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Express Tribune
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- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
'Nana' creator Ai Yazawa confirms series will continue after 15-year hiatus
Ai Yazawa, creator of the acclaimed manga Nana, has confirmed that the series will eventually continue after being on hiatus since 2009. The update marks the first significant news in over 15 years, giving long-time fans renewed hope for a conclusion. The announcement surfaced through a Q&A featured in a Nana fanzine, shared online by X user Shae. While Yazawa did not provide a specific timeframe for the manga's continuation, she assured fans that the story is not over. 'The story of Nana is already in the final stages, so it's pretty much decided. But it's my manga that doesn't necessarily mean that… (laughs). No matter how the story goes, I will do my best to make sure everyone reads it again.' Nana began publication in 2000 and quickly became a cultural phenomenon within the shojo manga genre. The series follows two women, both named Nana, as they navigate personal relationships, ambition, and careers in the music industry. Its themes of love, loss, and adulthood resonated with readers, while Yazawa's distinctive art style and complex characters earned widespread acclaim. The manga's success led to adaptations including two live-action films, an anime series, and three video games published by Konami. Although it never reached the global prominence of series such as Sailor Moon or Fruits Basket, Nana built a devoted fanbase that has endured through its long hiatus. Yazawa's health issues led to the series being placed on indefinite hold in 2009. Fans have long compared its absence to other high-profile manga hiatuses, such as Hunter x Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi. With Yazawa's recent comments, readers now have confirmation that she intends to complete the story when possible, offering hope that the long-awaited ending will eventually be realised.
04-05-2025
Suspect in Child Attack Says He Dislikes Those Without Hardship
News from Japan Society May 4, 2025 13:24 (JST) Osaka, May 4 (Jiji Press)--A man arrested for attempted murder after plowing his car into elementary school children in western Japan this month has told police that he dislikes people living without hardship, investigative sources said Sunday. The Osaka prefectural police department is investigating how and why the 28-year-old suspect, Yuki Yazawa, committed the assault. In the incident that took place on a road in the city of Osaka, the capital of the prefecture, around 1:35 p.m. Thursday, seven elementary school children on their way home were hit by an SUV driven by Yazawa and suffered injuries. Yazawa voluntarily quit his job as radiographer late last month, according to the sources. He rented the SUV at a rental car shop near Shin-Osaka Station on the night of Tuesday. Yazawa did not return the vehicle to the shop by the deadline of 8 a.m. Thursday and used it in the attack, the sources said. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
Toronto Sun
01-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
Car ramming in Japan injures 7 schoolchildren and suspect is arrested on the scene
Published May 01, 2025 • 1 minute read Police officers inspect a vehicle believed to have hit elementary school students, in Osaka, western Japan, Thursday May 1, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) AP TOKYO (AP) — A man in Japan was arrested on suspicion of driving his car into seven schoolchildren who were walking home, injuring them, one seriously, police said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Police were handling the case as attempted murder rather than reckless driving because the suspect, Yuki Yazawa, 28, told investigators that he was 'sick and tired of everything' and on Thursday drove his car into the children to kill them, officials said. Osaka prefectural police said Yazawa was arrested at the scene and is facing charges of attempted murder. The injured schoolchildren were aged 7 and 8 and were walking home from an elementary school nearby, police said. A 7-year-old girl suffered a broken jaw, while the other six — all boys — were slightly injured, Osaka police said. Television footage showed ambulances parked on a narrow back street with medics giving first aid to the children. NHK public television quoted a witness as saying that the children had fallen to the ground, screaming, and that the driver, who was silent and appeared to be in a daze, stayed in his seat until police came. Violent crimes are rare in Japan, but in recent years there have been a number of high-profile attacks involving knives or home-made explosives. In a car attack and a knifing rampage in 2008, a man drove down his truck on a street in Tokyo's Akiharbara electronics shopping area, slammed into a crowd of people and killing three, then got out of the vehicle and stabbed four to death. Editorial Cartoons Columnists Sunshine Girls Travel USA Celebrity
Daily Mirror
01-05-2025
- Daily Mirror
Car smashes into group of schoolkids as girl left 'covered in blood' by 'fed up' driver
