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NANA (ナナ, NANA?) is a shōjo manga by mangaka Ai Yazawa, serialised in Cookie published by Shueisha, which tends to print more mature shōjo titles. The first twelve volumes of the series have cumulatively sold over 22 million copies. The manga derives its title from the name of the two main characters, both of whom are called Nana. What sets them apart, however, is the stark difference between their personalities. One Nana has a childlike innocence and tends to lose touch with reality, while the other is a strong, self-confident singer in a punk band.

NANA is presently being released in North America by Viz Media in Shojo Beat magazine. It will end its serialization in the August 2007 issue of Shojo Beat, being replaced by Honey and Clover. It will continue, however, to be released in tankoubon(graphic novel format).The manga has also been adapted into a highly successful live-action movie with a sequel released on December 9, 2006, and an anime adaptation that premiered on April 5, 2006.

Characters

The two main characters are the two Nanas: Nana Osaki, a punk-rock singer with a style to match, and Nana Komatsu, also known as Hachi, a small-town girl who moves to Tokyo to start a new life. They meet on a train, and their destinies are sealed. VIZ Media, the English translator of the manga, often refers to the girls as "Nana O." and "Nana K."

Other important characters include Hachi's friends and ex-boyfriend, the members of Nana's band, and the members of the band TRAPNEST.

Black Stones

Black Stones - normally shortened to Blast (ブラスト, Burasuto?) - is a popular punk band within the series. Ren was once a member of the group, but, after his departure to join Trapnest, they recruit a new member, Shin. They attract a large following, and ultimately sign a deal with Gaia Records.

Nana Osaki (大崎 ナナ, Ōsaki Nana?) is a fictional character in the manga/anime series Nana, by Yazawa Ai. She's the titular "Nana" of the series, along with Nana Komatsu.

To disambiguate between the girls, the English-language publisher of the manga, VIZ Media, uses Nana O. to refer to Nana Osaki.

Information

Name: Nana Osaki
Occupation: Musician
Gender: Female
Born: March 5, 1981
Family: Misuzu Osaki (mother), Miyuki Osaki (grandmother (also foster mother), deceased), Misato Uehara (half-sister)
Portrayed by: Mika Nakashima (film), Paku Romi (anime series), Anna Tsuchiya (anime series singing voice), Minagawa Junko (video game)

Character History

Nana O. was born March 5, 1981 in Meguro, Tokyo. She is the illegitimate daughter of Misuzu Ozaki, who left Nana in the care of her grandmother when she was four years old. Nana has not seen her mother since, and has thus forgotten what she looks like. Nana's grandmother, Miyuki, was very strict, and forbade her from wearing the colors pink and red because she did not want Nana O. to "tempt" men and become like her mother.

Nana O., however, had a rebellious streak. In high school, she was friendless until she met Nobuo Terashima, who introduced her to punk music and bands such as The Sex Pistols. She was falsely accused of prostitution and was expelled when she didn't deny the charges. Nana O. soon regretted her decision; she believes that the accusations led to her grandmother's fatal illness. However, as a present to herself, Nana bought her first red dress.

Nana O. wore the red dress to a punk concert with Nobu, where she first laid eyes on Ren Honjo. Nana was instantly captivated by him, and accepted Ren's offer when he asked her to join the band he was starting with Nobu and their friend Yasu.

As the lead singer of the band Black Stones (Blast, for short), Nana gained a rabid following of fans in her hometown. She developed a typically "cool" appearance, wearing the punk fashions of Vivienne Westwood and getting a lotus tattoo on her arm. She also moved in with Ren, and the two shared an intense romance until Ren told her that he had been offered a big record deal and would be leaving Blast to play with the band Trapnest in Tokyo. Though Ren and Nana still loved each other, they believed that a long distance relationship would be pointless. Nana proudly refused to abandon her own musical career to follow Ren; thus, their relationship ended.

Determined to "polish the shards of her dreams" and become a successful musician, Nana moved to Tokyo and re-formed Blast with Nobu, Yasu, and a new bassist, Shin. She also befriended Nana Komatsu, a kind-hearted but scatter-brained girl who, like Nana Osaki, wished to fulfill her dreams in Tokyo. The two Nanas shared an apartment (numbered 707, "Nana" being the Japanese word for seven) and became quite close despite their different personalities and aspirations. Nana gave Nana Komatsu the nickname "Hachi," which was adopted by their mutual friends. Nana also became fiercely protective of Hachi, going so far as to physically threaten Hachi's philandering boyfriend, Shoji. However, Nana is also somewhat possessive of Hachi, and feels jealous when anyone appears to be taking "her" Hachi away.

Hachi helped reunite Nana with her first love by inviting her to attend a Trapnest concert. At first Nana turned her down, but eventually gave in and agreed to go. For the first time in two years, Nana saw Ren in person. Ren saw her too, and they rekindled their romance that night. Nana thanked Hachi by introducing her to Trapnest's guitarist, Takumi, whom Hachi idolized. However, Takumi's cold "playboy" personality put doubts in Nana's mind, and she wondered if he was a suitable partner for her friend.

As the story progresses, Blast gets a record deal at Gaia Records and is quickly thrust into the public spotlight. Nana has trouble coping with the paparazzi, especially when tabloids print stories about Ren's possible affairs and probe into the location of her long-absent mother. Though Ren proposes to Nana and asks her to move in with him, their relationship is often volatile and Nana wonders if it will last. Nana also feels Hachi slipping away, since she has moved in with her now-husband, Takumi, and rarely sees her. Nana hopes to reconnect with Hachi, and their time in apartment 707 remains special in her heart.

Subsequently, both Nanas manage to catch up, first during Layla's birthday party and later, after Hachi's official engagement to Takumi, which Nana compared to as becoming "the wife of an underworld leader".

Later in the series, it is revealed out that Nana's mother is actually alive, and her whereabouts are exposed by a magazine called Search, which had previously exposed Ren and Nana's relationship to the public. It turns out that Nana's mother had actually maintained a fairly normal lifestyle and even had a child of her own, Misato Uehara. The Misato that the band knew was really Mai Tsuzuki, who borrowed Misato's name to feel like Nana's real little sister. Mai was the grandaughter of a man who was a lover of Nana's grandmother, and subsequently reading her grandfather's diary became a fan of Blast and Nana. The real Misato has an incredible likeness to Nana, and when she finds out that her mother abandoned her idol, she flees.

It is hinted at that Nana disappears and is never seen again, throughout many manga chapters. She is seen, though, with long blonde hair, while there are many rumours and speculations that she is dead. A mysterious person sends Hachiko pictures of her singing, with the Ren lotus still on her arm. And Hachiko exclaims and breaks down crying, because she always believed that her friend wasn't dead, and that she waited for the day for her and Ren to be reunited again.

Notes

*She may have gotten her lotus tattoo because of Ren (Ren is a Japanese name for lotus).

*Her name is written in katakana, a contrast to Komatsu's (which is in kanji with the second one being a symbol of repetition for kanji).

*She has been on the cover of every volume of the manga series. Also, the covers depict her activities with Hachi, which includes meeting her in apartment 707, shopping and watching a movie, among others.

*Coincidentally, the favourite designer of Mika Nakashima, the singer/actress who portrayed Nana in the live-action movies, is also Vivienne Westwood. Nakashima also became good friends with Yuna Ito, the actress portraying Layla (Reira Serizawa), which is ironic, considering that in the manga series, Nana actually dreaded having Layla around, as she felt that Layla was too cute for her comfort.

*For her portrayal of Nana in the anime, Romi Park won the "Best Main Character (female)" award at the first "Seiyu Awards". Also, at the same ceremony, Aya Hirano, who voiced Layla, received the "Best Newcomer (female)" award (though for her role as Suzumiya Haruhi), while Akira Ishida, who voiced Shin, received the "Best Supporting Character (male)" award (though for his role as Athrun Zala).

Trapnest

Trapnest or Tranes (トラネス, Toranesu?) for short, is a popular band in the manga. Nana wants her own band to overtake Trapnest as the leading one in Japan.

Ren Honjo (本城蓮, Honjō Ren?), also known simply as Ren (レン, Ren?) is a fictional character in the manga/anime series Nana (manga), by Yazawa Ai.

