The Worst Episodes of NANA
Every episode of NANA ranked from worst to best. Explore 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.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "NANA" is "Snowing in Tokyo! Nana and NANA", rated 6.3/10 from 102 user votes. It was directed by Nanako Shimazaki and written by Tomoko Konparu. "Snowing in Tokyo! Nana and NANA" aired on 5/10/2006 and is rated 1.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Love? Friendship? Nana and Shoji".
6.3/10 102 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.
Director: Nanako Shimazaki
Writer: Tomoko Konparu
7.3/10 138 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tomoko Konparu
7.5/10 124 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.
Director: Tsuyoshi Matsumoto
Writer: Tomoko Konparu
7.6/10 116 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.
Director: Atsuko Ishizuka
Writer: Tomoko Konparu, Tatsuhiko Urahata
7.7/10 189 votes#5 - 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.
Director: Morio Asaka
Writer: Tomoko Konparu
7.7/10 107 votes#6 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tomoko Konparu
7.8/10 74 votes#7 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
7.9/10 75 votes#8 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
8.0/10 89 votes#9 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.0/10 91 votes#10 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.0/10 79 votes#11 - 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...
Director: N/A
Writer: Tomoko Konparu
8.0/10 75 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.
Director: Kanji Wakabayashi
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.0/10 74 votes#13 - Breakdown, NANA's Heart
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 11/8/2006
Hachi feels ill during work and her boss tells her to see a doctor. Nobu gets Nana a job at the moving company he part-time works for so she can make some money. Hachi makes a shocking discovery.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tomoko Konparu
8.0/10 71 votes#14 - Reira's Loneliness
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 12/13/2006
Reira is upset about Takumi and Hachi's engagement.
Director: Tomomi Yoshino
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
8.0/10 68 votes#15 - Blast's New Song!!
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 12/20/2006
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
8.0/10 65 votes#16 - Blast, Debut!
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 2/7/2007
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
8.0/10 68 votes#17 - Blast Lodging Together
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 2/14/2007
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: N/A
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
8.0/10 64 votes#18 - 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.
Director: Nanako Shimazaki
Writer: Tomoko Konparu
8.0/10 66 votes#19 - Blast, Guerrilla Live
Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 2/28/2007
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
8.1/10 100 votes#20 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.1/10 89 votes#21 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tatsuhiko Urahata
8.1/10 93 votes#22 - 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.
Director: Hiroshi Kugimiya, Katsuyoshi Yatabe
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
8.1/10 80 votes#23 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
8.1/10 79 votes#24 - 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?
Director: N/A
Writer: Tomoko Konparu
8.1/10 76 votes#25 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu