The Park

Never read another chapter of Nana. Ever. Again.

Yeah, yeah. Nana is soapy drama, romance, and tear-jerking what-not. It should’ve been in my league. At first, it was addictive. Then, it started to bug. Then, it ANNOYED me. I stopped reading Nana after the chapter where Hachi found about her pregnancy. And I vowed not to touch any more updates. I was successful… Until today.

I blame onemanga.com, really. I was just browsing and reading random chapters. And I accidentally-on-purpose clicked on the latest Nana chapter. Wrong move. I have no desire to read the subplots in between newest addition and the last chapter I’ve read. No sirree. Unfortunately, one click brought back my harsh feelings on the subject. Hachi is one frakkin’ TSTL character. I want to bitch-slap her until she dislodges the cobwebs in her brain. Argh. The subject almost rivals my disgust for KimiNozo. (Don’t get me started with that spineless Takayuki and that annoying Haruka. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I have bear some fondness to Mitsuki even with her questionable actions. But that’s for another discussion.)

As much as I respect Ai Yazawa’s amazing artwork (gotta respect the talent), I am starting to question her ability as a storyteller. I understand the need for flawed characters. But not flaws like stupidity and lack of common sense. Again, argh. If you see me as I am typing this, you’d see a lot of huffing and eye-rolling.

P.S. I think Kagen no Tsuki is by far Ai Yazawa’s best work to date.