久保さんは僕を許さない Kubo-san wa mobu o yurusanai
Winter 2023
Studio Pine Jam
A series about a middle-schooler named Shiraishi Junta who is so quiet and introverted that he is pretty much invisible to everyone. And almost everything (think automatic doors). Except to Kubo Nagisa sitting next to him in class.
There’s nothing much going on this series. Nothing.
But I get this feeling of calmness seeing Kubo’s blushing cheeks, and listening to HanaKana’s cutesie voice as her seiyuu. *SIGH* ☺️HanaKana. And Kubo’s onee-san is Ito Miku.
(Amamiya “Ten-chan” Sora will be joining soon as their cousin, Saki.) Just for these three, I’ve elevated an initial relatively dismal score to 7/10.
On a more serious note, this series, which is based on a Shōnen Jump manga by Yukimori Nene, is obviously in the vein of Takagi-san and Nagatoro, and I’d say it’s the most chillaxed/nandemonai version of this subgenre.
Do check it out and see what you think!
Trivia:
1. The word boku/僕 in the title is read as mobu/モブ or mob which is a term used in gaming for NPCs (non-player character) where they can be ignored in gameplay.
2. Ito is 7 years younger than her onscreen imōto HanaKana. Can’t wait to see how old Saki is in relation to these two!