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Chapter 64

**Culture Festival Prep** (文 (ぶん) 化 (か) 祭 (さい) 準 (じゅん) 備 (び) です。, *Bunkasai junbidesu.*?) is the sixty-fourth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

The entire class emits a lively atmosphere as students continue preparations for the culture festival. Komi watches on and tries to help out, but the other students insist she simply relax on her throne and that they will take care of the hard work. Otori is requested to buy additional supplies as a member of the festival committee, and she invites Komi to join her. Although the other students are hesitant to have their "goddess" do work, Otori insists she come along. Komi wants to help with preparations, but, uncertain about shopping alone with an unfamiliar classmate, she becomes extremely nervous, which Tadano notices.

Much to Tadano's relief, Onemine offers to join them. A couple of students request to tag along, but they quickly realize they should stay behind to make sure the festival preparations run as smoothly as possible for Komi's sake. Najimi attempts to join the shopping crew but is immediately vetoed by the other students.

The trio begin walking to the shop. Onemine chats with Komi to help ease her nervousness, and Otori gets drowsy and begins to lag behind. They eventually reach their destination, and Onemine proposes to split up to get the materials. She suddenly feels that leaving the other two alone would not be the best idea, and they instead begin browsing the shop together as a group. After a short while, they lose track of Otori and panic trying to find her. Komi spots her trying to enter the staff room and is able to stop her in time. Otori thanks Komi for finding her and notices she is attempting to say something. She tells her to take her time, as she herself talks slowly. Komi writes to her asking why she extended the shopping invitation to her, and Otori mentions she wanted to become friends with her after seeing how close she was with Tadano and Najimi. Komi expresses her gratefulness for the invitation since she always wanted to help out in festivals but was never able to, even since middle school.

Upon finishing her comments through writing, Komi loses sight of Otori. Otori promptly returns with a running chainsaw and asks what it is, much to the horror of a shopkeeper. The pair is finally tracked down by Onemine and are able to complete their shopping. Otori happily tells Onemine she became friends with Komi and says they should do their best for the culture festival, which Komi is able to audibly agree to. Tadano happily watches them from the window.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Ren Yamai
* Onigashima Akako
* Tadano Hitohito
* Otori Kaede
* Nene Onemine
* Najimi Osana

## Event

* Komi, Onemine, Otori went to a construction shop
* Otori declares that she and Komi have become friends, which Komi makes no objection to. In doing so, she has become Komi's 12th friend.
Komi San Wa Komyushou Desu

## Komi Can't Communicate

**Komi Can't Communicate** (古 (こ) 見 (み) さんは、コミュ症 (しょう) です, *Komi-san wa, Komyushou Desu*?) is a manga series by Oda Tomohito about girls and boys with problems on their communication with others. It began serializing in **"Weekly Shounen Sunday"** (Shogakukan) on May 18, 2016. Before the series was officially serialized, it was first published as a one-shot in *"Shin Sedai Sunday Grand Prix"*, which resulted in its serialization after gaining popularity from readers.

## Synopsis

Komi, a high school Madonna, appears to be cold and above her classmates. However, in reality, her disposition is due to being unable to communicate with others. Tadano, Komi's classmate, is good at reading situations and quickly comes to realize that Komi has a communication disorder. The story covers the typical highschool adventures as Tadano helps Komi find the confidence to make a hundred friends!

## Manga Guide

*Main article:* Volumes & Chapters
*Main article:* Story Arcs
## Main Characters

**Komi Shouko**

With a communication disorder, Shouko plans on having 100 friends with the help of her first, Tadano.
**Tadano Hitohito**

Hitohito is able to read the atmosphere and is currently trying to lead a normal life while helping Komi with her communication disorder.
**Osana Najimi**

The mysterious being with an unknown gender, whose communication skills lead them to be close friends with everybody in the school.
Chapter 396

## 396

**Side stories from camp.** is the three hundred and ninty-sixth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

#### Death God Flamberserk Kun

At the study camp, Tadano Hitohito meets the Haheto Maheto's puppets: a cute bear in his right hand named Kuma-kun (Mr. Bear) who s hungry (voice made by Haheto), and an aggresive frog named Death God Flamberserk-kun, who try to eat the entire world

#### If you listen closely

At their room, Yamai Ren and Nakanaka Omoharu have a fight, Omakawa Machi expose her aura, and Anchi Arisa try to calm them. At the next room, Emoyama Yuragi, Bosa Towa, Kiyouno Koto and Kogoen Yukari stay in silence, listening the screams at the next room.
Some time later, Yamai and Nakanaka still fight, Omakawa still releasing her aura and Anchi try to sleep, failing. Emoyama, Kiyouno and Kogoen talk about the girls at next room.

#### Sekimatsu's girlfriend

Tadano and his friends find Sekimatsu Toshio and meet his girlfriend. Shiroki Yuka (Yukapoyo) appears and asks Sekimatsu about how become a couple with his girlfriend. Soboku Hana, the girlfriend, tells she fall in love with Sekimatsu when she looked him reading at the park wit a bird in his shoulder, being a couple during 3 years.

