Syundei - Go for It, Nakamura! Manga

Go for It, Nakamura! is an endearing Boys' Love comedy manga written and illustrated by Syundei. Okuto Nakamura is a shy, painfully awkward high schooler with one very big problem: he's completely, hopelessly fallen for his classmate Hirose — and they haven't even spoken yet. What follows is a series of increasingly chaotic, well-intentioned disasters as Nakamura tries to simply exist in the same vicinity as his crush without imploding. He's a klutz, he overthinks everything, and his only real confidants are his own spiraling internal monologue and a deep, abiding love of octopuses.

What makes Go for It, Nakamura! such a standout in the BL genre is how thoroughly it commits to comedy over melodrama. There's no angst spiral, no manufactured conflict — just the very relatable, very human experience of being too nervous to talk to someone you like, rendered in Syundei's expressive, bouncy art style. It's warm, silly, and surprisingly sweet, with a genuine emotional payoff that sneaks up on you. The series was originally serialized in the BL magazine Opera and collected into a single volume — compact and complete, making it a perfect entry point for readers new to boys' love manga.

A sequel, Go for It Again, Nakamura!, continues the story and is also available as a single volume. The series has since been adapted into an anime in 2026 and rereleased in a new edition to coincide with the adaptation. Fans of My Love Mix-Up!, Heartstopper, or Kiss Him, Not Me will find this an instant favorite — one of the most purely fun BL manga ever published in English.

Other Notable Works

Syundei: Go for It Again, Nakamura!, Total Eclipse of the Eternal Heart   Comparable Peers: My Love Mix-Up! (BL comedy peer), Total Eclipse of the Eternal Heart (Same creator, darker tone)

Series Details

Japanese Name: ガンバレ！中村くん!! (Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!)
English Title: Go for It, Nakamura!
Story & Art: Syundei
Original Publisher: Akane Shinsha (Opera)
English Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Release Years: 2014–2016 (Japan) / 2018 (English)
Volumes: 1 (Complete)
Age Rating: Teen (13+)
Genre: Boys' Love, Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life

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