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Episode 2

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**It's just a childhood friend / I'm not a killer / It's just my first errand.**" is the second episode of the Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu anime series.

## Synopsis

To help Komi make more friends, Tadano tries to enlist the help of a talkative classmate who's friends with everyone, but they promptly turn him down.

## Summary

**It's just a childhood friend**

After his attempts to introduce Komi to some of their classmates prove unsuccessful, Tadano reluctantly introduces Komi to Najimi Osana, his mischievous and genderfluid childhood friend. Due to moving schools frequently and having elite communication skills, Najimi is the childhood friend of absolutely everybody, making them an easy friend for Komi. However, Najimi reveals to Tadano that they failed to become Komi's friend years ago, the shock of failure leaving them with difficulty being around Komi to this day. However, Tadano gets them to agree to walk Komi home.

**I'm not a killer**

Tadano follows the two and sees that even Najimi struggles to have a conversation with Komi. Najimi is approached by the delinquent Maa, another childhood friend, who confesses his love. Najimi claims to switch back to being male to reject him, but Maa begins forcing himself on them. Komi intervenes and attempts to speak to Maa, but her stammering speech and unblinking stare convince Maa she is a murderer and he flees. Realizing Komi's social anxiety, Najimi decides to be Komi's second friend.

**It's just my first errand**

Najimi begins eating lunch with Tadano and Komi, making Tadano even more unpopular. Tadano explains to Najimi Komi's desire for friends, so Najimi sends Komi to get a complicated coffee order by herself, claiming it is training to force Komi to speak. Despite several attempts, Komi gets the wrong coffee and cries when Najimi themselves forget what they ordered, forcing Tadano and Najimi to apologize, though they both consider Komi's sulking cute.

## Characters

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

* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Najimi Osana
* Ren Yamai
* **Onigashima Akako**
* Shinobino Mono

## Adaptation Notes

**This episode adapts the following material:**

* Manga Volume 1
	+ Communication 8: Scary
	+ Communication 9: Old Friends
	+ Communication 10: Dark Past
	+ Communication 11: Not a Killer
	+ Communication 12: Errand Girl
	+ Communication 13: First Errand
Volume 32

Japanese Cover

**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 32 is a tankoban collection of previously published chapters from a monthly pulp manga magazine of the Komi Can't Communicate manga serial. It contains 15 chapters along with a bonus short story.

## List of Chapters

* Communication 414: The Confession of Love That One Time
* Communication 415: Year Three, Second Term
* Communication 416: To Go/To Rest
* Communication 417: Ogiya
* Communication 418: Super Awesome
* Communication 419: Yamai Has A Cold
* Communication 420: Homeroom Prep
* Communication 421: It's Emoyama
* Communication 422: The Flub-Up
* Communication 423: Emoi School Dramas
* Communication 424: It's Emoyama, Part 2
* Communication 425: Rumiko Tries Not To Laugh
* Communication 426: It's Emoyama, Continued...
* Communication 427: Cool
* Communication 428: Confused Feelings
* Omake 32
Omojiri Miwa

**Omojiri Miwa** (重 (おも) 尻 (じリ)  実 (み) 葉 (わ) , *Omojiri Miwa*?) is a teacher at Itan Private High School

## Appearance

Omojiri has short hair parted in the middle and is most often seen wearing a dress shirt, blazer, and knee-length skirt.

## History

Omojiri is shown to act very proper and neat while at school. She finishes her lessons on time and helps her fellow teachers. When she gets home however she becomes very lazy, even sleeping on her floor because she does not want to move.

## Trivia

* Her surname, ***Omojiri*** **(*おもじリ*)**, comes from the Japanese phrase ***shiri ga omoi* (尻が重い)** , translating to "the butt is a burden," but idiomatically meaning "lazy." Her given name, ***Miwa* (*みわ*)**, consists of the Kanji for "sincerity" and "leaf," with the latter being half of a component for the word, "word" in Japanese, ***kotoba*** **(言葉)**, alluding to her personality as a teacher in public.
Volume 23

* English Cover
* Japanese Cover

**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 23 is a tankoban collection of previously published chapters from a monthly pulp manga magazine of the Komi Can't Communicate manga serial. It contains 15 chapters along with a bonus short story.

## Overview

Valentine’s Day has arrived, and everywhere throughout the school chocolates are given and feelings are overflowing. Even for Komi, Hitohito, and Rumiko, the day is bound to be unforgettable. Will Komi be able to take a step forward and communicate her feelings?

## List of Chapters

* Communication 299: Valentine's Day, Second Year Edition
* Communication 300: Confession
* Communication 301: Confession, Part 2
* Communication 302: Confession, Part 3
* Communication 303: Confession, Part 4
* Communication 304: The Day After
* Communication 305: The Day After, Part 2
* Communication 306: Reaction
* Communication 307: Post-Confession
* Communication 308: Eye Contact
* Communication 309: Eye Contact, Part 2
* Communication 310: Eye Contact, Part 3
* Communication 311: Eye Contact, Part 4
* Communication 312: I Cannot Accept
* Communication 313: Sleepover, Part 2
* Omake 23
Chapter 5

**Wanting To Talk** (喋 (しゃべ) りたいんです, *Shaberitaindesu*?) is the fifth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Having determined that Komi Shouko has trouble speaking with others, Tadano Hitohito suggests communicating via the chalkboard. Through the board, Komi asks Tadano how he was able to deduce her poor communication ability. Tadano replies that her various reactions allowed him to come to such conclusion. After questioning Komi, Tadano realizes he is the only person at school that knows about Komi's condition.