#### Iida-san have stomach pain

At Komi Shouko's hotel room, Isagi Kiyoko and Shiina Muzuka have a fight because Shiina's bed is dirty, making Isagi nervous. Iida Minako suffering stomach pain and it's noticed by Komi, scaring Iida. Komi give her a stomach medicine revealing she has somach pain too. After this, Iida and Komi look cats videos.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Tadano Hitohito
* Naruse Shisuto
* Ogiya Hafuru
* Jimochi Teruyoshi
* Haheto Maheto
* Yamai Ren
* Nakanaka Omoharu
* Omakawa Machi
* Anchi Arisa
* Emoyama Yuragi
* Bosa Towa
* Kiyouno Koto
* Kogoen Yukari
* Samurai Samu
* Sekimatsu Toshio
* **Soboku Hana (Sekimatsu's Girlfriend-Debut)**
* Shiroki Yuka (Yukapoyo)
* Isagi Kiyoko
* Shiina Muzuka
* Iida Minako
* Komi Shouko

## Events

* The name of the Haheto's puppets is revealed
* Debut of Soboku Hana, Seikimatsu's Girlfriend. She reveals how met him and the time of relationship
Chapter 433

## 433

**A Date With Rumiko** is the four hundred thirty-third chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Rumiko went on a "couple date" with Hitohito. Despite some coupling behaviours from Rumiko that made him feel awkard, the date went out fine, doing shopping, eating some food and visiting a shrine.

Hitohito lately learned that Rumiko asked Shouko for permission to do this date with him, and the reason behind was that a boy told Manbagi that he likes her.

However, Rumiko put the answer on hold as she was still confused about her feelings for Hitohito, that's why she asked him to go on a date in the first place.

After Rumiko asked Hitohito how was the date, he commented that he enjoyed it and that he felt happy for Rumiko's smile and face expressions, leading her to jokingly request him to dump Shouko and go out with her.

Request that was quickly rejected by him as he reminded her the promise to make Komi happy that she promised him to do. She who didn't expect a quick rejection, she comments that she now likes him, but more like a friend.

With the things settled up between them, Hitohito thanks Rumiko for liking her, and she's glad that she had liked him, with both parting ways.

Until they realized that they took the same train back home in the end leading an awkard moment between them.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Manbagi Rumiko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Kometani Chushaku(As a commentator)
* Komi Shouko(Flashback)

## Events

* Manbagi settles things up with her feelings for Tadano in order to be able to have an answer for Wakai's love confession.
* Tadano rejects Manbagi for the second time.
Netsuno Chika

**Chika Netsuno** (根津野 ちか, ねつの ちか, *Netsuno Chika*?) is a student one year above Tadano, Shouko, and Najimi, and serves as Shouko's athletic rival.

## Appearance

Netsuno is a girl with tan skin and an athletic build. She has red hair that's held by a hairpin with a flame at the end, and fire-shaped irises, further adding to her theme of heat. She wears a track jacket with her surname on the back.

## History

Although Netsuno is seen on Chapter 1's opening page, she isn't seen until Chapter 54; where she goes around determining the energy level of students in degrees Celsius. Netsuno commonly uses the words heat and cold to describe people. Despite being called hot-blooded (a term meaning enthusiastic), Netsuno is actually a calm person that loves a competitive spirit. In fact, it can be said that Yadano is more hot-blooded than Netsuno.

Netsuno first appears to greet Shouko as her opponent in the relay race, assuming that Shouko was a cold person when in fact she was just unable to communicate. However, after seeing Shouko trip and fall, yet still be determined to win, Netsuno also gives it her all. She narrowly beats Shouko by a very short length, and later acknowledges Shouko's "120 degrees".

Netsuno appears again in Chapter 212 in the Sports Festival's relay race, going head to head with Shouko once again. Although Shouko gives it her all, Netsuno wins the race once again, much to Shouko's initial dismay. However, that disappointment dissipates once Netsuno laughs, remarking that she never thought Shouko could get so frustrated. Netsuno then tells Shouko that she can challenge her anytime, she then gives Shouko her contact info, and the two become friends.

## Trivia

* The first two hiragana characters of her surname "netsu" (ねつ) can also be the reading for "heat" (熱)
* Likewise, all her fellow runners in Chapter 54 have "hot/heat" in their names.
* She is in the same year as Gorimi.
* She's weak to compassion, as seen when she burst into tears seeing Shouko's friends care more about her than the result of the race.
Nakanaka Omoharu

**Nakanaka Omoharu** (中 (なか) 々 (なか)  思 (おも) 春 (はる) , *Nakanaka Omoharu*?) is a student who usually speaks in dubious speech as a result of being a chuunibyou. She states that she was *Arsot Les Primavera* and that Komi Shouko is Princess Komilia.

## Appearance

Nakanaka has light yellow eyes and straight black hair in a styled bob with a bang that covers her left eye.

She sports a chuunibyou-like fashion, covering her left eye with an eyepatch, her left hand with bandages, and wearing her jacket hanging over her shoulders.

## Background

Nakanaka is known to others as a chuunibyou, but, despite this, she has a lot of secret fans and is ranked sixth on their list. She calls being friends with Shouko a **"Blood Oath."**  Before entering the series, Nakanaka's offputting nature leads her to be very lonely. Nakanaka is an enthusiast of many things, including video games like Swamp Bros, board games like Battle Dome and card games. Her room decor includes occult-themed posters and a bookshelf full of manga.

## History

Nakanaka at first attempts to become friends with Shouko in the only way she knows how: in a weird way. Saying her "Dragon Force" is reacting, she asks Shouko to take her hand. Shouko doesn't understand. After seeing Nakanaka alone and partner-less during PE, she walks over and offers to be her partner.

Nakanaka's and Ren's adorations of their friend Shouko spark conflict between the two, who both believe they are the better friend to Shouko than the other.

