Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu. 2nd Season

When reviewing part one, I said this show suffered from unfunny comedy and too much repetition, but even having read the manga myself beforehand, I don’t think I ever truly realized how much worse my own complaints could get. Part two of Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu is excruciatingly shallow, and it proceeds to accomplish little aside from proving my point that there was no substance to be had beyond the very first episode. In my first review, I explained how the manga this anime is based on was originally a one-shot, and how it was clear that the one-shot's success is what prompted the long-running manga's serialization and never-ending chapter count. My argument was essentially that the story and characters were perfectly fine vehicles for achieving what the author originally set out to achieve, but what the author originally set out to achieve was accomplished throughout the course of the one-shot (the first six chapters of the serialized manga and the first episode of the anime), so by cynically saying, “Well, the story was satisfying and complete, but look at those sales figures! People really like this shit! I know this concept and these characters were only designed to exist for a single, well-paced, tightly-written one-shot, but if we wanted to, we could make a long-running never-ending manga out of this to capitalize on its popularity, so let’s do that!” the author/publishers were condemning the series to a fate worse than death. Rather than allowing the one-shot to be a brief success that was remembered fondly, they opted instead to turn it into a manga (that was then turned into an anime) that will be endlessly dragged out until the sales figures drop low enough to justify axing it, and the result, I think, speaks for itself. However, I also said in my review for part one that despite dropping it, I didn’t actually leave the manga with a bad impression of it, so then why has my score for the anime already dropped from a six to a four? I mean, the anime still hasn’t reached the point in the manga where I stopped reading, so why is it already worse? Well, I’m actually not sure, but if I had to guess, it would probably be because I don’t know how to read manga. When Made in Abyss first came out in 2017, I was absolutely dazzled, and when it ended, I felt empty. Crumbling under the weight of unbearable longing and impatience, I said fuck it and started reading the manga, and that was such a huge mistake. It was good—don’t get me wrong—but it was not the same for many reasons. Firstly and most obviously is the fact that the majority of what made that show so deeply special to me were aspects of it which could only exist in an anime format. Aspects including but not limited to the music, the colors, the voice acting, and most importantly, the directing. People who prefer manga over anime will often say the reason they like manga better is because “they decide how fast it goes.” They like that they can just pick it up whenever they want, read it at whatever pace they want, and put it down whenever they want, and while I definitely see the appeal of this, I personally could not disagree more. I agree that most seasonal soup is not particularly well-directed or well-paced, but most anime fans don’t even appreciate good direction or good pacing wherever it does actually exist, and whenever you come across anime that do have these qualities, the resulting experience is in my opinion far more engaging than any self-dictated session of manga reading could ever be. When you watch something written and directed my true masters and artists, you feel like you’re watching something truly masterful and artistic. You feel no needed to turn up the playback speed, check the time, or modify the viewing experience in any way, because what you’re watching is already perfect the way its being executed and the way its being paced. Maybe this level of immersion is possible with manga as well, but if it is possible, I personally have never experienced it. I don’t read much manga, so I’m not very well-practiced in the art of doing so. When I read Made in Abyss, I found it impossible to figure a good balance between reading the text and looking at the artwork. Indeed, I’m sure there were many pages where I didn’t even look at the images at all and just read through it like a book with nothing but dialogue. I was so invested in the story and characters thanks to the anime which I had originally fallen in love with that this obsessive interest in seeing what happened next made it so I couldn’t appreciate the manga properly. There was no director or screenwriter forcing me to focus on certain shots for certain amounts of time, thereby forcing me to appreciate everything as intended. There was no musician cluing me into the emotional tone of the scene, and instead just the quiet hum of my air conditioning turning on and off in the background. There was no art director making things pop, thus guiding my attention where it needed to go visually, and instead just vaguely paneled, monochrome images for me to glance over as I pleased. Again, this is one of the things manga readers say they like about manga—this control they have over the experience—but I don’t want this control, because when I have the control, I risk warping the experience. Case in point: Made in Abyss, the unequivocal creative masterpiece, was warped into something I found to be frigid and emotionless thanks to my tendency to read too quickly, while Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu, a one-shot that was unceremoniously stretched almost four hundred chapters beyond its intended limit, was warped into a fun little experience where I could carelessly skim through each chapter without really paying attention to or focusing on anything, but always be rewarded nevertheless with the shallow, repetitive, yet wholesome moment provided by the end of every chapter. THAT’S why the anime became less enjoyable to me so much faster than the manga did, and why I’m already giving the anime a four while the manga which I read over a hundred chapters of managed to keep a six the whole time—because I don’t know how to read manga, but I definitely know how to watch anime. If I’m reading the manga, then I can just see Katai, or Nakanaka, or fucking Yamai, and immediately start flipping pages. If I’m watching the anime, however, and I see one of these annoying fucking characters start doing their annoying fucking unfunny gimmicks for the millionth fucking time, then I’m trapped. Then I’m bored; then I’m turning up the playback speed; then I’m checking the time; then I start thinking, “You know what? This show just isn’t for me.” Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu isn’t awful. No matter how creatively bankrupt it is, it can still be touching and cute, and considering some of the downright torturous characters it has, it also has a lot of characters who are undeniably lovable—the main duo being the biggest sweethearts of all—but sometimes I just find myself wishing there was more than one dimension to any of them. They say repetition is the mother of learning, but learning is very rarely entertaining, and this show stopped teaching after episode one. The MAL synopsis provided by Netflix currently reads the following: “Second season of Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu. Komi and pals are back! Who else will Komi make friends with? How will her relationship with Tadano evolve?” The answer to the first question is nobody important, and the answer to the second question is simple. “It won’t.” Thank you for reading.