After an awkward pause, Tadano becomes uncertain what to say next and suggests the two of them go to the gym. When Tadano tries to leave first, Komi stops him by grabbing the back of his jacket and stammers for him to wait. She continues to write on the board and explains her condition in-depth while describing the problems she had dealing with people, which was associated with her inability to communicate. After desperately writing a series of questions related to her disorder, she finishes off with a plea wondering what she should do. After this Tadano sees that she is not a prima donna, but rather just a normal girl with difficulties. Komi seemingly starts sobbing and he offers his handkerchief, but she refuses it and says she only had hiccups.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shouko

## Events

* Tadano learns more about Komi's disorder and the problems she's faced as a result of it.
* Komi's "Cat Ears" appear for first time
Chapter 48

* English
* Japanese
* Sketch

**Video Games** is the forty-eighth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Nakanaka, via text/email, invites Komi to her "castle" for videogames, which Komi excessively deliberates over her reply, taking an hour to send one. She formally agrees, to which Nakanaka is overjoyed at.

Komi is nervous at visiting a friends house, alone, for the first time, but decides to give her best effort. As she tries (and fails) to push the intercom button at the house, Nakanaka opens the door, dressed in chuunibyou attire, and dramatically invites Komi inside (not revealing that she was standing at the door the whole time). Her room is filled with copious amounts of manga books, video games and anime figurines, with posters plastered on the walls and a 3 monitor, high quality gaming setup, all of which Komi is fascinated by. Nakanaka marvels that Komi, the class goddess, is in her room at her invitation, a feat not many have pulled off. She shows Komi the climax of a game she has been playing, and praises the graphics and story, while Komi watches amazedly, despite not understanding most of what she's saying. Nakanaka thinks that Komi finds the game boring due to her stoic reaction, so, panicking, she timidly calls Najimi to come over, her chuunibyou character faltering in the process.

Najimi promptly arrives with Tadano, reminiscing about how the room used to look different in grade school, as Nakanaka embarrassedly protests at Tadano's (a boy's) presence. Najimi assures her that he has a "weak presence", so it'll be like he's not there, to Tadano's confusion. Najimi suggests a 4 player game, Numabro's, aka Super Smash Swamp Pants Brothers (Super Smash Bros parody), which Komi has never played before. As Najimi (in game) tries to attack the defenceless Komi, Nakanaka repels the blow, as the two experienced players duel. Meanwhile, Tadano teaches Komi the movement buttons, as she accidentally walks into a swamp (in game). Komi accidentally attacks Tadano (again, in game) whilst trying to get mud off her character. When she does successfully, she momentarily blinds Najimi, who is violently defeated by Nakanaka. She celebrates her victory, as Najimi is visibly devastated and humbled.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Omoharu Nakanaka
* Najimi Osana
* Tadano Hitohito

## Events

* Komi goes to a friends house for the first time alone
* Komi, Nakanaka, Najimi and Tadano play video games together

## Trivia

* Off-brand Mario and Luigi's faces are pixelated in the physical release, presumably to avoid copyright infringement
Volume 17

* English Cover
* Japanese Cover

**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 17 is a tankoban collection of previously published chapters from a monthly pulp manga magazine of the Komi Can't Communicate manga serial. It contains 11 chapters along with a bonus short story.

## Overview

The high school cultural festival is supposed to be a fun time for all, but Rumiko Manbagi’s enjoyment is ruined when she comes to an awful realization—she and Komi are rivals for Tadano’s love! Can her friendships with Komi and Tadano survive this crushing complication?

## List of Chapters

* Communication 224: Wig
* Communication 225: I'm Okay
* Communication 226: Someone Like Me
* Communication 227: Of Course
* Communication 228: Can't
* Communication 229: FBI
* Communication 230: Theatre
* Communication 231: Invitation
* Communication 232: Secret
* Communication 233: Festival Date 2
* Communication 234: The Afterparty
* Omake 17
Chapter 27

**Summer Uniform** is the twenty-seventh chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

It's June 1st at school, summertime, as Komi walks though the courtyard, dressed in her summer uniform, past a large crowd of people. After she passes, they all yell in happiness at Komi's new outfit, as Komi nervously keeps walking

Komi meets Najimi, Agari and Yamai, all of whom are impressed with Komi's uniform, Yamai to a disturbing degree. Komi asks Tadano (with a notepad) if something is wrong with her as everyone is acting differently around them. Tadano nervously says that it's fine (he also likes Komi summer uniform).

## Characters in order of appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Najimi Osana
* Agari Himiko
* Yamai Ren
* Tadano Hitohito

## Events

* Komi begins wearing her summer uniform to school
Emoyama Yuragi

**Year/Course** | * 2nd year (former)

**Emoyama Yuragi** (絵 (え) 藻 (も) 山 (やま)  ゆらぎ, *Emoyama Yuragi*?) is a third-year at Itan Private High School.

## Appearance

Yuragi has long, dark hair that completely covers her eyes and runs down to about mid-back. Some of her hair is tied back with a bow that has "E=mc2" on it. Her Itan High School uniform sweater has long sleeves that go over her hands. She also wears a knee-length Itan High uniform skirt and knee-high stockings.

In Chapter 422, Emoyama's eyes were partially revealed, though it's unclear if are wide or small.

