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Chapter 17

***Class Council Election*** (委 (い) 員 (いん) 会 (かい) 決 (ぎ) です, *Īnkaigi desu*?) is the seventeenth chapter of Tomohito Oda's *Komi Can't Communicate*.

## Summary

At school, class 1-1 is deciding the representatives, namely the class president. The class all silently gaze at Komi, suggesting her to be president, partly because they don't want the position, but mostly because of her popularity.

Yamai Ren divulges points in favour of Komi's presidency, most becoming increasingly detailed and disturbing. The teacher asks for Komi's opinion, all she can do is tremble in fear, as usual, she is misinterpreted as being excited. Tadano, recognising this, regrettably attempts to volunteer, but is interrupted by Najimi, who unexpectedly opposes Komi's presidency.

This instantly draws Komi zealots around Najimi, who threaten them, but they reveal that the title of class president isn't fitting enough for Komi, who demands that she receive a more prestigious position. The class concurs with Najimi, who come up with names like "Queen", "CEO," and "She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named", before deciding on "Goddess", much to Komi's embarrassment.

The class is ecstatic with Komi's new title, but the teacher reminds them that a class president title needs to be assigned. The class apathetically suggests Tadano, who effectively gets forced into the most difficult and taxing position. Additionally, Najimi is granted the title of Vice President.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* Komi becomes class Goddess
* Tadano becomes class President (interestingly the class put Tadano into the committee with Komi despite his low position with his peers)
* Najimi becomes class Vice President

## Trivia

* According to Yamai, Komi:
	+ Irons her clothes everday
	+ Is 5'6" tall
	+ Has an inseam of 33 inches
	+ 20 stride length
	+ and type A blood
* Yamai refers to Komi's black cat motif
Chapter 18

**Accidental Phone Call** (間 (ま) 違 (ちが) い電 (でん) 話 (わ) です, *Machigaidenwa desu*?) is the eighteenth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

At Komi's home, she feels happy that her parents got her a phone, despite it's simplicity. As she looks at her contacts, she pretends to have a conversation over the phone, but is shocked when it automatically starts ringing. A feature of the phone "allows" it to make calls simply by holding it to your ear. Komi is terrified when Tadano answers, quickly ending the call. Komi, terrified, paces around the room as Tadano rings her back. As she answers, Tadano suggested that she dialled the wrong number, but called her back because he thought that it might've been an emergency.

Komi, for the first time deliberately, speaks to Tadano, pretending to be an automated message (poorly), then quickly hangs up. Tadano is overjoyed and yells outside his house that her voice is beautiful, his sister telling him to keep it down. At Komi's house, she is also overjoyed at making her first call, her brother telling her to keep it down as well.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Tadano Hitomi
* Komi Shousuke

## Trivia

* Komi speaks for the first time, on purpose, albeit not in person
* See from Chapter 16, Komi has Tadano's contact first on her phone, even above her own parents
Chapter 190

## Sparklers

### Pages

3

**Sparklers** is the one hundred and ninetieth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Komi tries playing with sparklers for the first time with Tadano.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Najimi Osana
* Komi Shouko
* Baba Kingyo
* Fuwa Masuko
* Sarutahiko Mei
* Naruse Shisuto
* Tadano Hitohito
* Toutoi Son
* Chusaku Kometani
* Manbagi Rumiko
* Ase Shibuki
* Katai Makoto
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Chapter 33

**Shopping** is the thirty-third chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

At school, Najimi asks Komi where she gets her clothes from, she says that she hasn't bought any of her own. Najimi is surprised, and asks what she usually does on her days off, Komi says that she rarely leaves the house, which Najimi thinks is a bit sad.

Najimi decides they should go shopping together, and also tries to get Tadano to come, who thinks him shopping with girls might not be ok. Najimi says they need an interpreter, to which Tadano uneasily agrees. Najimi also invites Agari, while Yamai overhears their conversation...

At the shops, Komi, Tadano, Najimi and Agari are "coincidentally" joined by Yamai, as Komi is overwhelmed by the wide range of outfits, while Tadano notices her looking at a white dress on display. She says (via notepad) that her mum usually buys her clothes, so she doesn't really know what "type" of clothes she likes. Najimi decides to have everyone battle to choose what clothes Komi will get, with a budget of 10,000 Yen.

Najimi chooses a one-piece Chinese dress, which scores decently, but Tadano and Komi think it is average (Komi gives it a 4/10). Yamai chooses an excessively revealing outfit, which performs poorly (Komi gives it a 0/10), and is also disqualified for being too expensive. Najimi chooses (again) a formal modest outfit, which performs well (Komi gives it an 8/10). Agari chooses a casual shirt with sweatpants, which performs poorly with everyone (Komi give it a 2/10). Finally, Tadano, claiming not to know much about women's fashion, embarrassedly gives her the simple white dress she looked at earlier, and scored a perfect 10/10 with everyone.

## Characters in order of appearance

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

## Events

* Komi, Tadano, Najimi, Agari and Yamai go shopping for Komi together
* Tadano chooses a white dress for Komi

## Trivia

* Komi rarely leaves her house
* Najimi goes to the mall 8 times a week
* Tadano notices Komi looking at a white dress, then picks it out for her
Öllu er lokið Latibær

"Öllu er lokið Latibær"

Performed by
Mayor Meanswell

Composed by
Máni Svavarsson

Featured in
*Áfram Latibær!*

"**Öllu er lokið Latibær**" (English: "It's All Over, LazyTown") is the fourth song from the *Áfram Latibær!* play. It is performed by Mayor Meanswell.

