Go For It, Nakamura-kun!! Episode 5: Vexing! Are They an Item?!

Canon/MED

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8.6

22 Fans

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Go For It, Nakamura-kun!! Episode 5: Vexing! Are They an Item?!

Canon/MED

← Prev: EP 4 Next: EP 6 →

OSHIMETER

8.6

22 Fans

5

4

3

2

1

PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack

READTHROUGH

Contains spoilers • 10 scenes • 4 min read

QUICK TAKES

Such a great exploration of what being gay in school feels like, and what it feels like to crush on someone who is seemingly straight and how much it hurts. Very accurate. Broke my heart and built it back up again in every episode. I adore them both.

The misunderstandings stayed funny and Nakamura's overthinking felt painfully relatable. The expressive reactions and comedic timing keep the episode entertaining.

This episode was so much fun, watching Nakamura suffer as he observes Hirose acting so affectionately with his friends; there he is, lurking in the background and dying of jealousy. And the teacher's behavior toward Hirose, it cracks me up 😂

Jealousy is in the air haha. I like seeing Nakamura’s expressions and reactions, I'm enjoying it so much. Otogiri is prolly the best sensei, i mean it’s hard to see sensei like that even if irl. This is so funny again and the antics were pure comedy to me.

Another love triangle conflict in this episode. At first it was with classmates, then with the teacher. I liked seeing Nakamura's jealousy in those situations! Enjoyable and hilarious from start to finish.

erm,,, weird ass teacher :///

Do I smell jealousy? 😂 This ep's basically Nakamura-kun feeling resentment from Hirose-kun interacting with other guys LOL. Naturally, this leads to Nakamura doing all sorts of strange stuff and awkward antics to win Hirose's attention 😅 Otogiri-sensei in this ep was extra cool 🥺✨ And Hirose's role was super funny and cute 😇 Shout out to Fly Day Chinatown as the ED song!!

great episode, otogiri sensei so chill lol, I kinda already knew he was faking 'beating up' hirose in the classroom. nakamura jealousy trope takes a nice and funny spin here too!!

haha, Hirose's balding scene was so funny, we have got to see more of his headstrong character, it's so charismatic and fun to watch him in unserious scenarios. Their homeroom teacher is also chill and funny, all the characters come together and make a fun episode.

mustardsprinkles

Nakamura is so easy to root for with his delusional yet down-to-earth nature in his inner-monologues. His fictional scenarios are realistic to high schoolers and how they behave around their crushes 😢😢 it makes him painfully relatable

The whole protein powder bit had me laughing out loud he was so serious about getting swole

That BL baiting strategy from Takeuchi was so wild and Hamaoka's condition for dating him is even crazier

This show nails Nakamura's internal panic and his exaggerated reactions they are so funny

hell_butterfly_hunter

I loved Otogiri-sensei pulling off that fake angry routine for Hirose what a legend

Nakamura's jealousy over Takeuchi was so ridiculous and everything he did was completely unhinged

EPISODE CONTEXT

Sitting at the midpoint of the season, Episode 5 builds directly on the emotional groundwork laid in Episode 4, where Nakamura's feelings for Hirose became more clearly defined. This episode deepens those feelings by introducing jealousy as a new complicating factor, pushing Nakamura toward greater self-awareness about what he actually wants. It sets up Episode 6, 'I Want to Be Friends With You!!', where the tension between friendship and something more will likely come into sharper focus.

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EPISODE CONTEXT

Sitting at the midpoint of the season, Episode 5 builds directly on the emotional groundwork laid in Episode 4, where Nakamura's feelings for Hirose became more clearly defined. This episode deepens those feelings by introducing jealousy as a new complicating factor, pushing Nakamura toward greater self-awareness about what he actually wants. It sets up Episode 6, 'I Want to Be Friends With You!!', where the tension between friendship and something more will likely come into sharper focus.

READTHROUGH

Contains spoilers • 10 scenes • 4 min read

QUICK TAKES

Such a great exploration of what being gay in school feels like, and what it feels like to crush on someone who is seemingly straight and how much it hurts. Very accurate. Broke my heart and built it back up again in every episode. I adore them both.

The misunderstandings stayed funny and Nakamura's overthinking felt painfully relatable. The expressive reactions and comedic timing keep the episode entertaining.

This episode was so much fun, watching Nakamura suffer as he observes Hirose acting so affectionately with his friends; there he is, lurking in the background and dying of jealousy. And the teacher's behavior toward Hirose, it cracks me up 😂

Jealousy is in the air haha. I like seeing Nakamura’s expressions and reactions, I'm enjoying it so much. Otogiri is prolly the best sensei, i mean it’s hard to see sensei like that even if irl. This is so funny again and the antics were pure comedy to me.

Another love triangle conflict in this episode. At first it was with classmates, then with the teacher. I liked seeing Nakamura's jealousy in those situations! Enjoyable and hilarious from start to finish.

erm,,, weird ass teacher :///

Do I smell jealousy? 😂 This ep's basically Nakamura-kun feeling resentment from Hirose-kun interacting with other guys LOL. Naturally, this leads to Nakamura doing all sorts of strange stuff and awkward antics to win Hirose's attention 😅 Otogiri-sensei in this ep was extra cool 🥺✨ And Hirose's role was super funny and cute 😇 Shout out to Fly Day Chinatown as the ED song!!

great episode, otogiri sensei so chill lol, I kinda already knew he was faking 'beating up' hirose in the classroom. nakamura jealousy trope takes a nice and funny spin here too!!

haha, Hirose's balding scene was so funny, we have got to see more of his headstrong character, it's so charismatic and fun to watch him in unserious scenarios. Their homeroom teacher is also chill and funny, all the characters come together and make a fun episode.

mustardsprinkles

Nakamura is so easy to root for with his delusional yet down-to-earth nature in his inner-monologues. His fictional scenarios are realistic to high schoolers and how they behave around their crushes 😢😢 it makes him painfully relatable

The whole protein powder bit had me laughing out loud he was so serious about getting swole

That BL baiting strategy from Takeuchi was so wild and Hamaoka's condition for dating him is even crazier

This show nails Nakamura's internal panic and his exaggerated reactions they are so funny

hell_butterfly_hunter

I loved Otogiri-sensei pulling off that fake angry routine for Hirose what a legend

Nakamura's jealousy over Takeuchi was so ridiculous and everything he did was completely unhinged

©春泥／ヒーローズ／「ガンバレ！中村くん!!」製作委員会

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©春泥／ヒーローズ／「ガンバレ！中村くん!!」製作委員会

AnimeOshi.com refers to anime titles, character names, logos, and other trademarked or copyrighted materials to identify and describe the works being reviewed, discussed, ranked or otherwise referenced on this site. This usage is believed to be nominative fair use or non-infringing and is not intended to imply any affiliation with the respective rights holders.

All trademarks and copyrights remain the property of their owners. If you are a rights holder and have concerns about any content on this site, please contact us at legal@animeoshi.com