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古見さんは、コミュ症です。 [Komi-san wa, Komyushō Desu.] #10
Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 10
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.
Komi is starting her second year of high school, and she’s feeling a bit melancholy that all the good times of the previous year are now behind her. How can anything else compare? But when Komi runs into a girl in her new class with outrageous fashion sense crying in the bathroom, she’s able to put all her wonderful friend-making experience to good use and reach out to another person in need. Komi has leveled up!
Komi is starting her second year of high school, and she’s feeling a bit melancholy that all the good times of the previous year are now behind her. How can anything else compare? But when Komi runs into a girl in her new class with outrageous fashion sense crying in the bathroom, she’s able to put all her wonderful friend-making experience to good use and reach out to another person in need. Komi has leveled up!
192 pages, Paperback
First published September 18, 2018
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Tomohito Oda
76 books371 followersODA Tomohito
Name (in native language): 小田智仁
Associated Names: オダトモヒト
Tomohito Oda won the grand prize for World Worst One in the 70th Shogakukan New Comic Artist Awards in 2012. Oda’s series Digicon, about a tough high school girl who finds herself in control of an alien with plans for world domination, ran from 2014 to 2015.
Name (in native language): 小田智仁
Associated Names: オダトモヒト
Tomohito Oda won the grand prize for World Worst One in the 70th Shogakukan New Comic Artist Awards in 2012. Oda’s series Digicon, about a tough high school girl who finds herself in control of an alien with plans for world domination, ran from 2014 to 2015.
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March 20, 2021
Year two of high school and Komi's goal of 100 friends, a challenge as she has a communication disorder. That issue is well done here because, while it is clear this is real for her, and others, there is a continuum of related characters in the series who also have trouble communicating due to shyness, being "wallflowers," and so on. Some are seen as tough but are actually social anxious, and so on.
In this one there is a fitness test in which Komi does very well, but it is not what happens so much as who: Rumiko Manbagi happens, who has a wild taste in fashion and wears weird makeup and talks in slang. She is new to the school so needs friends, and Komi steps in, even accepts a sleepover invite from her, her first ever!
But the big issue here is that Tadano helps Rumiko and so she likes him for this; will this become a romantic comedy?!
Komi bowling in a cat costume reveals some social progress, too.
The story with Tadano’s younger sister and Komi’s younger brother is fun.
In this one there is a fitness test in which Komi does very well, but it is not what happens so much as who: Rumiko Manbagi happens, who has a wild taste in fashion and wears weird makeup and talks in slang. She is new to the school so needs friends, and Komi steps in, even accepts a sleepover invite from her, her first ever!
But the big issue here is that Tadano helps Rumiko and so she likes him for this; will this become a romantic comedy?!
Komi bowling in a cat costume reveals some social progress, too.
The story with Tadano’s younger sister and Komi’s younger brother is fun.
April 24, 2021
Just when you thought that this series is losing steam, it starts an arc that could see this series transition into a romantic comedy. Introducing a gyaru/gal as as potential rival for Komi could go in a different but predictable direction.
I'm not a big fan of Rumiko the gyaru, but I am of the younger Komi/Tadano combination. I actually want to see more of their short arcs because they are way more interesting to me than their elder siblings.
This volume is fun in spurts, and though it seems to drag, it somehow picks up at the end to make you want to read the next volume.
I'm not a big fan of Rumiko the gyaru, but I am of the younger Komi/Tadano combination. I actually want to see more of their short arcs because they are way more interesting to me than their elder siblings.
This volume is fun in spurts, and though it seems to drag, it somehow picks up at the end to make you want to read the next volume.
December 28, 2020
3.25/5stars
This was still fun and cute like they always are but it definitely made me wonder how long this series is going to be and how the author will change it up/keep things interesting
This was still fun and cute like they always are but it definitely made me wonder how long this series is going to be and how the author will change it up/keep things interesting
December 28, 2020
It's a really heartfelt premise, that a high schooler has a communication disorder and a few classmates rally to help her. It's a nice way to bring awareness to differences in communication and even that communication disorders exist. There's also a lot of great depictions of the differences of how people think they appear in a social situation and how much better others actually view them. And some characters that could be pure comic relief actually end up being developed and are given a lot of empathy, which is a nice reminder to be kind and not rush to judge. That said, I really don't like the art style, especially the design of the main character. In addition, Komi's goal to have 100 friends means there a LOT of side characters and it's easy to lose track of who is who and not understand what's going on. And although it does fall prey to the "this is a manga series so stretch the plot out as much as possible!" issue, at least there is a sense of time passing; the characters move on to year 2 of high school in this volume, and there is growth and change. For now it is fun.
