Best Nana characters

1685 duels later, Nana Osaki remains #1 in the Nana ranking with 1448 ELO points, while Shinichi Okazaki trails at #2.

Nana Osaki dominates the podium with a commanding 59 ELO point lead over Shinichi Okazaki, the widest gap in the ranking. This margin reflects the punk vocalist's overwhelming appeal among voters, who have backed her through 102 duels with a 72% win rate. Yasushi Takagi sits just behind Okazaki at #3 with 1384 points, creating a tight race for the runner-up spot. The podium's composition underscores fans' preference for the Black Stones members and their orbit, while the other Nana—Komatsu, known as Hachi—lands at #5 with 1359 points despite her central role in the story. At the bottom, Takumi Ichinose languishes at #12 with just 991 ELO points and a 25% win rate across 91 duels, a stark rejection that speaks to the community's judgment of his actions throughout the series.

This ranking draws on 1685 duels contributed by 55 players across 12 contenders, last updated on 11 October 2026. The vote captures a clear hierarchy of affection within Ai Yazawa's universe, where musical authenticity and loyalty appear to outweigh romantic entanglements. Cast your own vote to shape the standings and see how your preferences compare to the community's.

Updated on October 11, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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