Nana

Komatsu Nana

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Born: November 30, 1980 Height: 158 cm Weight: 46 kg Family: Mother (Natsuko), Father, Older sister (Nao) and younger sister (Nami).Komatsu came to Tokyo, looking to find her dream. Unlike Osaki, Komatsu came from a large and happy household, though her c...

Osaki Nana

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Born: March 5, 1981Height: 162 cm (54")Weight: 43 kg (95 lbs.)Family: Misuzu Osaki (mother)Miyuki Osaki (grandmother, also foster motherdeceased)Misato Uehara (half-sister)One of the titular characters of the series, Osaki Nana may look like a toug...

Asano Takashi

Supporting

Hachis first lover, a handsome, older, married man. Asano had an affair with Hachi, which ended when he was transferred to Tokyo for employment. Hachi encounters him again in Tokyo, and after resolving her own personal issues with him, she tells him to st...

Endo Shouji

Supporting

Shouji is Komatsu Nana's boyfriend. Friends at first, they build up their relationship and Shouji moves to Tokyo applying for Art school with Nana joining him a year later. Their relationship is pure and kind but later on they can't seem to keep it going ...

Fujieda Naoki

Supporting

He is the drummer of Trapnest. Like Nobu in Black Stones, he's the "clueless", loud-mouthed member of his band. As with the rest of his bandmates, he's a friend of Yasu. He's a big fan of glam rock bands or musical artists, like David Bowie, and his look ...

Honjou Ren

Supporting

Blasts former bassist, Ren is actually Trapnests guitarist. He is very popular and his music is well-received by fans. He and Nana Osaki were once in a relationship. Ren is a big fan of the Sex Pistols; he participated in a tribute album to them, and wear...

Ichinose Takumi

Supporting

Age: 23 Date of Birth: December 12, 1977 Height: 183 cm Weight: 67 kgThe leader and bassist of Trapnest. He is handsome and has a reputation of being a playboy. Despite his raw sexual charisma, Takumi can also be a cold and controlling workaholic. His fav...

Ichinose Ren

Supporting

Son of Nana Komatsu and Takumi Ichinose, although it is not made clear who is his real father or if Satsuki Ichinose is his younger sister or not. He is close to his father, Takumi, and currently lives with him in London, England.He bears a similar resemb...

Ichinose Satsuki

Supporting

The daughter of Nana Komatsu. Not much known about her, and she makes only a few appearances later in the series. When she appears, she is six years old (presumably showing the future outlook of the story). During her pregnancy, Hachi and Takumi unofficia...

Kashiwagi Ryoko

Supporting

A woman who resembles Reira, Shin seems to spend a great deal of time with her and she seems to favour sleeping with much younger men. When Shin first arrived in Tokyo, Ryoko took him under her wing and taught him about the adult world as well as how to g...

Kawamura Sachiko

Supporting

Age: 18 Date of Birth: May 5, 1982 Blood Type: 0Height: 146 cm Weight: 35 kgShoji's sweet-natured girlfriend. She works at the same restaurant as Shoji. Early on in the manga, Hachi once dreamt of Shoji two-timing her with a buxom, Prada-loving city girl ...

Komatsu Natsuko

Supporting

Hachis mother. Kind and understanding, she is a model mother to her daughters, and Nana Osaki considers Natsuko to be cool. Hachi, however finds it weird since she thought that her family is nothing but "normal".(Source: Wikipedia)...

Komatsu Nao

Supporting

Nana Komatsus older sister....

Komatsu Nami

Supporting

Nami Komatsu is the youngest sister of Nana and Nao Komatsu. Her parents are Goro and Natsuko Komatsu. She currently attends a local college.Nami follows the fashion trends of ganguro girls (similar to a kogal girl). Therefore she bleaches her hair platin...

Kurata Minoru

Supporting

Photographer working for Search Magazine; on occasion follows the members of Blast and Trapnest looking for scoops...

Matsumoto Asami

Supporting

A giggly, giddy AV idol (porn star) who shares a boarding house with Blast and Miu. Her real name is Asami Matsumoto. She is dating Nobu, though because Nobu still has feelings for Nana Komatsu, Yuri dislikes and is jealous of Hachi. Yuri was a teenage ru...

Matsuo

Supporting

No biography written....

Okazaki Shinichi

Supporting

Age: 15 Blood Type: AB Height: 164 cm Weight: 50 kgShinichi Okazaki is the bass player of Blast, and youngest member of the band, being only 15 years old.Shin was born in Sweden, he speaks British English with a Swedish accent. Due to his dysfunctional fa...

Saotome Junko

Supporting

Nana's sensible, no-nonsense best friend. Junko is much more emotionally mature than Nana and often pushes her to be more independent and responsible. She's the host of the omake (bonus) section at the end of each manga volume, reading fan mail and displa...

Serizawa Layla

Supporting

Birthday: November 1, 1978Although her name is often transliterated as "Reira", her actual name is "Layla", after Eric Claptons famous song of the same name. She is half-American, half-Japanese, and is the lead singer of Trapnest. She also penned some of...

Shinoda Miu

Supporting

Birthday: September 22A placid and soft-spoken actress who shares a boarding house with Blast and Yuri. She is 27, but her acting profile states that she is 23. Her name is often mispronounced "Myuu" by many people. Miu wears long sleeves to hide the scar...

Shion

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Flower: Tartarian Aster. Grows well in poor soil.Reincarnated as: Rin Kobayashi.The engineer in the moon dream and Mokurens fianc. Shion was a war orphan and is a genius who possesses strong Sarches power. Shion is very mysterious character in the...

Shiroboshi Ginpei

Supporting

Blast's manager. He talks in a very feminine way (unless angered), is openly gay, and he has a questionable interest in Yasu. In Nana's eyes, Ginpei is the second "baldie" related to Blast—the first being Yasu....

Takagi Yasushi

Supporting

Zodiac: AquariusLikes: MahjongHe plays percussion and is the leader of Blast, usually handling the business partnerships and financial decisions needed for the bands success. His favorite cigarette brand is "Black Stones", from which the band got their na...

Takakura Kyosuke

Supporting

Junko's boyfriend who currently shares an apartment with her. He's also good friends with Hachi and Shoji. His laid-back attitude to life may deem him a slacker in the eyes of many, but he's actually quite perceptive and he coddles Hachi more than Junko w...

Terashima Nobuo

Supporting

Date of Birth: January 23, 1981 Blood Type: A (II)He is the guitarist of Blast; attended the same high school as Nana Osaki. He is friendly and optimistic, but at times, he tends to miss the focus of conversations around him. Before Nanas "smoking ban", h...

Tsuzuki Mai

Supporting

Mai Tsuzuki, initially introduced as Misato Uehara, is a fan of Blast, and later Nana Osaki's manager. An ardent fan of Blast since its inception, Misato loves Nana and has befriended the band. However, "Uehara Misato" is not her true name. Misato/Mai cla...

Yamagishi

Supporting

Yamagishi is a character that appears in the popular manga and anime Nana by Ai Yazawa. He is the security guard who guards the hostel where Blast stays in. He has the look of a gangster, and frequently sleeps at his post....