Characters* Mayor Meanswell

Lyrics
Icelandic
Öllu er lokið, Latibær,
ljótt er það en satt.
Fallega þorpið okkar er
ílla'á vegi statt.
Gaman hérna aldrei er,
allir hanga inni hjá sér.
Fólkið hér vill letilíf,
liggja bara flatt.
Agalegt mjög er ástandið,
engin fær því breytt

English translation
It's all over, LazyTown,
It's sad but true.
Our beautiful town is
Stuck in a rut.
It is never fun here.
Everybody just stays in their rooms.
The people here want a lazy life
And take it lying down.
This situation is terrible,
Nobody can change it.
The Masked Heroine

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## The Masked Heroine

### Allies / Friends

Spyro Doomfire, Junko Enoshima, Margra Batto, Kyra Verbeten, Clumsy Smurf, The Matsuno Brothers, The PepperJunkCure Twins, Mary Kyoko, Daphne Chandler, The Minu Krab, Megumi Fukushira (All formerly), Pepper Satanica.

### Enemies

Spyro Doomfire, Junko Enoshima, Margra Batto, Kyra Verbeten, Clumsy Smurf, The Matsuno Brothers, The PepperJunkCure Twins, Mary Kyoko, Daphne Chandler, The Minu Krab, Megumi Fukushira, Shira Matsuri

**The Masked Heroine** is a cameo character in *The Minu Krab*, One of the main Protagonists in *Spyro Doomfire and the Return of Pepper Satanica*. And an Anti-hero later secondary Antagonist of *The Punkettes Movie*.

She was thought to be Shira Matsuri, but in *The Punkettes Movie*, she was revealed to be a demonic Doppelganger by the name of Topaz Nimakara.
Diana Miyoni

### Inspiration

Minami Wakaba from *Monster Strike*Osomatsu Matsuno from *Osomatsu Kun/Osomatsu San*Kotoha Hanami from *Maho Tsukai Pretty Cure*

### Likes

Tickling, Laughter, Plants (especially Flowers), Sports, Cuteness, Waking people up

### Dislikes

Getting kidnapped, Not being cute, Scariness, People not waking up, People not laughing

### Allies / Friends

Onpu Haruko, Aida "Aiyu" Saiko, Feesuka Minudaka, Spyro Doomfire, Margra Batto, The Matsuno Sextuplets, etc.

### Enemies

Dark Kendra Moonie (for kidnapping her and turning her to Floral Soccer Demon), Pepper Satanica, Akuko Shikimoto, Yanko Shikara, Exe Hearts (they scare her), etc.

### Fate

Finally haves fun with Onpu and Aida

**Diana Miyoni** Is a Supporting protagonist in *Margra Batto And Kyra Verbeten, Margra Batto And Kyra Verbeten:The Punkettes, Margra Batto And Kyra Verbeten: The Minu Krab,* And its Sister Series, *Miracle Loving Fortune.*

She is one of Onpu Haruko's friends, And one Of Dark Kendra Moonie's Kidnapping victims and transformed into Floral Soccer Demon.

## Personality

Diana is Very Carefree. But Can't Participate In Any Fight Or Battle. She's The Younger Sister Of Bonnie Miyoni And Best Friends With Haruka Jeniheart, Sophie Rivera, Kagami And Megumi Suenaki, And Onpu Haruko (Another OC Of Mine). Which Are All Her Childhood Friends. And She Enjoys Soccer And Flowers A lot, She Can Make Either Her Friends Or Enemies Play That Sport! She Has 3 Methods Of Waking Them Up! She Can Either Overspeak To The Sleeping People, Make Some Noise, Or Most Frequently, Tickle Them When Morning Is Here And They're Still Sleeping.

But despite not fighting, she is brave and energenic, and only fights when she's Soccer Hikari Flower Diana (if able to transform) or Floral Soccer Demon (if brainwashed) (See Floral Soccer Demon for more details of her when brainwashed), and despite being so hyperactive and air headed, having the personality of a child, which she is one, she can be very calm and polite sometimes.﻿

## History

### How she got the Ability to Tickle

Somehow when she was 4. She saw someone crying, and decides to comfort them. Nothing seem to work, until she did a soft touch on their stomach, making them laugh so hard, she continues it until they finally smile, making Diana put her smile on her own face.

### Her love for Flower Crowns

When she was 5, she found some flowers on her garden, she picks them and brings them to her home, and when she got to her DIY table, she started to make her very first flower crown, and it came out very great! Making her to get into interest on flower crowns.
Meianda Barsixsix

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### Allies / Friends

Kyra Verbeten, Feesuka Minudaka, Spyro Doomfire/Akunoyo Kubonochi, Toi/Pimo, Daphne Chandler, The Sailor Scouts, The Pretty Cure, The Matsuno Sextuplets, her classmates who trust her, Kiota Angelica, Angel Kamimoto, Megami Nakasaki, etc.

### Enemies

Spyro Doomfire (formerly), Dark Kendra, Pepper Satanica, Akuko Shikimoto, Yanko Shikara, Celestia PepperJunkCure (formerly), etc.

### Fate

Goes to a new school for her trustable actions﻿.

**Meianda Barsixsix** Is The Alternative Personality of Margra Batto and a Major Antagonist and Anti-Hero in *Margra Batto And Kyra Verbeten, The Punkettes, The Minu Krab,* And its Sister Series *Miracle Loving Fortune.*

She finds almost Everything Boring.

