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NANA (manga)

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Alternative title:
ナナ (Japanese)
나나 (Korean)
Themes: music
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Two young women, both with the name Nana, one with a punk backround and another with the naive upper middle class mindset, find each other in Tokyo as they pursue love and careers. Their transition to the adult phase is not without drama.
User Ratings: 521 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 199 votes (Eng:83, sub:68, dub:30, edit.dub:3, ?:3, raw:1, raw:1, others:10
2 French
2 Spanish
1 German dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Korean edited dub
1 French subtitled
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Italian
)
 Excellent: 139 votes (Eng:84, sub:24, dub:18, ?:4, raw:2, raw:1, others:6
2 French subtitled
1 Finnish
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
1 Swedish
)
 Very good: 87 votes (Eng:49, dub:13, sub:10, raw:4, ?:3, raw:2, others:6
4 French
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Spanish
)
 Good: 48 votes (Eng:30, sub:9, dub:5, raw:1, raw:1, others:2
1 German
1 French
)
 Decent: 21 votes (Eng:15, sub:4, dub:2)
 So-so: 11 votes (Eng:8, sub:3)
 Not really good: 8 votes (Eng:5, sub:2, ?:1)
 Weak: 3 votes (Eng:2, raw:1)
 Bad: 1 vote (raw:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Worst ever: 3 votes (Eng:1, dub:1, sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1372 users, rank: #31 (of 6865)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.633 (Excellent−), std. dev.: 1.6608, rank: #307 (of 7714)
Weighted mean: 8.482 (Very good+), rank: #475 (of 7714) (seen all: 9.17 / seen some: 8.44 / won't finish: 5.97)
Bayesian estimate: 8.476 (Very good+), rank: #64 (of 3518)
Vintage:
2000-05-15
2002-10-01 to 2009-10-14 (France)
2005-06-07 (North America, ongoing)
2005-06-07 to 2007-07-03 (North America - serialized in Shojo Beat)
2007-07-05 (México)
Release dates: We have 139
Links: We have 2
Comment:
NANA was put on hiatus in June 2009 when Ai Yazawa became ill with an undisclosed illness. The entire series to date is collected in the 21 tankobon volumes that have been released.

In April 2010 Yazawa announced that she had left the hospital but did not specify if or when she would resume work on NANA.

Reviews:
NANA GN 16-18 (Oct 8, 2009)
NANA GN 15 (Apr 19, 2009)
NANA GN 1 (Dec 26, 2005)
News: Show:
Viz Media Simultaneously Releases Shogakukan Manga Titles in New VIZ Manga App (May 9, 2023)
HIDIVE to Stream Helck Anime (Feb 13, 2023)
Australian New Releases - July and August 2011 (Aug 24, 2011)
Australian New Releases - June 2011 (Jul 1, 2011)
Australian New Releases - May 2011 (May 31, 2011)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 4-10 (Jul 16, 2010)
Nana Manga Creator Ai Yazawa Returns from Hospital (Apr 25, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 30-December 6 (Dec 9, 2009)
2009 Japanese Comic Ranking, #1-25 (Dec 3, 2009)
Japan's Sony PSP Manga Distribution Service Detailed (Sep 24, 2009)
Nana's Ai Yazawa Puts Manga on Hold Due to Illness (Jun 26, 2009)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2009 (Jun 15, 2009)
Viz Confirms Shojo Beat Manga Magazine's End in June (May 19, 2009)
Fox in Talks for Live-Action Japanese Paradise Kiss Film (May 17, 2009)
Miyazaki in China; CLAMP, Ai Yazawa, AKB48 in France (Apr 27, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 14-20 (Apr 22, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 7-13 (Apr 15, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 31-April 6 (Apr 8, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 24-30 (Apr 1, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 17-23 (Mar 25, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 10-16 (Mar 18, 2009)
Viz Media Restructures with Some Employee Layoffs (Feb 23, 2009)
Librarians Honor Sand Chronicles, Real, Uzumaki, Japan Ai (Jan 28, 2009)
2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, by Series (Jan 2, 2009)
2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #1-25 (Dec 19, 2008)
Manga Nominated for France's Angoulême Comics Awards (Nov 22, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 7-13 (Oct 15, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 30–October 6 (Oct 9, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 30–October 6 (Oct 9, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 23–29 (Oct 1, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 16–22 (Sep 24, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 9–15 (Sep 17, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 10–16 (Jun 18, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 27–June 2 (Jun 4, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 20–26 (May 29, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 13–19 (May 22, 2008)
12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced (Mar 14, 2008)
Oricon: Nana's Yazawa, DB's Toriyama are Most Popular (Mar 4, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking: Top 10 Manga of 2007 (Dec 31, 2007)
Ai Yazawa Resumes Drawing of Nana Manga (Nov 27, 2007)
Viz's Shonen Jump, Shojo Beat Shake Up Manga Lineup (Jun 1, 2007)
Fruits Basket's Final Tally in Japan: 18 Million Sold (May 7, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 11-17 (Apr 18, 2007)
Oricon: #1 Manga Mag for Japanese Girls Is…Shonen Jump (Apr 10, 2007)
10th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award Finalists Announced (Apr 8, 2006)
Manga Nominated for ALA Lists (Nov 10, 2005)
Oricon Ranks Top 10 Shōjo Manga (Nov 7, 2005)
Interest:
Ai Yazawa Gets Art Exhibition This Month, But Says NANA Hiatus Will Continue (Jul 7, 2022)
Ai Yazawa Draws Brand New Nana Calendar for Cookie Mag (Nov 27, 2015)
Daily Cosplay - Nana's Nana Osaki (Oct 30, 2014)
Press Release:
Viz Media Debuts Mature Manga Series On VizManga.com (Sep 12, 2012)
Other articles: Show:
Chicks On Anime - Shoujo in Academia (Sep 22, 2009)
Chicks On Anime - Women in Comics and Manga (Mar 10, 2009)
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Sing Na Na Na (May 30, 2006)
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eBook
    NANA (eBook 1) 2012-12-25 (from $6.49)
    NANA (eBook 2) 2012-12-25 (from $6.49)
    NANA (eBook 3) 2012-12-25 (from $6.49)
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    NANA (eBook 8) 2012-12-25 (from $6.49)
    NANA (eBook 9) 2012-12-25 (from $6.49)
    NANA (eBook 10) 2012-12-25 (from $6.49)
    NANA (eBook 11) 2012-12-25 (from $6.49)
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    NANA (eBook 13) 2012-12-25 (from $6.49)
    NANA (eBook 14) 2012-12-25 (from $6.49)
    NANA (eBook 15) 2012-12-25 (from $6.49)
    NANA (eBook 16) 2013-04-16 (from $6.49)
    NANA (eBook 17) 2013-01-29 (from $6.49)
    NANA (eBook 18) 2013-01-29 (from $6.49)
    NANA (eBook 19) 2013-01-29 (from $6.49)
    NANA (eBook 20) 2013-01-29 (from $6.49)
    NANA (eBook 21) 2013-01-29 (from $6.49)
Graphic novel
    NANA (GN 1) 2005-12-06 (from $10.10)
    NANA (GN 2) 2006-01-31 (from $8.67)
    NANA (GN 3) 2006-06-06 (from $7.99)
    NANA (GN 4) 2006-10-03 (from $7.99)
    NANA (GN 5) 2006-10-03 (from $7.99)
    NANA (GN 6) 2006-12-05 (from $7.99)
    NANA (GN 7) 2007-10-02 (from $7.99)
    NANA (GN 8) 2008-01-01 (from $7.99)
    NANA (GN 9) 2008-03-04 (from $7.99)
    NANA (GN 10) 2008-05-06 (from $7.99)
    NANA (GN 11) 2008-07-01 (from $8.43)
    NANA (GN 12) 2008-09-02 (from $7.99)
    NANA (GN 13) 2008-11-04 (from $7.99)
    NANA (GN 14) 2009-01-06 (from $7.99)
    NANA (GN 15) 2009-03-03 (from $7.99)
    NANA (GN 16) 2009-05-05 (from $7.99)
    NANA (GN 17) 2009-07-07 (from $11.02)
    NANA (GN 18) 2009-09-01 (from $6.69)
    NANA (GN 19) 2009-11-03 (from $7.99)
    NANA (GN 20) 2010-01-05 (from $7.99)
    NANA (GN 21) 2010-07-06 (from $11.99)

