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“At that time I told myself that I didn't want to fall in love ever again. But that night while praying for your happiness Nana, I thought that despite all the wounds and all the pains it could cause I wanted to dream again, and love someone with all my heart.”
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I'm back with Nana volume 5! I'm trying to get caught up here, hehe. Volume 5 is an orange volume again. It is slightly lighter than volume 3 tho, which was also orange. We can see both Nanas in what seems to be a café. It looks like they're ready to leave and they both bought something (idk it looks like bread to me). Like I've mentioned before, this covers have a continuation, it makes you feel as if you were following a side story. They are too pretty.
We have another short summary and this volume is also divided in 4 chapters: from 13 to 16. Let's get started!
Chapter 13 starts with both Nanas still at the concert, Hachi is worried thinking Ren never really noticed them even when they were really close to the stage. Before the concert is over, Trapnest members take a short break before performing their last song and while they start talking about their performance backstage, Ren runs to the bathroom to call Yasu, he did notice Nana was there. In the meantime Hachi asks Nana if she thinks Ren saw her to which she answers telling her it is almost impossible to see faces with all the lights on stage and that she hopes one day she can perform in a big stage too.
Yasu tells Ren he should try to see Nana because if he doesn't do it this time, he'll stay with her. And, he gives him Hachi's phone so he can contact her because Nana doesn't have one.
When Nana and Hachi go back to Hachi's family's house, Hachi is really sad because they couldn't have their reunion but, Nana seems to be ok with it. They have dinner together and shower after that. When Nana is showering, Hachi remembers she forgot to turn on her phone, and when she does, she realizes she had a message from Yasu telling her that Ren might call her, of course she freaks out and runs into the bathroom to tell Nana, she's worried they might have missed his call. They decide to call Yasu and Nana asks him for Ren's number cuz she doesn't want to wait, she's willing to go see him and end things
for good.
Then we see Ren in his room, thinking whether he should call Hachi or not when suddenly Reira knowck on his door. She can't sleep so she wants to go play cards in Takumi's room. She invites him but he turns her down. I feel like Reira is always kinda flirty with Ren and Takumi~ Anyway, when Ren goes back to his room, he receives a phone call from Hachi's number, he's surprised when he hears Nana's voice. She asks for his address so they can talk.
When she arrives to the hotel, she finds a way to enter without the fans noticing her but, she does find security and has a bit of a hard time trying to pass. But Ren comes to the rescue telling the security guy she's with him and giving him a can of coffee. So, they quickly go to his room and as soon as they close the door, Ren holds Nana tightly. at first she asks him to let go but she slowly gives in and hugs him.(This would be a romantic scene if I liked Ren~).
Then we move to Nobu's apartment, where he's playing mahjong with Shin and Yasu. They start remembering when they used to play with Ren and kinda remembering how things were back when he left Blast to join Trapnest.
And, we go back to Nana and Ren in his room. They both cry and kiss...
Chapter 14. Hachi and Jun-chan are on the phone at 4am, she was too excited about Nana and Ren that she couldn't sleep. When they finish talking, she tries to go back to sleep. In the meantime, Nana and Ren are in bed together. When Ren wakes up he realizes Nana is not in bed with him anymore and thinks she left. He gets out of bed and sees her things so, he goes to the bathroom and finds her taking a bath in this huge, fancy bath tub, filled with rose petals. He joins her and they start remembering the small bathtub they had when they used to live together. They talk about other things to and, in the end, they reconcile.
When Hachi wakes up the next morning, she notices Nana is there too. She's super curious and wants to know what happened but Nana doesn't really tell her. She does ask her if they could use their phone to stay in tocuh since Nana doesn't have one and, they don't have one at home either. In return, she'll ask Ren to get Takumi's autograph for her. This makes Hachi really happy, not because of the autograph but, because it means they are back together.
After seeing knowing what happened between them, Hachi starts longing for a boyfriend again, Jun-chan and Kyosuke kinda suggest she could try dating one of Nana's friends and her first thought is, Yasu. So, later that day, at the rehearsal, Hachi and Yasu are the first ones to arrive, she gets all nervous not knowing what to tell him so, she shows her the Trapnest book thingy she bought at the concert and also tells him how her boyfriend cheated on her. He tells her some nice things about her and Hachi decides to ask him if he has a girlfriend, to what he says that he's single. Right when she's ready to say something, Nobu arrives along with Shin-chan. Nana arrives after them and scolds Shin for smoking. She asks all the band members to stop smoking cuz, she wants to take care of her lungs a lot more to become a better singer. (she's basically doing it to become better than Reira.
She even starts working out.
A couple of days later, Hachi receives a message from Ren, telling her there will be a mahjong tournament at Nobu's and wants to see if he can stop by their apartment before that. She's super excited and replies right away saying yes. Nana, of course, ask her not to reply without telling her first and, they decide to change the tournament thingy to their apartment cuz, they'd have more space there.
Hachi marks the date on her calendar and doesn't think about anything else until the day comes. She plans her outfit, the food she's gonna make and even the flowers she'll but for decoration.