## Personality

Meianda is a Cold, Emotionless, Mysterious, and Manipulative Girl.

Meianda is not capable of showing any emotion, finds almost everything and everyone boring. She likes the Movement of the Boat, But then later, Unknowing she is in the boat, Will find it boring.

She always find Pepper's Plans And Dark Kendra's Plans Very Dull and Boring.
Baba Kingyo

**Manga Debut** | Chapter 188

**Baba Kingyo** (馬 (ば) 場 (ば)  金 (きん) 魚 (ぎょ) , *Baba Kingyo*?) is a third-year at Itan Private High School.

## Appearance

Baba Kingyo is crudely drawn with short dark hair and fins sticking out of the top and sides of her head, making her look like a fish. She is cross-eyed and bucktoothed. When Kingyo was debuted, she wore a black jacket vest, but she has also worn the Itan High School uniform.

## History

Kingyo is a "special" individual who fills the background of class 2-1, yelling her trademark "DAZ RIGHT!!" She first appears in Chapter 188.

At the start of Chapter 200, Kingyo does the story update.

In Chapter 221, Kingyo is seen fanning (assistant) director Osana Najimi.

## Trivia

* Kingyo only ever appears with her mouth open.
* Her name means "horse riding goldfish".
Chapter 29

**Jokes** is the twenty-ninth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

At school, Tadano walks into a near empty class, as he says good morning to Komi. Komi nervously gives a letter to Tadano, with a page reading "The futon flew off" (a joke apparently). Tadano is confused, so Komi explains (via notepad) that laughter is important in communication, so she tried to write a funny joke. Tadano agrees, but says it would've been funnier if it was relevant to the situation. Komi tries telling a joke about an umbrella, but Tadano says that he can't "feel" the joke if it isn't said aloud. Komi leaves the room and calls Tadano from outside the classroom, telling a joke about aluminium cans, with limited success.

Najimi saves Tadano from having to be brutally honest, and they shows another of Komi's hand written jokes, which they thought was an encrypted murder notice. Najimi asks Tadano to tell Komi a proper joke, which he is equally as bad at, yet Komi is still impressed.

## Characters in order of appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Najimi Osana

## Events

* Komi tells Tadano and Najimi some jokes

## Trivia

* Komi is amazed with Tadano's pun, most likely because it references cats, which she adores
Chapter 30

**Rain** is the thirtieth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Tadano returns from a student committee meeting, and encounters Komi standing in front of the door. Komi and Tadano prepare to leave together, but Tadano's umbrella was stolen by Najimi, and it's raining. Komi silently offers to share her umbrella, which Tadano initially refuses, but eventually relents. As they walk though the rain, they accidentally touch shoulders, Tadano is quick to move away. He offers to hold her umbrella, if it makes her uncomfortable. When he does, Komi notices that Tadano is sheltering her more while allowing his shoulder to get wet from the rain. When they reach a convenience store, Tadano buys another umbrella and some towels for them to dry off with. Tadano, curious, asks if Komi saw Najimi's note and waited for him so they could share her umbrella, Komi says nothing, but Tadano realises that it is true, as the rain comes to a stop.

## Characters in order of appearance

* Tadano Hitohito
* Najimi Osana
* Komi Shouko

## Events

* Komi and Tadano share an umbrella together

## Trivia

* It is possible that Najimi, knowing that Komi would wait for Tadano, intentionally took his umbrella so they would walk home together
* It's also possible that when Tadano sheltered Komi from the rain, she started to develop feelings for him, mostly apparent from her facial expressions
Chapter 194

**Fireworks** is the one hundred and ninety-fourth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

At some point while working Agari's stand, Tadano and Manbagi are allowed by Agari Matsuri to see the fireworks. After some initial awkwardness between Tadano and Manbagi, they begin to have fun during the festival. Their demeanors catch the attention of their friends and family and eventually Komi, who was let out to lure more customers to the stand. While Tadano asks Komi what is concerning her, the fireworks show starts before she can respond.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Agari Matsuri
* Manbagi Rumiko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shouko
* Katai Makoto
* Tadano Hitomi
* Komi Shousuke
* Onemine Nene
* Otori Kaede
* Sasaki Ayami
* Katou Mikuni

## Events

* Manbagi realizes and accepts her feelings for Tadano.
Chapter 367

## 367

**Young Ladies Meeting** (妙 (みょう) 齢 (れい) 女 (じょ) 子 (し) 会 (かい) です。, *Myōrei onagokaidesu.*?) is the three hundred and sixty-seventh chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

In an outdoor patio within a tea shop in the city, Sutejijuku Ren, who has no boyfriend, is sitting alone while drinking tea and reading. Three other ladies—Teshigawara Hoshiko, Tenjouin Ryouko, and Toujouin Homare, all boyfriendless—sit together nearby and begin chatting. They mention that they haven't seen each for a while and give updates on their lives, with Hoshiko eventually approaching the topic of significant others. All three of them lie about their love lives: Homare says she isn't dating the same guy from two months ago, Ryouko says to keep her relationship a secret from her coworkers, and Hoshiko brings up a college guy, when in reality, none of them have boyfriends.

Although they all celebrate each others' relationship success, each of the three women internally distrust the other two. All three individually use the same line of reasoning: if she herself hasn't been able to score a boyfriend, the other two couldn't've either. They all begin asking questions about the imaginary boyfriends to try and break down any lies. However, even after thirty minutes of questioning, none of them are able to make the others tell the truth.

