Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Vol. 1
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Summary
A social butterfly makes friends with a wallflower—whether he’s ready or not！
Junta Shiraishi blends into the background so much that even his classmates fail to spot him。 His goal is to make the most of his high school life， but that pesky invisibility gets in the way…until Nagisa Kubo notices him！ Kubo’s playful teasing kicks Shiraishi out of his comfort zone and begins a friendship—or is it something more？
When Kubo sits next to Shiraishi in their first year of high school， Shiraishi’s nonexistent social skills get a boost。 Speaking up in class is only the beginning for him when Kubo forces Shiraishi to be noticed in the classroom， the bookstore， and all around town。 Shiraishi’s once lackluster life isn’t so dull anymore！
Junta Shiraishi blends into the background so much that even his classmates fail to spot him。 His goal is to make the most of his high school life， but that pesky invisibility gets in the way…until Nagisa Kubo notices him！ Kubo’s playful teasing kicks Shiraishi out of his comfort zone and begins a friendship—or is it something more？
When Kubo sits next to Shiraishi in their first year of high school， Shiraishi’s nonexistent social skills get a boost。 Speaking up in class is only the beginning for him when Kubo forces Shiraishi to be noticed in the classroom， the bookstore， and all around town。 Shiraishi’s once lackluster life isn’t so dull anymore！
Reviews
Skjam！
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Some people are extroverts， who project themselves out into the world。 Others are introverts， who tend to withdraw from the world。 And then there’s Junta Shiraishi。 His lack of presence makes him effectively invisible。 Ordinary folks don’t notice him unless he directly calls their attention to himself; he has to specifically tell teachers that he was present to get counted on attendance sheets。 Sometimes， automatic doors won’t open for him！ So it’s a bit of a shock when he gets to high school an Some people are extroverts， who project themselves out into the world。 Others are introverts， who tend to withdraw from the world。 And then there’s Junta Shiraishi。 His lack of presence makes him effectively invisible。 Ordinary folks don’t notice him unless he directly calls their attention to himself; he has to specifically tell teachers that he was present to get counted on attendance sheets。 Sometimes， automatic doors won’t open for him！ So it’s a bit of a shock when he gets to high school and the girl sitting next to him in class， Nagisa Kubo， can see him just fine。Kubo finds the fact that other people don’t notice Shiraishi fascinating， and likes doing experiments to see how far it extends like having him stand on his chair in class。 Shiraishi is embarrassed by this， but also somewhat pleased in an odd way。 Kubo is the closest thing to a friend he’s ever had！This is another romantic comedy in the currently fashionable sub-sub-genre of “girl who teases boy。” Kubo comes across less mean-spirited than some of the other examples I’ve seen， as it’s clear that her teasing is mild and not meant to hurt。 It’s obvious to others that Kubo is falling in love， but neither of the protagonists are quite ready to admit that’s what’s going on。The pair slowly get to know each other， and we meet other members of their families。 Shiraishi’s younger brother Seita can see him just fine， but his mother sometimes loses track of whether he’s supposed to be in the house or not。 Kubo’s older sister teases her， and can also see Shiraishi （so maybe it’s a family gift？）The volume concludes with a special Christmas chapter。 Kubo and Shiraishi make arrangements to meet up， so it’s effectively a date， and exchange presents。Shiraishi’s invisibility issues are more interesting to me than the stock teen romance moments， which will be familiar to anyone who’s read a few romantic comedy manga。 When he’s not dealing with invisibility， Shiraishi is pretty bland。 （On the other hand， I can strongly identify with being socially invisible and the loneliness that brings on。） The art reflects this too， with Shiraishi being simply drawn and Kubo appearing in loving detail。Content note: We see the cover of a naughty magazine。 Shiraishi is curious， but does not get to see inside。 This book should be suitable for junior high readers on up。This series is currently available on the official Shonen Jump website， but Volume 1 is in print in English。 It’s mildly amusing and may well improve as it goes along。 Recommended especially for boys who enjoy the fantasy of having a girl put in the effort to get to know a boy。 。。。more
Rebecca
