Basic Information

• Title: 古見さんは、コミュ症です。
  Komi Can't Communicate

  

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• Original Name: 古見さんは、コミュ症です。
• Common Translations: Komi Can't Communicate
  古见同学有交流障碍症 (Taiwanese translation)
  古见同学有社交障碍 (Hong Kong & Macau translation)
• Author: Tomohito Oda
• Region: Japan
• Publisher: Shogakukan
• Serialized In: Weekly Shonen Sunday
• Series: SHONEN SUNDAY COMICS
• Serialization Period: May 18, 2016 (2016 Issue 25) - January 29, 2025 (2025 Issue 9)
• Volumes: 36 (as of January 2025)
• Status: Completed

Komi Can't Communicate (Japanese: 古見さんは、コミュ症です。) is a manga series by Tomohito Oda serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday, with an anime adaptation and a live-action TV drama.

Original Work

Serialized in the manga magazine Weekly Shonen Sunday from Issue 25 of 2016 to Issue 9 of 2025.

Komi is a stunningly beautiful girl who has a communication disorder. Because she's not good at talking to people, everyone around her thinks she's hard to approach? "How can I start a conversation?" "And what do I do after I start one?" These are the kinds of worries Komi always has. Then, Hitohito Tadano, who becomes her friend by chance, steps up to help her make one hundred friends!

Character Introduction

Main Characters

Shoko Komi

• CV: Aoi Koga

Hitohito Tadano

• CV: Gakuto Kajiwara (TV anime)
  Shuichi Ichitani (December 2016 CM)

Nene Onemine

• CV: Rie Murakawa

Supporting Characters

See Komi Can't Communicate/Character List

Publication Information

• The tankobon volumes are published by Shogakukan. The traditional Chinese edition is published by Chingwin Publishing Group.
• The simplified Chinese edition is translated and published online by Bilibili Comics under license from Shogakukan.

  Vol.	Cover	Japanese Release	ISBN	Traditional Chinese Release	ISBN
  1		September 16, 2016	ISBN 978-4091273437	February 5, 2018	EAN 471-8016028043 EAN 471-8016028050 (Limited Edition)
  2		December 16, 2016	ISBN 978-4091274267	May 21, 2018	EAN 471-8016029422
  3		March 17, 2017	ISBN 978-4091275097	August 9, 2018	ISBN 978-9863565314
  4		June 16, 2017	ISBN 978-4091275752	January 17, 2019	ISBN 978-9863567608
  5		July 18, 2017	ISBN 978-4091276643	April 11, 2019	ISBN 978-9863568643
  6		October 18, 2017	ISBN 978-4091278562	July 8, 2019	ISBN 978-9863569732
  7		December 18, 2017	ISBN 978-4091278852	October 9, 2019	ISBN 978-9865120771
  8		March 16, 2018	ISBN 978-4091280916	December 19, 2019	ISBN 978-9865121587
  9		June 18, 2018	ISBN 978-4091282545	April 1, 2020	ISBN 978-9865122911
  10		September 18, 2018	ISBN 978-4091283900	June 4, 2020	ISBN 978-9865123734
  11		December 18, 2018	ISBN 978-4091285904	September 10, 2020	ISBN 978-9865125066
  12		March 18, 2019	ISBN 978-4091288028	November 5, 2020	ISBN 978-9865126025
  13		June 18, 2019	ISBN 978-4091291660	April 15, 2021	ISBN 978-9865129323
  14		August 16, 2019	ISBN 978-4091293299	May 17, 2021	ISBN 978-9865498795
  15		November 18, 2019	ISBN 978-4091294418	October 25, 2021	ISBN 978-6263035072
  16		February 18, 2020	ISBN 978-6263035072	January 25, 2022	ISBN 978-6263220478
  17		May 18, 2020	ISBN 978-4098500727	March 17, 2022	ISBN 978-6263222632
  18		September 18, 2020	ISBN 978-4098501786	June 2, 2022	ISBN 978-6263225022
  19		November 18, 2020	ISBN 978-4098502776	July 18, 2022	ISBN 978-6263227828
  20		February 18, 2021	ISBN 978-4098503896	September 28, 2022	ISBN 978-6263400641
  21		May 18, 2021	ISBN 978-4098505296	January 11, 2023	ISBN 978-6263404366
  22		August 18, 2021	ISBN 978-4098506446	March 30, 2023	ISBN 978-6263407589
  23		October 18, 2021	ISBN 978-4098507207	June 19, 2023	ISBN 978-6263409408
  24		January 18, 2022	ISBN 978-4098508662
  25		April 18, 2022	ISBN 978-4098510580
  26		July 15, 2022	ISBN 978-4098511853
  27		October 18, 2022	ISBN 978-4098513499
  28		January 18, 2023	ISBN 978-4098515325

Popularity Polls

Shogakukan

A popularity poll held from November 27 to December 25, 2019. The results were announced in Weekly Shonen Sunday Issue 13 of 2020, released on February 6, 2020.

The ranking included 100 characters. Only the top 15 are listed here.

