Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible
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) | |
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Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Nene Yukimori |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Young Jump Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | October 24, 2019 – present |
Volumes | 7 |
Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible (Japanese: 久保さんは僕を許さない, 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 seven tankōbon volumes as of November 2021.
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.
Publication[]
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.[2] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on February 19, 2020.[3] As of November 19, 2021, seven volumes have been released.[4]
The series is simultaneously published in English and Spanish on Shueisha's Manga Plus service and Viz Media's Shonen Jump website.[5] Viz Media licensed the series for print publication in North America.[6]
Volume list[]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | February 19, 2020[3] | 978-4-08-891476-3 | May 3, 2022[1] | 978-1-9747-2968-5 |
2 | June 19, 2020[7] | 978-4-08-891550-0 | — | — |
3 | September 18, 2020[8] | 978-4-08-891654-5 | — | — |
4 | February 19, 2021[9] | 978-4-08-891781-8 | — | — |
5 | June 18, 2021[10] | 978-4-08-892009-2 | — | — |
6 | September 17, 2021[11] | 978-4-08-892073-3 | — | — |
7 | November 19, 2021[4] | 978-4-08-892118-1 | — | — |
8 | February 18, 2022[12] | 978-4-08-892214-0 | — | — |
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.[13][14] In 2021, the series was again nominated in the seventh Next Manga Awards and placed 7th of 50 nominees.[15]
References[]
- ^ a b "Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 久保さんは僕を許さない 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ a b 久保さんは僕を許さない 7 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 久保さんは僕を許さない 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ 久保さんは僕を許さない 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ 久保さんは僕を許さない 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ 久保さんは僕を許さない 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ 久保さんは僕を許さない 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ 久保さんは僕を許さない 8 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 19, 2020). "Shonen Jump's Undead Unluck Wins Tsugi ni Kuru Manga 2020 Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- Manga series
- 2019 manga
- Romantic comedy anime and manga
- Seinen manga
- Shueisha manga
- Viz Media manga