Ren Honjo
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Ren Honjo (本城蓮 Honjō Ren, also simply known as Ren レン) is a fictional character in the manga/anime series Nana, by Yazawa Ai.
[edit] Character
Ren was an orphan who was abandoned outside a port warehouse as soon as he was born. According to Nobuo Terashima, the incident was even reported in the news. Subsequently, he stayed at the same orphanage as Yasushi. After Yasu was adopted by the Takagis, Ren frequently visited his friend, so much so that Yasu's foster mother offered to adopt him, an offer which he refused.
Later, he formed a band, Blast, with Yasu as leader/drummer, himself as bassist, Nobu as guitarist and Nana Osaki as lead vocals. He also fell in love with Nana. (Like his idol, Sid Vicious, Ren wears a a chain with a lock around his neck, that has the initial, "R" on it. A lock which only Nana has the key to.) Blast was moderately successful in their town, but Ren doubted that they would make it big. He then joined Trapnest as a guitarist. Their leader, Takumi Ichinose, is a good friend of Yasu as well. As he left Blast, he also broke up with Nana.
After Hachi (Nana Komatsu) learnt about his relationship with Nana, she invited Nana to Trapnest's concert back in her hometown. The couple made up, but Nana promised Ren that Blast would become more popular than Trapnest; their new bassist, Okazaki Shinichi, wanted to surpass Ren himself.
Although the couple had made up, Ren was still afraid that Yasu may become his rival for Nana. Also, Nana was uncomfortable with Trapnest's vocalist, Layla (Reira Serizawa), who seemed to be interested in Ren as well. To make matters worse, a tabloid magazine, SEARCH, was determined to expose the couple's relationship, as Blast's popularity had been rising steadily.
[edit] Personality
Beneath his idol image, Ren actually has problems of his own. He's addicted to drugs, much like his idol Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols. As leader, Takumi knew about this and warned him of the consequences. However, other than that, he tolerated Ren's practise. However, Ren has been trying to quit his habit, cold turkey style.
On matters concerning the band, he trusts Takumi completely. Using the series' running gag of comparing Trapnest to an army, he said, "We (Trapnest) do not need soldiers who won't fight alongside Takumi."
However, he could also be playful, frequently teasing Nana and Layla. Another gag in the series is that in front of Nana, he would purposely get intimate with Shin.
[edit] Seiyu and live-action actors
- In the PS2 game, he's voiced by Takahiro Sakurai.
- In the anime, he's voiced by Kiuchi Hidenobu
- In the first live-action movie, he's portrayed by Ryuhei Matsuda.
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