Karisu Maki suddenly arrives and joins the trio, apologizing for her tardiness. The three immediately question if she brought her boyfriend, but Maki casually states she doesn't have one. Hearing her say the truth so easily, all three break down and reveal they don't currently have boyfriends either, though they all still include subtle lies to make themselves look less pathetic. Ren also joins in and says she doesn't have a boyfriend, though her sudden introduction puzzles them.

The five of them later see Tadano Hitohito and Komi Shouko, a couple, happily walking by. Defeated, the original trio gets up to leave, and Ren requests to join them. They go to karaoke and cry singing breakup songs, save for Maki, who just sits on the couch.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Sutejijuku Ren
* Teshigawara Hoshiko
* Tenjouin Ryouko
* Toujouin Homare
* Karisu Maki
* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shouko
Chapter 31

**Blood Contract** is the thirty-first chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Nakanaka Omoharu stoically walks though the school hallway, avoiding a large group of people before gazing upon Komi. She pretends to react to a "Dragon Force" that has awoken due to "Princess Komilia" aka Komi (Nakanaka is a chuunibyou, someone with grandiose delusions, with secret knowledge or powers).

Nakanaka claims that she and Komi knew each other in a past life, and that if they separate more then 10 metres the world will explode. She urges Komi to make a "Blood Oath" with her, as Tadano remembers the time when he was also a chuunibyou. Komi seems to believe Nakanaka and asks for her to tell her more about the Dragon Force, Nakanaka poorly attempts to explain, before brushing off the question and urging Komi to make a blood oath. Suddenly, she leaves for the infirmary due to her "wicked eye" (eye stye). Tadano suggests that the blood oath is Nakanaka's way of wanting to become friends.

Later in PE, people are grouping up into twos, many people predictably want to join Komi. Nakanaka, from afar, scoffs at them, laughing to herself, but silently sits and wonders why no-one wants to team up with her. Komi quietly comes up behind her, who gets scared and backs away. Komi extends her hand, as Tadano watches proudly from a distance. As Komi and Nakanaka do exercises together, people watch in jealousy, afterwards Nakanaka meekly thanks Komi, but quickly re-dons her act, claiming that the blood oath has been made and that Komi is her servant. As Komi looks in confusion, Nakanaka, embarrassed, decides to "spare" her from slavery.

## Events

* Omoharu becomes the sixth person to befriend Komi-san (via a "Blood Oath")
Chapter 26

* Japanese
* Sketch

**I'm Ren 4!** is the twenty-sixth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

At school, Komi and Tadano sit silently in class, as even Tadano has difficulty reading her emotions. She writes on her notepad if she and Tadano could speak alone.

At the staircase, Komi writes, questioning, if it is fine for her to be friends with him. Tadano is confused, so Komi explains how he went through the ordeal of being kidnapped by Yamai, and how she apparently did it for Komi's sake. She shows Tadano a transcript of the whole conversation with Yamai, with an analysis included, which Tadano is impressed by. Komi thinks of hypotheticals, of what could have and what might happen again, because of her, so she thinks it would be best if she and Tadano were not friends anymore. As she writes this, she cannot meet his eyes, instead holding the notepad up to her face.

Tadano understands, but he uses a quote from Komi, about how he will decide his own friends. Both are embarrassed by this statement, but Komi has no counter retort. Komi writes that she apologizes, and then, for the first time, she purposefully speaks face to face with Tadano, slowly stammering that she wants to be friends with him too (again, both are embarrassed).

Suddenly, Najimi and Yamai appear, as Najimi explains that Yamai wants to apologize. She makes a poor attempt, more apologizing for the fact that she said things then denying that she meant them. Regardless, Tadano accepts the apology. Yamai also apologizes to Komi for being selfish and trying to decide who she's friends with, as Komi writes a simple "OK". Yamai considers that answer as her not being worthy of being addressed to, holding a knife to her face, bawling her eyes out, and saying that there's no point in being alive. Najimi restrains Yamai, as Tadano explains that Komi is simply bad at communicating. Yamai instantly stops crying to point the knife at Tadano, telling him that he's lying.

After they explain, Yamai realises that it was a big misunderstanding, and gushes over Komi having a cute side. Komi briefly thinks, before asking if Yamai wants to be her friend. Yamai, overjoyed, agrees, and promises to "fix" Komi's communication disorder (a term Tadano was deliberately avoiding).

Yamai briefly imagines playing in a field with Komi, before threatening Tadano again.

## Characters in order of appearance

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

## Events

* Ren Yamai apologizes for kidnapping Tadano and subsequently becomes the fifth person to befriend Komi.

## Trivia

* Komi deliberately speaks for the first time, in person
* Komi and Tadano visit the staircase to talk, a significant point for meaningful conversations in the series
* Komi has an outstanding memory, as she perfectly copied the conversation with Yamai
* Komi disagrees with Yamai claims that Tadano is a loser, and doesn't do anything interesting
* Komi can't understand why Yamai considers her to be intriguing, or that she has a great personality
Chapter 2

**Peaceful** (平 (へい) 穏 (おん) です, *Heiondesu*?) is the second chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Tadano Hitohito thinks about the beautiful yet peculiar girl he encountered at the shoe locker, but figures he'd have nothing to do with her at school. He sits at his desk while happily looking forward to a peaceful school life but realizes he is seated next to the mysterious "Komi," attracting unfortunate jealousy and attention towards him.

