I know y’all love romance anime, right? Well! Romance makes everything better. I wish I had some in my life as well, lol!
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Nana is one of the most popular anime out there. If we’re talking about romance anime, then this one is a sure watch. You cannot call yourself a romance anime fan if you haven’t watched it yet. Nana is just perfect in every aspect. The emotions, romance, and tension between the characters are too good.
Well! In this blog, I’ll be talking about the watch order of Nana. You might be wondering why we shouldn’t just watch the anime in the order it is released, right? Well! In most cases, you should. However, some of the anime are just too complex. For example, Steins;Gate, you cannot watch this anime with the release order. It will just ruin everything.
The order in which fans recommend you to watch an anime is called the chronological order. You can find most of the chronological orders on the internet.
Without wasting any further time, let’s just start the blog.
HOW TO WATCH NANA
QUICK WATCH ORDER
SERIES RELEASE ORDER
Nana Season 1 (47 Episodes)
Well! Nana has just one season. It aired from 2005 to 2006. It was adapted by the famous Madhouse Studio. It has just 47 episodes, lol! Most romance anime these days are pretty short.
This anime follows the story of two girls named Nana. No! They are not related by blood. They just met coincidentally and became best friends.
We will now talk about the main characters of this anime.
The first Nana, Nana Komatsu is your typical teenager who easily falls in love and just wants an easy life. This trait is pretty toxic in my opinion, it can get you into a lot of trouble. Nana Komatsu is a passionate girl. She tries to give everything to anything she does. She also cares a lot about her friends. This thing earned her the nickname “Hachi”. Her personality might get a bit childish at times.
About her appearance, Nana Komatsu has short brown hair. And she keeps bangs. She would later marry Takumi Ichinose, the Bassist of Trapnest Band.
On the other hand, the second Nana, Nana Osaki is a village girl. She also has a huge dream. She wants to become a professional singer. A pretty big dream, right? In order to achieve this dream, Nana decided to travel to Tokyo. There, she worked as a singer in a small band. Later on, she would become the lead singer of a well-known band named Black Stones.
Nana Osaki was raised by her grandmother. Her mother abandoned her at a very young age. Nana is pretty conscious about her appearance. Well! She wants to become a singer, duh! She takes care of her nails and everything. She has short black hair. Nana Osaki is engaged to Ren Honjo.
She is often portrayed as a strong character. However, she is pretty kind and cares a lot about her friends.
The main question here is, how did both of these girls meet? Well! Both of them met on a train. Nana Komatsu was travelling as she was chasing her boyfriend and Nana Osaki was travelling to chase her dream. This fateful encounter changed their life forever.
OVA RELEASE ORDER
This anime has no OVA.
SPECIALS RELEASE ORDER
This anime has no Specials.
SPINOFF RELEASE ORDER
This anime has no Spinoff.
LIVE ACTION RELEASE ORDER
Nana has two live-action movies. We’ll talk about them one by one.
Nana (2005)
Nana’s first live-action movie was released in 2005. The same year the anime aired. This movie was directed by Kentaro Otani. It was based on the original manga, Nana, by Ai Yazawa.
The story of the movie is quite similar to the anime. If you are looking for a short version of the anime and don’t want to watch 47 episodes, then you should watch this movie. This movie covers most of the main events of the manga. However, if you really want to enjoy the adaptation, then you should first watch the anime.
So now, let’s talk about the cast of the movie.
Mika Nakashima played the role of Nana Osaki and Aoi Miyazaki played the role of Nana Komatsu. Both of these actresses are quite pretty.
Nana 2 (2006)
The second live-action movie of Nana was released in 2006. This movie was also based on the manga by Ai Yazawa.
The plot of this movie revolves around Nana Komatsu and her love life. The story continues as romantic tensions develop between Nana Komatsu, Trapnest’s Bassist Takumi, and Black Stones’ Guitarist Nobu.
On the other hand, Nana Osaki focuses more on her career. The main cast of this movie is a bit different from the first movie.
Yui Ichikawa plays the role of Nana Komatsu while Mika Nakashima plays the role of Nana Osaki.
One interesting fact about this movie is that its shooting was completed in just 1 and a half months. Isn’t it amazing?
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
The chronological order of Nana is the same as the release order. As you can see from the clog, this anime is pretty short. This anime has just one season and two live-action movies. The movies have no connection to anime. You can watch this series in the following order:
1. Nana Season 1 (2005-2006)
2. Nana (2005 film)
3. Nana 2 (2006 film)
CONCLUSION
Sooo, here is the blog guys. I really hope you liked it. If you haven’t watched Nana, then I suggest you better watch it quickly. I promise that you won’t be disappointed.
The manga of this anime is even better. I consider it one of the greatest manga of all time. You should definitely give it a read. I’m sure that you’ll love it.
