It has been announced that the TV anime "Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!", based on the "classic BL romantic comedy" manga by Harudoro, will be broadcast in 2025. The main staff has also been announced, with Umeki Aoi, who served as series director (co-director) of "Pop Team Epic", directing, scriptwriting and character designing. Drive, which has produced "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! 3" and "Amagami-san Chi no Enmusubi", will produce the anime.
It was also announced that an event for the series will be held at the Animate Girls Festival 2024 (AGF2024) to be held in November. The main cast will be announced at the event and will take to the stage. A key visual featuring the main characters Nakamura Okuto and Hirose Aiki and a teaser PV were also released.
The series is a hot topic, depicting the delusions and rampages surrounding the unrequited love of shy high school boy Nakamura Okuto for his male classmate Hirose Aiki, with a nostalgic 1980s-90s touch. It is serialized on the website "Comicple" (Heroes).
◇Staff (titles omitted)
Director, scriptwriter, character designer: Umeki Aoi▽Assistant director: Yoshibe Naoki▽Series composition, scriptwriter: Aoki Yasuko (Studio Monad)▽Concept director: Tatamiya Tetsuya▽Art director: Li Tianfu (ST.BLUE)▽Color design: Ohno Harue (MADBOX)▽Director of photography: Wakabayashi Yu (ENISHIYA)▽Visual director: Kanda Tomotaka▽Editor: Ueno Yusuke (Yanagi Editing Office)▽Color script: Yue▽Prop design, 2D works: Nagaki Ayumi▽Costume design: Nakamura Yumi▽Music: Tsujita Ayana▽Sound director: Iwanami Miwa▽Animation production: Drive