## History

Yuragi debuts in Chapter 216 "Emotional". She strolls about the halls, secretly observing her classmates, saying "Emo" (short for emotional) whenever she sees something that moves her heart. Yuragi knows the history of all the classmates she encounters. Yuragi keels over after "overemoing" that day, and when a concerned Komi brings over Tadano, she apparently dies in the presence of the "Emo prize winners." (Not really.)

In Chapter 232, Yuragi, along with Sukida Lily and Isagi Kiyoko converge on Komi Shouko and Tadano Hitohito as the pair explore the Culture Festival together. When Yuragi sees Komi and Tadano, she once again faints from overexposure to Emo things. (Komi and Tadano carry her to the infirmary)

## Trivia

* Yuragi is fluent in English.
* Yuragi wears a bow with "E=mc2" on it because the equation looks like the word "Emo".
* She sat in front of Komi on the first day of their Year 3 class.
* Yuragi along with Lily appeared in the end of the Episode 12th (Season 2).
Chapter 415

## 415

**Year Three, Second Term** is the four hundred fifteenth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

It's the first day of the second semester at Itan Private High School, and a first-year student converses with two third-years regretting having enjoyed Shouko for only one year.

At that moment she enters the high school received like a star, with containment fences and Bodyguards, without understanding the reason for the fuss. Finishing going through the entrance, she curtsies to the disbelieving students.

Actually she wanted to greet them, but because of her anxiety she couldn't.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Komi Bodyguards

## Events

* Beginning of second semester of currently year at Itan Private High School
Chapter 68

**Tadano's a Maid Too** is the sixty-eighth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Najimi urges Tadano to try on Komi's old maid outfit, but he refuses. Regardless, he somehow is convinced into it, wig and all, as the other guys slam him for it (in secret they think he looks pretty good). Komi is excited to see him in a maid costume, as he begs Najimi for it to come off.

Komi's mum arrives, and is served water from Tadano. Shosuke enters after a few minutes, to the girls' delight, however he felt uncomfortable, and quickly left, to everyone's disappointment. Hitomi came with free time looking for Tadano, and immediately sees him in his costume. Without a word, she takes a picture and sends it to their mum (and the cloud). In the maid break room, Komi and Tadano talks about the successful cafe. Tadano thinks he looks ridiculous, but Komi disagrees, saying that he looks cute, embarrassing both of them.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Najimi Osana
* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shouko
* Komi Shuuko
* Komi Shosuke
* Tadano Hitomi

## Events

* Tadano wears a maid outfit for the cafe
* Komi's mother and brother, and Tadano's sister visit the cafe
* Komi's class meets her brother
Volume 26

* English Cover
* Japanese Cover

**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 26 is a tankoban collection of previously published chapters from a monthly pulp manga magazine of the Komi Can't Communicate manga serial. It contains 13 chapters along with a bonus short story.

## Overview

Komi and Tadano’s third year of high school has begun in earnest, and Komi is still as determined as ever to make 100 friends. She greets Tadano’s mom while trembling, talks with Himeko, and goes out to eat spicy ramen with everyone. Later, Komi and Tadano visit a university and stop at a manga cafe together on their way home. Little by little, she’s coming out of her shell. Keep it up, Komi-san!

## List of Chapters

* Communication 337: Siberian Tanmen Nakamoto
* Communication 338: Greetings
* Communication 339: Greetings 2
* Communication 340: Greetings 3
* Communication 341: After Recreation
* Communication 342: Knight
* Communication 343: Knight 2
* Communication 344: Class Change
* Communication 345: Wakai-kun
* Communication 346: Third Year's Physical Measurements
* Communication 347: Date (?)
* Communication 348: University Tour
* Communication 349: University Tour 2
* Omake 26

## Trivia

* A copy of Volume 24 can be found on the cover on the bed.
* Volume 1 of Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru can be found on the top right of the bookshelf.
Katou Mikuni

**Katou Mikuni** (加 (か) 藤 (とう)  三 (み) 九 (く) 二 (に) , *Katou Mikuni*?) is a member of Komi's group for the year 1 field trip, friend Sasaki Ayami and Komi Shouko.

## Appearance

Katou has brown hair that is tied in circular braids on each side of her head. She wears circular-shaped glasses and is most often seen wearing the Itan school uniform.

## History

Katou is one-third of Komi's first-year field trip group. She and Sasaki Ayami make a pact to make sure the trip is as fun as possible for Komi. Katou makes a schedule for the trip, but things don't go as planned leading to her getting in a minor conflicts with Sasaki but Komi ends it quickly. Later on in the manga, Katou teaches Tadano and Komi shogi strategies.

During the first-year field trip in Chapter 112, Katou admits that she's interested in Katai Makoto. On the train ride home, Sasaki tricks her into sitting next to him.

## Trivia

* Her name **Katou Mikuni *(かとう, みくに)*** is a reference to the Shogi player Katou Hifumi **(加藤一二三)**, as both of their given names consist of only Kanji numerals.
* Her signature move is the shoulder punch
* Katou placed 21st in the first popularity poll.
Chapter 69

**Najimi's Maid Cafe** is the sixty-nineth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

The maid cafe is performing well, so much so that lines are gathered to wait for 15 minutes, at least. However, ambitious Najimi begins to scheme, which Tadano notices...

