f9d614e27bf7b53283b6507ff|publisher=Nippon Television|language=ja|date=July 21, 2022|access-date=November 30, 2024|archive-date=April 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424192137/https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/culture/0dded26f9d614e27bf7b53283b6507ff|url-status=live}}</ref>
The individual chapters of ''Nana'' have been collected by Shueisha into 21 {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes, published under the Ribon Mascot Comics Cookie imprint, between May 15, 2000,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:NANA―ナナ― 1|url=https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-856209-7|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=July 14, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=July 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714085005/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-856209-7|url-status=live}}</ref> and March 13, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:NANA―ナナ― 21|url=https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-856876-8|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=July 14, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=July 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714085003/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-856876-8|url-status=live}}</ref> Its latest four chapters have not been published in a {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume.<ref name="Mangapedia"/> In addition to ''Nana'', each volume features a short bonus comic called {{Nihongo|''Junko's Room''|淳子の部屋|Junko no Heya}}, featuring Junko as the owner of a bar, with characters from Yazawa's works making guest appearances.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:矢沢あいが久々のマンガ執筆、「淳子の部屋」2ページ描く|trans-title=Ai Yazawa pens manga for the first time in a while, drawing 2 pages of ''Junko's Room''|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/83798|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=February 2, 2025|language=ja|date=January 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911193926/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/83798|archive-date=September 11, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Nana'' is licensed for English-language release in North America by Viz Media. It was serialized in Viz Media's manga anthology ''Shojo Beat'', premiering in the July 2005 debut issue and continuing until the August 2007 issue.<ref name="VizAnnounce">{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-02-08/shojo-beat-details|title=Shojo Beat Details|website=Anime News Network|date=February 8, 2005|access-date=March 7, 2008|archive-date=February 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226121118/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-02-08/shojo-beat-details|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-01/viz%27s-shonen-jump-shojo-beat-shake-up-manga-lineup|title=Vz's Shonen Jump Shojo Beat Shake-up|date=June 1, 2007|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 30, 2010|archive-date=April 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402052133/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-01/viz%27s-shonen-jump-shojo-beat-shake-up-manga-lineup|url-status=live}}</ref> The 21 volumes were published between December 6, 2005,<ref>{{cite web|title=Nana, Vol. 1|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/nana-volume-1/product/478|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=July 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223161218/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/nana-volume-1/product/478|archive-date=February 23, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> and July 6, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nana, Vol. 21|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/nana-volume-21/product/2181|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=July 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522170827/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/nana-volume-21/product/2181|archive-date=May 22, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Viz Media added the series to its ''Viz Manga'' digital service in May 2023.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Viz Media Simultaneously Releases Shogakukan Manga Titles in New VIZ Manga App|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-09/viz-media-simultaneously-releases-shogakukan-manga-titles-in-new-viz-manga-app/.197912|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607222524/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-09/viz-media-simultaneously-releases-shogakukan-manga-titles-in-new-viz-manga-app/.197912|archive-date=June 7, 2024|date=May 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 24, 2025, Viz Media announced that it would publish the series in a 2-in-1 omnibus edition starting in Q4 of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Viz Media Reveals 16 New Physical, Digital Releases for Fall 2025 Including Phantom Busters, Maid to Shine, More|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-24/viz-media-reveals-16-new-physical-digital-releases-for-fall-2025-including-phantom-busters-maid-to-/.220437|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125141917/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-24/viz-media-reveals-16-new-physical-digital-releases-for-fall-2025-including-phantom-busters-maid-to-/.220437|archive-date=January 25, 2025|date=January 24, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
