Nana (2006) English Sub & Dub

About Nana (2006)

Nana (2006) (Nana) arrives as a comedy anime by Madhouse (2006), and the premise is easy to summarize. In short: Nana Komatsu is a helpless, naïve 20-year-old who easily falls in love and turns into dependent and clingy to those around her. Even though she nurses ambitious dreams of removing herself from her provincial roots and finding her true calling, she ends up traveling to Tokyo with the humble reason of chasing her current boyfriend Shouji Endo.

Next up: Nana Osaki, on the other hand, is a proud, enigmatic punk rock vocalist from a similarly rural background, who nurtures the desire to become a professional singer. Putting her career with a fairly popular band (and her passionate romance with one of its former members) firmly behind her, she boards the same train to Tokyo as Nana Komatsu. Through a fateful encounter in their quest toward the metropolis, the young women with the same given name are brought together, sparking a chain of events which before long result in them sharing an apartment.

In a comedy series like this, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. If you count yourself among viewers who want something light between heavier series, put it on your list.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Madhouse, which means the visual identity of Nana (2006) follows that studio's craft. Because it leans on comedy, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. Viewers rate it 8.5/10, which signals strong word of mouth. It aired in 2006, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.