**Contains a few spoilers** If I’ll give a word that will describe this season, it would be “better”. Despite really hating the first season of this show and being considered to be one of the shows that belong in the garbage, I found this show improving or made sense. Now that I’ve realized it, this is one of the shows that you should never take seriously. Watching a show that isn’t overhyping by many people can be something else. I thought this season will be something else but all hopes seemed lost. KOMI-SAN IS REALLY A GAG SHOW. Forget the idea of having 2 characters, fall in love, and expect something beautiful. Not your usual romantic comedy that will give something more than the sum of its parts. Even the proper portrayal of social anxiety in the first place. All of that is a massive joke. So let’s talk about the second season… The entrance of the second curtain was the usual mission of completing Komi’s list of 100 friends. One of the new concepts about this season was two characters joined the show. Then a new transferee student, Katai joined the class. He’s having a misconception because he looks like a delinquent. He’s a kind-hearted man and I think he suffers from the same shit Komi’s having. But they started to be friends with her and called himself a disciple of Komi’s. Komi is Katai’s “master” and he likes to talk with Tadano, asking some advice from her and it’s full of ridonkeylous tropes in the end. It seems like a BL, which pretty much looks like it. The second one is a guy named, Naruse Shisuto. A narcissistic dude who believes that all people are his fans and that they are too afraid to talk to him due to his breathtaking handsomeness when in reality people avoid him due to his overly flashy behavior. In short, he’s too confident with himself. And there’s this companion of his that makes him the narrator of his side. To be honest, when I watched the trailer, I thought the introduction of these two new characters would be made an impact and be interesting to the story. My perspective and expectation for Katai in the segment were met because I liked him to be goofier than the main characters. Like Nendo from Saiki K. He looks like a delinquent but he’s one of the characters in the comedy routine of the show. But for Naruse Shisuto, I thought he would be a deuteragonist in the series. Like we don’t know if he’s a rival to Tadano and steals Komi’s attention. But in the end, he’s just one of those random characters in the show. By seeing that, I realized that there’s no way this show will take seriously. That’s the summary of the whole show to be exactly. It’s an episodic gag comedy with some progression from the characters. Like the relationship between Tadano and Komi became to bud into something more. Komi’s past in the field trip was shown and her development of finding new friends, without relying on Tadano. She made girlfriends at that time but still need some progress. The other characters are still the same and forgettable at the same time. Well, if I compare the previous characters into this season, they became worst than I thought. Especially Yamai and his poisoned obsessed henchmen. She became perverted bitch that even she crossed the line when she stole Komi's leggings, wore it and run into the hallway. Pretty disgusting, right? If I'm in Komi's shoes, I would stay away from her forever. Nevertheless, she still her friend like what the fuck. If I pick a proper character that might be memorable to me, it would be either Tadano or Najimi. “The comedy is still great, right?” The comedy Is still stiff. There were parts from the second season that were just trying hard to make everybody laugh their asses out. Some new segments like the boys meeting and finding friends were instantly amusing yet hilarious. The love game from episode 2 was surprising as well. The part where Najimi became an interrupting tool to interrupt the closure of the characters was new. He acts like it was nothing at all, as long as he gets into the fun. Most romantic comedy shows, when the two characters become close and suddenly, the phone rings or anything else. But the rest of the comedy was either cringe or just missed. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed the ridonkeylous comedy. The sound is just the same. To be honest, I liked the OP and ED more than from the previous season. The OP gave some romance vibes that led to nothing, but I liked the way they use it when Komi and the others make friends with other people. Like in Katai and Naruse’s case. Yep! It was amusing when they play the OP when Katai speaks to Tadano and Komi like it was meme-fied. I remember in Angel Beats when they used the ED when they amusingly flew the building. The ED is more decent than I thought. I can say that the ED might be the ED of the season. Overall, I still enjoyed the series. I couldn’t grasp the idea that this is just a gag show because it’s better when this show turns into a serious matter. Most of the parts from the show were easily missed and some parts were hard hit. The 2nd season is pretty decent, but at the same time, it could be better. I can't really wait to watch a show about depression and treating it as a joke. Story: 5/10 Animation: 6/10 Characters: 5/10 Sound: 7/10 Entertainment factor (Comedy: 3/5, Romance: 2/5): 5/10 Enjoyment: 6/10 Score: 5/10

I find it really funny that, despite the numerous amount of low-balling score and negative reviews made in the review column, at the time I wrote this, both Komi 1st and 2nd season still retain average score above 8. Perhaps people visiting this site still know what they want to watch and certainly able to form their own opinion on the show despite the raging biases. And that was such a reassuring thought on its own. -------------MIGHT CONTAINS A LITTLE SPOILER, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK------------- --STORY & CHARACTERS-- Komi 2nd season is the continuation of the rest of Komi-san 1st Year Journey in Itan high school, it certainly and most importantly still carried the hype and success from what the 1st season tried to convey. Komi trying to overcome her disorder and anxiety, opening up to the world, and completing her goal of having 100 friends. Sounds cliche? Sure it was, but it was done right and proper. Let's start with Komi herself. Is she still an anxious train wreck? Yes Does she still stutter and writes on notebook? Yes Does she still overthink every mundane shit that somehow her fault? Yes Most importantly, does she grows? HELL YES Komi is slowly but surely letting go of the helping hand that were Tadano and Najimi. She became more proactive, more thoughtful, and certainly getting more used to the environment surrounded with oddballs and weirdos that filled her school roster. Sure she is still dragged around by Najimi's shenanigans, Yamai's bullshittery, or Nakanaka's rowdiness. But she tried to make the best of the situation and opening herself up even more, and it does pay off in the later part of the season. Does that mean Tadano and Najimi's role is now vanished? Nope! They now have far more important role rather than a simple friend, they now became her support system where Komi can safely fall back to, whenever she has doubt or fear on the incoming events she always have Tadano to vent and tell her problems to. While Najimi in the sideline creating Komi a friendly environment for her friend-making mission with their shenanigans. This trio might have the healthiest relationship so far compared to other SoL anime I've watched, and I genuinely love every second of it. How about Tadano himself as an MC? He is far from every generic SoL romcom protag I've ever seen, and his introduction in season 1 definitely didn't do him justice. We were told he was average dude with nothing good going on, and I have never seen such a blatant lie being told to my face. The show never had those tendencies in other SoL-romcom with "Male MC fix every Female MC problems", and Tadano legitemately shows how is it done. He never took part directly in solving every Komi's problem, but instead actively approaching her and providing her space to consult and talk about it. All that with his insecurities of being a chuuni in Middle school and constant repercussion from their classmates? Someone give this man a medal. His consistent upstanding personality really pays off later on, as he steadily increasing his number of friends (and fans, lol) that slowly matching Komi as they grow together is honestly a sweet moment to see. I have no problem with all side characters so far, and I genuinely found them all amusing (except Yamai ofc, but that's a given). For a comedy show that relies on having 100 different casts, the author made the right decision to name them all after a pun and their exaggeration of their name's characters certainly made things easier to remember them. Every side characters, despite being played with 'a week a monster' trope still provide decent environment on the storytelling, each of these characters have their own dynamic with other casts and Komi herself, making it more believable and certainly gave that 'rowdy high school' vibes which I will sorely miss. -What about the romance? Anything good from the romance?- Before you watch this, I must tell you that even in the manga, romance has always been 2nd priority before its SoL counterparts. So I would suggest to keep your expectation low. HOWEVER, I can proudly tell you that even the romance subplot is properly fleshed out with the current progression Komi & Tadano currently faced so far. One thing I love from this show is how both of the casts taking things properly, slowly and surely without overstepping each other bounds and limits. This entertainment imagery is certainly a fresh breathe of air, especially in the amidst of ecchi-riddled romcom for the past two seasons. Just a pure sweet wholesome relationship. --ART-- (8/10) Art is BEAUTIFUL, including both OP & ED. Compared to other SoL romcom, Komi definitely stands out the most. The production value is high despite Team Kojima split attention with Summertime Rendering this season, tho it must be paid with considerable price (Looking at you Ep 22). But other than that episode, it's safe to say your eyes will certainly love the sweets! --MUSIC-- (8/10) One thing I noted about this show is its exceptional amount of battle music. It's a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one as it really brings out the feeling of how chaotic Komi's school are. But in important moments, it will tone down a notch into melodramatic one, making it as soft as possible to keep you company in viewing Komi's journey, some of it legit coming straight out of automata (I kid you not, try Ep 15). The OP song sucks ass tho, if they hired the equivalent of Lennon to sang Cinderella on the first season, this season they hired Brittany from the Chipettes instead. What a loss. The ED in the other hand fares better fate, I found Koshaberi Biyori improvement over Hikare Inochi. Still, I loved how the production team hired less known band to perform. --CONCLUSION-- (10/10) Not enough credit was given to this show, but among all comfort animes out there Komi definitely towers over them. It was a perfect show after such a rough day, either it was work, school, or life problems. It definitely hits that sweet spot between the ridiculousness of Saiki K supporting cast and shenanigans as well as the sweetness of Kimi no Todoke. If you're planning to watch this after Season 1, please do so! And if you haven't watched Komi at all, what the hell are you doing here?

