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[[File:nanaandkaoru_4912.gif|frame|Aren't they cute?]]
Nana Chigusa and Kaoru Sugimura have been neighbors and childhood friends for years, but they've started to drift apart in high school. Nana is an ace student and member of the student council, while Kaoru is an unattractive slacker. But one day, an... incident occurs to shake up their relationship.
See, Kaoru, as it happens, has a strong [[
This is the beginning of '''''Nana to Kaoru''''', an ongoing [[Ecchi]] manga by [[Ryuta Amazume]]. It chronicles Nana and Kaoru's adventures in BDSM, from erotic posing and leash-wearing to bondage and blindfold play, and more. It isn't subtitled ''Nana and Kaoru's S&M Diary'' for nothing.
Noteworthy for portraying BDSM as something complicated and careful if done willingly, requiring not only trust between the people involved but also preparations and care. Also notable in that it does this without sex ever happening or even being implied (outside of the ''Black Label'' story there's not even any nudity) and despite the subject matter it's a relationship/romance manga, not hentai.
An [[Original Video Animation|OVA]] ''and'' a [[Live Action Adaptation]] have been released, the trailer for the live action adaptation is up on the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130701070555/http://www.vap.co.jp/tokyo-shishunki/003tr.html website]{{Dead link}}, and some [http://natalie.mu/comic/gallery/show/news_id/44636/image_id/66270 stills from the anime] are here.
Now with a shiny
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* {{spoiler|[[Accidental Kiss]]}} / {{spoiler|[[Sacred First Kiss]]}}: ''[[Kissing Discretion Shot|Probably]]''. Even Nana and Kaoru aren't sure if it happened or not.
** {{spoiler|It's strongly hinted that Kaoru felt ''something'' on his lips; Nana was a bit more attentive and touched her lips afterwards. But as the end of chapter notes pointed out, the potential kiss wasn't the big movement in their relationship, it was ''Nana realizing she wouldn't have minded kissing Kaoru.''}}
* [[Adaptational Attractiveness]]
* [[A Date
* [[Adorkable]]: Kaoru.
* [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]: The emotions during their breather in chapters 30 to 36 finally get to Kaoru, causing him to face his feelings for Nana head on. Unfortunately, at the time, she had earplugs and a blindfold on.
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** Girls sticking their tongues out, usually as a sign that they're turned on or being mischievous.
** There is not a panel, not a chapter, but an ''entire volume'' dedicated to asses. More specifically, Nana's ass.
* [[The "B" Grade]]
* [[Beady
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: In the mind of the class president's sister in regards to Kaoru, with Nana as Betty and Tachi as Veronica.
* [[Beta Couple]] {{spoiler|Black Labels' Shuutarou Sarashina and Mitsuko Tachibana}}
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** Kaoru is afraid a confession would end the [[Unusual Euphemism|breathers]]. He's also absolutely terrified of any progress for the same reason.
** As much as it is [[Covert Pervert|blatant]], Nana's fascination with BDSM is something that she has a hard time putting into words. The last time Kaoru pressed the issue, all he got was a [[Luminescent Blush]] for the inquiry.
* [[Caught the Heart
* [[Character Development]]: Yes, '''BDSM''' ''can'' make for some absolutely ''[[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other|adorable]]'' character development.
* [[Chekhov's Gun|Chekhovs Boobs]]: In Volume 9 Chapter 64 {{spoiler|before the 3000m race we see Nana's main opponent staring and thinking to herself "damn her and her huge breasts", at the end of the race it would have been a dead heat except for Nana's larger bust getting to the tape first}}
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* [[Creator Cameo]]: Ryuuta Amazume can be heard in the OVA.
* [[Crosscast Role]]: As part of Class 2-F's skit in the farewell party, Kaoru is made to wear a swimsuit and wig. Nana helps with his makeup.
