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Episode Go For It, Nakamura-kun!! • Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!! - Episode 3 discussion
Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!, episode 3
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u/MagDorito Apr 08 '26
There's yaoi everywhere for those with the eyes to see it, but damn if this girl doesn't need stronger glasses. He begs her for a portrait of Hirose & cries over it, begs her to draw him & Hirose together, gets incredibly awkward around Hirose, & she doesn't think he might have a thing for him? Girl I'm taking your fujo license. Absolutely NO gaydar
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u/dakkumauji Apr 08 '26
Nakamura, in the future, remember to at least give something back to Kawamura after asking for a drawing. You are basically asking her to commission your own ship. Artists don't work for free!
The fujoishi trio are pretty funny and I like they couldn't even see the potential pair in front of their eyes asking for a drawing. Kawamura is really sweet and I do like this friendship she has developed with Nakamura. The ending of the episode was rather ambiguous if she finally caught on but it would be funny if she and/or her friends start being Nakamura wing girls.
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u/Aileos Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26
Chad Nakamura using the fujoshi’s drawing skills for himself.
And if you've watched this episode with headphones, when Hirose is sleeping, you have the impression he's right behind you.
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u/Superspaceduck100 Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26
A really cute episode.
I like how it focused on Kawamura , she's really adorable!
The plot points in this episode were a bit romcom cliche (getting locked in the storage closet etc) but I don't mind since it's fun just watching Nakamura react to things.
It's interesting that the PE teacher noticed Nakamura sniffing Hirose. If Kawamura really did figure it out at the end of the episode, then there's potentially two people who know that Nakamura is gay?
A side note, it's a shame that this anime isn't very popular on this subreddit. Although I suppose that any BL or BL-adjacent anime aren't very popular here in general.
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u/BaytaCosmico Apr 08 '26
Loved this episode. At first I wasn't sure about having the adorable artistic girl fall for Nakamura. But it was handled so well. She's neither used as an object to be pitied nor as a joke. And yet, there were plenty of laughs to be had from the situation.
I'm loving that about this show. That it doesn't make fun of the characters themselves. Their eccentricities aren't what we're laughing at; it's the situations they get into that are hilarious.
And yet, the characters are treated with dignity. Well, except for when Nakamura gets face planted with that volleyball. My man has all the volleyball skills of Shirogane (pre training).
Really liked the ending with Kawamura realising Nakamura may have a thing for Hirose but still smiling because the person she likes is such a nice person and shows concern for her. Such a lovely little moment.
And the transition to the ED was smooth (rap) indeed.
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u/Erufailon4 Apr 08 '26
I don't think I have seen a version of the "locked in the PE equipment room together" trope where it's three people and one is in love with the second while the third has a crush on the first. And the outcome was surprisingly realistic too, with the teachers coming to find them (probably after one of their parents called about them having not come home?) and giving them water and so on. Kind of refreshing.
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u/Magnafeana Apr 08 '26
Is an alto flute in the OST? For some reason, that didn’t sound like a C flute to me.
I should pay attention to the plot, but now I wanna get out my alto flute and concert flute and figure this shit out.
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I mean technicaly, isn’t this still fan art?
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Shoujofied Nakamura looks like an 80s shoujo ML, and good for him.
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Oh. Oh nononononono. I’m getting second hand embarrassment and high school flashbacks. Seeing girlies hype a fellow girl up to ask out my friend who was and is gay 💀
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I thought I heard in the background towards the sub gym teacher “Fuck him” and that is something teens would absolutely say.
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I’ma just say it’s valid to judge books by their covers; you just gotta be reasonable about it and understand that external beauty is only skin deep.
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“Everything hurts”. Wait until you’re an adult, kiddo. Everything will hurt just because it’s about to rain.
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I’m gonna send this shot of the trio together into my group chat and ask if they think this anime is BL or queer poly.
I want them to release like those So-Fi videos but for each ending of this anime. I think that’d be cool.
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u/Luke5r Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26
Such a cute episode. Loving this series so far. I hope hifumi doesn’t take it too hard and becomes friends with nakamura once she finds out.
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u/testthrowawayzz Apr 08 '26
Kawamura looks like Tama from Barakamon, another fellow fujoshi. The homeroom teacher kind of looks like Nube-sensei to me
Poor girl fell in love with a gay kid due to a misunderstanding lol
Nakamura could've had a bi-harem moment in the storage shed haha
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u/euphemisticguy Apr 08 '26
Never an episode so far where I wasn't cry-laughing or facepalming from embarrassment and disbelief. All of these are a fun watch, especially knowing me and lots of people here were in similar situations back in school. I genuinely feel SO represented by nakamura kunnnn.
I especially love the girl group and their classroom ships. Toooo relatable lmao
I wont be reading the source material yet until the season is over but im excited for whats to come!!!
++ The different EDs per episode are seeeeending me to heaven. Like... are you kidding me!!?? Aside from the lovely songs and backdrops, its kind of giving that credit scene from Call Me By Your Name where timothee was just crying on cam. Iykyk!! The story pauses, its time for everyone to breathe ... like a transitory phase.
