Episode 12

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**It's just the culture festival / It's just the post-festival / It's just the after-party.**" is the twelfth and final episode of the first season of the Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu anime series.

## Synopsis

At the cultural festival, Najimi is up to something. They try to rope Komi and Tadano into their scheme.

## Summary

**It's just the culture festival**

As the festival continues, Najimi realizes that they can profit off of the maid cafe's success. They soon begin charging fees for extra amenities at the cafe, including admission fees, playing games with the maids, walking around campus with one of the maids, and even getting slapped by a maid. They also make Komi walk around campus by herself so that all of her suitors will come back to the cafe. Despite Tadano's displeasure at their tactics, all of their classmates quickly go along with the schemes, and soon Najimi is swimming in cash. However, they are caught by the teachers (plus whacked by Gorimi) and are consequently removed from the maid cafe, which is forced to offer refunds.

Undeterred, Najimi invites Komi and Tadano to check out the festivities on their break, planning to again use Komi to lure people to the made cafe. They first visit a haunted house, which the easily-frightened Komi is reluctant to go through; during it, a student named Odoka Shizuka deliberates on whether or not to scare Komi, and just when she commits to doing it, the trio have already left. Next they see the school's public declarations of love from the rooftop. While the trio watches from the crowd, they see Yamai propose marriage to Komi, who is too dumbfounded to respond. Najimi then forces Komi to go on the rooftop, asking her to promote the maid cafe from up on the roof. However, having never done public speaking before, Komi can only weakly say "Ma", which the school mishears as "Meow", but get the idea when they notice Komi's maid costume. After they and Tadano help Komi back down, the amused Najimi gives Komi some cat ears and asks if she had fun. As she seems to indicate that she did, Najimi is suddenly dragged away by the meditation club, who were told by the teachers to cleanse Najimi of their sins.

Komi changes her maid outfit slightly, making her appear more mature, which catches even more eyes. Komi is nervous, but Tadano (returning her earlier compliment) says she is cute, which makes her flustered. They later walk around the rest of the festival with Onemine and Otori, ending the day by watching a rock band play that evening, during which Tadano notices he is feeling anxious around Komi.

**It's just the post-festival**

In the gymnasium, Komi's class is announced as the winners of the festival. However, thanks to Najimi's actions, they are not awarded the grand prize. Najimi tries to spin their preparations in a sentimental light to avoid the class blaming them, but Tadano calls them out on it; when Komi says the exact same thing to Tadano, though, everyone agrees. The night ends with a jazz performance and a dance. Komi wishes to dance with Tadano (after the popular clique fight between each other for dance with her), which he eventually notices and invites her. However, neither of them know how to slow dance, so Najimi joins in and they dance together.

**It's just the after-party**

After the festival, Najimi invites the entire class to a karaoke bar. There, Komi becomes increasingly, extremely nervous with the thought of having to sing a song she accidentally selected (she has only been once before with her family, and only Shuuko sung). She eventually goes up to sing the song (which happens to be Hikare Inochi) and receives praise for her singing from everyone but Tadano, even though she was too nervous to actually sing anything. When it is Tadano's turn, he is ignored by almost everyone except Komi, which gives him the motivation needed to finish. Najimi then invites him and Komi to sing Cinderella with them. Later at her house, Komi cherishes the friends she has made, writing their names down in a handbook.

A final scene shows Komi, in a studio setting, announcing a second season and verbally thanking everyone for their support, as the class congratulates her afterwards. A dedication is then given to anyone experiencing social anxiety.

## Characters

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

* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shouko
* Najimi Osana
* Ren Yamai
* Omoharu Nakanaka
* Agari Himiko
* Yadano Makeru
* Chiarai Shigeo
* Sonoda Taisei
* Shinobino Mono
* Inaka Nokoko
* Nene Onemine
* Otori Kaede
* Onigashima Akako
* Kishi Himeko
* Netsuno Chika
* Satou Amami
* Gorimi
* Tsukasa Aizawa
* **Odoka Shizuka**
* Kometani Chusaku (Cameo)
* Naruse Shisuto (Cameo)
* Shousuke Komi (Cameo)
* Komi Shuuko (Cameo)
* Komi Masayoshi (Cameo)
* Tadano Hitomi (Cameo)

## Adaptation Notes

**This episode adapts the following material:**

* Manga Volume 5
	+ Communication 69: Najimi's Maid Cafe
	+ Communication 70: Culture Festival, Part 1
	+ Communication 71: Culture Festival, Part 2
	+ Communication 72: The After-Party
* Manga Volume 6
	+ Communication 73: After-Party