Comments on: *Nana Book 9 — Recommended

By: Miki

Miki — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:23:27 +0000

You know you’re very definitely in love with a character and a series when after buying Nana (which you DEARLY love) you randomly flip through to see George, drop the book, spend forever finding him, and then spend ten minutes reading and squealing at his pictures before getting on with the actual story.

Truly, nothing can distract me from a work by Ai Yazawa than another work by Ai Yazawa.

By: Best of 2008 » Comics Worth Reading

Best of 2008 » Comics Worth Reading — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:30:00 +0000

[...] Yazawa’s addictive manga series had six volumes, 8-13, released in English in 2008. It’s a briliant blend of [...]

By: Miki

Miki — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:24:12 +0000

Ah… George. His cameo was amazing. I finished Paradise Kiss awhile back and seeing him made me scream and squeal (Nana is beaten only by ParaKiss). The best cameo EVER, in any medium. I was flipping through the manga, caught him, searched the entire book for him, and read it before I read the actual manga. lol.

By: Best Manga of 2008 » Comics Worth Reading

Best Manga of 2008 » Comics Worth Reading — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:31:20 +0000

[...] easily. Brilliant stuff, with books 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 out this [...]

By: *Nana Book 10 — Recommended » Comics Worth Reading

*Nana Book 10 — Recommended » Comics Worth Reading — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:57:08 +0000

[...] new and surprising happening. It’s intense and wonderful. (I previously talked about Book 9.) [...]

By: there it is, plain as daylight. » Greetings from Charlotte!

there it is, plain as daylight. » Greetings from Charlotte! — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:32:35 +0000

[...] (which I’ve meant to read for a long time, finally cemented by Johanna Draper Carlson’s recent review of volume 9), and wow, what a charming series! Now of course I’m wishing I’d bought [...]

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Special lit-crit edition

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Special lit-crit edition — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:36:34 +0000

[...] in Blue. Johanna Draper Carlson reviews vols. 1 and 2 of Monkey High!, vol. 2 of B.O.D.Y., and vol. 9 of Nana at Comics Worth Reading. Lori Henderson checks out vol. 7 of Godchild at Comics Village. Emily [...]

By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Aug. 26, 2008: Virgin deflowered

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:41:53 +0000

[...] Johanna Draper carlson on the ninth volume of this blog’s adopted manga series, Ai Yazawa’s rock-n-roll soap [...]

By: Johanna

Johanna — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:39:33 +0000

You’re welcome! Hope you enjoy the book.

By: Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:06:55 +0000

I keep meaning to put this series on my “to buy” list, and then forgetting to do so. Now I have finally got it on the list! Thanks for posting this thoughtful review.

By: James Schee

James Schee — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:22:52 +0000

4?? I’ve only got up to Vol. 10!! Arrghh!!! (rushes to the bookstore)