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Episode 4

"
**It's just a physical / It's just a crush.**" is the fourth episode of the Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu anime series.

## Synopsis

During the school health checkup, competitive classmate Yadano is determined to clock better results than Komi, whom she sees as her ultimate rival.

## Summary

**It's just a physical**

During physical exams, one of the first-years, the extremely competitive Yadano Makeru, is determined to "beat" Komi, being envious of her popularity. An oblivious Komi "wins" two rounds by having better eyesight and being taller, but Yadano "outscores" her in weight and seated height, only to realize this means she weighs more and has shorter legs. To avoid being swept, Yadano decides a physical exam proves nothing and insists the exam is a draw. Meanwhile, Tadano scores completely average on the exam.

**It's just a crush.**

While walking to school one day, Tadano is kidnapped by Yamai Ren, the leader of the popular clique in class. Yamai, despite her status, is romantically obsessed with Komi and kidnapped Tadano, who remains bound and gagged in Yamai's bedroom, to keep him away from Komi. At school, Yamai intimidates Najimi into introduce her to Komi, which they do, only for Komi to be too afraid to say anything. Suspicious of Tadano's absence, Najimi asks if they and Komi can visit Yamai's house and she agrees, while surreptitiously threatening to kill Tadano and bury him on a mountain should he reveal himself. There, Najimi finds Tadano in a closet, forcing Yamai to admit her crime and reveal her belief she would make a better friend than Tadano. She is shocked when Komi rejects her in favor of Tadano, declaring that only she decides who her friends are. The next day, Komi blames herself for what happened and tells Tadano it would be best if they stopped being friends, even speaking out loud to him, but Tadano rejects this and declares that he will decide to be her friend. Najimi brings Yamai to give a confusing apology for her actions. Komi decides Yamai can know about her social anxiety. Yamai is shocked to learn the truth, but decides being unable to speak just makes Komi even cuter and will help her find 100 friends. After a brief hesitation, Komi reluctantly decides Yamai can be her fourth friend.

## Characters

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

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

## Adaptation Notes

**This episode adapts the following material:**

* Manga Volume 2
	+ Communication 20: The Physical
	+ Communication 23: Ren
	+ Communication 24: Ren, Part 2
	+ Communication 25: Ren, Part 3
	+ Communication 26: Ren, Part 4
Isagi Kiyoko

**Isagi Kiyoko** (潔 (いさぎ)  清 (きよ) 子 (こ) , *Isagi Kiyoko*?) is a classmate of Shouko, and is the current Student Council President, having been elected to replace Ichou Setoka.

## Appearance

Isagi has short, wavy black hair parted on the right side of her face. She wears thick, black glasses. In Chapter 204, it is revealed that her height and weight are 155.5 cm and 50.2 kg, respectively.

## History

During her second year of middle school, Isagi's mother told her to wipe a table. The cloth that she took felt indescribably filthy to her, and from then on she developed severe mysophobia, unable to touch others and refusing to let others touch her. One day, her friend Ase Shibuki greeted her by tapping her shoulder. This caused her to recoil harshly and without thinking, call Ase filthy. She later apologized deeply to Ase, but still felt guilty seeing her friend gradually lose her confidence due to her intense sweating.

## Etymology

* **Isagi** means "undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant" (潔).
* **Kiyoko** means "clear, pure, clean" (清) (**kiyo**) and "child" (子) (**ko**).

## Trivia

* Isagi very clearly sees Ase Shibuki and Shisuto Naruse getting closer, and she does not approve of Naruse. As such, she intercedes whenever and wherever she can, whacking him with a mallet.
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Komi-san is the beautiful and admirable girl that no one can take their eyes off of. Almost the whole school sees her as the cold beauty that's out of their league, but Tadano Hitohito knows the truth: she's just really bad at communicating with others.

 **Shousuke**

 **Rumiko**

 **Ren**

 **Shouko**

 **Hitohito**

 **Najimi**

 **Nene**

 **Kaede**

 **Chushaku**

 **Shisuto**

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 **Featured Quote**
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**Natsukido Rei**
Chapter 401

## 401

**The Buta House.** is the four hundred first chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

After going to the bathroom, Hitohito is approached by the Butas, who tell him about their relationship with Rami, detailing that she was a very cold and distant girl, and that they did not know how to approach her, even after she helped them financially. But after study camp, she greeted them kindly, noticing a change. And then they reject the fact that Rami is engaged to he and Shouko, when she arrives and punishes them.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Tadano Hitohito
* Najimi Osana (as a comentator)
* Buta Gonsuke
* Buta Koma
* Buta Tadaomi
* Kawai Rami
* Komi Shouko
Komi Shousuke

**Shousuke Komi** (古 (こ) 見 (み)  笑 (しょう) 介 (すけ) , *Komi Shousuke*?) is a student at Kisai Highschool and the younger brother of Komi Shouko. Shousuke has antisocial personality disorder, being able to speak when needed without any difficulties, but largely doesn't bother to communicate because he does not like interacting with others, and thus is often just as quiet as his sister and father. In high school, he becomes best friends with Tadano Hitomi and Katai Ai.

## Appearance

Shousuke has fluffy, medium-layered black hair with dark purple highlights, effortlessly kept unruly and unkempt, with the middle falling over his eyes. He has soft, charming features, black/dark purple irises, and a pale complexion. In spite of that, his appearance is akin (**of similar nature or character**) to his mother and older sister, being able to be referred to as a beautiful young man.

He incorporates black or grey into almost of his outfits, usually with short-sleeve t-shirts and jeans.

## Personality

Shousuke appears to share many traits with his older sister, often choosing to remain silent and being widely popular among his peers as a result. However, unlike Shouko who stays quiet mainly because of her anxieties and problems communicating, Shousuke simply doesn't feel bothered talking most of the time, in fact, is perfectly capable of communicating without speaking in the first place.

He is very apathetic, often neglecting to do anything he deems annoying or pointless, such as introducing himself to the class, instead opting to remain silent. In contrast to his sister, whose goal is to make friends, Shousuke seems to be perfectly content being by himself as he often flat-out ignores any classmates who invite him to eat lunch with them.

He seems to be competent in a variety of skills and has a variety of hobbies, being shown to be able to repair models, make violins and engrave Buddhist prayers onto a grain of rice.

## Etymology

* **Komi** means "old, antiquity, ancient time, used, secondhand" (古) (**ko**) and "see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible" (見) (**mi**).
* **Shousuke** means "laugh, smile" (笑) (**shou**) and "help, assist" (介) (**suke**), which is ironic considering on how he never shows any facial expressions.
	+ Similarly to his elder sister, Shousuke's name is a play on  (コミュ障 (しょう) , *komyushō*?), which describes an inability to converse with people.

## Trivia

* Shousuke likes mackerel.
* Shousuke likes the color black.
Chapter 439

## 439

**Group Discussion, Part 3** is the four hundred thirty-ninth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

The Sankoichi Triplets win the first debate by having the majority of votes, which causes a lot of concern in Maruko, seeing that there was no real debate.

But the next topic is much more complex: world peace. The triplets assigned theyselves as all the moderation positions and begin with their theory which is simply to eradicate violence, but Maruko responds that by not generating violence, bad people can take advantage.

Maruko and the triplets start an intense argument, when they are interrupted by Shouko, who, returning to the previous debate, suggests ketchup as a condiment for fried eggs, disconcerting everyone...

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Tadano Maruko
* Komi Shouko
* Sankoichi Triplets
* Hatohori Setsuko
Imotou (Kazuyuki) Ribbon

**Aliases** | Imotou Ribbon-chan (himself and everyone else)
 **Manga Debut** | Chapter 209 (first appearance)
Chapter 359 (debut)

**Imoto Kazuyuki** (affectionately called Ribbon-chan) is one of the male background characters of *Komi San Wa Komyushou Desu*, introduced in chapter 359 as everyone's little sister.

## Appearance

Imotou looks like a young girl, using the Itan Private High School uniform with the bow that the girls wear, and a black shorts. Another bow is in his hair.

## History

Imotou's own words stated that he wanted to become the most precious person for someone and since he couldn't become a Pomeranian dog, according to him the most adorable thing in the world, he decided to be everyone's younger sister.

Having 99 siblings, Imotou wanted Komi Shouko to be his hundredth sister, but what prevented it was her closeness to Tadano Hitohito. That's why Imotou investigated him to prove that Tadano wasn't worthy for Shouko, but seeing how noble and kind he actually was, Imotou named him as the perfect brother.

Imotou visited Tadano's classroom to greet him and make him his brother, to Shouko's incredulous look. But Tadano's friends also pretended to be the most important person to him. Tadano says that there is no number one person for him and befriends Imotou.

Later, Imotou would share the photos he took of Tadano to his friends.
Chapter 404

## 404

**Tales from the Summer Festival, Part 2** is the four hundred fourth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Separate chapter in various stories that occur at the Summer Festival.

In the first, Kawai Rami is nervous about seeing Komi Shouko and Tadano Hitohito, but her friends support her.

In the second, Komi's fans (even Yamai Ren) watch from a distance for prioritizing her relationship with Tadano. But they also marvel at how beautiful Kawai is, and get even angrier at Tadano when they see how Kawai holds him down.

In the third story, Omakawa Machi is depressed because no one calls her cute, when she meets Komi and her friends. Being praised by her, Omakawa perks up.

The following story is about Komi Shousuke, who was in his room, and when he looked out the window, he saw his Mother with Tadano Hitomi, Katai Ai and Hachijunaro having fun in the courtyard, before returning to his desk.

Following, Kawai eats Yadano Makeru's Benujitspopo.

Finally, it's time for the fireworks, and as everyone watches, Komi and Tadano promise to go to a festival alone.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Kawai Rami
* Sugakiya Meme
* Sasenaitsuki Ai
* Sabako Sabae
* Kawai's fans
* Kometani Chushaku
* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Yamai Ren
* Komi's fans
* Machi Omakawa
* Komi Shousuke
* Komi Shuuko
* Tadano Hitomi
* Katai Ai
* Hachijunaro
* Yadano Makeru
* Ichou Setoka
* Marude Yakuza
* Najimi Osana
* Nakanaka Omoharu
* Imotou (Kazuyuki) Ribbon
* Ogiya Hafuru
* Kishi Himeko
* Naruse Shisuto
* Jimochi Teruyoshi
* Seikimatsu Toshio
* Otori Kaede
* Onemine Nene
* Ase Shibuki
* Bosa Towa
* Haheto Maheto
* Ohai Shuki
* Toutoi Son
* Ojousa Mako
* Anchi Arisa
* Shiroki Yuka (Yukapoyo)
Volume 16

* English Cover
* Japanese Cover

**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 16 is a tankoban collection of previously published chapters from a monthly pulp manga magazine of the Komi Can't Communicate manga serial. It contains 16 chapters along with a bonus short story.

