Komi Can't Communicate (古見さんは、コミュ症です.) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomohito Oda. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from May 2016 to January 2025, with its chapters collected in 37 volumes. The series is licensed in North America by Viz Media. The story centers around Shoko Komi, a high school girl who has extreme social anxiety and struggles to communicate with others. With the help of her classmate Hitohito Tadano, they embark on a mission to make 100 friends and improve Komi's communication skills.
An eight-episode live-action television drama adaptation was broadcast from September to November 2021, while an anime television series adaptation produced by OLM aired from October to December of the same year; a second season aired from April to June 2022. The anime adaptation is licensed by Netflix for worldwide streaming.
By January 2025, the manga had over 16 million copies in circulation. In 2022, the manga won the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award for the category.
Premise
On her first day attending the elite Itan Private High School, Shoko Komi immediately receives an overwhelming surge in popularity due to the unprecedented stoic beauty and refined elegance her classmates perceive her to possess. However, only Hitohito Tadano, an exceedingly average schoolboy who sits next to her, discovers that behind her appearance, Komi has a severe communication disorder.