The chapters of Nana are written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa. Nana premiered in the Japanese manga magazine Cookie in 2000 where it ran until June 2009, when the series was put on hiatus because of Yazawa's illness.[1] Yazawa returned from hospital in early April 2010, though had not specified when or if she will resume the manga.[2] Yazawa published a two-page chapter of "Junko's Room", a side story about a friend of one of the two main characters, in the March 2013 issue of Cookie. This is the first manga she has published since her 2009 illness.[3] The chapters have been collected and published in 21 tankōbon volumes in Japan by Shueisha.
Nana is licensed for English-language release in North America by Viz Media. It was serialized in Viz's manga anthology Shojo Beat, from July 2005 to August 2007.[4] The series continued publication in book form, with all 21 volumes released as of July 6, 2010. Madman Entertainment distributes the series in New Zealand and Australia.[5] It is also licensed in Germany by Egmont Manga & Anime,[6] in Italy and Mexico by Panini Comics,[7][8] in France by Éditions Delcourt,[9] in Taiwan by Sharp Point Press,[10] in South Korea by Haksan Publishing,[11] in Spain by Planeta DeAgostini,[12] in Brazil by Editora JBC,[13] in Argentina by Editorial Ivrea,[14] and in Thailand by Bongkoch Publishing.[15]
Volumes
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Uncollected chapters
In June 2009, Ai Yazawa announced a hiatus for health reasons, putting the series on hold. In March 2009, Shueisha published the latest tankōbon volume while its monthly magazine, Cookie, released 4 additional chapters until July 2009[16] and later announced Yazawa's hiatus in their August issue.[17] Those chapters have not been collected in a volume yet, nor officially translated and published outside of Japan for international audiences.[18]
| Chapter | Release date |
|---|---|
| 81 | April 2009 |
| Hachi, Blast and their staff head back to their dorm in Tokyo, now surrounded by paparazzi. Takumi leaves for Akasaka for work and to give his wife some time and space to cater to Nana. During a stakeout with Miyake near Ren's burial place, Kurada confides his feelings on finding Ren's body. | |
| 82 | May 2009 |
| Three weeks after Ren's death, Nana still hasn't spoken a word since her last hyperventilation crisis and refuses to go to any places related to Ren's passing, worring her friends. Yuri grows more and more irritated at Hachi's frequent visits to Gaia's dorm. Nobu opens up for the first time about his last conversation with Ren to Hachi, which brings them to the subject of Hachi's unborn child, a first since their breakup, almost a year ago.
Back in Ren's hometown, in an hospital, Takumi is trying to encourage a bedridden Reira to eat. She receives the visit of Naoki and Yasu who are surprised to learn that she does not seem to remember Ren's death. | |
| 83 | June 2009 |
| Hachi and Nobu confort each other, which brings back old feelings, with Nana and Shin earsdropping in the room next door. Worried at the prolonged silence, Nana runs to her friend rescue and breaks her silence.
Yasu takes the opportunity to visit his mother who's being taken care of by Shion. The fanclub president informs him that she recently talked to the Uehara family who would like to meet Nana, particularly her estranged mother. | |
| 84 | July 2009[19] |
| Nana finds some motivation to sing again, starting with a passionate karaoke session. Yasu comes home sooner than planned to talk to Nana as soon as possible, but decides to postpone when he notices her sudden distress. Hachi attempts to work on her marriage and learns more about Reira and Takumi's history from Shin. | |
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- Nana at Shueisha's website Template:In lang
- Nana at Viz Media's website
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