How do you evaluate the comic "NANA"?

An extremely classic adult comic, it is worth reading whether you are a boy or a girl, whether you like the second dimension or not.

As a straight man who grew up watching young-blooded comics such as Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece, and Slam Dunk, I had never been interested in shojo comics before reading NANA, because I felt that most of these comics were pretentious. , full of bloody polyamory, unrealistic Mary Sues and Jack Sues, but NANA has undoubtedly changed my view.

Now that I read this comic again, although there are some clichés in shoujo comics, it is still an excellent work no matter from which angle I look at it. If I want to talk about its shortcomings, it is that it has The story came to an abrupt end at its climax, and serialization could not be resumed until the end of 2018 when I wrote this article.

There are many things to like about this comic. Ai Yazawa’s background in costume design has created her unique style of painting. The fashion value of the entire comic is online throughout, and it is still timeless today. , still so cool and classic, this is many people’s first impression of NANA.

But the reason why NANA’s work can be ranked on the top of the list of girls’ comics is undoubtedly Yazawa Ai’s character creation, so I will focus on NANA’s characters, and then also discuss the subsequent plot of the manga. put forward some irresponsible opinions on the direction of the epidemic.

1. Nana Osaki

First of all, the character design of Nana is very successful. As a comic character in the 1990s, her fashionable value has remained the same for more than 20 years. Very online, she made me know for the first time what "handsome guy with breasts" and "neutral beauty" mean. By the way, the second female ACG character who made me feel this way was Mikasa and Ackerman.

The phrase "I'mabrokenrose" in the first OP of the animation is the best way to describe Nana. She is a broken rose, stubborn and lonely, working hard to bloom, and still looking beautiful. , once approached, it will hurt others and yourself.

Nana has never been given preferential treatment in a relationship, so she cannot treat feelings calmly. Once she has it (whether it is love or friendship), she is paranoid and wants to monopolize it all. This is actually fear. Being abandoned, I took the first step to pretend to be strong and put up thorns. Nana spent the first twenty years of her life abandoned. She was abandoned by her mother at the age of four and was raised by her harsh and mean grandmother.

When I was fifteen years old, my grandmother was so angry that she died because of the rumors about her compensated dating. When she was sixteen years old, she met her lifelong lover, Ren Motojo. This man taught her music, dreams and love. He gave her all his love, but did not choose her as his companion in music and dreams, so ten Eight-year-old Nana was actually abandoned by her first love.

From then on, Nana was determined to defeat trapnest in music. She was paranoid that she could win back her self-esteem and love, so at the age of twenty, she went to Tokyo alone with her guitar and cigarettes. With her only dream of singing, she met Nana, the first female friend in her life (Misato is a fan, but there is distance), which started the beginning of the story.

Many people don’t understand why Nana later chose to rely on Tai, Nobuo, and even the seemingly unreliable Nana instead of Lian. Many people, including me, thought it was Nana’s self-esteem and independence at first. , but the truth is: in Nana's heart after reuniting with Lian and even getting engaged and living together, Lian is no longer the lover she could trust.

It is someone she needs to fight hard to win back. But this kind of battle is hopeless, Lian has never really returned to her side, so when Lian chose to force Nana to show her cards, she asked her, are you satisfied if I quit trapnest? He showed that he would never give up on trapnest, and he was proud to be the guitarist of trapnest.

Tai is another important man in Nana's life. Nana relies on Tai. Every time she smokes blackstone, she wants to end it completely with Lian and stay together with Tai forever, because Tai was closest to being willing to love Nana wholeheartedly, but then Nana discovered or thought she found out that this was because Tai valued her relationship with Lian more.

Tae's selfless devotion to her stems from the fact that she is Ren's woman rather than Osaki Nana (for analysis of this point, please see Tai's section later). Tai understands Nana. Nana's view of love is that hugging the man she loves is a woman's happiness, and she doesn't care even if she gets hurt.

She always likes strawberry cake, coffee with milk and lotus root. So every time Nana wanted to break up, she would end up hugging and kissing Lian after meeting her, because she couldn't change her love for Lian.