Najimi runs around the school, handing out discounted tickets and exclusive offers, but despite the success, Najimi is still zealous, and devises a new plan. They instruct Komi to walk around the school and return to the cafe, when she does a large crowd follows her back, a phenomenon that Najimi declares the "Komi Snowball Effect", a natural occurrence that they took advantage of. However, still greedy, Najimi makes more and more unethical offers for costumers, (which all perform well) and eventually amasses a bathtub with all their cash. But Najimi is eventually caught by the teachers, and has to give back all the money

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Najimi Osana
* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shouko
* Yamai Ren
* Homeroom Teacher
* Gorimi

## Events

* Najimi runs a highly successful, but unethical, maid cafe. They eventually have to give out refunds
Chapter 425

## 425

**Rumiko Tries Not To Laugh** is the four hundred twenty-fifth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Rumiko is laughing out of loud due something that Shouko said and this caused her to struggle in holding her laugh during the class.

Taketoshi who was noticing some strange face expression she was doing made him realise she wasn't able to hold her laugh, Manbagi trying to handle her attempts to not to laugh, she picked up a barley tea bottle and took a drink from it just to worsen her situation.

Much for the teacher's concern, Manbagi remembers the reason why she was laughing that was Komi mispronouncing the word "Bibimbap" by saying "Bibimpap", causing her to spill the drink she had holding on her mouth over Taketoshi.

Wakai who was disgusted by being wet on barley tea, he kind of liked it as long as it was from Rumiko.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Manbagi Rumiko
* Komi Shouko
* Yamai Ren
* Nakanaka Omoharu
* Sukida Lily
* Katai Makoto
* Wakai Taketoshi
* Isagi Kiyoko
* Naruse Shisuto
* Anchi Arisa
* Otori Kaede
* Kometani Chushaku (as a comentator)
Chapter 432

## 432

**Third Year Sports Festival, Part 4** is the four hundred thirty-second chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

###### Junmai Cloudy White Sake?

Saotome Marin is drinking something strange in a sake bottle, and Hitohito wanted to find out if that was alcohol, but Marin tells him that it's just Calpico.

###### Girls with flexible bodies

Fusatsu Kaoru confesses to Yukapoyo that she participated in the cheerleading club, but that they rejected her because of her strange face. Then, they both do a leg-spreading challenge, under the gaze of Takaomo Fuechi.

###### A baseless prejudice

Fukuyoka Muchi tries to keep up with the other cheerleaders, although it is quite difficult for him, although this captivates the boys a lot even though they do not want to admit it, except Fuechi.

###### A white powder?

Marin now takes out a package with a mysterious white powder, and again Hitohito is worried when he sees it, suspecting it to be drugs, but Marin simply explains that he likes to smell baby powder.

###### 3rd Year Class 1

Fuechi observes his classmates' sports uniforms, and the boys think he will make a flattering comment, however he questions how revealing they are, disconcerting everyone.

Seeing how united the class has become, Shouko becomes proud.

###### Wakai, the soccer club captain

Seeing how many admirers Taketoshi has, Rumiko reflects on him liking her. Meanwhile, he, believing that she would look at him, looks at her when she makes a strange gesture, recognizing that he likes her when she does it.

###### Good job

The class wins and Shouko receives the trophy from the principal and then celebrates.

After happily watching how close the class has become, Shouko receives Yukapoyo's invitation to go to karaoke. But seeing that Hitohito refuses, she does too.

On the way home, Shouko asks Hitohito why he didn't go, and he tells her that he thought she didn't want to go, since she noticed that she was tired from organizing things for the Sports Festival and without asking him for help. Shouko becomes intense and forces Hitohito into her room, and forces him to let her rest on his lap. Shouko falls asleep and Hitohito congratulates her

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Saotome Marin
* Ojousa Mako
* Tonatsu Hanya
* Iida Minako
* Komata Yakugaku
* Tadano Hitohito
* Jimochi Teruyoshi
* Ogiya Hafuru
* Haheto Maheto
* Seikimatsu Toshio
* Fuki You
* Gai Kanchi
* Shota Kori
* Komi Shouko
* Yukapoyo (Shiroki Yuka)
* Fusatsu Kaoru
* Takaomo Fuechi
* Nanoda Kyara
* Teruka Kire
* Fukuyoka Muchi
* Neguse Luna
* Kometani Chushaku (as a comentator)
* Hameru Tsubo
* Bosa Towa
* Najimi Osana
* Shiina Muzuka
* Wakai Taketoshi
* Manbagi Rumiko
* Ichou Setoka
* Itan's Vice Principal
* Kyouno Koto
* Omakawa Machi
* Toutoi Son
* Ohai Shuki
* Natsu Fukusuki
* Komi Shuuko

## Events

* 3rd Year Class 1 wins the Itan's Sports Festival
Takarazuka Maya

**Manga Debut** | Chapter 188

**Takarazuka Maya** (宝 (たから) 塚 (づか)  真矢, *Takarazuka Maya*?) is a second-year at Itan Private High School.

## History

Takarazuka is a talented actress casted to play the role of the prince in the play for class 2-1's cultural exhibition, directed by Tadano (Najimi). Takarazuka is a very considerate person, understanding Komi's crippling social anxiety, she is very patient with Komi, who was of course voted to play the princess. Takarazuka even creates an entirely new play altogether built around Komi's anxiety to make it more comfortable for her to take part in the class's exhibition.

Takarazuka first appears in Chapter 188 along with many of the other students in 2-1, where Najimi plans their "Test of Courage" prank. Takarazuka expresses her expertise in doing makeup.

