by Can Tran

Created on: November 11, 2009

Nana Komatsu a.k.a. "Hachi" is one of the two main characters of the manga by Ai Yazawa known as Nana. She is one of the two Nanas in which the series revolves around with Nana Osaki a.k.a. Nana O being the other one. The apartment number known as "707" highlights the significance of the two Nanas. Nana is known as "seven" in Japanese. Of all of the characters, Nana K or Hachi is perhaps the most flawed character in the series. However, these personality flaws make Hachi into one of the most interesting characters.

Hachi's story begins around the same time as Nana O's. Hachi is moving out to Tokyo to be with her boyfriend Shoji Endo who is currently going to art school. On the train, Hachi cannot find any seats. She finds the only empty seat. Hachi ends up sitting next to Nana O. They become acquainted with each other. Soon, they do not really see each other for some time. While living under the same roof, Hachi's childish attitude and demands get to Shoji. He tells Hachi to find her own place.

Soon, Hachi and Nana O run into each other when renting an apartment. The two of them are at odds with each other because they both want to rent the same apartment. However, the two of them come into an agreement to be roommates. This way, the two of them can split the monthly rent. From then, their friendship starts as they are doing various oddjobs.

It is revealed that Hachi is a huge fan of the band known as "Trapnest." She happens to be a fan of the leader of Trapnest, Takumi Ichinose. However, Hachi is suspicious about why Nana feels uneasy around Trapnest. Soon, Hachi wins tickets to see Trapnest perform at her hometown. It is revealed that the guitarist of Trapnest named Ren Honjo is Nana O's ex-lover. At the same time, Hachi becomes part of the reformation of "BLAST" as their mascot.

Since the concert, Hachi gets pulled into a web of lies, deceit, and skeletons in the closet that already entangles most of the members of BLAST and Trapnest. However, Hachi's own personal nature causes her to willingly get dragged into the web. This is an example on Hachi's personality. In a sense, she has the personality of a puppy that wants affection. That is stacked on top of the fact that Shoji cheated on Hachi with his co-worker named Sachiko. Eventually, Hachi gets involved in a love triangle involving Nobu of BLAST and Takumi of Trapnest.

Hachi's feelings towards Nobu are genuine and at the same time her feelings towards Takumi are the result of being a major fangirl.

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