”Go for It, Nakamura!” A pop BL romantic comedy with an 80’s-90’s touch will feature Chiaki Kobayashi and Yuki Sakakibara!
”Go for It, Nakamura! –Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!-” and the 80’s-90’s retro culture boom and BL anime adaptations!
On November 9, 2024, it was announced that Chiaki Kobayashi and Yuki Sakakibara will play the roles of Okuto Nakamura and Aiki Hirose, respectively, in this BL romantic comedy with cute pictures that have a trendy Showa and Heisei pop taste and a touch reminiscent of the 80’s-90’s.
Anime adaptation of BL romantic comedy
| Description of the work quoted from the official website |
| “what to do about it, I love you, I love you…!” The main character, Nakamura Okuto, is strongly introverted high school boy who can be found anywhere. He has zero friends, and his classmate, Aiki Hirose, appears before him. What is this feeling…? He’s not even friends with Hirose yet, but every day when he sees him, he can’t stop his heart from pounding! The story of a shy high school boy, Nakamura’s “delusion and outburst over his one-sided love for Hirose” is comically expressed with a nostalgic 80’s-90’s touch. The story has gained high popularity, The Based on a comic is a royal BL love comedy by Syundei, ”Go for It, Nakamura! -Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!-” will be adapted into an animated TV series! |
This work comically depicts the delusions and outbursts of a shy high school boy, Nakamura-kun, over his one-sided love for his classmate, Hirose Aiki, with a nostalgic touch reminiscent of the 80s and 90s.
The somewhat nostalgic design and the story that skillfully expresses the sweet and sour feelings of adolescence have captured the hearts of many readers, and the original manga has also gained high popularity.
The story begins with the shy Nakamura-kun struggling to first become friends with Hirose-kun!
The voice actors are
Okuto Nakamura: Kobayashi Chiaki
Aiki Hirose: Sakakibara Yuki
The two popular voice actors have been chosen for the role of Hisato Nakamura Okuto and Yuki Sakakibara.
In addition, veteran Seiyu Kappei Yamaguchi and Junko Takeuchi, who are well known for their roles in “Detective Conan” as Kid the phantom thief and “Naruto” as Uzumaki Naruto, respectively, have been confirmed to appear.
Anime Adaptation and Broadcast Schedule
Gambare! Nakamura-kun! will begin airing in 2025. In conjunction with the announcement of the anime adaptation, the first promotional video (PV) has been released. The PV faithfully reproduces the atmosphere of the original work, while adding movements and direction unique to the anime, and has already received high praise from fans.
The airing date has not yet been determined, so keep checking the official website and official X for additional information!
| Official Site | TV anime “Gambare! Nakamura-kun! Official site |
| Official X | @nkmr_kun_tv |
Retro culture boom in the 80s and 90s
The retro culture boom of the 80s and 90s in 2025 has become a noticeable phenomenon in various cultural fields. The retro style is now in vogue, with modern tastes, colors that are a little paler than those of the time, and sophisticated font forms, retro yet brushed up.
The Showa and Heisei retro booms, combined with imported retro booms such as the New Retro from Korea and Y2K booms , may be the result of globalization.
