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The Best Episodes of NANA

Every episode of NANA ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of NANA!

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Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu meet while traveling to Tokyo in pursuit of their respective dreams, and decide to be roommates. Although drastically different people, the two become very close and together they find out

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    NANA Season 1 Episode 1 - Prologue: Nana and NANA
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Prologue: Nana and NANA

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Morio Asaka
    Writer:Tomoko Konparu

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  2. NANA Season 1 Episode 42 - NANA, Suddenly Fit
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - NANA, Suddenly Fit

    S1:E42

    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.

    Director:Nanako Shimazaki
    Writer:Tomoko Konparu

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  3. NANA Season 1 Episode 44 - Blast vs. Trapnest
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Blast vs. Trapnest

    S1:E44

    As both bands rehearse for a TV appearance, Yasu confronts Ren about his drug use and treatment of Nana. Ren later proposes to Nana, followed up by a session of rough sex which excites and terrifies Nana at the same time. Reira and Shin manage to sneak out for some alone time, while Nobu is discouraged when he learns that Miyu is seven years older than him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tomoko Konparu

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  4. NANA Season 1 Episode 45 - Blast's First TV Performance
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Blast's First TV Performance

    S1:E45

    Trapnest and Blast make their TV appearances. Hachi admits to Junko that she feels the desire to explain things to Nobu because Shōji never explained his affair with Sachiko to her. The members of Blast play Mah-Jong with their neighbours, Yuri and Miyu. Hachi arranges to meet up with Blast for the fireworks.

    Director:Atsuko Ishizuka
    Writer:Tomoko Konparu

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  5. NANA Season 1 Episode 47 - Fireworks Display, Hachi and NANA
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Fireworks Display, Hachi and NANA

    S1:E47

    Several years in the future, the members of Blast plus Hachi and her daughter Satsuke meet each other again at Room 707 for the fireworks display, but strangely Nana is not present. Back in 2001, Hachi has cold feet about seeing Nobu again so Nana lies and tells her that he won't be present for the fireworks.

    Director:Morio Asaka
    Writer:Tomoko Konparu

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  6. NANA Season 1 Episode 34 - The Broken Strawberry Glass
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - The Broken Strawberry Glass

    S1:E34

    Takumi and Hachi tell of their decision to marry. The other Trapnest and Nana are shocked by this. Nana is so upset she drops the Strawberry Glass they bought together back when they first moved in.

    Director:Yu Kosakui
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  7. NANA Season 1 Episode 36 - Blast's New Song!!
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Blast's New Song!!

    S1:E36

    The Black Stones perform their new song for their management. Later, Shin and Nana have a big argument. Nana heads home to apartment 707 for the first time in nine days only to find that Hachi has moved out.

    Director:Toru Takahashi
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  8. NANA Season 1 Episode 37 - Hachi, High-Class Housewife
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Hachi, High-Class Housewife

    S1:E37

    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.

    Director:Masahiko Watanabe
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  9. NANA Season 1 Episode 38 - The Trigger of Fate
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - The Trigger of Fate

    S1:E38

    Ren encourages Nana to go and see Hachi, unfortunately Nana and Hachi just miss each other. Hachi meets with Shin and tells him about her pregnancy and decision to marry Takumi.

    Director:Mayumi Ueda
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  10. NANA Season 1 Episode 40 - Blast, Debut!
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Blast, Debut!

    S1:E40

    With Blast holed up in a secret hotel room, Misato has come to visit again while Yasu and Gaia finally make a decision about the debut. Nana tells Nobu that she has a plan to get Hachi back. Trapnest's members leave for London and Hachiko heads back to her hometown, while Reira discovers that Blast's debut single will be released on the same day as Trapnest's new single.

