Jun 23, 2022
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.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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