1. Shoko Komi (83,324 pts)
2. Hitohito Tadano (48,831 pts)
3. Nene Onemine (25,334 pts)
4. Rumiko Manbagi (23,534 pts)
5. Shisuto Nakanaka (17,843 pts)
6. Nene Osana (13,963 pts)
7. Kaede Otori (13,309 pts)
8. Shuuko Komi (12,742 pts)
9. Shousuke Komi (12,460 pts)
10. Hitomi Tadano (10,610 pts)
11. Shibuya Asase (8,989 pts)
12. Tadashi Yadoya (7,514 pts)
13. Mio Natsukido (6,525 pts)
14. Makoto Katai (6,110 pts)
15. Ren Yamai (4,925 pts)

Bilibili Comics

A popularity poll held by Bilibili Comics from March 4 to 10, 2020. The results can be found here.

1. Shoko Komi (5,835 votes)
2. Hitohito Tadano (2,930 votes)
3. Hitomi Tadano (748 votes)
4. Shousuke Komi (591 votes)
5. Nene Osana (475 votes)
6. Rumiko Manbagi (411 votes)
7. Shisuto Nakanaka (393 votes)
8. Kaede Otori (354 votes)
9. Shuuko Komi (337 votes)
10. Mio Natsukido (324 votes)
11. Nene Onemine (207 votes)
12. Shibuya Asase (171 votes)
13. Tadashi Yadoya (113 votes)
14. Himeko Kishi (104 votes)
15. Masayoshi Komi (81 votes)
16. Ren Yamai (60 votes)
17. Mikuni Katou (56 votes)
18. Himiko Agari (55 votes)
19. Ayami Sasaki (40 votes)
20. Makaru Yatano (25 votes)

Derivative Works

TV Drama

A live-action TV drama adaptation was announced on July 23, 2021, and aired from September 6 to November 1, 2021, on NHK General TV's "Night Drama" slot, for a total of 8 episodes.

STAFF

• Original Work: Tomohito Oda
• Script: Fumie Mizuhashi
• Music: Eishi Segawa
• Director: Toichiro Ruto (Episodes 1-2, 5, 8), Yoshihiro Okashita (Episodes 3-4), Eiji Ishii (Episodes 6-7)
• Assistant Director: Yoshihiro Okashita (TV MAN UNION), Eiji Ishii (TV MAN UNION)
• General Director: Toichiro Ruto (MEDIA PULPO)
• Cinematography: Manabu Takano
• Cinematography Cooperation: Koei VERITAS Junior & Senior High School, JOYSOUND (Episode 6)
• Lighting: Shin Sakamoto
• Sound: Teppei Iketani
• Video Technology: Tatsuya Kayama
• Sound Effects: Yasuhiro Iwashita
• Editing: Yasuhiro Ishii (Episodes 1, 3, 5, 7), Shinta Ninomiya (Episodes 2, 4, 6, 8)
• Art: Kenji Kogai (Episodes 1-4), Michio Hirahara (Episodes 5-8)
• Costumes: Miyuki Ohira
• Hair: Emiko Okubo
• Wigs: Hiroto Honma
• Production Supervisor: Shunichi Higuchi (NHK), Asako Takashiro (TV MAN UNION)
• Producer: Hiroyuki Onuma (TV MAN UNION) (Episodes 1, 3, 5, 7), Noriko Imayama (Episodes 2, 4, 6, 8)
• Production, Copyright: NHK, TV MAN UNION

CAST

• Hitohito Tadano: Takahisa Masuda
• Shoko Komi: Elaiza Ikeda, Mirai Okamoto (childhood)
• Rumiko Manbagi: Ai Yoshikawa
• Nene Osana: Yutaro, Shutaro Ooka (childhood)
• Shibuya Asase: Miwako Kakei
• Kiyoko Kiyoshi: Ariho Ohnishi
• Makoto Katai: Junpei Mizobata
• Shishito Naruse: Yu Shirota
• Homeroom Teacher: Munenori Nagano
• Narration: Katsumi Takahashi

Related Music

Theme Song *Atatashita Lyrics, Composition, Performance: aiko Arrangement: Masanori Shimada

Anime

Basic Information

• Title: Komi Can't Communicate
• Original Name: 古見さんは、コミュ症です。
• English Title: Komi Can't Communicate
  古见同学有交流障碍症 (Taiwanese translation)
  古见同学有社交障碍 (Hong Kong & Macau translation)
• Author: Tomohito Oda
• First Aired: Season 1: October 6, 2021 - December 22, 2021
  Season 2: April 6, 2022 - June 22, 2022
• Total Episodes: Season 1: 12
  Season 2: 12
• Production Company: OLM TEAM KOJIMA
• Broadcast Platforms: Japan: TV Tokyo, BS TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi
  Global: Netflix
  Mainland China: Tencent Video
• Status: Completed

On May 11, 2021, an anime adaptation was announced in Weekly Shonen Sunday Issue 24 of 2021, released that day. The announcement for a second season was made at the end of the final episode of the first season.

The first season of the TV anime aired on TV Tokyo from October 6 to December 22, 2021, for a total of 12 episodes. The second season began airing on April 6, 2022, for another 12 episodes.

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