## Trivia

* Her surname, **Nakanaka**, is from the word *"Chuu"* in *Chuunibyou*, which is the same as *"Naka"*, a common otaku lexicon. This is further reinforced by her given name, which consists of the kanji 思 ("believe, imagine, dream") and 春 ("spring; adolescence, puberty"), alluding to *chuunibyou* being the state of an **adolescent** having **delusions** of grandeur.
* She purchased a wooden sword during her school trip to Kyoto and named it "Darkness Kikuichimonji."
* Her idea for the Cultural Festival was to have a band, though her ulterior motive was to hear Shouko's singing voice.

## References

1. ↑ *Komi Can't Communicate* Manga: Chapter 259 (p. 8)
Chapter 411

## 411

**Summer Festival for Two** is the four hundred eleventh chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Hitohito prepares to go on his last day of summer vacation for a date alone with Shouko at the Festival, wondering if they accidentally kissed in the accident they had some time ago at school.

Hitohito decides to go dressed in a Yukata, when he meets Shouko, who was wearing the white dress that he bought her in first year. Embarrassed, Hitohito quickly goes home to change, while Shouko remembers that originally she was going to wear a Yukata borrowed from Katou Yakuna, but by dirtying it she also changed her clothes.

Hitohito returns dirty from having also fallen into a puddle, leaving to change again.

The two think about the accidental kiss but can't bring themselves to wonder about it. To forget, they decide to go eat something, but the stalls had run out of food, and to make matters worse, a storm broke out that left them soaked, and also both are hurt by their falls and have no elements to heal.

Seeing that they both had problems on the date, they laugh at what happened, and go to take shelter from the rain.

And finally under a gazebo, they both kiss.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Tadano Hitohito
* Tadano Hitomi
* Komi Shouko
* Katou Yakuna (flashback)
* Katou Mikuni (flashback)
* Kometani Chushaku (as a comentator)

## Events

* Hitohito and Shouko attend a date at the summer festival.
* Shouko wears the white dress what Hitohito bought her in Chapter 33 again.
* Hitohito and Shouko kiss (on the lips) for first time.
Chapter 399

## 399

**3rd Year Summer Festival, Part 2.** is the three hundred and ninty-ninth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Taketoshi and Rumiko sit on the ground to watch the festival fireworks. He feels embarrassed that he doesn't know what to talk to her about, until she apologizes for leaving him alone when he met Shouko and Hitohito, and he asks her about his relationship with them, especially what Hitohito is like. Rumiko responds to his qualities and defects with some nostalgia, implying that she is still in love with him, which Taketoshi notices.
The fireworks start, and Rumiko laments that she can't be like Shouko, Taketoshi tries to cheer her up by saying that being by her side is safe and that she's better than Shouko, but she doesn't hear well because of the noise, Wakai insists she look better, and at the end he tells her that he likes her, which Rumiko would understand as a declaration of love

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Wakai Taketoshi
* Manbagi Rumiko
* Tadano Hitohito (flashback)
* Komi Shouko (mentioned)
Volume 11

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* Japanese Cover

**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 11 is a tankoban collection of previously published chapters from a monthly pulp manga magazine of the Komi Can't Communicate manga serial. It contains 15 chapters along with a bonus short story.

## Overview

It’s spring break, the Komi family is ready for adventure and a recently renovated resort is calling their name! And they aren’t the only ones lured by the prospect of go-karts and camping—the Tadano family is there for some fun too, with Najimi tagging along! But when a sudden summer storm strands Tadano and Komi in a deserted cabin, things turn serious. How will they avoid catching colds with only one blanket to warm them?!

## List of Chapters

* Communication 143: Athletic
* Communication 144: Stars
* Communication 145: Soccer
* Communication 146: Delinquent, Part 2
* Communication 147: Delinquent, Part 3
* Communication 148: Delinquent, Part 4
* Communication 149: Kato's House
* Communication 150: Summer Uniform Grand Prix?
* Communication 151: Sweat
* Communication 152: Wolf
* Communication 153: Mom and Dad Confess Their Feelings
* Communication 154: Nakanaka's Story
* Communication 155: Backward Flip
* Communication 156: Rainy Season
* Communication 157: Rainy Season, Part 2
* Omake 11
Toutoi Son

**Year/Course** | * 2nd Year Class 1 (Former)

**Toutoi Son** (尊 (とうと) 井 (い)  尊 (そん) , *Tōtoi Son*?) is a student who was in the same class as Komi Shouko during the second year. Despite his looks, he isn't very noble.

## Appearance

Toutoi looks like the Buddha. When he's not wearing a school uniform he wears clothing similar to a monk. In anime, he was shown to have black hair.

## History

He's introduced in Chapter 130, where he's forced to introduce himself by telling an embarrassing story. He told his class the embarrassing story that in middle school, a female classmate spotted him and flashed a face of disgust when he picked up an inappropriate magazine.

His next appearance is in Chapter 150 as the MC for the "Summer Uniform Wearing Grand Prix". Somehow he knew that Komi was wearing 60 denier tights instead of 80.
Chapter 53

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* Sketch

**First Names** is the fifty-third chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Throughout the school day, Tadano (with an unidentified speck on his face that Komi dreamt about) asks Najimi Osana various things regarding the student council, on a first name basis (Najimi, not Osana). Tadano noticed Komi watching them, and asks if something was the matter. She asks Tadano to call her by her first name Shouko, as he uses Najimi's first name as they are friends, and she and Tadano are friends too.

