Shoujo Nana by Ai Yazawa

[tiramisu]

Re: [Shoujo] Nana by Ai Yazawa

This manga with all its soap opera drama seems very suited for desperate housewifes^_^
Definately not Ai Yazawa best work.
Takumi is the most interesting character,all the others are plain pathetic^_^
Probably Ai Yazawa will never end it.

 

[Tauros]

Re: [Shoujo] Nana by Ai Yazawa

Any news?

 

[matto24]

Re: Weekly Shonen Jump [2012] - Discussion and TOC Talk - Part 4

since there is no discussion on COOKIE, place a question here:

but you know something of Yazawa?

 

[Maxy Barnard]

Re: Weekly Shonen Jump [2012] - Discussion and TOC Talk - Part 4

That's uh.... no. Ai Yazawa? No. the WSJ thread's probably not even close to the right place for that, even with the lack of a COOKIE thread. the demographics are different enough that there's not gonna be huge crossover in readers and we're not likely to know much more than anyone else.

 

[matto24]

Re: Weekly Shonen Jump [2012] - Discussion and TOC Talk - Part 4

I know, and like I said, I know that this is not the right discussion but I have not found it ... (if there is, could you link it to me?)
I just wanted to know if she was alive, since I know almost 3 years that is paused ...

 

[Mr. Prince]

Re: Weekly Shonen Jump [2012] - Discussion and TOC Talk - Part 4

Well, the best place would certainly be the Nana Thread in the Shoujo/Josei Section.

But the truth is, there haven't been any news in the past 2.5 years as far as I know. The latest update came from an exclusive interview with Yazawa 10 months into her hiatus:

• Yazawa is sick (no official statement as to what disease we're talking about) and wants to focus solely on recovering before continuing her series.
• She stated that it was no incurable disease or anything life threatening.
• Thus: As long as she takes her time with the therapy things should be getting better.
• But she also said there's no way she can say when she will feel like coming back (she said, she didn't even grab a pen once after her diagnose)

As I said, this was an interview with her from May 2010...

PS: Maybe a moderator who sees this could move all related postings over to the series thread? Would be better, I guess.

 

[baboysai]

Re: [Shoujo] Nana by Ai Yazawa

we all just assumed it was some wrist problem, like Carpal Tunnel syndrome or whatever. What artists usually suffer from.

Aside from... mental block, I suppose. :/

 

[matto24]

Re: [Shoujo] Nana by Ai Yazawa

I can understand that slow down the outputs, but are now almost three years that does not publish anything ...
we hope you come back soon, or at least we know something more ...

 

[Krina29]

Re: [Shoujo] Nana by Ai Yazawa

Hello everyone I have just started Nana 2 days ago now I am at the chapter 33 and I love it I am looking forward to discuss with you after I finish it

 

[cearon]

Re: [Shoujo] Nana by Ai Yazawa

Hello everyone I have just started Nana 2 days ago now I am at the chapter 33 and I love it I am looking forward to discuss with you after I finish it

if u dont have masochist tendencies pace yourself since it is on hiatus for about 3 years since mangaka got hospitalized.otherwise u can join most of the fandoms "banging heads to the wall while screaming enough return" carnival.

 

[baboysai]

Re: [Shoujo] Nana by Ai Yazawa

you can read it as you like, and then, and then...

Man I used to remember how I loved discussions about Takumi- he was the most awesome character IMO. Then Ren, maybe. :/

Who are your favorite characters, btw?

 

[Krina29]

Re: [Shoujo] Nana by Ai Yazawa

Hmm I can't really say but I will go with Takumi

 

[baboysai]

Re: [Shoujo] Nana by Ai Yazawa

maybe you might want to elaborate, Krina? ^^

 

[cearon]

Re: [Shoujo] Nana by Ai Yazawa

well not sure if this will be a sign of things to come but, yazawa drew a new "junko's room" chapter apperently.

 

[baboysai]

Re: [Shoujo] Nana by Ai Yazawa

that is indeed a sign! at least we know that she can draw again!

 

[Doraku]

Re: [Shoujo] Nana by Ai Yazawa

that is indeed a sign! at least we know that she can draw again!

Indeed it's a good sign! I just recently started reading this, quite surprised when I knew the author has gone into long hiatus.. I was afraid that she lose her ability to draw, but this is a good news.

I guess I'll read it slowly, and by the time I'm catching up with this, hopefully she has started drawing again.

 

[cearon]

Re: [Shoujo] Nana by Ai Yazawa

i am keeping my excitement under wraps for now. the woman made us made for 3 years and after that she drew 2 pages. Until i hear something from the magazine i am not putting my trust to yazawa.

@doraku, the sig. avatar set of psycho-pass was better actually.

 

[baboysai]

Re: [Shoujo] Nana by Ai Yazawa

@Dorakun, how do you like the manga so far?

 

[Adorien]

Re: [Shoujo] Nana by Ai Yazawa

I don't always go to this section of MH, but when I do...

It's to be all fangirly about Nana! I'm just so asdfghjkl; right now. So so very happy. I really hope she manages to finish it.

 

[Zeltrax]

Re: [Shoujo] Nana by Ai Yazawa

I don't usually post in shoujo forums, but...I'm really emotional right now while listening to this.

Unfortunately, I have never been deeply in love or in a relationship so there is a lot of deep themes in Nana that I find hard to grasp.
But I really enjoyed the ride while reading Nana (I finished it in what, almost a year ago?).
I know it hasn't ended, but let me say what I think.
I don't really think of it as romantic or anything fluffy and child-like but as a very mature manga that deals with very adultish(is that even a word) problems
that woman face.
As a guy, reading this opened up my mindset A LOT.
As an asian kid(lol) , it changed my perspective about sex and relationships between people.
I think there is the ongoing theme of true love in Nana, but in Nana, true love is mature and can be related to, it's realistic and feels like a real story
sometimes...unlike other shoujos. People come and go, you might never be appreciated by the person you love, someone can treat you badly and
you can still love him/her that badly too.
It's the best shoujo manga out there that I've read, no...I don't think I'm exaggerating or giving false praise.
Japanese, female, teens, adults, whatever. Everyone should give Nana ago, so what if it hasn't ended? So what if the author doesn't intent to continue it?
It's an amazing work already.

The relationship between the two NaNas is also one of the most developed/written ones, one of true friendship and once again, it's realistic.
It's one of the things that I really, really like.
In reality, dreams aren't such pure things and getting there is never an easy thing.
Damn, I remembered I started reading Nana with such a bad outlook on it, that there was no point in reading/watching this series because everything I look
for in a manga isn't there.
I was proven wrong.

Here's hoping that the author continues the work and I'll re-read it someday for sure in the near future.

/endrandomshortreviewoutofnowhere.