Nana, Vol. 11

With the tabloids still out for blood, Nana and her Blast bandmates move into a weird dorm building run by their agency. But they've barely got enough time to settle into their new digs because their crammed schedule has them running from music studio to TV interview. The stress of band life and dealing with a disintegrating Ren have started to take their toll on Nana. If she collapses now, will she ever get back up?

Ai Yazawa is the creator of many popular manga titles, including Tenshi Nanka Janai (I'm No Angel) and Gokinjo Monogatari (Neighborhood Story). Another series, Kagen no Tsuki (Last Quarter), was made into a live-action movie and  released in late 2004. American readers were introduced to Yazawa's stylish and sexy storytelling in 2002 when her title Paradise Kiss was translated  into English.

 

Nana has become the all-time best selling shojo title from Japanese publishing giant, Shueisha Cumulative sales from the first 12 graphic  novels have sold more than 22 million copies and the series even garnered a  Shogakukan Manga Award in the Girls' category in 2003. A live-action Nana movie released in Japanese theaters in the fall of 2005.