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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.

 

 

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.

* [[Blackmail]]: Tachi gets a second "breather" from Kaoru by threatening to tell Nana how much work he puts into their sessions, which would show Nana how deeply Kaoru really feels for her.

** It's probably for the best that she hasn't threatened to tell anyone else. [[Fridge Logic|If you think about it]], Nana's mother is a police chief, while Nana is a class president; Tachi could do some real damage if she felt like spreading rumors.

* [[Blank White Eyes]]

* [[Bokukko]]: Tachi

** 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 On His Sleeve]]

* [[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}}

* [[Chekhov's Skill]]: Kaoru's running becomes really important later on when he has to take a [[Diving Save]] to protect Tachi, long after everyone's forgotten about it. He's not even winded by the run (although [[Not the Fall That Kills You|his shoulder is pretty banged up]] from the fall) while his unknown rival, the student council president, is openly exhausted and ''couldn't keep up''. Considering the president is an all around perfect bishonen, and Kaoru is, well, [[Gonk|not]]... [[Character Development|character]] isn't the [[Took a Level In Badass|only]] thing that Kaoru is developing.

* [[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 A Bikini]]: Well, it's a Playboy bunny-girl swimsuit (including ears), but the effect is the same.

* [[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 Not Do the Research]]:

** Inverted with Nana -- as shown in the ''Black Label'' series, she ''has'' done a [[Not So Different|little research]] on BDSM, although she keeps this as a secret from Kaoru.

** 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.

* [[Distracted By the Sexy]]:

** The reason Kaoru can't concentrate on his revision with Nana. {{spoiler|At first, until the nipple clips are introduced.}}

** Kaoru starts off the series having a wet dream about Nana as his personal slave.

** A couple of chapters later, so does Nana.

* [[Face Palm]]: Several.

* [[Fan Boy]]: Kaoru.

** [[School Swimsuit]]

** [[Spank the Cutie]]

** [[Ambiguously Brown|Tans]]

** [[Tomboy]]

''cut back to Nana wearing the one-piece'' }}

* [[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.]]

{{quote| '''Nana''': "God please, somehow... <br />

help me to make it look... <br />

* [[Separated By the Wall]]: Nana and Kaoru live in adjacent apartments, and the common wall is between their bedrooms, which they use to signal each other by knocking. They also tend to think about their feelings for each other while staring at it.

* [[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.

** 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...

* [[Shout Out]]: Little Nana [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/nana_to_kaoru/v07/c049/3.html bringing home a certificate for winning the] [[Dragonball|Tenkaichi Tournament]].

* [[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.]]

{{quote| '''Kaoru''': "One more thing I oughta tell you. Someone like you... Some blockhead like you is not more suited to Nana than I am!! You'd better learn your place. [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|Just give up before Nana dumps you anyway, idiot!!]]}}

* [[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.

** Kaoru is somewhat guilty of doing this from time to time. It's part of his [[I Can't Believe a Guy Like You Would Notice Me|issues with Nana and himself.]] This can lead to some curiously funny exchanges among him and those he calls friends...

** Nana can be guilty of this herself, [[Covert Pervert|but for]] [[Brains and Bondage|different reasons]] and not nearly as much as Kaoru.

* [[The Tease]]: Nana, subconsciously {{spoiler|at first. Overtly later on when she's professionally made up and dressed in a kimono, just to go on a shrine visit with Kaoru.}} Kaoru, naturally, nearly has a heart attack.

** {{spoiler|Specifically, she's wearing a ''furisode'', an advertisement to everyone that she's a [http://fashion.3yen.com/2007-01-11/types-of-kimonos-furisode/ "Young, single woman available for marriage"].}}

** Then in Black Label, {{spoiler|While still at the retreat and before another session, Tachibana is told by Sarashina to tease Karou before Karou ties her up. Let's just say this much, she doesn't disappoint. Oh and just to note, Sarashina-sensei and Nana are watching while this goes on.}}

* [[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).

* [[Tsundere]]: Nana, although with a twist -- she's the submissive in an on-again-off-again BDSM relationship with her [[Childhood Friend Romance|ChildhoodFriend]]. Thus, she has a very good reason to be embarrassed about her relationship with him, and motive for denying it when asked. It boils down to her being type B towards him, and he type A towards her.

* [[Twice Shy]]: The only people who don't realize that Nana and Kaoru are in love with each other are Nana and Kaoru themselves. Nana almost confesses to him at the start of the chapter in response to his self depreciating comments about how she must not like being around him (and part of her [[Character Development]] is her starting to realize her feelings for him), and he's quite open with himself and his friends about being in love with Nana. The student council president and his sister are also quite aware of this, and are plotting to get the president and Nana hooked up before the two figure it out. {{spoiler|Given the ''NTK Black Label'' timeskip has Nana and Kaoru still together, still having breathers, and off at a BDSM author's house for private tutoring in <s>history</s> BDSM techniques... [[Foregone Conclusion|The president isn't going to win this one.]]}}

* [[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.

* [[Unusual Euphemism]]: After reading this, you will never again be able to talk about "taking a breather" without giggling.

** But then again, this is not without some [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|pain]].

* [[Visible Silence]]

* [[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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