When the day comes, she even leaves work early. When she arrives home, everyone is already playing. She rings the bell for some reason and while she waits, she's thinking about a good way to introduce herself to Ren, since this will be her first time meeting him. When they finally open the door, she sees Takumi welcoming her with a "Welcome home, Nana-chan". She's speechless and starts crying, relizing this was Nana's doing as a way to thank her for what she's done for her and Ren.
Chapter 15 While the guys are playing mahjong, in which Shin-chan seems to be pretty good at, Nana and Hachi are in the kitchen, making some food. Nana joins them after that. Hachi continues cooking, thinking about many things at the same time, when suddenly she sees Takumi, next to her, eating one of the tomatoes Jun-chan gave her. He really liked them so, they have some small talk, sh'es super nervous and not sure about what else to say. The bell rings and breaks this kind of awkward moment between them. Takumi goes get the door and as soon as he sees Yasu, he greets him all friendly, which surprises Hachi, she had no idea they were friends.
They spend the rest of the evening playing and chatting, Hachi and even Nobu, learn a lot about the past they all have together, including the fact that Yasu and Reira dated for a while. This makes Hachi compare herself to Reira, thinking that Yasu could never look at her after dating someone as beautiful and talented as Reira.
At some point, they run out of alcohol, Nobu has to go buy more and Hachi decides to go with him. They continue talking on their way to the konbini and kinda bond a little. This makes Hachi think that if she can't start a relationship with Yasu, she could try with Nobu. They seem to want similar things. When they arrive to the apartment, Takumi is already gone.
The next day we see Hachi waking up to her phone ringing, she realizes Shin is sleeping next to her and asks him if something happened between them, to which he says nothing happened because she doesn't give him money. This shock her, considering his age. When she leaves her room she sees Nobu sleeping in thee dining area and a "do not disturb" sign on Nana's door. She assumes Ren stayed over too.
Her phone rings again, Yasu was trying to call her to wake her up, that way she wouldn't be late for work. Since it is already late, she shows up at work wearing a mask, claiming she woke up wit allergies. But, I guess people there were just tired of Hachi doing her own stuff during working hours and, they fire her.
Of course she is sad and worried. The girl likes nice things and she just can't afford them so she just sits on a bench in the street, drinking canned coffee while she thinks about what to do next. While she's at it, she receives a phone call from a private number. It is Takumi, and for some reason they are in the same are, he's stuck in traffic tho. He says he called her because he left without saying goodbye and he wanted to thank her for the food she made for them last night. They decide to meet.
Chapter 16 Hachi and Takumi are in his van, and while Takumi talks about what a coincidence it was that the two were in the area, she keeps thinking she must be dreaming. He mentions he wanted to see her again, which she didn't believe. It was too good to be true. Suddenly, Takumi turns around and kisses her while the traffic light is on red. Hachi is aware everyone says he is a player and this was no fairy tale. He drives to a hotel, acting cool. Hachi is super nervous and doesn't know what to do, she considers leaving but she ends up staying. He takes her to a very big, fancy room that makes her feel like a princess, it is the first time she stays in a place like that. She takes a shower while he orders room service, they have dinner together and chat for a while, then Takumi takes a shower. While he's in the shower, she thinks to herself that now she's already there, she's gonna enjoy the moment and promises not to fall for him.
Nana calls her from her new phone cuz it was late, Hachi couldn't tell her where she was and lied about spending the night at Jun-chan's. And well, they sleep together and he leaves after that cuz Trapnest would start a tour the next day, leaving a note with his number and e-mail for her. When she wakes up she realizes it is too late for her to go back home cuz she already missed the last train. This makes her cry cuz, in a way, that gave her some hope to see him again or at least, hear from him again.
After that we see Trapnest together, and also a bit of Blast in the rehearsal studio. When Nana and Hachi are back in the apartment, we see Hachi complaining to Nana, she applied to 3 part-time jobs and she was tured down, she wonders what could be wrong with her. Nana suggests she should look for a job based on things she likes, she seemed to be happy when she used to work in the antiques shop cuz she was surrounded by pretty things. Even tho Hachi wanted to tell Nana about Takumi, she wanted and advice but, she just couldn't.
Then we see a very quick scene where we find out Shouji and Sachiko are planning to move in together~
Lastly, we see Blast in what seems to be a dressing room, Nana receives a message from Ren and leaves the room after that.
That is the end of chapter 16. Then again, we have more Junko's room which seems to be longer each volume.
Ok, back when I watched the anime, everything that happened in this volume was very exciting. Even the Ren and Nana reunion and, I don't even like Ren! Blast and Trapnest reunited, being friends and getting along was fun and Hachi meeting Takumi was like a dream came true. At this point I used to like Trapnest a lot cuz their music (in the anime) were more my style and well, I liked Takumi. I mean, now I know he's not a good character but, the dude is hot! And until now, he was not that bad.
I don't think I have a lot to say about this one cuz, I enjoyed it a lot. I know I'll have more to say on the next one tho.
So, let's not make this post any longer. The previous random chit chats about the other volumes are linked down below, in case you missed them or want to check them out. (they are long and all over the place tho. You've been warned)
Manga Reading: Nana Volume 4 🍓
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