## Overview

It's Sports Day at Itan High and the students are brimming with competitive spirit! But when Tadano forgets his lunch, his classmates put aside their rivalries and team up to make sure he gets full. Can Komi and Manbagi work up the courage to hand-feed their crush, or will they be the only lunchtime losers?

## List of Chapters

* Communication 208: Second Year Sports Festival
* Communication 209: Second Year Sports Festival 2
* Communication 210: Say Ahn~
* Communication 211: Water
* Communication 212: Second Year Sports Festival 3
* Communication 213: Pat Pat
* Communication 214: A Bike Outing
* Communication 215: A Day of a Father and Son
* Communication 216: Emotional
* Communication 217: Goldfish
* Communication 218: Mom and Dad's Kiss
* Communication 219: Winter Clothes
* Communication 220: Winter Clothes 2
* Communication 221: Practice for the Culture Festival
* Communication 222: Culture Festival Arrangements
* Communication 223: First Day of the Culture festival
* Omake 16
Chapter 47

**Festival, Part 2** is the forty-seventh chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Najimi convinces Tadano and Komi to draw lots, a game where you pull ropes connected to prizes, except which ropes connect to which prizes is unknown. Najimi enjoys the game, and Tadano is concerned, as the game is essentially gambling. Najimi tries pulling the most worn out rope to get a Play Store 4 (PlayStation 4 parody), but only gets tissues. Tadano tries, and when he considers which rope to pull, the shopkeeper, an old woman, gives various reactions based on each one. Tadano pulls one during which the shopkeeper gives a worried reaction, but only gets tissues as well. As Komi tries, Tadano notices that the shopkeepers demeanour changes to a cunning grin. She (internally) monologues about how she uses strategy to cheat her costumers, such as how the frayed rope is a fake, how her expression changes tactfully and how the ropes only make people confused and unsure. However, Komi doesn't think about which rope to pull too much, and produces the PS4, to the shopkeepers shock, to Najimi's delight.

The group goes fish scooping, as Nakanaka quietly slips in, and mutters some edgy chants to get the fish to come to her. However the fish all swim away from her, so she leaves (with a freebie), claiming that she and Komi's paths will cross again (Komi didn't even notice her). Najimi also gets a freebie, but Komi gets an entire, cramped bag of fish. Komi declines, probably because it's animal cruelty. Yamai, having regained consciousness, asks Komi to crouch down, and tries to feed her a frank-furter, but Najimi quickly jumps in and eats it herself.

Later, the group is walking and Komi, who was distracted by the stalls, falls behind and starts to panic. Tadano noticed she was missing, and reassures her that she could use her phone to call him (she didn't think of it). Komi and Tadano wait for the group to circle back around, as they talk about the festival. Tadano says that it was fun hanging out in a big group, as Komi writes in the dirt (she forgot her notepad) that she enjoyed hanging out with just Tadano as well. Instantly blushing, she rubs out the message with her foot, Tadano didn't see it. They meet up with the group again, as Yamai tries to get Komi to eat a white chocolate banana...

## Characters in order of appearance

* Najimi Osana
* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shouko
* Old Shopkeeper
* Omoharu Nakanaka
* Ren Yamai
* Onigashima Akako
* Kishi Himeko
* Chiarai Shigeo
* Sonoda Taisei

## Events

* Komi, Tadano, Najimi and Yamai's group hang out at the summer festival

## Trivia

* Komi admits that she had fun being alone with Tadano, but erases her message before he reads it
* Yamai has an obsession with Komi eating her... sausages and bananas...
Komi Bodyguards

**Komi Bodyguards** (古 (こ) 見 (み) 親 (しん) 衛 (えい) 隊 (たい) , *Komi shin'eitai*?) is a group of students who are united by their common goal of protecting Komi Shouko. Their goal puts them in opposition with the Komi Fanatics.

## Members

Four members were shown to be part of the Komi Bodyguards during the group's introduction during the first year cultural festival.

* Kishi Himeko (founding member)
* Samurai Sam
* Shinobino Mono (possible founding member)
* Unnamed maid uniform student (♀)

The maid student was part of the **Komi Bodyguard Clean-up Crew** (古 (こ) 見 (み) 親 (しん) 衛 (えい) 隊 (たい) 処 (しょ) 理 (り) 班 (はん) , *Komi shin'eitai shorihan*?), and was responsible for removing Yamai from the vicinity of Komi during the field trip.

During the second year, the group appears in Chapter 242, where only Kishi and the maid student were present.

During the Battle Royale event in the third year, the group had apparently gained a large number of fanatical unnamed members. Kishi remained a member of the group, although it is unknown whether the other three original members were still part of the group.