## Trivia

* Maya's incredible acting skills are limited to boys' roles only; she cannot play feminine roles.
	+ This, as well as her family name **Takarazuka** (宝 (たから) 塚 (づか)  ), is a reference to the Takarazuka Revue, an all-female musical theatre troupe based in the city of Takarazuka in Hyōgo Prefecture. In their plays, all roles are played by women, and in some they have worn costumes similar to the outfits Maya wears.
* Maya knows about the undertones of Komi and Tadano's relationship, apologizing to Tadano for taking the prince role, coercing Tadano into encouraging Komi, and casting Komi and Tadano together for her alternate play.
* She strangely resembles the famous 80s pop singer Michael Jackson.
Chapter 422

## 422

**The Flub-Up** is the four hundred twenty-second chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

After the visit of Shouko and her friends, Yuragi feels guilty for forcing an emotional situation by causing the accident in which Shouko and Hitohito touched their lips and decided to respect their rhythm, but she did not know how to apologize to them.

When suddenly, Shouko returns to her window and asks her to talk to him to find out why she wasn't attending classes.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Fuki You (as a presenter)
* Emoyama Yuragi
* Emoyama Moromi (Flashback)
* Kometani Chushaku (as a comentator)
* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito (Flashback)

## Events

* Yuragi breaks the fourth wall by biting the edge of a panel
* For the first time, Yuragi's eyes can be partially seen.
Characters in Order of Appearance

* #1 Tadano Hitohito - Male - C1 - E1 - Major
* #2 Komi Shouko - Female - C1 - E1 - Major
* #3 Shinobono Mono - Male - C2 - E1 - Minor
* #4 Homerun Teacher - Female - C2 - E1 - Minor
* #5 Agari Himiko - Female - C2 - E1 - Supporting
* #6 Yamai Ren - Female - C2 - E1 - Supporting
* #7 Seikimatsu Toshio - C4 - E1 - Background
* #8 Omoharu Nakanaka - C6 - E1 - Supporting
* #9 Kaede Otori - C6 - E1 - Supporting
* #10 Naruse - C6 - E1 - Supporting
* #11 Sam Samurai - C6 - E1 - Background
* #12 Kishi
* #13 Onigashima Akako
* #14 Najimi Osana
* #15 Maa
* #16 Shii
* #17 Bald English Teacher
* #18 Aizawa Tsukasa
* #19 "Coffee Master", The Barista
* #20 Komi Masayoshi
* #21 Komi Shuuko
* #22 Komi Shousuke
* #23 Delinquent 1
* #24 Delinquent 2
* #25 Delinquent 3
* #26 Delinquent 4
* #27 Tadano Hitomi
* #28 Sonoda Taisei
* #29 Chiarai Shigeo
Chapter 414

## 414

**The Confession of Love That One Time** is the four hundred fourteenth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Rumiko begins her second semester of high school by greeting her classmates, especially Taketoshi, who is still afraid to talk to her, so when she asks him about the confession at the Summer Festival, he desperately runs away.

During the rest of the days, Rumiko tried to talk to him, but he always escaped. This fear causes Taketoshi to not play soccer well, which is noticed by his coach.

And after training, Rumiko finally catches him. With no way out, Taketoshi explains that he was only trying to encourage Rumiko so that she doesn't belittle herself, but that he was equally attracted to her, giving her time to wait for an answer. Rumiko urges Taketoshi to be braver, and he explains his condition and the things he likes about her, before confessing again.

Rumiko replies that she didn't think she was worthy of him because he was the star of the soccer club, but that she doesn't know more about him, so she asks him for time to clarify her feelings. Taketoshi agrees and Rumiko is happy that someone likes her.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Manbagi Rumiko
* Wakai Taketoshi
* Onemine Nene
* Otori Kaede
* Anchi Arisa
* Fuwa Masuko
* Bodou Kaname
* Inui Ken
* Sarutahiko Mei
* Tsunde Reika
* Kichou Men
* Katai Makoto
* Kometani Chushaku
* Soccer Club Trainer
* Tadano Hitohito (Flashback)
* Doramon Kaze
* Members of Soccer Club

## Events

* 3rd Year Class 4 returns to classes
* Taketoshi confesses his feelings to Rumiko
Chapter 407

## 407

**Interview** is the four hundred seventh chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Shouko was in a support talk with her teachers to prepare for the college admission interview. Then, she sees a poster calling her for an interview, where she is received by Sugakiya Meme and Sasenaitsuki Ai, two of Kawai Rami's friends. In a nearby seat is Yadano Makeru, who was nervous about the interview, which happens first and then comes out crying.

Shouko is next, facing four interviewers: a kind one (Tadano Hitohito), a Gyaru (Manbagi Rumiko), a weird one (Najimi Osana), and a stern one (Kawai). Shouko answers the serious questions that Tadano and Kawai asked her, explaining that she wanted to study international communication to improve her relationship with people, and that the most valuable thing she learned in Itan is the support of her friends.

Congratulated by everyone (including Yadano), Shouko attends the royal interview two days later.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* 1st and 2nd Class Teacher
* Komi Shouko
* Omojiri Miwa
* Kometani Chushaku (As a comentator)
* Sugakiya Meme
* Sasenaitsuki Ai
* Yadano Makeru
* Sabae Sabako
* Tadano Hitohito
* Najimi Osana
* Manbagi Rumiko
* Kawai Rami
* Mila (Flashback)
Ichou Setoka

Setoka Ichou (伊調 (いちょう)  せとか, *Ichou Setoka*?) is a third year student and was the Student Council President before Isagi Kiyoko.

