Episode 22

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**It's just Valentine's Day.**" is the tenth episode of the second season of the Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu anime series.

## Synopsis

It's close to Valentine's day, and Komi and Otori are invited over to Nene's house to make some valentine's gifts.

## Summary

### Part 1

After the Kyoto trip Komi, Katou and Sasaki all want to talk with each other. However, they feel awkward about it, believing that the extraordinary circumstances of their friendship won’t translate to their normal lives. Katou and Sasaki subsequently talk with their usual friends while Komi is left alone, all three of them panicking over what to do. As she stands alone, Komi notices that Nakanaka has become friends with Agari (though Yamai tries to sabotage their moment together), while Inaka has done the same with Onemine and Otori, and Katai has also become friends with the delinquents and Naruse. Komi eventually notices Katou is alone, but is too anxious to act on this. Seeing Komi's predicament, Tadano gives Komi a (literal) push of confidence, and bolstered by her newfound love, she walks to Katou. This leads them to say Good Morning to each other, and seeing this, Sasaki also comes by and says Good Morning, while in the meantime, Tadano becomes embarrassed and lost in thought over him pushing Komi.

Afterward, Onemine asks Komi if she has any plans for Valentine's day, and after a long pause while looking at Tadano, Komi answers no. Therefore, Onemine invites Komi to her place to make some Valentine's sweets for her family, and Otori tags along as well. Onemine senses Tadano wants to come to (though he was simply trying to listen in on Komi’s Valentine’s plans), so she “turns him down” since Valentine’s sweets are a girls-only affair.

At the Onemine residence, Komi meets Nene's three younger siblings: 6-year-old Onemine Kazuya, his twin sister Onemine Nana, and 3-year-old Onemine Nono. They happily jump all over Otori, but upon seeing Komi, they stare at her blankly (finding her to be scary) before Kazuya slaps Komi in the rear and they run off, leaving Komi mortified. The trio then prepares a chocolate meringue. When it comes time to stir the mixture, Otori goes incredibly slow, so Kazuya and Nana try to do it but make a slight mess. Komi watches them, still anxious about playing with them, so to help her get over it, Nene asks Komi to help them. Komi does so, mixing the stuff excellently and bonding a bit with the kids, with her and Nana even stealing a bit of the mixture. Once the cake is baking, Komi and Otori play with Nene's siblings while Nene cleans up. Both Kazuya and Nana bluntly ask why Komi doesn't talk, and Nene claims that Komi is shy. They then try and get Komi to say something, but her response gets a tepid reception, and they promptly give up. Kazuya then drags Komi to the kitchen, where they watch as the cake starts to rise. As they do, Kazuya and Nana suddenly say that Komi has a very pretty voice and that she should talk more. Touched, Komi verbally says that she’ll try her best. Soon the cake finished, and along with the Onemines’ eldest brother, they all enjoy the cake, only to accidentally eat it all. Kazuya, Nana, and Nono all become Komi’s friends, bringing her total to 24, while at home, Komi makes lots of more chocolates while Shuuko watches.

### Part 2

It's Valentine's day, and Komi has made friendship chocolates for most everyone. She tries to give her romantic chocolates to Tadano by placing them in his shoe locker, but upon seeing him come by, she hastily flees. Tadano, meanwhile, has gotten his hopes up that Komi or others have given him friendship chocolate, and is mildly disappointed not to find any in his shoe locker or desk. On the other hand, Komi receives and/or gives chocolates to others:
First is Najimi who gives her a small chocolate they bought. They then relish the fact they got more chocolate from Komi than they received, much to Tadano’s disgust.
Yamai is next, and she has made romantic chocolates in the shape of her own head so that Komi can effectively “eat her head” (despite being a woman). Komi doesn’t eat them, but does give her the friendship chocolates, making Yamai so happy that she faints on the spot.
Nakanaka overhears Yamai’s situation and scoffs, calling Valentine’s Day capitalist garbage. However, she is won over by Komi giving her chocolates.

