FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Nakata Kousuke 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/29/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MEDICINOVA INC [MNOV] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MEDICINOVA, INC., 4275 EXECUTIVE SQUARE, SUITE 650 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) LA JOLLA, CA 92037 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, $0.001 par value 800,000 I See footnote (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock, $0.001 par value	2,200,000	$ (2)	I	See footnote (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Nakata Kousuke C/O MEDICINOVA, INC. 4275 EXECUTIVE SQUARE, SUITE 650 LA JOLLA, CA 92037	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Kousuke Nakata		01/14/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Held by Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("Kissei"), of which Mr. Nakata serves as Director, Licensing and Clinical Development. Mr. Nakata disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Kissei held such shares on November 29, 2011, the date on which Mr. Nakata became a director of MediciNova, Inc.
(2)	Kissei holds 220,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible at any time, at the holder's election, into Common Stock initially at a rate of 10 shares of Common Stock for each share of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, and has no expiration.
  Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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