''Nana'' prominently features the brand Vivienne Westwood, as Yazawa herself is a fan of the brand. Some outfits featured in the series are clothing from her personal collection.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=October 9, 2003|script-title=ja:矢沢あいの私物 ヴィヴィアンウエストウッド|trans-title=Ai Yazawa's Personal Collection: Vivienne Westwood|language=ja|magazine=Kera Maniax|volume=1|pages=36–37|location=Japan|publisher=Index Corporation|isbn=978-4-86048-093-6}}</ref>
===Films=== {{Main|Nana (2005 film){{!}}''Nana'' (2005 film)|Nana 2{{!}}''Nana 2''}} {{multiple image | align = right | total_width = 320 | direction = | header = | image1 = Mika Nakashima in 2023 (1).jpg | caption1 = | image2 = Miyazaki Aoi at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2017 (25331881747) (cropped).jpg | caption2 = | footer = Mika Nakashima (left, 2023) and Aoi Miyazaki (right, 2017) starred as Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu (in the 2005 film) respectively. }} Two live-action film adaptations were produced. The first, ''Nana'', was released on September 3, 2005. The film stars Mika Nakashima as Nana Osaki, Aoi Miyazaki as Hachi (Nana Komatsu), Ryuhei Matsuda as Ren Honjou, Tetsuji Tamayama as Takumi Ichinose, Hiroki Narimiya as Nobuo Terashima, and Kenichi Matsuyama as Shinichi Okazaki. The DVD edition was released on March 3, 2006. The film grossed more than {{JPY|4 billion}} at Japanese box office and stayed in the top 10 for several weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comicbookbin.com/vizmedianews033.html|title=VIZ Pictures Brings Shojo to the Movies|website=Comic Book Bin|publisher=Toon Doctor|date=November 2, 2007|access-date=November 13, 2015|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221103/http://www.comicbookbin.com/vizmedianews033.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
A sequel, ''Nana 2'', premiered on December 9, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:NANA 2|url=https://jfdb.jp/title/604|publisher=Japanese Film Database|access-date=March 30, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719081448/https://jfdb.jp/title/604|archive-date=July 19, 2019|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref> Miyazaki, Matsuda and Matsuyama would not be reprising their respective roles as Hachi, Ren, and Shin; as such, their roles were assigned to Yui Ichikawa, Nobuo Kyo, and Kanata Hongō, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:"新生ナナ"に市川由衣を抜てき…「ＮＡＮＡ２」キャスト決まる|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200608/gt2006080401.html|publisher=Sankei Sports|access-date=March 30, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825114604/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200608/gt2006080401.html|archive-date=August 25, 2006|language=ja|date=August 4, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:新旧キャストが「NANA2」の会見に参加|url=https://eiga.com/news/20061003/7/|website=Eiga.com|access-date=March 30, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250712001402/https://eiga.com/news/20061003/7/|archive-date=July 12, 2025|language=ja|date=October 3, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:NANA 2|url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/film/146015|website=Eiga Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=March 30, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706035015/https://natalie.mu/eiga/film/146015|archive-date=July 6, 2017|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Anime=== {{Main|List of Nana episodes{{!}}List of ''Nana'' episodes}} An anime adaptation of ''Nana'' was produced by Nippon Television, VAP, Shueisha and Madhouse and directed by Morio Asaka, with Tomoko Konparu handling series composition, Kunihiko Hamada designing the characters and Tomoki Hasegawa composing the music. The series aired on Nippon TV from April 5, 2006, to March 28, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ストーリー（第1話～第24話）|trans-title=Story (Episodes 1–24)|url=https://www.ntv.co.jp/nana/static/story.html|publisher=Nippon TV|access-date=August 3, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113042909/https://www.ntv.co.jp/nana/static/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ストーリー（第25話～第47話）|trans-title=Story (Episodes 25–47)|url=https://www.ntv.co.jp/nana/static/story2.html|publisher=Nippon TV|access-date=August 3, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=January 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105033048/https://www.ntv.co.jp/nana/static/story2.