Nana & Kaoru | |
ナナとカオル | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Ryuta Amazume |
Published by | Hakusensha |
English publisher | |
Magazine |
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Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | January 4, 2008 – August 12, 2016 |
Volumes | 18 |
Manga | |
Nana & Kaoru Black Label | |
Written by | Ryuta Amazume |
Published by | Hakusensha |
Magazine | Young Animal Arashi |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | July 2, 2010 – April 4, 2014 |
Volumes | 5 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Atsushi Shimizu |
Produced by | Mitsuru Ohshima |
Written by | Atsushi Shimizu |
Released | March 19, 2011 |
Runtime | 80 minutes |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Hideki Okamoto |
Studio | AIC PLUS+ |
Released | March 29, 2011 |
Runtime | 24 minutes |
Manga | |
Nana Kao Pink Pure | |
Written by | Tamami Momose |
Published by | Hakusensha |
Magazine | Young Animal Arashi |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | October 7, 2011 – November 1, 2013 |
Volumes | 1 |
Live-action film | |
Nana to Kaoru: Chapter 2 | |
Directed by | Atsushi Shimizu |
Produced by | Mitsuru Ohshima |
Written by | Atsushi Shimizu |
Released | September 8, 2012 |
Manga | |
Nana to Kaoru ~Kōkōsei no SM Gokko~ | |
Written by | Ryuta Amazume |
Published by | Hakusensha |
Magazine | Harem |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | November 29, 2018 – October 29, 2021 |
Volumes | 5 |
Nana & Kaoru ( Japanese: ナナとカオル, Hepburn: Nana to Kaoru) is a Japanese erotic romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Ryuta Amazume. It was serialized on Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal Arashi (2008–2009) and Young Animal (2009–2016), with its chapters collected in eighteen tankōbon volumes. Three other manga series have also been released, as well as an original video animation and two live action films.
Kaoru Sugimura is a 17-year-old virgin who has an S&M fetish. He has always dreamt about an SM relationship with his childhood friend and next-door neighbor Nana Chigusa, who is looked upon as perfect and is always the target of boys' eyes. Their relationship has somewhat deteriorated through the years, due to them hanging out with different people and because Kaoru is not taking his education too seriously. Nana has become very stressed at school, that a teacher suggests she find a way to relax. One day though, Kaoru's mother gives some of his S&M toys to Nana for safekeeping. Nana finds the leather one-piece that Kaoru bought and tries it on but accidentally locks herself in it and does not have the key. After Kaoru frees her of the one-piece, Nana soon discovers that the activity has caused her to relax and improve her academic performance. The two of them start engaging in more S&M activities which they call "breathers." The story follows their activities as they explore the world of S&M while keeping it a secret from some of their schoolmates and family.
The story takes place several months after the end of the main series and follows Nana and Kaoru during their vacation. Kaoru has met his idol, erotic novelist Shuutarou Sarashina, by chance— who, in turn, has been inspired by Kaoru's youthful enthusiasm on the subject of S&M and invites him to help on a new book—while Nana has asked Mitsuko to tutor her on various subjects. Unbeknownst to both Nana and Kaoru, Sarashina and Mitsuko are, in fact, lovers and Mitsuko is the main inspiration for Sarashina's novels, but their feelings for each other seem to have become twisted and broken over the years. Over the course of the vacation, Nana and Kaoru encounter severe depths of S&M that they had never considered before, slowly taking a step forward in their relationship while also helping Sarashina and Mitsuko come to terms with their own feelings for each other that they have hidden with S&M for so long.
A direct sequel to the original manga, which begins in Nana and Kaoru's third year of High-school. The first seven chapters take place before Black Label, with subsequent chapters taking place after.