## History

During the introduction ceremony, the Principal forgot to tell the students to sit down and continued his long speech. As a result, Ichou decided to walk up stage herself, grab the microphone, and tell everyone to sit. This serves as the inspiration for Isagi in wanting to become Student Council President, as she believed Ichou was looking out for a student that looked sick (In reality, she was just tired of standing) .

Najimi brings Isagi, Komi, Manbagi, and Ase to see Ichou, and are shocked to see her hosting a spicy hotpot lunch in the Student Council room. On further interaction, we find out that Ichou is notoriously untidy, has all her priorities wrong, and it's implied that she's only President in name, the completely opposite of Isagi .

Ichou reappears in Chapter 209, where she's trying to split watermelons while blindfolded at the Sports Festival, leading to Isagi and Gorimi (with her paper fan poised to strike) showing up behind her. Then again in Chapter 212 where she's seen taking cash bets with Najimi on who will win this year's relay race, which is immediately shut down also by Gorimi and Isagi.

Ichou rescues Tadano Hitohito from an angry mob during the Culture Festival while dressed like a Playboy Bunny and dubs herself the "Bunny of Justice." Ichou has Tadano disguise himself as a girl so he may elude the mob. Despite the costume working, it was meant mostly as a joking excuse to have Tadano cross-dress (again) .

The former president makes a grand entrance (still as the Bunny of Justice) with an entourage she calls the "'Cut 'em some slack, It's fine we're young' Association" (CIA) to confront Isagi Kiyoko and her "Federation for Breaking up Illicit relationships" (FBI). The confrontation escalates into a match of Hit-n-Cover Rock Paper Scissors. Komi Shouko and Tadano Hitohito, who were hiding nearby, manage to escape during the commotion .

## Trivia

* She's currently repeating her third year, and in one of her speeches, she states that she wants to repeat another year because graduating would be lonely.
* Her name is an anagram of "seto kaichou", meaning student council president.
* Her personality is a lot like Najimi's.

1. ↑ Chapter 200
2. ↑ Chapter 200
3. ↑ Chapter 224
4. ↑ Chapter 232
Onemine Nana

**Onemine Nana** (尾 (お) 根 (ね) 峰 (みね)  なな, *Onemine Nana*?) is character in *Komi Can't Communicate*. She is the 5rd child of the Onemine family, and the third daughter. She is not as energetic as her older twin siblings, and usually just watch what happens.

## Appearance

In Chapter 116 and in anime, Nana wears pink pajamas with the letter O. She has brown hair, brown eyes, and a mole on her forehead.

## Background

She is often seen with her family, she is not similar in personality to Kazuya and Nono, and she prefers to look at someone from a distance, she can't talk, loves to be with Otori Kaede.

## Trivia

* There is some confusion over who is Nana and who is Nono. The fact that the young of the two wears a pajamas with the letter O in Chapter 116 suggests that her name is Nono, but both the fanbook and Chapter 175 attest that her name is, in fact, Nana.
Chapter 47.5

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* Page 2

**Omake** (おまけ, *Omake*?) is the third extra chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate, included in Volume 3.

## Summary

#### "Looking at Butts Underwater"

During the pool trip (Chapter 39), Najimi, Komi and Agari ride along the endless river at the pool. Tadano notices that Yamai and her group are swimming underwater behind them, presumably to perve on Komi.

#### "Can Komi Make 100 Friends? Enjoying Summer Vacation"

After the summer festival (Chapter 47) the group get soda from a diner. As they leave a table, a notepad (presumably Komi's, but possibly someone else's) is left behind, listing the 11 friends that Komi has made up until that point

* Tadano
* Najimi
* Agari
* Makeru
* Yamai
* Nakanaka
* Onigashima
* Kishi
* Chiarai
* Sonoda
* Shinobino

(89 friends to go)

## Characters in order of appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Najimi Osana
* Agari Himiko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Ren Yamai
* Onigashima Akako
* Kishi Himeko
* Chiarai Shigeo
* Sonoda Taisei
* Shinobino Mono

## Events

* Yamai's group perves on Komi at the pool (Chapter 39)
* Komi and Yamai's groups get soda at a diner, and someone writes down a list of Komi's friends

## Trivia

* Komi and her friends eat in a diner, like in the Oneshot
Volume 20

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* Japanese Cover

**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 20 is a tankoban collection of previously published chapters from a monthly pulp manga magazine of the Komi Can't Communicate manga serial. It contains 11 chapters along with a bonus short story.

## Overview

Komi and her friends are going on a ski trip! Who cares if only some of them actually know how to conquer the slopes. The point is to have fun and show off their winter fashions! But things take a turn for the awkward when Manbagi and Tadano get left behind and have to stay the night at the rest stop. The only inn around is expensive—but worse than that, there’s just one room!

## List of Chapters

* Communication 259: Return gifts
* Communication 260: Can't sleep
* Communication 261: Snowboarding
* Communication 262: Snowboarding 2
* Communication 263: Inn
* Communication 264: Inn 2
* Communication 265: Girls meeting after the return
* Communication 266: Dad and mom skiing
* Communication 267: Crab
* Communication 268: Talking about skiing
* Communication 269: Sleep talking
* Omake 20
Volume 7

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**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 7 is a tankoban collection of previously published chapters from a monthly pulp manga magazine of the Komi Can't Communicate manga serial. It contains 14 chapters along with a bonus short story.