** [[Man in
* [[Cross-Popping Veins]]
* [[Cuffs Off, Rub Wrists]]: Averted, except for Tachi's initial outburst; she complains about her limbs being numb after Kaoru unties her.
* [[Decompressed Comic]]: To the point where one twenty-page issue started at the beginning of a "breather" and ended after the first spank - out of ten. But it's mostly build-up for the massive amounts of fanservice.
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: In Chapter 18 Kaoru brings a ball gag and then does an [[Info Dump]] about the different types of gag used in S&M including images which makes it seem to be directed only to the reader, then we get a [[Beat Panel]] of Nana giving him an odd look.
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** The shopkeeper's backstory where she allows the BDSM author to tie her up, even though they just met, is none too safe either. At least her friend was with them before the actual bondage started and could talk to the police if she vanished. Though when she's talking to Nana she does say it was a reckless thing to do.
* [[Did They or Didn't They?]]: Played with -- Nana isn't quite certain if she accidentally kissed Kaoru, but she does realize ''that she wouldn't have minded if she had'', which was a far bigger realization overall.
* [[Distracted
** The reason Kaoru can't concentrate on his revision with Nana. {{spoiler|At first, until the nipple clips are introduced.}}
** A variation in Chapter 54, Nana keeps getting distracted by thinking about what Kaoru has in store for their next "Breather". At one point she's apparently been standing in the middle of the girls changing room with a big grin on her face for ''several minutes''.
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** Kaoru starts off the series having a wet dream about Nana as his personal slave.
** A couple of chapters later, so does Nana.
* [[Eyelid
* [[Face Palm]]: Several.
* [[Fan Boy]]: Kaoru.
* [[Fan Disservice]]: Kaoru in a girl's swimsuit. 'nuff said.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: ''Nana to Kaoru: Arashi'', scanlators (and therefore fans) used this to differentiate the main series running in ''Young Animal'' to the newest one running in ''Young Animal Arashi''; in truth the Arashi magazine also
* [[Fan Service]]: This manga skirts the line between [[Ecchi]] and full-blown [[Hentai]]. (Unsurprisingly, because [[Bleached Underpants|most of the author's previous work]] ''is'' full-blown Hentai.)
** And it's done [[With My Hands Tied|without explicit sex, nudity, or even kissing]] -- at least until the more explicit arc in a sister publication.
** Nearly all of it's justified by [[Male Gaze|schoolboy ogling]] or the 'breathers', out in the open, so it doesn't quite count. Nana (sorry, "[[Hot for Teacher|Chigusa-sensei]]") [http://www.mangareader.net/926-40011-4/nana-to-kaoru/chapter-24.html tutoring Kaoru] is true, old-fashioned why-the-hell-is-she-wearing-that fanservice. It's not just the stockings. It's not just the [[Meganekko|glasses]]. It's the stockings and the glasses and the tight blouse ''and'' the short skirt ''and'' the teasing.
** Well, Nana seems to have a thing for doing this to him. In a mini-arc, she invites him to a shrine visit, alone...and really [[Yamato Nadeshiko|she looks and acts the part for the day]], [[Tsundere|most of the time]]. Bonus points for wearing a special yukata that announces that she's ''looking for a husband.'' She couldn't be more blatant with him without sticking her hands down his trousers.
*** This is also a rather funny [[Shout
* [[
** ''Shibari'' (rope bondage) [https://web.archive.org/web/20140202051514/http://www.hikarikesho.com/eng/shibari.php has a long tradition in Japan], where it was used to restrain prisoners. It was (and still is, in traditional samurai martial arts schools) taught as part of a samurai's training.▼
* [[Fetish Fuel Station Attendant]]: Between [[Taste the Rainbow|Nana, Tachi and Mitsuko,]] we have the following, though Nana still takes the cake:
** [[Bokukko]]
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** [[Tsundere]]
* [[Foot Focus]]
* [[Friends
* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: {{spoiler|The ''Black Label'' timeskip series has Nana and Kaoru still together and still having breathers (and playing footsie under the table). Instant drama kill for any worries 'bout the Student Council President stealing Nana away from him.}}
** However, it also kills the possible {{spoiler|eventual development of Kaoru and Nana admittedly becoming boyfriend and girlfriend in during the 8 months}} the main series must fill to reach the {{spoiler|''Black Label'' timeline}}, so it's safe to say the main series must surpass {{spoiler|Black Label's timeline for Nana and Kaoru to truly become a couple.}}
* [[Freud Was Right]]: Discussed in-story in {{spoiler|Kaoru's lecture on anal play}}.
