Komi Can’t Communicate is finally streaming on Netflix! The first episode of this new anime premiered on Netflix last October 21, and a new episode will be streamed every week.
In case you’re unfamiliar, Komi Can’t Communicate (Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu in Japanese) is an anime series based on the hit manga of the same name.
As for it story, the series follows Shouko Komi, a new student at an elite high school who finds herself becoming one of the most popular students thanks to her beauty and refined demeanor. What most of her classmates don’t know is that she actually suffers from extreme social anxiety. This is discovered by her classmate Hitohito Tadano, and he resolves to help her on a quest to make 100 friends.
Komi Can’t Communicate’s premise is described by Viz as:
“Timid Tadano is a total wallflower, and that’s just the way he likes it. But all that changes when he finds himself alone in a classroom on the first day of high school with the legendary Komi. He quickly realizes she isn’t aloof—she’s just super awkward. Now he’s made it his mission to help her on her quest to make 100 friends!”
Watch the first episode of Komi Can’t Communicate now on Netflix.