Tadano reacts embarrassedly, stammering that he can't as Komi is a girl and it would be too weird/awkward. Najimi jokingly asks if Tadano is suggesting that they are not a girl, as Tadano uses their name, then confidently grabs Komi's shoulder, and, wearing a handsome expression, boldly declares Komi's name: Shouko. Komi is surprised, but likes the feeling of her name being spoken. Najimi enthusiastically encourages Tadano to say her name too, which he eventually relents, murmuring out the first half, "Sho", but giving up with "Komi". Najimi is unimpressed.

Unexpectedly, Najimi tells Komi to say Tadano's first name, which surprises them both. Najimi explains that if Komi wants Tadano to use her first name, then she has to use his as well, which they concede to the logic of. Najimi reminds Komi that Tadano's first name is Hitohito, which he silently hoped Komi didn't forget about. Komi tries writing the name, but needs to say it verbally. After blushing, Komi gives up and suggests for them to continue using last names, which Tadano is relieved at. Najimi is disappointed at them both, but admits that "Hitohito" is a mouthful to pronounce. They quickly inform Tadano that he has a sesame seed on his face, unsurprisingly, as Najimi has no trouble with communicating.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Najimi Osana

## Events

* Tadano and Komi try saying each others first names, at Komi's and Najimi's suggestion, Hitohito and Shouko, but both fail
Chapter 429

## 429

**Third Year Sports Festival** is the four hundred twenty-ninth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

It's the day of a new sports festival at Itan Private High School.

The first discipline is aerobic exercises, and the vice-principal couldn't find people who did them to her liking, until she was amazed when she saw Shouko.

To encourage her classmates, Shouko made items for cheerleaders, accepted by the vast majority, then Yukapoyo encourages her to make a speech as a class representative, and Shouko, showing a great evolution of her communication problem, tells them that they are going to the victory.

The competition continues and everyone gives their best thanks to Shouko's words. But in the relay race, Fuki You has a hard time due to her clumsiness, however, motivated by Shouko, he will not give up...

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Sasaki Ayami
* Agari Himiko
* Anchi Arisa
* Onemine Nene
* Otori Kaede
* Sarutahiko Mei
* Manbagi Rumiko
* Ase Shibuki
* Isagi Kiyoko
* Tsunde Reika
* Fuwa Masuko
* Yadano Makeru
* Nakanaka Omoharu
* Yamai Ren
* Baba Kingyo
* **Aizawa Minori** (debut)
* Ichou Setoka
* **Umai Aori** (debut)
* Itan's Vice-principal
* Komi Shouko
* Cyber-Gorimi
* Kishi Himeko
* Kire Teruka
* Kyouno Koto
* Ojousa Mako
* Tonatsu Hanya
* Bosa Towa
* Iida Minako
* Nanoda Kyara
* Omakawa Machi
* Yukapoyo (Shiroki Yuka)
* Ogiya Hafuru
* Tadano Hitohito
* Haheto Maheto
* Neguse Luna
* **Fukuyoka Muchi** (debut)
* Fuki You
* Najimi Osana
* **Hameru Tsubo** (debut)
* Emoyama Yuragi
* Muzuka Shiina
* Jimochi Teruyoshi
* **Gai Kanchi** (debut)
* **Komata Yakugaku** (debut)
* Sukida Lily (flashback)
* **Shota Kori** (debut)
* **Takaomo Fuech**i (debut)
* **Fusatsu Kaoru** (debut)
* **Saotome Marin** (debut)
* Seikimatsu Toshio
* Omojiri Miwa
* Shinobino Mono
* Samurai Samu
* Otaku Yuuji
* Maeda Hoshio
* Toutoi Son
* Imotou Ribbon (Kazuyuki)
* Sonoda Taisei
* Chiarai Shigeo
* Inui Ken
* Bodou Kaname
* Kichou Men
* Usui Kuroko
* Bald English Teacher
* Naruse Shisuto
* Kometani Chushaku
* Katai Makoto
* Doramon Kaze
* Wakai Taketoshi
Chapter 55

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**Sports Festival, Part 2** is the fifty-fifth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Immediately after the relay, a sudden downpour of rain strikes, and everyone retreats to shelter. Bizarrely, Komi appears to speak, cheerfully hoping that the rain stops, but the class realizes that it was actually her mum.

Shuuko introduces herself, and thanks the students for being Komi's friend, as the class is ecstatic to meet her. Komi, embarrassed, leads her away, to everyone's dismay, as Shuuko explains that she was going to cheer for her, and comments on what a nice group of kids her classmates are (obliviously).

During a "borrowing competition", Tadano lends his jacket, a strand of his hair and his headband to Agari, Yamai and Komi, respectively. He denies Najimi 10 dollars, however, and his shoe. Next, a whole-school game of musical chairs, with over 400 students, who almost all, during the first round, offer Komi their seats. The final event, another class relay, pits Komi and Netsuno and their classes against each other, for 100 million points, with Tadano commenting on how the points render all the other events meaningless. Netsuno offers her hand to Komi, but retracts it when Komi seemingly refuses. Netsuno again comments on Komi's coolness, and her own intent to win.

However, throughout the relay, Komi keeps up with Netsuno, which they internally admire, but intend to show her what her "100 degrees" looks like. Suddenly, to everyone's horror, Komi slips on the muddy ground, and tumbles down, injuring her arm. As the crowd urges her to keep going, Komi, reenergised, picks up her baton and runs back into the relay, coming in second place just after Netsuno. Netsuno is amazed at Komi's persistence, saying that she hit 120 degrees, but her and Tadano (who was carrying a first aid kit) were shoved aside by a tsunami of students gathering around Komi. Netsuno, overcome with team spirit proclaims that the class has hit an outstanding 200 degrees, breaking down into tears.