**Thanks to the artist, publisher, and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
**Thanks to the artist, publisher, and NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
November 30, 2025
⋆˚꩜｡𐔌՞. 4.5 stars .՞𐦯⋆. 𐙚 ˚
March 31, 2021
Hätte nicht gedacht, dass die Reihe sich immer wieder fängt. Für mich war der 10. Band äußerst gelungen, ich höre aber definitiv erstmal auf. Das 100-Freund:innen-Thema hat leider so ein Endlos-Potential und mir reicht es aktuell eigentlich aus.
Komi wird wieder viel mehr Komi the Cat in Band 10, eine neue Figur bringt etwas mehr Spannung rein. (: Fand's schön, das ganze solange zu begleiten.
Komi wird wieder viel mehr Komi the Cat in Band 10, eine neue Figur bringt etwas mehr Spannung rein. (: Fand's schön, das ganze solange zu begleiten.
December 26, 2020
We are entering a new arc of the story for Komi with the new school year and class change. She has an opportunity to stretch her wings and make some more friends! This newest friendship is going to be interesting to see what happens next!
December 9, 2020
Nope, still can’t communicate. It’s a new year, classes are changing, and that brings a new wave of anxiety for Komi, but what looks like a problem just might be a bit more beneficial than it first appears.
And that’s this series in a nutshell - always a bit better than it first appears. Every time a new volume comes out I read it and start off bored and then come around to it by the end. It’s a very specific pattern to this series.
The whole end of class and changing class thing is fine; it has a sweet moment between our two leads after a game segment I found pretty dull and a tedious recap that basically proves I’m right that the series needs a cast list at the start of each volume.
And then Rumiko Manbagi happens.
Besides her name being a terrible pun, she is actually a subtype of gyaru (or “gal”) known as a manba gyaru, which is even MORE ostentatious than the regular old garden variety.
When I first saw the character I had no idea what to make of her - I’m glad I looked up her type as what initially looks insane is not really that far off the mark (although that hilarious horse ornament in her hair might be a bit far).
I think the gyaru with a heart of gold trope is becoming pretty common in manga (or always was and it’s reached enough saturation for me to notice) and this is no different - it shows how just because you can speak doesn’t mean you’re going to make friends any easier.
It’s all very touching (the bathroom scene is legitimately heartbreaking and has one of the saddest lines of dialogue I’ve read in ages) and she and Komi make an unusually sweet pairing. It’s so nice to see Komi take charge for a change.
There’s a lot of good subversion of expectation with Manbagi’s friend group and her inclusion in the fitness test chapter is courtesy of the heroines of the school trip, who are always a treat to see.
At first I was a little put off that the message seemed more than a little like it was screaming ‘CONFORM’ at the poor girl, but it’s not like I didn’t find her style a bit (okay, a lot) much myself and they’re actually just asking Manbagi to tone it down a notch rather than change who she is.
Everything else pales in comparison to the stories with those two. It’s a fairly predictable story twist coming with Tadano being the object of two girls’ affections, though I suspect Manbagi will simply let her crush drop. The story with Tadano’s sister and Komi’s brother is an amusing variation on the theme but no more than that.
Despite giving Yamai another icky line in the fitness test, I do have to say that pulling her from the main class and her subsequent reaction was literally the one time that character added something to the series.
Also, is fetishizing eating steak a thing? Because after this book it feels like it might be. That was just... odd.
3 stars. It’s got some wobbly parts, as usually happens, but it’s also got some fairly strong parts as well. I keep underestimating this series because of its low points, but when it gets it right, it gets it REALLY right.
And that’s this series in a nutshell - always a bit better than it first appears. Every time a new volume comes out I read it and start off bored and then come around to it by the end. It’s a very specific pattern to this series.
The whole end of class and changing class thing is fine; it has a sweet moment between our two leads after a game segment I found pretty dull and a tedious recap that basically proves I’m right that the series needs a cast list at the start of each volume.
And then Rumiko Manbagi happens.
Besides her name being a terrible pun, she is actually a subtype of gyaru (or “gal”) known as a manba gyaru, which is even MORE ostentatious than the regular old garden variety.
When I first saw the character I had no idea what to make of her - I’m glad I looked up her type as what initially looks insane is not really that far off the mark (although that hilarious horse ornament in her hair might be a bit far).
I think the gyaru with a heart of gold trope is becoming pretty common in manga (or always was and it’s reached enough saturation for me to notice) and this is no different - it shows how just because you can speak doesn’t mean you’re going to make friends any easier.
