Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nene Yukimori. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from October 2019 to March 2023, with its chapters collected in twelve tankōbon volumes as of April 2023. An anime television series adaptation by Pine Jam aired from January to June 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 Nagisa Kubo pays attention to him and dares him to do things that would make him stand out. Characters

For no discernable reason, most people are unable to notice that Shiraishi is present unless he does something to stand out. He has accepted this condition and is self-conscious about making a scene. Junta's classmate and the only one who gives him attention. She is fond of teasing him. Nagisa's older sister who works at a bookstore. She can also see Junta. Nagisa and Akina's younger cousin. Like the others in the family, she has no problem noticing Junta. She looks up to and emulates Nagisa and is slightly jealous of the attention that she gives Junta. Junta's preschool aged little brother. He adores his kind big brother. Media

Manga
Written and illustrated by Nene Yukimori, Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from October 24, 2019, to March 2, 2023. Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on February 19, 2020. As of April 18, 2023, twelve volumes have been released. The 12th and final volume will include an extra epilogue chapter set after the main story. The series is simultaneously published in English and Spanish on Shueisha's Manga Plus service and Viz Media's Shonen Jump website. Viz Media licensed the series for print publication in North America. Volumes

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. The series aired from January 10 to June 20, 2023, on AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is  performed by Kana Hanazawa, while the ending theme song is  by Dialogue+. At Anime NYC 2022, Sentai Filmworks announced that they licensed the series, and will be streaming it on Hidive. Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific, with Animax Asia to aired the anime in Southeast Asia. Episodes

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. In 2021, the series was again nominated in the seventh Next Manga Awards and placed 7th of 50 nominees. Explanatory notes

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2019 manga
2023 anime television series debuts
Anime postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Anime series based on manga
AT-X (TV network) original programming
Medialink
Pine Jam
Romantic comedy anime and manga
School life in anime and manga
Seinen manga
Sentai Filmworks
Shueisha manga
Viz Media manga