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Chapter 59

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

## Summary

October 2nd, the autumn season cools Japan down, and it's time for the winter uniform. Komi is wearing hers for the first time in months, and inspects herself in the mirror thoroughly. Satisfied, for leaves for school, but is immediately met with a thunderous typhoon, and is quickly drenched.

Komi's mother, off the phone from a teacher, let's Komi know that school is cancelled. Komi has mixed feelings, initially happy, but disappointed as she changed uniforms and got eager to go. Shuuko considers how teenage girls are complicated and confusing. Komi, bored, draws a cat in the fog on the window, and gets terrified when a bolt of lightening cracks and flashes intensely, as the power goes out. Komi hides under a blanket and is consoled by her mom, who leaves to check the circuit breaker. Komi is frightened by lightening, and is even more so by her flip phone ringing.

Komi replies to Tadano, who was wondering if she left for school despite the cancellation, and had heard from the news that her neighbourhood had a power outage. Komi insists that she is fine, but makes another ruckus when more lightening hits. Komi timidly asks if they can keep talking for a bit longer. They do, discussing the colder weather and the possibility of afternoon classes, as Komi's mother listens in from outside the room.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Komi Shuuko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Tadano Hitomi

## Events

* A typhoon cancels school for the morning, and Tadano and Komi talk over the phone

## Trivia

* Komi takes an interest in her appearance when she inspects her uniform in the mirror
Chapter 72

**The After-Party** is the seventy-second chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Events

* Komi and Tadano dance together to the school band (Najimi jumped in as well).
* Class 1-1 won most outstanding event for the maid cafe, but the prize is revoked due to Najimi's scheming
* Although not explicitly shown, Komi befriends Onemine and Otori, making them her 12th and 13th friend, respectively
Chapter 9

**Childhood Friend** (幼 (おさな) 馴 (な) 染 (じみ) です, *Osananajimidesu*?) is the ninth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

After his disastrous encounter with Yamai Ren, Tadano Hitohito fails to make friendly contact with other classmates and realizes his lack of good standing in the class. Feeling completely useless as a first friend for Komi Shouko, Tadano knocks his head on the desk in despair which surprises Komi. Undaunted, Tadano reluctantly attempts his last course of action: introducing Komi to his childhood friend, Osana Najimi.

Tadano goes to talk to Najimi alone, but Komi surprises him by coming along. When he approaches Najimi, Tadano is startled to see his friend wearing a skirt as they had maintained a male appearance in middle school. Tadano questions this, and Najimi asserts that "she" had always been a girl. Tadano notes that Najimi is known for being inconsistent and unknown, and, furthermore, is a very socially adept person. Najimi claims that every person in the school is their childhood friend, shocking Komi.

When Tadano tells Najimi that he has a request, Najimi responds with an inappropriate joke. After Tadano tensely explains to Komi that Najimi was joking, he tells her to request for Najimi to be her friend like they had practiced earlier. Komi attempts to speak, but ends up stuttering in a jarring manner. While Tadano notes improvement, Najimi is freaked out. Tadano asks directly for Najimi to become Komi's friend, but Najimi replies that it is impossible, much to Tadano and Komi's astonishment.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shouko
* Osana Najimi

## Events

* Tadano introduces Komi to Najimi, a childhood friend.

## Trivia

* Najimi continues a habit of changing their gender identity on a whim
Chapter 430

## 430

**Third Year Sports Festival, Part 2** is the four hundred thirtieth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

The Itan Private High School sports festival continues.

Fuki You decides to continue in the competition, encouraged by the words of Shouko and his classmates, but regretting his clumsiness. Finally he can hand over to Ogiya, who congratulates him in his own way. Class 3-1 is last in the relay race and Fuki feels responsible, however he is congratulated by his classmates for his effort.

Ogiya was going to wash his pacifier when he heard good comments from Shouko's fans. Nearby was Hitohito, who was threatened by them when he passed by the fans, so Ogiya approached him to save him. Shouko looked at them a little jealous.

In the tug-of-war competition, Katai Makoto regretted facing Hitohito's class, but motivated by him, he decides to do his best. But on the other side was Seikimatsu Toshio, who dreamed of a double date with Hitohito, Shouko and his girlfriend riding on his shoulders, and in order not to disappoint them, he would compete with all his efforts. The two muscular men could not take advantage and the competition was a tie.

In the cavalry competition, Kanchi Gai is the rider of the unit made up of Hitohito, Ogiya and Seikimatsu, and he gets excited believing that by doing so, he would impress Shouko.

While in the strange faces competition, when Najimi and Rumiko faced each other, Tsubo Hamaru was the first eliminated because she had the easy laugh.

Before the women's relays, Shouko for the first time encourages Yadano Makeru to do her best.

