Go for It, Nakamura!

It is recorded as the work of Syundei. Publication is recorded by Akane Shinsha and Seven Seas Entertainment. The recorded date of publication is 2014. It is associated with Japan. Recorded genres are comedy anime and manga, slice of life anime and manga and romance anime and manga. The recorded subject matter is male homosexuality, coming of age and school.

• Ja Kanji — ガンバレ! 中村くん!! • Ja Romaji — Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!! • Genre — * Boys' love • Comedy

• Type — manga • Author — Syundei • Publisher — Akane Shinsha • Magazine — Opera • Imprint — Edge Comix • First — 2014 12 27 • Last — 2016 8 27 • Volumes — 1

• Type — manga • Title — Go For It Again, Nakamura! • Author — Syundei • Publisher — Akane Shinsha • Magazine — Opera • Imprint — Edge Comix • First — 2017 6 28 • Last — 2021 6 30 • Volumes — 2

• Writer — Eri Hinako • Music — OdiakeS • Released — September 8, 2021

• Type — tv series • Director — * Aoi Umeki • Naoki Yoshibe (assistant) • Writer — * Aoi Umeki • Yasuko Aoki • Music — Ayana Tsujita • Studio — Drive • Licensee — * Crunchyroll • Network — Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, HBC, AT-X, SBS, CTV, ABC TV, RKB, RCC • First — April 2, 2026 • Last — June 17, 2026 • Episodes — 13

• Portal — yes Go for It, Nakamura! is a Japanese boys' love (BL) manga series written and illustrated by Syundei. The series follows the titular Nakamura, a closeted high school student who has a secret crush on his classmate. Go for It, Nakamura! was serialized in the manga magazine Opera from 2014 to 2016, collected into a bound volume by Akane Shinsha in 2017, and licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment in 2018. A sequel, Go For It Again, Nakamura!, was serialized from June 2017 to June 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Drive premiered in April 2026.

Sixteen-year-old high school student Okuto Nakamura harbors a crush on his classmate Aiki Hirose, despite having never actually spoken to him. The strongly introverted Nakamura fantasizes about speaking to Hirose and often attempts to integrate himself into scenarios that would allow the two to interact, though the majority end in comedic failure, as Hirose does not reciprocate the same feelings initially. Nakamura is eventually able to build his confidence and grow closer to Hirose. The series concludes with the two boys developing a reciprocal friendship.

• Okuto Nakamura: • A gay high school student. He falls head over heels in love with his classmate Aiki Hirose at first sight, but is acutely introverted and has never spoken to him. His pet is an octopus named Icchan. In chapter 11, he and Hirose finally end up becoming friends. • Aiki Hirose: • Nakamura's classmate, and his unrequited love interest. In chapter 11 he becomes Nakamura's friend. He has incredible memory and idolizes Otogiri, their homeroom teacher. Initially, he does not reciprocate Nakamura's feelings at all, and often gets slightly uncomfortable by his constant failed attempts to woo him. However with time, he begins to grow closer to Nakamura and starts enjoying his time with him. • Sou Otogiri: • Nakamura's homeroom teacher. Approachable and dedicated to his students, he is portrayed in the manga and anime as diligent, responsible and understanding. Later in the series, it is revealed he used to be a delinquent. • Hifumi Kawamura: • Nakamura's classmate. A talented artist and fujoshi. • Kota Takeuchi: • A friend of Hirose and Ryou who often goofs off and has a crush on Yuta. • Ryou Mukai: • A friend of Hirose and Kota. • Yuka Hamaoka • Makoto Koichi (anime) • A friend of Hifumi and Masako, • Masako Okuda: • A friend of and Hifumi and Yuka. • Tsukasa Oomori: • Hirose's childhood friend and member of the drama/AV club. • Arandou Tamura: • President of the drama/AV club. • Reiko Aokiyama: • President of the occult research club. She attempts to recruit Nakamura into joining her club despite his relentless refusals. • Kaoru Niou: • A strict gym teacher. • Kōsei Matsumura: • A middle school friend of Hirose's. His infatuation for Hirose makes him a rival of Nakamura.

The character Nakamura first appeared in illustrations and short web comics posted by Syundei online. In 2014, Syundei was approached by the managing editor of the manga magazine Opera to draw a comic to fill empty pages in an issue of the magazine. That comic, a one-shot that was published in the December 2014 issue of Opera, would become the first chapter of Go for It, Nakamura! Beginning in the June 2015 issue of Opera, Go for It, Nakamura! began serialization as a regular series, running concurrently in Opera with Syundei's horror manga series Total Eclipse of the Eternal Heart. Upon its conclusion, the eleven-chapter series was collected into a bound volume by Akane Shinsha and published on May 27, 2017. On September 15, 2017, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that it would license an English-language translation of the series. The single-volume manga was published on July 3, 2018, making Go for It, Nakamura! the first boys' love manga series to be published by Seven Seas. A sequel series, Go For It Again, Nakamura!, began serialization in Opera in June 2017. An English-language translation was published by Seven Seas Entertainment in July 2022.

An anime television series adaptation of Go for It, Nakamura! was announced on August 16, 2024. The series will be produced by Drive and directed by Aoi Umeki, with Naoki Yoshibe serving as assistant director, Umeki and Yasuko Aoki writing series scripts, Umeki designing the characters, and Ayana Tsujita composing the music. The series was initially scheduled for 2025, but was later delayed due to "production circumstances". It premiered on April 1, 2026. The first two episodes debuted together online on Hulu on the same day, while each new episode also debuted a week earlier before the television broadcast in Japan. The opening theme song is 4='Let's Fall in Love Instantly' performed by Yasuyuki Okamura and Kento Nakajima, while each episode features a different ending theme song which are pre-existing Japanese songs from the Shōwa and Heisei eras. Crunchyroll streams the series outside Asian markets. Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.

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An audio drama adaptation of Go for It, Nakamura! was published on September 8, 2021. The adaptation features Kappei Yamaguchi as the voice of Nakamura, Junko Takeuchi as the voice of Hirose, and Tomoyuki Morikawa as the narrator, with original music by OdiakeS. A 12-page exclusive special chapter of the manga series was released with it. Characters from Go for It, Nakamura! were included in a pop-up cafe run by Opera in Harajuku, Tokyo from March 16 to April 8, 2018. The cafe featured original merchandise and menu items inspired by the series.