Nana vs Nana: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Tokyo, Female friendship, Young women, Comics & graphic novels, Women, Romance & Relationships
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Publishers Weekly: Nana, Japan's most popular shojo (girl's) manga, is appearing in English for the first time. Nana Komatsu is a flaky young woman who's just emerged from an emotionally devastating affair with an…
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Nana "Hachi" Komatsu hopes that moving to Tokyo will help here make a clean start and leave her capricious love life behind her. Nana Osaki, who arrives in the city at the same time, has plans to score big in the world…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Nana has the widest readership — 81328 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Nana | Nana | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.6 (787) | 4.4 (81328) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (100) | 4.2 (100) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (17) | 4.5 (17) |
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Reception
| Nana | Nana | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 787 | 81328 |
| Editions | 22 | 14 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 423 | 73223 |
| Reading it now | 76 | 1639 |
| Written reviews | 149 | 3135 |
| Wikipedia attention | 22453 | 22453 |
| Pages | 188 | 188 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Nana or Nana?
Nana has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Nana 4.5/5, Nana 4.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: Nana or Nana?
Nana is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Nana (188 pages, ≈ 3 h 29 m); Nana (188 pages, ≈ 3 h 29 m).
Which is harder to read: Nana or Nana?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Nana: Light; Nana: Light.
Have both books been made into films?
Nana: 2 film adaptations; Nana: 2 film adaptations.