Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Vol. 1

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 years, 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 maybe 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 Shiraishi—soon Kubo forces him to be noticed at school, at the bookstore, and all around town. Shiraishi’s once-lackluster life isn’t so dull anymore!

Nene Yukimori earned the right to serialize Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible in Young Jump after the manga’s one-shot version won the magazine’s Shinman GP 2019 Season 5 contest. The manga then began serialization in October 2019. The work is Yukimori’s first to receive an English release.