Ai Yazawa's Nana debuted in the manga magazine Cookie in July 2000. In 2007, the manga was put on hiatus, when Yazawa underwent an operation. The series was put on hiatus again in June 2009, when Yazawa suddenly became ill. She returned from the hospital in April 2010, but no set date for Nana's return was announced. Yazawa published a new "Junko's Place" chapter in Cookie's March 2013 issue.
