Nana Osaki

Nana Osaki is one of the titular main characters from the Nana anime and manga.

Nana is the lead vocalist of the popular punk band the Black Stones.

Appearance
Nana Osaki is 5'4, slender, and has short black hair and brown eyes [green in the PS2 game]. She has a pink/red lotus flower tattoo (she argues with Nana K. that it's a ren flower) on her upper left arm. Her nails are long and shapely, usually painted dark red; in the past she painted them black. Nana paints her toenails red as well. Her typical makeup is red lipstick, black mascara, and purple eyeshadow. Nana K. comments in chapter 1 that when they first met, she noticed Nana O. had enviably long lashes. Nana has five piercings in her left ear, three in her right.

Numerous characters have stated she is beautiful, including Kyosuke. Nobu even admits he initially fell for Nana until they became friends.

Personality
Nana may look like a tough Goth-punk rocker, but she has a kind heart and is a devoted friend. Abandoned by her mother and raised by her grandmother, Nana was expelled from high school after she was falsely accused of prostitution. Despite these hardships, Nana "polishes the shards of her dreams" and is determined to be successful as the lead vocalist of Blast. She is now engaged to her first love, Ren Honjo, although she also has lingering, ambiguous feelings for Yasu. Despite insisting that she wants to be independent - even being compared to "a stray cat, full of pride" by Nana K. - Nana often turns to Yasu for help.

Nana's favorite things never change. Her favorite designer is Vivienne Westwood, and her favorite band is the Sex Pistols. She smokes Seven Stars and likes coffee with milk and strawberry cake. Nana K. notes Nana O.'s favorite things never changed. Her favorite flower is the ren (lotus). She also has the ability to cook, but prepares all her food with too much salt, which only Ren seems to enjoy. Nana has a sarcastic attitude and a blunt sense of humor; she jokingly calls herself a sadist.

Nana is also cautious and wise about sex. She never thinks of having sex with Ren unless she's on birth control.

Trivia

 * Nana made her first appearance in the second prologue chapter.
 * She is voiced by Romi Park in the anime with Anna Tsuchiya as her singing voice. Rebecca Shoichet voiced her in the English dub.
 * Mika Nakashima portrayed Nana in the live-action film as well as the sequel.