## Trivia

* Kishi claimed that the group's name was originally **Komi Imperial Guard Knights** (古 (こ) 見 (み) 近 (この) 衛 (え) 騎 (き) 士 (し) 団 (だん) , *Komi konoe kishidan*?), later changing to the current name. In Japanese, the current name appears to be used since Chapter 58, implying that the group's name was changed to the current one very early on.
	+ The English fan scanlation initially translated the name of the group as *Komi-san's Imperial Guard* and Komi's Royal Guards.
	+ The English VIZ translation initially translated the name of the group as *Secret Komi Security*, Komi Secret Security, and Komi Defense Force.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Komi Can't Communicate* manga: Chapter 62 (p. 8)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Komi Can't Communicate* manga: Omake 8 (p. 1)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Komi Can't Communicate* manga: Chapter 242 (p. 8)
4. ↑ *Komi Can't Communicate* manga: Chapter 330 (p. 16)
5. ↑ *Komi Can't Communicate* manga: Chapter 342 (p. 4)
Master of Disguise

"Master of Disguise"

Performed by
Robbie Rotten (Stefàn Karl Stefánsson)

Composed by
Mark ValentiMark Zaslove

Featured in
"Play Day""Robbie's Greatest Misses"

"**Master of Disguise**" is a song featured in "Play Day" and "Robbie's Greatest Misses". It is a variation of "Versti fantur" from the 1999 play *Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ*.
The song is available on three albums: *LazyTown - The Album*, *Welcome To LazyTown* and *The Greatest Hits*.

Characters
**Singing:**
* Robbie Rotten

**No lines:**
* Stephanie (pictured on card)
* Sportacus (one of Robbie's disguises)
* Ziggy (pictured on card)
* Stingy
* Jives (pictured on card)

Lyrics

I'm the master of disguise.
I can vanish from your eyes.
I can be in different places,
With my many funny faces,
In disguise.
Sometimes it's so nifty,
When I'm really really shifty,
In disguise.

It's disguise time!

It's so easy to deceive you,
With my sneaky little tricks.
And to make you believe,
Each character that I pick, hey!

When you look for me
I'm gone, in front of your eyes,
People call me
The master of disguise!

I'm as sneaky as can be.
No one's sneakier than me.
I can get so sly and loathing,
When I dress in other clothing,
In disguise...

You'll walk right by me,
Not knowing that I'm slimy.

A scary dinosaur,
With a loud ferocious roar.
I'm so glad, I'm so tricky,
Even so Saint Nick-y.

When you look for me,
I'm gone, in front of your eyes.
People call me
The master of disguise!

Hahaha! I'm the master of disguise!

Trivia* Footage from various episodes are reused during the song, including "Sportafake", "Dr. Rottenstein" and "Cry Dinosaur".

Audio
Song

Instrumental

Video
Chapter 418

## 418

**Super Awesome** is the four hundred eighteenth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

After hearing Hafuru's apology, and remembering her own experience in middle school, Shouko left the room where they were holding a tea ceremony, returning with the friend-seeking sign she displayed at the beginning of the year, and asks Hafuru to be friends.

He (with Hitohito as an interpreter) refuses out of fear of communicating, and she tells him of her own experience. Hafuru highlights the fact that Shouko is extraordinary at trying to face her fears, and she denies it, until on second thought, she recognizes herself as awesome, enough to protect him, and Hafuru finally agrees.

The next day, Hafuru wants to be Shouko and Hitohito's baby in the future, and want to cal they "mom and dad".

At the end of the episode, it is shown in a flashback that Shouko's high school classmates did want to be friends with her.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Haheto Maheto (as a presentator)
* Tadano Hitohito
* Ogiya Hafuru
* Shiroki Yuka (Yukapoyo)

## Events

* Shouko uses the banner that friend-seeking sign she displayed at the Chapter 329
* Hafuru becomes the 80th Komi's Friend
Onigashima Akako

**Onigashima Akako** (鬼 (おに) ヶ (が) 島 (しま) 朱 (あか) 子 (こ) , *Onigashima Akako*?) is a student at Itan Private High School. While normally a friendly and popular girl, she is prone to quick fits of anger that make her come off almost demonic. She is the seventh of Komi’s friends, and the best friend of Yamai Ren, being part of the popular clique along with her.

## Appearance

Onigashima has red hair in a chin-lengh bob with a thin ahoge that sticks out at the top. She also has a fang on the left side of her mouth. She is most often seen wearing the Itan school uniform. The ends of her hair spike up like horns when she is mad.

## Personality

Onigashima has two personalities. The first is her most common one: a bubbly, cheerful, and friendly girl whom everyone likes. She’s even implied to be the only member of the popular clique to accept Tadano Hitohito as a friend immediately, rather than despising Tadano for being close to Komi and eventually becoming his friend over time.

The second, however, is the complete opposite of this: whenever something irritates her, she becomes extremely, uncontrollably angry. This anger can even be measured on a “Monster Meter”, which shows how angry she is at any given moment. In these moments, the only things that can calm her down are eating, sleeping, taking a bath, or venting at a batting cage, though Komi later discovers a fifth way: to help her with whatever problem she is facing.

Onigashima appears to be a fan of baseball, as going to batting cages is by far her favorite hobby. She also enjoys music.

## History

Onigashima first showed up in Chapter 8 as part of Yamai's friend group, and again appeared in Chapter 19 to play Saitou with Komi.

Onigashima has a larger role in Chapter 121, in which Tadano takes note of how her day is going. She is shown to be generally easy-going, but can become very annoyed at minor inconveniences. One of the things she is upset by throughout the day is the tangling of her headphones which Komi untangles for her. As thanks, Onigashima takes Komi, Tadano, Yamai, and Najimi to a batting center where she shows she is very skilled at batting.