Character

Ren was an orphan who was abandoned outside a port warehouse as soon as he was born. According to Nobuo Terashima, the incident was even reported in the news. Subsequently, he stayed at the same orphanage as Yasushi. After Yasu was adopted by the Takagis, Ren frequently visited his friend, so much so that Yasu's foster mother offered to adopt him, an offer which he refused.

Later, he formed a band, Blast, with Yasu as leader/drummer, himself as bassist, Nobu as guitarist and Nana Osaki as lead vocals. He also fell in love with Nana. (Like his idol, Sid Vicious, Ren wears a a chain with a lock around his neck that has the initial, "R" on it, to which only Nana has the key.) Blast was moderately successful in their town, but Ren doubted that they would make it big. He then joined Trapnest as a guitarist. Their leader, Takumi Ichinose, is a good friend of Yasu as well. As he left Blast, he also broke up with Nana.

After Hachi (Nana Komatsu) learnt about his relationship with Nana, she invited Nana to Trapnest's concert back in her hometown. The couple made up, but Nana promised Ren that Blast would become more popular than Trapnest; their new bassist, Okazaki Shinichi, wanted to surpass Ren himself.

Although the couple had made up, Ren was still afraid that Yasu may become his rival for Nana. Also, Nana was uncomfortable with Trapnest's vocalist, Layla (Reira Serizawa), who seemed to be interested in Ren as well. To make matters worse, a tabloid magazine, SEARCH, was determined to expose the couple's relationship, as Blast's popularity had been rising steadily.

Personality

Beneath his idol image, Ren actually has problems of his own. He's addicted to drugs, much like his idol Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols. As leader, Takumi knew about this and warned him of the consequences. However, other than that, he tolerated Ren's practise. However, Ren has been trying to quit his habit, cold turkey style.

On matters concerning the band, he trusts Takumi completely. Using the series' running gag of comparing Trapnest to an army, he said, "We (Trapnest) do not need soldiers who won't fight alongside Takumi."

However, he could also be playful, frequently teasing Nana and Layla. Another gag in the series is that in front of Nana, he would purposely get intimate with Shin.

Notes

In the PS2 game, he's voiced by Takahiro Sakurai.

In the anime, he's voiced by Kiuchi Hidenobu

In the first live-action movie, he's portrayed by Ryuhei Matsuda.

Komatsu Family

Nana Komatsu (小松 奈々, Komatsu Nana?) is a fictional character in the manga/anime series, NANA, by Ai Yazawa. She is the titular "Nana" of the series, along with Nana Osaki.

To disambiguate between the girls, the English-language publisher of the manga, VIZ Media, uses Nana K. to refer to Nana Komatsu.

Character

Komatsu came to Tokyo, looking to find her dream. Unlike Osaki, Komatsu came from a large and happy household, though her childish outlook prevented her from living on her own initially. She's the middle child of three sisters.

Her chance encounter with Osaki began a friendship which changes Komatsu's life forever. She is introduced to Osaki's band, Black Stones, and their members (Nobuo Terashima and Yasushi Takagi initially). She later even helps "Blast" to find their bassist, by drawing a poster to advertise the vacancy. Much to her surprise, she also discovers that the members of Blast were friends with the members of Trapnest, a popular rock band of which she's a very big fan. After learning of Osaki's breakup with Honjo Ren, she helps the two to reconnect after realizing that they were still very much in love with each other.

In the early stages of the manga, Nana was dating Shoji Endo, until he cheated on her with Sachiko, a co-worker at the restaurant where he works. Even though they had broken up, they still had some feelings for each other, as shown in their meeting after Komatsu entered an engagement with Takumi.

After Shoji, Komatsu found herself caught between two men: Takumi Ichinose, the leader of Trapnest, and Nobuo, the guitarist of Blast (Osaki's band). Komatsu discovers she is pregnant, and although she loves Nobuo, she realizes that Takumi would be in a better position to care for her and her unborn child. Her child would be named Sachiko but in the end turned out to be Satsuki.

