SPOILER !!
Anyway this is meant for those who have watched and read nana to the latest volume (who can console me) so hear me out, I’m on ep 41 and I’m losing it. Only 7 more episodes left but my absolute disgust for hachi is making me lose my shit. I feel like I’ve wasted 40 times 20 minutes of my life watching the anime.
All the while I couldn’t even FEEL it was yuri, hello??? The only reason I kept up with all the straight elements was because I trusted the tags- it fucking said it was yuri ok?!
That hachi girl has been giving me nightmares after I dropped at ep 40 since, I can’t stand what she did. I’m too pained to continue watching because hearing her voice makes me cringe to the bone, so I was thinking of reading the manga from that point onwards cause I WANNA KNOW what happens.
But I feel like it’s gonna be a waste of time cz I have lost all my fucking faith in hachi. I saw her as myself. I liked her so much. The decisions she ended up making traumatized me, I kid you not. The time nana walked into hachi’s room only to find it empty, I wish hachi hanged herself or something.
I love heartbreak tragic stories, I had so much hopes for this yuri but I ended up feeling so much cringe midway- I can’t. The characters falling in “love” with each other also all the fucking felt like a circus. I can’t take any of their characters and feelings seriously anymore.
I feel so broken from anger and disgust and hatred. I never thought I’d feel this way because of a pathetic fictional character. No way this shit a yuri. I hope someone who read nana can CONSOLE and COMFORT me cz I can’t function properly rn. Or pls elaborate what happened after ep 40 to the end. I need CLOSURE
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I'd suggest you go through some online (mainly Reddit) discussion about the character analysis of Nana, not only Hachi, but every single character in Nana are with flaws. Heck, there were discussions that even explained why Trashkumi was the way he is, and Reira too. Also how Junko wasn't a bad friend, i will disagree with this tho. But you'll find plenty of
Also keep the theme/time period of this work in mind, lgbtq+ concepts weren't as accepted during this time period in japan. Also the fact that Hachi has always wanted a family of her own ever since the start, to the point of getting groomed. Then later she gets cheated on, Trashkumi fkin manipulates her, and she has to leave the one she was happy with so that she doesn't ruin his career over the baby.
Sure Hachi has flaws, she seems childish at times, and annoying maybe at times too, but the other characters aren't perfect either and the surrounding she's in isn't so perfect either. Whatever her actions are have always been influenced by environment around her, she grew up in a relatively lovely environment, so ofc she would have a sort of innocent thinking and wanting for a family. She also was groomed as a kid, and probably hadn't even realised, so she doesn't really get the wrong from the rights mostly. Also her friend, Junko, some people do defend her saying she couldn't have done much, but i heavily disagree, she always seemed so distant from Hachi and just idk against her for some reason. Her story seems good on it's own but her relationship with Hachi is something i dislike. Finally, with takumi, hachi gets pregnant, ik she should've aborted the baby, but again,YOU NEED TO REMEMBER, she's always dreamt about having a family, and this shit was such a like emotionally stressful situation so she probably didn't wanna 'kill' the baby. I will admit, she should've just had an abortion but not everyones the same, you can even see irl, how devastated people get about losing their child.
For Nana too, due to how she grew up, she has like some kinda issues, she hates the idea of handing Hachi over to someone else. Shin being groomed as a child and even now, also him being so overprotective of Hachi cause like she's the only one who ever shows him the affection as a sort of motherly affection. Idk if ren had anything too.
Also about the Yuri lol, it was really never like queerbait imo, the show shows that they do truly love dudes, with both having good reaction while also being friends for a while. They could be Bi but again, during that time period, they prob were uninformed, or just not accepting of it. I mean even irl again, you see many happily married people realise that their life wasn't what they wanted and since now is a relatively safe space, they come out.
I love Hachi, so just feels bad when people outright hate on her, i see a bit of myself in her with the whole being naive and a bit dumb and indecisive at times. But she's honestly really kindhearted and she's supporting of everyone. Even the bad decisions she made was so no person gets hurt. She doesn't even confront Shoji or whatever his name was, the cheater bf, after finding him cheating.
Hopefully you get to read some online discussions about the characters, there are many discussing about Hachi too. It's alright to dislike her a bit, but i feel Hate is a strong word for her. I did read the work a long time back so i def am missing some things but i do remember loving Hachi even then and even now.
exactly!!!! hachi was such a kindhearted and a clueless young woman so it was easy for ppl to take advantage of her. she cared more about other ppls emotion than her own like she was truly selfless ugh </3 no one could ever make me hate you hachi
Oh i thought it was yuri because i saw it being so famous in the yuri fandom…now that i see the tags on mangago i was wrong lmao but I’m not rlly mad or anything that it’s not yuri cz yknow it got pretty obvious from the first…and I’ll never like someone like hachi fictional or not I’m so darn thrown off… idc about the other characters anymore I’m outta this piece of fiction
That's alright, not everyone has to like a work <3
Thx for hearing me out ╥﹏╥
girll there's no comfort, just pain i dropped the manga but i saw some spoilers and let me just say... IT WAS NOT LOOKING GOOD!!!!! also watching hachi make these horrible decisions made me want to rip my hair out too regardless tho i still love her so much, she just wanted to feel loved but ended up getting the wrong one <///3 i felt so sad when she decided to stay w t*kumi after getting pregnant cus she knew he was the only one financially available to support her kid. it also makes me cry knowing that she sacrificed her own happiness for the future of her child ugh. she was selfless for doing that but i also admire her strength after making that hard decision also i fucking got baited too thinking that it was yuri just for nana and hachi to not end up together
She also sacrificed herself for Nobu, so he didn't have to sacrifice his career too. Trashkumi is everything that was wrong, i hate him sm.
YES ^^ forgot to mention that! i hate hate hate t*kumi so much like he actually boils my blood, same w reira too they can both die idc idc
Valid NANA crashout. Don't worry, you're not the only one, if that gives you comfort. I could never hate my girl Hachi though, it takes a while before anyone could understand her.