Tomohito OdaCritiques

A new romantic rival is introduced to show how differently Komi handles such a situation after dozens of volumes and 74 friends.

There's lots of fun stuff with Komi's parents this time, crammed in between the parade of students and their several contests at school. Is this series turning into a battle manga? So many showdowns!

I think this series just wants to be Archie Comics at this point but doesn't understand that 90 percent of Archie stories are about a core cast of five surrounded by a dozen or so regulars with the larger universe of characters only dropping in occasionally -- not 50+ characters in every issue!

This didn't quite reach me the way that I thought it would. Well possibly because I wasn't expecting Tadano being the impetus for her making friends. He reminds me a little of Kamiyama from Cromartie High School (endlessly oblivious to how absurd his position is at all times).

Also not fond of Komi's two other friends she makes.

Komi however I greatly liked. And the art style appealed to me.

Just didn't hit me like I wanted unfortunately.

*A thank you to NetGalley, Tomohito Oda, and VIZ Media for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest and unbiased review*

Hello Fellow Readers,

So, I'm socially awkward (but an extrovert, I like social situations I just have trouble interpreting social situations and contexts. Sometimes when I finish a conversation I can make myself anxious wondering if I interpreted the situation correctly) so when I read the summary for this I KNEW I needed to read it.

First of all, let me say I don't want to give too much away because I believe if you love graphic novels or mangas, you should read this. Anyway, Komi is super cute and relatable. I love how the author shows both Komi's perspective and how people see Komi. It made me realize that what you think is going on made not be what is actually happening or being thought. It was very great and refreshing. There is also Tadano, who is so perceptive and kind! He genuinely tries to help Komi makes friends and helps her whenever he can which I love.

The other characters are all the typically weird Manga types, yet are their own in a weird way. There are not many considering this is only vol. 1, and I expect as Komi continues to try to achieve her goal of 100 friends you will see more so I can't wait to see what characters appear.

Overall, I will continue to read this Graphic Novel and will now search for Vol. 2 because I just love Komi and her friends.

Komi books are 90% sorta humorous fluff with the giant ensemble cast that I'm tiring of over the long run and then 10% relationship stuff with the central couple that keeps me coming back. It would be silly to leave 90% of the pages blank, but the way I'm reading now, they might as well be.

There is some cute relationship stuff between Komi and Tadano, but the giant supporting cast is a growing liability, drawing attention and time from the central couple for dumb gags with people who don't even get named and thus become "oh, yeah, that big guy," "those three girls who did something one time maybe," or "that one girl who, um, sweats?" in my head. I counted 33 characters altogether this time, and I know I missed upwards of a dozen who just fade into the background.

If this series isn't about to end, then it needs to let go of the 100 friends goal or jump to it ASAP so we can zero in on the most interesting members of the cast instead of all these nobodies.

It's the start of senior year for Komi and Tadano, which means meeting a whole classroom full of new characters and then veering into a school-wide dart-gun battle that fills the rest of the volume with, y'know, shenanigans.

This is a fine entry in the series as far as entertainment goes, but it does drive home that the series feels like it has already reached its conclusion in the last few volumes and now we just have a very long epilogue as Komi finishes reaching that arbitrary goal of 100 friends. It was supposed to be the hook of the series, but now it feels like the biggest liability, dragging us along for no good reason and causing yet more one-dimensional characters to pop up on the pages.

We reached the peak, and I worry that we can only go downhill from here. But, yup, there are five more volumes already published in Japan. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. One more year of all the same holiday tropes, then graduation, time jump, and marriage??? I hope that is not the weak sauce the author has in mind.

Komi can't communicate is a cute manga (Graphic novel) about a girl who has trouble communicating with people because of her shyness. The story talks about social awareness and acceptance of yourself and promotes understanding. Its a cute manga that will interest many students with the story and the art work that is used for this series.

The Valentine's Day choice made in the last volume leads to a White Day first date in this one, so of course we need parental approval, a fashion montage while shopping for a new dress, and plenty of classmate intruders and eavesdroppers at all stages. Cute and funny, warm and fuzzy.