She is now the wife of Takumi (initially in name only, for Takumi delayed their wedding because of Oosaki's engagement to Ren) and expecting a child. Her married name throughout the series is Nana Ichinose (一ノ瀬 奈々, Ichinose Nana?). She hopes that she will be able to live happily. Her nickname is "Hachi" - a shortened version of Hachikō because she always tries to be kind and faithful to her friends, like the dog from the Hachikō legend. (Hachi means eight in Japanese, and the kanji for seven can be pronounced as 'nana'. This also clears up confusion between the two Nanas.) A running gag in the series is for Hachi to suddenly sprout a pair of dog-like ears and a tail whenever she's very happy.

With the reporters of SEARCH (a paparazzi magazine) snapping photos of Ren and Reira together alone, Takumi decided to do some manipulating by revealing his relationship with Komatsu to SEARCH, who decided to run that news instead. As such, the couple were formally married.

However, trouble was brewing. SEARCH's photographer decided to show Hachi photos of Nana's birth mother. Hachi then travels to Osaka to uncover the truth for herself.

Personality

As noted above, due to her sheltered raising Nana Komatsu is initially a rather childish and self-absorbed person. She relied heavily on Saotome Junko, a high school friend of hers.

When it comes to relationships, Hachi has fallen in (and out of) love many times. The first man she ever slept with was Asano Takashi, who was a lot older than her. During a chance encounter in Tokyo, she comically warned him not to cheat again. However, like her subsequent exes, she could only forget about him totally after being together with another guy (in this case, Shouji). Though capable of great acts of kindness and caring for her friends, and even strangers, Hachi tends to be very self-absorbed at times failing to take into consideration the feelings of others. Though her friends care for her deeply, they sometimes seem to think of her as burdensome as well.

Voice actors and live-action actresses

*In the PS2 game, she's voiced by Rumi Shishido.

*In the anime, she's voiced by Midori Kawana, alias KAORI.

*In the first live-action movie, she's portrayed by Aoi Miyazaki. Since Miyazaki turned down the offer to appear in the sequel, Yui Ichikawa replaced her as Hachi.

Notes

*The covers of the manga series depict her activities with Oosaki, which includes meeting her in apartment 707, shopping and watching a movie, among others. Also, she does not appear on the cover of volume 1, which is her only absence so far.

*Her birthday is on 30 November, 1980 (She celebrated her 21st birthday on 30 November 2001, which is featured in volume 16.)

Nami Komatsu (小松奈美, Komatsu Nami?)
Hachi's younger sister, and the youngest in the Komatsu household, she has the appearance of a ganguro girl because of her suntan and bleached hair. Nami is very outgoing and loud, and is a Trapnest fan.

Nao Komatsu (小松奈緒, Komatsu Nao?)
Hachi's older sister, who looks quite a bit like Natsuko. She is married, but still lives near the Komatsu family home.

Natsuko Komatsu (小松奈津子, Komatsu Natsuko?)
Hachi's mother. Kind and understanding, she is a model mother to her daughters, and Nana Osaki considers Natsuko to be cool. Hachi, however finds it weird since she thought that her family is nothing but 'normal.'

Acquaintances of Hachi

Junko Saotome (早乙女淳子, Saotome Junko?)
Hachi's sensible, no-nonsense best friend. Junko is much more emotionally mature than Hachi, and often pushes her to be more independent and responsible. She's the host of the omake (bonus) section at the end of each manga volume, reading fan mail and displaying fan art. She's often called "Jun-chan" by Hachi.

Kyosuke Takakura (高倉京助, Takakura Kyosuke?)
Junko's boyfriend, who currently shares an apartment with her. He's also good friends with Hachi and Shoji. His laid-back attitude to life may deem him a slacker in the eyes of many, but he's actually quite perceptive, though he coddles Hachi more than Junko would like.

Shoji Endo (遠藤章司, Endō Shōji?)
He is Hachi's ex-boyfriend. He is a struggling art student and works as a waiter. He met Hachi through his old friend Junko, and Hachi originally moved to Tokyo to be closer to him. However, their relationship gradually cooled and he cheated on her with Sachiko, a co-worker and classmate. He leaves Hachi for Sachiko.

