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“Shy Nakamura dreams of kissing crush Hirose; reality is an octopus kiss as summer romance looms.”
Go for It Again, Nakamura!
もっとガンバレ！中村くん！！
7.31
5,096 rank · 8,127 readers · 44 favorites
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Synopsis
Shy Nakamura dreams of kissing crush Hirose; reality is an octopus kiss as summer romance looms.
After their classes are dismissed, Okuto Nakamura and Aiki Hirose decide to travel back home together. While walking on a quiet street, Hirose insists that they kiss, with Nakamura succumbing to his request and returning the ardent passion. As it turns out, this is all but a dream—and Nakamura wakes up being sucked on by his pet octopus instead! Since the start of the school year, 16-year-old Nakamura has harbored feelings for Hirose. His timidness results in him having few friends and unlikely to profess his love. However, he has made progress, and the pair are now proper friends. With an eventful summer season looming ahead, Nakamura's pursuit for love continues!
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Community consensus
Derived from 6 sampled reviews
6.7
/10
What 6 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 0.94
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 0.94 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.33
Running avg · Aug 2021 → Jan 2026
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “Even though this is a sweet story and a popular meme in the art circles, the story can get repetitive faster since those are short stories. But it can have some character development, though. Other...”
- 7 “I find the story itself to be really cute, i wonder how long they will take to actually get together. If you have read the prequel , you are going to like this series as much as the prequel. I...”
- 7 “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...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 17%
Long · 17%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 9 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 12m approx
- Published Jun 2017 – Jun 2021
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M48576 catalog