NANA―ナナ― Volume 17 👩‍🎤

Volume 17 Discussion Thread

Start Date: 2026-09-04T15:00:00Z

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Week Start Date Chapter
Week 1 September 5 第62話
Week 2 September 12 第63話
Week 3 September 19 第64話
Week 4 September 26 第65話

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Chapter 62

Start Date: 2026-09-04T15:00:00Z

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How to read Shin’s expression?

Is the surprise on Shin’s face just the surprise caused by seeing contemporary photos of Nana or is he also reacting to the name of the bar?

Also tried looking up Agorad and only found the following a suggestion that it’s from the Spanish word “agorar”


And what’s the significance of the key?

Chapter 62

I was wondering about the key too, it really stands out.
They mentioned that Nana never gave back her key to room 707, so maybe that’s the reference? But then it would mean that it’s her pub I guess, I was seeing her more as a guest singer.
Not sure about Shin’s expression / the name of the place. To me it has an Irish feel. Maybe we can summon @araigoshi to confirm or deny :grin:

I don’t see an Irish connection, the name strikes me as more Italian or Spanish, as do the canopy and hanging plants on the exterior.

Thanks!
The scene takes place in an unnamed country but during a Guy’s Fawkes Night celebration, so I’m strongly assuming that it’s in the UK! But the name of the place doesn’t sound very British to me.

Oh yeah, definitely not Ireland if Guy Fawkes night is being celebrated.

Chapter 63

Start Date: 2026-09-11T15:00:00Z

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A bit more to say about Chapter 62!

Chapter 62

Looks Shin has became an actor? Here it looks like the script of a play / movie, so he is probably learning his lines.


And here he mentions ロケ先 (location for shooting a film)

The discussion about Hachi being surprised that someone wrote to her using “Hachi Ichinose” when writing specifically at this address, makes me think that at her other address that still her name, so she is still with Takumi?

Also looks like there was a tape with the pictures, guessing it’s of Nana singing!

Not a big fan of how the meeting between Hachi and Nana’s mom went. Even though we get to see all her thinking process, I was hoping that Hachi would talk to Nana’s mom about Nana and not just a warning about the article.
But happy that she found out about Misato Uehara, would be nice that someone finally confronts Misato. I wonder if they will tell Nana though.

Also curious to see what is going to happen to Shin for the time being. He asked to go back home (as in, to his parents’), but I’m pretty sure that the lady is not his mom and just Keiko, the lady that looks a lot like Reira… (speaking of which, it’s definitely a picture of Shin + Keiko that Kurata has, as his boss confirms later, but I’m thinking that Hachi thought that it was has a picture of Shin + Reira, not that it makes a big difference)

Re: Chapter 62

Isn’t that backwards? Ichinose is Takumi’s last name, so she’s surprised that someone would write her at 707 with that name because she was Komatsu Nana when she was at 707, so it must mean that this person knows that she’s moved out but still wrote her there anyway, was my read of that conversation.

Doesn’t really pin one way or another whether she’s still with Takumi or not (although I know which way I’m hoping…)

Didn’t spot this!

[quote=“Akashelia, post:9, topic:75620”]
Also looks like there was a tape with the pictures, guessing it’s of Nana singing!

ナナからじゃいないの?

I’m not so sure she’s necessarily moved out. In an earlier chapter she expressed her determination to keep the apartment just as Takumi keeps a second residence. I thought the photos might be from ナナ - just letting Hachi know she’s alive. But would Nana use Hachi’s married name?

第63話〜"Ask and you will receive!"

Looks like Misato’s decided to finally come clean in this chapter. Explains a lot but maybe not everything?

So even Misato hasn’t been able to get all the goss on Yasu

形象文字

Okay, I think I have deciphered most of this, but not all - I struggle with scribbled handwriting

今日、ナナちゃんを久しぶりに町で見かけた。
可愛らしい男の子と一緒にいて 楽しそうに笑っていて
あんな生き生きとした顔を見るのは初めてで[?]いた。
恋人なのかと聞くとバンドを始めたらしくその仲間だと言う。
何にせよ、ひと安心だ。天国の美雪さんも きっと

62 & 63

100% sure it’s the stealth picture that Kurata took (when he reported to his boss that he couldn’t find Nana and that they should give up)

Yes finally we know the whole story! (I think). So Mai Tsudzuki (not sure about my romaji here) is indeed her real name. Now to break it all down to Nana, good luck Nobu :hot_face:

:joy: agreed!

Oh how cool, I wanted to challenge myself to it too! Let’s see if I can help complete it.

Chapter 63

I was surprised how understanding Yasu was. Like, I guess it feels mostly harmless, but I don’t think I’d just be like “ah yes that all checks out, see you when I have free time next”…

You filled in the one part I couldn’t figure out. As far as I can tell you only had this one kanji left:

"第63話”

He did question her reasonably closely though. Maybe Yasu’s not the kind of guy to get surprised by the very odd quirks of some people

Thanks! Makes sense but I still can’t see it….I guess I’m just going to have to spend a lot more time myself handwriting and reading lots more manga…..

Chapter 64

Start Date: 2026-09-18T15:00:00Z

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