## Overview

Najimi’s sudden declaration of a Christmas Eve party at Komi’s house sends the friends into a flurry of last-minute gift shopping and Komi into a fit of worrying. But when her friends all turn up with good cheer and a giant stuffed animal for her, it turns out Najimi wasn’t just being impulsive—there’s a special surprise for Komi too!

## List of Chapters

* Communication 86: Choosing a Present
* Communication 87: Merry Christmas
* Communication 88: Choosing One More Present
* Communication 89: Snowmen
* Communication 90: Snowball Fight
* Communication 91: Year's End
* Communication 92: New Year's Day
* Communication 93: Shrine Maiden
* Communication 94: Various New Year's Holidays
* Communication 95: Ice-Skating
* Communication 96: Shopping for Dinner
* Communication 97: Places to Sit
* Communication 98: The King
* Communication 99: Having a Cold
* Omake 7
Onemine Nono

**Onemine Nono** (尾 (お) 根 (ね) 峰 (みね)  のの, *Onemine Nono*?) is character in *Komi Can't Communicate*. She is the 4rd child of the Onemine family, and the second daughter. She loves to run and play with her twin brother, Kazuya.

## Appearance

In Chapter 116 and in anime, Nono wears a red pajamas with the letter A, yellow pants, brown hair, 1 mole under the left eye, brown eyes.

## Background

She loves to play, especially with her family, if she helps, she turns it into a game.

## Trivia

* There is some confusion over who is Nana and who is Nono. The fact that the older of the two wears a pajamas with the letter A in Chapter 116 suggests that her name is Nana, but both the fanbook and Chapter 175 attest that her name is, in fact, Nono.
Volume 6

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* Japanese Cover

**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 6 is a tankoban collection of previously published chapters from a monthly pulp manga magazine of the Komi Can't Communicate manga serial. It contains 13 chapters along with a bonus short story.

## Overview

Komi and her friends had an eventful culture festival, so Najimi suggests that they all go to karaoke to finish off the day with a song. Komi loves hanging out with everyone, but the stress of worrying about singing in front of them is threatening to ruin the whole outing for her. Can Komi find a way to overcome her fear, or will karaoke end in misery?

## List of Chapters

* Communication 73: After-Party
* Communication 74: Shopping with Dad
* Communication 75: Fantasies, Part 1
* Communication 76: Delinquent
* Communication 77: Fantasies, Part 2
* Communication 78: Winter Arrives
* Communication 79: Studying at Nakanaka's House
* Communication 80: Invitation to Lunch
* Communication 81: Cat Cafe
* Communication 82: Final Exam
* Communication 83: The Love Game
* Communication 84: Roasted Potatoes
* Communication 85: Memories of the Culture Festival
* Omake 6 - Communication 85.5
Chapter 438

## 438

**Group Discussion, Part 2** is the four hundred thirty-eighth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

The debate begins, and the Sankoichi Triplets (who speak as an unit) are assigned as timekeepers by themselves, which Maruko wanted to be, so she is the one who begins, saying that the best seasoning for a fried egg (a topic she considered very simple) was soy sauce. The triplets add wasabi to the soy sauce, Setsuko chooses King Horus (which totally confuses Maruko), and Shouko simply chooses salt, an answer that Maruko considered very simple for her partner's appearance, making her becomes increasingly concerned about the fate of the group.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Tadano Maruko
* Sankoichi Triplets
* Hatohori Setsuko
* Komi Shouko
Otori Kaede

**Kaede Otori** (尾 (お) 鶏 (とり)  楓 (かえで) , *Otori Kaede*?) is a secondary character in *Komi Can't Communicate*. She's a former classmate of Shouko, Hitohito, and Najimi, known generally as a very lackadaisical and gentle student. She was also the second person that was able to make Komi Shouko talk.

## Appearance

Kaede has long black hair, with a green-ish tinge and bangs that covers her forehead. She is seen with a low ponytail and a bow at the end. Kaede has an ahoge sticking out on the top of her head and frame hairs that cover the sides of her face, bundled with hair ties at the ends. She is most often seen in the female school uniform; she wears it with knee-high socks, the school cardigan underneath her jacket, and her skirt almost reaching her knees.

## Personality

Cute and Airheaded in nature, Kaede very rarely takes much of what's going on around her seriously. In this makes her seem rather unintelligent, and childish but it's merely just her innocence. She is always seen with her eyes closed, making cutesy expressions showing she's not above acting sweet and tender. Kaede likes to smile a lot, and is generally pleasant to be around, despite herself acting idle of the situation.

## Background

Kaede first appeared in Volume 5 when she served as the only indicated member of the Festival Committee, and was tasked with running an errand to restock materials for its preparation. She asked Shouko to accompany her, Onemine Nene quickly volunteered to go along as well. It soon became clear that Kaede is slow in manner in every way--she walks very slowly, she speaks with a drawl, and she seems absent and daydreamy. She is known to disappear if she is unsupervised for even a moment.

Despite her odd behavior but likely because of her kind and carefree demeanor, Shouko opens up to her relatively easily. Kaede lightly tells Shouko how she wanted to be friends with her after seeing Shouko, Hitohito, and Najimi's friendly relationship, showing her distant but kind and mildly observant personality. She promptly gets distracted from the exchange by a chainsaw (she didn't know what it was).

She can pass hours or days on end without noticing by watching a continuous motion, like an oil timer (Chapter 88) or a fireplace recording (Chapter 94).