It’s all very touching (the bathroom scene is legitimately heartbreaking and has one of the saddest lines of dialogue I’ve read in ages) and she and Komi make an unusually sweet pairing. It’s so nice to see Komi take charge for a change.
There’s a lot of good subversion of expectation with Manbagi’s friend group and her inclusion in the fitness test chapter is courtesy of the heroines of the school trip, who are always a treat to see.
At first I was a little put off that the message seemed more than a little like it was screaming ‘CONFORM’ at the poor girl, but it’s not like I didn’t find her style a bit (okay, a lot) much myself and they’re actually just asking Manbagi to tone it down a notch rather than change who she is.
Everything else pales in comparison to the stories with those two. It’s a fairly predictable story twist coming with Tadano being the object of two girls’ affections, though I suspect Manbagi will simply let her crush drop. The story with Tadano’s sister and Komi’s brother is an amusing variation on the theme but no more than that.
Despite giving Yamai another icky line in the fitness test, I do have to say that pulling her from the main class and her subsequent reaction was literally the one time that character added something to the series.
Also, is fetishizing eating steak a thing? Because after this book it feels like it might be. That was just... odd.
3 stars. It’s got some wobbly parts, as usually happens, but it’s also got some fairly strong parts as well. I keep underestimating this series because of its low points, but when it gets it right, it gets it REALLY right.
July 12, 2025
without a word, such an achievement
June 23, 2021
কোমির বেশ ক'জন বন্ধু হয়েছে, যদিও এখনও সে ঠিক মতো কমিউনিকেট করতে পারে না। যখনই কিছু বলার দরকার হয় সে সাথে সাথে একটা ডায়েরি লিখে সবাইকে দেখায়। দ্যাটস হাউ সি কমিউনিকেটস!
কোমি যখন প্রথমবারের মতো স্কুলে আসে তখন তাডানো হিতোহিতো তার পাশে দাঁড়ায়। তো এবার সেমিস্টার চেঞ্জ হয়েছে, নতুন শিক্ষার্থীও এসেছে, তাদের মধ্যে মানবাগি সান একজন। তো এই মেয়েরও কমিউনিকেট করতে অসুবিধা হয় আর তার পাশে এসে দাঁড়ায় কোমি।মানবাগিকে দেখে ওর নিজের ১ম দিনের কথা মনে পরে যায়, তাই সে মানাবাগির জন্য বন্ধুত্বের হাত বাড়িয়ে দেয় নোটবুকে লেখালেখির মাধ্যমে :।
তাছাড়া এই ভলিয়্যুমে দেখা যায় কোমির ছোট ভাই এবার হাইস্কুলে ভর্তি হয়েছে। কাকতালীয় ভাবে ওর পাশের সিটে হিতোহিতোর ছোট বোন তাডানো হিতোমির সিট এবং সে সারাক্ষণ বকবক করতেই থাকে। কোমির সানের মত কোমি কুনেরও তেমন বন্ধুবান্ধব নেই, সেও অনেকটা কোমির মতোই।
তবে, তফাত হচ্ছে-
Komi Shouko Can’t Communicate and
Komi Shousuke doesn't need to communicate.
কারণ সে নিজের উপরই নির্ভরশীল, কারোর সাথে কথাবার্তার দরকার হয় না🐸
~২০ জুন, ২০২১
কোমি যখন প্রথমবারের মতো স্কুলে আসে তখন তাডানো হিতোহিতো তার পাশে দাঁড়ায়। তো এবার সেমিস্টার চেঞ্জ হয়েছে, নতুন শিক্ষার্থীও এসেছে, তাদের মধ্যে মানবাগি সান একজন। তো এই মেয়েরও কমিউনিকেট করতে অসুবিধা হয় আর তার পাশে এসে দাঁড়ায় কোমি।মানবাগিকে দেখে ওর নিজের ১ম দিনের কথা মনে পরে যায়, তাই সে মানাবাগির জন্য বন্ধুত্বের হাত বাড়িয়ে দেয় নোটবুকে লেখালেখির মাধ্যমে :।
তাছাড়া এই ভলিয়্যুমে দেখা যায় কোমির ছোট ভাই এবার হাইস্কুলে ভর্তি হয়েছে। কাকতালীয় ভাবে ওর পাশের সিটে হিতোহিতোর ছোট বোন তাডানো হিতোমির সিট এবং সে সারাক্ষণ বকবক করতেই থাকে। কোমির সানের মত কোমি কুনেরও তেমন বন্ধুবান্ধব নেই, সেও অনেকটা কোমির মতোই।
তবে, তফাত হচ্ছে-
Komi Shouko Can’t Communicate and
Komi Shousuke doesn't need to communicate.
