The WORST episodes of NANA

Every episode of NANA ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of NANA!

Nana Osaki is a guarded and ambitious young woman with a strong will and a rough past. She is the vocalist for a punk band called Black Stones and she desires fame and recognition more than anything else. Nana Komatsu is an outgoing and flighty young woman with a weak will and a stable past. Her life revolves around her desire to find love and marriage. The two meet for the first time while traveling to Tokyo - in pursuit of their respective dreams - and they later decide to be roommates. Although drastically different people, the two become very close and together they find out if their biggest dreams have room for their best friend.

Last Updated: 11/26/2024Network: Nippon TVStatus: Ended
Snowing in Tokyo! Nana and NANA
star
7.86
70 votes

#1 - Snowing in Tokyo! Nana and NANA

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/10/2006

Back in the present, Nana and Nana meet on the train to Tokyo. More detail is revealed around their meeting and events immediately after.

Writer: Ai Yazawa
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Love? Friendship? Nana and Shoji
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8.09
99 votes

#2 - Love? Friendship? Nana and Shoji

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/12/2006

Komatsu Nana's past is revealed, from graduating high school to the time when her and Shoji met in Community College.

Writer: Ai Yazawa
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Nana and Shoji, Love's Whereabouts
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8.27
81 votes

#3 - Nana and Shoji, Love's Whereabouts

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/19/2006

Nana likes Shoji, but has decided to remain friends so as not to ruin the relationship they have. Junko and Kyousuke reveal their plans to go to Tokyo and get into an art College there. Nana wants to go with them, but Shoji confronts her and says she should stay in their hometown.

Writer: Ai Yazawa
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Nana's Love, NANA's Dream
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8.30
77 votes

#4 - Nana's Love, NANA's Dream

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/26/2006

Komatsu Nana's past is brought to a conclusion and we now reveal the past of the "other" Nana. Oosaki Nana is the vocalist in a local band, the "Black Stones", but problems soon arise when one of the members announce their intention to leave for Tokyo to join another band.

Writer: Ai Yazawa
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Yasu Appears! Room No. 707
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8.32
72 votes

#5 - Yasu Appears! Room No. 707

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/17/2006

The two Nana's agree to share the apartment. Shoji and the others worry about Nana living alone with a total stranger.

Writer: Ai Yazawa
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Prologue: Nana and NANA
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8.49
174 votes

#6 - Prologue: Nana and NANA

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/5/2006

Nana recalls the first time she meet the other Nana on the train while traveling to Tokyo.

Writer: Ai Yazawa
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Ren's Dream, NANA's Thoughts
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8.51
73 votes

#7 - Ren's Dream, NANA's Thoughts

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/3/2006

Ren has revealed that he will be moving to Tokyo to join the band "Trapnest". This leaves the rest of the band trying to decide what to do next, with Nana having to face the toughest decision of them all. Will she follow Ren to Tokyo, or remain behind to pursue her own dreams?

Writer: Ai Yazawa
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Wish of July 7th, Hachi's Love
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8.51
63 votes

#8 - Wish of July 7th, Hachi's Love

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/13/2006

The last day of Trapnest's tour is here. Hachi wonders if Takumi will come to see her now that the tour is over. Nobu and Shin join Trapnest at the after party, where a confrontation emerges.

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Strawberry Glass and Lotus Flower
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8.54
69 votes

#9 - Strawberry Glass and Lotus Flower

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/24/2006

The two Nana's have now moved in together and decide to go shopping for furniture for the apartment. While talking, Oosaki Nana decides to nickname Komatsu Nana "Hachi" (eight) to make things less confusing.

Writer: Ai Yazawa
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Sachiko's Tears, Shoji's Determination
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8.60
65 votes

#10 - Sachiko's Tears, Shoji's Determination

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/5/2006

Hachi finds a new job but is not enjoying it at all. Nana's band finally get an opening to play. To celebrate, they go to the family restaurant where Shoji and Sachiko work. This spells trouble for everyone involved.

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Sachiko, Is This on Purpose?
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8.62
65 votes

#11 - Sachiko, Is This on Purpose?

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/14/2006

Hachi's boss reveals some bad news to her. Meanwhile, Shoji is becoming closer with Sachiko, perhaps dangerously so. Nana's former band member, Yasu, makes an important decision.

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The Problem of Expressing Love
star
8.62
88 votes

#12 - The Problem of Expressing Love

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 11/1/2006

Hachiko admits to Nana that she loves Nobu after spending the night at his place. Junko, her boyfriend and Shoji try to analyse why Hachi is with Nobu. Yasu and the record company manager meets with Shin's father to sign the contract.