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The first and third opening song, "Rose" and "Lucy", respectively, and the third ending song, {{Nihongo|"Kuroi Namida"|黒い涙||"Black Tears"}}, were performed by Anna Tsuchiya (credited as Anna inspi' Nana), who provided the singing voice for Nana Osaki;<ref name="cast&staff"/> Tsuchiya also performed the ending song "Stand By Me" for episodes 45 and 46. The second opening song, "Wish", and the first two ending songs, "A Litte Pain" and "Starless Night", were performed by Olivia Lufkin (credited as Olivia inspi' Reira), who provided the singing voice for Reira Serizawa;<ref name="cast&staff">{{cite web|script-title=ja:キャスト・スタッフ|url=https://www.ntv.co.jp/nana/index.html|publisher=Nippon TV|access-date=August 3, 2024|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803134833/https://www.ntv.co.jp/nana/index.html|archive-date=August 3, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Lufkin also performed the ending song "Winter Sleep" (for episodes 43 and 44). The episodes were collected and distributed on 17 DVD volumes by VAP from July 7, 2006,<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:NANA-ナナ- DVD|url=http://www.vap-shop.jp/shop/ProductSearch.do?action=simplelist&search=2&sub_genre_id=400101&genre_group_id=40&grand_genre_id=4001|publisher=VAP, Inc.|access-date=August 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028105305/http://www.vap-shop.jp/shop/ProductSearch.do?action=simplelist&search=2&sub_genre_id=400101&genre_group_id=40&grand_genre_id=4001|archive-date=October 28, 2007|language=ja}}</ref> to November 21, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:NANA-ナナ- 17|url=https://www.vap-shop.jp/shop/ProductDetail.do?pid=VPBY-12602|publisher=VAP, Inc.|access-date=August 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030030742/https://www.vap-shop.jp/shop/ProductDetail.do?pid=VPBY-12602|archive-date=October 30, 2007|language=ja}}</ref>
In 2007, Viz Media licensed the anime for release in North America,<ref>{{cite web|last=Santos|first=Carlo|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2007/comic-con-international/viz-media|title=Viz Media — Comic-Con International 2007|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 30, 2010|archive-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419122832/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2007/comic-con-international/viz-media|url-status=live}}</ref> and released it on four DVD box sets between September 9, 2009,<ref>{{cite web|last=Ellingwood|first=Holly|title=Nana Uncut Box Set 1|url=http://activeanime.com/html/2009/09/30/nana-uncut-box-set-1/|website=Active Anime|access-date=August 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322182016/http://activeanime.com/html/2009/09/30/nana-uncut-box-set-1/|archive-date=March 22, 2016|date=September 30, 2009}}</ref> and April 13, 2010,<ref>{{cite web|last=Ellingwood|first=Holly|title=Nana Uncut Box Set 4|url=http://activeanime.com/html/2010/07/10/nana-uncut-box-set-4/|website=Active Anime|access-date=August 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613120702/http://activeanime.com/html/2010/07/10/nana-uncut-box-set-4/|archive-date=June 13, 2016|date=July 10, 2010}}</ref> including an English dub. Funimation acquired the broadcast rights to Viz Media's dub and it premiered on the Funimation Channel in 2009.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Viz Media Licenses Five Top Animated Series to Funimation Channel for US Television Launch|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2009-04-16/viz-media-licenses-five-top-animated-series-to-funimation-channel-for-us-television-launch|website=Anime News Network|via=Viz Media|access-date=August 3, 2024|date=April 16, 2009|archive-date=February 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223011145/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2009-04-16/viz-media-licenses-five-top-animated-series-to-funimation-channel-for-us-television-launch|url-status=live}}</ref> After Viz Media lost the rights, Sentai Filmworks re-licensed the series in 2021 and premiered on its Hidive service on April 22 that same year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Acclaimed Anime Series ''Nana'' Coming to Sentai|url=https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/news/acclaimed-anime-series-nana-coming-to-sentai|website=Sentai Filmworks|date=January 26, 2021|access-date=January 26, 2021|archive-date=August 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830150051/https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/news/acclaimed-anime-series-nana-coming-to-sentai}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=Sentai Licenses Nana TV Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-27/sentai-licenses-nana-tv-anime/.168862|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 27, 2021|date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127221007/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-27/sentai-licenses-nana-tv-anime/.168862|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=Hidive Streams Nana Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-19/hidive-streams-nana-anime/.171860|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 23, 2022|date=April 19, 2021|archive-date=February 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223143220/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-19/hidive-streams-nana-anime/.171860|url-status=live}}</ref> Sentai Filmworks released the series on a SteelBook Blu-ray edition on February 22, 2022, and on a regular Blu-ray edition on May 17 of that same year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 20–26|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-22/north-american-anime-manga-releases-february-20-26/.182914|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 3, 2024|date=February 22, 2022|archive-date=March 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318115934/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-22/north-american-anime-manga-releases-february-20-26/.182914|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 15–21|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-17/north-american-anime-manga-releases-may-15-21/.185769|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 3, 2024|date=May 17, 2022|archive-date=June 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620094634/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-17/north-american-anime-manga-releases-may-15-21/.185769|url-status=live}}</ref>