The teacher announces to her students that they should begin self-introductions, which start awkwardly with a girl named "Agari" whose nervousness causes her to accidentally raise her voice. The mysterious "Komi" introduces herself next by silently standing, walking up to the chalkboard, and writing her full name, "Komi Shouko." The class excitedly blush and cheer as she returns to her seat, though Tadano is perplexed over her actions.

Tadano awkwardly gives his introduction next and names his speciality as "reading the room." However, after noticing the resentful reactions from his classmates, he realizes he would be unable to enjoy the normal school life he was hoping for.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shouko
* Shinobino Mono
* Homeroom Teacher
* Agari Himiko
* Yamai Ren

## Events

* Tadano and Komi are revealed to be seated next to each other.
* Class 1 begins self-introductions.
Chapter 34

**Beauty Salon** is the thirty-fourth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Komi, at her home, reads a fashion magazine, before examining the dress that Tadano chose for her. She notices that her hair is covering her eyes, and decides to go to the beauty salon to get a haircut.

Arai Kamiko, a young assistant at the beauty salon, admires her senior, Karisu Maki, and one day hopes to be like her. As she cleans outside, she see Komi, and invites her inside. As Komi doesn't answer, Arai wonders if she was wrong about something, before Karisu invites her in. When Komi enters, Arai thinks maybe her smile wasn't nice, or that maybe she smelt bad, not realising that Komi has a communication disorder. Karisu jokingly suggests for Komi to get short, blonde hair, which she shakes her head vehemently at.

Arai admires Komi and Karisu's beauty, taking pictures with her camera. All of Arai's attempts to talk with Komi fail, but Karisu is able to understand Komi easily. After the haircut, as Komi pays, she points to the words "Thank You" as Karisu explains to Arai that Komi has difficulty talking.

At school, Najimi, Agari and Yamai all pass Komi without noticing her haircut, but Tadano does, despite the difference being minute.

## Characters in order of appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Kamiko Arai
* Karisu Maki
* Najimi Osana
* Agari Himiko
* Yamai Ren
* Tadano Hitohito

## Events

* Komi gets a haircut
* Komi meets Arai
* Tadano is the only one who notices Komi's haircut

## Trivia

* Komi starts taking more of an interest in her appearance by reading fashion magazines
Chapter 38

**Meeting Up** is the thirty-eighth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Komi anxiously prepares for the pool trip with her friends, repeatedly re-checking her bag. Despite being so nervous about the time, she still arrived half an hour early at the train station, wearing the white dress Tadano picked out for her. Tadano and Najimi arrive, both complimenting the dress, making Komi blush. Najimi yells for them to hurry up for the train

## Characters in order of appearance

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

## Events

Komi, Tadano and Najimi arrive at a train station headed for the pool
Latibær í vandræðum

***Latibær í Vandræðum*** (English: *LazyTown in Trouble*) is an Icelandic *LazyTown* book written by Magnús Scheving in 1997. The book was later adapted for theater play in 1999, under the name *Glanni Glæpur í Latabæ* (English: *Robbie Rotten in LazyTown*).

## Origins

*Latibær í Vandræðum* is the third book from the *LazyTown* franchise. Editions for young and older kids were published in 1997. The illustrations were made by Halldór Baldursson, who also illustrated the books *Áfram Latibær* (*Let's Go, LazyTown*) and *Latibær á Ólympíuleikum* (*LazyTown at the Olympic Games*).

## Synopsis

The plot of the book is very similar to the storyline of the theater play. The story begins when the Athletic Elf decides to leave LazyTown (or SunshineTown, in the original book series) and visit his friends in Australia. Without anyone to supervision, the kids doesn't seem to be capable of taking care of themselves. The villain "Glanni Glæpur" (Robbie Rotten) enters the story in disguise. He attacks the whole town, steals the vegetables and establishes a factory which process the vegetables into unhealthy canned food. SunshineTown became lazy again. But the Athletic Elf quickly arrives at LazyTown again to save the day. The kids begin to play, exercise and eat home-grown vegetables.

## Trivia

* Some characters from *Latibær í vandræðum* were scrapped in the theater play, such as: "Halli Hrekkjúsvin", Trixie's twin brother.
* In the back cover of the original book, you can see Stingy holding his book while saying "This book is mine".
* This is the first time Robbie Rotten is featured as a character in the *LazyTown* franchise.
* In the original book, the town is called "SunshineTown".
Chapter 19

**Saito** (斉 (さい) 藤 (とう) さんです, *Saitō-san desu*?) is the nineteenth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

At school, a group of popular students are playing the "Saitu-San Game" as Tadano and Komi watch from afar, as Komi wants to join in. Tadano suggests that she goes over, but realising that the group is composed of "cooler" students, it'd be difficult to blend in, so suggests that they have a game after school with Najimi and Agari (The Socially Inadequate Group). However, Najimi, with their advanced communicating skills, hears Tadano and invites Komi to join their current game. The group are excessively overjoyed at Komi joining them.

Najimi again tells Tadano that drastic action will help Komi, and accuses him of letting Komi go alone to be embarrassed. Tadano sheepishly asks the group if he can join the game. The group seemingly are happy and inviting, but Tadano, who excels at reading people's true feelings, knows that the group despises him.