## Trivia

* Her name **Onigashima Akako *(おにがしま, あかこ)*** means *Red Girl from Oni Island*, a reference to the tale of Momotarou.
* Onigashima is the first character in the animated series who had an interaction through the narrator.
* Onigashima calls Yamai by her given name without a honorific, implying friendly relationship between the two.

## References

1. ↑ *Komi Can't Communicate* Manga: Chapter 259 (p. 8)
2. ↑ Episode 23
3. ↑ Chapter 216
Katai Makoto

**Makoto Katai** (片 (かた) 居 (い)  誠 (まこと) , **Katai Makoto**?) is a secondary character in *Komi Can't Communicate*. He is one of Komi Shouko and Tadano Hitohito's friends who misunderstands Shouko as his communication master. Similar to her, Makoto is also terrible at communicating with others mostly due to his intimidating, 'delinquent-like' aura but shy, and anxious personality.

## Appearance

Katai is a tall and heavily muscled young man, standing over most of his fellow students, with swept-back dyed blonde hair. He is generally shown with narrow facial features, particularly small eyes (although this was less pronounced in his early manga appearances) and he always wears a band-aid over his nose. Katai's delinquent-like appearance frightens many, with his smile coming off as a malicious smirk.

## Personality

In sharp contrast to his intimidating appearance, Katai is a gentle giant who suffers from social anxiety. He is largely oblivious to how others perceive him.

## History

Just as school was starting, Makoto caught a cold and was bedridden for a week then, after a week, he found it hard to go to school, even though he only went as far as the school gates. Makoto hesitated to enter the school despite saying he would go tomorrow and by the time he realized, the season came and winter had passed. That summer he thought to himself "I couldn't go on like this" and to prevent being bullied, he trained his body and bleached his hair, making him look like a delinquent.

Despite his extreme makeover, Najimi Osana still recognized him, which made him so nervous he dragged Najimi outside to make sure that no one knows about his past. When nervous, like Shouko, Makoto takes on a scary appearance. Makoto also mistakenly acts scary at times, which is always non-intentional. But with the helping hand of Tadano Hitohito and his friends, he has loosened up over time. He now sees Hitohito as a friend and Shouko as his *komyu* master.

## Etymology

Katai's family name, **Katai** (片居, *Katai*?) is a homonym for "硬い" (lit. "hard").

## Trivia

* He gave chocolate to Tadano Hitohito on Valentine's day despite men usually giving their gifts on White Day.
* His entire family (with the exception of his sister, Ai) is revealed to be stiff-lipped and have trouble having conversations, and instead talk within their minds. Even the men in his extended family, despite their tough looks, are timid like Makoto.
* Suteno Gorou has mistaken Makoto for Komi Shouko due to Osana Najimi telling him that Komi was the leader of the school. Upon entering their classroom, Suteno Gorou assumed Makoto Katai was Komi Shouko from his frightening aura.
* In the anime, Katai's internal monologue is far softer and noticeably higher than when he speaks aloud, highlighting the disconnect between Katai's outward appearance and how he sees himself.
Chapter 49

* English
* Japanese
* Sketch

**A Hot Day** is the forty-ninth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Komi groggily awakens on a hot summers day and tries to get back to sleep. Failing that, she leaves, as there's no air conditioner in her room. In the kitchen, her mother greets her and asks if she wants breakfast, but Komi doesn't respond and flops onto the couch, sleeping for another half hour. When mom asks if she can do some chores, she pretends not to hear, and when she suggests going for a walk, Komi refuses defiantly due to the heat. Shukko considers that maybe Komi is going though her rebellious phase. Komi later goes into her brothers room, to his annoyance, and similarly flops onto his bed, but realises there's no air conditioner in his room either. Shousuke hears Komi ask uncharacteristically if he's hot, but he decides that he imagined her saying it. She briefly rummages his hair, before borrowing some manga and leaving.

Komi, watching TV, sees a cooking show making meatloaf, and excitedly wants her mother to make it for her. When Shukko says she wasn't watching the show, Komi motivates herself to make it. She prepares chicken meatloaf, sauce and vegetables. insisting that she makes it by herself, for her family for dinner. She nervously awaits their reactions, and is happy when they all give thumbs up for her meal.

## Characters in order of appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Komi Shuuko
* Komi Shousuke
* Komi Masayoshi

## Events

* Komi lounges about at home, and makes meatloaf for her family.

## Trivia

* Komi reads a fashion magazine, a new habit her mother notices
* Komi is a proficient cook
Volume 24

* English Cover
* Japanese Cover

**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 24 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 Tadano have finally started dating, but the two are more awkward around each other than ever. It’s the first time either one of them has been in an actual relationship, and Komi wants to convey her overflowing feelings to Tadano, but she’s having trouble even holding his hand!

