Kubo-san wa Mob wo Yurusanai (Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible)

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Synonyms: Kubo-san wa Boku wo Yurusanai, Kubo-san Doesn't Leave Me Be (a Mob)

Japanese: 久保さんは僕を許さない

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 10, 2023 to Jun 20, 2023

Premiered: Winter 2023

Broadcast: Tuesdays at 21:30 (JST)

Producers: Pony Canyon, AT-X, Tokyo MX, Glovision, Shueisha, bilibili, Kadokawa

Licensors: Sentai Filmworks

Studios: PINE JAM

Source: Manga

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Theme: School

Demographic: Seinen

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.56¹ (scored by 75,790 users)

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Ranked: #1652²

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Popularity: #1218

Members: 196,900

Favorites: 1,513

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Synopsis

Junta Shiraishi is a high school student with one simple goal—to enjoy his youth. However, achieving this goal is not so straightforward since Shiraishi is effectively invisible to his peers; even his teachers routinely fail to notice his presence. In fact, there is a rumor circulating that whoever manages to spot him will receive good luck.

But there is one person who notices Shiraishi's presence without fail. Seated right next to him, Nagisa Kubo is determined not to let him quietly fade into the background. Unfortunately for him, this means that Shiraishi finds himself in some peculiar situations, all orchestrated by Kubo. Despite this, Kubo's playful antics might just be the catalyst needed to spark the thrilling youth that Shiraishi longs for.

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Kubo-san wa Mob wo Yurusanai was released on Blu-ray and DVD in two volumes from April 26, 2023, to June 28, 2023.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Kubo, Nagisa

Main

Hanazawa, Kana
Japanese

Shiraishi, Junta

Main

Kawanishi, Kengo
Japanese

Shiraishi, Seita

Supporting

Ise, Mariya
Japanese

Kubo, Akina

Supporting

Itou, Miku
Japanese

Sudou, Yuuma

Supporting

Yashiro, Taku
Japanese

Unzen-sensei

Supporting

Tatsuta, Naoki
Japanese

Kubo, Saki

Supporting

Amamiya, Sora
Japanese

Kudou, Hazuki

Supporting

Kakuma, Ai
Japanese

Shiraishi, Yoshie

Supporting

Noto, Mamiko
Japanese

Taira, Tamao

Supporting

Taketatsu, Ayana
Japanese

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WEST GROUND

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Isogai, Noritomo

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Wada, Takuji

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Yang, Jianli

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Opening Theme

"Dramatic ja Nakute mo (ドラマチックじゃなくても)" by Kana Hanazawa

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Ending Theme

"Kasuka de Tashika (かすかでたしか)" by DIALOGUE+

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Aug 27, 2023

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Recommended

Teasing Master, Kubo-san.

Between all the slice-of-life high school romcom’s about cute popular girls poking and prodding lonely, insecure and gloomy protagonists out of their shells that you’ve probably watched in the past couple of years, I wouldn’t blame you if you looked at Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible and thought “Yep, that sure is another one of those”, which it is, just to clarify.
However, just because it is “another one of those” doesn’t mean it’s not good, and the central gimmick of the protagonist, Shiraishi is such a nothing nobody of a background character that he might as well be invisible to the ... people around him, to the point where his classmates believe he's an urban school legend, is very funny and the show gets a lot of mileage out of that premise.

Of course, the only person who can see the seemingly invisible Shiraishi is classmate and desk neighbour, Nagisa Kubo who is endlessly fascinated by Shiraishi’s lack of presence to others around him and gains gleeful entertainment out of watching him interact with a world seemingly parallel to his own or the world's reaction to his presence whenever he goes out of his way to be noticed. Although, her being the only person who can notice him suits her just fine, and can you guess why? That’s right, she does have a very obvious crush on him for some reason.

The story is very light-hearted and charming. Kubo and Shiraishi’s interactions are very wholesome and the gags and goofs are fun thanks to some incredible (sub) voice-acting talent and a surprisingly beautiful soundtrack. The visual gags stand out as fantastic thanks to the show’s (and the manga it’s adapting) simple yet strong and beautiful art and animation adapted by secretly underrated Studio Pine Jam.
There is also a wonderful side cast too. We learn more about Shiraishi through his pure, innocent and wide-eyed little brother who thinks his big brother is just the coolest when he does superhero poses for him.
Kubo’s family are a little more of a mixed bag. Her elder sister Akina is funny and very good at getting under both her sister and Shiraishi’s skin, but she’s a bit too willing to get hammered and make advances on Shiraishi (a minor) which feels very out of character for her, uncomfortable and out of place in this very wholesome anime. Honestly, that whole episode is this show's biggest flaw.

Despite some questionable writing decisions, overall, Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible is a very wholesome show with a lot going for it. Sure, it’s “another one of those” slice-of-life high school romcoms where the girl's feelings towards the male lead are obvious to the oblivious male lead, but I never once thought “I wish these two would just hurry up and confess to each other already” which in my opinion, is a sign of a good “another one of those”. It won’t blow your mind, but if you’re into this genre I would recommend it.

7/10 Good.

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Jan 9, 2024

toukoAMG

Mixed Feelings

its ur average most 5/10 12 ep romance anime but my god kubo is defo my type

this time the twist is that only kubo's family can see mr main character because he goes invisible to most people. well at least there's a twist but mr main character is still as dense as every other mc of this same genre. i'm still convinced kyon from haruhi is the best main character.

if you want to waste your time watching this go right ahead, i only watched cus i couldn't get back to sleep after waking up at 6am. i guess the whole appeal of this show is ...

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Nov 25, 2023

BadGuyBoog

Not Recommended

Funny

I have never seen a show so uninterested in itself. Like genuinely this show is so unenergetic. Like with most shitty anime rom coms, the issue is it’s too energetic and it gets annoying. But this shit had me dozing off. Like Kubo is supposed to be this tease who messes with the protagonist, the cheeky one y'know? But even she seems sleepy. I don’t know if it’s just the acting or what but everyone sounds so bored. This is the most white bread anime I’ve ever seen. I’m not even sure if I finished it, not gonna lie. There was a weird hiatus when ...

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