Chatty AF 240: NANA Watchalong Part 2 – Episodes 8-17 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Tony, Vrai, and Destiny return for Part 2 of their NANA watchalong, where they discuss Hachi’s sexuality, Junko-bashing, and the reality vs the mystique of Nana O!
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Chatty AF 237: NANA Watchalong – Episodes 1-7 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Tony, and special guest, the Getting Animated podcast’s Destiny-Senpai, begin their multi-part watchalong of the shoujo classic, NANA. Destiny will be our expert as Vrai and Tony experience the story for the very first time, just in time for its 25th anniversary.
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Supporting Women’s Wrongs (Just Not Like That): Fandom misogyny and the flawed women of NANA
The need for well-written female characters is supposedly understood and advocated for in fandom spaces, but the moment these female characters show any unfavorable attributes or make mistakes, they are rarely given the same grace as male characters. The complicated women of NANA prove that there’s a limit to how flawed a female character can be before she’s no longer palatable to readers.
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A Tale of Two Nanas: The fuzzy line between homoromantic subtext and queerbaiting in Nana
Though its depiction of queerness is a bit dated, it’s a powerful portrayal of a bond between women and the life of two young women trying to find their way in the world. It’s also a series that has found itself in a very unique place in discussion for its abrupt hiatus that has lasted for over a decade, with no ending in sight.
