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Sunday, 09 September 2007

  • Nana

    1 5 4 3 2 looks familiar huh? yup, she's Nana Osaki from Nana the movie....of course a shojo manga by Ai yazawa w/c is later turned into an anime then of course into a movie. But, of course, i liked the movie version more. Nana osaki really looks pretty for me!!!! and I love her character coz I can relate to her in real life actually. Awhile ago, when I was in SM south mall, i dropped by Comic Alley. Then I spotted in 1 of their shelves a Nana OST cd w/c costs P450 (gotta buy it!!!)... w/c made me think if they too have the dvd version of the movie. So I asked the store if they do have, and of course.... yes they do have!!! the dvd costs only P100.00!!!! hmmmm... after this variety show that we're having... I really gotta have to buy those...!!!!

    So for you guys who have no idea of what Nana the movie is here's some info from : wikipedia.org, that i've gathered awhile ago.:

    NANA (ナナ?) is a shōjo manga by mangaka Ai Yazawa, serialised in Cookie published by Shueisha, which tends to print more mature shōjo titles. The first twelve volumes of the series have cumulatively sold over 22 million copies.[1] The manga derives its title from the name of the two main characters, both of whom are called Nana. What sets them apart, however, is the stark difference between their personalities. One Nana has a childlike innocence and tends to lose touch with reality, while the other is a strong, self-confident singer in a punk band.

    NANA is presently being released in North America by Viz Media. It ended its serialization in the August 2007 issue of Shojo Beat,and was replaced by Honey and Clover. It will continue, however, to be released in tankobon (graphic novel format).[2] The manga has also been adapted into a highly successful live-action movie with a sequel released on December 9, 2006, and an anime adaptation that premiered on April 5, 2006. The anime adaptation has subsequently been announced as licensed for release in North America by Viz Media[3] In 2003, the manga won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo.

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    [edit] Plot synopsis

    Nana Osaki is a punk singer who wants to debut as soon as possible to leave her ex-boyfriend, Ren Honjo, behind. Nana was the lead vocalist in their old band with Ren, and they lived together as lovers. When Ren was offered a chance to debut in Tokyo as a replacement member of the popular band TRAPNEST (TRANES for short), Nana chooses to cultivate her own band, BLACK STONES (BLAST for short) instead.

    Nana Komatsu, the other Nana, is called Hachi as she has strong mental characteristics that resemble a little puppy. ("Hachikō" is the name of a famous dog in Japan, while, appropriately, "hachi" is the word for "eight" in Japanese, while "nana" is the word for "seven".) With a habit of falling in love at first sight, Hachi has always depended on other people to help her. When her friends and then boyfriend leave for Tokyo, she decide to join them a year later after she saved enough money.

    Nana and Hachi meet in a train by chance, both on their way to Tokyo, and after a string of coincidences, they come to live together in an apartment numbered 707. Despite having contrasting characters and ideals, the Nanas like and respect each other.

    While the BLACK STONES begin to gain popularity at live gigs, other issues need resolving, especially in the areas of romance. The story of Nana revolves heavily on the romance and relationships of the two characters as one seeks fame and recognition while the other seeks love and happiness.

    [edit] Characters

    Main article: Characters of Nana (manga)

    The two main characters are the two Nanas: Nana Osaki, a punk-rock singer with a style to match, and Nana Komatsu, also known as Hachi, a small-town girl who moves to Tokyo to start a new life. They meet on a train, and their destinies are sealed. VIZ Media, the English translator of the manga, often refers to the girls as "Nana O." and "Nana K." because in the Japanese manga the girls' names were spelt using different characters, making it easier to determine which Nana people were talking about.

    Other important characters include Hachi's friends and ex-boyfriend, the members of Nana O.'s band, and the members of the band TRAPNEST.