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I expected much less of this than what I got。 Its premise could very easily have gone in a very mean direction， but instead it reads like a girl who doesn't know what to do about her crush on a boy who's so far off everyone's radar that he's somewhere else entirely。 It's cute， and there's also some solid humor to be found as Shiraishi attempts to just go about his day-to-day business while being so air-like that not even automatic doors register his presence。 I expected much less of this than what I got。 Its premise could very easily have gone in a very mean direction， but instead it reads like a girl who doesn't know what to do about her crush on a boy who's so far off everyone's radar that he's somewhere else entirely。 It's cute， and there's also some solid humor to be found as Shiraishi attempts to just go about his day-to-day business while being so air-like that not even automatic doors register his presence。 。。。more
Scout Steinmiller
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Awwwww
Jillian -always aspiring-
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It’s cute， but it has vibes like Teasing Master Takagi-san （at least a little bit）。
Noe
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This manga is so cute。 In a recent trend of teenage wish-fulfillment， I am here reading this title which someone recommended to me。 Our protagonist is a very average teenager and his mutant super power is that he is invisible to almost everyone， except for a really cute classmate of his， the titular Kubo。 She is somewhat obsessed with him， for unknown reasons to us， and it doesn't seem that he had any interest in her， prior to him finding out that she SEES him， where everybody else just ignores This manga is so cute。 In a recent trend of teenage wish-fulfillment， I am here reading this title which someone recommended to me。 Our protagonist is a very average teenager and his mutant super power is that he is invisible to almost everyone， except for a really cute classmate of his， the titular Kubo。 She is somewhat obsessed with him， for unknown reasons to us， and it doesn't seem that he had any interest in her， prior to him finding out that she SEES him， where everybody else just ignores and takes him for granted。You know where this is going folks， and so do I。。。。。。but I am enjoying it， and I will continue to read this series。 :） 。。。more
Colt
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I knew nothing about this story going into it， and it's so sweet！ What a refreshing and soft story to tell。 Poor Shiraishi goes unnoticed by everyone except the titular Kubo - a kind girl who goes out of her way to notice Shiraishi and make him feel seen。Is it romance？ Is it just friendship？ The story is vague enough now it could go either way， and I love that about it。Thanks netgalley for the preview copy to review！ I knew nothing about this story going into it， and it's so sweet！ What a refreshing and soft story to tell。 Poor Shiraishi goes unnoticed by everyone except the titular Kubo - a kind girl who goes out of her way to notice Shiraishi and make him feel seen。Is it romance？ Is it just friendship？ The story is vague enough now it could go either way， and I love that about it。Thanks netgalley for the preview copy to review！ 。。。more
JW
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Lighthearted story about a boy who is invisible to almost everyone and the saucy girl who actually sees him。 The first volume was a cute start to their story。
Jen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was a really cute and sweet story。 The artwork was pretty and the characters were adorable。 I am looking forward to the next volume in the series and would recommend it to those who enjoy sweet and slow high school romance manga。 4， definitely want to read the next one， stars。My thanks to VIZ Media LLC and NetGalley for an eARC copy of this book to read and review。
Jen F
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Shiraishi is a background character in his own life。 He is so invisible that he never gets called on in class， and people actually sit on him because they don’t realize he’s even there。 Only Kubo， a girl in his class notices him。 This was cute。 I can see the appeal， but this has already been done， and better in other manga。
Mark