Meanwhile, Takaomo Fuechi (who always speaks in plural) tells Hitohito about his love for women who exercise.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Fuki You
* Kire Teruka
* Nanoda Kyara
* Takaomo Fuechi
* Jimochi Teruyoshi
* Seikimatsu Toshio
* Imotou Ribbon (Kazuyuki)
* Yukapoyo (Shiroki Yuka)
* Bosa Towa
* Fukuyoka Muchi
* Ojousa Mako
* Haheto Maheto
* Ogiya Hafuru
* Takarazuka Maya
* Kishi Himeko
* Tonatsu Hanya
* Kyouno Koto
* Neguse Luna
* Najimi Osana
* Iida Minako
* Fusatsu Kaoru
* Saotome Marin
* Muzuka Shiina
* Katai Makoto
* Wakai Taketoshi
* Shota Kori
* Kometani Chushaku
* Soboku Hana
* Fushima Saku
* Kanchi Gai
* Manbagi Rumiko
* Tsubo Hamaru
* Aizawa Minori
* Ichou Setoka
* Inui Ken
* Sarutahiko Mei
* Yadano Makeru
Samurai Sam

**Samurai Sam** (佐 (さ) 村 (むら) 井 (い)  サム, *Samurai Samu*?) was a classmate of Komi Shouko in class 1-1. He is part of the friend group that consists of him, Seikimatsu Toshio, and Otaku Yuuji.

## Appearance

Samurai has blond hair. The top of his head is bald, and the rest of his hair is tied into a ponytail at the back of his head. He wears the standard male student uniform.

## History

### Manga

* Volume 1: Chapter 6
* Volume 4: Chapter 55
* Volume 5: Chapter 62
* Volume 8: Chapters 104, 105?, 113
* Volume 9: Chapters 119, 127
* Volume 10: Chapter 129
* Volume 16: Chapter 209
* Volume 21: Chapter 278
* Volume 24: Chapter 326
* Other chapters: 376, 377, 380

### Anime

* Season 1: Episodes 1, 10, 11, 12
* Season 2: Episodes 13, 20, 23, 24

## Trivia

* Samurai's given name **さむ** is written in katakana as **サム**, and is a localization of the name Sam.
* In manga, his speech frequently incorporate romanized words, most notably **gozaru** (GO (ゴ) ZA (ザ) RU (ル) , *****gozaru*****?), while in anime he has a strong accent, both implying that he is a foreigner.
Chapter 397

## 397

**Haircut** is the three hundred and ninty-seventh chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

After an orientate university interview, Manbagi Rumiko passed near the soccer field at school, and watch how Wakai Taketoshi plays. When he looked at her, she waved. Wakai becomes anxious, and pretends to not see her. This frustrated Manbagi, she made a dramatic reaction and flapped her arms, cheeks puffed, and eyes shut. While not looking, Wakai made a shy, little wave. Manbagi waved back with a wide smile.
Upon looking at that small greeting, Wakai's soccer team mate, Doramon-Kaze, asks Wakai if he is thinking of inviting Manbagi to the summer festival. Wakai immediately got flustered, said he wasn't going, and continued to practice.
Wakai stays to train until his trainer forces him to leave. Outside, he meets Manbagi, who still stayed at school. Wakai becomes anxious again, worrying her, but with shyness, asks her why, to which she replied she was worried about her future. Her parents insisted on paying for her to go to beauty school, but she pushed it aside, thinking it was too expensive . Wakai tried to invite her to the festival but he couldn't, due to constant slip-ups. Manbagi got confused, thinking he said something, changed the subject and asked if he needed a haircut. He asks her to, and she acceded.
Manbagi cuts Wakai's hair but apologizes for it right after seeing his reaction, but he finally builds up the courage to invite her to the festival. Manbagi accepted gleefully. She started listing out who they can hangout with, but Wakai wanted to go with her, only. Manbagi replied that she has work at the festival. Manbagi made an offering if she has a break from the stall she will work in, she and Wakai can go look at the game and food stalls.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Manbagi Rumiko
* Wakai Taketoshi
* Doramon-Kaze
* Itan's soccer trainer

## Events

* Wakai invites Manbagi to the 3rd year summer festival
Ramen Darou

* Manga

**Ramen Darou** is the chain restaurant that Shouko, Tadano, Najimi, and Agari visit in Chapter 28, due to Shouko's dream being to visit a ramen shop.

The shop has been picking up fame and has a perceived image as a place for people to come and eat alone. Despite the reputation that the store's portions are big and oily, Himiko says the taste isn't that strong actually.

Ramen Darou has five "Iron Rules":

1. Thou shalt not speak.
2. Thou shalt immediately buy your ticket and promptly take your seat.
3. Thou shalt uphold manners, respect the shopkeeper and wait with peace of mind.
4. Thou shalt not touch your cell phone.
5. Thou shalt return your bowl once you finish eating and immediately give up your seat.

## The Shopkeeper

The Shopkeeper (店長) is the cook and owner of Itan's Ramen Darou. He speaks extremely quietly, and is also bad at communicating. Due to also being bad at communicating, he shares an empathy between Shouko and much like her family, can have a conversation without speaking.

He reappears in Chapter 65, where he lets Shouko put up a poster for Itan High's Cultural Festival in the shop (again without speaking).
Volume 3

* English Cover
* Japanese Cover
* Special Edition

**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 3 is a tankoban collection of previously published chapters from a monthly pulp manga magazine of the Komi Can't Communicate manga serial. It contains 13 chapters along with a bonus short story.

## Overview

Summer is about to begin, and Komi would love to be able to spend the long, hot vacation days hanging out with her new friends. But even though she’s made great strides in her personal quest, she still has problems communicating. For instance, making phone calls is so anxiety provoking that it keeps her up at night. Thankfully, Tadano always seems to know how to help her calm down!