Takashi Asano (浅野崇, Asano Takashi?)
Hachi's first lover. A handsome, older, married man, Asano carried on a secret affair with Hachi that ended when he was abruptly transferred to Tokyo. Though Hachi believed that she was in love with him, she made the painful realization that he saw her as merely a "fling". Hachi encounters him again in Tokyo and, after resolving her own personal issues with him, tells him to stop cheating on his wife.

Movie

NANA has been made into a movie which was released on September 3rd, 2005. The movie stars Mika Nakashima as the punk star Osaki Nana, and Aoi Miyazaki as Hachi (Komatsu Nana). The DVD edition was released on March 3rd, 2006. The film did quite well at the Japanese box office, staying in the top 10 for several weeks.

Main Cast

Nana Komatsu (小松奈々 Komatsu Nana): Aoi Miyazaki
Nana Osaki (大崎ナナ Ōsaki Nana): Mika Nakashima
Ren Honjo (本城蓮 Honjō Ren, レン Ren): Ryuhei Matsuda
Takumi Ichinose (一ノ瀬巧 Ichinose Takumi, タクミ Takumi): Tetsuji Tamayama
Shinichi Okazaki (岡崎真一 Okazaki Shin'ichi) a.k.a. Shin: Ken'ichi Matsuyama
Nobuo Terashima (寺島伸夫 Terashima Nobuo) a.k.a. Nobu (ノブ): Hiroki Narimiya
Reira Serizawa (芹澤レイラ Serizawa Reira): Yuna Ito
Sachiko Kawamura (川村幸子 Kawamura Sachiko): Saeko

Theme Songs

In addition to creating a NANA craze throughout Asia, the movie also helped launch Mika Nakashima to the peak of her career as she released the single "GLAMOROUS SKY" under the name NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA. The single created topicality with its special collaboration between Nakashima, HYDE (who wrote the song), and NANA author Yazawa Ai (who wrote the lyrics). The single became Nakashima's first number one single on the ORICON Charts.

The movie also helped promote another artist, Yuna Ito, who starred in the movie as TRAPNEST vocal REIRA, released her debut single "ENDLESS STORY," the insert song of the movie, under the name REIRA starring YUNA ITO. The single ranked second on the ORICON charts, next to Nakashima's "GLAMOROUS SKY," and made Yuna Ito one of the most successful debuting artists of 2005.

Anime

NANA has been made into an anime series. The first opening and third ending songs are sung by Anna Tsuchiya for the band BLACK STONES as Nana Osaki, and OLIVIA sings the second opening and first and second endings for the band TRAPNEST as Reira Serizawa. The first DVD release was on 2006-07-07.

Episodes
This incomplete list is constantly being updated.

01 "Prologue: Nana and NANA"
"Joshou. Nana to NANA" (序章. 奈々とナナ) April 5, 2006
The anime starts out with Komatsu Nana's thoughts, "Hey, Nana. Do you remember the day we met?" Both Nana's meet up on a train ride to Tokyo and both see they have more in common than meets the eyes.

02 "Love? Friendship? Nana and Shoji"
"Koi? Yuujou? Nana to Shouji" (恋？友情？奈々と章司) April 12, 2006
Komatsu Nana's background is reveal and her first meeting with Shoji is shown. Komatsu Nana reveals her troubled past concerning romance and begins her new goal of finding love.

03 "Nana and Shoji, Love's Whereabouts"
"Nana to Shouji, Koi no Yukue" (奈々と章司、恋の行方) April 19, 2006
Everyone is off to Tokyo, Kyousuke explains that Shouji is in love with Nana. Komatsu Nana sees her estranged past lover Asano on the sreets of Tokyo.

04 "Nana's Love, Nana's Dream"
"Nana no Koi, Nana no Yume" (奈々の恋、ナナの夢) April 26, 2006
Shouji and Komatsu Nana fall in love. The BlackStones are introduce. Oosaki Nana's past is shown and she is shock as Ren tells her he is leaving for Tokyo.

05 "Ren's Dream, NANA's Thoughts"
"Ren no yume, NANA no omoi" (レンの夢、ナナの思い) May 3, 2006
Ren makes the band Trapnest his highest priority, Nana decides what her fate shall be.