Eyewitnesses say teachers dragged the driver out of the car, as he sat motionless and wearing a mask having reportedly driven deliberately into the group of seven and eight year olds as they left school Seven children were deliberately ploughed into by a car as they walked home from a primary school, with the "unremorseful" driver arrested for attempted murder. The horror ramming attack took place in Tokyo at 1.30pm (7.30am BST) today after the youngsters had been let out of class early and were walking in groups along the road. The children were thrown by the power of the car with one seen with blood all over her face. Eyewitnesses say teachers dragged the driver out of the car, as he sat motionless and wearing a mask in the aftermath of the ramming that left a young girl "covered in blood". READ MORE: Four girls, aged 7 to 18, killed after car crashes into Illinois school building named as tributes pour in Unemployed prime suspect Yazawa Yuki, 28, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He admitted to the charges, chillingly telling police: "I was fed up with everything, so I tried to kill someone, and ran over several elementary school students with my car." Passersby frantically called the emergency services and ran over to help as at least seven youngsters from Senbon Elementary School in Osaka City lay injured around the car. One girl and four boys were in the second grade, with two boys involved in the third grade, they had been making their way home from school after lunch due to an early finish at the school that day. According to Japanese news station NTV, a girl was sent to hospital with a broken jaw, while six boys were treated or minor injuries. The children are all believed to be seven or eight years old. Eyewitnesses described chaotic scenes in what was normallya quiet residential street, about 500 metres from Kishinosato Station. The car is said to have been "zigzagging" as it hit the children, according to a witness who spoke to Nippon TV. One parent told NTV: "The car was twisting and turning, dragging the victim along. One girl was covered in blood, and the other children looked to be bleeding from scrapes." Another added: "The driver didn't get out of the car for a while, and then the teachers dragged him out. He was a masked man, in a daze." The area was swarmed with emergency crews and police, who arrested Yazawa at the scene. The motive behind the sickening attack is still being investigated, but officers say Yazawa has shown no remorse.
SoraNews24
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- SoraNews24
Nana manga artist Ai Yazawa teams up with Uniqlo for T-shirt line, brand-new illustration【Pics】
UT line celebrates Yazawa's 40 years as a shojo manga creator. Ai Yazawa may not be among the absolute most prolific manga creators in terms of the number of series she's penned or chapters she's drawn, but the consistency with which her works have captured fans' hearts is something any artist would envy. Now, as Yazawa marks the 40th anniversary of her professional manga artist debut, she's teaming up with Uniqlo for the Ai Yazawa Collection. Part of the Japanese casual clothing chain's UT graphic T-shirt sub-brand, the Ai Yazawa Collection consists of five designs, one (which we'll get to a little later) featuring a brand-new illustration from the artist. Naturally, Yazawa's biggest hit, Nana, is represented with a shirt showing the members of Black Stones, the band which protagonist Nana Osaki is the vocalist for. Also represented is Tenshi Nanka ja Nai, Yazawa's breakout serialized series. Though the series' title translates to 'I'm no angel,' the dress worn by main character Midori Saejima in the illustration on the shirt's chest, which comes from the cover of the manga's sixth collected volume, has a definite seraphic style. The shirts for Paradise Kiss and Neighborhood Story blur the lines between in-manga and real-world apparel. The two series follow aspiring fashion designers and models, and their Uniqlo shirts employ emblems from within the stories in a way that's subtle but will be easily recognized by fellow fans. And finally, the fifth shirt in the lineup sports a newly created illustration from Yazawa of Nana Osaki. Though Nana started serialization in the spring of 2000, the series is still technically ongoing, having been on 'hiatus' since 2009. At this point, it's questionable whether Yazawa will ever restart the series, at least the new illustration seems to be telling fans that Nana is still as coolly confident as they remember her. Though Uniqlo's anime/manga collaboration T-shirts are usually offered in men's cuts, in keeping with Yazawa's works all being in the shojo manga classification, the Ai Yazawa Collection items are women's shirts. Each priced at 1,500 yen (US$10.35), they're scheduled to go on sale in early July, at which time they'll be available at Uniqlo branches in Japan and through the chain's online store here. Source: Uniqlo via Nijimen Featured image: Uniqlo Top image: Uniqlo Insert images: Uniqlo (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) ● Want to hear about SoraNews24's latest articles as soon as they're published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
