Nana

Departing from their respective hometowns, two young women with identical names are brought together in their pursuit of new beginnings. With their hearts set on going to Tokyo, Nana Komatsu dreams about blissful love, while Nana Osaki aims for a successful music career.

The former has a cheerful and friendly nature, but her naivety has steered her romantic life astray until she meets her dependable boyfriend—Shouji Endo. Without letting herself be dismayed by Shouji's decision to study in Tokyo, Nana works hard to earn enough money and follow him there. Meanwhile, her namesake is a solitary punk vocalist whose impassioned romance with her band's bassist, Ren Honjou, comes to a sudden end. Though heartbroken, Nana bravely looks forward and travels to the capital with the ambition of becoming a recognized artist.

Shortly after they arrive in Tokyo, the girls cross paths again due to an unexpected coincidence that ultimately leads them to live under the same roof. As they grow closer, the two strive to support one another amid their struggles to forge a future for themselves.

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Oosaki, Nana Main

Park, Romi Japanese

Komatsu, Nana Main

KAORI Japanese

Okazaki, Shinichi Supporting

Ishida, Akira Japanese

Takagi, Yasushi Supporting

Kawahara, Yoshihisa Japanese

Terashima, Nobuo Supporting

Seki, Tomokazu Japanese

Honjou, Ren Supporting

Kiuchi, Hidenobu Japanese

Ichinose, Takumi Supporting

Morikawa, Toshiyuki Japanese

Serizawa, Layla Supporting

Hirano, Aya Japanese

Shinoda, Miu Supporting

Chiba, Saeko Japanese

Saotome, Junko Supporting

Honda, Takako Japanese

Maruyama, Masao Producer

Tamura, Manabu Producer

Nakatani, Toshio Producer

Nakamoto, Kenji Producer

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Oct 1, 2026

jjenerationall

Recommended

Nana is possibly one of the most realistic animes I've seen. What makes this anime special is how all the characters are very unique and struggle with many different things, and how all of their problems shape their dynamic. The main characters Hachi and Nana both have very different approaches to conflict, and seeing how they clash because of their different viewpoints creates a great story.

Hachi is a naive 20-year-old who doesn't have it all figured out but knows that she wants to be loved. However, Hachi's self-image issues and confidence levels impact the way she desires to be love and how she gives ... love. I believe her desperate desire for affection in a romantic sense makes for a really interesting character with a lot of interesting conflict.

Nana is a 20-year-old who puts on a front of having everything figured out, but internally she struggles with a lot of conflict within her self. Nana gives advice to others as if she has it all together, but when she's alone she's struggling. I think it's interesting seeing her dynamic with the other characters as she learns to work through her emotions. Nana is a very relatable character, and I enjoy seeing her journey and growth throughout the story.

A lot of people complain about the ending of 'Nana' and to be fair, it is not a happy ending at all. But I think that's what I like about the series so much; it's realistic. The main characters don't have a cookie cutter happy ending, and that's just life. Nana does a great job with showing how not everything or everyone is going to end up with the ending the dreamt about, and that's just the reality of some situations.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Mar 6, 2026

Cydnee

Mixed Feelings

It has such great character building, the relationships and dialogue are real and beautiful. It's also funny, tender and cruel which would make for the most amazing show if it wasn't so infuriating with such dissatisfying conclusions. If you like to be kept on your tippy toes then this will definitely do it for you. I can see why the ending could be seen as beautiful in its own way but for me it did not hit the spot and it felt really awful, like all the happiness and sadness it made me feel up until the end was for nothing.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Feb 1, 2026

Corani

Not Recommended

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First of all, I'm sorry if my english sooo bad!
I'm enjoy in the very first episode, after eps 6 onwards is making me so mad and kinda boring. Their style in this anime so good!
I hate so fking much for the role of Nana Komatsu. She's so nasty, cringe, nuts, having slut material, anything a bad things goes to Nana K! And inversely proportional to Nana Osaki, this character giving me a little hope to finished all the episode. Nana will be highly recommended if the story show equally about Nana K and Nana O in a good and unique side. So stop making this ... anime special, 'cause there's so many anime in the same genre better and worth to watch :) sorry and thank you.

My rating points are:
Art style: 5/5 Stars
Animation: 3/5 Stars
Effects: 3/5 Stars
Logic: 1.5/5 Stars
Dialogue: 2/5 Stars
Voice acting: 3.5/5 Stars
Music: 4.5/5 Stars
Sounds: 4.5/5 Stars

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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