06 "Snowing in Tokyo! Nana and NANA"
"Yuki no joukyou! Nana to NANA" (雪の上京！奈々とナナ) May 10, 2006

07 "Yasu Appears! Room No. 707"
"Yasu toujou! 707 gou shitsu" (ヤス登場！７０７号室) May 17, 2006

08 "Strawberry Grass and Lotus Flower"
"Ichigo gurasu to hasu no hana" (いちごグラスと蓮の花) May 24, 2006

09 "Nobu Arrives in Tokyo! Nana's Song"
"Nobu joukyou! NANA no uta" (ノブ上京！ナナの歌) May 31, 2006

10 "The Handsome Youth Shin Appears!"
"Bishounen Shin toujou!" (美少年シン登場！) June 7, 2006

11 "Sachiko, Is This on Purpose?"
"Sachiko, wazato da yo?" (幸子、わざとだよ？) June 14, 2006

12 "Urgent Approach! Shoji and Sachiko"
June 28, 2006

13 "Sachiko's Tears, Shoji's Determination"
July 5, 2006

14 "Family Restaurant of Shambles (Nana episode)"
July 5, 2006

15 "Blast, First Live"
July 19, 2006

16 "Nana's Love Whereabouts"
July 26, 2006

17 "Trapnest, Live"
August 2, 2006

18 "Hachi's Prayer, Nana's Thoughts"
August 9, 2006

19 "Nana's Prize"
August 16, 2006

20 "Sudden Development! Hachi's Fate"
August 23, 2006

21 "Dream of Suite Room"
August 30, 2006

22 "Wish of July 7th, Hachi's Love"
September 13, 2006

23 "I Do Not Want to Pass Over to Anybody"
September 20, 2006

24 "Hachi's Confused Heart"
September 27, 2006

25 "A Capricious and Selfish Man"
October 1, 2006

26 "The Passing Hachi and Nana"
October 10, 2006

27 "Hachi's Desired Future"
October 18, 2006

28 "Hachi and Nobu, Urgent Approach"
October 25, 2006

29 "The Problem of Expressing Love"
"Aijou hyougen no mondai" (愛情表現の問題) November 1, 2006

30 "Breakdown, NANA's Heart"
"Kekkai girigiri, NANA no kokoro" (決壊ギリギリ、ナナの心) November 8, 2006

31 "Hachi's Child, Pregnancy"
"Hachi ko, ninshin" (ハチ子、妊娠) November 15, 2006

32 "Don't Separate the Joined Hands"
"Tsunai da te o hanasa nai de" (繋いだ手を離さないで) November 20, 2006

33 "Hachi's Choice"
"Hachi no sentaku" (ハチの選択) November 29, 2006
Hatchi makes her final decision about her pregnancy. Takumi surprises her with his own.

34 "The Glass of the Split Strawberry"
"Ware ta ichigo no GURASU" (割れたいちごのグラス) December 6, 2006

35 "Reira's Loneliness"
"Reira no kodoku" (レイラの孤独) December 13, 2006

36 "Blast's New Song!!"
"BURASUTO shinkyoku!!" (レイラの孤独) December 20, 2006

37 "Hachi, High-Class Housewife"
"Hachi, shiroganeeze" (ハチ、シロガネーゼ) January 17, 2007

38 "The Trigger of Fate"
"Unmei no hikigane" (運命の引き金) January 24, 2007

39 "Look, Hachiko"
"Hachiko, mi tero yo" (ハチ公、見てろよ) January 31, 2007

40 "Blast, Debut!"
"BURASUTO, DEBYUU!" (ブラスト、デビュー！) February 7, 2007

41 "Blast Lodging Together"
"BURASUTO gasshuku" (ブラスト合宿) February 14, 2007

42 "NANA, Suddenly Fit"
"NANA, totsuzen no hossa" (ナナ、突然の発作) February 21, 2007

Theme Songs

Openings
1. "rose" by ANNA inspi' NANA(BLACK STONES)
2. "Wish" by OLIVIA inspi' REIRA(TRAPNEST)
3. "LUCY" by ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi' NANA(BLACK STONES)