After the festival, Komi is given a runner up award in front of the whole school, shaking from nerves. As usual, the class misinterprets her shaking for frustration at coming in second place.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Najimi Osana
* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shouko
* Komi Shuuko
* Yamai Ren
* Omoharu Nakanaka
* Yadano Makeru
* Agari Himiko
* Inaka Nokoko
* Vice Principal
* Aizawa Tsukasa
* Chiarai Shigeo
* Sonoda Taisei
* Atsui
* Atsuta
* Atsumi
* Netsuno Chika
* Onigashima Akako

## Events

* The class meets Komi's mother, Shuuko
* Komi runs in a relay with Netsuno, trips, and comes in second place
Volume 25

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**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 25 is a tankoban collection of previously published chapters from a monthly pulp manga magazine of the Komi Can't Communicate manga serial. It contains 13 chapters along with a bonus short story.

## Overview

Komi and Tadano’s third year of high school begins, but things get off to an uneasy start for Komi when she is separated from Rumiko and her other friends from the previous year. With their final year upon them, will Tadano be able to fulfill his promise to Komi to help her get 100 friends?

## List of Chapters

* Communication 325: Classmates...
* Communication 326: First Day
* Communication 327: Rumiko, the third year student.
* Communication 328: Conversation
* Communication 329: I did good. Yup.
* Communication 330: Battle Royale
* Communication 331: Battle Royale 2
* Communication 332: Shiina-san
* Communication 333: Battle Royale, various topics
* Communication 333.2: Battle Royale, various topics part 2
* Communication 334: MVP
* Communication 335: Battle Royale Digression
* Communication 336: Giant Jump Rope
* Omake 25
Chapter 41

**The Library** is the forty-first chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Komi nervously goes to the library for the first time during the holidays, as people stop and stare at her. She decides to take out a book, but can't approach the checkout, so she sits down to calm herself. A baby next to her starts crying, then stops and trembles fearfully at Komi's icy stare. His mother confusedly tries to find the cause of his behaviour, as Komi forces a smile with her fingers. The baby relaxes and waves Komi goodbye as he and his mother leave the library. Tadano, who was returning a book, smiles to himself at seeing something heart warming (he left as he forgot his errand).

## Characters in order of appearance

* Komi Shuuko
* Komi Shouko
* Ko (Baby)
* Ko's mother
* Tadano Hitohito

## Events

* Komi goes to the library to check out a book and meets a baby

## Trivia

* Komi Can't Communicate appears to be set in the fictional Mattann/Matsuki City (depending on which translation), as seen from the libraries exterior sign
Chocolate (cat)

* Manga

**Chocolat/Shokora** is the alpha female cat at a local cat cafe. She is one of Komi's friends and currently the only animal that is friends with her.

## Appearance

Chocolat is a plain black cat with yellow eyes.

## Personality

Having only appeared in one chapter, very little is known of Shokora. She claims to despise humans for their desires to cuddle with cats without thinking if the cats would want that. The cafe manager also claims that Shokora has never been close to a human, often sitting on a shelf eating catnips.

However, upon seeing Komi staring at her with a blank expression, and the cats claiming she emits an unsettling aura, Shokora decides to observe her to see what she can get from the human girl. Seeing that Komi quits approaching the cats despite her desperation for attention, Shokora takes the matter at hand (so to speak) and approaches Komi herself, showing her sympathy and the attention Komi was looking for.

## Trivia

* Chocolat’s anthropomorphic voice is provided by Urara Takano in Japanese and by Xander Mobus in English.
Volume 12

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**Komi Can't Communicate** Volume 12 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

Exam season has crash-landed on the students of Itan High, and in between getting kicked out of the library for exceeding the legal decibel levels, Komi and the gang are dreaming of the coming summer break. And with more friends now than ever, Komi’s modest vacation to-do list soon becomes a recipe for delightful summer shenanigans!

## List of Chapters

* Communication 158: Teacher
* Communication 159: Quiet While Studying in the Library, Round 4
* Communication 160: To-Do List
* Communication 161: Cherry Tomatoes
* Communication 162: The Invitation
* Communication 163: Swimsuit Shopping
* Communication 164: The Ocean!
* Communication 165: My Boyfriend
* Communication 166: Mom and Dad at the Beach
* Communication 167: Radio Exercises
* Communication 168: Hot Milk
* Communication 169: Playing with Dolls
* Communication 170: WcDonald's
* Omake 12
Chapter 426

## 426

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

## Summary

Returning to the balcony scene at the Emoyama house, Yuragi asks Shouko to leave, and goes into her room. But in reality Yuragi wanted Shouko to force her way into the place, so she could apologize later.

Yuragi's wish is fulfilled, and helped by her friends and Moromi, Shouko arrives with Yuragi asking why she was not going to class.

Yuragi apologizes, arguing that she was the cause of Shouko and Hitohito's accidental kiss at school, and she was afraid that it would affect their relationship. Shouko replies that that fact was forgotten by both of them and that she does not tell about it. Upon discovering that Yuragi knows many things about her, Shouko also wants to know about Yuragi, so they become friends with her.