## List of Chapters

* Communication 35: Worries
* Communication 36: Studying for Tests
* Communication 37: Summer Vacation
* Communication 38: Meeting Up
* Communication 39: The Pool
* Communication 40: Just a Scrape
* Communication 41: The Library
* Communication 42: Shaved Ice
* Communication 43: Part-Time Job
* Communication 44: The Park
* Communication 45: Celebrating Obon
* Communication 46: Festival
* Communication 47: Festival, Part 2
* Omake 3 - Communication 47.5
Chapter 424

## 424

**It's Emoyama, Part 2** is the four hundred twenty-fourth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Returning to the present, Shouko tries to talk to Yuragi at the window, in a scene edited by Najimi and with the collaboration of Hitohito.

Yuragi goes out to the balcony and smiles, happy that they came to cheer her up.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Najimi Osana
* Tadano Hitohito
* Emoyama Yuragi
Chapter 400

## 400

**Kawai-san's House.** is the four hundredth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Rami invited Shouko and Hitohito to his house. During the trip, Shouko doubts if they accidentally kissed in the accident they had a while back at school, but she doesn't have the courage to ask him.
Upon arrival, Rami warmly welcomes them (to the embarrassment of both) and shows them into the residence. Once inside they meet Buta Tadaomi, Rami's cousin, who after warning Hitohito, is tortured by Rami. Then, it is her uncles who introduce themselves: Buta Gonsuke and Koma. Both have the same attitude as Tadaomi towards Hitohito, but they are also punished with wrestling holds.
After touring the house, Rami doesn't know what activity to do with his guests, since he never had any friends. Hitohito congratulates her on how close she is to her family, revealing that in the past no family member of Rami attended school ceremonies. Rami replies that she is only with the Butas because she helped them financially.
And after unsuccessfully proposing to marry both of them, Rami invites them to the Summer Festival.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Kawai Rami
* Buta Tadaomi (Debut)
* Buta Gonsuke (Debut)
* Buta Koma (Debut)

## Events

* Shouko and Hitohito go for first time to Rami's home
* Debut of Buta Family, first known relatives of Rami
* Rami knowns Wrestling Techniques (she makes a Hammerlock and a Romero Special on Tadaomi, a Boston Crab on Gonsuke and an Abdominal Stretch on Koma)
* Shouko, Hitohito and Rami assist to Summer Festival
Chapter 192

## The Book Search Club by the River

### Pages

9

**The Book Search Club by the River** is the one hundred and ninety-second chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Tadano Hitohito is riding his bike when Toutoi, Ohai, and Fukusaki approach him. As members of the "Book Search Club by the River", they ask him to join them on their field trip and find adult magazines together. Despite his initial shock, he reluctantly joins them. After some time, they finally find a magazine lying near a river and decide to divide it evenly. Tadano refuses getting his share, but the club members insist. Before he can say anything, Manbagi and Komi come by, and the book search club members cover for Tadano as he throws the magazine away without Manbagi and Komi being able to see what it was.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Tadano Hitohito
* Toutoi Son
* Ohai Shuki
* Fukusaki Natsu
* Manbagi Rumiko
* Komi Shouko
Chapter 58

* English
* Japanese

**Emotional Pangs** is the fifty-eighth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Tadano, as the president of the student council, is constantly busy with tasks and favours from teachers and students, such as preparations for the culture festival or making security committees for Komi. One of his classmates, Onemine Nene, notices him, exhausted, up to his eyes in paperwork, and offers to help him. Tadano is initially sceptical, and reasons that she wants something done in return. Onemine is sympathetic and can tell he's suffering, and that people give him too much work. Komi, listening in, offers to help too, but Onemine concludes that it's a 2-person job, and she isn't needed. Tadano and Onemine take papers out of the classroom together, as Komi watches on with unfamiliar emotions.

Onemine asks if Tadano gets taken advantage of, which he confusedly denies, but is informed that one of the teachers was talking about how they can leave all the work to Tadano (whilst relaxing and playing Minesweeper). Tadano realises that he does get used by people, and that Onemine helped him because she didn't like to see him suffer. Onemine then goes on to ask if Tadano is a masochist, given his relationship with Komi, and how overbearing and intimidating she is. She thought that he enjoyed her harsh glares, due to his normal, average status. Tadano tells her that she has misinterpreted, and that she should try talking to Komi. Onemine speculates that Komi is stuck up because everyone looks up to her, but Tadano firmly denies the accusations, his confidence astonishes Onemine.

Speak of the devil, Komi has been watching them from around a corner, which they notice. Tadano encourages Onemine to try talking to her, but Komi quickly retreats with a flash behind the corner, which shatters Onemine's confidence.

After school, Tadano is held back by all his work, and Onemine offers to assist him again, which he is grateful for. Tadano assures Komi that she doesn't have to wait up for him, and can go home. Komi nods and slowly leaves the room, but returns and asks if she can help too. Tadano agrees and Komi begins helping, which Onemine is confused by. However, she quickly deduces the strong feelings between the two, and realizes her mistake. She quickly makes up an excuse, leaving school and Tadano and Komi alone together.