    Director:Atsuko Ishizuka
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  11. NANA Season 1 Episode 41 - Blast Lodging Together
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Blast Lodging Together

    S1:E41

    Hachi's sister Nao asks Hachi about Nana, later Takumi arrives home from London and gives Hachi her engagement ring. With the rest of Trapnest still in London, Ren and Reira begin to realise the depth of Yasu's feelings for Nana when Mari points out that he has placed Blast ahead of his law apprenticeship commitments. Meanwhile with the members of Blast sent to a wilderness camp by Gaia, Shin takes the oppurtunity to email Reira, while Yasu admits to Nana that he is in love with her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  12. NANA Season 1 Episode 43 - Blast, Guerrilla Live
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Blast, Guerrilla Live

    S1:E43

    A mysterious actress named Miyu gives Nobu directions on how to help Nana with her panic attack. Takumi notices that Reira has Shin's lighter, although Reira claims she received it from a fan. Blast has an unannounced live in Shinjuku, which Hachiko unknowingly stumbles upon.

    Director:Masahiko Watanabe
    Writer:Tomoko Konparu

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  13. NANA Season 1 Episode 46 - Reunion! Hachi and Shoji
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Reunion! Hachi and Shoji

    S1:E46

    As Blast's members excitedly prepare for the fireworks festival by cancelling their other appointments and finding disguises, Hachi heads to Jackson Hole where she encounters Shoji for the first time since their breakup. Meanwhile Takumi and Reira discuss Ren's desire to marry Nana.

    Director:Tomomi Yoshino
    Writer:Tomoko Konparu

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  14. NANA Season 1 Episode 39 - Look, Hachiko
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Look, Hachiko

    S1:E39

    The love life of Ren and Nana has leaked to the press. Blast suspects Gaia to be involved. Nana faces the consequences, and leaves a message for Hachiko through a TV broadcast. Hachi on her side is having problems with Takumi and confesses to Junko and Kyosuke that she is in love with him, even though she wishes that she could love Nobu.

    Director:Atsuko Ishizuka
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  15. NANA Season 1 Episode 33 - Hachi's Choice
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Hachi's Choice

    S1:E33

    Hachi makes her final decision about her pregnancy. Takumi surprises her with his own.

    Director:Nanako Shimazaki
    Writer:Tomoko Konparu

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  16. NANA Season 1 Episode 35 - Reira's Loneliness
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Reira's Loneliness

    S1:E35

    Reira is upset about Takumi and Hachi's engagement.

    Director:Tomomi Yoshino
    Writer:Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

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  17. NANA Season 1 Episode 2 - Love? Friendship? Nana and Shoji
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Love? Friendship? Nana and Shoji

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tomoko Konparu

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  18. NANA Season 1 Episode 3 - Nana and Shoji, Love's Whereabouts
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Nana and Shoji, Love's Whereabouts

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Tsuyoshi Matsumoto
    Writer:Tomoko Konparu

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  19. NANA Season 1 Episode 4 - Nana's Love, NANA's Dream
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Atsuko Ishizuka
    Writers:Tatsuhiko Urahata, Tomoko Konparu

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  20. NANA Season 1 Episode 5 - Ren's Dream, NANA's Thoughts
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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

    S1:E5

    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?

    Director:Kanji Wakabayashi
    Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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  21. NANA Season 1 Episode 6 - Snowing in Tokyo! Nana and NANA
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Snowing in Tokyo! Nana and NANA

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Nanako Shimazaki
    Writer:Tomoko Konparu

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  22. NANA Season 1 Episode 7 - Yasu Appears! Room No. 707
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Yasu Appears! Room No. 707

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tomoko Konparu

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  23. NANA Season 1 Episode 8 - Strawberry Glass and Lotus Flower
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Strawberry Glass and Lotus Flower

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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  24. NANA Season 1 Episode 9 - Nobu Arrives in Tokyo! NANA's Song
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Nobu Arrives in Tokyo! NANA's Song

    S1:E9

    Nana and Hachi get settled into their new apartment. Hachi begins her new job. That night, they receive a visitor from Nana's old band back home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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  25. NANA Season 1 Episode 10 - The Handsome Youth, Shin, Appears!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - The Handsome Youth, Shin, Appears!

    S1:E10

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tatsuhiko Urahata

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Best Episodes Summary

"Prologue: Nana and NANA" is the best rated episode of "NANA". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Morio Asaka and written by Tomoko Konparu, it aired on 4/5/2006. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "NANA, Suddenly Fit".