I owe you all an apology. My first review of Komi Can’t Communicate did not do it the justice it deserves. I did not address what was distinctly wrong with Komi. What’s wrong with Komi-san? Shallow characterization aside, her problem is that she is afflicted by severe social anxiety, and no one takes that seriously. Every episode begins the same; the narrator will cut in to tell us “what a communication disorder is.” Their definition is “Communication disorders cause difficulties in communicating with others.” If that reads like gibberish, it is. They’ve not researched mental disorders for a show that preaches about anxiety and in turn created an offensive portrayal of anxiety. Komi’s perspective is reduced to close-ups of her one vacuous expression. Not every anime will have accurate portrayals of mental disorders, but you’d expect effort or believability, at the very least, when it’s the center of the show. The writers pay lip service to mental disorders and then dodge the issue by turning Komi into a gibberish-speaking chibi caricature. The show’s humor more frequently comes at Komi’s expense; everyone misunderstands her. Even cats and children are afraid of her because of her anxious demeanor. Her inability to communicate causes her misfortune, such as dropping a pencil and being unable to ask for help, played for laughs. Similarly, she cannot voice her discomfort a particular creep attempts to force her into sexual situations—I can't emphasize enough how awful this is. Despite including a fair bit of drama this season, Komi-san never articulates how its titular character’s disorder affects her mental health and vice versa. Her peers treat her as flawless, and the show intends you to view her as an angel; that’s why no one comments on the expectations for her to be perfect, like a hollow porcelain doll. The emotional turmoil caused by social anxiety in high school is a compelling idea they could’ve covered. Handled properly, it’s ripe with opportunities for cringe comedy; watch “Welcome to the NHK” for a better example. But, they’d instead glorify communication disorders and make stalking jokes. It’s hard not to see Komi’s communication disorder as a gimmick and superficial quirk. It is a blatant means of making her seem like an original, thoughtfully written character through silent gazes drawn with expert attention to detail. Komi’s mother notes her daughter is afflicted with something, yet she never attempts to help her. She could’ve gotten a speech therapist, yet she ignores the problem and says, “girls her age are so weird.” No, it really is your fault. I know what it’s like for people around you not to take mental disorders seriously; it’s maddening, not cute and wholesome. There are flickers of life in the Komi and Tadano’s relationship, but only despite the various other ensemble pieces. As I mentioned in my review of the first season, there was a creepy aspect to their relationship that is thankfully gone now. The vignettes of saccharine interactions between the couple are pleasant, like Komi dropping her pencil in class and Tadano sparing her the embarrassment of a teacher asking for help by purposefully dropping his. Halfway into the season, a self-contained narrative allowed time for Komi and Tadano to be alone when he falls ill. She takes care of him; though it’s a generic story beat that almost every romance anime utilizes, it’s pleasant. The goal to make 100 friends is practically an afterthought, replaced with a slow-paced cliched romance. In typical anime rom-com fashion, right before the friendship blossoms into romance, a contrived plot device prevents any development. The little progress made through this cour is minimal; however, romance was never the primary purpose. It was always about the side characters just as much as Komi. Fan-favorite characters return this season, such as stalkers one through five, boob woman, competitive girl, chuunibyo caricature, and perverted males! A new recurring gag about four perverted guys who sit in a circle at school and imagine dating their female classmates. These sequences pop up at random, serving no comedic purpose. They only exist for the viewer to vicariously live through them, adding to the bullshit quota you must endure to reach the comedy. You can skip those scenes and lose nothing. The rest of the side-cast continues to fight for Komi’s attention: Breathing heavily, exasperated panting, and slobbering at the sight of her. And, of course, Yamai—who exists as a reminder of why I would never recommend Komi-san to any normal person. Even though she’s in every episode, she only gets worse and actually has negative character development. Yamai drools at her desk dreaming of Komi’s panties, leaning into every homophobic stereotype about lesbian women. Suddenly, she briefly realizes Komi is more than an object of her sexual desire. The show’s attempts to make us empathize with Yamai are almost as disturbing as when she snaps pictures of Komi’s panties. Immediately after her epiphany, she says the creepiest line written in the anime. “I’ll finally be inside Komi.” Surely it’s among the worst lines her voice actress spoke (and she says it more than once). It’s a marvel why they chose one of her scenes for the best sakuga cut. Speaking as someone who suffered through two seasons of Yamai, I suggest you skip these parts too. Komi-san continues to spawn more oddball characters to keep the gimmick of ’a quiet girl in a school full of weirdos’ from growing stale. A narcissistic boy, a push-over, a short-tempered girl, and a tough-as-nails-looking shy guy, to name a few. None of them add a point of empathy or humor that the show hasn’t done before, but a couple were at least better than the horde of weirdos collected from the first season. I didn’t mind Katai, the friendly guy often mistaken for a delinquent, because his recurring joke wasn’t centered around obsessing over Komi; he was simply good pals with Tadano. While her presence is brief, the girl with a short fuse is quite relatable for how easily frustrated she gets by daily misfortunes. Both of these students still idolize Komi, albeit less creepy. Every issue I had with the first season’s visuals persists in this one, especially the annoying manga text boxes placed right on screen. Artistically, this is a drastic downgrade from the first season. A handful of sakuga cuts pop up once in a while, but it was clear that OLM had to outsource certain parts in the subpar art quality and lack of animation. A few noticeable animation glitches stood out here and there, but if you want a collection of meme-worthy poorly drawn faces, watch the tenth episode. The Valentine’s day episode would’ve been a highlight of the season had it not been for the massive quality drop-off. As for the soundtrack, it’s recycled. Despite the calming melodies, the repetition lessens its relaxing effect. Although the opening and ending are solid, they don’t compare to the first season’s exquisite themes. From a visual standpoint, it is noticeably worse than the better Spring comedy sequel, Kaguya-sama, which has far more varied and dynamic shots, fluid character animation, and detailed background art. One addition I appreciated was the post-credits scene at the end of most episodes. It’s a bonus joke that’s easy-going rather than mean-spirited. Still, it boggles my mind how many consider Komi-san the gold standard for comedy anime. Does Komi-san’s second season improve on the first? Well, not really. It’s better in some areas, such as the subtle romantic development, and a downgrade in others, like the worsening side characters and declining production values. If you liked the first season, you’d probably enjoy this one. Everyone else, it’s not worth a second chance.

