He attended Palisades High School and later Santa Monica College, where he'd work with the Palisadian-Post as their only photographer.
Nakamura attended UCLA, graduating in 1993 with a degree in East Asian Studies.
[2] After graduation, Nakamura worked at VideoGames & Computer Entertainment shortly before starting Giant Robot.
[2] The magazine ceased publication in February 2011, but Nakamura continued publication through the curation of several Giant Robot Biennales at the Japanese American National Museum[4] and the SuperAwesome: Art and Giant Robot exhibition at the Oakland Museum of California Art.
[7][8][9] It had an almost seven year run[10] in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, right by their physical Giant Robot store.