Lian's words and eyes are full of affection, which is not false, but this man has never chosen her at a critical moment. When he chose to join trapnest, he did not even discuss it in advance but only informed him (meaning If you want to be my woman, then go with me, if not, forget it).

After the love affair was exposed, Nana was blocked at home by the media. Lian fled to the UK without saying a word to trapnest. Even death was the same. Lian finally died on the way to pick up Leila. He thought before he died It was Nana, but only his hands playing the guitar were intact, which meant that until his death, he chose Ren Motojo, the guitarist of Trapnest, instead of Ren, the lover of Nana Osaki.

It’s not like Nana didn’t compromise after her marriage. She clearly kept a distance from Tai. She bought a mobile phone and started long-distance contact with Lian. She also learned how to make omelets from Nana. He even gave up when Shinichi’s accident happened. She persisted in her self-esteem and asked her husband for help, but what she got in exchange was Lian's categorical rejection from the position of a trapnest guitarist and a cold war that could not be resolved until her death.

Countless readers hope that Nana will always live on the snowy seaside where she misses Lian, but I hope that Nana can go back to the 20-year-old self who went to Tokyo alone, because there is someone who can help her return to society. Nobuo who wrote songs for her and left his family and career to follow her, Tai who gave up his career as a lawyer for her and Blast, Nana who regarded her as the only hero, and who always remembered to fulfill his promise.

Shinichi became a bassist who surpassed Renjo Honjo, Misato gave up being a rich girl for her and joined the entertainment industry, the president recognized her talent and dreams, and millions of others Thousands of fans supporting her.

I hope she can return to Room 707 and BLAST, realize her ideals back then, and get on a bigger stage. Nana who lost her love has not lost everything. She still has companions, friendships and dreams. I hope Nana can live and sing happily and let Mybrokenrose work hard to bloom.

2. Komatsu Nana

Komatsu Nana is a perfect portrayal of ordinary women. She has the weakness of ordinary women, always wants to rely on others, and always falls in love with people who are gentle to her ( Her counterpart, Nana, would rather choose to be independent and only love Honjo Ren, who has abandoned her countless times in her life).

But she also has the strength of ordinary women, who chooses to make herself happy and take care of others no matter what she encounters (compare Nana who will close herself off and need other people's emotional dependence when she is emotionally hit).

Komatsu Nana’s love value tends to be loved rather than actively loving. Nana chose Lian not because Lian could make her rely on her, but because Lian abandoned her countless times, but because Nana chose Lian from the beginning. She takes the initiative to fall in love with Lian, while Nana falls in love with others just because they are gentle to her.

But in love, Nana can admit reality, make sacrifices and concessions, but Nana cannot. Therefore, Nana and Nana are other selves in the world. They are attracted to selves that are completely opposite to themselves. In essence, they are longing for selves who have chosen another life path.

The reason why Komatsu Nana wavered between Nobuo and Takumi was not because of herself. When she was pregnant, the only person who stood by her and was willing to take responsibility for her was Takumi. At this time, she decided that Takumi was As the father of her child and her husband, she wanted to start a family with Takumi and give him a safe harbor to gain happiness. For this reason, she decided not to see Nobuo again.

Later, she and Nobuo rekindled their old relationship because she finally discovered that the first priority among women in Takumi's mind was not her and her daughter. Takumi didn't even notice the pregnancy before and after Ren's funeral. Instead, she left her in the care of Miu, Nobuo and others, while she went to comfort the devastated Layla.

Although in the beginning of Takumi and Nana's relationship, Takumi was mature and charming, but if you watch the complete work, you will find that Takumi's mature confidence in Nana comes from his lack of care for Nana. , he loves Nana and hopes that Nana can be his wife and give him a family, so that he can possess and get the comfort of the family.

This is what he has been missing since childhood, so Lian said that he has an Oedipus complex for Nana. This does not mean that he really cares about Nana, but that Nana can just meet his needs. What he cares about is needs. Be satisfied, not the one who fulfills the need.

If Leila hadn’t been paranoid about tearing apart the veil of calm, Nana and Takumi would have been like many seemingly harmonious couples in reality. Both of them allowed each other to leave room in their hearts, and understood and harmonized each other. Acknowledge the reality and get what you want, but Layla would rather go to hell with Takumi than maintain the superficial calm, finally breaking Takumi's calm disguise.

