Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible

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, Kubo Won't Give Up The Mob (is Me))[lower-alpha 1] 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 eleven tankōbon volumes as of December 2022. An anime television series adaptation by Pine Jam premiered in January 2023.

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
Volumes11
Anime television series
Directed byKazuomi Koga
Written byYūya Takahashi
Music byKujira Yumemi
StudioPine Jam
Licensed bySentai Filmworks
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, MBS
English network
Original run January 10, 2023 – present
Episodes6

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[3]
Junta's classmate and the only one who gives him attention. She is fond of teasing him.
Junta Shiraishi (白石 純太, Shiraishi Junta)
Voiced by: Kengo Kawanishi[3]
Akina Kubo (久保 明菜, Kubo Akina)
Voiced by: Miku Itō[4]
Nagisa's older sister who works at a bookstore.
Saki Kubo (久保 沙貴, Kubo Saki)
Voiced by: Sora Amamiya[4]
Hazuki Kudō (工藤 葉月, Kudō Hazuki)
Voiced by: Ai Kakuma[5]
Tamao Taira (平 玉緒, Taira Tamao)
Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu[5]
Yoshie Shiraishi (白石 由恵, Shiraishi Yoshie)
Voiced by: Mamiko Noto[6]
Seita Shiraishi (白石 誠太, Shiraishi Seita)
Voiced by: Mariya Ise[6]
Unzen-sensei (雲仙先生)
Voiced by: Naoki Tatsuta[6]

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.[7] The series will enter its final arc on February 9, 2023.[8] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on February 19, 2020.[9] As of December 19, 2022, eleven volumes have been released.[10]

The series is simultaneously published in English and Spanish on Shueisha's Manga Plus service and Viz Media's Shonen Jump website.[11] Viz Media licensed the series for print publication in North America.[12]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 February 19, 2020[9]978-4-08-891476-3May 3, 2022[13]978-1-9747-2968-5
2 June 19, 2020[14]978-4-08-891550-0July 5, 2022[15]978-1-9747-3215-9
3 September 18, 2020[16]978-4-08-891654-5September 6, 2022[17]978-1-9747-3389-7
4 February 19, 2021[18]978-4-08-891781-8November 1, 2022[19]978-1-9747-3390-3
5 June 18, 2021[20]978-4-08-892009-2January 3, 2023[21]978-1-9747-3391-0
6 September 17, 2021[22]978-4-08-892073-3March 7, 2023[23]978-1-9747-3392-7
7 November 19, 2021[24]978-4-08-892118-1May 2, 2023[25]978-1-9747-3690-4
8 February 18, 2022[26]978-4-08-892214-0——
9 May 18, 2022[27]978-4-08-892299-7——
10 September 16, 2022[28]978-4-08-892432-8——
11 December 19, 2022[10]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, character designs handled by Yoshiko Saitō, and music composed by Kujira Yumemi.[3] The series premiered on January 10, 2023, on AT-X and other networks.[4][6] 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+.[5][29] At Anime NYC 2022, Sentai Filmworks announced that they licensed the series, and will be streaming it on Hidive.[30] Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.[31]

After the broadcast of Episode 3, the anime's website announced that the series past Episode 6 would be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will be rebroadcast in April, effectively restarting from Episode 1.[32]

Episode list
No.Title [33][34]Directed by [33]Written by [33]Storyboarded by [33]Original air date [35]
1"Heroine and Background Character"
Transcription: "Hiroin Joshi to Mobu Danshi" (Japanese: ヒロイン女子とモブ男子)		Kazuomi KogaYūya TakahashiKazuomi KogaJanuary 10, 2023 (2023-01-10)
2"Bad Luck and Home Visit"
Transcription: "Hādo Rakku to Jitaku Hōmon" (Japanese: ハードラックと自宅訪問)		Barusa MikosukunYūya TakahashiKazuomi KogaJanuary 17, 2023 (2023-01-17)
3"The Nobody's Gift"
Transcription: "Bonja no Okurimono" (Japanese: 凡者の贈り物)		Yurika FukayaYūya TakahashiYurika FukayaJanuary 24, 2023 (2023-01-24)
4"Red Heart and Secret Admirer"
Transcription: "Akai Hāto to Okurinushi" (Japanese: 赤いハートと送り主)		Yoshinobu TokumotoYūya TakahashiYoshinobu TokumotoJanuary 31, 2023 (2023-01-31)
5"White Day and a Destination for Feelings"
Transcription: "Howaito Dē to Kanjō no Atesaki" (Japanese: ホワイトデーと感情の宛先)		Shintarō ItogaYūya TakahashiKumazō MorinoFebruary 7, 2023 (2023-02-07)
6"Nurse's Office and Main Character"
Transcription: "Hokenshitsu to Shujinkō" (Japanese: 保健室と主人公)		Barusa MikosukunYūya TakahashiYasushi MuroyaFebruary 14, 2023 (2023-02-14)

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.[36][37] In 2021, the series was again nominated in the seventh Next Manga Awards and placed 7th of 50 nominees.[38]

Explanatory notes
  1. The kanji 僕 in the Japanese title meaning "I/me" (commonly used by Japanese boys) are normally read as boku (ぼく), glossed with furigana as mobu (モブ), Japanese spelling from "mob".

References
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