The series follows the titular Nakamura, a closeted high school student who has a secret crush on his classmate.
was serialized in the manga magazine Opera from 2014 to 2016, collected into a bound volume by Akane Shinsha in 2017, and licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment in 2018.
Closeted sixteen-year-old high school student Okuto Nakamura harbors a crush on his classmate Aiki Hirose, despite having never actually spoken to him.
The strongly introverted Nakamura fantasizes about speaking to Hirose and often attempts to integrate himself into scenarios that would allow the two to interact, though the majority end in comedic failure.
The character Nakamura first appeared in illustrations and short web comics posted by Syundei online.
[6] That comic, a one shot that was published in the December 2014 issue of Opera, would become the first chapter of Go for It, Nakamura!.
[6][7] Upon its conclusion, the eleven-chapter series was collected into a bound volume by Akane Shinsha and published on May 27, 2017.
were included in a pop-up cafe run by Opera in Harajuku, Tokyo from March 16 to April 8, 2018.
The series was praised for its 1980s-reminiscent artwork,[17][18] with Sean Gaffney of Manga Bookshelf favorably comparing it to Ranma ½ and Kimagure Orange Road.
[19] Anthony Gramuglia noted in his review of the series for Anime Feminist that Go for It, Nakamura!
a "special treat for LGBT audiences eager for a sweet, retro-flavored romantic comedy.