Watch this when
Komi Can't Communicate
Everyone thinks she's too perfect to talk to. She's actually just trying really hard to say hi. 📝
Who it's for
Komi is admired as the school's untouchable beauty, but in truth she struggles so much to talk that she can barely say a word; the show describes her as having a communication disorder and social anxiety.
Feelings it meets
What it is
This anime adaptation of Tomohito Oda's manga, produced by OLM with chief director Ayumu Watanabe and director Kazuki Kawagoe, follows Shoko Komi, an admired high school student who struggles with severe social anxiety and a communication disorder. Her classmate Hitohito Tadano discovers this, and the two set out on a mission to make 100 friends, using methods like chalkboard conversations to help her connect.
Where to find it
Aired on TV Tokyo; streamed worldwide by Netflix. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A sexual assault, stopped by a classmate.
Age: Not verified (TV-14 on JustWatch, TV-PG on Common Sense Media; suggested 13+)
Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt.William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, Act 1, Scene 4