The anime was intended to be equal to the manga, and adapted up to the first chapter of volume 12 to avoid filler. In April 2007, when asked about a continuation of the anime, Junko Koseki (editor of ''Nana'' in Shueisha) and Masao Maruyama (the then-managing director of Madhouse) stated that they had decided to wait until the manga's conclusion before producing more material.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://misiontokyo.com/noticias/11251|title=Termina el anime de Nana|website=Mision Tokyo|language=es|date=April 2, 2007|access-date=December 20, 2012|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724224645/http://misiontokyo.com/noticias/11251|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Image and tribute albums=== ''Nana'' inspired two image albums; ''Punk Night: From Nana'', released by King Records on September 26, 2003;<ref>{{cite web|title=Punk Night from "Nana"|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/KICA-1309|website=CD Japan|access-date=September 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907173933/https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/KICA-1309|archive-date=September 7, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Nana's Song is My Song'', released by Momo & Grapes on November 6 of that same year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nana's song is my song|url=http://www.momogre.com/list/list.cgi?MODE=0&DEF=list&FILE=2003&FILE=2004&FILE=2005&CLASS=all&SEARCH=ABCA-5027|website=Momo & Grapes|access-date=September 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424022436/http://www.momogre.com/list/list.cgi?MODE=0&DEF=list&FILE=2003&FILE=2004&FILE=2005&CLASS=all&SEARCH=ABCA-5027|archive-date=April 24, 2008|language=ja}}</ref> A tribute album, ''Love for Nana: Only 1 Tribute'', was released by EMI Music Japan on March 16, 2005; several famous artists contributed to it, including English musician Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols, Canadian singer-songwriter Skye Sweetnam, and various Japanese artists.<ref>{{cite web|title=Love for Nana～Only 1 Tribute～|url=http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/domestic/artists/200503/toct25771.htm|website=Toshiba EMI|publisher=Toshiba|access-date=September 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051218171141/http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/domestic/artists/200503/toct25771.htm|archive-date=December 18, 2005|language=ja}}</ref>
===Video games=== A video game adaptation for the PlayStation 2 platform was produced by Konami and released on March 17, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nana|url=https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/M720114|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=August 1, 2024|archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0321-0501-03/https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp:443/id/M720114|archive-date=March 21, 2026|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref> A PlayStation Portable game, {{Nihongo4|''Nana: Everything Is Controlled By The Great Demon King!?''|ナナ: すべては大魔王のお導き！？|Nana: Subete wa Daimaō no Omichibiki!?}} was released on July 6, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:Nanaすべては大魔王のお導き! ?|url=https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/M740915|website=Media Arts Database|agency=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=August 1, 2024|archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0321-0501-59/https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp:443/id/M740915|archive-date=March 21, 2026|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref> A Nintendo DS game, {{Nihongo4|''Nana: Live Staff Mass Recruiting! Beginners Welcome''|ナナ: ライブスタッフ大募集! 初心者歓迎|Nana: Raibu Sutaffu Daiboshū! Shoshinsha Kangei}} was released by Konami on June 21, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:Nanaライブスタッフ大募集! ～初心者歓迎～|url=https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/M740917|website=Media Arts Database|agency=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=August 1, 2024|archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0321-0502-15/https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp:443/id/M740917|archive-date=March 21, 2026|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Reception== ''Nana'' was one of the Manga Division's Jury Recommended Works at the sixth and eighth installments of the Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in 2002 and 2004, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2002/manga/|title=Manga Division—2002 [6th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive|publisher=Japan Media Arts Festival|access-date=March 29, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117013256/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2002/manga/|archive-date=January 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2004/manga/|title=Manga Division—2004 [8th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive|publisher=Japan Media Arts Festival|access-date=March 29, 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117003051/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2004/manga/|archive-date=January 17, 2022}}</ref> Along with ''Kaze Hikaru'', ''Nana'' won the 48th Shogakukan Manga Award in the {{Transliteration|ja|shōjo}} category in 2003.