NANA

sk1des · Yari Ashigaru Joined: Dec 25, 2004 Posts: 357

NANA Synopsis & Info.

And for all you Nana manga maniacs, you'll be pleased to know that the anime series Nana will be released in early April. Hope you'll get your expectations met =)

Azalin · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Jul 10, 2004 Posts: 54

Some more info... hope the music WILL be good... at least as good as in BECK.. ^_^

Musical artists Anna Tsuchiya (age 21) and OLIVIA (age 26) have been cast as the singing voices for the characters Nana and Reira respectively. They will sing new songs to be used in the anime, which begins airing next month, and those songs will also used as the opening and closing themes.

NANA has enjoyed much success in both movie and manga form, and as inspiration for several songs. Musical artists Mika Nakashima (age 23) and Yuna Ito (22) topped the charts with music inspired by the series.

With the series now making its way to television as an animated series, creator Ai Yazawa's biggest concern was the music. Since the main character Nana is a girl with hopes of becoming a musician, music plays a key role in the story.

Out of several candidates, Anna Tsuchiya was chosen for Nana Osaki's singing voice - Mika Nakashima's role in the live action movie, and OLIVIA has been cast as the singing voice for Reira, who was played by Yuna Ito.

Tsuchiya will be singing the opening theme, "rose" as "ANNA inspi' NANA(BLACK STONES)," and OLIVIA will be singing the ending theme "a little pain" as "OLIVIA inspi' REIRA(TRAPNEST." These songs may be released as CD singles in the future.

Rikou · Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:14 am Post subject:

I hope the anime can live up to its manga counterpart cuz the manga ROCKS! I've watched the movie and to be honest, it was REALLY disappointing at least it was for me. I hope the punk music is good. [img:1130:1210:1450384d47]http://www.nana-nana.net/images/nana/cookie/27.jpg[/img:1450384d47] A pic of the NANA characters in the anime. (They look better in the manga!)

barnardeep · Conscript Joined: Oct 07, 2005 Posts: 131

first episode is out~!

tsujoi · Yari Ashigaru Joined: Jul 30, 2004 Posts: 361

Love the opening song by Anna Tsuchiya, hope they stick with that type of music for the rest of Nana's songs.

nimki · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Mar 16, 2005 Posts: 70

I just watched the 1st episode and I-LOVE-IT!!!! *faints from happiness*
The animation is top notch and although starting is bit diff from the manga, it still has a good start! Love the music! I wanna watch the next episode so baaaadlyyy! Razz

Himitsu · Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:42 pm Post subject:

I didn't like the opening song so much, but I did enjoy the anime greatly. I definitely will watch the next episode. It felt shorter than usual, and I just love the characters already. I wish I can say more.

shimoda · Conscript Joined: Nov 13, 2004 Posts: 168

the opening song was......eh...... but, the singer used to be a model! so, i guess she's still learning.

the first episode ROCKED. so far, i like it more than the live action. altho i admit i've only seen about 20min of both, hehe.

the ending song was great imo, and i look forward to watching the rest of this show!

ShinRay · Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 5:58 pm Post subject:

Is that really supposed to be punk? cause it sounds like jrock more than punk anything...
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Azalin · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Jul 10, 2004 Posts: 54

Quite a dissapointment for me so far.... The movie music is much better... Mika Nakashima rules as Nana!!! And I don't like the graphics... manga is much better... as usually...

kfm · Conscript Joined: Jun 28, 2005 Posts: 133

so far i'm liking it. Something new and different. Artwork is very similar to that found in paradise kiss.

Panda3035 · Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:13 pm Post subject:

I love the music, though I wouldn't know what genre I would put it in. The drawing wasn't as original like Paradise Kiss, but still good. Is it just me or does Hachi(?) looks different? Maybe I should reread the mangas again. lol.

I will for sure going to watch this untill the end!
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Himitsu · Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:45 pm Post subject:

I've watched the 2nd episode and I've very pleased. I didn't want the episode to end so soon! Although it's some sort of past recollection, it's just as good! Nana's love story could resonate with some people, but not too many. Still, Nana as a character was able to touch my heart. I really like this series and I definitely want to see more.

I didn't want the episode to end~

sera2fin · Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 3:06 pm Post subject:

really like this anime so far. its funny and has an interesting edge to it. though two episodes in im still not sure what its about entirely.

kfm · Conscript Joined: Jun 28, 2005 Posts: 133

Ep 2 and 3 are like flashback eps. Giving some background as to where nana is coming from and what's happened to her and why moving to tokyo is such an important step for her. I just hope it's not all flashback stuff and to get on with the present.