Nakamura has it bad. Not only is he in the closet, he’s a closeted high schooler who has a massive crush on his classmate that he can’t even bring himself to speak a word to without spontaneously combusting.
The promo video for the anime adaptation of Go For It, Nakamura! begins with Okuta Nakamura approaching Aiki Hirose, the object of his affections, then promptly smashing his head into the floor. Poor Nakamura tries everything possible to muster up his courage to talk to his crush even though every cell in his introverted body is screaming at him to “ABORT, ABORT!” The opening theme song, “Let’s Fall in Love Instantly” will be performed by Yasuyuki Okamura and Kento Nakajima.
Written and illustrated by Syundei, Go For It, Nakamura! was initially published as a short web comic panels the creator posted online before they were approached by Opera. The 11-chapter manga ran from December 2014 to August 2016 and has received positive reception for its romcom elements and retro vibes.
Animated and produced by Drive, Aoi Umeki will wear three hats as they will direct, write the script, and design the characters. Naoki Yoshibe is the assistant director and Yasuko Aoki will help with writing and overseeing the scripts. Ayana Tsujita will compose the music.
Voicing Nakamura is Chiaki Kobayashi who voiced Langa Hasegawa in Sk8 the Infinity. Yuki Sakakihara (Jyushi Aimono in Hynopsis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima) will voice Aiki Hirose. Takuya Eguchi (Loid Forger in Spy x Family) will voice Sou Otogiri, Nakamura’s homeroom teacher who Aiki idolizes. Fairouz Ai voices Hifumi Kawamura, Yukihiro Nozuyama as Kota Takeuchi, Atsushi Tamaru portrays Ryou Mukai, Makoto Koichi as Yuka Hamaoka, Yume Maihara voices Masako Okuda, and Tsubasa Sasa portrays Tsukasa Omori.
Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the single volume on July 3, 2018 and was the publisher’s first BL manga series. The sequel, Go For It Again, Nakamura! was also published by Seven Seas in July 2022.
Go For It, Nakamura! will stream first on Hulu with Episodes 1 and 2 on April 1 with Crunchyroll streaming the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS.
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