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Komori-san Can't Decline 
Summary
Komori-san Can't Decline (小森さんは断れない!, Komori-san wa Kotowarenai!) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Coolkyousinnjya. It has been serialized in Houbunsha's Manga Time Original magazine since April 2012. An anime television series adaptation by Artland aired from October to December 2015.[1][2]
| Komori-san Can't Decline | |
 Cover of Komori-san wa Kotowarenai! volume one. | |
| 小森さんは断れない! (Komori-san wa Kotowarenai!) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, slice of life |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Coolkyousinnjya |
| Published by | Houbunsha |
| Magazine | Manga Time Original |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | April 2012 – present |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kenichi Imaizumi |
| Written by | Yuka Suguro |
| Music by | Arte Refact |
| Studio | Artland |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, Sun TV |
| Original run | October 4, 2015 – December 20, 2015 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Characters edit
- Shuri Komori (小森 しゅり, Komori Shuri)
- Voiced by: Aya Uchida
- A fourteen-year-old girl who, for some reason, can't turn down any request given to her. Her best friends are Megumi and Masako. It has been hinted that she may have a small crush on Kuro.
- Megumi Nishitori (西鳥 めぐみ, Nishitori Megumi)
- Voiced by: Ari Ozawa
- Shuri's friend since elementary school, who is often lazy and overly-reliant on her.
- Masako Negishi (根岸 まさ子, Negishi Masako)
- Voiced by: Maria Naganawa
- Shuri's friend since middle school, who is somewhat cynical.
- Kuro Otani (大谷 九郎, Ōtani Kurō)
- Voiced by: Reina Takeshita
- A teen boy who becomes Shuri's classmate in the third year. He wants to be relied on but is often ignored.
Media edit
Manga edit
The manga, written and illustrated by Coolkyousinnjya, began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Original in April 2012.[1] Twelve tankōbon volumes have been released as of May 2024[update].
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 4, 2013[3] | 978-4-8322-5205-9 [3] |
| 2 | January 7, 2014[3] | 978-4-8322-5259-2 [3] |
| 3 | October 7, 2014[3] | 978-4-8322-5326-1 [3] |
| 4 | October 7, 2015[3] | 978-4-8322-5423-7 [3] |
| 5 | February 7, 2017[3] | 978-4-8322-5558-6 [3] |
| 6 | February 7, 2018[3] | 978-4-8322-5663-7 [3] |
| 7 | November 7, 2018[3] | 978-4-8322-5728-3 [3] |
| 8 | February 6, 2020[3] | 978-4-8322-5779-5 [3] |
| 9 | February 5, 2021[3] | 978-4-8322-5818-1 [3] |
| 10 | March 7, 2022[3] | 978-4-8322-5859-4 [3] |
| 11 | May 6, 2023[3] | 978-4-8322-5900-3 [3] |
| 12 | May 7, 2024[3] | 978-4-8322-5939-3 [3] |
Anime edit
An anime television adaptation by Artland aired from October to December 2015. The series was directed by Kenichi Imaizumi and written by Yuka Suguro, with character design by Yurie Kuniyuki and music by Arte Refact. The opening theme is "Toaru Itsumo o" (とあるいつもを, A Certain Usual Thing) by Yuuhei Satellite.[4] The anime is streamed worldwide by Crunchyroll.[5]
Episode list edit
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Komori-san Gets Requests?" Transliteration: "Komori-san wa Tanoma Remasu ka?" (Japanese: 小森さんは頼まれますか？) | October 4, 2015 |
| 2 | "Komori-san is Strong!" Transliteration: "Komori-san wa Chikaramochi!" (Japanese: 小森さんは力持ち！) | October 11, 2015 |
| 3 | "Komori-san is Popular!" Transliteration: "Komori-san wa ninki-sha!" (Japanese: 小森さんは人気者！) | October 18, 2015 |
| 4 | "Komori-san Can You Everything?" Transliteration: "Komori-san wa nandemoya?" (Japanese: 小森さんは何でも屋？) | October 25, 2015 |
| 5 | "Negishi-san Has It All Covered!" Transliteration: "Negishi-san wa sotsu ga nai!" (Japanese: 根岸さんはソツがない！) | November 1, 2015 |
| 6 | "Ootani-kun Wants to be Relied On!" Transliteration: "Ōtani-kun wa tayora retai!" (Japanese: 大谷くんは頼られたい！) | November 8, 2015 |
| 7 | "The Pool Gets Exciting!" Transliteration: "Pūru wa dokidoki!" (Japanese: プールはドキドキ！) | November 15, 2015 |
| 8 | "Summer is for Having Fun!" Transliteration: "Natsu wa yappari asobitai!" (Japanese: 夏はやっぱり遊びたい！) | November 22, 2015 |
| 9 | "Festivals are Bittersweet!" Transliteration: "Omatsuri wa amazuppai!" (Japanese: お祭りは甘酸っぱい！) | November 29, 2015 |
| 10 | "Pathway Counselling Makes Me Uneasy!" Transliteration: "Shinro chōsa wa nayamashī!" (Japanese: 進路調査は悩ましい！) | December 6, 2015 |
| 11 | "It's Easy to Catch Cold This Time of Year..." Transliteration: "Kono kisetsu wa kaze o hiki yasui!" (Japanese: この季節は風邪をひきやすい！) | December 13, 2015 |
| 12 | "Komori-san Isn't Asked to Do Anything?" Transliteration: "Komori-san wa tanoma renai?" (Japanese: 小森さんは頼まれない？) | December 20, 2015 |
See also edit
- I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying, a series by the same author
- Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, another series by the same author
References edit
- ^ a b "Komori-san wa Kotowarenai! Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "Komori-san wa Kotowarenai Anime to Air in October". Anime News Network. July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x 小森さんは断れない！ [Komori-san Can't Decline]. Houbunsha (in Japanese). Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "Komori-san wa Kotowarenai Anime Casts Aya Uchida". Anime News Network. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ^ "Crunchyroll to Stream Komori-san Can't Decline Anime". Anime News Network. September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
External links edit
- Komori-san Can't Decline at Manga Time Original (in Japanese)
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Komori-san Can't Decline (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia