Yazawa started her manga publishing life in 1985 throughout 15 years of publishing, she wrote over ten series on Ribon magazine. Her pen name comes from Japanese singer Eikichi Yazawa, of whom she is a fan. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.Ai YAZAWA ( 矢沢あい) is a Japanese manga author. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they meet and become best friends in a world that is exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties. Two 20-year-old women share the same name. The world of Nana is a world exploding with sex, music, fashion, gossip and all-night parties. Even though they come from completely different backgrounds, they somehow meet and become best friends. This is the story of two 20-year-old women who share the same name. She' s got a dream and won' t give up until she becomes Japan' s No. She swaggers into town and proceeds to kick down the doors to Tokyo' s underground punk scene.

Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is cool, confident and focused. She' s looking for love and she' s hoping to find it in the big city. Moving to Tokyo, she' s hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. Nana Komatsu is a young woman who' s endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. (Dec.)Ĭopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Despite the soap opera surface, Yazawa's art is graceful and naturalistic, portraying all of the characters, both main and supporting, with such depth and care that you cannot help being drawn in.

Both Nanas find their way to Tokyo, where this first issue sets them up, leaving later volumes to unfold the complexities of their entwined destinies. She wants to prove to herself that she can be a star without Ren. When Ren alone is offered a recording contract, Nana decides not to go to Tokyo with him. Meanwhile, Nana Osaki, a high school dropout, is rocking onstage as lead singer of a punk band and offstage with the band's guitarist, Ren. So when she meets Shoji, Nana is determined to be completely platonic, despite Shoji's interest. She dreams of a perfect romantic love, like in the movies, but her best friend, Junko, counsels her that it might be time to try being friends with a guy instead of just falling in love with him. Nana Komatsu is a flaky young woman who's just emerged from an emotionally devastating affair with an older, married man. Nana, Japan's most popular shojo (girl's) manga, is appearing in English for the first time.

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