Tony, Vrai, and Destiny return for Part 2 of their NANA watchalong, covering episodes 8-17, where they discuss Hachi’s sexuality, the vilification of women in rock, and the reality vs the mystique of Nana O!

0:00:00 Intro

0:01:29 The story until now

0:02:18 Jackson Hole is REAL

0:06:41 Hachi’s big city fantasy vs reality

0:18:41 Shoji sucks

0:25:41 Hachi’s sexuality

0:30:45 Hachi’s awakening

0:33:36 The girls are fighting but ALSO reconciling

0:35:37 Hachi is hated???

0:38:11 Junko is hated

0:48:55 Anime vs manga framing

0:50:49 Nana O’s mystique

0:58:46 Woman in rock being vilified

1:02:11 The music

1:06:03 Nice things

1:12:18 Yasu rocks

1:17:02 Outro

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Recorded Thursday 22nd January 2026

Music: Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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