The bottom is a coward who deceives himself and refuses to admit himself. I still remember Ren pouring water on Takumi at Shinichi. Takumi said that Nobuo had been fighting with him for a hundred years and did not have the courage to pursue the woman he wanted. Ren said I agree with the second part of the sentence. It is actually about Takumi. Takumi is afraid of losing Layla, so she does not dare to pursue her. She wants others to give Layla happiness, but she also morbidly expects that she can occupy a special position in Layla's heart.

Ai Yazawa does not give happiness to the stubborn Nana, nor does she give happiness to the docile Nana. She makes Nana and Takumi live a long-term separation life in name only, and Takumi guards the sacred place that she dare not touch. Yu Leila and Nana are waiting for the return of their hero Nana.

As for Nana’s ending, whether she continues to maintain the relationship with Takumi living apart, divorces Takumi and reconnects with Nobuo, or after Nana returns, she and Nana Lily ( (laughs), no matter what.

Because Nana has experienced so much and has grown into an independent and strong mature woman. No matter what happens in the future, I believe she can bear it alone. Of course I hope Nana can be with Nobuo. They are equally innocent, kind, warm and cheerful, and can recognize and respect each other. The important thing is that they love each other.

3. Ren Honjo

The protagonist team blast in this work simply loves Ren. He said that Ren Honjo is the love of Osaki Nana’s life and the eternal brother in Tai’s heart. The reason why the band was formed (to give Ren a place to stay) was because Nobuo was an omnipotent hero in the young boy's heart. By the way, he was also Okazaki Shinichi's guitar idol.

Nana thinks that he will never betray Nana. She would rather not get married and be Takumi’s nameless wife than let Lian and Nana get married and be blessed by everyone. Even Misato, a big fan of Nana, said how could she hate Ben? Chenglian. Even among the readers of the manga, there are only a few who dislike him. They all seem to recognize him as a talented male protagonist who is devoted, affectionate and gentle. Even the author Ai Yazawa stopped publishing the manga for many years after his death.

But Ren Motojo actually owns almost nothing except his guitar. He ran away from the orphanage and practiced guitar all night long since he was a child. Guitar is all his ideals and pride. For this reason, he left his destined lover and moved away. However, Lian's tragedy was already doomed since he chose to leave blast to join trapnest. On the one hand, he was a punk by nature and had to obey the arrangements of the agency.

Create popular lyrical songs that he doesn’t like, because only in this way can Layla’s singing voice be used to maximize commercial interests. Lian was the real him during the blast underground band. To be honest, he betrayed his soul. Lian's manager said he wanted to hear the cry of Lian's true soul in this city.

Len himself didn’t even dare to admit it, so he got angry at his agent and said he left Takumi if he didn’t approve of it. This was not only because of his companion’s feelings, but also because of his strong self-esteem, which was exactly the same as Nana’s. The trapnest he chose to join after abandoning everything could only succeed. This was also the reason why he and Layla cherished each other in the later period, because they abandoned such important things in life.

You can't look back (it can be said that Lian values ??the success or failure of the band more than coincidence). But without Nana, Lian lacked emotional sustenance. His single-mindedness towards Nana prevented him from getting some relaxation in women like Qiao. The pressure from all aspects made him start to rely on drug abuse to relieve it. In the end, he even reached the point where he could do without drugs. The extent of being unable to work.

On the other hand, everyone knows that because he was the betrayer of his love with Nana, even if they reunited two years later, he clearly knows that he has always been the betrayer in Nana's heart and has never won her love again. Na's trust. That's why when he and Nana's engagement party saw Tai comforting Nana and feeling depressed, and the president gave him drugs, he said that the reason why people who saw heaven fell into hell was because of their unsatisfied desires.

Especially later, Nana personally said that she should not write songs for other women. Being idealistic by nature, he could not bear his betrayal of love and could not meet Nana as a betrayer. So tortured.

So when Tai found out that Lian was taking drugs again, he said that he regretted having persuaded Lian to join trapnest. Lian was willing to do anything for his dream, but he was not strong enough to face his betrayal of idealism calmly. In the end, he could only go to his own death. destroy.

