The beauty girl Komi is not at all chatty. Moreover, she has such a deviation as communication disorder. None of the students at the school saw Komi talking to anyone. It’s just that no one knows anything about her. After all, even if a person has problems communicating with others, this does not mean at all that he does not want to communicate…
The genre is a romantic comedy.
Season 1 premiered on October 7, 2021.
The original name of the anime is “Komi-san wa, Komyushou Desu”.
“Komi Can’t Communicate ss 2”: release date, announcement
After a poll conducted annually during AnimeJapan, Japan’s largest anime festival, manga “Komi Has Communication Problems” won the category “Most Desired Anime Adaptations”. The poll was conducted in 2020, and in the fall of 2021, the viewer saw episode 1 of the anime. What does this mean? The fact that the adaptation was very much awaited and the director of the series did not disappoint his viewer. Season 1 ratings are on top, which means we have a high probability of seeing our favorite heroes again.
The continuation of the anime “Komi Can’t Communicate” officially became known at the end of December 2021, when Netflix announced that it was preparing to release the season 2. Analysts were confident that new episodes would air in 2022 as Season 1 was a success. And they were right! According to official sources, the new episodes are set to air on April 7, 2022 in Japan and April 27, 2022 on Netflix.
Plot
For her taciturn nature, Komi was considered an unapproachable and arrogant queen. But no one could have guessed that this was not at all the case. Behind the unprecedented beauty hides an ordinary vulnerable, gentle girl who dreams of talking with friends about the weather. Fear of communication is a girl’s main obstacle to happiness.
Hitohito Tadano, Komi’s classmate and part-time lucky guy who has the privilege of sitting next to the most beautiful girl in the school, is not without the ability to speak. But the guy has no other special talents. Considering himself a mediocrity, Tadano was the only person who found an approach to the impregnable Komi. The guy was able to understand Komi’s problem without words. While trying to help her, Tadano begins communicating with her through blackboard notes. And here Komi reveals her whole soul to him…
The story of self-struggle begins for Shouko Komi. The viewer sees how the girl copes with her biggest fear. Day after day, under the watchful eye of first friend Tadano, Komi makes new friends. But is it really easy to do in a school full of singles, crazy and other unpredictable students?..
Main characters
- Shouko Komi — on the very first day of school, without uttering a word, she became a school Goddess; unable to speak to anyone, because she is immediately covered by a wave of fear and her tongue begins to grow numb; asks Tadano to help her find 100 friends, the first of which was Tadano himself.
- Hitohito Tadano — Komi’s classmate and first friend; his rule is: “get familiar with the situation and stay away from problems”; not distinguished by either courage or willpower, rather he is timid and prefers to stay on the sidelines.
- Rumiko Manbagi — in the second year of study came to the class of Komi and Tadano; was originally a loner, but unexpectedly became Komi’s first friend; a lover of bright makeup, after her friendship with Komi and Tadano, she gradually abandoned cosmetics; thanks to Komi, she felt like a friend and a necessary person; in the end she turned out to be a cheerful and friendly girl; fell in love with Tadano, but is not ready to compete with her best friend.
Interesting Facts
- The anime “Komi Can’t Communicate” is based on the manga of the same name by Tomohito Oda.
- The name of the protagonist Hitohito Tadano is a play on words. Translated from Japanese in general, we can translate his name as “just some guy”. If we disassemble it in parts, we get: “tada no hito” – “an ordinary / average person”, and “hito” – “human / compassionate”.
- The anime series premiered in Japan on October 7, 2021. It is known that the American streaming service Netflix immediately bought the rights to broadcast anime around the world. Season 1 premiered on Netflix on October 21, 2021. The episodes were released, according to tradition, on a weekly basis.
Komi Can't Communicate Season 2: release date
| Number | Series title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 2x01 | Series 1 | April 27, 2022 |
| 2x02 | Series 2 | May 4, 2022 |
| 2x03 | Series 3 | May 11, 2022 |
| 2x04 | Series 4 | May 18, 2022 |
| 2x05 | Series 5 | May 25, 2022 |
| 2x06 | Series 6 | June 1, 2022 |
| 2x07 | Series 7 | June 8, 2022 |
| 2x08 | Series 8 | June 15, 2022 |
| 2x09 | Series 9 | June 22, 2022 |
| 2x10 | Series 10 | June 29, 2022 |
