Kubo and the Two Strings: The Animated Story Comes to Life in Ani-One Youtube Channel

(Last Updated On: January 10, 2023)

Ani-One Asia, a streaming channel announced on Facebook that it will be streaming the television anime of Nene Yukimori’s Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible on its YouTube channel starting January 10th at 9:00 pm IST.

The channel will be streaming the anime in multiple countries in Asia, including Hong Kong, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, the Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The anime tells the story of high school student Junta Shiraishi, who is so ordinary and quiet that his classmates and teachers do not notice him. The only person who notices him is his classmate Kubo, who teases him. The anime follows the sweet comedy between Shiraishi and Kubo as they navigate their feelings for each other.

In addition to Ani-One Asia, the anime will also be premiering on January 10th on the AT-X channel at 9:30 pm (7:30 am EST), and it will also run on Tokyo MX, BS11, and MBS. So, Fans across multiple countries in Asia will be able to watch it on the same day.

The anime’s cast members include:

Kana Hanazawa as Nagisa Kubo
Kengo Kawanishi as Junta Shiraishi
Miku Itо̄ as Akina Kubo
Sora Amamiya as Saki Kubo
Ai Kakuma as Hazuki Kudō
Ayana Taketatsu as Tamao Taira

The anime adaptation of Nene Yukimori’s manga, Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible will be directed by Kazuomi Koga at studio PINE JAM. The series script will be written by Yūya Takahashi and the characters will be designed by Yoshiko Saitō. The anime will start streaming on January 10th on Ani-One Asia’s YouTube channel and on multiple TV channels in different countries in Asia.

Kana Hanazawa will perform the opening theme song for the anime and it will be the first time she has both starred in and provided a theme song for an anime. Dialogue+ will perform the ending theme song. The manga is available in English through Viz Media and Shueisha’s MANGA Plus service. The manga was first published in October 2019 and the 11th volume will be released on December 19.