is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Konno. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sunday from September 2021 to April 2024, with its chapters collected in five volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Hibari aired from April to June 2026.
Plot In his first year of middle school, Arata Kōda encounters a strange creature named Kujima. The Kōda household is on edge due to the stress of their eldest son preparing for entrance exams, so when Kujima enters, it brings fresh air and begins to calm the tension.
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Media Manga Written and illustrated by Akira Konno, Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble? was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sunday from September 10, 2021, to April 12, 2024. Shogakukan collected its chapters in five volumes, released from April 12, 2022, to May 10, 2024.
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Anime In May 2024, an anime adaptation was announced. It was later revealed to be a television series produced by Studio Hibari and directed by Noriyuki Nomata, with Shinichiro Kimura serving as the series director, Yasunori Yamada writing the scripts, Sakurako Mitsuhashi designing the characters, and Manami Kakudō composing the music. It was broadcast for 12 episodes from April 9 to June 25, 2026, on AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is , performed by Galileo Galilei, while the ending theme song is , performed by Manami Kakudo. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. Medialink licensed the series.
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Reception The series was nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award in the print manga category and placed 18th out of 50 nominees. Alongside Fool Night and Nippon Sangoku, Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble? ranked twelfth in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers. The manga ranked ninth in the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2023" survey answered by bookstore clerks in Japan; it was ranked twelfth in the 2024 survey. It received the Bookstore Staff Award of the Manga Award 2023. It ranked sixth for the second Crea Nighttime Manga Award in 2023.
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