## List of Chapters

* Communication 314: Let's Meet Up Again
* Communication 315: Congratulations on Graduating
* Communication 316: Everyone's White Day
* Communication 317: Date (With Dad)
* Communication 318: Clothes for the Date
* Communication 319: The Actual Date
* Communication 320: The Actual Date, Part 2
* Communication 321: The Date from the Sidelines
* Communication 322: Gravure
* Communication 323: Second Year Graduation Ceremony
* Communication 324: Third Year
* Omake 24
Komi Sadayoshi

* Manga
 **Family** | * Komi Yuiko *(mother)*
* Komi Masayoshi *(older brother)*
* Komi Ryouko *(wife)*
* Komi Akira *(daughter)*
* Komi Shuuko *(sister-in-law)*
* Komi Shouko *(niece)*

**Sadayoshi Komi** (古見 定義, こみ さだよし, *Komi Sadayoshi*?) is Shouko's paternal uncle. Shouko thinks she gets along well with him because they have similar personalities just like her father.

## Appearance

Sadayoshi has black hair and a thin mustache and goatee. He wears thick black-rimmed glasses, a charcoal grey vest over an off-white dress shirt, and black pants.

## Synopsis

Upon the arrival of his brother Masayoshi's family, his brother and he have a conversation in their own way.

## Etymology

* **Komi** means "old, antiquity, ancient time, used, secondhand" (古) (**ko**) and "see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible" (見) (**mi**).
* **Sadayoshi** means "determine, fix/fixed, establish, decide" (定) (**sada**) and "righteous" (義) (**yoshi**).
Chapter 421

## 421

**It's Emoyama** is the four hundred twenty-first chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Shouko notices that Emoyama Yuragi has not attended classes since the beginning of the semester, which Hitohito also discovers. That's why she consults Professor Omojiri, answering that her absence is for personal reasons.

Shouko decides to go to the Emoyama house to find out and take notes to Yuragi, along with Hitohito and Najimi. There they are attended by Emoyama Moromi, Yuragi's mother, inviting them to come in.

Moromi explains that Yuragi locked herself in her room and doesn't talk to anyone, and is excited that she finally has friends.

Moromi, Hitohito and Najimi try to talk to Yuragi but she answers that she has no friends, but when Shouko speaks to her, she apologizes to Shouko and Hitohito. Without understanding, the boys leave.

Yuragi continues apologizing alone but is excited to have received visitors, as is her mother.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Najimi Osana
* Omojiri Miwa
* **Emoyama Moromi** (debut)
* Emoyama Yuragi

## Events

* Debut of Emoyama Moromi, Yuragi's mother. She looks and likes emotional things like her daughter
* Shouko visit the Emoyama House first time
Chapter 423

## 423

**Emoi School Dramas** is the four hundred twenty-third chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Flashback days after first visiting Yuragi,Shouko reflects on why she doesn't go to class. Hitohito, also worried, suggests talking to Yuragi's former colleagues to find out about her.

Most could not give information since Yuragi did not speak in class, with the Manga Club being the last available place.

Fushima Saku, a clubmate, doesn't know much about Yuragi either, with Sukida Lily being the only one available. To see her, Hitohito dressed himself as a girl again as a warning from Fushima, since Sukida is Yuri's lover.

At the club, Sukida discovers Hitohito, but still takes photos of him and Shouko for inspiration, and while writing, he criticized aspects of Yuragi's personality, totally opposite to his, which served as information for Shouko and Hitohito.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Imotou (Kazuyuki) Ribbon
* Ogiya Hafuru
* Haheto Maheto
* Seikimatsu Toshio
* Bosa Towa
* Emoyama Yuragi (Flashback)
* Nanoda Kyara
* Kyouno Koto
* Teruka Kire
* Shiina Muzuka
* Iida Minako
* Shiroki Yuka (Yukapoyo)
* Omojiri Miwa
* Najimi Osana
* Omakawa Machi
* Katou Mikuni
* Sasaki Ayami
* Tsuzurafuji Saki
* Anchi Arisa
* Kogoen Yukari
* Fushima Saku
* Sukida Lily
Chapter 398

## 398

**3rd Year Summer Festival.** is the three hundred and ninty-eighth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Rumiko is working at Agari Matsuri's food stall with Makoto and Chushaku. When Taketoshi visits the stall. Rumiko declared for her break.
Taketoshi is frustrated that he can't hold a conversation. Manbagi was excited since there was a baked potato stall. She was about the take out her money, but Wakai stopped her and insisted that he pays for everything, because his dad gave him a lot of money since he heard Wakai is going out with a girl and ordered him to use all of the money he was given. Because he felt relaxed around her, Taketoshi accidentally calls Rumiko mom, and she jokes that she is his mother.
During the tour, both meet Shouko, Hitohito and Rami. As Rumiko questions the three's relationship and introduces Taketoshi as a friend, he is happy to be named as such.
Then, she must return to her post, but a crowd prevents her. Taketoshi brought her over to a safer, quieter area
In extra 1, Najimi Osana tries to win the senbokuji but loses all pf their attempts. And in the second, when Najimi goes to ask Matsuri for money. They also promoted the festival by snapping a picture of Katai Makoto stir-frying yakisoba.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Manbagi Rumiko
* Agari Matsuri
* Katai Makoto
* Kometani Chushaku
* Wakai Taketoshi
* Wakai's father (flashback - Debut)
* Rope-pull (senbonkuji) stall Lady
* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Kawai Rami
* Najimi Osana

## Events

* Rumiko, Makoto and Chushaku works at Matsuri stall
* Taketoshi meets Matsuri, Shouko and Rami for first time.
Chapter 417

## 417

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

## Summary

Ogiya Hafuru invites Hitohito and Shouko to a tea ceremony according to its strict rules. As they follow the steps, Hitohito comments that it's not the first time he's assisted, noticing the changes in the preparation, and perfectly understanding the babble that Hafuru says, confusing Shouko.