Written and illustrated by Ryuta Amazume, Nana & Kaoru was serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal Arashi from January 4, 2008, [3] to October 2, 2009. [4] It was later transferred to Young Animal, where it was serialized from October 23, 2009, [5] until its conclusion on August 12, 2016. [6] [7] Hakusensha collected its chapters in eighteen tankōbon volumes, released from November 28, 2008, [8] to October 28, 2016. [9]
In November 2021, Fakku announced that they had licensed the manga. Denpa will distribute the manga in a 3-in-1 omnibus edition starting in 2022. [10]
The manga is published in France by Pika [11] and in Italy by Panini Comics. [12]
Nana & Kaoru Black Label, set eight months after the events of the main series, was first launched as an extra edition to the main series in Young Animal Arashi on July 2, 2010, [13] and finished on April 4, 2014. [14] Its chapters were collected by Hakusensha in five volumes, released from June 29, 2011, [15] to July 29, 2014. [16]
A yonkoma spin-off, titled Nana Kao Pink Pure (ナナカオぴんくぴゅあ, Nana Kao Pinku Pyua), was serialized in Young Animal Arashi from October 7, 2011. [17] [18] to November 1, 2013. [19] A collected volume was released on January 29, 2014. [20]
Another series, Nana to Kaoru ~Kōkōsei no SM Gokko~ (ナナとカオル 〜高校生のSMごっこ〜, "Nana and Kaoru: High Schoolers' S&M Make-Believe"), was published in Hakusensha's digital erotic magazine Harem from November 29, 2018, [21] [22] to October 29, 2021. [23] Hakusensha collects the chapters into individual tankōbon volumes, under the title, Nana to Kaoru: Last Year. [23] The first volume was released on July 29, 2019. [24] The fifth and last volume was released on December 24, 2021. [23]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | November 28, 2008 [25] | 978-4-59-214561-5 |
2 | May 29, 2009 [26] | 978-4-59-214562-2 |
3 | January 29, 2010 [27] | 978-4-59-214563-9 |
4 | May 28, 2010 [28] | 978-4-59-214564-6 |
5 | October 29, 2010 [29] | 978-4-59-214565-3 |
6 | March 29, 2011 [30] | 978-4-59-214566-0 |
7 | October 28, 2011 [31] |
978-4-59-214567-7 978-4-59-214667-4 ( LE) |
8 | April 27, 2012 [32] | 978-4-59-214568-4 |
9 | September 28, 2012 [33] | 978-4-59-214569-1 |
10 | April 26, 2013 [34] |
978-4-59-214570-7 978-4-59-214669-8 ( LE) |
11 | July 29, 2013 [35] | 978-4-59-214676-6 |
12 | January 29, 2014 [36] | 978-4-59-214677-3 |
13 | August 29, 2014 [37] | 978-4-59-214678-0 |
14 | December 26, 2014 [38] | 978-4-59-214679-7 |
15 | April 28, 2015 [39] | 978-4-59-214680-3 |
16 | December 25, 2015 [40] | 978-4-59-214684-1 |
17 | April 28, 2016 [41] | 978-4-59-214685-8 |
18 | October 28, 2016 [42] | 978-4-59-214689-6 |
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
---|---|---|
1 | June 29, 2011 [43] |
978-4-59-214691-9 978-4-59-281011-7 ( LE) |
2 | May 29, 2012 [44] |
978-4-59-214692-6 978-4-59-281012-4 ( LE) |
3 | February 28, 2013 [45] |
978-4-59-214693-3 978-4-59-281013-1 ( LE) |
4 | December 27, 2013 [46] |
978-4-59-214694-0 978-4-59-281014-8 ( LE) |
5 | July 29, 2014 [47] |
978-4-59-214695-7 978-4-59-281015-5 ( LE) |
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
---|---|---|
1 | July 29, 2019 [48] | 978-4-59-216351-0 |
2 | November 29, 2019 [49] | 978-4-59-216352-7 |
3 | July 29, 2020 [50] | 978-4-59-216353-4 |
4 | March 29, 2021 [51] | 978-4-59-216354-1 |
5 | December 24, 2021 [52] | 978-4-59-216355-8 |
Two youth romance erotic films based on the manga were released, both directed by Atsushi Shimizu. The first, on March 19, 2011, and the second, Nana to Kaoru: Chapter 2 (ナナとカオル 第2章), on September 8, 2012. [53] [54] [55]