The next day, Onemine cheerfully greets Tadano and Komi, and Komi apologies to her for hiding the day before. Onemine whispers to Komi that she's also sorry for hogging Tadano, and that she's rooting for the two of them (which Tadano notices). Komi, confused and embarrassed, bolts away, and Tadano questions Onemine as to what she whispered. Onemine replies that it's a secret between the two of them.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Tadano Hitohito
* Onemine Nene
* Komi Shouko
* Homerun Teacher
* Yamai Ren
* Shinobino Mono
* Najimi Osana

## Events

* Tadano and Komi formally meet Onemine Nene
* Onemine and Komi help Tadano with paperwork
* Onemine deduces that Komi and Tadano have emerging, unexpressed feelings for each other
Chapter 7

**One More Time** (もう一 (いっ) 回 (かい) 、です, *Mōikkai, desu*?) is the seventh chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Tadano Hitohito and Komi Shouko walk to class, and Tadano internally admires Komi's features and beauty. He suddenly realizes he accidentally called out Komi's name and awkwardly tries to change the subject by encouraging her to practice asking someone for friendship, as crossing this step would drastically speed up her process in making many friends. Komi, happy with the idea, attempts to speak, but she stiffens like a rock. Although they both understand Komi's predicament, her desire to properly communicate helps them resolve to keep going and try again.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shouko

## Events

* Tadano helps Komi practice asking someone for friendship.
Hiki Komorebi

**Hiki Komorebi** is a tertiary character in the manga *Komi-san wa Komyushou desu.* She makes her first appearance in chapter 275 of the manga.

## Appearance

Komorebi has short black hair, pale skin, angular eyes, and is 181.2cm tall. In chapter 275, she is seen wearing a large overcoat that makes her look more intimidating than she looks without it.

On Chapter 326, Komorebi appears as a student at Itan Private High School and wears the uniform. Like Komi Shouko, she wears tights on her school uniform.

## Personality

Komorebi is extremely timid and self-deprecating. The way she is perceived by others, scary and hostile is comparable to the way Komi Shouko thinks others see her. Komi, after hearing Komorebi's backstory, feels as though she can relate to her on a personal level.

## Trivia

* Her given name, Komorebi, means "sunlight filtered through trees," **(木漏れ日)**.
Chapter 402

## 402

**American Friend** is the four hundred second chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

After taking a bath, Shouko receives an unexpected visitor, it is Mila, one of Rei Natsukido's American friends. Since Mila couldn't speak Japanese, Shouko was her interpreter.
After being attended to by Shouko and Shuuko, Mila breaks into Shouko's room after not being able to sleep. Mila tells that she came to Japan at Rei's suggestion, but when she found her with many friends, she felt jealous and lonely, and went to Shouko's house, who later comforted her.
The next day Rei arrives at the Komi house and apologizes to Mila, and then the three attend a public bath.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Komi Shuuko
* Burgundy Mila
* Natsukido Rei
* Natsukido Momo

## Events

* Mila travels to Japan for first time
* Shouko speaks in english for first time
Chapter 4

**Not Very Good** (苦 (にが) 手 (て) です, *Nigatedesu*?) is the fourth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

The class stands and are instructed to go to the gymnasium by their teacher. Instead, a good portion of the class charges towards Komi Shouko's table to pester her with questions as they try to get to know her. Tadano Hitohito is brusquely knocked unconscious by a burley jock (Seikimatsu Toshio).

After a while, Tadano wakes up and notices he is sitting alone in the room besides Komi, who meows at a toy cat. Komi realizes Tadano had woken up right before and the two sit awkwardly, with Tadano trying to ease the tension by lying that he didn't hear her. The lie is ineffective and Komi flees, much to Tadano's dismay. Before she is able to leave the classroom, Tadano blurts out a question, wondering if Komi-san is bad with speaking with others. Immediately after hearing himself, he regrets his words and tries to apologize to her. Komi pauses and turns, but completely breaks apart and vigorously shakes while trying to respond to him. Tadano determines that his assumption was, in fact, correct.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Shinobino Mono
* Tadano Hitohito
* Seikimatsu Toshio
* Komi Shouko

## Events

* Tadano figures out that Komi has a communication disorder.

## Trivia

* Komi speaks for the first time (although not deliberately to someone else).
* A black plushie cat, a recurring motif representing Komi, is seen for the first time in the chapter
Komi-san Wiki:Manual of Style

This is the **Manual of Style** for the Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu Wiki. It is based on Kanojo Okarishimasu Wiki's Manual of Style among other wikis. The section below outlines basic guidelines that will allow us to keep articles organized, clean and consistent. Kindly take your time to read and review the guidelines before making any edits. These guidelines may change over time, so check this page whenever you are able.

## Writing

### Perspective

* When writing any article describing fictional events, characters and other content that take part within the *Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu Wiki*s universe, it should be written *in-universe*.
* Exceptions to the "in-universe" are allowed to a limit extent to accommodate fourth wall breaks and when Chusaku Kometani is narrating, i.e. speaking directly to the readers.
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* Never use first or second person pronouns when writing.

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### General Style

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## Character Pages

### Appearance

* Do not use very general or subjective adjectives. Intelligent, homely, beautiful, handsome, etc. are some very subjective words and should not be used unless another character or themselves has described them self as the adjectives. (Also applies to Personality)
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### History

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Sasaki Ayami

**Sasaki Ayami** (佐 (さ) 々 (さ) 木 (き) あやみ, *Sasaki Ayami*?) is a member of Komi's group for the Year 1 field trip.

## Appearance

Sasaki has straight dark brown hair in a bob with bangs falling on the right of her face, and a black headband. She wears a black headband and is most often seen in the Itan school uniform.

## History

Sasaki is one-third of Komi's first-year field trip group. She and Katou Mikuni make a pact to make sure the trip is as fun as possible for Komi.

