Komori-san Can't Decline

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!)
GenreComedy, slice of life
Manga
Written byCoolkyousinnjya
Published byHoubunsha
MagazineManga Time Original
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 2012 – present
Volumes12 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byKenichi Imaizumi
Written byYuka Suguro
Music byArte Refact
StudioArtland
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, Sun TV
Original run October 4, 2015 – December 20, 2015
Episodes12 (List of episodes)

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]

Characters

Shuri Komori (小森 しゅり, Komori Shuri)
Voiced by: Aya Uchida
A fifteen-year-old girl who, for some reason, cannot 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

Manga

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.

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

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

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 (2015-10-04)
2"Komori-san is Strong!"
Transliteration: "Komori-san wa Chikaramochi!" (Japanese: 小森さんは力持ち！)		October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11)
3"Komori-san is Popular!"
Transliteration: "Komori-san wa ninki-sha!" (Japanese: 小森さんは人気者！)		October 18, 2015 (2015-10-18)
4"Komori-san Can You Everything?"
Transliteration: "Komori-san wa nandemoya?" (Japanese: 小森さんは何でも屋？)		October 25, 2015 (2015-10-25)
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 (2015-11-01)
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 (2015-11-08)
7"The Pool Gets Exciting!"
Transliteration: "Pūru wa dokidoki!" (Japanese: プールはドキドキ！)		November 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)
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 (2015-11-22)
9"Festivals are Bittersweet!"
Transliteration: "Omatsuri wa amazuppai!" (Japanese: お祭りは甘酸っぱい！)		November 29, 2015 (2015-11-29)
10"Pathway Counselling Makes Me Uneasy!"
Transliteration: "Shinro chōsa wa nayamashī!" (Japanese: 進路調査は悩ましい！)		December 6, 2015 (2015-12-06)
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 (2015-12-13)
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 (2015-12-20)

References

  1. ^ a b "Komori-san wa Kotowarenai! Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Komori-san wa Kotowarenai Anime to Air in October". Anime News Network. July 26, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Komori-san wa Kotowarenai Anime Casts Aya Uchida". Anime News Network. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "Crunchyroll to Stream Komori-san Can't Decline Anime". Anime News Network. September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
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