Endings
1. "a little pain" by OLIVIA inspi' REIRA(TRAPNEST)
2. "Starless Night" by OLIVIA inspi' REIRA(TRAPNEST)
3. "Kuroi Namida" (黒い涙) by ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi' NANA(BLACK STONES)
4. "Winter sleep" by OLIVIA inspi' REIRA(TRAPNEST)
5. "stand by me" by ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi' NANA(BLACK STONES)

Seiyuu

Osaki Nana: Paku Romi
Komatsu Nana: KAORI
Honjyou Ren: Kiuchi Hidenobu
Endo Shoji: Takahashi Hiroki
Ichinose Takumi: Morikawa Toshiyuki
Terashima Nobuo (Nobu): Seki Tomokazu
Okazaki Shinichi (Shin): Ishida Akira
Takagi Yasushi: Kawahara Yoshihisa
Serizawa Reira: Hirano Aya
Saotome Junko: Honda Takako
Takakura Kyosuke: Suwabe Junichi
Uehara Misato: Kanai Mika
Shiroboshi Ginpei: Tachiki Fumihiko
Shinoda Miu: Chiba Saeko

CD Releases

As with the movie NANA, the anime helped promote two artists, OLIVIA and Anna Tsuchiya. In addition to their respective singles, there have also been several albums released for the anime. Though unfortunately, these releases did not fare as well as the movie-related releases.

*OLIVIA inspi' REIRA(TRAPNEST) - "OLIVIA inspi' REIRA(TRAPNEST)" (February 28, 2007) (#22)
*ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi' NANA(BLACK STONES) - "ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi' NANA(BLACK STONES)" (February 28, 2007) (#16)
*ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi' NANA(BLACK STONES) / OLIVIA inspi' REIRA(TRAPNEST) - "NANA BEST" (March 21, 2007)

There are currently two soundtracks for the anime series - Nana 707 soundtracks and Nana 7to8 soundtrack. Nana 707 is literally a soundtrack. It consists of 44 tracks, all of which are background music heard in the series with the exception of track 44 which is a song.

Two versions of Nana 707 were released - a limited edition which comes in the form of a hardcover book containing stills from the series plus 7 postcards, and a regular version.

Tribute album

There has also been an album, "LOVE for NANA ~Only 1 Tribute~" with 3 versions(Black Stone limited version, Black Stone standart version and Trapnest standart version) released in tribute of the series, including songs by Tetsu, Do As Infinity, Ai Otsuka, Tommy heavenly6, Skye Sweetnam and Sex Machineguns.

LOVE for NANA ~Only 1 Tribute~(03/16/2005)

1. BEAT 7 -The Theme of LOVE for NANA- / Toshihiko Takamizawa (The Alfee)
2. GIMME ALL OF YOUR LOVE!! / Tommy heavenly6 for BLACK STONES
3. Twinkle / Kaela for BLACK STONES
4. REVERSE / TETSU69 for TRAPNEST
5. Stay away / abingdon boys school for BLACK STONES
6. I miss you? / Do As Infinity for BLACK STONES
7. Bambino / Tomoyasu Hotei featuring Miho Moribayashi for TRAPNEST
8. Sleepwalking / GLEN MATLOCK and The Philistines featuring Holly Cook(From SEX PISTOLS) for BLACK STONES
9. Sugar Guitar / SKYE SWEETNAM for TRAPNEST
10. Reimei Jidai / Japaharinet for BLACK STONES
11. BLACK CROW / SEX MACHINEGUNS for BLACK STONES
12. Two Hearts / ZONE for TRAPNEST produced by Toshihiko Takamizawa
13. Cherish / Ai Otsuka for TRAPNEST

Nana's song is my song (11/06/2003)

1. Marble/Battle Bomb Rounge
2. Kimi no namae/Savage genius
3. Rakuen no tobira/Bulukapu
4. Shin-ai/Chihiro Izu
5. Lotus Blues/Olive
6. Thanks/Barna☆Sister
7. Toi/Blue Frog
8. Not be mine/GREEN BEAR
9. Kanaderu Kami/RK ROSEBUD
10. NO TITLE/Yamaoka Chiharu
11. Mayonaka no Asahi/Kakimoto Nanae
12. MY WAY/REALIZE POWER WAVE
13. Ashita no Hana/Ann