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{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
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{{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"/>| [[Musical fiction|Music]]<ref>{{cite web|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 fiction|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]]}}
| demographic     = {{Transliteration|ja|[[Shōjo manga|Shōjo]]}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/nana-gn-1|title=NANA GN 1 – Review|date=December 26, 2005|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=November 30, 2016|archive-date=February 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217153806/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/nana-gn-1|url-status=live}}</ref>
| magazine        = [[Cookie (manga 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 (film producer)|Masao Maruyama]]}}
| writer          = Tomoko Konparu
| music           = [[Tomoki Hasegawa]]
| studio          = [[Madhouse (company)|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 film)|Nana]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Nana 2]]'' (2006)
}}
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'''''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|shōjo]]}} [[List of manga magazines|manga magazine]] ''[[Cookie (Japanese magazine)|Cookie]]'' in 1999, ''Nana'' was later [[serial (literature)|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 [[Nana (2005 film)|live-action film]] in 2005, with [[Nana 2|a sequel]] released in 2006. A 47-episode [[anime]] television series adaptation, produced by [[Madhouse (company)|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 [[List of best-selling manga|best-selling manga series of all time]].

==Plot==
{{See also|List of Nana characters{{!}}List of ''Nana'' characters}}
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 Komatsu 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|work=[[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>}} cross paths when they both move to Tokyo after turning 20 years old: Nana O. to pursue a professional music career with her band, Black Stones, on her own merit; and Nana K. to join her friends and move in with her boyfriend. Despite having different personalities and ambitions, the two women find commonalities with each other and, by coincidence, move into the same apartment. However, as they follow their dreams, troubles of fame and love begin to test their friendship.

As the two women continue their lives in Tokyo, Nana K. breaks up with her boyfriend after he cheats on her, while Nana O. reunites with her ex-boyfriend Ren, the guitarist of Japan's current top band, Trapnest. Nana O.'s relationship with Ren eventually leads Nana K. into starting an on-and-off relationship with Trapnest's bassist, Takumi, causing her friendship with Nana O. to become awkward, while falling in love with Black Stones' guitarist, Nobu, at the same time. Ultimately, when Nana K. becomes pregnant, she chooses to marry Takumi instead. Nana O. begins to suffer from panic attacks at the thought of losing Nana K., but she later resolves to win her back from Trapnest by using the popularity and success of Black Stones.

When a tabloid magazine exposes Nana O. and Ren's relationship, this causes Black Stones to skyrocket in popularity and formally debut. Nana O. and Ren, however, start facing troubles in their relationship due to Nana O.'s jealousy of Trapnest and Ren's drug addiction, even as they become engaged. As the tabloids continue to target Black Stones and Trapnest, Nana K. begins to learn secrets behind Nana O.'s family history, including her birth mother. Shortly before Black Stones begin their first tour, their bassist, Shin, is arrested, causing Nana O. to embark on a solo career in the meantime. As she begins to make a name for herself, Ren dies in a car accident. While recovering from his death, Nana O. begins to question her dependency on Nana K. as well as the change in their relationship.

Starting with volume 12, scenes that take place years later are interspersed in the series, showing that in the present, Nana O. is rumored to have died, but Nana K. and her friends learn that she fled to England and try to find her.

==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)|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={{ill|Mangapedia|ja|マンガペディア}}|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 ''Tenshi Nanka Janai'' 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 ''[[Tenshi Nanka ja Nai]]'' 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 ''Tenshi Nanka ja Nai'' with a [[Pompadour (hairstyle)|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://archive.today/20210714095457/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/history/detail/2000.html|archive-date=July 14, 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 not specified 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 is able to.<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=13 years since ''Nana'' went on hiatus... manga artist Ai Yazawa reportedly states, "I'll draw it again if I'm able to", gives clarity on her "current condition"|url=https://news.ntv.co.jp/category/culture/0dded26f9d614e27bf7b53283b6507ff|work=[[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"/>

''Nana'' is licensed for English-language release in North America by [[Viz Media]]. It was serialized in Viz'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>

''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|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|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''}}
Two live-action film adaptations have been made for ''Nana''. The first, ''[[Nana (2005 film)|Nana]]'', was released on September 3, 2005. The film stars [[Mika Nakashima]] as the punk star Nana Oosaki, [[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 did quite well at the Japanese box office, grossing more than 4 billion yen, and staying 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|work=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]]'', was announced right after the first film debuted. However, on August 4, 2006, [[Toho]] stated that shooting would begin mid-September and that the film was to be released on December 9, 2006. 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. Some locations from the manga had been changed for the film, and many plot differences were introduced as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nana-nana.net/news79.html|title=[ NEWS &#93; @ Yui Ichikawa Officially Replaces Aoi Miyazaki|website=Nana-nana.net|date=August 17, 2006|access-date=December 20, 2012|archive-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215122242/http://www.nana-nana.net/news79.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Anime===
{{Main|List of Nana episodes{{!}}List of ''Nana'' episodes}}
An [[anime]] television series adaptation of ''Nana'' was produced by [[Nippon Television]], [[VAP (company)|VAP]], [[Shueisha]] and [[Madhouse (company)|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）|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）|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.|VAP]]|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.|VAP]]|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&nbsp;— 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|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|via=[[Anime News Network]]|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 web|title=ACCLAIMED ANIME SERIES "NANA" COMING TO SENTAI|url=https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/news/acclaimed-anime-series-nana-coming-to-sentai|publisher=[[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 (media)|filler]]. In April 2007, when asked about a continuation of the anime, Junko Koseki (editor of ''Nana'' in Shueisha) and [[Masao Maruyama (film producer)|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|author=Deirdre|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 album]]s; ''Punk Night: From Nana'', released by [[King Records (Japan)|King Records]] on September 26, 2003;<ref>{{cite web|title=PUNK NIGHT-from "NANA"|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/KICA-1309|website=CDJapan|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|publisher=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|publisher=[[Toshiba EMI]]|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 ''Nana'' video game 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://archive.today/20240801111427/https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/M720114|archive-date=August 1, 2024|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|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=August 1, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240801111536/https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/M740915|archive-date=August 1, 2024|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|publisher=[[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]|access-date=August 1, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240801111553/https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/M740917|archive-date=August 1, 2024|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Reception==
Along with ''[[Kaze Hikaru]]'', ''Nana'' won the 48th [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] in the {{Transliteration|ja|[[Shōjo manga|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> ''Nana'' 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 [[Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize|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|url-status=live}}</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/5918616/and-japans-most-popular-manga-is-survey-says|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 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 - News|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|work=[[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>

==Notes==
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==References==
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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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