    [edit] Movie

    Nana the movie
    Nana the movie

    NANA has been made into a movie which was released on September 3rd, 2005. The movie stars Mika Nakashima as the punk star Osaki Nana, and Aoi Miyazaki as Hachi (Komatsu Nana). The DVD edition was released on March 3rd, 2006. The film did quite well at the Japanese box office, grossing more than 4 billion yen, staying in the top 10 for several weeks.

    [edit] Main Cast

    [edit] Theme Songs

    In addition to creating a NANA craze throughout Asia, the movie also helped launch Mika Nakashima to the peak of her career as she released the single "GLAMOROUS SKY" under the name NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA. The single created topicality with its special collaboration between Nakashima, HYDE (who wrote the song), and NANA author Yazawa Ai (who wrote the lyrics). The single became Nakashima's first number one single on the ORICON Charts.

    The movie also helped promote another artist, Yuna Ito, who starred in the movie as TRAPNEST vocal REIRA, released her debut single "ENDLESS STORY," the insert song of the movie, under the name REIRA starring YUNA ITO. The single ranked second on the ORICON charts, next to Nakashima's "GLAMOROUS SKY," and made Yuna Ito one of the most successful debuting artists of 2005.

    [edit] Movie Sequel

    NANA 2
    NANA 2

    NANA 2, the sequel to the first movie, was announced right after the first debuted. However, on August 4, 2006, Toho stated that shooting will begin mid-September and that the movie is supposed to be released on December 9, 2006. Aoi Miyazaki and Ryuhei Matsuda will not be reprising their respective roles as Nana Komatsu and Ren Honjo; as such, their roles have been assigned to Yui Ichikawa and Nobuo Kyou, respectively [1].

    Two new singles will be released under NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA and REIRA starring YUNA ITO. Mika Nakashima is one of the confirmed cast members as well as Yuna Ito, who had recently confirmed that she would reprise her role as Reira in the upcoming movie.

    However, the sequel was a let-down for fans and company, it only peaked #4 at the Japanese Movie Rankings, and had much more bad press than any good.

    The movie had its international premiere in New York City on December 15, 2006. It opened for a single showing at the IFC in Soho. Both Mika Nakashima and Yui Ichikawa were present.

    [edit] Main Cast

    [edit] Theme Songs

    NANA 2 once again featured the two artists Mika Nakashima and Yuna Ito, releasing songs under the names NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA and REIRA starring YUNA ITO respectively. NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA's new single, "Hitoiro," which featured TAKURO of GLAY as composer and NANA author Yazawa Ai as the lyricist again, did not do as well as its predecessor "GLAMOROUS SKY," peaking at only #5 on the ORICON charts. Two weeks after the release of the single, however, NANA starring MIKA NAKASHIMA released her first and last album, THE END, which managed to rank at #2 on the ORICON charts.

    REIRA starring YUNA ITO's "Truth" had no more luck than Nakashima's new single, ranking in only at the tenth place on the ORICON charts. The music video of the single was filmed in Scotland and used as scenes of the movie. Neither singles were as record-setting as their predecessors.

    NANA anime
    NANA anime

    [edit] Anime

    Nana has been adapted into an anime series, directed by Morio Asaka and animated by the studio Madhouse. The first opening and third ending songs are sung by Anna Tsuchiya for the band BLACK STONES as Nana Osaki, and OLIVIA sings the second opening and first and second endings for the band TRAPNEST as Reira Serizawa. The first DVD release was on 2006-07-07.