Komi san season 2 was a disappointment for me I enjoyed the first season quite a bit, but after 12 episodes it started to get somewhat stale. I hoped they would improve upon things for season 2 maybe switch things up maybe focus a bit more on the characters at hand, but alas it was the the same old formula. The main premise of the show is what i think works against it, but i will say it is not a lost cause of a show and I think that it has it's redeeming quality and has a decent joke or character every so often. The characters are my biggest gripe with this show, I know that they main premise of it is that Komi wants 100 friends, but each person is more shallow then the last and some are downright annoying even characters from last season which i hoped would be one off characters cause some of them I downright hate, but they played a bigger role this season example Yamai. If this show was just Komi Tadano Najimi and maybe a few others or even make the friends slightly less tropey and make them not drool over Komi with every movement which I find extremely annoying. Although both these points take away from the main premise i still think that it would make the show better.

I always have mixed feelings with romcom anime. Their use of comedy and writing can be either good like Kaguya-sama or poor like Rent-a-Girlfriend. Those kinds of anime, in my opinion, are in 2 sides: good or bad... then there's Komi-san which surprisingly isn't bad but... at the same time, far from a good one. The last time I watched the first season, I got bored simply because the comedy got stale and the writing felt rather basic. What about the second season? Will my thoughts be different? Well... only one way to find out. Before I get to the writing quality, I just wanted to talk about the artstyle for a while. The artstyle, while I do really like the visuals surrounding the show (JoJo references lol), didn't click well with me. Character designs look rather shallow just for Komi's looks to stand out and even her looks don't look that great. Why do I come to say this? The eyes. The biggest issue I see is how the eyes look. They're either derpy or look... kind of dead when they look like dots for a living. This ISN'T to say that they LOOK bad, it's just that I'm not fond with the art; with the standout being the visuals surrounding the show from what I've said earlier. Now let's talk about the writing. The story of the second season is mostly a gag just like the previous. It starts off with Komi meeting her friends again during winter. The comedy can work when it hits. Sadly, it doesn't. The jokes were repeated just like the first season and has never changed anything. The storyline barely have any progression and would instead focus too much on one main lead. I'll admit, it was funny at first and can have the potential to better but after I keep watching, it reverts back to its problematic state. Despite the characters having nice personalities, they felt short when breaking to a deeper level. The characters, like the story, barely have any growth for the majority of the show and would rather act like plot devices. They're just weird. Now the thing is: What is the best way for Komi's character to... you know? Grow? The answer: spoon-feeding. The story sees Komi as an angel; the characters see her as their goddamn goddess and would probably make a religion out of her. The dynamics between Komi and Tadano just didn't hit. Apart from Tadano falling in love with Komi for a living, there isn't much to explore between their relationships. The cast tried too hard to be either compelling or funny but instead, barely have any consistencies in exchange for one awkward magic trick to the story's writing. That's all I have to say. The second season suffers the same fundamental problems as the first. If you like gag shows like this, go for it. If you want to simp for Komi like the cast, go for it. It's just that I didn't care for it at all. Now granted that my thoughts towards the show may not be very precise since I've only seen the first two seasons once. Anyways, I want to leave an apology letter to the fans who read this otherwise trashy review. See ya~

If you were to ask if Komi could represent a realistic human being, then the answer is yes, and you have to look no further than yours truly. Five days ago, a strain of COVID viruses had decided to ambush me, and the barrage of coughs that followed had been too much for my poor throat. Since then, I’ve been left without a voice, unable to talk directly with any of my friends (not that I directly met any, as I was in quarantine). I resorted to expressing my ideas through writing (texting), and with the help of my friends, I was able to discover joy and happiness even in my deepest times of despair. Well, I still don’t have a friend who is a psychopath that tries to sexually assault me every other day of the week. But I’m working on it. The second season of Komi Can’t Communicate largely suffers from the same mistakes as the first, and there is no greater offender than Komi herself. She is, to put it bluntly, a completely whitewashed version of the disorder that she supposedly represents. Throughout the entire series, Komi’s “communication disorder” not once inconveniences her in any serious way. Let me illustrate an example straight from the story. If you couldn’t talk to anyone and you needed to find a group for an upcoming trip, what would you do? Would you hope to merge with leftover people to form a group? Or would you skip it and try doing something interesting in the meantime? Well it doesn’t matter, because the 20+ people who do nothing but beg and plead for your attention have shockingly and unexpectedly decided to beg and plead for your attention. Oh, and the teacher says that the groups would be a lottery this time around, even though she literally said “tomorrow, we will pick groups” the day before without mentioning it. What about if someone came up to you for conversation, but you were too scared to respond? Maybe you’d hope that they would understand your struggles, or maybe at least shrug it off and leave with no bad impressions. But no, they hail you as a “Communication Master” and regard your communication issues as the holiest teachings in the East. These events are neither humorous nor ironic; it’s ignorant bullshit at best and straight up insulting at worst. And I don’t mean to speak straight from speculation myself. I’ve volunteered in helping children with autism and similar issues socialize with others, and I can say Komi Can’t Communicate is so ignorant it’s truly pitiable. Communication issues affect not only speaking, but writing and gesturing as well. To put it broadly, they affect the ability to express general ideas into a set of words or actions. It seems like the manga author saw someone who was selectively mute (someone who chooses not to talk publicly, but can write) and thought “Hey, that’s cool, do they have a communication disorder or what?” And even if the anime was about the selectively mute, it would still be inaccurate; people who are selectively mute tend to talk to people they know well, such as family or close friends. To say I feel peeved about this portrayal would be an understatement. When people with communication disorders are depicted as perfectly beautiful, perfectly capable of communicating non-verbally, and unaffected by any prejudices or stereotypes about them, it doesn’t help anyone with a real communication disorder, who are usually normal in appearance and unable to accurately express their thoughts in any way. There are many societal norms that prejudice against people less than able to talk, and Komi Can’t Communicate does nothing to dispel them. The other characters are also poorly done. Tadano’s interactions with Komi remain unchanging. It seemed like Tadano started to become a bit more outspoken when he became friends with Katai, but their relationship sadly became milked for homosexuality jokes. Yamai promotes an atrocious double standard. Najimi’s character remains ultra-flat and generic, and Onemine’s only noteworthy role is Tadano and Komi’s fallback. Everyone else just does not meaningfully contribute to the story and character development. One last thing I want to discuss is how the show uses absurdity. I’m a big fan of absurdity in all forms of media; it can convey a message in a way conventional storytelling cannot. Take the famous potato chip scene in Death Note. It, along with being absolutely hilarious, showed that Light has the capability to fully counter L’s attacks; in all prior ones, L had managed to make progress. Or take Iino’s misunderstandings in Kaguya-Sama S2: all of them helped freshly establish her character’s relationships with the rest of the student council. Looking at the absurdities in Komi-san, it is safe to say that they all serve no purpose - the cat scene did not tell us anything new about Komi’s character, the snowball and card game scenes repeats the “Komi beats everyone else” joke, and the masculine pose scene barely develops Tadano. These scenes are all but pointless, only rinsing the same ideas over and over again. After watching the first season, I had hoped that the show would start focusing on quality instead of quantity, but with 100 potential friends to develop, the show’s direction was all but set in stone. Komi Can’t Communicate misses every single mark: it fails to accurately depict communication disorder, develop any of its characters, and introduce any new ideas. This is compounded by the repetitive soundtrack, the intrusive text boxes, and the ever-abundant still frames. Thus, Komi Can’t Communicate can be best described as a thorough waste of time. All I pray for is that it doesn’t get worse.

