girlish lover

Allofthemaincastlooksasiftheyhavecometolifedirect

fromthemanga,andtheyfeelrealandvibrantly(精神振奋

的)true.

ThemangacoversfromwhereNana(Hachi)gotonthe

traintogotoTokyoanditendsjustaftertheconcert,when

TrapnestcameovertoNanas’(pluralposssiveofNana)

apartment.

IhaveaveryshortattentionspanbutforNANAIwason

theedgeofmyat.

WiththeNANAmangafeaturingdetailedthemesofmusic

andbands,aquestionishowwellreallifewasableto

bringtolifetheexultation(狂喜)'tthat

wowedbythefirstBLASTtrack,buttheendingwas

icularTrapnestsounded

awesome(极好的).

Icouldwriteonandonsingingmypraisforthismanga,

sowhatyouarewaitingfor,watchit!!!!!!

Thesoundtracks(原声)wentalongwiththescenesvery

ractersdidalltheemotionalscenespretty

laughandcryalongwithNanaandHachi.

Thowhohavewatched"KamikazeGirls"(下妻物语)and

expected"Nana"tobemuchofthesameareinforabig

"Nana",theywillfindneitheravant-garde(前卫

的)charactersnorblackhumor,butinsteadavery

mainstream(主流的)story,toldinatraditionalway.

Twogirlshaveachanceencounter(偶遇)onatrain,and

latermorechanceencounters,arebothcalledNana(one

isactuallythepronunciationofaJapanename).Atthe

firstencounter,oneisdresdcompletelyinblack,the

-W,"cuteandfluffy",onher

waytobewithherboyfriendinTokyo,isalsothevoice

-B,arockvocalistascoolasyoucan

get,-Bcomes

withabrokenheart;Nana-Wisgoingtogetone.

Withoutgettingtoomuchintotheplot,itsufficestosay(简

单的说)thatNana-O(inflashbacks)initiallydidnotfollow

herguitar-playerboyfriendRentoTokyobecaushe

wantedtoproveherlfratherthanliveinhisshadows.

Threeyearslater,nowready,sheheadsforTokyoherlf,

encountersNana-Konthetrainandwindsupsharingan

-Kontheotherhandendsup

losingherboyfriendbuthelpsNana-Otoregainhers.

In"Nana"wealsoeaverypopularreverinrolesasin

"Kamikazegirls".Nana-Kstartsoutassweetbut

woolly-headed(头脑不清的),helplesscutedaml(少女)

butendsupnotonlybeingabletogetoverherheartbreak,

butalsoinstrumentaltoNana-O'smending(修补)abroken

-O,socoolandtough,actuallyhasa

friendshipand

comradeship(友谊)betweenthetwogirlsthatgivesthis

animationanuplifting,reallytouching.

Butthat'snotall."Nana"hasamoresubtlesub-text,

surroundingtherockmusicians''s

headingforTokyoisnodifferentfromsomeoneleaving

everythingbehindinthehometowntoekfameand

ehimafew

yearslater,heemstohavegottowherehewantedtobe,

buthashereally?Heiswithatopband,butisobviously

rintimatesthat

hegottherebysheerhardwork,allvery

educationalbutisn'ttalentwhatit'sallaboutwithmusic?

SeeingRen's"success"wouldalmostbeadisillusion(泼冷

水)toNana-O,whofirmlybelievesthatSHEhastalents.

Maybethereisnoanswerandperhapsaskingthequestion

isalreadytakingtheanimationbeyondwhatitintendsto

be.

Itcontainsanextremelystrongstoryoffriendship,oflove

andthefallingoutof,adaptedfromthesamenamemanga

byAiYazawa.

LeadsingerNanaandleadguitaristHonjoRenwere

longtimeloverssincetheirgaragebanddaysinHokkaido,

upuntilRen'sfatefuldecisiontoleaveHokkaidoforbigger

opportunitiesinTokyo,amovewhichliterallybrokeNana's

heart.