Japanese staff
Japanese companies
Story & Art: Ai Yazawa
Publisher: Shueisha
Serialized In: Cookie
Japanese cast
(none)
English staff
English cast
Translation: Tomo Kimura

Adaptation: Allison Wolfe
Design: Courtney Utt
Editing: Pancha Diaz
Editor-in-Chief: Yumi Hoashi
Editorial Director: Elizabeth Kawasaki
Exec. VP of Sales & Marketing: John Easum
Managing Editor: Megan Bates
Publisher: Hyoe Narita
Sr. Director of Acquisitions: Rika Inouye
Sr. VP of Marketing: Liza Coppola
Touch-up Art & Lettering: Sabrina Heep
VP: Yumi Hoashi
(none)
English companies
Distributor: Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Licensed by: Viz Media
French staff
French cast
Translation: Sae Cibot

Adaptation: Sae Cibot
Lettering:
Eliette Blatché (Vol. 1-12)
Simona Maccaroni (Vol. 13-20)
(none)
French companies
Publisher: Akata/Delcourt
Spanish companies
Spanish staff
Translation:
Ayako Koike (Spain ed.; Planeta DeAgostini; vol. 17-21)
Pablo Tschopp (Editorial Ivréa)
Licensed by:
Editorial Televisa (Mexico; 2018)
Grupo Editorial Vid (Mexico; expired)
Publisher:
Editorial Ivréa (Argentina)
Grupo Editorial Vid (México)
Planeta DeAgostini Comics
Translation: Daruma Serveis Lingüístics (Planeta DeAgostini; vol. 17-21)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Translation: Claudia Baglini

Adaptation: Monica Rossi
Editing: Giorgio Vaccaro
(none)
Italian companies
Publisher: Panini Comics
German staff
German cast
Translation: Christine Steinle
(none)
German companies
Publisher: Egmont Manga & Anime
Dutch staff
Dutch companies
Translation: Aleksandar Jankovic
Publisher: Kana Netherlands
Translation: Nekotachi Entertainment
Dutch cast
(none)
Polish staff
Polish companies
(none)
Publisher: Kotori
Polish cast
(none)
Portuguese cast
Portuguese staff
Translation: Rica Sakata
(none)
Portuguese companies
Publisher: JBC
Swedish staff
Swedish cast
Translation: My Bergström

Lettering: My Bergström
(none)
Swedish companies
Publisher: Egmont Kärnan
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Licensed by: Sharp Point Press
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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