কারণ সে নিজের উপরই নির্ভরশীল, কারোর সাথে কথাবার্তার দরকার হয় না🐸
~২০ জুন, ২০২১
March 28, 2021
After an onslaught of new characters who haven't contributed much of anything to the story, Komi's newest friend, Rumiko Manbagi, has an interesting personality and problems and could actually upset the status quo if a little crush hinted at continues to develop. Promising.
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April 26, 20232023 reads: 128/350
March 14, 2025
3.5/5 ✩
"I will decide my friends myself."
PROS
• This is always such a cute series to come back to when I want some light reading. I also appreciate that we've getting new characters again now that they characters are a little bit older.
R.E.A.D.S. SCORE
R: 7/10
E: 8/10
A: 5/10
D: 7/10
S: 6/10
Total: 6.60/10.00
"I will decide my friends myself."
PROS
• This is always such a cute series to come back to when I want some light reading. I also appreciate that we've getting new characters again now that they characters are a little bit older.
R.E.A.D.S. SCORE
R: 7/10
E: 8/10
A: 5/10
D: 7/10
S: 6/10
Total: 6.60/10.00
November 10, 2022
I didn't expect to like Manbagi much, but she may be one of my favorite new characters! Im excited to see more of her and Komi's friendship! Her friend group is so wholesome and this is the perfect relaxing slice of life read.
also...YES YAMAI ISNT IN HER CLASS I seriously hate her ha ha
also...YES YAMAI ISNT IN HER CLASS I seriously hate her ha ha
April 27, 2022
Shosuke Komi is so cool 🥰😍
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 23, 2025
I wasn't terribly impressed with the new character. Otherwise solid stuff.
December 28, 2025
It’s very cute but it’s getting repetitive and I’m bored so I’m going to find something else
October 2, 2024
OFFICIALLY PAST THE ANIME INTO FRESH NEW CONTENT AND SECOND YEAR…
February 14, 2021
Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 10 brings about some changes, with Komi and the gang moving to a new school year (and class). Thankfully, our core trio are still together (+ Katai) and making new friends. Manbagi is the main new friend introduced in this volume. Of course, that doesn't mean old friends suddenly disappear, they do continue to make appearances throughout the volume. We also get to see Shosuke (Komi's younger brother) make his high school debut along with another familiar face!
March 7, 2021
Another perfect volume of my favorite book to read. The new students are fantastic, and the gentle zen Komi moments are plentiful. Komi's friendship with Manbagi has the potential to carry us to some new ground, seeing Komi bowling in a cat onesie is such a stretch from when we were first introduced to her, it's great momentum.
I also especially loved the story between younger Komi and Tadano siblings. More of that please!
I also especially loved the story between younger Komi and Tadano siblings. More of that please!
July 1, 2022
4 sao.
Đến tập 10 thì Komi đã học năm 2 trung học rồi (lớp 11) nên chắc bộ này cũng quanh quẩn dưới 30 tập thôi ha. Tập này đọc vui, Komi cũng kết thân được thêm nhiều bạn mới. Cũng hơi lạ vì lên lớp mới là học sinh lại bị trộn lớp nên Komi không được học với các bạn cũ nữa. Lại gặp cái tính lạ người của bà này nên mãi hết tập mới kết bạn được với Manbagi :>. Mình cũng muốn xem những người bạn mới như nào chứ mình hơi ớn mấy người bạn cũ của Komi, điển hình là Yamai vs Igari.
Nói chung manga kiểu gag comedy với ngắn gọn như thế này thì khó mà làm hay được, dù sao nó cũng không phải gu của mình từ đầu.
Đến tập 10 thì Komi đã học năm 2 trung học rồi (lớp 11) nên chắc bộ này cũng quanh quẩn dưới 30 tập thôi ha. Tập này đọc vui, Komi cũng kết thân được thêm nhiều bạn mới. Cũng hơi lạ vì lên lớp mới là học sinh lại bị trộn lớp nên Komi không được học với các bạn cũ nữa. Lại gặp cái tính lạ người của bà này nên mãi hết tập mới kết bạn được với Manbagi :>. Mình cũng muốn xem những người bạn mới như nào chứ mình hơi ớn mấy người bạn cũ của Komi, điển hình là Yamai vs Igari.