* [[Funbag Airbag]]
* [[Genki Girl]]: Mitsuko Tachibana, the porn shop manager. Never has anybody been so
** She even takes over Kaoru's position of [[Mr. Exposition]] about the finer points of BDSM in ''NTK Black Label''!
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Nana eventually
* [[Gilligan Cut]]: When Nana discovers the leather one-piece, she thinks about trying it on, but:
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''cut to Kaoru contemplating his loss''
''cut back to Nana wearing the one-piece'' }}
* [[Good Bad Girl]]: Nana's character arc revolves around her growth into one as she learns about the kinkier side of sex.
* [[Gonk]]: Both Kaoru and his mother at first, although this is more of a [[Generic Cuteness]] failure on her part. Both are moving away from this, especially since Kaoru [[Fridge Brilliance|started running and putting some effort into studying.]]
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: Nana upon seeing Tachi tied up (tighter than she had been).
{{quote|
help me to make it look...
as though...
I'm [[Stepford Smiler|still smiling]]." }}
* [[Guilty Pleasures]]: Nana originally just went over to get the key, but the bondage session was a great form of stress relief for her, to the point that it saved her rapidly falling apart school performance. She used that as justification to keep going. Now, she genuinely enjoys and looks forward to her sessions with Kaoru.
** Probably a meta example for some readers.
* [[Harsh Word Impact]]: The speech bubbles containing Kaoru's lambasting of the class president nearly crowd him out of the panel.
* [[Hello, Nurse!]]: Subverted with Nana. Yes, she's gorgeous (in line with the trope), but her imperious manner scares people off.
* [[Hidden Eyes]]
* [[Hopeless Suitor]]:
** The class president to Nana.
** Kaoru to Nana...at least in his own mind.
* [[Hotter and Sexier]]: [[Zig
* [[Ho Yay]]:
** The class president noticed Kaoru going running with the very boyish Tachi, and, thinking she was another boy, told Nana. Nana's [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/nana_to_kaoru/v03/c017/17.html suspicious] of tardy ol' Kaoru actually making an effort, and comes to [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/nana_to_kaoru/v03/c017/18.html an interesting conclusion]. [[Yaoi Fangirl|Never knew you had it in you, Nana.]]
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* [[The Immodest Orgasm]]: [http://www.mangareader.net/926-37762-10/nana-to-kaoru/chapter-3.html Chapter 3]. She [[Big No|reacted]] badly. [[Megaton Punch|Very badly.]]
* [[Jerkass Facade]]: Kaoru really plays up his sleazy domination role with Nana, although she knows he isn't really like that.
* [[Jerk
* [[Kuudere]]: Kaoru in his "Master" persona.
* [[Large Ham]]: When Kaoru and his favorite BDSM author are discussing the books, Kaoru begins ranting and raving about how much they moved him emotionally. The author says, "But after all, they're only porn books." Kaoru: "IS IT WRONG TO BE MOVED BY PORN BOOKS?!"
** Even more funny are his constant facefaults 'bout ''just how moved he is that Kaoru is that moved.'' Kaoru is oblivious, the author is barely keeping himself from screaming out ''[[Big Yes|yes]]'' and dancing.
* [[Leaning
** [[Unknown Rival|Hiroshi]] angrily thinking to himself that Kaoru's "got a secondary character's face!"
** Sarashina Suutaro is described as being "like a literary master out of some manga". Apparently it's part of his writing process.