It's a given when a source material this popular like mangaka Tomohito Oda won awards so prominent enough to warrant the inevitable anime adaptation, Komi-san's adaptation would skyrocket the anime scene once again for the immensely popular girl in school whom has a communication disorder, and someone wants to befriend 100 friends that starts from the average boy that slowly and surely, they grow together more closely and intimately. Also, as a footnote, this show certainly was one of the first anime to be now infamously dubbed the "Netflix Jail" (because you could ONLY watch this on Netflix, and then again the subbing is quite bad), and the reason why piracy still exists today. Come Season 2 not long after Season 1 aired last Fall to huge fanfare, and Komi is back with the same clique of found friends plus some new ones that continue to reach the 100 friends goal. The new additions this season (and onwards if they decide to do more) are just as fantastic as they come, mainly the more notable ones: - The huge and bulge-sized boy that is Katai Makoto whom has a heart of kindness and is just like Komi herself with the communication problems, to the point where he saw her as his master that constantly freaks both the class and Tadano out. - The "handsome narcissist" and his narrator that is Naruse Shisuto and Kometani Chushaku, being so delusional in his own world that Kometani has to interpret to the audience being a talking parrot, and I certainly wouldn't mind someone like Kometani to do his one and only job well and yet still be a comedic pointer. And of course, how could I miss out on Tadano and Komi's growing relationship, that as the year's festivities like Christmas (which coincidentally is Komi's birthday), New Year's and Valentine's all gloss by, save for Najimi and Co. that are always hindering them both (with the usual suspect offender being the yandere Yamai), they're getting along with more private and even some closed-door moments that...let's just say, didn't quite materialize yet of their love for one another. That is a story left better said when THE ONE prominent character comes by in future seasons. OLM's production values...have sadly taken a hit this time. Being in the same season where the Disney+ exclusive that is Summertime Render also started airing, having 2 concurrent shows at the same time will undoubtedly share resources within the same team (and that's Team Kojima for you), and this is stretching the limits to input more work into the latter show than Komi-san, leaving for some rudimentary stylistic choices that just couldn't quite match the quality that Season 1 was known for. Not a big hit, but it's definitely noticeable. The music...also has sadly taken a hit, a huge one in fact. Miku Itou's OP is nice, and the visual canvas also looks nice, but it's no Cider Girl "Cinderella" type of quality, and honestly it's fine by me since the music industry is also moving on to newer songs, so this works out nicely. What doesn't is FantasticYouth's ED, which is just a collage of Class 1-1's activities that seem almost washed out by its watercolour visuals, and then again the song is just average-to-decent (just like Arifureta's Season 2 ED). Picking up where Season 1 ended, I'd say that Komi-san has had a relatively healthy production phase so far, and I wouldn't mind just a few seasons down the road to get to where manga readers like myself truly have a revival of a Reconnaissance with the eventual shake-up from a lone gyaru which elevates Tomohito Oda's manga to insane degrees. Until then, have yourself a pleasant Komi-san for your aftertastes.

i dont do reviews but i get asked alot that why i dont like Komi Cant Communicate those people goes like "its just a slice of life dont expect any great plot or something" so i had to write one. ok so let me start with good points which is Art and Sound which are the only decent property about this anime specially i love the S2 ending Visuals and S1 opening song. lets talk about characters, which are all of them shallow. Almost every character is just a Komi Simp and why? god knows. characters got no personality of their own ,everyone just goes "Komi this" and "Komi that" like for fcks sake get a life. the only decent character i think this anime have is Tadano apart from him even Komi is very irritating. this show takes serious topics like "communication disorder" and messes with it, whatever shit this anime intended to show as "communication disorder" is not it. Komi's goal is to make 100 friends which sounds really wholesome goal at first but when you look it into Komi's case the so called friends she made so far can not even considered as friends and its obvious, thats not friendship its Lust the only actual friends she made would be Tadano ,Najimi and the 2 trip girls everyone else is just looks at Komi in a lustful way and specially Yamai , no fictional character made me punch the screen more than she did. as for the comedy , Komi san making Chibi noises , Yamai being pervert and random text bubbles are not funny. this aint comedy and if you think it is funny then you need to watch more comedy anime and if you think this show is wholesome then you need to watch more slice of life. overall, this show is trash and irritating , with characters that will make you puke.

I went out of my way to talk with my brother, who was also watching Komi and a weeaboo, as he particularly enjoyed it, I, on the other hand, didn't like it that much. This is the retelling of how we discussed how we felt about Komi as a whole. My brother approached me when I was just finished looking at my phone and went. Bro: Let's talk about Komi, ya know, review the whole thing. Me: Oh yeah, that awful dreadful shit I had to sit through every single season. Bro: What, why? He questioned me why is it that I did not take a liking to Komi. Me: The show is so boring. Both the 1st and 2nd seasons are literally the same shit. It became so dreadful that I muted their voices just so I did not have to listen to their voice every time they are on screen. Bro: First of all, why would you not like it in the first place? It has to be the characters, isn't it? Me: That's exactly the main reason why I hate watching Komi, the main couple is so boring to watch, not a single bone in my body went bonkers when they go into normal physical contact or just call each other names like they have no idea how romance works. Komi is as interesting as being forced to go to the most boring class ever made for 3 hours straight. Though I think Tadano is an ok character, it doesn't excuse the fact that the cast is some of the poorest and one-dimensional characters I've ever watched, which made me have to mute the whole video because I hate them. Bro: Oh yeah, the cast, you mean the girl called Yamai Ren? Damn that girl straight up despicable bro. I don't know how the author had the idea to make her even more hateable as every chapter went on. Me: Exactly! I hate every single side character that exists in this boring ass show. Even if you throw away the godawful ones, there still are the blandest and laziest characters written, one being a narcissist as his whole personality, a guy whose face can't match up with his feelings, a guy who just exists to make comments about other people going through events and the girls are just bad too. Bro: Dude, chill about the characters. How about the comedy, bro? Even a show with bad characters can still have good comedy. Me: Hmm, the comedy. I'd say it's extremely unfunny. Throughout the whole season and the previous one too, I had never laughed once at every joke this show had in mind. It's way too repetitive, keeps using Komi's big eyes face as a way to make something slightly amusing but it got old really fast. The narrator trying to add up the spice just made it even blander. The dialogues are just way too generic to listen to. Nothing of interest. Bro: Fair point. The comedy is extremely dull to sit through most of the time, but it can be somewhat amusing. To switch it up, how about the art, though? It does have some good art. Me: That's like the only good thing this stupid show has after plenty of lame characters and the same slice-of-life shit that every show has done. High school girls wear kimonos during cultural festivals like every anime ever and a field trip which is somewhat ok to watch. Bro: How do you think about the characters interacting with each other? Me: You mean the main couple? Nah, they were just too boring to watch. Also, the unknown childhood friend, yup that girl- Bro: You mean a 'person'. Me: Shut up, anyway she's a really annoying character too, everyone who exists in this train of shitfest worships Komi as their holy deity, like who cares. Bro: A lot of bad things you're saying about it, though I don't disagree with it. So, overall, what do you think about the show? Me: I'd say it's a 4. The saving grace is only the art, the other aspects are handled like a daddy leaving to get himself some milk. I'm done talking about Komi man. Bro: Yeah, let's just stop for now. That's it for our talk about Komi then. Me: Yeah, see ya.