## Trivia

* Her name, **Otori** (尾 (お) 鶏 (とり) , *Otori*?), means ladylike or gentle and quiet.
* Her mother shares her tendency to wander and get lost, as seen in Chapter 186 and Chapter 241.
* Kaede has on multiple occasions been seen holding hands with Onemine. In Chapter 292, it was revealed that Nene holds her hand to prevent instances of her sudden vanishing.

## References

1. ↑ *Komi Can't Communicate* Manga: Chapter 259 (p. 10)
Sonoda Taisei

**Sonoda Taisei** (園 (その) 田 (だ)  大 (たい) 勢 (せい) , *Sonoda Taisei*?) is a student in class 1-1.

## Appearance

Sonoda has slicked-back black hair and is most often seen wearing the Itan school uniform.

## History

Sonoda is friends with Chiarai and Shinobino. The three are most prominently seen in Volume 6 Chapters 75 and 77 where the three discuss which of the girls in class (and Najimi) would be the best to date.

## Trivia

* Sonoda Taisei's name is a pun on **その他大勢 *(sonota oozei)***, meaning "minor character".
	+ His official visual image file name is sonota\_visual.

## References

1. ↑ *Komi Can't Communicate* Manga: Chapter 259 (p. 11)
Volume 28

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**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 28 is a tankoban collection of previously published chapters from a monthly pulp manga magazine of the Komi Can't Communicate manga serial. It contains 13 chapters along with a bonus short story.

## Overview

Now that Komi and Tadano are an official couple, Komi’s dad wants another chance to bond with his daughter’s boyfriend, this time on a sauna date! It’s just as awkward as it sounds, but Tadano manages to make things even more cringe when a heat-induced delirium prompts him to ask Komi’s dad the worst question in the history of questions - how do you kiss a girl?

## List of Chapters

* Communication 364: Sauna
* Communication 365: Ripple
* Communication 366: Summer Uniform Grand Prix
* Communication 367: Young Ladies Meeting
* Communication 368: GloomyLoomy
* Communication 369: First Friend x3
* Communication 370: Cheering 2
* Communication 371: Komorebi-chan's Study Session
* Communication 372: The Ninth Edition of Keep Your Mouth Shut During Studies
* Communication 373: Studying At Home
* Communication 374: Studying At Home 2
* Communication 375: Studying At Home 3
* Communication 376: Then, well, who cares
* Omake 28
Itan Private High School

**Itan Private High School**  is an elite prep school located in Japan. It is the primary setting in which the series takes place, where the majority of characters attend as students.

## Overview

The Itan school, being Japanese, covers the 3 upper years of secondary education (Years 10-12) when students are approximately 15 until 18 years old. A compulsory uniform is used at Itan (specifics of which can be found in the Uniforms section), but can be circumvented at special events. The most notable aspect of the school is that many of the students have strange quirks and characteristics (weirdos, freaks, eccentrics, as seen in Chapter 6) which made it difficult initially for Komi to make friends.

## Facilities

* Library
* Gym with stage
* Lockers with umbrella stands
* Classrooms
* Infirmary
* Sports track

## Events

### Years

* The school years start and end in early April

* In the very first parts of the manga and the anime, many of the characters, Komi, Tadano and Najimi included, begin their first year at Itan.
* The first year of school ended (and the second year began) in chapter 129 and episode 24, respectively
* The second year of school ended (and the third and final year began in chapter 324 (no anime equivalent yet)

* Year 1 lasted from Chapter 1 - 129/Episode 1 - 24
* Year 2 lasted from Chapter 129 - 324/Episode 24 - Unreleased
* Year 3 lasted from Chapter 324 - Unreleased/No anime equivalents

## Uniforms

* **Male**

The male uniform of Itan Private High School consists of navy blue blazer (worn on winter), white shirt (sleeve length depends on season), striped red-navy necktie, black pants, and dark brown shoes.

* **Female**

The female uniform of Itan Private High School consists of navy blue blazer (worn on winter), white shirt (sleeve length depends on season), striped red-navy bowtie, striped red-navy skirt (length varies). Legwear varies from no socks at all to full-length tights.

An exception for Najimi Osana which wears male top and female bottom (regular necktie but with skirt).

## Trivia

•On the internet it is often called "arkham college". which is a reference to Arkham Asylum having students who appear to be mentally ill.
Volume 4

* English Cover
* Japanese Cover
* Special Edition

**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 4 is a tankoban collection of previously published chapters from a monthly pulp manga magazine of the Komi Can't Communicate manga serial. It contains 10 chapters along with a bonus short story.

## Overview

School is out for the summer, and Komi is still getting used to this strange new world of having friends. She’s discovering that friendship doesn’t automatically save you from awkward situations with people, but the more time she spends with her friends, the easier it all seems. And to her astonishment, for the first time in her life Komi isn’t anxious for summer to end.

## List of Chapters

* Communication 48: Video Games
* Communication 49: A Hot Day
* Communication 50: Summer Vacation Is Over
* Communication 51: A Country Girl
* Communication 52: Something on Your Face
* Communication 53: First Names
* Communication 54: Sports Festival, Part 1
* Communication 55: Sports Festival, Part 2
* Communication 56: Feelings
* Communication 57: Purikura
* Omake 4 - Communication 57.5

## Extra Pages

Table of ContentsCommunication 48 Sketch (Komi as Princess Zeldine)Communication 49 SketchCommunication 53 SketchCommunication 55 Sketch