The group plays an easier game, the Gyuutan Game, which Komi quickly loses as it relies on communication, and Yubisuma, which the group lets Komi win. Najimi, scheming again, adds a punishment for losing a game called Takenoko Nyokki, to make a "kissy face". Predictably, everyone wants to see Komi's kissy face, and are determined to win. They all cooperate by speaking in sequence, leaving only Tadano and Komi. The group silently beg Tadano to win, as Komi is too nervous to speak her turn.

Tadano admittedly also wants to see Komi's kissy face, but doesn't want her to experience something so embarrassing. He hopes that Komi will speak "7-Nyokki!" but she doesn't really understand the rules of the game. Komi seemingly can't win if she doesn't speak before Tadano, but he figures a way for him to lose, although reluctantly. Tadano says "8-Nyokki...", the wrong statement, making him lose, as he shamefully shows his kissy face.

As class starts again, Tadano, humiliated and hated by his classmates, sits silently at his desk. Komi asks if he is ok, and apologies for his embarrassment, but stating that the game was fun. Najimi teases Tadano for his kissy face to be shown later, giving him another painful wave of embarrassment.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* Komi joins a game with a group of people
* Tadano saves Komi from an embarrassing kissy face
Chapter 3

**A Suspicious Individual** (曲 (くせ) 者 (もの) です, *Kusemonodesu*?) is the third chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

As the teacher reminds her students what is needed for the next school day, Komi Shouko rummages through her pencil box and unknowingly drops an eraser on the floor near Tadano Hitohito. Tadano picks it up and tries to return it to her, but his hand is nearly pierced by a compass thrown by the ninja-dressed student sitting behind him. He becomes increasingly suspicious that being associated with Komi may be dangerous for him and quickly returns the eraser, pretending not to see Komi when he notices her quivering.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Shinobino Mono
Chapter 11

**Not a Killer** (殺 (ころ) し屋 (や) じゃないです, *Koroshiya janai desu*?) is the eleventh chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

After school, Najimi and Komi begin walking to their homes together, extremely awkwardly. A worried Tadano secretly tails them and watches from afar.

During the walk, Najimi makes small talk. They first apologize to Komi for saying she couldn't be their friend and reminds her that they met when they were kids. Najimi also asks for the secret to her popularity. Komi is unable to properly reply to all three statements, which Tadano—using his skills in perception—realizes is due to her nervousness. However, Najimi interprets her responses as hostility and discretely texts Tadano to say that they give up trying to befriend Komi. Tadano is surprised that even Najimi is unable to hold a conversation with Komi.

Suddenly two hooligans, Maa and Shii, approach them and tell Najimi how lonely they've been after Najimi moved away, as they were childhood friends. Najimi greets them and asks if they wanted anything, and Maa confesses that he liked Najimi and he wants "her" to be his girlfriend. Najimi quickly shoots down the request by stating that "he" is actually male. Tadano and Komi are surprised at the immediate rejection, and they remain confused over Najimi's true gender.

However, Maa refuses the rejection and forcefully grabs Najimi's wrist, despite their protests. He looks at Najimi hungrily, but is distracted by Komi suddenly placing her hand on his shoulder. He turns to see her holding his house keys, which he dropped. Tadano watches on, extremely proud at Komi's growth given her initiative to talk to a stranger. Komi tries to speak to him, but only small parts of the sentence come out, and Maa misinterprets her words as a threat of murder against him. In Maa's head, he thinks that Komi is suggesting she killed the last person who bothered Najimi, using nothing but their own house keys. Terrified, he and Shii run, seemingly for their lives.

In reality, Komi actually wanted to say that Maa dropped his keys, and his misunderstanding over her words depresses her. As Tadano comforts Komi, a shocked but grateful Najimi says they actually do want to be Komi's friend. Najimi then bursts out laughing, saying that Komi was funny and that they had the wrong idea about her. Komi, overjoyed in her success of making a second friend, jumps in the air. Afterwards, she and Tadano take Maa's keys to a police box.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Najimi Osana
* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Maa
* Shii

## Events

* Najimi and Komi become friends
	+ Najimi becomes the second person to befriend Komi-san
Chapter 15

**Going to School** (登 (とう) 校 (こう) です, *Tōkō desu*?) is the fifteenth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Komi awakens in her home and has breakfast with her family, where she practises smiling at the table. As she leaves for school, her dad gives a present which she acknowledges with excited cat ears. As she walks along the streets, dozens of people open windows and go outside to see her, from the outside, she appears calm and collected, but on the inside she is terrified of all the strangers mumbling incoherently. As she arrives at school, Tadano greets her, as she coughs/sneezes.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Komi Masayoshi
* Komi Shuuko
* Komi Shousuke
* Tadano Hitohito

## Events

* Komi home is shown as she walks to school
* Komi gets a new phone from her dad

## Trivia

* Komi has a black cat alarm clock and cat pyjamas
* Komi practises smiling in the mirror
Chapter 19.5

* Page 1
* Page 2

**Omake** (おまけ, *Omake*?) is the first extra chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate, included in Volume 1.

## Summary

#### Can She Make 100 Friends?

In a diner with Komi and Tadano, Najimi, attempting to figure out how many friends Komi has, writes Tadano, themselves and Agari, realizing that Komi has very few friends (not trying to be rude).

Komi has 3 friends, and 97 to go.

#### A Distant Gaze

On the way home from school, Najimi coyly and mischievously asks if Tadano wants to come over and "play", which he refuses. He asks them if they have stopped trembling when making eye contact with Komi, which they have, by staring past her into the distance, so not really making any progress.

