

NANA
2006-04-05 · 23 min / episode · ★ 8.5
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 if their biggest dreams have room for their best friend.
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- Creators
- Ai Yazawa
- Production companies
- VAP, Shueisha, Madhouse, Nippon Television Network Corporation
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
Romi ParkNana Osaki (voice)
KAORINana "Hachi" Komatsu (voice)
Akira IshidaShinichi "Shin" Okazaki (voice)
Megumi KojimaSachiko Kawamura (voice)
Anna TsuchiyaNana Osaki (singing voice)
Aya HiranoReira Serizawa (voice)
Tomokazu SekiNobuo Terashima (voice)
Hiroki TakahashiShoji Endo (voice)
Olivia LufkinReira Serizawa (voice)
Toshiyuki MorikawaTakumi Ichinose (voice)
Junichi SuwabeKyosuke Takakura (voice)
Hidenobu KiuchiRen Honjo (voice)
Mika KanaiMisako Uehara (voice)
Fumihiko TachikiGinpei (voice)
Anri KatsuNaoki Fujieda (voice)
Yoshihisa KawaharaYasushi Takagi (voice)
Takako HondaJunko Saotome (voice)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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