Motto Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!Go for It Again, Nakamura! Edit What would you like to edit? SynopsisBackgroundAlternative TitlesPictureChapters/VolumesPublishing DatesRelationsTypeExternal Links   lw4o

More of the same, kind of does not go anywhere, but not bad at all! I still highly recommend it for everyone!

"Motto Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!" does not disappoint, but also does not give the "ending" we expect. It is still the same: a funny, comfy and interesting BL love story. There are new characters that are as interesting as the others, but they are just... there, you know. 
I loved the first part, and this, as much as it did not give us much of an ending for their relationship, it kept the idea and vibe of the story. 

Now the problem is that, indeed, it does not ... go anywhere. There are more funny stories where they slowly get to meet and get closer to each other, leaving you feeling that there should be a new continuation and a more proper ending to the story. We get more characters and situations that end up leading to nothing.  

I still highly recommend it. It's not perfect, but it's great and nice to chill and have fun with the characters. 

Story: 6 | Story is simple, a closeted gay who wants to confess to his crush one day, and the manga revolves around that premise along with some enjoyable side-stories. Since it's short, not much has happened since it's prequel. When it comes to romance, I prefer progress so points taken off here.

Art: 7 | I like the art, reminds me of old manga, no complaints here.

Character: 6 | There are no notable characters in the story imo, they're generic but good enough. I only Nakamura and Hirose, and that weird teacher that Hirose kept hanging out with. I don't like how the mangaka ... was hinting at things with the teacher and Hirose, made me uncomfortable. Could have spent those s on other stuff

Enjoyment: 7 | Even with the unwanted, unnecessary stuff the mangaka added in the sequel, I still find it enjoyable with Nakamura's homo dialogue.

Overall: 7 | It's okay lol

I was originally excited for this sequel because of all the possibilities where the main pair's relationship could go. After reading it though, I was left with disappointment. Simply, the main pair's relationship doesn't go anywhere from where the prequel left it off. This sequel feels unnecessary and Nakamura somehow feels even more of an outsider to the love interest, Hirose's life than he was in the prequel as this book barely offers the main pair genuine moments of connection between them.

There are so many points in this book that just fail me to root for Nakamura and say “go for it, Nakamura!” because he ... just doesn’t go for it. The book even makes a point about this saying that no matter how much you dilly-dally crushing on someone, the person in question is never going to fall in love with you if you don’t just “go for it”. Where is Nakamura’s resolve? It seems like he just lets things happen before he can do anything about them.

This series is full of character’s unfruitful feelings of affection for each other. Like the artist girl who crushes on Nakamura, Nakamura crushes on Hirose, Hirose might have a crush on the teacher and so on… Makes one think if that’s the whole point of the manga then. “unrequited feelings that will never be answered, but hey, at least you’ll have a good memory, right?” That type of thing…

Some of the chapters are also kind of confusing with the overall continuation of the story. Not to mention the book’s abrupt ending with no clear conclusion for the volume. Overall the book has some funny jokes and nice art. It’s entertaining at least and sure made me think about it, but, as I said before, it feels kind of dull and unneeded as a sequel. It would have been fine for this series to have been a standalone one shot volume. At least the ending of the first volume’s leaves room for hope for Nakamura’s crush as it ends with an open ending with many possibilities.

To conclude, this volume brings nothing new to the table and fails to succeed the prequel’s freshness in the BL genre.