An original video animation produced by AIC PLUS+, directed by Hideki Okamoto and with character designs by Atsuko Watanabe was released on March 29, 2011. [56]
Volume 3 reached the 30th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart and, as of January 31, 2010, has sold 25,008 copies; [57] volume 5 reached th 22nd place and, as of October 31, 2010, has sold 34,146 copies; [58] volume 6 reached the 15th place and, as of April 3, 2011, has sold 34,792 copies; [59] Nana & Kaoru Black Label volume 1 reached the 23rd place and, as of July 3, 2011, has sold 33,619 copies; [60] Nana & Kaoru Black Label volume 2 reached the 28th place and, as of June 3, 2012, has sold 21,655 copies; [61] volume 9 reached the 24th place [62] and, as of October 7, 2012, has sold 55,005 copies; [63] Nana & Kaoru Black Label volume 3 reached the 46th place and, as of March 2, 2013, has sold 18,741 copies; [64] volume 11 reached the 22nd place and, as of August 4, 2013, has sold 40,873 copies. [65]
Jean-Karlo Lemus from Anime News Network praised the first volume of the series, and described it as "While the story might have been off to a bumpy start, Nana & Kaoru sets up an enjoyable continuation. Nothing to do but lick our lips as we wait for the second volume. Denpa knows how to keep a fan waiting. Lovely art, fantastic details, Nana and Kaoru are a perfect leading couple, They Really Do Love Each Other, tons of actual research into BDSM philosophy". [66]
人気連載[年上ノ彼女]の甘詰留太大注目の新連載ついに始動!!
Nana & Kaoru | |
ナナとカオル | |
---|---|
Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Ryuta Amazume |
Published by | Hakusensha |
English publisher | |
Magazine |
|
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | January 4, 2008 – August 12, 2016 |
Volumes | 18 |
Manga | |
Nana & Kaoru Black Label | |
Written by | Ryuta Amazume |
Published by | Hakusensha |
Magazine | Young Animal Arashi |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | July 2, 2010 – April 4, 2014 |
Volumes | 5 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Atsushi Shimizu |
Produced by | Mitsuru Ohshima |
Written by | Atsushi Shimizu |
Released | March 19, 2011 |
Runtime | 80 minutes |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Hideki Okamoto |
Studio | AIC PLUS+ |
Released | March 29, 2011 |
Runtime | 24 minutes |
Manga | |
Nana Kao Pink Pure | |
Written by | Tamami Momose |
Published by | Hakusensha |
Magazine | Young Animal Arashi |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | October 7, 2011 – November 1, 2013 |
Volumes | 1 |
Live-action film | |
Nana to Kaoru: Chapter 2 | |
Directed by | Atsushi Shimizu |
Produced by | Mitsuru Ohshima |
Written by | Atsushi Shimizu |
Released | September 8, 2012 |
Manga | |
Nana to Kaoru ~Kōkōsei no SM Gokko~ | |
Written by | Ryuta Amazume |
Published by | Hakusensha |
Magazine | Harem |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | November 29, 2018 – October 29, 2021 |
Volumes | 5 |
Nana & Kaoru ( Japanese: ナナとカオル, Hepburn: Nana to Kaoru) is a Japanese erotic romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Ryuta Amazume. It was serialized on Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal Arashi (2008–2009) and Young Animal (2009–2016), with its chapters collected in eighteen tankōbon volumes. Three other manga series have also been released, as well as an original video animation and two live action films.