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Shiraishi is practically invisible to the world in all the ways that count， except to his classmate Kubo。 She’s here to make sure that everybody knows he exists， which looks a lot like driving him crazy depending on who you’re asking。Another one of those stories whose heart is in the right place， but where the overall quality needs a little tweaking to really be something great。 The seeds of a good book are there， but they haven’t quite germinated。Shiraishi being so non-descript that he is barel Shiraishi is practically invisible to the world in all the ways that count， except to his classmate Kubo。 She’s here to make sure that everybody knows he exists， which looks a lot like driving him crazy depending on who you’re asking。Another one of those stories whose heart is in the right place， but where the overall quality needs a little tweaking to really be something great。 The seeds of a good book are there， but they haven’t quite germinated。Shiraishi being so non-descript that he is barely on the visible spectrum to most people is actually a very clever way to take the nothing male lead and turn him into something interesting， so that’s a pretty neat change to lead things off。In fact， the best jokes in the manga are from his tribulations with things like automatic doors and how his presence being noticed functions as a good luck charm for his classmates。 The one guy who sees Shiraishi and takes it as a sign to go pull gacha characters as a consequence was great。So， the thing is， Shiraishi shows no sign of being unhappy about this， so when Kubo starts throwing herself into his life and reminding people that he might be in the room， it feels a lot like her picking on somebody who’d rather be left alone。Obviously the not-so-secret is that Kubo is romantically up for Shiraishi， no matter what she might tell her sister， so this is more an expression of affection than anything else。 It just has a more annoying tint to it than I feel was intended。Cue the indirect kisses and teasing and missed signals and stolen glances and occasional boob jokes （all due respect to this story for its incredible restraint in the fan service department， that said）。 It’s nothing new， really。 Even Kubo’s very fun misery of an older sister， who ends up accidentally embroiled in the whole mess， is definitely of a type。And the problem is that， in a world of Uzakis and Nagatoros， there’s not enough to distinguish it from any other ‘drive the boy you like mad with your antics’ stories。 These are all characters you’ve seen before and， sadly， they were done better then。 Kubo’s got her moments， but all of these types of characters do。It’s not without its charms and all， but this is one of those ‘first serialized works’ where you feel that fact before you even read that part of the story。 If this was about Kubo coming to Shiraishi’s rescue from a life of being ignored， sure， but what we get is some real ‘same old same’。3 stars - A for effort， C+ for execution。 If you can’t get enough of these types of story， you’ll probably be happy with this。 I’ll give it another volume because it deserves it， but this needs a little more work to reach my list of ongoing reads。 。。。more
Jenny
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This was。。。fine。 I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with it， but aside from the adorable artwork， nothing grabbed me。 Shiraishi's gimmick was fun at first， but got old pretty quickly。 And while Kubo has more depth than Shiraishi， her character got annoying after awhile。 I get it， she teases him to hide her true feelings， but that doesn't make her a particularly engaging heroine in my opinion。This was an okay start to the series， but didn't really grab my attention。 Not sure if I wan This was。。。fine。 I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with it， but aside from the adorable artwork， nothing grabbed me。 Shiraishi's gimmick was fun at first， but got old pretty quickly。 And while Kubo has more depth than Shiraishi， her character got annoying after awhile。 I get it， she teases him to hide her true feelings， but that doesn't make her a particularly engaging heroine in my opinion。This was an okay start to the series， but didn't really grab my attention。 Not sure if I want to continue or not。 If you want a cutely drawn gag manga， give this a shot。 。。。more
Grace
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THIS IS SO CUTE！
C。M。 Sturdy
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（Received an ARC through NetGalley for review）It's a cute slice-of-life romance that doesn't really do anything to stand out， which might be kind of apropos considering its protagonist。 It cute enough that I might stick with it for another volume。 （Received an ARC through NetGalley for review）It's a cute slice-of-life romance that doesn't really do anything to stand out， which might be kind of apropos considering its protagonist。 It cute enough that I might stick with it for another volume。 。。。more
Emi Kaminari 上鳴 えみ
