Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 1 by Tomohito Oda

Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 1

Paperback – Illustrated, June 11, 2019

Tomohito Oda

VIZ Media LLC · Paperback · June 11, 2019

Komi Can't Communicate, Vol.

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Who it’s for
A shy first conversation opens onto the awkward, hopeful work of making friends.
Themes
Social anxiety, Building friendships
Genres
General Manga, School-Life Comics, Slice-of-Life Comics

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About this book

The journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation. Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends. Timid Tadano is a total wallflower, and that’s just the way he likes it.

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But all that changes when he finds himself alone in a classroom on the first day of high school with the legendary Komi. He quickly realizes she isn’t aloof—she’s just super awkward. Now he’s made it his mission to help her on her quest to make 100 friends!!

Awkward First Steps

A shy first conversation opens onto the awkward, hopeful work of making friends.

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  • Social anxiety mistaken for cool reserve
  • A hundred-friend goal with an unexpectedly timid helper

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  • High-school awkwardness and tentative connection
  • Small steps toward friendship

Where it sits

Slice-of-Life Comics46%
School-Life Comics43%
General Manga42%

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Publisher categories

  • General Manga
  • Tie-In Comics
  • School-Life Comics
Authors
Tomohito Oda
Publisher
VIZ Media LLC
Published
June 11, 2019
Format
Paperback
Theme
Social anxiety · Building friendships
Reading lane
General Manga