is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Nene Yukimori. It has been serialized in

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's ''

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'' since October 2019, with its chapters collected in eleven ''

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'' volumes as of December 2022. An

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television series adaptation by

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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

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Media

Manga

''Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible'' is written and illustrated by Nene Yukimori. The series began serialization in

's ''

'' on October 24, 2019. Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual ''

'' volumes. The first volume was released on February 19, 2020. As of December 19, 2022, eleven volumes have been released. The series is simultaneously published in English and Spanish on Shueisha's ''

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'' service and

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's ''Shonen Jump'' website. Viz Media licensed the series for print publication in North America.

Volume list

Anime

television series adaptation was announced on May 13, 2022. It is produced by

and directed by Kazuomi Koga, with scripts written by Yūya Takahashi, character designs handled by Yoshiko Saitō, and music composed by Kujira Yumemi. The series is set to premiere on January 10, 2023, on AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is performed by

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, while the ending theme song is by

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. At

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2022,

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announced that they licensed the series, and will be streaming it on

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Reception

In 2020, ''Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible'' was nominated in the sixth

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s and placed 19th out of 50 nominees with 9,306 votes. In 2021, the series was again nominated in the seventh

s and placed 7th of 50 nominees.

References

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