Episode 3

"
**It's just stage fright / It's just a cell phone / It's just a student election / It's just an accidental call / It's just a game.**" is the third episode of the Komi-san wa Komyushou Desu anime series.

## Synopsis

A nervous girl named Himiko Agari's anxiety levels go through the roof when Komi starts silently staring at her in a very intense way.

## Summary

**It's just stage fright**

Having compiled a list of students that would serve as good candidates for Komi's friends, Najimi recommends their classmate Agari Himiko as Komi's third friend. Agari also struggles with social anxiety and panics whenever someone talks to her. Feeling a kinship, Komi tries to proactively talk to her but is unable to say anything. This intimidates Agari, leading to a series of events where Agari manages to give an announcement to the class in order to get away from Komi quicker. Agari later thanks Komi for scaring her as it made it easier to communicate with her classmates. However, when Tadano suggests to Agari that she befriend Komi, she declares she is unworthy and proclaims she will become Komi's "lapdog", much to Tadano's and Komi's dismay, but regardless making her Komi's third friend.

**It's just a cell phone**

Komi buys her first phone and is determined to ask her friends for their numbers. When she shows it to Tadano, he instructs Komi to get Najimi's and Agari's numbers. She manages to get Najimi's number, but Agari's lapdog routine puts her off from asking. Najimi explains the situation to Agari, who quickly goes to apologize and give her number, but accidentally reveals that Komi had wanted Tadano's number first. Ashamed at his obliviousness, Tadano awkwardly gives Komi his number.

**It's just a student election**

Komi is elected class president against her will. Sensing her reluctance, Najimi instead has Komi voted "class goddess". The class then gives the role of president to Tadano, intending to make him do all of Komi's work, with Najimi as vice-president.

**It's just an accidental call**

While fiddling with her phone, Komi accidentally calls Tadano. Although pretending the call did not go through, she manages to speak with more words, which both she and Tadano are proud of her achieving.

**It's just a game.**

After seeing Najimi play games before class with the popular kids, Komi feels left out. Najimi tricks her and Tadano into joining, intending to goad Komi into talking via the games. During the complicated games Najimi devises, everyone but Tadano deliberately fails in order to give Komi the win. This culminates in one game where Tadano sabotages his chances to spare Komi an embarrassing moment, adding to his unpopularity. However, he is happy when Komi says she had fun playing.

## Characters

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

* Agari Himiko
* Komi Shouko
* Najimi Osana
* Tadano Hitohito
* Onigashima Akako
* Yamai Ren
* Naruse Shisuto
* **Tadano Hitomi**
* **Sonoda Taisei**
* **Komi Shousuke**
* **Chiarai Shigeo**

## Adaptation Notes

**This episode adapts the following material:**

* Manga Volume 1
	+ Communication 14: Nervous
	+ Communication 16: Cell Phone
	+ Communication 17: Class Council Election
	+ Communication 18: Accidental Phone Call
	+ Communication 19: Saito