Noticing this, Hitohito becomes Hafuru's interpreter, reaffirming his invitation to Shouko, and she, remembering her own experience, offers Hafuru a pencil and a notebook.

Hafuru apologizes to Shouko for rejecting her in the beginning of the year, and tells her that he created his babyish attitude to avoid the popularity of being a handsome boy and the rumors about him. He also congratulates Shouko for wanting to deal with his communication problems.

After this, Shouko leaves the place to go look for something...

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Ogiya Hafuru
* Kometani Chushaku (As a commentator)
* Shiina Muzuka (Flashback)
* Isagi Kiyoko (Flashback)
* Towa Bosa (Flashback)
Komi Akira

**Akira Komi** (古 (こ) 見 (み)  晶 (あきら) , *Komi Akira*?) is Komi Shousuke and Komi Shouko's cousin. She was originally scared of Shouko before because Shouko's inability to speak resulted in her silent, constant staring at Akira. The two were later able to become close during the Obon Festival.

## Appearance

Akira has dark purple hair in a bob cut and purple eyes. She wears a red dress over a white top.

## History

Akira's mother, Ryouko asks Shouko to play with her even though she's really shy as she hasn't seen her cousin in so long. She in question was darting her head from the corner of a hallway until Shouko finally confronts her. This causes Akira to become startled and Shouko is also startled... more so than Akira. So to lighten the situation up, Shouko starts to tickle Akira, which makes her laugh, and asks for her cousin to stop, but she doesn't and ends up on the floor wincing from the experience.

She would soon warm up to Shouko and spend time with her through out the day and toward the end of it enjoyed a board game with her.

## Etymology

* **Komi** means "old, antiquity, ancient time, used, secondhand" (古) (**ko**) and "see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible" (見) (**mi**).
* **Akira** means "clear, crystal" (晶).
Kamiko Arai

* Manga

**Kamiko Arai** is a newly hired hairdresser at Karisu's salon.

## Appearance

Arai has brown hair worn in a bun and black eyes. She wears a reddish-pink bow that ties her hair back, a beige button-up top over a black shirt, a pink skirt, and red shoes.

## History

Asked by her employer Karisu to sweep outside, Arai does so and as she's doing this spots the trembling Komi. Immediately, Arai greets her, but Komi tenses up making Arai believe that she wasn't a customer after all, but Karisu recognizes her and allows her in. As Komi is seated in her chair, Arai self-consciously wonders if it was something that she did that made Komi not enter. In the end, Arai believes that it's the simple difference between her as a beginner and a pro. Once Arisu correctly decides what kind of haircut Komi wants, Arai notes her enamor for both Komi and her boss' hair beauty and takes a photo, but is told to return to work thereafter.

Arai then offers Komi some magazines to read as Karisu, but Komi appears to be sleeping, but Karisu points out that she's faking her sleep. Karisu then asks how school is going for her and Komi shyly answers with a mere "F", which Karisu believes to be "Fun" and Arai is left astounded how she's able to communicate with a single word. Tasked with shampooing Komi's hair, Arai tries to talk to Komi in a fast pace manner and when asked how long she's been coming there, Komi points to a magazine with the number 12 on it. Surprised that Komi answered with a magazine rather than vocally communicating it. As Arai shampoos Komi's hair, she anxiously wonders what is wrong with her. When Komi's haircut was finished, Arai checks her out and Komi points to a page on a magazine and leaves. Following her outside, Arai politely thanks her and hopes she returns soon. Back inside the salon, Arai confesses to Karisu that she thought Komi hated her, but in truth, she pointed to a page that said, "Thank you" on it. To Karisu's addition, she claims that some customers simply don't like talking in salons.
Komi Masayoshi

**Komi Masayoshi** (古 (こ) 見 (み) 将 (まさ) 賀 (よし) , *Komi Masayoshi*?) is the husband of Shuuko Komi and the father of Shouko Komi and Shousuke Komi.

## Appearance

Masayoshi is seen as a dandy middle-aged man.

## Personality

Like Shouko and Shousuke, Masayoshi rarely speaks and has social anxiety. Like his daughter, Masayoshi struggles to express himself verbally and can at times be easily flustered.

Complementary to his wife's youthful attitude, Masayoshi often appears mature and stoic. While he may come across as stern, he is often shown to be kind, considerate and supportive.

Like his son, Masayoshi tends to make up for his lack of communication with strong actions and is generally talented in a variety of skills, including baking, woodworking, motorcycle riding, and sandcastle construction. Despite his stoic expression, he is adept at non-verbal communication and often holds silent conversations with his children, much to Shuuko's amusement.

## Etymology

* **Komi** means "old, antiquity, ancient time, used, secondhand" (古) (**ko**) and "see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible" (見) (**mi**).
* **Masayoshi** means "leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from now on, just about" (将) (**masa**) and "congratulations, joy" (賀) (**yoshi**).

## Trivia

* Although Masayoshi's glasses often cover his eyes, they were practically shown in Episode 7 where it reveals that he has dark-colored eyes, much like his wife and children.
* Despite his silent demeanor, Masayoshi did get along well with Tadano, as well as Tadano's father.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 317
2. ↑ Chapter 144
Chiarai Shigeo

**Chiarai Shigeo** (地 (ち) 洗 (あら) 井 (い)  茂 (しげ) 夫 (お) , *Chiarai Shigeo*?) is a student and former classmate of Komi.

## Appearance

Chiarai has short and fluffy hair held in at the right by 3 hairpins and is most often seen wearing the Itan school uniform.