<ref name="ShogakukanAward">{{cite web|title=|script-title=ja:小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者|url=http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929094941/http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html|archive-date=September 29, 2007|access-date=August 19, 2007|website=Shogakukan|language=ja}}</ref> It was the top favorite {{Transliteration|ja|shōjo}} manga for Oricon Style in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-11-07/oricon-ranks-top-10-shoujo-manga|title=Oricon Ranks Top 10 Shōjo Manga|website=Anime News Network|first=Christopher|last=Macdonald|date=November 7, 2005|access-date=May 19, 2018|archive-date=October 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019213125/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-11-07/oricon-ranks-top-10-shoujo-manga|url-status=live}}</ref> It was nominated for the 10th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mays|first=Jonathan|date=April 8, 2006|title=10th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award Finalists Announced|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-04-08/10th-osamu-tezuka-cultural-award-finalists-announced|access-date=May 19, 2018|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=February 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205190014/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-04-08/10th-osamu-tezuka-cultural-award-finalists-announced|url-status=live}}</ref>
The Young Adult Library Services Association in the United States listed the series in its "Great Graphic Novels for Teens" in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklists/greatgraphicnovelsforteens/annotations/07ggnt|title=2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens|work=Young Adult Library Services Association|date=July 30, 2007|publisher=American Library Association|location=Chicago|access-date=June 4, 2013|archive-date=July 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707065334/http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklists/greatgraphicnovelsforteens/annotations/07ggnt|url-status=live}}</ref> Deb Aoki of About.com ranked ''Nana'' as the fifth "Must-Read" shōjo manga series in its "Top shojo Manga Must-Reads" list, with Aoki stating the manga is "a beautifully-drawn series that is filled with heartfelt drama, big city glamor, fabulous fashion, rock and roll sass and many unexpected twists."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/top-shojo-manga-must-reads-2283087|title=Top Shojo Manga Must-Reads|website=About.com|first=Deb|last=Aoki|date=August 24, 2017|access-date=May 19, 2018|archive-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414130341/https://www.thoughtco.com/top-shojo-manga-must-reads-2283087}}</ref> She also ranked the manga in its "50 Essential Manga for Libraries" list, noting its mature themes and "demonstrates the need for an adult collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/essential-manga-for-libraries-2283061|title=50 Essential Manga for Libraries|website=About.com|first=Deb|last=Aoki|date=August 3, 2017|access-date=May 19, 2018|archive-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414130257/https://www.thoughtco.com/essential-manga-for-libraries-2283061|url-status=live}}</ref> In a survey conducted by ''Goo'' in 2012 among 1,939 people, ''Nana'' was among the top favorite manga for women.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/and-japan-s-most-popular-manga-is-survey-says-5918616|title=And Japan's Most Popular Manga is… (Survey Says)|website=Kotaku|first=Richard|last=Eisenbeis|date=June 15, 2012|access-date=May 19, 2018|archive-date=November 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123050624/https://kotaku.com/5918616/and-japans-most-popular-manga-is-survey-says|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Independent'' stated that part of the appeal of ''Nana'' in Japan was how it was centered on the juxtaposition between a rebellious character and a character aligned to traditional values.<ref name="Independent article">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/cartoon-friends-strike-a-blow-for-japanese-women-309942.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402191546/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/cartoon-friends-strike-a-blow-for-japanese-women-309942.html|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-access=limited|url-status=live|title=Cartoon friends strike a blow for Japanese women|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=December 23, 2024|location=London|first=David|last=McNeill|date=September 3, 2005}}</ref>