    [edit] Episodes

    Main article: List of Nana episodes

    [edit] Theme Songs

    • Openings
    1. "rose" by ANNA inspi' NANA(BLACK STONES)
    2. "Wish" by OLIVIA inspi' REIRA(TRAPNEST)
    3. "LUCY" by ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi' NANA(BLACK STONES)
    • Endings
    1. "a little pain" by OLIVIA inspi' REIRA(TRAPNEST)
    2. "Starless Night" by OLIVIA inspi' REIRA(TRAPNEST)
    3. "Kuroi Namida" (黒い涙) by ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi' NANA(BLACK STONES)
    4. "Winter sleep" by OLIVIA inspi' REIRA(TRAPNEST)
    5. "stand by me" by ANNA TSUCHIYA inspi' NANA(BLACK STONES)

    [edit] Seiyuu

    [edit] CD Releases

    As with the movie NANA, the anime helped promote two artists, OLIVIA and Anna Tsuchiya. In addition to their respective singles, there have also been several albums released for the anime. These releases did not fare as well as the movie-related releases.

    There are currently two soundtracks for the anime series - Nana 707 soundtracks and Nana 7to8 soundtrack. Nana 707 is literally a soundtrack. It consists of 44 tracks, 43 of which are background music heard in the series. Track 44 is a song.

    Two versions of Nana 707 were released - a limited edition which comes in the form of a hardcover book containing stills from the series plus 7 postcards, and a regular version.

    The Official Soundtrack for the anime series, "Nana Best", was released March 21, 2007. This soundtrack, consisting of 14 track, has all the songs that was featured in the anime. The first press limited edition version comes in deluxe packaging with a DVD featuring special NANA anime video material.

    [edit] Games

    There is a "NANA" game released on the PS2. The PS2 game is produced by Konami and released on 17 March 2005. A PSP game, NANA: Subete wa Daimaou no Omichibiki!? (NANA: すべては大魔王のお導き!?) was released on 6 July 2006.

    A Nintendo DS game, "NANA: Live Staff Daiboshuu! Shoshinsha Kangei" is slated to be released by Konami on 27 June 2007.

    [edit] Seiyuu

    Of worthy note is that the seiyuu cast for the PS2 game is entirely different from the anime cast. Also, for the PSP game, the seiyuu cast of the anime is used.

    [edit] Tribute album

    There has also been an album, "LOVE for NANA ~Only 1 Tribute~" with 3 versions(Black Stone limited version, Black Stone standard version and Trapnest standard version) released in tribute of the series, including songs by Tetsu, Do As Infinity, Ai Otsuka, Tommy heavenly6, Skye Sweetnam and Sex Machineguns.

    • LOVE for NANA ~Only 1 Tribute~(03/16/2005)
    1. BEAT 7 -The Theme of LOVE for NANA- / Toshihiko Takamizawa (The Alfee)
    2. GIMME ALL OF YOUR LOVE!! / Tommy heavenly6 for BLACK STONES
    3. Twinkle / Kaela for BLACK STONES
    4. REVERSE / TETSU69 for TRAPNEST
    5. Stay away / abingdon boys school for BLACK STONES
    6. I miss you? / Do As Infinity for BLACK STONES
    7. Bambino / Tomoyasu Hotei featuring Miho Moribayashi for TRAPNEST
    8. Sleepwalking / GLEN MATLOCK and The Philistines featuring Holly Cook(From SEX PISTOLS) for BLACK STONES
    9. Sugar Guitar / SKYE SWEETNAM for TRAPNEST
    10. Reimei Jidai / Japaharinet for BLACK STONES
    11. BLACK CROW / SEX MACHINEGUNS for BLACK STONES
    12. Two Hearts / ZONE for TRAPNEST produced by Toshihiko Takamizawa
    13. Cherish / Ai Otsuka for TRAPNEST


    • Nana's song is my song (11/06/2003)
    1. Marble/Battle Bomb Rounge
    2. Kimi no namae/Savage genius
    3. Rakuen no tobira/Bulukapu
    4. Shin-ai/Chihiro Izu
    5. Lotus Blues/Olive
    6. Thanks/Barna☆Sister
    7. Toi/Blue Frog
    8. Not be mine/GREEN BEAR
    9. Kanaderu Kami/RK ROSEBUD
    10. NO TITLE/Yamaoka Chiharu
    11. Mayonaka no Asahi/Kakimoto Nanae
    12. MY WAY/REALIZE POWER WAVE
    13. Ashita no Hana/Ann

