The show – a “slice of life” type television drama aimed at young adult and older women – was unique in content, and the anime adaptation proved to be equally successful as the original manga that’s currently under an indefinite hiatus. This connection is what makes the series significant, despite its flaws that underrepresent the reality of Japan’s LGBT oppression and misrepresentation that arguably reflects the United States’. More importantly, “NANA” is a heterosexist program in which queerness is a subversive, but as a subtext rather than straightforward theme – in the series, all romantic/sexual relationships (and there many) are between a man and a woman, making for an absence of LGBT representation/relationships between any gender at all, although the connection between the two best-friend roommates frequently borderlines romantic, notably in times of heterosexual hardship. In this way, the program is incredibly accessible, which makes it one of the more popular drama anime aimed to a mature audience.
Today, “NANA” is available for streaming in numerous places, including Netflix and Hulu, but full episodes can be found on bootleg anime websites and YouTube. Sweeney In the late 2000s, “NANA,” an anime adaptation of Japanese artist Ai Yazawa’s manga series of the same name (published from 2000 to 2009) was licensed for distribution in North America by Viz Media.