And with seniors graduating, the final year of high school is about to begin for Komi and her friends.

omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg OMG OMG OMG OMG

Team Komi and Team Manbagi: Steel yourselves! Moment of truth!

Love is confessed!

Dating commences!

A crush is crushed!

omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg OMG OMG OMG OMG

Narrated from the perspective of Komi’s friend Tadano, who is nervous, but centered on Komi. She has anxiety to the point where she can’t talk to people at all. The drawings of her shaking in fear were relatable to me, the part where she, unbeknownst to herself is super popular, not so much. I liked the premise of them becoming friends and him helping her get more friends. The humor seemed like something I wouldn't be up for in a long series.

The class trip in New York offers opportunities to shake up the love triangle and for the whole cast to have fun in a new environment. And in the last pages Valentine's Day has come around, so surely next volume is going to be wild, right? Right? Pleeeeeeese????

Decided I should read this while the anime comes back. Such a cute story and I love all the unique characters.

Komi is elegant and pretty and the whole high school is in awe of her - but she's not aloof, just terribly shy and awkward. Tadano agrees to help her reach her goal of making friends, even though he is shy as well.

A volume of genial futzing about. Christmas and New Year's chapters give way to a multi-chapter arc about a class trip to New York City that continues into next volume.

Lots of friend stuff and little romantic progress makes for a pleasant enough limbo. But I want more.

Komi and Manbagi continue to slowly and shyly vie for Tadano's affections in their love triangle, with one maybe having a slight accidental breakthrough. The future will tell.

Meanwhile too much time still feels stolen away to touch on Komi's dozens of friends who are becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate by their sheer number. The gift giving and snowboarding sequences would have been better with a smaller group of secondary characters who had more time to be developed more fully.

Another volume dedicated to making the slice-of-life rounds of the ensemble cast. Komi has made 40 friends so far out of her goal of 100, which explains how I was able to tally 49 named characters appearing in this book alone. Are we really going to have regular volumes where we scroll through the lives of 60, then 70, 80 and 90 characters at a time? I'm not sure I can handle that . . .

Somehow, it's still entertaining even though we are only given just a few breadcrumbs about the central love triangle between the roll call of faces. It's enough to tide me over for now, but we need another status quo shake-up soon.

I think this one so far is my favorite out of the ones I've read. The characters are just so ridiculous that it's charming as hell. And I really like the subtle details that show the growth Komi is going through when it comes to overcoming her communication issues. I can't wait to continue the story.

The ridiculousness of this manga is just lovely. The characters are insane in a lovely way. I adore the story a lot and I can't wait to continue the insanity in the next volumes.

This was such a funny and easy read

So this was a recommendation from a worker from B&N. I want to branch more into the world of manga and I'm glad I picked this. I like the story so far and I'm really excited to see where the story and the characters go in the next volumes. I know that I am definitely going to pick up the other volumes on my next book trip. I hope that I can read the next volumes soon.

What you'd expect from this series: a lot of weird and a little cute.

Having got me all revved up with the last two terrific volumes, this one taps the brakes by doing one of those tours of the ensemble series of short stories. We skip back to see how Nakanaka ended up a band for the school cultural festival. Komi and some girlfriends have an escape room adventure. We flashback to Komi's parents dating as teens. Komi and Tadano's younger siblings have their own cultural festival. Several characters missing from the action for a while get to stick their heads into a few panels.

But a few crumbs are tossed our way to tantalize the beast ravenous for details about the romantic triangle. Settling quickly into a Betty and Veronica frenemies vibe, Komi and her rival team up for flirting lessons and prod each other to act on their feelings, but they also get support from separate friends who sympathize with how awful the situation is. Tadano remains as clueless as ever, though the last scene of the book might threaten that status quo too.

So impatient for the next volume!

Substantial progress has been made. This has to be the most Komi has ever spoken. She stepped up in a friend’s time of need. Also, a new take on love rivals they’re rooting for each other. May the best woman win Tadano’s heart. Pretty cute overall still with the weirdness you’d expect from this series.