## Characters in order of appearance

* Najimi Osana
* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito

## Events

* Najimi reveals that Agari is officially the third person to befriend Komi

## Trivia

* Komi and her friends eat in a diner, like in the Oneshot
Chapter 22

**Home Visit**(ホームビジット|hōmubijitto) is the twenty-second chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Throughout the day at school, Najimi excessively rants about topics to Komi and Tadano, before dropping a heavy question on Komi, if he/she can come over to play at Komi's house.

Tadano thinks that having people over to her house is too large a step, but a long period of deliberation, Komi agrees. Najimi also suggests that Tadano comes over, but he anxiously affirms that he shouldn't, although he secretly does want to go. Tadano doesn't think she'll say yes, but after a mix of nods and shakes it seems that she decided yes.

When they arrive, Najimi bolts straight in, but Tadano and Komi walk in nervously. They see Komi's mother, who they believe is stoic and silent like Komi, but she enthusiastically exclaims that Komi finally brought visitors over. She introduces herself as Komi Shuuko, an "eternal 17-year-old", and calls her husband down, but realises he hasn't come home yet, as she pulls a silly face, much to Komi's embarrassment.

As they enter Komi's room, Najimi hops onto her bed without invitation as Tadano and Komi awkwardly stand about. They're all silent for several minutes until Komi's mum comes in with snacks. Najimi claims they need to use the toilet, but actually stands outside the room and watches Komi and Tadano though the door, expecting awkward interactions. After 15 minutes of relatively awkwardness free silence, Najimi comes back in, confused, revealing that they lied.

Najimi concludes that there must be embarrassing secrets hidden in Komi's room, and, again without invitation, rummages underneath her bed, drawing out several communication help books. She also finds a photo album of her childhood, which both Komi and Tadano are embarrassed at seeing. Tadano realises that in the all of the photos Komi is alone, or without friends.

Much later, Najimi and Tadano leave, thanking Komi for hosting them. As Komi goes back into her room, she is both exhausted and happy. She gets an email from Najimi with a photo that she "secretly" took of the 3 of them hanging out. Komi asks her mother for a photo frame, her mother says it been a while since Komi has asked for anything

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Najimi Osana
* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shouko
* Komi Shuuko
* Komi Masayoshi
* Komi Shousuke

## Events

* Najimi and Tadano visit Komi's house (and her mum) for the first time

## Trivia

* According to Shuuko, Komi has never brought friends over to her house, or perhaps has never had any
* Komi has a picture of her with a black cat
* From her photo album, it is revealed that Komi can play the piano, has impeccable handwriting from classes, but can't communicate in English, likely due to her disorder, not a lack of understanding or innate ability, as Komi is well versed in all other academic subjects.
Chapter 12

**Errand Girl** (パシリです, *Pashiri desu*?) is the twelfth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

At the Itan High School, a male teacher attempts to have Komi read from a textbook in front of the class. When she is unable to, the teacher misinterprets Komi and makes the class read in silence instead.

Later during lunch, Najimi approaches Komi to ask her to eat together, she is visibly moved as no-one has ever asked to eat with her. Najimi is similarly fearful when they make eye contact. Breaking the tension, Najimi invites Tadano to join them, although he wants to, he declines, less he suffer the wrath of his classmates for eating with Komi.

Najimi asks Komi several personal questions rapidly, causing her to go into shock from the overflow of information. Tadano proclaims that Komi wants to make 100 friends, Najimi is amused at such a low number, as she has 5 million of them.

Najimi, scheming, asks Komi to get her a needlessly overcomplicated drink from Standbakes, with an ultimatum entailing that Najimi won't be friends with Komi anymore if she refuses. Komi complies, against Tadano's better judgement. Najimi explains that interacting with people is for her own good, and that she doesn't really want the drink anyway. Najimi instructs Tadano to watch out for Komi, when he asks if she's coming she claims she has 3 "lunch appointments", much to Tadano's confusion.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Najimi Osana
* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shouko

## Events

* Najimi asks Komi to get a drink for her, which Komi agrees to

## Trivia

* Najimi, by their own claim, has 5,000,000 friends
* The Standbakes cafe is only 250 metres away from the Itan High School
2nd Year Class 3

**2nd Year Class 3** is the class that Netsuno Chika was in when Komi was in her first year, and also the class Yamai Ren and Nakanaka Omoharu were in when Komi was in the second year.

## Students

* Yamai Ren
* Nakanaka Omoharu
* Muutan (Kuroita Mutsumi)
* Yukapoyo (Shiroki Yuka)
* Gonzales (Isu Shiori)
* Ojousa Mako
* Hanya Tonatsu
* Bosa Towa
* Seikimatsu Toshio
* Agari Himiko
* Sukida Lily
* Yadano Makeru
* Samurai Sam
* Otaku Yuuji
* Shinobino Mono
* Sonoda Taisei
* Chiarai Shigeo
* Anchi Arisa
* Omakawa Machi
Chapter 368

## 368

**GloomyLoomy** (モヤモヤです。, *Moyamoyadesu.*?) is the three hundred and sixty-eighth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

On a rainy day, Komi Shouko tries to study but is unable to stop thinking about Tadano and his kiss on her hand. To distract herself, she heads out to buy ingredients for gyoza. At the same time, her father, Komi Masayoshi, is having similar troubles with keeping Tadano out of his head. He sees his daughter making the gyoza and opts to join her. When they run out of wrappings, he uses a handmade method to produce more. Komi Shuuko notices how focused the two are as they wrap the gyoza.

