ガンバレ！中村くん！！

GANBARE! NAKAMURA-KUN!!

MANGA

STATUS
COMPLETE
VOLUMES
1
RELEASE
August 27, 2016
CHAPTERS
11

DESCRIPTION

Nakamura is a shy boy who falls in love at first sight with one of his classmates–his dreamy high school classmate, Hirose. But there's a problem: they haven't met yet. And Nakamura is a total klutz who might bungle things before they even begin!

(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

CAST

Okuto Nakamura
Aiki Hirose
Hifumi Kawamura
Reiko Aokiyama
Hirose no Onee-san
Arandou Tamura

CHAPTERS

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REVIEWS

isahbellah
90/100
Really short and sweet BL that even people who don't like this sort of thing could get into it
This was such a sweet and short read. Ganbare Nakamura-kun! is about Nakamura's pursuit for Hirose's friendship, of all things!!! He's in love with him, of course, and he fantasizes about them together, but he doesn't jump straight into a possible relationship between the two. He first and foremost wants to be his friend.

Hirose is a really sweet guy, I could definitely see why Nakamura loves him so much. It was really fun for him to be all like "SENPAI PLEASE NOTICE ME" and when Hirose finally did, he'd lose his shit lol

One of the most appealing things about this manga is that most BL is very non-conish and that's a turn off to me. But Nakamura-Kun! is more fluffy, it has sort of an even "innocent" kind of crush. I think even people who are not into BL could end up liking it.

The art style really reminds me of Rumiko Takahashi's (especially from the 80's) and ohoho, I absolutely LOVE IT!!! It's beautiful and quirky and makes me feel nostalgic, so that's a plus.

The only two things that I didn't "like" (or, rather, that I felt it was lacking):
1 - it's VERY SHORT. It has 11 chapters but at least half of those are like, 10 pages long. I feel that if it was given a chance, this manga could easily have been longer and MUCH MORE could have been explored. Like, you know, a possible romantic relationship between these two.
2- Even though I just said that this is very light BL and even people who are not into it could like it... I still really wanted the romantic part to happen. But maybe that's just me, lol

It was still a very enjoyable read :)

[The review has already ended but anilist wants me to write 2.2k+ characters so I can publish it and REALLY???? I mean, okay, I get that you want people to explain why they liked or disliked something and if they recommend it or not but sometimes you don't need to write all that much to get your point across.

Now I'm just writing gibberish so I can get all the 2200 characters that I need to post it, I apologize in advance for this incovenience :(

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holographer
67/100
A short and sweet comedy about a boy crush that has good characters but lacks a deep and more interesting story
Go For It, Nakamura! is one of the first boy's love manga I have ever read, the book is written very similar to a comedic romance novel that is with a boy and a girl. It shows the doubt, obsession and feelings Nakamura has towards Hirose in a very relatable way. Something I'm sure we all have questioned when we like someone is the idea that maybe were making the relationship more than it is in our heads. Nakamura faces these same conflicts and questions throughout the manga. The jokes can be pretty funny they hit some pretty funny one in the beginning, Nakamura's expressions are always fun to see and makes certain jokes more funny than they probably are. The drawing while maybe not seeming very grand is pretty good and has a lot of character. The characters are all really distinct and have very personable expression or traits. Some of the panels are also utilized well to show the comedy or make gags which is nice. The paneling is neat and works in a way that is simple to follow through the whole story. The faults I mainly have with the manga is its very short and doesn't build up the story to anything more than a simple crush. It's also not the most unique piece out there feels like it treads on many similar topics or ideas of manga in this genre. Nakamura is a fun character that really makes this book what it is, relatable and personable he hides his interest and also his sexuality to an extent to keep himself from being embarrassed or looked down upon. Whenever we peer into Nakamura's thoughts is more of the interesting part of the manga more than what is really happening around him. Hirose the love interest is written ambiguous in what he thinks of Nakamura at times but we later learn he has a fond view of him probably not romantic but as a friend. There is not really that much romance in this book its more comedy and slice of life which I think works somewhat in its favor differing it from others. A problem I have with a lot of boys love manga is it can feel a little typical and uninspired in its writing. This feels different enough to really stand out among them. . The conclusion that they end up as friends is nice and satisfactory. Although I felt like this could have been more than it was especially as the final chapter was really nice and a little more thematic than the other parts of the manga teasing me. Will Hirose ever think of Nakamura in a romantic way probably not but this manga is more about Nakamura being true to who he is and not shying away from being himself. This isn't a deeply complex personal journey or a riveting tale of a story but it is a nice fresh breath of simple cute crush. Strong 6.
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