The chapters of ''

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'' are written and illustrated by

Ai Yazawa is a Japanese manga author. While most of Yazawa's manga is published in Japan by Shueisha, publishers of ''Ribon'' and ''Cookie'' (''Nana'' was serialized in the latter), series like ''Paradise Kiss'' have appeared in non-Shueisha magazines su ...

. ''Nana'' premiered in the Japanese manga magazine ''

Cookie A cookie is a baked or cooked snack or dessert that is typically small, flat and sweet. It usually contains flour, sugar, egg, and some type of oil, fat, or butter. It may include other ingredients such as raisins, oats, chocolate chips, n ...

'' in 2000 where it ran until June 2009, when the series was put on hiatus because of Yazawa's illness. Yazawa returned from hospital in early April 2010, though had not specified when or if she will resume the manga. Yazawa published a two-page chapter of "Junko's Room", a side story about a friend of one of the two main characters, in the March 2013 issue of ''Cookie''. This is the first manga she has published since her 2009 illness. The chapters have been collected and published in 21 ''

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'' volumes in Japan by

Shueisha (lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...

. ''Nana'' is licensed for English-language release in North America by

Viz Media VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ M ...

. It was serialized in Viz's manga anthology ''

Shojo Beat ''Shojo Beat'' is a manga magazine formerly published in North America by Viz Media. Launched in June 2005 as a sister magazine for '' Shonen Jump'', it featured serialized chapters from six manga series, as well as articles on Japanese cult ...

'', from July 2005 to August 2007. The series continued publication in book form, with all 21 volumes released as of July 6, 2010.

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distributes the series in New Zealand and Australia. It is also licensed in Germany by

Egmont Manga & Anime Egmont Manga (EMA, formerly ''Egmont Manga & Anime'') is one of the largest publishers of manga in Germany. It was founded in 2000 as a daughter company of Egmont Ehapa, after the manga boom in Germany became apparent around the turn of the mil ...

, in Italy and Mexico by

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, in France by Éditions Delcourt, in Taiwan by

Sharp Point Press Sharp Point Press () is a Taiwanese publisher of manga and music. It was founded in July 1982. History *1982 - Company established. Mainly publishes military and models related books. *1985 - Started publishing annual Zodiac fortune telling handb ...

, in South Korea by Haksan Publishing, in Spain by

Planeta DeAgostini Editorial Planeta-DeAgostini is a Spanish-Italian publisher and a subsidiary of Grupo Planeta and De Agostini specializing in collectable books, sold periodically in pieces through newsstands (partworks). It has its headquarters in Barcelona.

, in Brazil by

Editora JBC Editora JBC (also known as "JBC") is a company that publishes books (including manga) and magazines related to Japan in Brazil. It has its headquarters in São Paulo. This company was established in Tokyo, Japan, in 1992 to publish Portuguese new ...

, in Argentina by

Editorial Ivrea Editorial Ivrea is an Argentine manga and comics publisher that publishes in Argentina, Spain and Finland. They also published ''Lazer'', a magazine which was specialized in anime, comics, manga, series and other media. The magazine has an acid ...

, and in Thailand by

Bongkoch Publishing Bongkoch Publishing is a Thai publisher based in Thailand. It produced mainly '' shōjo'', romance and fantasy comics. Alongside Vibulkij, Nation, and Siam Inter Comics, it was one of four companies to publish comics in Thailand in the 1990s. The ...

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Volume list

Uncollected chapters

In June 2009, Ai Yazawa announced a hiatus for health reasons, putting the series on hold. In March 2009, Shueisha published the latest ''

'' volume while its monthly magazine, ''

'', released 4 additional chapters until July 2009 and later announced Yazawa's hiatus in their August issue. Those chapters have not been collected in a volume yet, nor officially translated and published outside of Japan for international audiences.

Notes

References

External links

''Nana''
at Shueisha's website
''Nana''
at Viz Media's website {{Nana