Eventually, they finish wrapping, managing to make multiple plates and pans of the gyoza. When they realize they may have made too much, Shuuko proposes to gift Tadano some, and her idea is happily received. As they wait for Tadano's arrival, Shouko begins frying some of the gyoza and eats it alongside oolong tea with her father. Shortly after they finish, Tadano arrives at their house and gratefully accepts the gyoza from Masayoshi. Shouko witnesses the two make shy and awkward small talk and ultimately forces her father out of the hallway.

Finally alone, Shouko grabs Tadano's hand and places it against her cheek. She mentions that kissing his hand right after eating the gyoza wouldn't be appropriate, so this was the most she could do. Tadano then makes his departure, heading home under clear skies.

Later that night, the garlic from the gyoza and the events that transpired that day make Shouko, Masayoshi, and Tadano restless throughout the night.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shuuko
* Komi Masayoshi
Chapter 10

**Dark Past** (黒 (くろ) 歴 (れき) 史 (し) です, *Kokurekishidesu*?) is the tenth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

After Komi Shouko is left petrified by Osana Najimi's rejection, Tadano Hitohito pulls Najimi into the hallway to talk in private and demands an explanation. Najimi explains that they met Komi in their second year of elementary school, however despite Najimi's efforts, Komi never said a word back, which shocked Najimi to the point of being bedridden for a week. Najimi continues on to say that Komi's presence still made them tremble, but Tadano tells them that they are wrong about Komi and encourages them to give her a chance.

Upon hearing Tadano's insistence, Najimi asks if he likes Komi, but Tadano replies that she is out of his league. Najimi agrees to give befriending Komi another attempt on the condition that Tadano calls Najimi by their given name, because it reminded them of the time Tadano wrote "LOVE" in huge letters in the school courtyard to express his feelings to a girl. Tadano, still hugely embarrassed by the incident, expresses that this was why he was reluctant to involve Najimi in the first place.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shouko
* Najimi Osana

## Events

* Tadano convinces Najimi to give Komi a chance to be friends

## Trivia

* Najimi met Komi before, in the second grade
Chapter 25

**I'm Ren 3!** is the twenty-fifth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

At 10:48 in the morning, Tadano awakens tied to a chair with duct tape on his face, in a darkened unknown room. He tries to escape but to no avail, he admires the tying abilities of his captor/s. He notices pictures of Komi strewn all across the room and deduces that this is Yamai's room.

13:46 in the afternoon at school, Najimi asks Yamai if them and Komi can go to her house (possibly because they were suspicious of Yamai). Yamai briefly considers what to do with Tadano, but the idea of Komi's scent lingering on her bed is too enticing; she agrees for them to come over.

16:36 at Yamai's, Tadano, defeated and bored, starts to feel hungry. He can hear Yamai's voice saying that she needs to tidy her room, before ominously entering. Tadano, fearing for his life, is surprised when Yamai walks past him to remove the pictures of Komi from the walls. Yamai quietly threatens to bury Tadano in the mountains if he makes any noise, to his horror, leaving him in the cupboard.

Komi and Najimi enter the room, Tadano, recognising Najimi's voice, bangs on the cupboard continuously. Yamai quietly threatens Tadano again, before leaving the room to make "tea". She warns Najimi and Komi not to open the cupboard. Najimi immediately disobeys and opens it, revealing a trapped and scared Tadano.

Yamai re-enters behind them, wielding a large knife. She explains that she captured Tadano for Komi's sake, and how someone as average, uninteresting, dull and boring as him shouldn't get close to someone as beautiful, nice and wonderful as Komi. Yamai says the Komi would be better off with more popular friends, like her, one of the cutest and well liked people in the class. Komi only silently shakes her head, much to Yamai's shock and confusion.

After freeing Tadano, Komi writes that she is sorry for intruding, and prepares to leave with Tadano and Najimi. Yamai quickly runs to the door, knife in hand, pleading with Komi to stay. Komi writes with her notepad on the floor that she will choose her own friends as she leaves. Yamai, distraught, falls to the ground crying, as Najimi, who was seemingly too scared to follow Komi out, silently watches Yamai in terror.

## Characters in order of appearance

* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shouko
* Yamai Ren
* Najimi Osana
* Homerun Teacher

## Events

* Komi and Najimi visit Yamai's house, and discover that Tadano was kidnapped

## Trivia

* Yamai is proficient with rope tying, or at least restraining
* Yamai wields a large knife, but in the anime adaptation it is replaced with super-sharpened chopsticks
* Yamai has a microwave in her room...for some reason
Chapter 37

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

## Summary

Komi feels anxious because she hasn't left her house all summer, so she deliberates inviting her friends to play, even having conversation notes, but can't find the courage to make any calls. Tadano similarly feels bored, having played all his games and read all his books. He momentarily considers inviting Komi, before suddenly yelling anxiously to himself, to his sisters annoyance. He correctly theorises that Komi would've finished all her homework over the past week, and would've been trying to make calls to her friends. Komi finds the strength to call Tadano, but to her shock, the number is currently busy. Najimi calls, explaining that they're inviting people to go to the pool (Tadano included), and wondered if she wanted to come. Komi agrees, and she and Tadano silently celebrate being invited out.

## Characters in order of appearance

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

## Events

Najimi invites Komi and Tadano to the pool