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I've been provided with an advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review。 Thanks to Edelweiss and VIZ Media for this opportunity。 Hmmm。。。 this one was hard for me to rate。 It was cute， but there isn't much of a plot - Kubo loves to tease the always-invisible Shirashi。 I enjoyed their interactions and characters， but it was a bit bland。 The only other character you really get to know is Kubo's elder sister， Akina。 Quick， cute， easy read。I'm sorry this review is so short， but I'm just no I've been provided with an advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review。 Thanks to Edelweiss and VIZ Media for this opportunity。 Hmmm。。。 this one was hard for me to rate。 It was cute， but there isn't much of a plot - Kubo loves to tease the always-invisible Shirashi。 I enjoyed their interactions and characters， but it was a bit bland。 The only other character you really get to know is Kubo's elder sister， Akina。 Quick， cute， easy read。I'm sorry this review is so short， but I'm just not sure what else to say。 。。。more
Laura Grace
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I'm not sure how to rate this。I read the first chapters on Shonen Jump when it was first added and absolutely LOVED it， but this time around I didn't find it nearly as enjoyable？ It was fun and I did smile often， but I just couldn't get into it the same。I did like the main guy though！ He's an interesting guy to follow and really liked the chapter with his brother。 That was cute！Kubo was cute as well。 The story definitely centers around her shenanigans。 Overall， this was an okay read for me。 I'm I'm not sure how to rate this。I read the first chapters on Shonen Jump when it was first added and absolutely LOVED it， but this time around I didn't find it nearly as enjoyable？ It was fun and I did smile often， but I just couldn't get into it the same。I did like the main guy though！ He's an interesting guy to follow and really liked the chapter with his brother。 That was cute！Kubo was cute as well。 The story definitely centers around her shenanigans。 Overall， this was an okay read for me。 I'm not feeling the best at the time I read this so I might try picking it up when I feel better。 I think those who are looking for something to pass the time and want something that isn't heavy would enjoy this。*（I received an e-ARC from the publisher via NetGalley。 All thoughts expressed are my own。）* 。。。more
Kiri
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Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read a digital copy of this book in exchange for a review。 All opinions are my own。This manga was a very fluffy， cute， silly read about a kid named Junta Shiraishi who is practically invisible to others around him due to him being extremely unnoticeable。 His classmate Nagisa Kubo never fails to notice him， however， and seems to take a keen interest in him。 There isn't much to this story， but if you are looking for something light and cute then I'd recommend Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read a digital copy of this book in exchange for a review。 All opinions are my own。This manga was a very fluffy， cute， silly read about a kid named Junta Shiraishi who is practically invisible to others around him due to him being extremely unnoticeable。 His classmate Nagisa Kubo never fails to notice him， however， and seems to take a keen interest in him。 There isn't much to this story， but if you are looking for something light and cute then I'd recommend it。 。。。more
Wafflepirates
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*Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for providing an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review*This is a pretty standard slice of life type manga。 Shiraishi has no presence， taken to extremes as nearly everyone even his family forgets about him。 Everyone but Kubo， a popular social butterfly he sits next to in class。 The story revolves around the two as they interact， mostly through Kubo trying varying tactics to make Shiraishi visible to those around him often to comedic effect。 There's *Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for providing an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review*This is a pretty standard slice of life type manga。 Shiraishi has no presence， taken to extremes as nearly everyone even his family forgets about him。 Everyone but Kubo， a popular social butterfly he sits next to in class。 The story revolves around the two as they interact， mostly through Kubo trying varying tactics to make Shiraishi visible to those around him often to comedic effect。 There's not much of an overarching plot beyond this， though it's clear Kubo has a crush and that will come into play later。 The art kind of reminds me of Komi Can't Communicate， mostly in how different the two main leads are visually。 Anyone looking for something new won't find it here， but it's worth a try if you like slice of life shoujo series。 I hope going forward there's a larger cast， it being just the two was a little boring after the first few chapters。 。。。more
Kristian Dobson
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It doesn't reinvent the wheel but my god is it wholesome！ It doesn't reinvent the wheel but my god is it wholesome！ 。。。more
Leigha
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