Nana 16
Posted: April 1, 2009 Filed under: Nana 1 Comment »Oh, Nana. One of my favorite scenes in this volume was Ren coming right out and asking Nana about all the terrible and shallow things that might make her more happy with her situation in life. At this point, they both sort of realize that the two of them won’t work as a married couple, I think, though the realization has always been there. Ren is good to Nana though, and Nana does what she can for Ren.
There’s lots of stuff about Nana’s background in this volume, though. The main focus is on the concert that Nana’s band is throwing for their fan club. It’s a big deal for the 2nd Misato that she’s being invited, and a lot of time is spent explaining how she’s going to get there and just how excited she is. There’s a word or two from the band to reassure Nana that the girl would be there too, since Nana thinks of her as the 2nd Misato. Then the 1st Misato, along with some paparazzi, sort of burst a bubble and we find out exactly why it is that the story has spent so much time with the 2nd Misato up until now. Nothing really comes of it here, but I can see that going places later.
We get to see… er, present-day Nana at the beginning of the volume! Hooray! I didn’t actually think she would appear in these flash-forward parts. It’s a very sad scene, unfortunately, and we don’t get as… up close as we have with the other characters. I didn’t actually understand what was going on at first, and had to read the few pages a couple times before I realized the timeline had skipped again, but it’s still a really cool scene.
Also, hooray for Hachi’s birthday! I’m glad there was no drama for that. This volume was actually sort of drama-free save for some minor skirmishes and some big storms brewing. It’s nice to see everyone sort of happy every once in awhile.
Also, this volume is HUGE, and contains an extra story about Nobu. I liked Nobu a whole lot more after that story. He’s a cute guy, and I wish the ladies/life were better to him.
This was a review copy provided by Viz.
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