There are always readers who are entangled in the relationship between Lian and Layla in his later period. Layla is a member of trapnest and a companion recognized by Lian. Every time Lian is with Layla, he sees it in Layla. Abandoning all self, he told Leila about his love for Nana, so why not tell it to himself? On the beach in Xue Ye's hometown, Lian was confiding his exclusive desire for Nana, which scared him.

Hyde Park, England, he has begun to admit that he cannot be with Nana to protect her, and wants to be someone who can continue to value Nana even if she is separated from him. He saw Leila who couldn't save Shinichi even if she wanted to go to Sweden, but he actually called to comfort Nana but couldn't rush to Nana like Nobuo Nana did, when the drug addiction became unbearable.

What Lian thought about was that Nana couldn't bear to fall asleep listening to Leila's songs more than holding Leila in her arms. Layla and Ren are a contrast to the relationship between Nana and Nobuo. Nobuo regards Ren as his role model in music. It is not difficult for careful readers to see that throughout the whole novel, Nobuo's clothing is intentionally or unintentionally closer to Ren (among the main male characters, only he and Ren like to wear leather jackets with holes? jeans).

Even after Lian left, he took on the heavy responsibility of the band's creator. Lian recognized Layla, while Nobuo recognized Nana. He wrote songs for Nana, but he abandoned his family even though he had no ambition. Ye also wants to follow Nana to Tokyo to make a living.

He is Nana’s true companion. Even in middle school, Nobuo had a vague crush on Nana just like Renai Murela did at that time. Nobuo’s previous girlfriends all asked who was more important, Nana or him. , and both broke up with Nobuo because of Nobuo's speechlessness.

The reason why Lian left and betrayed Nana was not because of his affair with Leila. Lian was deeply in love with Nana. He wanted to drink the salty soup made by Nana and wanted to form a family with Nana. The child even wants to grow old hand in hand with Nana in Warehouse Street, his hometown. From Nana's perspective, Takumi didn't reply to her text messages very often, and Ren called Nana twice a day.

Takumi can’t think of himself outside, Lian yearns for Nana day and night, Takumi flirts with women everywhere, Lian can’t fall in love with a woman other than Nana, so why can’t Nana be happy? Is it Nana's paranoia? The truth is: Lian neither recognizes Nana's ideal as a singer nor regards Nana as her companion in pursuing her music dream.

So Nana clearly knows that the two people's paths to realize their ideals do not intersect. They have the most punk, the most idealistic, and the closest to pure love in this realistic comic, but other than that , nothing.

Lian and Nana are exactly the same in nature. Both have no sense of security and are extremely possessive. They value and rely on love and companions. They are proud and lonely. In the comics, they have said this countless times in different situations. In the same words, it is precisely because we understand each other that we cannot trust each other, and it is precisely because we love each other that we torture each other.

4. Takumi Ichinose

Because the earliest version I came into contact with was translated as Takumi, it is customary to call him Takumi. On the surface, Takumi is the most calm and rational character in the entire game, and the most capable of controlling the overall situation. He is nicknamed the "Big Demon King". He seems to know exactly what he wants. Trapnest, which he founded, has become a veritable music empire in just over two years. The goddess Leila loves him.

Genius guitarist Ren Motojo recognizes his ability and is loyal to him unconditionally. He can handsomely give support and hope to the pregnant Nana at critical moments, and he can maneuver among various prostitutes with ease, and Nana will do her best. Takumi can have everything he wants with all his strength without any effort. According to Nana, he is a man who can push people into the abyss just by standing there.

If I hadn’t read the second half of the story, I would have been almost deceived by Takumi. Everyone in Nana admitted their desires. Ren and Nobuo wanted to become professional guitarists, and Nana wanted to be on a bigger stage. Nana wanted to be a happy housewife while singing on the stage. Even Layla finally admitted that what she wanted was a position next to Takumi, but Takumi just didn't dare to admit that he loved Layla.

He only dared to admit that he wanted a job, a family and indulgence outside. In fact, what he wanted was just to never lose his position beside Leila. He has low self-esteem and believes that as a lover and husband, he cannot make Layla achieve true happiness, so that he eventually loses Layla. However, as the controller of the trapnest empire, he can truly protect Layla and always occupy the most important position beside Layla. , even if Layla has a prince to give her love.