When Komi-san was about to be kidnapped from Ninjas at the Futomaki movie, Sasaki grabs an oni mask and scares them off with yo-yos. It is soon discovered that the Ninjas were paid actors.

## Hobby

Sasaki is a highly gifted yo-yo master as she landed 3rd place in the world championship.

Sasaki is embarrassed by this, as she hides the fact she practices the art of yo-yos and was the yo-yo demon. Sasaki pretends she just lazes around her home when asked about her hobbies. In reality, Sasaki was scared to tell the truth due to the boys from her childhood calling playing with yo-yos outdated and "lame," (as they go play with their bay blades.)

## Trivia

* Sasaki is based on Asamiya Saki from Sukeban Deka series, a show about a delinquent highschool girl who fights crime with yo-yos.
	+ Sasaki's full name is an anagram of "Asamiya Saki".
	+ Her yo-yo has a cherry blossom-shaped insignia just like Asamiya Saki.￼

## Gallery

1. ↑ Chapter 104: The Field trip.
2. ↑ Chapter 109: Movie village
3. ↑ Chapter 111: Yo
Episode 1

* Main
* Sketch

"
**It's just, I wish I could speak.**" is the first episode of the Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu anime series.

## Synopsis

It's Tadano's first day of high school and all he wants to do is blend into the background. He starts to get to know Komi, a quiet girl in his class.

## Summary

Tadano Hitohito, a student at his first day at Itan Private High School, intends to blend in with the crowd and go through high school without worry, for unspecified reasons. However, this immediately backfires when he meets Komi Shouko, a beautiful but intimidating girl in his class; due to her looks and poise, Komi automatically becomes the school idol while Tadano becomes despised due to being assigned the desk next to hers. Tadano accidentally finds himself alone with Komi, who almost runs away when he talks to her, causing him to realize she actually suffers from severe social anxiety that renders her unable to communicate with anyone verbally. As such, Tadano suggests she write on the chalkboard and she is able to communicate that she wants to speak normally, but is unable to because of said anxiety. She apologizes for wasting Tadano's time and tries to leave, only for Tadano to write his own message on the board for her, allowing her to have her first real conversation with a friend. She reveals her dream is to make 100 friends and Tadano, declaring himself her first one, promises to help her obtain the other 99, touching Komi. The next morning, Tadano begins his plan, but the narrator reveals the entrance exam for their school was a personality interview, meaning it is full of weirdos, loners, miscreants, and eccentrics. As such, the task will be harder than Tadano thinks.

## Characters

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

* **Komi Shouko**
* **Tadano Hitohito**
* **Shinobino Mono**
* **Agari Himiko**
* **Ren Yamai**
* **Naruse Shisuto**
* **Yadano Makeru**
* **Najimi Osana**

## Adaptation Notes

**This episode adapts the following material:**

* Manga Volume 1
	+ Communication 1: Totally Normal
	+ Communication 2: Peaceful
	+ Communication 3: A Suspicious Individual
	+ Communication 4: Not Very Good
	+ Communication 5: Wanting to Talk
	+ Communication 6: Wanting to Apologize
	+ Communication 7: One More Time
	+ Communication 12: Errand Girl (beginning section only)
Chapter 57.5

* Page 1
* Page 2

**Omake** (おまけ, *Omake*?) is the forth extra chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate, included in Volume 4.

## Summary

#### "Can Komi Make 100 Friends? Pressure from Najimi"

Komi, Tadano and Najimi hang out in a diner after school, as Najimi talks about how close they've gotten to each other in the summer vacation, and the sports relay. Komi tensely nods, as she has made no progress in the number of official friends she has made for a while.

#### "Can Komi Make 100 Friends? Can't Help but Smile"

At Komi's after school, she has the cat key chain Tadano traded with her, and can't help but smile at the memory. She embarrassedly flomps about on her bed, as her mother calls her down for dinner.

## Characters in order of appearance

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

## Events

* Najimi, Komi and Tadano talk at a diner, about summer vacation and recent happenings
* Komi takes Tadano's cat key chain home

## Trivia

* Komi and her friends eat in a diner, like in the Oneshot
* Throughout Volume 4, Komi has made no progress in friend making, as she still has 11/100 friends since the end of Volume 3
* Omake 4 is the last time the diner is seen (in an Omake)
Chapter 57

**Purikura** is the fifty-seventh chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

The end of school bell rings, and the students begin packing their belongings to leave, but Komi sits in her seat without moving. When Tadano asks if she's going home, Komi says that she heard that photo booth are popular, Tadano agrees that they were popular, but last century.

Komi explained that she heard a group of girls talking about on her way to school, referring to it as purikura, and that it sounded interesting. When Tadano asks if she wants to go, she enthusiastically nods, as Najimi and Yamai, eavesdropping, invite themselves to tag along.

When the 4 of them arrive, Yamai and Najimi reminisce about coming there during middle school, while Komi is enthralled with the various different types, as they choose a beauty photo booth. They realize that all of the filters, perfect skin, big eyes and long legs don't work for Komi. After making silly faces and poses, they graffiti the photos and add messages, but Komi can't think of anything to write, as Yamai drools over Komi's photos and Tadano feels like he's being weird hanging around a group of girls (or girl-like people).

Najimi laughs at Komi's giant edited eyes, and Yamai joyfully looks at Komi's cute photos, as the group leaves for food. Tadano notices Komi's thank you message on the photos, and her interest in one of the claw machines.

