Nobu (story) is extra chapter and the first chapter in volume sixteen of Nana.This chapter was published in the fifth issue of Cookie (May 2006).
Plot[]
In this additional chapter, Nobu tells the story about his childhood in the Terashima Hotel. The story begins when he was 4 years old and reveals what inspired him to become a musician, how he first met Nana O. and Ren Honjo, his first romantic relationships and first serious break up.
Character appearances[]
- Aruto
- Asami Matsumoto
- Chiho Sasaki (First appearance)
- Nana Osaki
- Nana Komatsu (Only in flashback)
- Nobuo Terashima
- Nobuo's mother
- Nobuo's father
- Miu Shinoda
- Miyuki Osaki (Only on photo)
- Morishita-san (9) (First appearance)
- Ren Honjo
- Shinichi Okazaki (Only in flashback)
- Taiga
- Takumi Ichinose (Only in flashback)
- Tomoyo-chan (11) (First appearance)
- Yasushi Takagi
- Yumi-chan (20) (First appearance)
Trivia[]
In this chapter:
- Nobu's first puppy love at age of 4.
- All Nobu's crushes and girlfriends before Hachi.
- How Nobu (13 years old) first time saw Ren, who was playing guitar on the school stage, and discovered his own passion for music.
- Brute, Ren's punk band in Nobu's eyes.
- Yasu, when he still had a hair.
- Nobu's first job was at gas station.
- How Nobu met Nana Osaki as a transfer student in his school and became friends with her through common interest to punk music.
- How Nana was expelled from school due to false accusation.
- First Nobu's girlfriend ― Sasaki Chiho.
- What Nobu promised to Nana's deceased grandmother.
See also[]
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