    [edit] Trivia

    Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines.
    The article could be improved by integrating relevant items into the main text and removing inappropriate items. (July 2007)

    • The surnames of the 2 Nanas may have been chosen to give their "seniority"; the Ō (大) in Ōsaki's surname means "big", while Ko (小) in Komatsu's means "small".
    • The seiyū who voiced Hachi in the PS2 game (Rumi Shishido) also had a cameo role as Hachi's bad tempered superior at the publisher's in the first live-action movie. She also was the seiyū of Gokinjo Monogatari's Kouda Mikako, another Yazawa Ai title.
    • The BLACK STONES name is derived from the Swisher Sweets cigarettes smoked habitually by Yasu and Shin.
    • Happy Berry, the clothing line of Gokinjo Monogatari's protagonist Kouda Mikako, can be seen in various scenes in Nana (as well as sudosaurus for Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai, Paradise Kiss and Gokinjo Monogatari).

Thursday, 06 September 2007

  • Nakakalungkot naman - Part 3

    oo you heard that right may part 3 ang blog na toh.... kung hindi nangyari yung ncaa incident na yun... hindi ko siguro isusulat o i-popost ito dito... For the last time, ayoko na... i-gigive up ko na talaga ang mgeishas.... for some reasons that it's too hard and too hurting and too difficult to post here....
    sige sabihin na natin na para sa kanila... oo, we are still tropas by name... pero in some sense we are not anymore... people changed... new "friends" came and the old one are bein thrown out... now what kind of friendship is that?
    Basta ngayon para sa akin, mag-iiba na ngayon.... yung dating pagiging sweet ko... yung dating magandang turing ko at pagiging warm ko mas lalo na kay tina at kay laine... mas lalo na kay tina.... magbabago na yun... di na gaya ng dati...
    i know naman that they are happier now with newfound friends who are more fun to be with at hindi nakakasawang kasama o maging kaibigan....
    basta ngayon... kahit alam ko na mas kinakampihan at mas gusto nang kasama ni tina at ni laine sina marish at tarin well, supportahan taka na lang... ayoko nang ipagpilitan sarili ko sa mga kaibigan o sa mga taong ayaw na sa akin...
    .... goodbye mgeishas.... although by name we're still a group and i'm still part of the group but in my heart and because of you guys.... i know that you don't love me anymore as one of your bestfriends like before.... and from now on, ang pakikitungo ko sa inyo guys ay magbabago... sorry for all the trouble i caused... I know that you'll be better and be happier without me... kasi di naman ako kawalan diba? oo masakit ngang isipin... kaya lang it's the painful truth diba? goodbye .

