History Manga / NANA

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** When it is revealed that Hachi got pregnant. [[spoiler:And that she is unsure who the father is: it was either Nobu or Takumi, and both don't take the news well.]]

* TheMerch: Every volume spends several ''pages'' detailing new merchandise and spin-offs of ''Nana'' and Yazawa's other works.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Played up pretty high between the two Nanas [[spoiler:only to fizzle during the course of the series]].

* MeaningfulFuneral: Averted. [[spoiler: tTere are scenes with Ren in his coffin, scenes before the funeral and after the funeral but not really one single scene from the funeral itself]].

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Played up pretty strongly among the two Nanas in the beginning, only to fizzle out as the series progresses.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship

Not to be confused with [[SevenOfSeven Shichinin no Nana]].

* [[spoiler: BaitAndSwitchLesbians: The hinted infatuation between the two Nanas is practically thrown overboard as the series progresses. ]]

* YokoOhNo: [[spoiler: This is how the Trapnest fans see Nana O. when it is openly reported that Ren was not only in Black Stones, but also her boyfriend. Especially when BLAST gets known in the music media, the fans thought that Nana was only using Ren as a "ladder" to success. It doesn't end ''good'' for neither her career but herself.]] [[invoked]]

* TheMerch: Every volume spends several *pages* detailing new merchandise and spin-offs of ''Nana'' and Yazawa's other works.

* AscendedFanboy: Misato is hired as one of Blast's managers/assistants.

* TheBeautifulElite: The members of Trapnest, such as Reira, and Ren are considered beauties, and the boys in Blast are considered attractive as well.

* ClingyJealousGirl: Yuri isn't exactly amused by [[spoiler:Mrs. Takumi Ichinose staying at the same dorm as Nobu and makes her feelings ''very'' clear.]]

* DistantFinale: [[spoiler:six years later, at the least.]] For the anime, the manga being on hiatus.

* {{Expy}}: Ren is one to [[SexPistols Sid Vicious]] - whom he cites as an influence for himself. And Nana's appearance - at least in the Movie version - was stated by her actress to be based off of J-Rocker Shiina Ringo.
** Ren also looks quite similar to Takeshi from the author's previous work, ''Manga/GokinjoMonogatari'', save for Takeshi's red hair and eyebrow piercing. He also happens to play guitar in a band.
** [[http://i53.tinypic.com/5yrzt1.jpg Takumi looks exactly like an older version of Tomoki]] from ''Kagen no Tsuki'' (from the same author) who also cheated on his girlfriend.
*** Most of the characters' designs seem to be either borrowed or updated versions of ones from Yazawa's older works. Takumi's design is particularly prevalent, though, having not only Tomoki but also Yuusuke from ''Manga/GokinjoMonogatari'' and to a lesser degree, Akira (with his hair down) from ''Manga/TenshiNankaJaNai.''

* {{Horrible Hollywood}} : Well, horrible music world. Full of Yakuza who pick up runaways and get them into porn, and music company presidents who get guitarists into heroin.

* KissOfLife [[spoiler:(In the case of Nana's panic attacks -- once from Ren and another later from Hachi.)]]

* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: Nana K notes that she wants someone who will treasure her, but falls in love at first sight, despite the man's inner character.
* LoveHurts: Both Nana K and Nana O suffer from fatally flawed relationships.
* MeaningfulFuneral: Averted. [[spoiler: there are scenes with Ren in his coffin, scenes before the funeral and after the funeral but not really one single scene from the funeral itself]].
* MeaningfulName: Nana K. (Hachi) has a superstitious obsession with the number seven, believing that it brings bad luck. Two sevens in one place are particularly unlucky. "Nana" is the Japanese word for "seven" and she lives with another girl named Nana.
** Also, their apartment number is 707. Which makes it ''four'' sevens in the same place.
** Not to mention that in chapter 77 [[spoiler:Ren is killed in an automobile accident.]]

* NoFourthWall: An entire scene in episode 15 makes heavy references to the production of the show, and has minor cast members discussing when they get time off (during sweeps)... and worrying about the show being canceled if "Hachi" were to kill herself.
** The manga is possibly even worse (or better, depending on your point of view) in this respect. The Nana's regularly ask the author to hurry up boring scenes, and at one point chastise her for [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic overusing]] [[SevenIsNana number seven-related symbolism]].

* OddCouple: Nana K is a perky cheerful girl who falls in love at first sight. Nana O is a quieter and cooler type.
* OneSteveLimit: The aversion of this is the idea from where it all kicks off. Nana Komatsu is nicknamed "Hachi" to tell her apart from Nana Osaki. Having their given names the same makes their differences more obvious.

* ProductionThrowback: The volume extras have characters from Yazawa's older works, like ''ParadiseKiss'' and ''Manga/TenshiNankaJanai''.

* SmokingIsCool: Everybody except Hachi and Reira.
** And Nobu.

* ShipSinking: Well... [[spoiler: Ren is dead]].