3 days later at school, Tadano offers Komi an orange cat key chain. He explains that he saw her looking at them in the machine, but hastily claims that it only took him one try, and that she doesn't need to take if she doesn't want it. However, Komi reveals her own black cat key chain, that she got with Najimi as a favour. Tadano supposes that she won't need the one he got for her, but Komi violently shakes her head, and suggests trading them with each other. When they do, they embarrassedly put them into their bags, as Najimi cheerfully enters the room.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

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

## Events

* Komi, Tadano, Najimi and Yamai take photos together in a photo booth
* Komi and Tadano trade cat key chains with each other

## Trivia

* Throughout both the manga and the anime allusions to cats are made, particularly how black cats represent Komi and orange ones represent Tadano, like in this chapter with the black and orange key chains
The Greatest Genie

"The Greatest Genie"

Performed by
Genie (Örn Arnason)Robbie Rotten (Stefán Karl Stefánsson)

Composed by
Máni Svavarsson

Featured in
"The Lazy Genie"

"**The Greatest Genie**" is the song featured in the episode "The Lazy Genie", sung by the Genie and Robbie Rotten.
The song is available on two albums: *LazyTown - The New Album (United Kingdom)* and *The New Album (Australia)*.

Characters* Genie
* Robbie Rotten

Lyrics

I'm the greatest genie in all eternity
I can make your nose grow big or turn in to a tree
Tell me all your wishes, I make dreams come true.

I wanna car, I wanna cake, and some gold, and a plate, I wanna...
Sssh!
I'll only give you three -WHAT!- So come on follow me, ha, ha!

Ba ba baba babb babb
Ba ba ba ba ba baba babb
I'm the greatest genie and I am here for you!
Ha, ha!
Ba ba baba babb babb
Ba ba ba ba ba baba babb
If you have big dreams, I'll make them all come true.

Ahhhhh...Do you smell the flowers? NO!
Can you feel the sun?
I don't care - Just help me - to ruin all their fun!
Ha, ha, ha!...
I am the great genie of everlasting eternity. YES!
Your dreams will come true!
FINALLY! HA, ha, ha!

Ba ba baba babb babb
Ba ba ba ba ba baba babb
I'm the greatest genie and I am here for you!
Ha, ha!
Ba ba baba babb babb
Ba ba ba ba ba baba babb

Forget all that, just do your thing, so I can rule in LazyTown!
Rule in LazyTown. Hey!

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Song

Instrumental

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Komi Yuiko

* Manga
* Old
* Old
 **Family** | * Komi Masayoshi *(son)*
* Komi Sadayoshi *(son)*
* Komi Shuuko *(daughter-in-law)*
* Komi Ryouko *(daughter-in-law)*
* Komi Shouko *(granddaughter)*
* Komi Shousuke *(grandson)*

**Yuiko Komi** (古 (こ) 見 (み)  結 (ゆい) 子 (こ) , *Komi Yuiko*?) is Komi Shouko, Komi Akira, and Komi Shousuke's grandmother.

## Appearance

Yuiko is an older woman with light grey hair worn in a bun with long bangs framing her face and black eyes.

She wears square-rimmed glasses on a gold chain hold and a plum kimono.

## Personality

Yuiko is strict but gentle and loving towards her family, regularly giving them advice and wanting their happiness.

## Synopsis

Upon the arrival of her son's family, she softly asks the group to come inside, which Shuuko points out as acting like her typical self.

Later that day, at the request of her mother, Shouko visits her grandmother before dinner. It is also a Komi family customary to keep your grandmother abreast of the current events and seek her wisdom. Just before Shouko enters her grandmother's room, her father exits the room looking dour, suspecting he received a stern talking to by his mother. Sitting by her grandmother, Shouko answers all of her grandmother's questions about high school and if anything is bothering her. When Yuiko asks her granddaughter if she has made any friends, Shouko answers yes which makes Yuiko happy. Yuiko then allows Shouko to rest her head on her lap, but then asks if she's seeing anyone. This causes Shouko to panic and Yuiko asks to see her phone and sees Tadano Hitohito's name on it and denotes her disapproval of him.

## Etymology

* **Komi** means "old, antiquity, ancient time, used, secondhand" (古) (**ko**) and "see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible" (見) (**mi**).
* **Yuiko** means "tie, bind" (結) (**yui**) and "child" (子) (**ko**).
Chapter 67

**Maids** is the sixty-seventh chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

The 23rd Itan High School Culture Festival has began, with lively crowds gathering in stalls lining the campus. Komi and the other girls are trying on maid dresses, but Komi wants a longer one, from embarrassment, as Yamai collapses on the floor, taking photos from the low angle, as Tadano hears the noisy group from outside.

Tatsuhito Akido, a maid cafe expert, arrives at the school early. He monologues on how he wakes up at 6am every day, he browses for new maid cafes to visit, showering consistently and tidying his appearance as to not offend the maids with poor hygiene. His expectations of the school aren't that high, but intends to reprimand them if the quality of the cafe is particularly low. However, his distinguished attitude is dropped when he meets Najimi, and gets flustered in the presence of an actual maid.