Komi then gives chocolates to Yadano, Agari, Onemine, Otori, Katou, and Sasaki. At the same time, Chiarai, Sonoda, and Shinobino have fantasies about receiving chocolates from Yamai, Nakanaka, and Inaka respectively. Meanwhile, Katai arrives at school and intends to give Tadano some chocolates, having heard of guys giving other guys “Rival Chocolates” (unaware what the rivalry is supposed to represent). Before he can though, Sasaki gets his attention and convinces Katou to give him romantic chocolates, shocking all of the boys who didn’t get chocolates (except Katai, who can’t grasp the idea of someone else liking him). Komi also gives him friendship chocolates which he interprets as a message to take initiative and give Tadano the chocolates. After school, Katai gives Tadano the chocolates, but Tadano has none in return, so he promises to provide him with some on White Day, ironically causing Katai to realize the romantic implications of what he just did. This leaves Komi even more distraught she didn’t give chocolates to Tadano, and also assuming another gay moment.

Re-checking his foot locker for any presents, Tadano only finds a pebble in his shoe. He returns home disconcerted and depressed that he didn't get a single piece of chocolate that day from any of his female peers after getting his hopes up. Entering home, he proceeds to collapse in despair and is tended to by Hitomi and their mother, Tadano Jeanne both of whom also give him chocolates (though as family, this obviously does not count). Hitomi tries comforting him later, but ends up laughing at Tadano getting chocolates from a guy. At dinner, while still somewhat laughing at him, Hitomi then spots a shadowy figure outside the window. Realizing it is a girl trying to give Tadano chocolates, Hitomi coerces Tadano to go buy some ice cream, much to his confusion. Tadano opens the door, only to bump the door into the person - Komi. The two head to a park to get away from Tadano’s family. Tadano expects to get chocolates, but still nervous, Komi gives Tadano a piece of paper from a Student Council meeting he missed, per Najimi’s request. Once that is settled, Komi prepares to leave, and they are about to head their separate ways. As he is about to take the train, Tadano rationalizes that it is totally up to Komi whether or not she wants to give him chocolates, but wonders if she does not like him because she gave chocolates to everyone but him. As he thinks this, Komi finally summons the courage to give him the chocolates; she runs over to the train station and manages to get his attention by shouting his name. Tadano meets her in front of the station, and without using her notebook to speak, she finally gives him the chocolates, though she falsely claims it is simply friendship chocolates. As Tadano takes them, he admits to her that he nearly gave up on the idea of Komi giving him chocolates after assuming she would, but that receiving them from her means a lot. Touched, Komi becomes bashful, then reveals that the chocolates she gave Tadano were the ones that turned out best. Although Tadano doesn’t think much of this, Komi realizes that her saying that is effectively confessing that the chocolates were romantic, and in turn that she loves him. In embarrassment, she runs away, leaving Tadano in the dark.

## Characters

*In order of appearance. Bold denotes debuting characters.*

* Komi Shouko
* Agari Himiko
* Yadano Makeru
* Sasaki Ayami
* Katou Mikuni
* Nakanaka Omoharu
* Yamai Ren
* Onemine Nene
* Otori Kaede
* Inaka Nokoko
* Katai Makoto
* Tadano Hitohito
* Naruse Shisuto
* Onigashima Akako
* Onemine Kazuya
* **Onemine Nana**
* **Onemine Nono**
* **Onemine's unnamed brother**
* Komi Shuuko
* Sonoda Taisei
* Shinobino Mono
* Chiarai Shigeo
* Satou Amami
* Najimi Osana
* Kometani Chusaku
* Tadano Hitomi
* Tadano Jeanne

## Adaptation Notes

**This episode adapts the following material:**

* Manga Volume 9
	+ Communication 114: Everyone's Communication
	+ Communication 116: Valentine's Day Prep
	+ Communication 117: Valentine's Day
	+ Communication 118: Valentine's Day, Part 2