What a greedy king, a princess who is forever imprisoned and occupying his heart, a gentle wife and lovely children, a wanton and indulgent lover, and the music empire of trapnest. He wants them all, Takumi, man. The more you want everything, the more likely you are to get nothing, so at the end of the story, the princess was driven crazy by him.

The wife and children lived in two places, the marriage and family existed in name only, and the empire collapsed. As powerful as Tuo Shi, he could only admit with a wry smile that this was the retribution he received for attaching too much importance to his work.

I think Takumi loves Nana, but for him, Layla is his eternal muse. He and Layla are another version of Ren and Nana. Lian and Nana are the ultimate idealists with an almost hermetic view of love. Each wants to monopolize everything about the other, and neither is able to fall in love with others, but they are unwilling to sacrifice for each other. This is love rather than staying together.

They can only hurt each other. Takumi and Layla, on the other hand, loved each other deeply in their hearts, but in reality they relied on other people to relieve their loneliness. In the end, Layla chose to face herself, but Takumi was obviously not ready for this. He half-pushed and half-stepped into the sanctuary that he had guarded for twenty years, pushing this absurd yet realistic story to a climax.

5. Leila Serizawa

If NANA comments on a "girl we chased together in those years", it should be Leila Serizawa. She can calm the world when she sings. Despite all the pain, her smile is bright and moving. Her gentleness, kindness, easy-going and simplicity can wash away your fatigue, so all the boys in school with her have a crush on her, including Takumi, Taishi and Ren, and from now on. Shinichi is in love for the first time.

Leila is not recognized by female fans in the comics. When she was looking for Lian in disguise, she heard fans say that she preferred Nana's straightforwardness to her artificiality. She has long been the most popular among readers outside the comics. The main character is annoying. Some people seem to think that straight men should like Layla more. In fact, the truth is not the same. Among the male readers I know, the absolute majority still like Nana.

Although almost all the main male characters in the manga have a crush on her, none of them can accompany her as a lover. Her favorite Takumi is a playboy who shows mercy at all times. , but he refused to go any further with her. Even six years after she lost her memory, she still deceived herself and persuaded Nana to live with him in England.

Tai and Shinichi have both had serious relationships with her, but they have no connection with her; Ren, who has the most harmonious relationship with her, has always been in love with Nana, and Layla is the one he had a crush on in middle school. Just a cute girl.

Why is Layla, who has such beauty, talent, gentleness and kindness, unable to find happiness in the comics, and why so few people recognize her outside the comics? For readers, she has a sense of distance. Nana, who is recognized for her talent and beauty, has companions and love, is loved and understood because Nana's pain, vulnerability and strength are all displayed in front of readers.

Nana’s struggles and scars make people sympathize with her, while everything about Layla is hidden in the castle where Takumi imprisoned her. As the story develops, we can find out bit by bit.

In terms of relationships, Layla undoubtedly liked Takumi. When she couldn't get a response from Takumi, she thought about getting rid of Takumi by falling in love with someone else. She also fell in love with Taihe Shinichi when she was dating. They were all sincere, but as their understanding gradually deepened, both men found that there was already a lingering figure in her heart, so they chose to give up.

Tai was immature when he fell in love with Layla. When he matured, Tai had fallen in love with Nana, had Blast, and later Miyu, and could no longer treat Layla with gentleness and expectations. Is Layla really just using Tai? Ty was her first real lover, and even after years of separation (longer than Lian and Nana), Layla still turned to Ty first when she was in pain.

Leila was still sad when she heard that Tai gave up her career as a lawyer for Nana. Ren, who knows Layla and Takumi, finally struggled to find Tai to take care of Layla. At that time, Ren said, I am not talking about Nana, Nana is my woman, I will be responsible for her, and I will not let it go to you until I die. , I’m talking about Layla, do you really no longer care about Layla?