Twoyearslater,wantingtofollowherdreamsofbecoming

arockstar,NanadecidestogotoTokyoaswelltomakea

ncecoincidenceshemeetsup

withanotheryoungcountrygirlwhoisalsoheadingto

Tokyo.

ThehopelesslycuteKomatsuNana,withherlongboots,

girlishpastel(蜡笔的)coloredwardrobe(衣柜）andgiddy(轻

浮)personalityisthecompleteoppositeofthebrooding,

darkNanaO.,yetbyuncanny(神秘的)coincidencethey

ingto

TokyotobewithherboyfriendEndoShoji(HiraokaYuta)

whoisgoingtoarttradeschoolthere.

yswhentheygettoTokyo

butsoonfindthemlvesreunitedagainwhileout

agreetosharea

modest,flatwhichbykismet(命运)/rendipity(巧合)ison

theventhfloor(nanakai)andisnumbered"707"(Nana

HyakuNana).

osherpart-timejob

withasmallvintage(老式的)furnitureshopaswellasher

boyfriendtoanothergirl,thesqueakyvoiced,Lolita-like

ybegintoform

vesNanaK.

thecomplementarypetname"Hachi"(eight).

ormsherold

garagebandfromHokkaidoandbeginsplayingatvarious

smallgigs(演唱会).an'tforgetherformer

loverRen,whoshediscovershassincebecomeapopular

guitaristforthepop/rockband"Trapnest"frontedby

Japane-AmericanvocalistLeila/ReiraSerizawa(Hawaii

localandJ-PopidolItoYuna),andit'

inghergetbacktogetheragainwith

Ren.

WhileOtani's"Nana"isno"PurpleRain",itdoessharea

lotincommonwithPrince'smovieandother

ri-to-stardomfilmssuchasthebrilliantfilm"Once".Nana

O'sstruggletofindfameemstoplayabackattothe

eart,"Nana"isa

fairytalefortheMTVrearedgeneration-astoryabout

beautifulpeople,fallinginloveandfindinghappinessand

hemusicaddstotheanimation'smoodand

tone,“Nana"isn'tananimationabouttheartofmaking

musicorthecreativeprocess.

Iloved"Nana"anditiasytoewhyboththemanga

andfilmadaptationhasfoundsuchaloyalfanfollowingnot

versalappealis

acleartestament(契约)aboutthepoweroflove,musicand

friendship,whichneedsnotranslation.

Alotofwhathasbeenwrittenaboutthisfilmfocuson

nce,it

reafanof

Nakashima'smusic,youwillalso,inalllikelihood,get

under-14crowdmight

restoftheworld,thisfilmispuerile(幼稚

的).

Twonamesakesofparadoxical(矛盾的)personalitieslive

underthesamelucky-luckyroofinharmony,both

traditionalandmodernqualitiexist,fu(融合)inside

onebody(Room707)

contrary,

theidealoftheoriginal

authorAiYazawa:theattitude,theattribute,thebearing,

theidiosyncrasyof21stcenturyJapanefeminism女权主

义(womanfigure).

Infact,eventheunder-14sshouldkeepawayfromthis.

Thetwoprotagonists(主角),NanaandHachi,reprentthe

extremesthatyoungJapanewomenaremeanttolive

upto-fluffy,(肤浅的)cutesy(矫揉造作的)air-headedness,

inthecaofHachi,orchain-smoking(连续不断地抽香烟),

unprotectedx'ing,don't-give-a-f%#kposturinginthe

lib(肤浅的)rendition(显现)of

Japanewomanhoodprentedthroughthefilter(透过)of

corrupting(堕落的)imationwas

ahugehithereinJapan,andalotoftheyoungerelement

ofthataudiencewillthinkthewomenaresomethingto

oughtdepressme.

Ifthereisasub-texttothisanimation,itisthatnowoman

cansucceedorbetrulyhappywithoutamancomingtoher

aid.

Ormaybeitwilljustbemorevacuous(空虚的)fare(食物)

thattheblissfully(幸福的)ignorantteenagemasswill

flockto.