
Komi Can't Communicate
Taste attributes: animationcomedydramawholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipunlikely connections
Boxlist takeA larger-than-life, polished animated series: light and warm-hearted. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
8.4 /10
TMDB · 263 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Season
Season 1
· 2021 · 24 episodesEpisodes (24)
1It's just, I wish I could speak.7 Oct 2021
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.
2It's just a childhood friend. Plus more.14 Oct 2021
To help Komi make more friends, Tadano tries to enlist the help of a talkative classmate who's friends with everyone, but they promptly turn him down.
3It's just stage fright. Plus more.21 Oct 2021
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.
4It's just a physical. Plus more.28 Oct 2021
During the school health checkup, competitive classmate Yadano is determined to clock better results than Komi, whom she sees as her ultimate rival.
5It's just my summer uniform. Plus more.4 Nov 2021
Komi wonders why everyone starts staring at her when, like the rest of the student body, she switches from her winter to her summer school uniform.
6It's just a joke. Plus more.11 Nov 2021
When Tadano gets to school, he finds Komi waiting for him in the classroom. She then nervously hands him a letter.
7It's just the pool. Plus more.18 Nov 2021
Komi spends a lot of time getting ready for her trip to the local pool with Tadano and Najimi. Once they're there, they bump into even more friends.
8It's just Obon. Plus more.25 Nov 2021
It's the Obon holidays, and Komi is visiting her grandma's house. She can't help but feel a little awkward around her extended family.
9It's just a country kid. Plus more.2 Dec 2021
It's the first day of the new semester and everyone is happy to see Komi again, but then a student named Inaka starts to follow her around.
10It's just sports day. Plus more.9 Dec 2021
On the school sports day, Komi isn't sure how to properly cheer for her classmates, but she does her best. Then, it's her turn to run the relay race.
11It's just a performance for the culture festival. Plus more.16 Dec 2021
The students of class 1-1 have to decide what they're going to do for the culture festival — a task they're all taking way too seriously.
12It's just the culture festival.23 Dec 2021
At the culture festival, Najimi is up to something. They try to rope Komi and Tadano into their scheme.
13It's just the arrival of winter. Plus more.7 Apr 2022
On one cold morning, Komi wraps a scarf around her neck to keep warm, but as soon as she gets to school, Najimi plays a trick on her!
14It's just a typhoon. Plus more.14 Apr 2022
Komi gets all dressed and ready for school, but when she opens the front door, she's greeted by a typhoon. She decides to stay home and wait it out.
15It's just a feeling. Plus more.21 Apr 2022
Hoping to understand their classmate Komi more so they can be friends with her, Nakanaka and Yamai decide to talk to Tadano.
16It's just a merry Christmas.28 Apr 2022
It's Christmas Eve, and Komi has nothing planned. But then Najimi informs her that they're going to have a Christmas party — at Komi's house.
17It's just a snowman. Plus more.5 May 2022
Komi wakes up to find that it snowed overnight. With Tadano and Najimi, she goes out into the fresh snow to start building a snowman.
18It's just everyone's New Years. Plus more.12 May 2022
On January 2, Najimi calls up all their friends and hears about all the different ways they welcomed in the new year.
19It's just a misunderstanding. Plus more.19 May 2022
Komi decides to write a letter to Najimi to clear up a misunderstanding, but she might be too nervous to give it to them.
20It's just the school field trip.26 May 2022
Komi's class departs for their school trip. Her classmates Kato and Sasaki are determined to make it as enjoyable as possible for Komi.
21It's just day 2 of the field trip.2 Jun 2022
On the second day of their school trip, Komi joins Ayami Sasaki and Mikuni Kato on a meticulously planned trip all over the Kansai area.
22It's just Valentine's Day.9 Jun 2022
Nene Onemine invites Komi over to her house to bake a chocolate cake. Soon enough, Nene's rowdy younger siblings join in.
23It's just ripped tights. Plus more.16 Jun 2022
During class one day, Ren Yamai notices that Komi's tights have a hole in them. Luckily, Ren has a spare pair to lend her.
24It's just White Day. Plus more.23 Jun 2022
White Day is coming up, and Tadano wants to give something to Komi in return for the chocolate she gave him on Valentine's Day.
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
At a high school full of unique characters, Tadano helps his shy and unsociable classmate Komi reach her goal of making friends with 100 people.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Year
- 2021
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- HALF H・P STUDIO
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