Signs.....Haaaaaa ahhhh, there goes studio OLM again, making a sequel of this otherwise stupid anime...... As in WTF is the fuck with this sequel? Story: Pros: It was nice that , this sequel wasn't mostly about Komi, cu'z in this sequel her classmates get to have their own aired time both with Komi or with Tadano.... Cons: Except that Komi was still this beautiful lass that for some wired reason that them Japs keep coming up with strange disorders that were just too pathetic to begin with, whom up to now still "CAN'T SPEAK UP!!!!!!!" Verdict: 6 Over 10. Art: Pros: The usual eye candy uniform. Cons: No Osanajimi's fanservice. Verdict: 5 over 10. Sound Pros: Tadano having to sound a bit mature, Osanajimi's expressive tone. Cons: Having a seiyuu to do Komi's voice was just a waste of her time. Verdict: 1 over 10. Character Pros: We now get to know everyone in Komi's class including new comer that looks like a bully but was not, Katai, Makoto and the overly narcissist, Naruse, Shisuto...but still Osanajimi still adds spice to this otherwise poor anime. Cons: Komi who for some wired reason still "Can't speak up!" and Hito Hito Tadano who was more pathetic than before. Verdict: 6 over 10. That's for the support characters and Osanajimi. Enjoyment Pros: It was those side characters and Osanajimi that has kept me from dropping this poor anime.... Cons: Komi's weird disorder was just annoying and so as Tadano. Verdict: 3 over 10. Overall Verdict: 3 Over 10... Just an anime that was not worth dropping but worth skimming some episodes, so another sequel????? Ans, Don't even think about it , Bitch.

Last season, I worried that this series would burn itself out soon with repetition, as any time I look up the long manga series for this, there's usually frustration found with where it is going. I haven't read the manga. As a result, I can't personally comment on it, though I can tell this early on with season 2, that the story is annoyingly dragging itself as a romance, and falling apart. The progression in this 2nd season, plot wise, is like a spider trying to crawl out of a bathtub. The anime staff, for all they are, is the little kid that is trying to help it get out, but lets it slip back down each time. The comedy, when it works, is all that can somewhat salvage this. The early episodes were very funny, and made this at least entertaining and funny at times. Towards the end, I stopped laughing almost completely. The songs got old since they keep recycling them in a way that it was noticeable to me. The anime ran out of steam with it's humor by the end. Early on, I felt the 100 friends journey for Komi was going to be a character development disaster, and it turned that way. Trying to rush at the end by manifesting people who were never there, and giving them flat personalities only hurt this. The author seriously trying to go with this goal for Komi was a mistake. Look at all the wasted potential for Tadano and Komi. Important events, like those holiday events, when they'd get nervous and look into each others eyes, and Valentine's Day, were all wasted as they are still nowhere romantically. The repetitive formula that they are going to get somewhere but don't, got stale and old since last season. Neither are willing to take that step forward, and it's drags to the extent it's irritating. If you are looking for romance, this is not the series to look for that in. The staff looked as if they had a lot of fun making this. They tried what felt like everything to try and boost the source material. From wasting the budget on eraser flicking battles and exaggerated details to mundane things the character do, to it's episodic and multiple skits like approach, it felt mostly hit or miss. There might be a skit that wasn't as good, which makes it feel like it wasted half the episode. Sometimes, none of the skits felt entertaining enough, and they tried to make up at the end with a Komi and Tadano moment that of course goes nowhere. Even Najimi, who I felt was among the more entertaining characters, started to get annoying partly in constantly getting in between Tadano and Komi. The only characters that I came to enjoy by the end were Katai and Yamai. Katai, because his friendship with Tadano that gets often accidentally played out as a gay relationship is absurdly funny in how they executed it. Yamai, because her sickly obsession with Komi is amusing to watch just how far she'll go to get noticed and have her way. Komi is still frozen in character development, and the constant bug eyed shrieking got old long ago. She's become the bojji of her genre. If this series wanted to use her as someone with a communication disorder, it would help to get her to overcome that as soon as possible to inspire the viewers who can only somewhat relate, as she is often portrayed as the perfect woman; impossible to reality. Still, they won't, as this has to reach 100 friends total, and it's only a quarter of the way there as of now. Tadano is still nothing more than a nice guy who doesn't realize how good he has it, and what he can have if he'd have the manhood to reach out for it. This didn't motivate me enough to want to read the manga. If there is no season 3, I'm done with for the most part. Season 3 feels like it will just continue to drag, and force the staff to come up with as many more production techniques to try and act like a defibrillator for the dragging plot.

The return of wholesome the anime(minus Yamai). Komi-san season 2 gave us more of the same as season 1 with adding some new characters in the mix. Just like season 1, it was very enjoyable and it's a pleasure watching Komi and her friends do random stuff every week. Art: 9 The Art and Animation continue to be really smooth and there are many vibrant colors and backgrounds that really compliment the show really well. I still think the character designs are whatever, but as this is season 2 I cant really discredit it there. Really solid art overall. Sound: 9 The sound design just like in season 1 was really solid. Whatever the mood is that they are trying to express, the background music and sounds do a really good job complimenting the mood. Also, the ending theme absolutely smacked. Characters: 8 We got some development from both Chadano and Komi this season, however, I still think some of the characters overall are a little generic, but the new characters they introduced are all a blast to watch. Story: 8 The story is solid, I do hope to see the time when komi achieves her 100 friend goal, but I also enjoyed the development between the two main characters, and I hope to see more of that later down the line. Overall a solid fun watch.

