# Komi Can't Communicate (2021)

> A shy, silent high school girl sets out to make 100 friends with the help of her well-meaning classmate Tadano.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/102882

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 24
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy
- Network: TV Tokyo
- Cast: Aoi Koga, Gakuto Kajiwara, Rie Murakawa, Rina Hidaka, Rumi Okubo, Yukiyo Fujii, Ami Maeshima, Noriko Hidaka
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14626352/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: cozy, awkward, wholesome, breezy, gentle

## What critics say

Audiences find the gentle, character-driven slice of life charming and warm, with a lighthearted take on social anxiety and friendship.

## Synopsis

Komi Can't Communicate (2021-2022) is a Japanese anime slice of life comedy series produced by OLM and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions and broadcast on TV Tokyo, adapted from the popular manga. The story follows Shoko Komi, a striking and elegant high school girl whose severe social anxiety leaves her almost unable to speak, and her classmate Hitohito Tadano, who takes it upon himself to help her reach her goal of making friends with one hundred people. Each episode is built from small, concrete obstacles: an awkward group project, a misread text, a lunch invitation that spirals into chaos. Along the way the series introduces a crowd of eccentric classmates whose quirks keep the school life lively. The single season of twenty-four episodes unfolds as a light, episodic sequence of set-pieces, with a narrator guiding the awkward comedy. Its tone is warm, breezy and gently comic, with an undercurrent of sincere affection and a hopeful view of shyness and friendship. Fans of Bocchi the Rock!, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War and Lucky Star will find similar charm in its cozy, character-driven school comedy.

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