Kaoru Sugimura is a 17-year-old virgin who has an S&M fetish. He has always dreamt about an SM relationship with his childhood friend and next-door neighbor Nana Chigusa, who is looked upon as perfect and is always the target of boys' eyes. Their relationship has somewhat deteriorated through the years, due to them hanging out with different people and because Kaoru is not taking his education too seriously. Nana has become very stressed at school, that a teacher suggests she find a way to relax. One day though, Kaoru's mother gives some of his S&M toys to Nana for safekeeping. Nana finds the leather one-piece that Kaoru bought and tries it on but accidentally locks herself in it and does not have the key. After Kaoru frees her of the one-piece, Nana soon discovers that the activity has caused her to relax and improve her academic performance. The two of them start engaging in more S&M activities which they call "breathers." The story follows their activities as they explore the world of S&M while keeping it a secret from some of their schoolmates and family.
The story takes place several months after the end of the main series and follows Nana and Kaoru during their vacation. Kaoru has met his idol, erotic novelist Shuutarou Sarashina, by chance— who, in turn, has been inspired by Kaoru's youthful enthusiasm on the subject of S&M and invites him to help on a new book—while Nana has asked Mitsuko to tutor her on various subjects. Unbeknownst to both Nana and Kaoru, Sarashina and Mitsuko are, in fact, lovers and Mitsuko is the main inspiration for Sarashina's novels, but their feelings for each other seem to have become twisted and broken over the years. Over the course of the vacation, Nana and Kaoru encounter severe depths of S&M that they had never considered before, slowly taking a step forward in their relationship while also helping Sarashina and Mitsuko come to terms with their own feelings for each other that they have hidden with S&M for so long.
A direct sequel to the original manga, which begins in Nana and Kaoru's third year of High-school. The first seven chapters take place before Black Label, with subsequent chapters taking place after.
Written and illustrated by Ryuta Amazume, Nana & Kaoru was serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal Arashi from January 4, 2008, [3] to October 2, 2009. [4] It was later transferred to Young Animal, where it was serialized from October 23, 2009, [5] until its conclusion on August 12, 2016. [6] [7] Hakusensha collected its chapters in eighteen tankōbon volumes, released from November 28, 2008, [8] to October 28, 2016. [9]
In November 2021, Fakku announced that they had licensed the manga. Denpa will distribute the manga in a 3-in-1 omnibus edition starting in 2022. [10]
The manga is published in France by Pika [11] and in Italy by Panini Comics. [12]
Nana & Kaoru Black Label, set eight months after the events of the main series, was first launched as an extra edition to the main series in Young Animal Arashi on July 2, 2010, [13] and finished on April 4, 2014. [14] Its chapters were collected by Hakusensha in five volumes, released from June 29, 2011, [15] to July 29, 2014. [16]
A yonkoma spin-off, titled Nana Kao Pink Pure (ナナカオぴんくぴゅあ, Nana Kao Pinku Pyua), was serialized in Young Animal Arashi from October 7, 2011. [17] [18] to November 1, 2013. [19] A collected volume was released on January 29, 2014. [20]