  • Nakakalungkot naman - Part 2

    Balik na tayo sa pinaguusapan natin kanina...
    Ayun nalulungkot rin ako kasi kahit gusto kong makitulog kina laine gaya ni ina... di naman pwede ako. Gusto ko ring mag-hang out sa bahay nila laine pagkatapos ng klase, kaya lang lagi kasing late yung uwian namin kaya di ako makapag-hangout kasama nila. Kadalasaan nga ay nakakapamasyal pa sina tina, laine, marish, tarin... dahil si laine taga moonwalk... si tina at tarin sa sm sumasakay dahil pareho silang taga cavite tapos itong bagong "bes" ni tina na si marish ay sa tapat lang ng sm nakatira. at ako lang naman ay taga bf resort... na kamusta na man ay malayo sa binabaan nila pag-uwi. So in short di talaga ako makakasama dahil diretso pauwi ako at di ako pwedeng pagabi. Nalulungkot lang kasi ako kasi gusto ko rin pag kinabukasan gusto ko rin nakakasama ako sa usapan nila tungkol sa mga nang yari kahapon... nung nag-sm sila o nagpunta sila kay laine... tsaka nga pla, nagsimula rin akong malungkot nun nung bday ni laine kasi mas madami at mas maganda regalo ni tina at tarin kay laine... with individual dedications pa ha? kesa dun sa akin. Alam ko, it's the thought that counts pero di ko talaga maiwasang i-compare yung regalo nila tina at tarin sa akin kesa dun sa iniregalo nila kay laine. At kamusta naman, kwento sa kin ng kapatid ko na nakita raw niya sa Blue Magic yung niregalo nila laine, tina at tarin sa akin... P50.00 lang naman compared dun sa mga iniregalo nila kay laine. Para ngang walang ka--effort 2x nga yung pagbigay nila sa akin ng regaong yun eh... Para lang basta may mairegalo lang sila sa akin ... kaya di ko maiwasan na isipin na di ba obvious na mas gusto talaga ni tarin at tina si laine kesa sa akin... Anyways, tapos na yun... ayoko na ring isipin yun... kasi naman sa tuwing naiisip ko yun... nalululngkot ako... kasi parang dun talaga nagsimula aong mag-isip ng ganun na mas gustong kaibigan nina tarin at tina si laine kesa sa akin... Tsaka tulo naalala ko tuloy yung pag-uusap naminni moneth tungkol kay tina dati... mga bagay na kinaiinisan namin kay tina , aside sa parang nagpapansin at parang inaagaw ni tina si laine sa amin... sabi ni moneth sa akin, na realize niya na di dapata nga pagkatiwalaan si tina ng sikreto o kung anuman , kasi nga dahil sa sobrang kadaldalan pag-fee-feeling cute nito at pagiging pabida at pabibo nito... nasasabi at napgkakalat niya ito.napagkuwentuhan namin nun na di nga dapat pagkatiwalaan si tina sa mga ganung bagay kasi mahilig magkwento si tina sa buhay ng ibang tao ... at maraming iba pa... hay kung andi2 lang sana si moneth...

  • Nakakalungkot naman - Part 1 "Tropa 99 4ever"