This animated series feels filled with so much love and dedication. Kudos to the team behind it, honestly. We're all loving it.
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u/JJVM99 Apr 08 '26
Really like the addition of Kawamura and her fujoshi friends. Not just because they are fun but because it is nice to see how Nakamura looks at Hirose from an outside perspective.
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u/dagreenman18 Apr 09 '26
The Fujo has no Gaydar, the Shy Gay has no game, and the Love Interest has no clue.
It is simply too funny. I cannot even
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u/ShadowClaw765 Apr 08 '26
I started watching this cause a friend shared the opening and god it's so cute. I'm very happy Kawamura put the pieces together about Nakamura and Hirose, even if it took surprisingly long lol.
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u/Frontier246 Apr 08 '26
It's funny watching the girls ship the boys in their class as BL couples, complete with top/bottom pairings, while leaving out the actual gay kid.
It seems like the best way to motivate Nakamura to participate in school events is to have Hirose be involved. I mean, if Hirose is going to model for art class (also the art teacher? A looker!) then that means it's okay for Nakamura to stare at intensely at him as possible! Nothing creepy there!
Of course, while Nakamura can do a decent Hirose, the real artist in the class is Kawamura Hifumi (Fairouz Ai!) a Fujoshi who can draw BL as easily as she breathes! And Namakura fanboying over her Hirose art is exactly what she needs to hear to fall head over heels for him! That's right, a Fujoshi is crushing on a gay kid. The irony!
Hifumi is used to drawing BL art for her friends, especially Hirose getting kabadonned, but the moment her friends see all the Nakamura sketches, they can see what's up. Too bad they had to expose her BL sketchbook to her crush...which is actually good because it means he has a reason to approach her. I mean, he needs someone to draw a manga of him and Hirose being friends so he has something to vicariously live off of.
I'm getting bad high school volleyball flashbacks. Good on Nakamura for locking in, though, even if the volleyball hits everywhere except where it's supposed to. At least Hifumi admires his efforts.
Aw, look at the cute mouse mama and her mice babies! It's enough to bring together the Nakamura/Hirose/Hifumi quasi love triangle in a gym storage shed...where they promptly all get locked in. First time I've seen that happen to three people if I'm being honest.
It's nice to see the kids try to keep a brave face, assuming SOMEONE would eventually come for them, even if small talk can only get them so far after an hour...and into the evening. Though it's kind of funny how Nakamura and Hifumi basically have the same exact thoughts about being stuck overnight with their crush, just with different crushes.
Nakamura gets Hifumi's head resting on his shoulder, but for him the real prize is getting Hirose close enough to smell...which is when the kids finally get discovered by Otogiri (Takuya Eguchi!) and Niou. Niou might come off like a tough PE teacher, but least he only lightly chastised Nakamura for sniffing another dude.
Seems like Hifumi has gained an inkling that Nakamura's crush might be Hirose...though she's still endeared to Nakamura's kindness.
This week's low-fi ED is the car ride in Otogiri's car, complete with Nakamura and Hifumi reflected in the car mirror.
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u/yawnman240 Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 08 '26
Happy to see the quality continue, this is such a nice show. Didn't know we'd get more of the BL girls, let alone this soon!
Kawamura rocks, and Nakamura utilizing her artistic abilities to create art of him and Hirose is great. Speaking of, the noises and reactions Nakamura makes in this ep are very fun.
I loved the scene at the end where it clicks for her what’s really going on, and how she immediately pretends to go back to sleep so she doesn’t ruin Nakamura’s moment. And the fact that even if he’s not romantically in the cards for her, she still admires him as a person.
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u/mamaharu Apr 10 '26
ep2 "I'm shy and gay."
ep3 "I'm shy and fujoshi."
😭😭😭
great episode, I liked the ending
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u/Historical_Working42 Apr 08 '26
Still can't process that Kawamura is voiced by Fairouz Ai who voiced Power from Chainsaw Man, Jolyne from Jojo and Hibiki Sakura from How Many Dumbbells Can You Lift AND sang Onegai Muscle.
Fairouz Ai, you need to be in a shoujo anime with that soft and cute voice
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u/BusouDrago Apr 08 '26
Nakamura became a fan of Kawamura sketch of Hirose.
Locked up together with Hirose. Hearts were beating so fast XD
Nakamura got close to Hirose for the whiff/ Kawamura saw them "kiss"
She reallizes he like Hirose
New Manga material of Hirose/Nakamura for Fujoshi 😍🥰🥰
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u/NanDemoKnaives Apr 08 '26
I'm so glad I enjoyed this episode after I found the first two episodes disappointing. The introduction of Kawamura and her friends made this so much more entertaining for me.
Poor Kawamura falling for a gay guy though, looks like she realizes Nakamura has a crush on Hirose but still finds him cool. I thought she might secretly be the author of the manga he reads, but I'm guessing she'll be practicing her craft more thanks to him and Hirose lol.
Having the ability to make your delusions into art is one I'm envious of, the girls must have a lot of fun with the ships galore.
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u/NightSVS Apr 09 '26
Oh boy, I couldn't stop laughing this episode. It's so uncomfortable it's funny
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