Nobu (story)

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