* SproutingEars: Nana K is often shown with dog ears and the dog comparison is discussed among the characters. It's part of the origin behind her nickname Hachi. Nana O is also sometimes seen with cat ears.

* TeamMom: Hachi, who is usually the childish one in most of her relationships, is actually quite motherly towards the members of Blast (with the exception of Yasu, who is this type of character himself), even before [[spoiler:she finds out she's pregnant]]. Afterwards, it only increases especially in regard to [[spoiler: her taking care of Nana after Ren's death in the current story arc. Shin even starts refering to her as his mother.]]

* ThoseTwoGuys: In-universe, Takumi mentions that most people only know him and Naoki as "The long haired guy and the blond guy"

* UnlimitedWardrobe: Pretty much everybody, but especially Hachi.
** Justified, since the author originally went to school for fashion design before becoming a mangaka.

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:Episode 30, where Hachi finds out she's pregnant. And then it doesn't let up for a good half-dozen episodes.]]

* YokoOhNo: InUniverse.

* DistantFinale: [[spoiler:six years later, at the least.]]

The manga is currently on an indefinite hiatus since 2009 due to the author, Creator/AiYazawa, recovering from an illness. This year, to commemorate the 100th issue of ''Cookie'' (the magazine in which ''Nana'' is published), [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-25/nana-yazawa-draws-new-junko-room-chapter created a new bonus chapter.]]

The manga is currently on an indefinite hiatus since 2009 due to the author, AiYazawa, recovering from an illness. This year, to commemorate the 100th issue of ''Cookie'' (the magazine in which ''Nana'' is published), [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-25/nana-yazawa-draws-new-junko-room-chapter created a new bonus chapter.]]

* OneSteveLimit: The aversion of this is the idea from where it all kicks off.

* PerkyGoth

Nana "Hachi" Komatsu is a 20-year-old GenkiGirl from the countryside with a bad habit of falling in love at first sight . Nana Osaki is a 20-year-old punk rocker from a different small city, who's coming off a bad breakup with her boyfriend (and former bass player of her band). When "Hachi" decides to follow her boyfriend to Tokyo, and the other Nana heads there to start her music career, the two young women meet by chance on a snowbound train. They rent an apartment together several days later. [[{{Deconstruction}} Surprisingly realistic drama]] and an [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship oddly romantic friendship]] ensues.

* SeriesHiatus: Since 2009, due to health problems for the author. She has since recovered, but has yet to give word on whether or not the manga will be continued.

* StockholmSyndrome: All but outright ''stated''-- [[spoiler:once by Hachi, in relation to being Takumi's wife and once by Takumi himself, while referring to his relationship with Reira.]]

* LadyInRed: In the manga, [[spoiler: Shin and Reira have a joint birthday party, bringing together all of the major players, and Hachiko finally sees Nobu with sensual porn-star Yuri and begins to speculate on their relationship.]]

Nana "Hachi" Komatsu is a 20-year-old GenkiGirl from the countryside with a bad habit of falling in love at first sight (with any man who glances in her direction). Nana Osaki is a 20-year-old punk rocker from a different small city, who's coming off a bad breakup with her boyfriend (and former bass player of her band). When "Hachi" decides to follow her boyfriend to Tokyo, and the other Nana heads there to start her music career, the two young women meet by chance on a snowbound train. They rent an apartment together several days later. [[{{Deconstruction}} Surprisingly realistic drama]] and an [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship oddly romantic friendship]] ensues.

* BastardBoyfriend: Takumi to Hachi.
* BathtubBonding
* TheBeautifulElite: Oh so many...

* BittersweetEnding: At least for the anime; the manga hasn't ended yet.

* TheCasanova: Takumi

* DysfunctionJunction: ''Everybody''. The series covers almost all examples on this trope.
* ElegantGothicLolita: Misato.

* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Nana O's fans are mostly girls, and they go all lovestruck all over her. Poor Misato.
** EvenTheGuysWantHim: Shin

* FakeBand: Two of them.
* FanGirl: Misato-chan

* {{Horrible Hollywood}}

* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: The big source of drama for... well, almost everyone in the series.
* LoveHurts: The result.

* TheMistress: [[spoiler:Hachi, surprisingly, during her high school years.]]

* OddCouple

* SproutingEars: Nana K is often shown with dog ears and the dog comparison is discussed among the characters. It's part of the origin behind her nickname Hachi.

* TheMessiah: Hachi can melt the hearts of even the toughest people.

* GenkiGirl: Nana K. is considered by her roommate to be like a puppy for her energy and desire to please so she's nicknamed Hachi, as in {{Hachiko}}.

* LoonyFan: Misato is very nice, but also ''very'' obsessed. One scene plays it for joking horror: she uses a utility knife to cut out a tabloid article about Nana, adds it to her [[StalkerShrine collection]], and looks at her framed photo of Nana, while her TV runs a news story about a [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything stalker taking pictures of someone for years and then murdering her]]. Misato turns it off.