## History

Chiarai is friends with Sonoda 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. They would later found the Delusion Club.

## Trivia

* His surname is a pun on **チャラい *(charai)***, meaning "(acting) frivolous; flippant" or "flashy (clothes); showy".
* Chiarai is the third member of the Makeru-chan fan club.

## References

1. ↑ *Komi Can't Communicate* Manga: Chapter 259 (p. 11)
2. ↑ *Komi Can't Communicate* manga: Chapter 250
3. ↑ *Komi Can't Communicate* manga: Chapter 98 (p. 5)
Tadano Jeanne

**Tadano Jeanne** (只 (ただ) 野 (の)  慈 (じ) 安 (ゃん) 布 (ぬ) , **Tadano Jan'nu**?) is the mother of Tadano Hitohito and Tadano Hitomi.

## Appearance

Tadano Jeanne is around the same height as Hitomi, has eyes similar to Otori, and dons a hairstyle similar to that of Kometani. Jeanne's clothing consists of a wool sweater vest, a buttoned dress shirt, a long skirt, and leggings.

## History

Jeanne has been in the manga since the beginning but was never named until chapter 340. She was first mentioned in chapter 41 in which Tadano had to return books she borrowed from the library. Tadano forgot to return the books after seeing Komi and was sent back by Jeanne to return the books, only to come across Komi and forget about the books again. Jeanne's second mention was chapter 68 where Hito sends her the picture of Tadano cross dressing, calls her, and tells Jeanne that Tadano is "Like That".

Jeanne's first physical appearance was in chapter 94 although was relegated to a background character and her face being covered by Najimi's text bubble. Her second appearance was in chapter 99, where she was leaving her apartment while Hitomi spoke to Tadano, who was sick.

The first time Jeanne ever spoke was Chapter 118 where she gave Chocolates to Tadano on Valentine's Day. She was later confused when told that a boy gave chocolates to Tadano. When Tadano went out to buy ice cream, Jeanne told him to buy Dashi while referring to him as "Hito-chan". During the White day Arc, Jeanne would overhear the conversation between Tadano and Hitomi regarding Tadano's White Day gift, which lead to her beginning to pick up the idea that Tadano was "like that."

## Etymology

* Jeanne's name is a self-referential pun on *tada ja nai*, which translates roughly to "not normal."
Volume 8

* English Cover
* Japanese Cover

**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 8 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

It’s time for the school trip to Kyoto. Komi has never been on a school trip before, but she’s not worried. After all, she’ll have Tadano and her friends at her side! But then she’s assigned to be buddies with two girls she doesn't even know who don’t seem very nice. Is Kyoto ruined, or will Komi be able to make new friends all on her own?!

## List of Chapters

* Communication 100: A Misunderstanding
* Communication 101: A Hallucination?
* Communication 102: The Narcissist
* Communication 103: Choosing School Trip Groups
* Communication 104: School Trip
* Communication 105: Tour Guide
* Communication 106: The Bath
* Communication 107: Pillow Fight
* Communication 108: Free Time
* Communication 109: Studio Park
* Communication 110: The Universe
* Communication 111: Yo-Yo Hannya
* Communication 112: The Second Night
* Communication 113: The Return Shinkansen
* Omake 8
Chapter 427

## 427

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

## Summary

It's been 10 days since Shouko and Hitohito's first kiss, and she's totally obsessed with kissing him again to the point of being desperate. But knowing it from her makes her cry.

To overcome this and become determined, Shouko acts cool at school, being admired by everyone and surprising Hitohito.

After a study session, Shouko kisses Hitohito's cheek out of nowhere, and then they both get embarrassed.

The next day, to cover up their embarrassment of kissing at school, the two act cool.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Komi Shuuko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Manbagi Rumiko (flashback)
* Katou Mikuni
* Sasaki Ayami
* Najimi Osana
* Kometani Chushaku (as a comentator)
* Imotou Ribbon
Sukida Lily

**Sukida Lily** is a third-year at Itan Private High School.

## Appearance

Sukida Lily has long, straight hair with straight-cut bangs and hair clip in the right side of her hair. She sports very large eyes.

## History

Lily is occasionally seen in the background shipping her classmates together, feverishly writing on a clipboard. One of her favorites is "Yama x Naka".

In Chapter 232, Lily stops Tadano Hitohito (who is cross-dressing) and Komi Shouko, believing to have found a new girl x girl development. Upon closer inspection of Tadano, she realizes he is in fact a guy, and leaves. Before parting ways, she asks about "a long black beauty Komi Shouko and a blonde Gyaru Rumiko Manbagi, professing their love for each other."

## Trivia

* When the 24th term exam results are shown, Lily is shown on the list to have the lowest grade out of all 150 students.
* "Lily" is the English equivalent of the Japanese name "Yuri" **(百合)**, the lily plant, but also the Japanese term for lesbian focused media.
	+ Therefore, "Sukida Lily" can mean "I love Yuri"
* Sukida dislikes normie relationships, thus one of the characters who dislikes Komi and Tadano's relationship