Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 1 (1)

This series and heartwarming and sweet. I loved every minute of it. I reread this every night before I sleep, as it helps me to cope with my existential dread. My wife left me last month and took the kids. Of course since I don't have an income they're sure to shut the power off any day now, so I won't be able to reread this before bed anymore as it will be too dark. But I will still be able to read it by daylight to ease my sorrow. It's starting to smell bad in here. I suppose I could take out the trash, but my wife always did that and I honestly never even learned where the dumpster is around here. Come to think of it, I'm not sure when the mortgage payment is due, so I probably won't be able to live here much longer... but that's okay as long as I can take volume 1 of Komi-Can't Communicate along with me! You see, Komi-chan is just like me, I haven't been able to speak with anyone for.. as long as I can remember. I used to communicate to my wife through sticky notes around the house and she usually wouldn't be able to find me because I would be hiding somewhere in the house. Often in a wardrobe or the dryer. (One time my son came to start the dryer when when I was in there. It was terrible, it was the first time I'd ever made eye contact with him and the terror in his eyes when he saw me was enough to confirm my fears of others.) That being said I don't think I'll ever be able to afford volume 2... But that's okay because volume 1 is so good!

TL;DR: Great volume 1, highly recommend!

Komi is cool, reserved, and too beautiful to approach. But that's a lie. In reality, Komi is too socially anxious to speak to other people, and can only communicate through writing. A spectacularly unspectacular classmate realizes her secret, and the two of them communicate to each other their desires--and Komi's is to make 100 friends.

This is the beginning of an adorable comedy about the socially inept Komi as she struggles to talk to people, and the strides she makes towards accomplishing her goal. I loved the art, the characters, and the overall story. It was a really great introduction to this manga. I honestly have no complaints about the volume. Here's to Komi-san making 99 more friends!

An important thing to remember is, just because a person has problems communicating, doesn't mean that person doesn't want to communicate with others.

This story is beautiful, from the beginning and as it progresses, you realize how life can really be for a person with communication problems. As society does not see beyond the appearance of a person, it leaves a message in each story without leaving behind the main message of the plot, it is definitely a manga that everyone should read without waiting any longer. You will not regret having acquired this manga.

Fans of The Big Bang Theory will recall episodes in which Raj dated a woman named Lucy, who turned out to have social anxiety even more pronounced than his. Komi Can't Communicate imagines what a character like Lucy would have been like in her high school days. Komi has gained a reputation as the regal queen of her class, but the fact is she's terrified of speaking yet wants to have friends. Tadano, the fellow who sits next to her, is finally able to reach out to her and they communicate through the chalkboard or by notepad (and then Komi gets a cell phone). He decides to help her in her friendship quest. He first reaches out to Najimi Osana, an androgynous student who seems to be friends with everyone ( I think trangender or gender fluid readers would both like and envy Najimi). Joining them is Himiko Agari, a perennially nervous girl. Komi Can't Communicate gets off to a strong start with very likeable characters and funny situations. It looks like it could do well playing the theme of the unlikely friends who help each other reach their full potential.

The manga is about a socially awkward girl trying to make friends. This is very similar to another manga/anime’s premise, Hitoribocchi, the main difference between the two is the amount of friends the protagonist hopes to gain. An issue I have with the manga is the use of the cliche ‘most popular girl in school has some quirky trait’ trope. It’s not realistic and it’s an overdone trope that I don’t need to see for the hundredth time. That aside, this is a cute manga so far, but not particularly one I plan on following.

Never before has a manga been able to truly reach inside and melt this icy heart of mine, giving me feelings of delight and felicity. Yet 'Komi Can't Communicate', also know as 'Miss Komi is Bad at Communication', has done just this. What we have here is a treasure of a story that features the super shy and very quite Komi Shouko, who is idolized by everyone at her school for being a "cool beauty", slowly open up to and come to fall in love with the first person who was able to truly understand her; Tadano Hitohito.

Seeking to make 100 friends, Komi teams up with Tadano to weed through the school full of quirky and problematic people. In this first volume, we see Tadano's first interactions with Komi, simply enjoying the silent conversation the two have. Afterwards Tando wants to do his best to help Komi, but he's rather restricted in who he can find willing to listen. Which you might not think a problem, considering that everyone loves Komi, but being so idolized she is almost considered god-like to the point no one may speak to her or touch her lest they be punished.

Eventually he turns to the only other person he has a relationship with at the school, an androgynous person by the name of Osana Najimi, a flirty and friendly trap? that is willing to give being Komi's friend a try but only after some lengthy convincing as they have found Komi to be rather unapproachable in the past.

We get some introduction to other characters, likely candidates for friendship status, but this is mostly an introduction volume to Komi, Tanado, and Osana. But don't be fooled by that sentence, because while this is introduction is does it in a way that is like climbing into a soft bed with the A/C on. You just want to keep reading, seeing what happens next, and upon reaching the end, wanting more.

I have no doubt this will see an anime adaption at some point, considering the cult popularity it is generating already. I just hope the author is able to keep this cute train a chugging, and not become lost in the forest of warm-fuzzies that have been generated.

Komi Can't Communicate is my favorite manga series. It is funny, sweet, and wholesome. For anyone wanting to get into manga or romance, I cannot recommend this series enough. Pick it up if you wanna check it out. 10/10

Komi Can't Communicate centers around high school student Shoko Komi. She has a reputation as an aloof class beauty who is too good to talk to anyone in school. But, unbeknownst to most of her classmates, she actually suffers from crippling social anxiety and finds it far too difficult and stressful to try to talk to anyone despite having a desire to make friends. She meets fellow classmate Hitohito Tadano, a mostly normal, but somewhat awkward, student who figures out what Komi is going through. He resolves to help her out on her quest to improve her abysmal social skills and eventually make 100 friends.

This volume 1 of the manga serves as the introduction of the series not only introducing Komi and Tadano, but also fellow students Najimi Osana and Himiko Agari. I am not a big manga reader myself and I recently decided to check out this series on a whim as it sounded humorous. I found that I enjoyed what this volume had to offer.

I liked the artwork for this volume. The artist did a good job of creating expressive and distinct characters. There is never any doubt what kind of emotions the characters are experiencing during the events of the story whether it be happiness, nervousness, embarassment, etc. This really helped to tell the story and showing these different situations added to the humor.

The story and characters are the main strong points of this manga. Komi is a cute character and it is easy to sympathize with her struggles of wanting a better social life, even if her anxiety is quite exaggerated compared to most anyone in real life. The story manages to take something that many people stuggle with and find the humor, and sometimes the hope, in the situation.

Overall, I enjoyed this manga with its cast of likable and entertaining characters and enjoyable story.

This is so funny. It made me laugh out loud hahaha. The characters that are focused on in his volume are:
Komi
Tadano
Najimi
And Agari
Each one of these kids are oddballs and just seem to add humor. It reminds me of a four panel manga called Ojojojo (which is a great read too)
I can’t wait to see how the story progresses!!

komi is intelligent, elegant, super smart and adored by her classmates. there is only one problem. what her classmates is komi's coll aloof attitude is actually her fear of talking to others. with the aide of a doofus but lovable classmate komi starts to come out of her shell and begins to make friends.