Akido judges Nakanaka, Agari and Yamai, standard maid stereotypes, but gets flustered again when he sees Komi, wondering what kind of maid she is. When Komi "glares" at him, he considers if it's because he was discourteously appraising the maids, and gets more frightened when Komi attempts to apologise, but comes across as threatening. After he's eaten, Akido goes to leave, glooming, in Komi's wake. She says to come again, and gets critised by Najimi by using the incorrect passage, instead of "I await your return". Akido knows that a true maid would never make that mistake, but contemplates that Komi is passionate with her work, as Tadano watches on in confusion

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Najimi Osana
* Yamai Ren
* Tadano Hitohito
* Tatsuhito Akido
* Nakanaka Omoharu
* Agari Himiko

## Events

* The girls host a maid cafe at school, which is visited by a veteran cafe critic
Shinobino Mono

**Shinobino Mono** (忍 (しのび) 野 (の)  裳 (も) 乃 (の) , *Shinobino Mono*?) is a student in class 1-1.

## Appearance

Shinobino wears the Itan school uniform along with a black face mask, a black bandana with a metal plate, black fingerless gloves, and a black scarf, giving him a stereotypical ninja look.

## History

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

## Trivia

* His name is a homonym for the phrase **忍びの者 (shinobi no mono)**, meaning "a person in hiding." **Shinobi no mono** is the historical term for someone trained in stealth to act as a spy, either as a saboteur or an assassin.
* He is able to throw things very accurately, and was able to throw a compass through the gap in between Tadano's thumb and index fingers, and land a shuriken right in front of Naruse.
* His athletic ability is ninja-like, capable of jumping very high.
* In Chapter 58, he makes a suggestion to Tadano to form the "Komi Bodyguards". He is later shown to be part of the group in question, along with Kishi Himeko, Samurai Sam, and an unnamed maid girl.
* Tadano kissed Shinobino on the cheek in Chapter 98 of the manga as part of the King game.

## References

1. ↑ *Komi Can't Communicate* Manga: Chapter 259 (p. 15)
2. ↑ Chapter 3
3. ↑ Chapter 102
4. ↑ Chapter 55
5. ↑ Chapter 62
Gorimi

**Gorimi** is a student one year above the main characters. She is the head librarian and disciplinarian of Itan Private High School.

## Appearance

Gorimi is extremely buff and intimidating.

## History

Gorimi is introduced in Chapter 36 where she hits Najimi with a paper fan for being too loud. She is revealed to be in charge of the library's strike system. If anyone were being too loud (exceeding 60 decibels, the normal talking volume) results in a strike and a whack on the head by Gorimi's paper fan (ironically, the sound of the paper fan is the loudest.); accumulation of three strikes in total results in being kicked out of the library.

She appears again in Chapter 69 with the teacher to put an end to Najimi's profiteering in the maid cafe.

The group returned to the library in Chapter 159 for the Fourth Great "You better not be loud test study session in the library", indicating that the group had returned to study in the library two more times prior. Before even entering the library, Najimi received their first out. The Library Committee (Agari included) has since then been reorganized into a punishment squad, each carrying a paper fan and also striking people who are loud. However, if the students are having a conversation relating to studying, Gorimi deems it to be safe.

She appears again in Chapter 208 for the Sports Festival. She's shown reining in the teachers as well to maintain fairness along with Isagi Kiyoko smacking the Vice Principal with her paper fan for giving Komi Shouko 100 Million points.

## Trivia

* Gorimi's name is a blending of "gorilla," **ゴジラ (gorira)**, and "beauty," **美 (mi)**.
* Due to Kometani's speech bubbles being registered as narration and not actual sound, he is deemed silent and is Gorimi's favorite.
	+ Compare Naruse's loud and obnoxious presence; he got struck out almost immediately without even speaking.
* Najimi has been kicked out every time and is always the first to be kicked out.
Volume 10

* English Cover
* Japanese Cover

**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 10 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

Komi is starting her second year of high school, and she’s feeling a bit melancholy that all the good times of the previous year are now behind her. How can anything else compare? But when Komi runs into a new girl with outrageous fashion sense crying in the bathroom, she’s able to put all her wonderful experience in making friends to good use and reach out to another person in need. Komi has leveled up!

## List of Chapters

* Communication 129: One Year
* Communication 130: New Class
* Communication 131: Gyaru
* Communication 132: Me Too
* Communication 133: Shosuke
* Communication 134: Manbagi Again
* Communication 135: Manbagi and Tadano
* Communication 136: Make Up
* Communication 137: Fitness Test, Part 2
* Communication 138: Allergies
* Communication 139: Suddenly
* Communication 140: Manbagi's Friends
* Communication 141: Bug
* Communication 142: Sleepover
* Omake 10
Volume 14

* English Cover
* Japanese Cover

**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 14 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

Komi and her brother, Shosuke, are in the country visiting their grandmother, and even the company of their younger cousin Akira can't save them from one dismal fact—they're bored! But their visit is salvaged when they run into Inaka, who knows all about having a good time in the country. It's friendship to the rescue!

## List of Chapters

* Communication 182: Hard Liner
* Communication 183: Express Bus
* Communication 184: Playing in the Country
* Communication 185: Plantain Sumo
* Communication 186: Everyone's Obon
* Communication 187: Bike Practice
* Communication 188: Class 2-1 Get-Together
* Communication 189: Test of Courage Aftermath
* Communication 190: Sparklers
* Communication 191: Mosquito
* Communication 192: The Book Search Club by the River
* Communication 193: Stall
* Communication 194: Fireworks
* Communication 195: The Three
* Omake 14
Volume 29

* English Cover
* Japanese Cover

**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 29 is a tankoban collection of previously published chapters from a monthly pulp manga magazine of the Komi Can't Communicate manga serial. It contains 12 chapters along with a bonus short story.

