Nana, Vol. 17 [Paperback]

R to L (Japanese Style). Ever since she got engaged to Takumi and moved out of apartment 707, Hachi has felt like she's slipping out of Nana's life. When the tabloids start digging up Nana's troubled family history, Hachi tries to step in and take care of things. But will her good intentions stir up more trouble? Blast is rocketing to stardom, and the price for bringing them down keeps going up.Ai Yazawa is the creator of many popular manga titles, includingTenshi Nanka Janai(I'm No Angel) andGokinjo Monogatari(Neighborhood Story). Another series,Kagen no Tsuki(Last Quarter), was made into a live-action movie and released in late 2004. American readers were introduced to Yazawa's stylish and sexy storytelling in 2002 when her titleParadise Kisswas translated into English.

Nanahas become the all-time best selling shojo title from Japanese publishing giant, Shueisha. Cumulative sales from the first 12 graphic novels have sold more than 22 million copies and the series even garnered a Shogakukan Manga Award in the Girls' category in 2003. A live-actionNanamovie is scheduled to hit Japanese theaters in the fall of 2005.