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Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible
Cover of the first manga volume
久保さんは僕を許さない
(Kubo-san wa Mobu o Yurusanai)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byNene Yukimori
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintYoung Jump Comics
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 24, 2019 – present
Volumes10 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byKazuomi Koga
Written byYūya Takahashi
StudioPine Jam
Licensed bySentai Filmworks
Original run January 2023 – scheduled

Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible (Japanese: 久保さんは僕（モブ）を許さない, Hepburn: Kubo-san wa Mobu o Yurusanai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nene Yukimori. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump since October 2019, with its chapters collected in ten tankōbon volumes as of September 2022. An anime television series adaptation by Pine Jam is set to premiere in January 2023.

Premise

High school student Junta Shiraishi is so ordinary and quiet that his classmates and teachers do not notice him at all, as if he were a mob character in a video game, that is, until his female classmate Kubo pays attention to him and dares him to do things that would make him stand out.

Characters

Nagisa Kubo (久保 渚咲, Kubo Nagisa)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[2]
Junta Shiraishi (白石 純太, Shiraishi Junta)
Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi[2]
Akina Kubo (久保 明菜, Kubo Akina)
Voiced by: Miku Itō[3]
Saki Kubo (久保 沙貴, Kubo Saki)
Voiced by: Sora Amamiya[3]
Hazuki Kudō (工藤 葉月, Kudō Hazuki)
Voiced by: Ai Kakuma[4]
Tamao Taira (平 玉緒, Taira Tamao)
Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu[4]

Media

Manga

Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible is written and illustrated by Nene Yukimori. The series began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump on October 24, 2019.[5] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on February 19, 2020.[6] As of September 16, 2022, ten volumes have been released.[7]

The series is simultaneously published in English and Spanish on Shueisha's Manga Plus service and Viz Media's Shonen Jump website.[8] Viz Media licensed the series for print publication in North America.[9]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 February 19, 2020[6]978-4-08-891476-3May 3, 2022[1]978-1-9747-2968-5
2 June 19, 2020[10]978-4-08-891550-0July 5, 2022[11]978-1-9747-3215-9
3 September 18, 2020[12]978-4-08-891654-5September 6, 2022[13]978-1-9747-3389-7
4 February 19, 2021[14]978-4-08-891781-8November 1, 2022[15]978-1-9747-3390-3
5 June 18, 2021[16]978-4-08-892009-2January 3, 2023[17]978-1-9747-3391-0
6 September 17, 2021[18]978-4-08-892073-3March 7, 2023[19]978-1-9747-3392-7
7 November 19, 2021[20]978-4-08-892118-1——
8 February 18, 2022[21]978-4-08-892214-0——
9 May 18, 2022[22]978-4-08-892299-7——
10 September 16, 2022[7]978-4-08-892432-8——
11 December 19, 2022[23]978-4-08-892567-7——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on May 13, 2022. It is produced by Pine Jam and directed by Kazuomi Koga, with scripts written by Yūya Takahashi, and character designs handled by Yoshiko Saitō.[2] The series is set to premiere in January 2023.[3] The opening theme song is "Dramatic Janakutemo" (ドラマチックじゃなくても, "Even Though it's Not Dramatic") performed by Kana Hanazawa, while the ending theme song is "Kasuka de Tashika" (かすかでたしか) by Dialogue+.[4][24] At Anime NYC 2022, Sentai Filmworks announced that they licensed the series, and will be streaming it on Hidive.[25]

Reception

In 2020, Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible was nominated in the sixth Next Manga Awards and placed 19th out of 50 nominees with 9,306 votes.[26][27] In 2021, the series was again nominated in the seventh Next Manga Awards and placed 7th of 50 nominees.[28]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 13, 2022). "Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Morrissy, Kim (September 14, 2022). "Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible Anime Unveils More Cast, January 2023 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 14, 2022). "Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible Anime Reveals More Cast, Opening Theme Song Artist". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  5. ^ 美少女とモブ男子のラブコメ2歩手前のやり取り描く“スイートコメディ”がYJで. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 24, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  6. ^ a b 久保さんは僕を許さない 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  7. ^ a b 久保さんは僕を許さない 10 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  8. ^ Lanzidei, Alberto (August 18, 2021). "Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible di Nene Sukimori debutta su MangaPlus!". Everyeye Anime (in Italian). Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  9. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 10, 2021). "Viz Announces Summer 2022 Book Releases Including Junji Ito's The Liminal Zone, Takashi Shiina's Yashahime Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  10. ^ 久保さんは僕を許さない 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  12. ^ 久保さんは僕を許さない 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  13. ^ "Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  14. ^ 久保さんは僕を許さない 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  15. ^ "Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  16. ^ 久保さんは僕を許さない 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  17. ^ "Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Vol. 5". Viz Media. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  18. ^ 久保さんは僕を許さない 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  19. ^ "Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Vol. 6". Viz Media. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  20. ^ 久保さんは僕を許さない 7 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  21. ^ 久保さんは僕を許さない 8 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  22. ^ 久保さんは僕を許さない 9 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  23. ^ 久保さんは僕を許さない 11 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  24. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 11, 2022). "Dialogue+ Performs Ending Theme for Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  25. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 19, 2022). "HIDIVE Reveals 5 Winter Simulcast Anime Including Tsurune 2nd Season, Spy Classroom". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  26. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 19, 2020). "Shonen Jump's Undead Unluck Wins Tsugi ni Kuru Manga 2020 Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  27. ^ コミックス部門 結果発表 - 次にくるマンガ大賞 2020. Tsugi Manga (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  28. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 24, 2021). "Kaiju No. 8, Oshi no Ko Win Next Manga Awards Web, Print Categories". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
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