2 Nanas 2 stories; one Nana is an art student, the other Nana a punk rock singer, both super sexy skinny with bumper car boots and SMOKING CIGARETTES! hahahaha, manga.

"'cause you got caught turning tricks and got expelled!"
"I wanted him so bad I couldn't deal..."

Rock, sexe et amitié entre filles ! ( )

Bittersweet and very appealing manga about two women named Nana- their lives, loves and their friendship. Vol 1 introduces the two women; they meet each other later. Vol. 1 can stand by itself as a sweet set of short stories. Very good. ( )

Nana is the story of two girls named Nana, both of whom are going through large changes in their lives as they grow older. Nana Komatsu’s boyfriend moves to Tokyo for work and she is left alone to pick up the pieces as she starts art school. She realizes she has hopped from one boyfriend to another over the last few years and vows to concentrate on friendship instead of love. Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is a rock singer whose boyfriend moves to Tokyo to play guitar with a more successful band. She decides to stay where she is and work on her own singing instead of following him and giving up her own future with her band.

The story moves quickly and is fun to read. The characters are often very funny, especially Nana Komatsu who tends to either burst into tears or scream in nearly ever scene. The drawings are a little rough and it is at times hard to tell who is speaking, but it was nice to see the characters’ expressions and actions while enjoing the story. ( )