Nói chung manga kiểu gag comedy với ngắn gọn như thế này thì khó mà làm hay được, dù sao nó cũng không phải gu của mình từ đầu.
January 25, 2023
Komi, Tadano and the rest enter year two! Classmates change, with gives Komi a chance to meet new people, and she makes five new friends here with Rumi being the first.
Tadano, Komi, Rumi and Katai all sit in a square, so this leads to this volume being mostly about those four and Najimi, since they are in the same class too.
Komi's first sleep over was cute, as was her little brother and Tadano's lil sis meeting.
Komi gets a lot of time away from Tadano in this volume, allowing her to become more confident, though I really like the friendship they share as well.
Tadano, Komi, Rumi and Katai all sit in a square, so this leads to this volume being mostly about those four and Najimi, since they are in the same class too.
Komi's first sleep over was cute, as was her little brother and Tadano's lil sis meeting.
Komi gets a lot of time away from Tadano in this volume, allowing her to become more confident, though I really like the friendship they share as well.
March 12, 2022
Honestly love how honest this is about growth and how it shows how Komi still finds it hard to speak but still tries and we see that reflected with the end of year recap. Then we see it with her befriending manbagi!
The glimpse we saw of her brothers tadano, first day in high-school and then tadano's sister being his friend, love that!
THE BOWL SCENE MADE MY HEART SO HAPPY!
Also a love triangle in the works oh LA LA
The glimpse we saw of her brothers tadano, first day in high-school and then tadano's sister being his friend, love that!
THE BOWL SCENE MADE MY HEART SO HAPPY!
Also a love triangle in the works oh LA LA
September 6, 2023
Un nuevo año escolar comienza y Komi entra a un nuevo grupo, por suerte aún estará en el mismo salón que Katai, Najimi y claro Tadano .
Conoce a una chica única, una Gyaru , Mangabi la cual batalla para hacer amigos sin embargo Komi se convierte en su nueva amiga, veremos cómo evoluciona la lista de amistades de Komi.
Ame el capítulo de Shosuke y Hitomi, ya los shipee y nada me va a hacer cambiar de opinión, espero sigan apareciendo capítulos de ellos. Se me hizo curioso ver que los hermanos Tadano conocen a los Hermanos Komi jajaja
Conoce a una chica única, una Gyaru , Mangabi la cual batalla para hacer amigos sin embargo Komi se convierte en su nueva amiga, veremos cómo evoluciona la lista de amistades de Komi.
Ame el capítulo de Shosuke y Hitomi, ya los shipee y nada me va a hacer cambiar de opinión, espero sigan apareciendo capítulos de ellos. Se me hizo curioso ver que los hermanos Tadano conocen a los Hermanos Komi jajaja
June 15, 2024
A new school year is here for Komi and co. with new and old faces in her class. The bigger surprise is bubbly gyaru girl Manbagi, who’s cautiously shy at first but comfortably comes out of her shell thanks to her classmates. She and Komi also quickly become fast friends as we see the two hang out and get to know each other and their hobbies. A (100%/Outstanding)
September 23, 2021
Manbagi appears! It's funny to read this now because the live action drama just started a few weeks ago and is mostly based on this volume. Looks like it came out in 2020 too, so there's some people masked up.
September 24, 2022
This one was a ton of trouble to download from Libby. It has nothing to do with the content of the book--I'm just peevish about my stupid misbehaving Kindle. :-D
I'm not sure how I feel about Rumiko Manbagi's character. I was very glad when she got rid of the makeup, though.
I'm not sure how I feel about Rumiko Manbagi's character. I was very glad when she got rid of the makeup, though.
April 30, 2024
On one hand- yay, I got past the part in the show!
On the other hand- I feel a love triangle forming *suspicious look*
On the other, other hand- Yami is no longer in Komi's class, so maybe we'll have less of her going forward?
On the other hand- I feel a love triangle forming *suspicious look*
On the other, other hand- Yami is no longer in Komi's class, so maybe we'll have less of her going forward?
December 31, 2020
2020 Read #735
Perfect finale for my reading year: I adore Komi Can’t Communicate each volume, and it’s just such a relatable and fun story. Looking forward to more coming out next year!!
Perfect finale for my reading year: I adore Komi Can’t Communicate each volume, and it’s just such a relatable and fun story. Looking forward to more coming out next year!!
June 22, 2021
3.5 stars
This volume wasn't as great as the others, but the last chapter was precious. I also loved the chapter with Komi's brother and Tadano's sister.
This volume wasn't as great as the others, but the last chapter was precious. I also loved the chapter with Komi's brother and Tadano's sister.
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