People who complain about this show not depicting social anxiety or treating it seriously are the same type of people that are completely ok with wish-fulfillment fantasies where the MC gets a harem and having women fight over him, despite possessing no special features that warrant such attention. For other reasons though, this show is not too good. Isekais and Rom-coms are over-saturating mainstream anime. This season especially so, with five of the top six most anticipated shows being rom-coms, and the other one being an isekai. How does Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu fare? Not great. Aharen-san wa Hakarenai has virtually the same storyline and female MC, but it's the better show. The main difference here is the routes that the shows decided to take. Aharen-san wa Hakarenai sticks with a pretty small cast, maybe 5 relevant characters, with the main characters being actually funny to watch most of the time. Komi-san, on the other hand, has easily 10+ side characters, with the main characters contributing not too much to the actual comedy or appeal of the show. Again, in Aharen-san, the main couple is actually funny to watch, while in Komi-san, the side characters are the ones that are actually comedic and well made characters, while hte main couple is there for the ride. What does Komi contribute to the show? What are her personality traits? For the amount of screen time she gets, she definitely doesn't get a lot of characterization. Even by the end of this season, we can conclude that she's got "extreme social anxiety." I can't believe I'm saying this, but disclaimer: this is probably not the daily depictions of a normal person with social anxiety. They aren't being worshipped as an idol, and probably don't have such a comedically token trait. Hell, Watamote depicts social anxiety 100 times better, and the cringe that it produces is exactly what made it more realistic. Here, the social anxiety is just a way for Komi-san to differentiate herself from all of the other heroines in other rom-coms while also being a good stepping stone for comedic situations and misunderstandings. Anyways, like I said, Komi-san doesn't really contribute much to the show other than being extremely beautiful and er, have social anxiety. She gets idolized by everyone else in the show, but outside of that, is pretty useless. She's not relatable, not funny, and debatably, "not cute." Again, if you think her interactions are cute, congratulations, you probably love this show. I didn't. What about Tadano? Yeah, he's an extremely basic, bread and butter JP MC. With only kindness and mediocrity to his name, the only reason he ranks as a love interest is because he approached Komi first. But then again, he's actually kind of funny sometimes due to his synergy with other cast members, but the same thing cannot be said about Komi. The other side characters are all much better, and a funnier than the main characters. Even the token or archetypal characters end up being good. Yamai, the stalker and Nakanaka, the chuunibyou, are actually still good characters because despite being pretty basic, they branch off into their own personality traits, even forming rivalries with each other. Najimi's the best character, but Katai is also good. Najimi's charasmatic, sets up a lot of comedic scenarios with his energetic, but sometimes non-committal attitude. He's also lazy sometimes, but also an easy person to talk to. Anyways, I'm not going to list each side character and say why they're better than Komi or Tadano. However, they make the backbone of the story, and are the reason why the show ends up being watchable. The author did a great job of diversifying his cast of characters, because he knew that Komi and Tadano were too boring to actually carry the story by themselves. The problem is that Komi and Tadano are still in the story, and take up a decent chunk of the show's screentime. The best chapters are the ones where there are other characters that are the focus of the show, or at least, Komi and Tadano aren't the main focus. The more screentime dedicated to Komi and less side characters present at the scene, the less funny the show is. The most boring chapters were when Komi went along with a group of two other girls on a field trip to Kyoto. It was utterly boring, and the few funny scenes were because the two girls were good characters and had good dialogue, not because of Komi herself. This show's main characters are definitely pretty generic when it comes to it's ranking amongst other rom-coms, but the side characters are enjoyable to watch.

I'm not much of writing reviews or anything but here it goes. I'd like to address some initial misconceptions you may have before starting the show. Firstly, Komi can't communicate is NOT a romcom, don't expect a confession or a couple by the end of the show. This anime is a SLICE-OF-LIFE based in school years, did you enjoy high school when you were young? If so, then there will be tons of nostalgia in this show. Secondly, the plot goes around Komi making new friends and overcoming her extreme social anxiety, this is not a process you will see in just 24 episodes, Rome was not built in a day. However you will see small but steady progress. With that out of the way, let's start with the PROS and CONS. PROS - The soundtrack has nothing to envy to other more popular shows, is right on point and even takes part in scenes from the show. - Each character has his own personality and traits, some enjoy food, others anime-videogames, fashion, narcissists, really friendly, mature, there is even a so called yandere, the normy Tadano, Komi whose beauty makes everyone fall for her to the point of taking her as a god in some occasion lol. - There are many "serious" scenes where characters express their feelings/emotions/opinions where you can clearly see how they are growing. - There is continuation to events, unlike other Slice-Of-Life where you see different segments which seem independent from each other, here you can follow a high school continuation of events (Festivals, valentines, birthdays, sports festival, exams, etc) which will eventually lead to the end of the school year. - Animation overall is amazing for a Slice-of-life, the directors were able to give the anime the same high school vibe as in the manga with some amazing character drawing aswell. - The original material has been respected and any manga-reader is more than hyped for what is coming next. CONS - In episode 10-11 you can clearly see some animation problems due to having the quality control responsible out sick and having some outsourcing done. However this can early be forgotten with episode 12 which clearly demonstrates what this how is capable of. - It has slow phasing, as I mentioned before, you won't be seeing a conclusion by the end of the season as there are over 200 chapters left to adapt. Without giving an important spoiler the show will slowly transition to a side-romcom and a clear difference of character development between season will be visible. - Some new characters can be annoying at some points of the story as they haven't yet made their important contributions to the show. But will become very relevant to the plot later on or some may be left behind. These are some consequences to having a story will many new characters but respecting the manga's speed. Overall Komi can't communicate will make you remember your high school years, make you laugh at the many occurrences of the trio Komi-Tadano-Najimi and some great side characters like Otori and Onemine. If you just started the show then I suggest go to the manga or wait for the new season, all these character introduction and slow development will pay off in the future. Overall 9/10, hyped for what comes next. p.d.: Sry for my English.

This is my first in depth review so bear with me: Story- The story covers Komi Shouko and Tadano Hitohito and their quest to help Komi, a girl with a communication disorder make friends, its a simple but enjoyable story to follow along. 6/10 Art- As I said before, the animators love this series. To me, at least its really nice on the eye and some may disagree, that's understandable. The art style is actually really nice to me. The only problem is sometimes they like to not give the characters eyes which most of the time I don't notice unless they do it to a notable character which then I dislike 8/10 Sound- I can't comment on sound design, however where I will comment is opening 1 and ending 2. Although ending 1 is serviceable, but not to die for and I personally dislike opening 2. But my god... Cinderella(OP1) is such a good song that I play quite frequently, and Koshaberi Biyori(ED2) has been on repeat since the first time I've heard it. I love it. 7/10 Characters- I enjoy the characters. The characters names often reflect their personalities as a play on words. The point is that they are the exact definition of a character trope, and I find that quite interesting, and it also makes each character completely different. 9/10 Enjoyment- I watched this series from start to finish with my best friend and I had an amazing time, from start to finish. Every week I would look forward to each episode that came out. It was a very fun watch. 10/10 Overall Score- I give this a 8/10 because the story is indeed kind of basic, and at times some of the characters did get on my nerves but it was a fun watch and it made me feel the same sort of way that Takagi-san (one of my personal favorite series) makes me feel.

