I've just read the 78th chapter of Nana and yeah, Ren died—which I find a bit sad but not doleful or extremely dismal or appalling. Well, honestly, I hope no one would take any offense, but this is how the story should flux. As to why, well, first off, I find Nana and Ren's conversation about "when the other one dies, the other would follow," and Nana wanting to kill Ren so she could have him for herself so amorous, and with this, you want something to happen that would make you remember this line and scene which really is full of love canopied by obsessiveness and selfishness. I don't want those ravishing and poignant scenes to be rendered futile because of an excessively happy ending though it'd be sad for most of the fans. But for me, the most impeccable and happiest ending for both of them is meeting their dissolutions which is what they actually wanted from the beginning, and note that I don't believe they'd be together again after their deaths 'cuz I don't believe in life after for it's stupid.

...and about the paparakyons, well, I don't know. They're just doing their jobs but their pushiness took Ren's emo life in forfeit, but still, I cannot blame them completely—it's stupid. They should've just brought Ren in a hospital. They thought of themselves too much and ignored the responsibility they should be taking. Ren's been there for too long; he must've lost a lot of blood. If he was brought to the hospital, then maybe, he'd still be alive...it's sad.

Well anyway, I don't really have much to say about this topic 'cuz I'm not a Ren and Nana fan, lol. I actually wanted to blabber about how I felt Taku's dejection and Hachiko being used to whatever Taku—her beloved —does, lol.

Anyway, two thumbs up for Yazawa-san!
Ganbatte kudasai Itsumo ouensuru kara