But upon finding out about the kisses they had, Yuragi missed 3 days of school.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Emoyama Yuragi
* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Kometani Chushaku (as a comentator)
* Najimi Osana
* Emoyama Moromi
* Omojiri Miwa

## Events

* Yuragi becomes the 81st Komi's Friend
* In addition to Kometani, Najimi and Moromi Emoyama also broke the fourth wall.
* Page 7 should read like a Yonkoma
Shiroki Yuka

**Shiroki Yuka** is a third-year student at Itan Private High School.

## Appearance

Shiroki is a shiro-styled gyaru girl with light tanned skin, bleached light blonde hair tied in a ponytail with a few flowers, leaving half of her bangs covering her right eye.

In Chapter 346, it was revealed that her height and weight are 157.7 cm and 45.9 kg respectively.

## Personality

Same as Manbagi Rumiko and her other gyaru friends, Shiroki shares a cheerful and friendly personality towards everyone. But unlike Manbagi, she's shown to be more clear and direct with her thoughts and goals, as well as caring for her friends just as she mentions when she and the Gyarus thanked Komi Shouko for being Mangabi's friend.

Shiroki seems to have a role as a counselor in the gyaru group, which is shown on the series by being worried about Manbagi being lonely on 2nd year and she warned her about to not relate with bad people. This role is matched with her very perceptive and spontaneous personality, shown when she's realising that Rumiko likes Tadano Hitohito during a meeting with the gyarus.

However, this spontaneous personality leads her to not to have mince in her words, showing some bold commentaries like Komi's alleged unpopularity on 3rd year, or the tension she generated when she managed to prove that Shiina Muzuka was being immature with Shouko during Battle Royale Arc, where she didn't stop talking until she saw the ambiance felt tense.

Despite these traits, she's a good girl and a supportive person for those close her.

Later in the series, she's shown to be very smart as she was ranked 4th out of 150 students in her grades, which made her qualify for a Study Summer Camp along with other 50 students who will share with Yushushin Private High School.

## History

Yukapoyo is mentioned by Manbagi Rumiko as one of her friends in the gyaru chat group during the 2nd year along with Muutan and Gonzales. Then she is introduced with the others talking to Yamai Ren.

In chapter 140 she is introduced along with Muutan and Gonzales to Shouko Komi by Manbagi. In this chapter they go bowling and in the end they become friends with Komi.

In chapter 324 it's revealed to be part of 3rd year class 1 along with Shouko Komi and Hitohito Tadano to lately introduce herself to the class in chapter 325.

## Trivia

* The name Shiroki is a pun on the word "shiro" from "shiro gyaru", a sub-style of gyaru fashion. "Shiro" also means "white".
	+ Her signature icon during her gyaru slangs is a star which is also shown to be part of her introduction and some commentaries in the manga.
* If not a mistake from the author, it's shown that Yuka was taller than Rumiko in chapter 140 where their differences were noticeable. However, her height was corrected in chapter 346 to show that she's slightly smaller than Rumiko for 0.6cm
Komi Shouko

**Shouko Komi** (古 (こ) 見 (み)  硝 (しょう) 子 (こ) , *Komi Shouko*?) is the titular character of *Komi Can't Communicate*. She has a communication disorder and is bad at communicating with people.

## Appearance

Shouko is described by her admirers as a girl with glossy dark purple/black hair that flows to her lower back, a slender body, and an incredibly beautiful face. She is usually seen wearing her school uniform with full length tights, her jacket fully buttoned up, and her skirt above her knees. Komi is considered to be the most beautiful person at Itan, which constantly attracts attention from other students, and even strangers.

## History

Though Shouko is regarded as the *Madonna* of her school, she is incapable of socializing with others to such a level that it can be called a communication disorder. She is unable to utter a word or sound in her daily life due to her crippling anxiety and fear of rejection by her peers. However, she dreams of overcoming this adversity and desires to build friendly relationships with others and make **100 friends**. The first person in her school to realize she had an inability to communicate well was her fellow classmate Tadano Hitohito. Tadano decided to help her overcome her anxiety and make her dream of 100 friends a reality. He became her first friend and with his help, Shouko now attempts to socialize with and befriend the other students of her class.

Shouko hardly talks with people. If she is forced to speak, she trembles like a vibrating phone. She usually carries a notebook and writing utensils to communicate with her friends. However, when she forgets them, she freezes up.

## Trivia

* Shouko likes cats.
* In the one-shot, Shouko was able to speak more, but spoke in tons of words that Hitohito could not keep up with.
* According to Ren Yamai, Shouko's legs are 84 cm in length, while her walking stride is 50 cm and the length of the nail of her index finger is the golden ratio.
* In Physical examination, Komi's vision is 1.5, her sitting height is 85, grip strength is 24 kg, body flexibility is 52 cm, side-stepping is 48x, sit-ups is 22x, shotput with handball is 26 m, 50 m sprint is 6.89s
* According to Yamai, Shouko wears 80 denier tights.
Komi Ryouko

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

**Ryouko Komi** (古見 良子, こみ りょうこ, *Komi Ryouko*?) is Shouko's paternal aunt. She is just as lively as Shouko's mother so she sometimes unknowingly intimidates Shouko.

## Appearance

Ryouko has dark purple hair in a bob cut and black eyes. She wears a white apron over a green kimono, white socks, and sandals.

## Synopsis

Once her brother-in-law's family arrives, Ryouko appears and greets Shuuko. Seeing Shouko, Ryouko compliments her niece for her lovely appearance and informs her that her daughter Akira is also there too and asks for her to play with her. It's also noted that since she hasn't seen Shouko in so long that she's feeling rather shy and then is seen continue talking to Shuuko.