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* [[Luminescent Blush]]: This plus sticking her tongue out is Nana's sign that she's intensely turned on.
* [[Male Gaze]]: Apart from the specific instances (see Fanservice), Nana almost always takes center stage with a three-quarters or full-body shot during the 'breathers'. Tachi too.
* [[Married to
* [[Marshmallow Hell]]: When Kaoru is hugged by the [http://www.mangareader.net/926-43922-16/nana-to-kaoru/chapter-26.html Porn Shop Manager].
* [[Meganekko]]
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* [[Moment Killer]]: Several. Some intentionally.
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Nana.
* [[Nipple
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: In Chapter 11 when the guys are putting the faces of various girls from their class on the bodies of fetish models, some of the names are similar to real Japanese glamor models.
* [[Not So Different]]
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* [[Oh Crap]]: "Oh crap" faces are frequent. Kaoru's and Nana's are especially amusing.
* [[Only Six Faces]]: Nana shares a lot of features with the other female leads in Amazume's series.
* [[Out
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Kaoru's father is deceased and his mother is a nurse, while [[The Faceless|Nana's mother]] is almost never home.
* [[Playing to The Fetishes]]: Ryuta Amazume has started making a career out of taking various fetishes and putting them into romantic comedies: BDSM this time.
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** Specifically, the entire track day is one long string of misunderstandings on the three's parts. Nana keeps seeing Tachi with Kaoru, not realizing Tachi is basically dragging him along to cheer Nana (and herself) on, sees the lunchbox he brought, not realizing it was for Tachi and Nana (mostly Nana), not just Tachi, Kaoru mistakenly thinks that Tachi is the one at his door harassing him for a lunchbox when it was really Nana (and he's too embarrassed to apologize), etc etc.
* [[Porn Stash]]
* [[Porn
* [[Potty Emergency]]: Tachi during her first "breather," leading to...
* [[Potty Failure]]: ...Tachi at the end of her first "breather."
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** {{spoiler|Then Kaoru comes home that very same day to find Nana in his room, [[Not So Different|excitedly looking at her picture which she pasted onto the head of a model in his S&M magazine]].}}
* [[The Rival]]: Tachi to Nana. Not that Nana <s>overtly</s> cares.
* [[Say It
* [[Secret Keeper]]:
** Both Nana and Kaoru keep their "breathers" secret from others (indeed, it's part of the thrill). Tachi has also gotten in on it now, and agreed to keep it a secret.
** Inverting it is the student council president and his sister. They're aware of Nana and Kaoru's mutually exclusive secrets -- {{spoiler|namely, that they're in love with each other and oblivious}} -- but instead of keeping the secret, they're trying to exploit the fact that they are unaware.
* [[Separated
* [[Sexy Santa Dress|Sexy Santa Bikini]]: Nana's wearing one on the [[Fan Service]] art page at the start of Chapter 66. Specifically she's wearing the santa hat and boots and Kaoru's dressed as a Reindeer in the background.
* [[Sex Is Good]]: The main message is that BDSM and sex toys are not bad - as long as it's [[Safe, Sane, and Consensual]].
* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]]/[[She Is Not My Girlfriend|He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: variation: Nana and Kaoru each deny being in love with the other when questioned. Apparently [[Two Scenes, One Dialogue|simultaneously]]
** As shown in the chapter afterward... [[Everyone Can See It|they are fooling]] '''[[Everyone Can See It|no one]]''' but themselves.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: All about fetish gear and their uses, but yeah...
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** And check the chapters about the spanking. Kaoru himself gets a lecture from the fetish store lady about the whole thing.
*** Said store lady {{spoiler|later turns out to be the personal slave and model of Kaoru's favorite BDSM master,}} which is played up in the [[Time Skip]] concurrently running "sequel", ''Nana to Kaoru: Black Label''. So she'd have very, very good reason to know the ins and outs of BDSM technique.