## Overview

Kawai-san's true intentions at that time became clear. Komi-san is the current girlfriend, but her "likes" are being tested...!? (Google Translated)

## List of Chapters

* Communication 377: Training Camp
* Communication 378: Tadano's Middle School Days Pt. 2
* Communication 379: Komorebi-chan's Summer Vaction
* Communication 380: Study Camp 2
* Communication 381: Study Camp 3
* Communication 382: Study Camp 4
* Communication 383: Study Camp 5
* Communication 384: Study Camp 6
* Communication 385: Wake-Up Surprise
* Communication 386: Final Day of Study Camp
* Communication 387: Final Day of Study Camp 2
* Communication 388: Final Day of Study Camp 3
* Omake 29
Featured Quotes

## Past Featured Quotes

"You can do it, Tadano!" - Komi Shouko cheering during the sport's festival

"Sorry for hogging Tadano yesterday, I'm rooting for you two!" - Onemine Nene whispering to Komi Shouko

"I will decide my friends myself" - Komi Shouko writing to Yamai Ren

"Hey, Koooooomi? Let's work hard for the festival, okaaaay?" - Otori Kaede to Komi Shouko

"Meow!" Komi Shouko to Chocolate the cat

"I'm Shousuke Komi and I wanna be best buds! Nice to meet ya!" - Tadano Hitomi pretending to be Komi Shousuke

"Don't laugh. This pun isn't punny" - Komi Shouko writing a joke

"Travel isn't about where you go, but who you go with!" - Najimi Osana to Tadano Hitohito on Kyoto

"I think it's ok, even if I don't understand it" - Komi Shouko on American art

"So? How's my cooking?" "As always... it's delicious" - Komi Masayoshi on Komi Shuuko's cooking

"Does a fisherman dive into the sea for fish? No. They wait" - Naruse Shisuto's advice to Tadano Hitohito on Valentine's chocolate

"Fitting in and not standing out is the shortcut to happiness" - Tadano Hitohito on his first day of high school

"Is it Love?!?" "Well, I kinda do... pay extra attention... to this person." Tadano Hitomi and Hitohito on "Party A"

"Don't you know food tastes better when you eat it with other people? That's why I eat with my friends!" - Najimi Osana to Tadano Hitohito

"Thanks to you, I did something I didn't think I could do!" Agari Himiko to Komi Shouko
Chapter 403

## 403

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

## Summary

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

The first story begins with Tadano Hitohito's friends wanting to invite him to the festival, then he meets with Komi Shouko and Kawai Rami, apologizing for bringing his group of friends. Kawai seeing that she and Tadano brought a group, asks if Komi isn't popular, having not brought one (Yamai Ren and Komi's fans were hiding).

In the next story, Yamai wants to do kinky things with Komi, when Kishi Himeko tries to stop her. Yamai resists and they both start fighting.

Next, Itan's deputy director, searching for indecent acts, finds the Agari Matsuri's Yakisoba stall, where Katai Makoto and Kometani Chushaku work. The deputy director is impressed and marvels at the place.

Later, Naruse Shisuto and Ase Shibuki go on a date, where she wipes his face first, and then he offers to go arm in arm so they don't get lost.

The next story is about the neighboring Komi boys. Michisato Lola and Saiko Chii wanted Shiota Shota and Oki Itsuya to give them prizes they won, but the boys give them to each other.

The Onemines then find Komi and Tadano, and meet Kawai. The little ones spank her and Nene apologizes for that.

Sugakiya Meme is jealous of Kawai's closeness with Komi and Tadano, and calls them losers for not knowing answers to her questions, but when a crowd rushes her, Komi and Tadano rescue her.

Hiki Komorebi went to the festival with Netsuno Aoi and Susumi Shushou, even though she felt bad. but he was encouraged to see how they sang while walking.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Katai Makoto
* Ogiya Hafuru
* Imotou (Kazuyuki) Ribbon
* Seikimatsu Toshio
* Soboku Hana
* Satou Amami (as a comentator)
* Tadano Hitohito
* Hahero Maheto
* Najimi Osana
* Komi Shouko
* Kawai Rami
* Sugakiya Meme
* Sabako Sabae
* Sasenaitsuki Ai
* Chiarai Shigeo
* Sonoda Taisei
* Shinobino Mono
* Yamai Ren
* Kishi Himeko
* Nakanaka Omoharu
* Ojousa Mako
* Bosa Towa
* Tonatsu Hanya
* Itan's School Deputy Director
* Omojiri Miwa
* Unnamed Bald English Teacher
* Kometani Chushaku
* Agari Matsuri
* Naruse Shisuto
* Ase Shibuki
* Isagi Kiyoko (as a "living ghost")
* Katou Mikuni (as a "living ghost")
* Sasaki Ayami (as a "living ghost")
* Shiota Shouta
* Oki Itsuya
* Michisato Lola
* Saiko Chii
* Manbagi Rumiko (Flashback)
* Onemine Nene
* Onemine Kazuya
* Onemine Nana
* Onemine Nono
* Otori Kaede
* Hiki Komorebi
* Netsuno Aoi
* Susumi Shushou