## Etymology

* **Komi** means "old, antiquity, ancient time, used, secondhand" (古) (**ko**) and "see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible" (見) (**mi**).
* **Ryouko** means "good, virtuous, respectable" (良) (**ryou**) and "child" (子) (**ko**).
Chapter 435

## 435

**Michita** is the four hundred thirty-fifth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

After Shouko greeted her back for the first time, Michita Tazumi tried to interact more with her.

During the preparations for the sports festival, Tazumi was curious about a box that Shouko was carrying, which had the items for the cheerleaders, but having a problem choosing the colors and looking a little overwhelmed, Shouko collapsed. Tazumi invites her to her house and while he helped her, she told her that due to the death of her husband two years before, she wanted to interact with young people, since she did not have children.

Returning to the present, after falling asleep on Hitohito's lap, Shouko told him the story of Tazumi. Hitohito nods and comments that they may have become friends.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Michita Tazumi
* Komi Shouko
* Kometani Chushaku (as a comentator)
* Tadano Hitohito

## Events

* Tazumi maybe becomes the 82nd Shouko's Friend, according to the words of Hitohito
Chapter 6

**Wanting To Apologize** (謝 (あやま) りたいんです, *Ayamaritaindesu*?) is the sixth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

While they are still in the classroom, Komi's hiccups cease and she continues to communicate with Tadano through the chalkboard. Komi writes that she is unable to greet people, convey her emotions, or conduct casual conversation such as talking about the weather. She notes that her issues with communicating have led to problems for Tadano and apologizes for the inconvenience that he has encountered as a result. Tadano replies that he doesn't remember her doing anything bad to him, but Komi thinks back to the unfriendly and callous treatment he had endured in class earlier. She continues writing and reiterates her apology, stating that she was taking up his time with her problems and asks him to forget everything, telling him goodbye.

However, as Komi starts walking away, Tadano begins to write on the chalkboard and asks her about the weather. Komi replies, and Tadano encourages her to write more. Eventually, Komi and Tadano fill the whole chalkboard with written conversation, drawings, and games. Tadano questions Komi on the chalkboard about her dream, and she states it is to gain a hundred friends and requests for him not to laugh. Tadano then writes that he would be her first friend and can help her gain ninety-nine more.

Komi appears surprised at this declaration, leading Tadano to believe he had said something awkward or outrageous. He apologizes and tries to back out, but she thanks him and asks him to take care of her as she blushes and flees the classroom. Tadano is left also blushing and bewildered.

After Komi runs out, Tadano resolves himself on his new mission to help Komi get ninety-nine more friends and cure her communication disorder. Meanwhile, Komi sits outside the door overcome with emotion.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Tadano Hitohito
* Komi Shouko
* Nakanaka Omoharu
* Yamai Ren
* Otori Kaede
* Naruse Shisuto
* Sam Samurai

## Events

* Tadano and Komi befriend each other.
* Komi reveals her dream of obtaining a hundred friends.
	+ Tadano is determined to help her accomplish this dream by becoming her first friend and helping her get 99 more.

## Trivia

* Tadano reveals he likes dogs more then cats
* Several new characters make cameos, like Omoharu Nakanaka, Otori Kaede, Naruse Shisuto and Sam Samurai (the latter would only be a purely background character).
Chapter 51

* Illustration
* English
* Japanese

**A Country Girl** is the fifty-first chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

September 1st, a new semester at Itan Private High School begins, which many students are depressed and anxious about. However, a silver lining appears, when they realise they can be around Komi again, after being separated for more then a month.

Inaka Nokoko is gloomy and nervous at returning to school, as she is afraid of her true identity being discovered, a country bumpkin (bumpkin meaning unsophisticated). She hastily assumes that city and urban students would bully her if they found out her secret, so throughout the first semester she kept quiet. However, she is more confident this time as instead of having her skirt 5cm below the knee, she now wears one THREE cm below the knee.

Inaka aspires to be like Komi, a true city girl, not realising that Komi is equally out of the loop as she is. Najimi asks Komi to get a sandwich from Sabowey, one as equally complicated as their Standbakes order. Tadano tells them to get it themselves, but Najimi explains that they still haven't finished their homework from the summer. Inaka overhears the group, and Komi's agreement, and decides to watch her, a supposed city girl, order a sandwich.

Outside Sabowey, Komi stands outside the door, mustering up courage to enter, as Inaka hides and watches from a short distance. Tadano, characteristically concerned for Komi and perturbed by Inaka, watches them from a further distance. Inaka mistakes her statue-like demeanour for cool calmness, which Tadano notices. Komi, after a while, enters, followed by Inaka, into the packed Sabowey, filled with stylish, competent workers. Both are overwhelmed, but Komi more so, as she retreats out of the store, to Inaka's shock, and again mistakes her intentions. She re-enters after composing herself and tries to order Najimi's sandwich, but at the clerk's extensive questioning over bread, toppings, vegetables and more, she is overloaded, and simply stares. Inaka is petrified at the complicated and overbearing process of ordering, especially when Komi doesn't respond back.

However the clerk, defusing the situation, offers to make a sandwich based on her preferences, which she does well, but of course is not what Najimi ordered. Komi leaves without correcting her, while Inaka, misinterpreting Komi, thought that she communicated everything she wanted without a single word, and Inaka, inspired, follows in her footsteps and goes back inside to order her own sandwich.

When Komi gets back to school and gives Najimi the sandwich, they declare that it's wrong, much like Komi's Standbake attempt, and like that time, Komi is nearly in tears at her failure.

