Kubo san won't let me be invisible is just your run of the mill high school romcom. On a second thought, it offers much more than your average romcom. This show usually portrays the daily interaction of our main duo Junta Shiraishi and Nagisa Kubo. Those who have watched Takagi san might experience a bit of deja vu since Kubo san resembles quite a lot from Takagi san. However, unlike Takagi-san, which felt somewhat repetitive in its first two seasons, "Kubo-san" keeps things fresh and engaging throughout. Each encounter between Shiraishi and Kubo felt heartwarming and left me yearning for more. Anyway let's skip the boring talk


Junta Shiraishi is your typical romcom protagonist, introverted and shy, doesn't have good looks and good grades, and sits on the last row. However, what makes him slightly more interesting than other characters is his invisibility charm. Although he isn't totally invisible, he gets overlooked quite often by pretty much everyone except for his own family and Kubo family. However, unlike other dense protagonists, he understands Kubo san's feelings to some extent and deliberately makes his way out of awkward circumstances. Regardless of the fact that he is overlooked as far as people consider him a beckoning cat, he still yearns for friends and youth.

Nagisa Kubo is also your "not easily found but typical" female lead who is almost a perfect girl in pretty much every way and loved by everyone (why she is all by herself most of the time is still a mystery tho). She is Shiraishi's classroom neighbor and loves to pull out little pranks every now and then. While those pranks aren't very comedic but never miss the chance to leave a refreshing feeling in your chest. Even though she is quite bold and somewhat bullies Shiraishi, she is just a fragile and simple girl going through her adolescence to her sister Akina.

Kubo san anime doesn't do anything groundbreaking, just another iyashikei. They are talking about psychological tests, measuring each other's height, exchanging their jackets, and whatnot. This may sound dull but they are taking each step at a time, depicting their relationship from square one (ahem not really square one but covered a lot of parts). I particularly loved the fact that Kubo's affection towards Shiraishi grew from simple curiosity about a random guy. The very first interaction between them was indeed a hectic one where Shiraishi was dumbfounded that someone intentionally talked to him and Kubo san was being fascinated with his replies. Eventually, Kubo san began to interact with him more, subsequently developing feelings for him. While this may seem bland and flavorless, this is just how unreasonable love can be. Kind-hearted, sharing some interests and philosophies, looks and grades who gives a shit about those crap? All that matters is you are having fun, so does your desired one. Moreover, Kubo san anime isn't only limited to school. They are constantly exploring the relationships outside the campus. While the fanservice of Akina was completely unnecessary, she did play a significant role in flourishing Nagisa's feelings towards Shiraishi which gave birth to some cutesy moments. (Bonus: we also got to see little Nagisa because of her)

Putting aside the plot and storyline, the production quality is top-notch here. While the quality took a turn for the worse after the hiatus, it was still much more than what I would call great. The background visuals remained consistent throughout the show, even going uphill every now and then (especially at ep9). They used very soft colors that soothed the eyes. Not to mention those pouty faces and chibi arts here and there definitely added liveliness to the show. Shiraishi's mob character art goes very well with his invisible trait. Other characters like Saki, Akina, Tamao also had vibrant art. In addition, the precisely timed soundtracks boosted the enjoyment rate. There isn't anything to talk about voice acting when seiyuus like Kana Hanazawa, Sora Amamiya, Miku Itou are working in the same project. I didn't skip both the opening and ending even once throughout the 12 episodes. In fact, the opening resonates with the show's essence more than it seems, there isn't any explicit romance going between them, the warm feelings just came out of nowhere and no one really cares about them. They just want one thing, and that is to stop time and indulge themselves in those sweet moments forever.
~Jikan yo tomare sukoshi dake~ (sorry I can't write japanese XD)


So if you are looking for intense drama, character depth, and notable side characters with substantial chemistry, then I suggest staying away from Kubo san won't let me be invisible as much as you can. But if you want to enjoy an easygoing and laid-back romcom, and don't care much about character depth or anything else, then you should definitely give it a shot. I have seen a lot of people saying there is next to zero progression which is something I have to disagree with. It's just Shiraishi got more development than Kubo san which typically happens the other way around. Also, you wouldn't want to miss Kubo san's adorable chibi faces, would you?