* [[Shout
* [[Smug Snake]]: The student council president, who openly accosts Kaoru when they're alone, demanding he get on his hands and knees to ''beg'' to see an email when the group gets split up, talking about how he's more deserving of Nana 'cause... well, [[Bishonen|'cause.]]
** And perhaps because of his [[Smug Snake]] personality, his claims get [[Shut UP, Hannibal|epically countered]] by Kaoru, as described in the [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] described earlier in the article. To quote, after explaining exactly why he and Nana ''aren't'' suited for each other:
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* [[Spank the Cutie]]: Not a mere panel, but ''two entire chapters'' are devoted to Nana getting a spanking, plus half of the next chapter just to rub lotion on her sore bottom. And it's clearly an erotic spanking, which is meant to titillate Nana rather than hurt.
* [[Speech Impediment]]: Kaoru has a stammer when he's nervous (fan translation - unsure whether it's in the original). It gets worse when he's administering the breathers, displaying his nerves and excitement.
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* [[Those Two Guys]]: Kaoru's friends.
* [[Time Skip]]: A minor one. The "sequel", ''Nana to Kaoru: Black Label'' takes place during summer vacation, where Kaoru and Nana end up being tutored on proper BDSM technique by Kaoru's favorite author. Both are running concurrently, with Black Label having ''much'' more adult content (open nudity, for one).
* [[Tiny Guy, Huge Girl]]: One chapter shows Kaoru [http://www.mangareader.net/926-37767-10/nana-to-kaoru/chapter-8.html has to stand on tiptoe] to whisper into her ear.
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Tachi and Nana respectively, although Tachi is more obviously feminine during the breathers.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Kaoru's been running every morning ever since Nana was accosted by shoplifters during a breather. By chapter 15, he can sprint around town without even breaking a sweat, whereas the much more athletic (on paper) student council president can barely keep up. Similarly, it's spelled out very clearly that Kaoru is every bit Nana's match intellectually, he just has trouble focusing on studying.
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* [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]]: An unmarried example, but no one could be blamed for doing a double take at seeing Kaoru and Nana together. Kaoru's friends even take a jab at their supposed unsuitability for each other.
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Played with. Kaoru feels this way about Nana in general, but the breathers have given him a chance to connect with her, and the growing attraction each feels for the other could lead to an actual relationship down the road.
* [[
** But then again, this is not without some [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|pain]].▼
* [[Unusual Euphemism]]: After reading this, you will never again be able to talk about "taking a breather" without giggling.
* [[Urine Trouble]]: In what happens to be one of this series' [[Your Mileage May Vary|few overly tasteless]] moments (chapter 6 and chapter 21).
▲* [[UST]]: Considering the [[Bound and Gagged|things]] [[Urine Trouble|that]] Kaoru [[Spank the Cutie|does]] to Nana, the fact that there ''is'' UST is impressive.
▲** But then again, this is not without some [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|pain]].
* [[Visible Silence]]
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: When his friends are debating whether or not {{spoiler|the anus counts as genitals}} ([[What an Idiot!|What]]) and ask for his opinion, Kaoru goes into a lecture about anal play... complete with references to [[Freud Was Right|Freud]] and enemas. [[Brain Bleach|Cheers, Kaoru.]]
▲* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: This manga can make ''BDSM'' and ''bondage'' look like an art form!
▲** ''Shibari'' (rope bondage) [http://www.hikarikesho.com/eng/shibari.php has a long tradition in Japan], where it was used to restrain prisoners. It was (and still is, in traditional samurai martial arts schools) taught as part of a samurai's training.
* [[When All You Have Is a Hammer]]: {{spoiler|Kimono's come undone? Fetch the rope and bind her breasts with bondage ties so it'll fit better.}}
* [[Write Who You Know]]: It's implied in Black Label that Sarashina-sensei uses this to come up with the plot of his books.
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