And Shinichi is an underage prince. The last time Layla was rejected by Takumi as his mistress and asked her to think carefully, she still struggled to see Shinichi, and Shinichi, who had just been released from prison, wanted to It was difficult for her to cheer herself up. She had too much time to take care of herself and could not give Layla emotional support. Layla finally collapsed and chose to go to hell with Takumi, becoming Layla's mistress.

I feel that Takumi sleeping with me is a deal made so that I can work normally and keep Trapnest. I and Takumi have crossed the line and will never go back to the past.

At this time, Layla still had trapnest and singing as the meaning of life to barely support her. What gave her the final blow was that her only comrade Lian who shared the same illness died on the way to pick her up, and was killed again. Shinichi reprimanded himself at the funeral for being completely self-centered and not considering others. Layla had lost everything. The unparalleled singer could no longer sing and lived in the illusion that Ren was not dead.

Leila doesn’t want to be a goddess by herself. Although she has outstanding beauty and a higher vocal talent than Nana, she is not proud of it. She is not even like Nana who only wants to be a goddess. On a higher and bigger stage, her gentleness and simplicity are by no means fake as the music fans in the book think. For her, she only needs to have a love like ordinary people.

It is enough to have a place where you can sing loudly (this is very similar to Nobuo. I have never understood why the two of them didn’t create any sparks. With Nobuo’s character, these two should be able to get along. well). It was Takumi who built her an altar called trapnest and pushed her up, but Takumi, who regarded her as a god, refused to give her love.

A trace of greed kept her claustrophobic, making it impossible for others to give her love smoothly, so after her escape was fruitless, she could only hold Takumi in her arms and die together. Takumi and Layla are so similar to Lian and Nana. Lian cannot choose to protect Nana but also marry Nana. Nana refuses to be Lian's devoted wife but does not want Lian to write songs for others. It's just that Lian Nana and I understand each other.

Including each other's selfishness and loneliness, each other's love and hate, each other's self-esteem and vulnerability, but Takumi and Layla don't understand each other, and Layla doesn't know that Takumi has troubles when facing his relationship with her. How timid and inferior he is, too cowardly to face his own heart, and can only choose to escape shamefully again and again. Takumi doesn't know that if he can't let go completely, then Layla's happiness can only be given by himself.

6. Shinichi Okazaki

Shinichi Okazaki, a young man dressed in punk garb and engaged in escorted dating, has never been loved by his family and has been trained by adult women. The sixteen-year-old boy turned out to be the most steadfast, brave, and unhesitating character in Nana's love. Ren and Nana, the destined lovers, tortured each other. Nana was wandering between Takumi and Nobuo, and Nobuo was in a dilemma between Nana and Lily.

Several years later, the relationship is still in a state of confusion. Takumi's inferiority complex prevents him from facing up to his feelings for Layla. La and Nana are not destined to each other, only Shinichi, facing Laila who dated Tai and is still in love with Takumi, loves her as an ordinary lonely and injured woman.

Even in the future arc, Leila and Lela are far apart, and knowing that it is difficult for him to tell Shinichi that he will come to pick you up when he grows up, he will still be silent when he hears her singing, and his heart will be filled with emotion. ripple.

Zhenyi’s mistake is that he met Layla too late. Takumi has left too deep traces in Layla’s life. Shinichi’s mistake is that he met Layla too early. If they met and knew each other when Shinichi grew up, When he becomes an adult, he will definitely be able to overcome obstacles and rescue the princess imprisoned by the devil like the prince in fairy tales, and the prince and princess will have a happy ending.

The Big Demon King can also live a peaceful life on the surface, but Nana is full of regrets and contradictions. Shinichi fell in love with the lonely princess who was obsessed with the king just when he was still unable to shoulder the lives of others. .

The reason Shinichi rebuked Layla at the funeral was because he regarded blast as his true belonging, just like he naively wanted to be Nana's child, and he had already made a solemn agreement with Nana to be Nana's child. He became the bassist who surpassed his idol Ren Honjo, the bassist of blast, so when he stood with Nana at Ren's funeral, he actually stood with Ren.

Because as Tai said, if Nana refuses to accept Lian's ashes and lets Lian return to Nana, Lian will not be able to rest in peace. Layla believed that even Shinichi felt hopeless and inconsiderate, so he collapsed, but forgot Shinichi's text messages and promises.