IMDb holds at 8.5 from a large audience sample; ANN users gave it an arithmetic mean of 8.52, placing it in the top 203 of 10,368 titles. Star Crossed Anime rated it 92.5/100. The cult following it built over nearly two decades without a manga conclusion signals genuine emotional staying power.
Renewal: The 47-episode anime run concluded March 27, 2007, adapting Ai Yazawa's manga through volume 12. Yazawa has been on medical hiatus since 2009; the manga remains unfinished. No anime continuation has been announced. (Wikipedia)
Indian OTT platforms do not publish per-title streams. This tracks reception across the run, not viewership.
| Season | Released | BollyMeter | Critics | Audience | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12006 · 47 eps | 5 April 2006 | 8.7 | n/a | 8.5/10 | MUST-WATCH |
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The premiere cross-cuts between the two Nanas on the same train to Tokyo, establishing their contrasting personalities with precise visual and tonal economy. The show's central question - how two completely different people become each other's most important person - arrives immediately.
Full episode review →The final episode does not resolve the manga's larger arc, and it cannot, given the source material's state. It functions instead as an emotional pause, capturing where both Nanas stand without pretending to conclude. The series resonates with those who value its present-tense emotional focus, even as it leaves those seeking resolution wanting.
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