## Characters in order of appearance

* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Inaka Nokoko
* Najimi Osana
* Sabowey Employee

## Events

* Summer break finishes, and the next term of school begins
* Komi and Inaka get sandwiches from Sabowey
Chapter 65

**Distributing Flyers** (チラシ配 (くば) りです。, *Chirashikubaridesu.*?) is the sixty-fifth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Najimi excitedly shouts that they should begin distributing flyers for the culture festival and proposes the Itan Shopping District, where flyers can be handed out and pasted on storefronts. Tadano and Komi are brought along.

At the shopping district, Najimi demonstrates flyering by asking a shopkeeper if they could put a flyer up. They receive a positive response, even returning with free croquettes to Tadano and Komi amazement. Motivated after seeing Najimi's example, Komi takes the initiative to try next at a ramen shop, but she immediately freezes up upon encountering the chef. The chef misunderstands her request and assumes she is too hungry to speak, offering her food. Unable to refuse, Komi eats and then heads back without putting up the flyer.

Tadano proposes that Komi could go to a shop she is familiar with, which she agrees to. Their first stop is the salon managed by Karisu Maki, Komi's longtime hairdresser. Karisu greets them and scans Tadano and Najimi, realizing they are Komi's rumored friends. Komi shows Karisu the flyers, and Karisu, understanding her request, agrees to put them up. Kamiko Arai watches them in shock, realizing that there are other individuals capable of communicating with Komi.

They visit Ramen Darou next, and Komi is able to relay her request to the shopkeeper easily since he also struggles with communicating. Afterwards, they head to Nita Diner and the owners, once again confusing Komi for the renowned food reviewer, offer to plaster their entire restaurant with the flyers. This leaves them with one flyer left, and Najimi decides to just hand it out to a random resident. A woman answers the door, holding her crying baby, the same one who encountered Komi at the library during the summer. The students introduce themselves and their upcoming culture festival while Najimi attempts to ease the baby's cries, to no avail. He is ultimately calmed by Komi secretly smiling at him, remembering her from their previous meeting, excitedly shouting "Ko-ko!", his moniker for Komi. She pretends not notice, searching behind her for someone else.

Finally done with handing out flyers, the trio excitedly head back to continue preparations, Tadano and Najimi teasing Komi with her nickname.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Najimi Osana
* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Karisu Maki
* Kamiko Arai
* Shinji
* Musabi

## Events

* Najimi, Komi and Tadano distribute flyers in the shopping district for the Itan Culture Festival.
* Komi re-encounters an infant from the library whom she smiled for
Chapter 420

## 420

**Homeroom Prep** is the four hundred twentieth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

It is time for the 3rd Year Class 1 to elect a homeroom prep for the semester.

Just when Hitohito was going to apply, Shouko interrupts him and applies herself, to everyone's surprise. To cheer her up, Najimi also runs, but she loses hands down.

Shouko explained to the class that she applied so she could get to know everyone better, but then she ran away out of shame.

In the extra, it is shown how Shouko carries out her activities as homeroom prep.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Omojiri Miwa
* Komi Shouko
* Tadano Hitohito
* Najimi Osana
* Nanoda Kyara
* Sukida Lily
* Iida Minako
* Kire Teruka
* Shiina Muzuka
* Ogiya Hafuru
* Fuki You
* Jimochi Teruyoshi
* Bosa Towa
* Omakawa Machi
* Shiroki Yuka (Yukapoyo)
* Kyouno Koto
* Ojousa Mako
* Hanya Tonatsu
* Isagi Kiyoko

## Events

* Shouko becomes the 2nd semester homeroom prep. Najimi becomes the sub-prep and Hitohito the assistant.
Chapter 40

**Just a Scrape** is the fortieth chapter of Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate.

## Summary

Komi leaves the medical bay with a band aid on her knee, to everyone's dejection. Najimi suggests going home, which Yamai agrees to, as Komi can't go into the water, but Komi insists that everyone keeps having fun without her. Najimi leads the group to an attraction, explaining that Komi will feel that she ruined everyone's fun if they go home, as Yamai uses a file to wear away the part of the pavement that Komi tripped on.

Komi, alone, watches other people forlornly, as Tadano silently sits next to her. When he asks if her knee still hurts, she asks (via notepad) why he isn't swimming, to which he replies that he's taking a break. He assures Komi that everyone else is playing happily (or filing the pavement) so they won't dislike her. Komi explains that she feels that she ruined everyone's fun, and that she doesn't like herself because of it. In response, Tadano throws water at her face, and invites her into the shallows of the pool. As Komi tries to stand up, Tadano reaches out, taking her hand and pulling her up. Realising that he's holding her hand, he quickly withdraws and stammers, as Komi curiously stares at him.

Najimi, with a water gun, shoots Tadano and Komi, inviting them to play together, which they do with the whole group. On the way home on the train, Komi sleeps, as Yamai lustfully rests on her shoulder.

## Characters in order of appearance

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

## Events

* The group continues playing at the pool
* Tadano holds Komi's hand (oh my god guys) https://youtu.be/sAXZbfLzJUg (video related)

## Trivia

* Komi wears Najimi's jacket after grazing her knee
Tomita

* Manga

**Tomita** is a restaurant owner who runs a Okonomiyaki shop.

## Background

He made a cameo in chapter 61 when Nita Musubi mentioned that customers flocked to his place once he got a good review from "Ramen is my staple food", and appeared in chapter 65 when he saw Komi Shouko standing outside and brought her in; then mistaking her inability to communicate as extreme hunger (in reality, she just wanted to ask if she can hang a flier for Itan High's Cultural Festival).

## Trivia

* According to Nita Musubi, he's 58 years old.