Another series, Nana to Kaoru ~Kōkōsei no SM Gokko~ (ナナとカオル 〜高校生のSMごっこ〜, "Nana and Kaoru: High Schoolers' S&M Make-Believe"), was published in Hakusensha's digital erotic magazine Harem from November 29, 2018, [21] [22] to October 29, 2021. [23] Hakusensha collects the chapters into individual tankōbon volumes, under the title, Nana to Kaoru: Last Year. [23] The first volume was released on July 29, 2019. [24] The fifth and last volume was released on December 24, 2021. [23]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
---|---|---|
1 | November 28, 2008 [25] | 978-4-59-214561-5 |
2 | May 29, 2009 [26] | 978-4-59-214562-2 |
3 | January 29, 2010 [27] | 978-4-59-214563-9 |
4 | May 28, 2010 [28] | 978-4-59-214564-6 |
5 | October 29, 2010 [29] | 978-4-59-214565-3 |
6 | March 29, 2011 [30] | 978-4-59-214566-0 |
7 | October 28, 2011 [31] |
978-4-59-214567-7 978-4-59-214667-4 ( LE) |
8 | April 27, 2012 [32] | 978-4-59-214568-4 |
9 | September 28, 2012 [33] | 978-4-59-214569-1 |
10 | April 26, 2013 [34] |
978-4-59-214570-7 978-4-59-214669-8 ( LE) |
11 | July 29, 2013 [35] | 978-4-59-214676-6 |
12 | January 29, 2014 [36] | 978-4-59-214677-3 |
13 | August 29, 2014 [37] | 978-4-59-214678-0 |
14 | December 26, 2014 [38] | 978-4-59-214679-7 |
15 | April 28, 2015 [39] | 978-4-59-214680-3 |
16 | December 25, 2015 [40] | 978-4-59-214684-1 |
17 | April 28, 2016 [41] | 978-4-59-214685-8 |
18 | October 28, 2016 [42] | 978-4-59-214689-6 |
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
---|---|---|
1 | June 29, 2011 [43] |
978-4-59-214691-9 978-4-59-281011-7 ( LE) |
2 | May 29, 2012 [44] |
978-4-59-214692-6 978-4-59-281012-4 ( LE) |
3 | February 28, 2013 [45] |
978-4-59-214693-3 978-4-59-281013-1 ( LE) |
4 | December 27, 2013 [46] |
978-4-59-214694-0 978-4-59-281014-8 ( LE) |
5 | July 29, 2014 [47] |
978-4-59-214695-7 978-4-59-281015-5 ( LE) |
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
---|---|---|
1 | July 29, 2019 [48] | 978-4-59-216351-0 |
2 | November 29, 2019 [49] | 978-4-59-216352-7 |
3 | July 29, 2020 [50] | 978-4-59-216353-4 |
4 | March 29, 2021 [51] | 978-4-59-216354-1 |
5 | December 24, 2021 [52] | 978-4-59-216355-8 |
Two youth romance erotic films based on the manga were released, both directed by Atsushi Shimizu. The first, on March 19, 2011, and the second, Nana to Kaoru: Chapter 2 (ナナとカオル 第2章), on September 8, 2012. [53] [54] [55]
An original video animation produced by AIC PLUS+, directed by Hideki Okamoto and with character designs by Atsuko Watanabe was released on March 29, 2011. [56]
Volume 3 reached the 30th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart and, as of January 31, 2010, has sold 25,008 copies; [57] volume 5 reached th 22nd place and, as of October 31, 2010, has sold 34,146 copies; [58] volume 6 reached the 15th place and, as of April 3, 2011, has sold 34,792 copies; [59] Nana & Kaoru Black Label volume 1 reached the 23rd place and, as of July 3, 2011, has sold 33,619 copies; [60] Nana & Kaoru Black Label volume 2 reached the 28th place and, as of June 3, 2012, has sold 21,655 copies; [61] volume 9 reached the 24th place [62] and, as of October 7, 2012, has sold 55,005 copies; [63] Nana & Kaoru Black Label volume 3 reached the 46th place and, as of March 2, 2013, has sold 18,741 copies; [64] volume 11 reached the 22nd place and, as of August 4, 2013, has sold 40,873 copies. [65]
Jean-Karlo Lemus from Anime News Network praised the first volume of the series, and described it as "While the story might have been off to a bumpy start, Nana & Kaoru sets up an enjoyable continuation. Nothing to do but lick our lips as we wait for the second volume. Denpa knows how to keep a fan waiting. Lovely art, fantastic details, Nana and Kaoru are a perfect leading couple, They Really Do Love Each Other, tons of actual research into BDSM philosophy". [66]
人気連載[年上ノ彼女]の甘詰留太大注目の新連載ついに始動!!