Much like the first season, the biggest question I reflected on was “Did I find that funny?”. Yes, it’s still pretty hilarious, but these students really need to put on some kind of watch list, like seriously, this is quite the messed up school. The romance between Komi and Tadano continues, at a snail’s pace, but even so, it’s still quite enjoyable to watch. My grading criteria: Story: /25 Art: /10 Music: /10 Characters: /20 Enjoyment /15 Thematic Execution /20 STORY: 16.5/25 Mostly still very episodic, with your typical school rom-com tropes. The romance is still very slow, but cute when romantic moments occur. Not a whole lot to say about the story, as it’s mostly comedic moments and a character based show. ART: 8.4/10 A definite step down from last season, as some elements are inconsistent, such as character expressions, and the overall flow of the animation. Didn’t look as cinematic as last season, but the animation is still overall very solid. MUSIC: 8.3/10 Mostly the same type of comedic music and sound effects, but the opening from Season 1 was much better. I will say I appreciate the higher effort on the ending this season. CHARACTERS: 11/20 The characters just make me go “???” at times because they are just SO WEIRD that it takes away from the immersion. If we removed Yamai from the show, I bet it’d be much better, and not so weird, creepy, and out of place. I’m not gonna lie though, some Yamai moments are pretty funny, but most of them are just outright off-putting. The other characters like Nakanaka, Najimi, Onemine are about the same as last season, and they don’t have any extra developments this season. I did not enjoy watching Tadano’s character this season compared to the last, because he just seemed way more uncomfortable towards Komi. I get that the romance is in the air, but it just wasn’t as enjoyable to watch if Tadano and Komi are both just blushing all the time, and not talking as much as they did before. Now, the new characters, and I’m only going to talk about Katai and Naruse Shisuto (a play on narcissist obviously). Katai is a very solid addition to the cast, and he’s probably one of my favourites in the cast. On the outside he looks like a delinquent, and talks like one, but on the inside he has a heart of gold, and just wants to make friends. Loved the interactions between Katai and the rest of the cast. For Shisuto, his comedic gag revolves around him thinking he has the attention of everyone around him, when he actually doesn’t. He even has a narrator that commentates on his every action. Seriously, just stop pulling your shirt down though. Overall, the characters are still the biggest problem of this show, because they just aren’t very interesting to watch, and for the ones that are interesting, it’s usually in a negative way, or if they’re fun to watch, they’re merely side characters with not enough screen time. ENJOYMENT: 13.2/15 Still very funny, and I admit, the comedy is still decent. THEMATIC EXECUTION: 16.6/20 The comedy is obviously a subjective thing to judge, and I will say the comedy is still pretty good, though a bit cringe at times. The romance is slow, but there are big pay-offs occasionally with the cute moments. OVERALL: 74/100 A decent sequel to the first season, but arguably a little worse. It’s mostly the same type of comedy, and the romance is still moving slowly. I expected a bit more from Season 2 for sure.

A very strong second season of Komi cant communicate. Where the first season wasn't much of a romance and more of a slice of life comedy mix where Komi went through her day to day life trying to make friends, The second season definitely focused more on the dynamic of the relationships between the characters and I was all for it, something about their charming and comedic moments together was so wholesome, Every episode of this season was packed full of amazing and comedic moments that were a blast to watch through, seeing all these likeable characters engage together and seeing such a wholesome dynamic was really heart warming to say the least and makes me crave for more. This anime is a must watch for anybody who enjoys slice of life and or comedy and romance. It is an incredibly strong follow up to an amazing first season and the dynamic of the cast has something for everyone in it. The animation is very good looking and the OST is solid aswell so there really is something for all types of anime watchers out there. But it doesn't feel complete just yet and it opens perfectly for a third season so we will just have to wait and see what happens next. Overall 9/10 (not 10/10 because it ended too soon)

"Communication is a skill you can learn. It's like riding a bike or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can quickly improve the quality of every part of your life." I want to make it clear that this season brought a huge improvement to the show, it stopped being a little comedy without salt and showed moments that were cool to see with significant scenes, which will not happen in the previous season. -- !!!MAYBE THERE WILL BE SPOILERS!!! -- Story: No meaningful story progression. The main characters still have their goals of making Shouko have 100 friends. What changes and the events that happen during the course of the show, in them there is an advance in Shouko's relationship with Tadano, and in the way she interacts with other classmates. This jump in progress that occurs from one season to another is one of the qualities that give life to the story told by the show, showing that it is making progress in the world, even if minimal. Art: Overall there is no change in the art, it has remained the same since the previous show. that's not necessarily a bad thing, the art is good with some very well done scenes, but the problem is that there isn't a change and that's what we want to see something new and interesting. Soundtrack: There is nothing to talk about here, both in the opening and in the ending there is no change, so if you liked it before, it will stick. Characters: When it comes to the characters, the protagonists Tadano and Shouko had a minimal improvement in their relationship, there is no progress in behavior between the two. Which is at least stressful for the fan of the show, since we want to see progress in their relationship. On the other hand, we have the supporting actors, who have improved their presence in the show, ceasing to be just numbers and giving life to the world. A good example of this is the character Katai, who has a problem similar to Shouko's, he brings fun moments to the show. Other characters that bring more life to the work are Ayami and Mikuni, who show a good relationship with Shouko on the school trip. Conclusion: The show still continues, it has major problems with the lack of progress in the story and characters that do not add anything to the world, this is a characteristic that needs to be changed to capture the lover of the work, without him getting sick of the same things happening again and again. That doesn't mean he doesn't bring anything new, much of what made me see this work until the end were some characters that "shone" more than Tadano at times. They brought moments that were marked in my memory and that is very good, this show just needs an innovation, stop following the original to the letter and try to take chances. This work went up a lot in my opinion compared to the previous season. Because of having created memorable characters and incredible moments like episode 9, where Shouko spends the episode with Ayami and Mikuni, on a trip. In this episode there were so many good moments, which showed that Shouko was managing to overcome her fears little by little. In general, it is not a waste of time to watch this show, if you have watched the previous season, you may improve your conception of the work. obs: in case of writing problem I'm sorry, I'll try to improve. thanks for reading!!!

This review will be a quickie since this is a straight continuation from the first season! Story; Tadano continues with his promise on trying to get Komi to make 100 friends in her High-School years. During the second season, you get to meet even more eccentric classmates and wacky attempts to get Komi to communicate to her new friends. Art; Gorgeous, no ifs ands OR BUTS (I love the ending style as well). Sound; I kept comparing the new OST to the previous at first, but ending up loving it and felt it suited the second season perfectly. Character; Komi beginnings to open up more yet again because of Tadano, and because of newly built friendships we get to discover some new emotions that we all have been WAITING FOR!!! Overall, this season was just as sweet as the last. I don't have extreme social anxiety at the least, but I felt similar to Komi during the cat cafe episodes... I love animals, why can't they just love me back. (ಡ‸ಡ)