    di ko talagang maiwasng malungkot dahil kuminsan, may mga lakad (actually di siya lakad talaga) , i mean kuminsan nakakapag-hang out pa pauwi sina elaine , tina, marish, tarin, atbp. pagkauwi. Kahit , di ako makapag-hang out kasama sila dahil iba yung way ko pauwi tska usually late na kami makauwi kaya di na ako pwedeng sumama sa kanila. Tsaka yun rin iniisip nila. Kaya lang di ko talagang maiwasang malungkot dahil mag-isa lang ako maglakad pauwi sa amin . Siguro nasanay ako na hinahatid ako pauwi ng tropa99 pauwi.. para tuloy nararamdamn ko yung nararamdaman ng tropa ng kapatid ko kasi, iba rin yung way niya pauwi... Pero sabi ng kapatid ko ... hinahatid rin raw nila si Diana... dahil di sila umuuwi hanggat di pa raw nakakasakay ng jeep si Diana. Alam mo, kahit alam ko na dapat di ako nag iisip ng ganito ... di ko mapigilan... di ko maiwasan... Because i feel as if something's not right... As i f something's missing...Sa kabilang tropa ko, yung tropa 99... di ko nararamdamn tong nararamdamn kong ito na nararamdamn ko sa so-called "tropa" ko sa classroom. It just really means something is not right . Kasi if everything's right, I would have stopped before... or I would not fell this way thinking about this crap, diba? Sabi nga ng kapatid ko... para sa kanya ... mas totoong kaibigan raw ang tropa 99 ... yung tropa ko simula pa nung high school... kasi they're more in to the "real" life. Kasi pag may problema ka ... mararamdaman mong dinadamayan at tinutulungan ka nila. Talagang ok lang sa kanila na makita kng bad trip at may problema o magalit ka o kung ganyan ang nararamdamn mo o kung malungkot ka o seryoso ka... in fact tutulungan ka pa nila in a way na patatawanin ka pa nga nila sa tamang paraan di yung tipong nang-aasar pa. Wala kang mararamdamang kaplastikan sa kanila... ok lang sa kanila na umiyak ka o magalit ka sa harapan nila... Pag may away sa tropa hindi nila pinapakita at wala talaga silang kinakampihan... in fact tinutulungan pa nga nilang magkabati ang mga miyembro ng tropa 99... Ok lang rin sa kanila na magtampo ka... ng hindi nagmumukang wirdo o tanga ka sa harapan at sa mga mata nila.... nang di pa ikaw ang nagmumukang masama o selfish. Yung tipong kahit magtampo ka... maiintindihan nila yun nang hindi nila pinaparamdam sa yo na ikaw pa yung mali mag-isip ng ganun. Tanggap nila kung ano ka at mahal ka nila dahil dun. Magkakasama rin kasi kami sa kahit anong problemang dumaan sa tropa namin....magkakasama rin kami kahit sa mga mabibigat na problema.
    Pag may problema ka o nalulungkot ka, nababasa na nila kaagad yung nararamdamn mo o naiisip mo. Hindi sila iiwas o papabayaan ka kapag galit o nalulungkot ka.... madaling nababasa nila yung iniisip at nararamdamn mo... dahil hindi sila INSENSITIVE... sila pa nga mismo ang unang-unang lalapit sa yo... kasi alam nila na yun ang magpapagaan ng damdamin mong bigat na bigat na dahil sa dami ng mga problema mo sa buhay. Dahil dun, mararadamn mo nga talaga na mga totoong kaibigan sila... TOTOONG KAIBIGAN di gaya ng iba dyan... na porki may pagkakamali kang ginawa jan... porki nabad trip sila sayo at porki nagtampo ka nanaman ya ipagpapalit ka at iiwanan ka para lang sa mga bagong kaibigan na porki sa ngaun ay masarap kasama.... biruin mo... totoong kaibigan ba yung ipagpapalit ka sa mga bagong kaibigan samantalang ilang taon na kayo magkaibigan???????????tsktsktsk.
    Ang tropa 99 KAHIT KELAN DI NANGIIWAN SA ERE KAHIT GALIT O NAGTATAMPO KA O PORKI MAY NAKAGALIT KA NA KA MIYEMBRO NG TROPA 99 RIN.... IN FACT SILA PA NGA ANG GUMAGAWA NG PARAAN PARA MAPAGBATI ANG 2 MIYEMBRO NILANG YUN.... Kapag nalulungkot ka o nababadtrip o nagtatampo o may problema ka... di nila ipaparamdam sa yo na mali yung ganun... di ka nila pipiplitinna maging masaya ka kaagad... in fact, their just there to be there for you. .. tinutulungan pa nila ang isa o mga miyembro ng tropa na solusyunan ang problema hinaharap nilang yun... hindi yung biglang kakalimutan ito.
    Pag seryoso mukha mo at wala ka sa mood, ang tanong nila ay... "ok ka lang tol?" sabay gagawa sila ng effort upang gumanda ang mood mo kahit papano ... ung tipong they know the way to your heart... ika nga. Hindi yung tipong "o nakasimangot ka nanaman jan pare... ngiti naman jan" ng di man lamang tinatanong kung bakit ka ganun.
    Ang tropa 99 sila yung tipong di ka nila iiwasan o katatakutan pag nagagalit o naiinis o nalulungkot at namomomroblema ka nananamn... yung tipong sila pa ang lalapit sa yo upang pahupain yung nararamdamn mo. Ok lang sa kanila yung mga pangarap mo... I'm free to be what I want to be when I'm with them nghindi nila ako pinagtatawanan o sinasabihang imposinleng makamit ko yung mga pangarap kong yun sa buhay. Parang you're free to be childish andweird and etd. ... when you're with them, ganyan ang Tropa 99.
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