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NANA's Love Whereabouts
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8.63
65 votes

#13 - NANA's Love Whereabouts

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/26/2006

Whilst apologising to Misato for her outburst the night before, it is hinted to Hachi that Ren used to be in Nana's band. Hachi asks Nobu to find out more about Nana and Ren's past.

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Sudden Development! Hachi's Fate
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8.65
62 votes

#14 - Sudden Development! Hachi's Fate

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/23/2006

During the Mahjong game, the group discover that Yasu and Reira used to be an item in the past. Hachi gets to know Nobu a little better and sees qualities in him that she sees in herself. Hachi wakes later to find she's late for work, and it looks like this was the last straw...

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The Handsome Youth, Shin, Appears!
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8.65
66 votes

#15 - The Handsome Youth, Shin, Appears!

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/7/2006

Nana and Nobu, along with Hachi, start their search for two more band members. Meanwhile, Shoji is asked to train a young girl named Sachiko. Hachi previously joked about Shoji having an affair with a woman named Sachiko, but this is just a coincidence, right?

Writer: Ai Yazawa
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Family Restaurant of Shambles
star
8.67
63 votes

#16 - Family Restaurant of Shambles

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/5/2006

Nana and Hachi confront Shoji and Sachiko over their relationship. Later, Hachi receives tickets to see "Trapnest" that she ordered in the past.

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Blast, First Live
star
8.69
64 votes

#17 - Blast, First Live

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/19/2006

Nana's band, "Blast", are preparing for their first live concert. Hachi goes to see them and meets a strange girl connected with Nana's past.

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A Capricious and Selfish Man
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8.70
61 votes

#18 - A Capricious and Selfish Man

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 10/1/2006

Nana goes to live with Ren for the two weeks that Trapnest have off. Reira and Takumi visit America and bump into each other there. Nobu walks Hachi home but Takumi turns up and walks her the rest of the way. Hachi avoids going to watch BLAST practice because she can't face Nobu and Misato comes to visit for summer vacation.

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Dreams of a Suite Room
star
8.72
60 votes

#19 - Dreams of a Suite Room

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/30/2006

Hachi happens to meet Takumi after losing her job. It isn't long before they're headed for his hotel... Will Hachi go through with this? And can she bring herself to tell Nana?

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NANA's Prize
star
8.73
66 votes

#20 - NANA's Prize

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/16/2006

Nana and Ren discuss their future. Hachi starts thinking about finding another boyfriend. Ren and Nana's band decide to meet at the Nana's apartment to play Mahjong and another surprise guest turns up as well...

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Urgent Approach! Shoji and Sachiko
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8.73
64 votes

#21 - Urgent Approach! Shoji and Sachiko

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/28/2006

Hachi is trying to get her life back on track after suddenly losing her job. Meanwhile, Shoji is forced to work out his feelings for Sachiko and Hachi.

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I Do Not Want to Pass Over to Anybody
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8.75
63 votes

#22 - I Do Not Want to Pass Over to Anybody

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/20/2006

Nobu comes to terms with his feelings for Hachiko whilst Nana confides in Yasu that she will be by Hachi's side no matter what she decides - even though she disapproves of Takumi. Ren asks Nana to move in with him. Reira gives Shin money to spend the night with her.

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Hachi's Confused Heart
star
8.75
61 votes

#23 - Hachi's Confused Heart

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/27/2006

BLAST are noticed by a record company thanks to Yasu. Nana tells Hachiko what Takumi said to Shin and Nobu but also tells her that Nobu is in love with her. Later that day, Nobu confesses his true feelings to Hachi. Shin leaves his lighter at Reira's and gets it back but spends no time with her much to Reira's chargrin. Hachi is torn between Takumi and Nobu.

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NANA, Suddenly Fit
star
8.76
58 votes

#24 - NANA, Suddenly Fit

Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 2/21/2007

After Blast returns from their training camp, the band members move into Gaia's boarding house. Reira replies to Shin's email and she and Mari later find Ren asleep in the bath. Takumi meets Nana's family for the first time. Nana starts hyperventilating after Nobu reveals that he has given up on Hachi.

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Hachi, High-Class Housewife
star
8.76
59 votes

#25 - Hachi, High-Class Housewife

Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 1/17/2007

Shouji, Junko and Kyosuke discuss the possibility that Hachi's fiance is Takumi from Trapnest. Meanwhile Hachi meets Naoki for the first time and shows off her new apartment to him and Takumi. Takumi tells Hachi that she doesn't have to keep their relationship a secret from their friends and family and expresses his desire to go and meet with Hachi's parents and sisters.

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