The 18th volume was the second highest-selling manga volume of 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-31/japanese-comic-ranking-top-10-manga-of-2007|title=Japanese Comic Ranking: Top 10 Manga of 2007|website=Anime News Network|first=Egan|last=Loo|date=December 31, 2007|access-date=May 19, 2018|archive-date=December 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202101225/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-31/japanese-comic-ranking-top-10-manga-of-2007|url-status=live}}</ref> During 2008, the 19th volume was the third highest-selling manga volume, and the 20th was the fifth highest-selling one in Japan, selling 1,645,128 and 1,431,335 copies respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-19/2008-yearly-japanese-comic-ranking-no.1-25|title=2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #1–25|website=Anime News Network|first=Egan|last=Loo|date=December 16, 2012|access-date=December 20, 2012|archive-date=February 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203154047/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-19/2008-yearly-japanese-comic-ranking-no.1-25|url-status=live}}</ref> In the first half of 2009, the 21st ranked as the third best-selling manga volume, having sold 1.4 million copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-15/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume/1st-half-of-2009|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2009 (Updated)|website=Anime News Network|first=Egan|last=Loo|date=June 15, 2009|access-date=May 19, 2018|archive-date=May 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522075622/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-15/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume/1st-half-of-2009|url-status=live}}</ref> By the end of 2009, ''Nana'' was the sixth best-selling manga series, with 3,122,146 copies sold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-02/2008-top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series|title=2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, by Series|website=Anime News Network|first=Egan|last=Loo|date=January 2, 2009|access-date=May 19, 2018|archive-date=January 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117150805/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-02/2008-top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series|url-status=live}}</ref> The first twelve volumes of the manga had cumulatively sold over 22 million copies by 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tbs.co.jp/movie/english/nana/|title=TBS Nana Movie Website|work=TBS|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051023011705/http://www.tbs.co.jp/movie/english/nana/|archive-date=October 23, 2005|df=mdy-all}}</ref> By 2008, the manga had sold over 43.6 million copies.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:Nana：19巻、発売1週間で78万部 今年度の集計で最高|url=http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/news/20080522mog00m200030000c.html|date=May 22, 2008|newspaper=Mainichi Shimbun|language=ja|access-date=November 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529195542/http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/news/20080522mog00m200030000c.html|archive-date=May 29, 2008}}</ref> By 2019, the manga had over 50 million copies in circulation.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:矢沢あい『天使なんかじゃない』から『Nana』への道筋 「りぼん」脱却で見出した作家性とは？|url=https://realsound.jp/book/2020/09/post-614949.html|date=September 7, 2019|work=Real Sound|language=ja|access-date=April 24, 2021|archive-date=April 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417150219/https://realsound.jp/book/2020/09/post-614949.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In the United States, the 21st volume debuted ninth on the ''New York Times'' Graphic Books list for the week of July 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-16/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-july-4-10|title=New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 4–10|website=Anime News Network|first=Egan|last=Loo|date=July 16, 2010|access-date=May 19, 2018|archive-date=October 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023135834/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-16/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-july-4-10|url-status=live}}</ref>
The highest average TV ratings for the anime television series adaptation was 6.3% in the Kanto region, which was unusually high for a late night anime; the record was broken by ''Nodame Cantabile'' at 6.6% in November 2008.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking, November 24–30|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-07/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-november-24-30|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521100422/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-07/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-november-24-30|archive-date=May 21, 2024|date=December 7, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202235705/http://annex.s-manga.net/s-nana/|title=Official manga website}} at Shueisha {{in lang|ja}} * {{Official website|https://www.ntv.co.jp/nana/|Official anime website}} at Nippon TV {{in lang|ja}} * {{Official website|https://www.viz.com/nana|Official manga website}} at Viz Media * {{Anime News Network|manga|2745}}
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