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Komi Can't Communicate
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Aoi Koga
Shoko Komi (voice)
24 eps
Gakuto Kajiwara
Hitohito Tadano (voice)
24 eps
Rie Murakawa
Najimi Osana (voice)
24 eps
Rina Hidaka
Ren Yamai (voice)
24 eps
Rumi Okubo
Omoharu Nakanaka (voice)
24 eps
Yukiyo Fujii
Himiko Agari (voice)
24 eps
Ami Maeshima
Makeru Yadano (voice)
24 eps
Noriko Hidaka
Narrator (voice)
24 eps
Nobuaki Kanemitsu
Maa (voice)
1 eps
Mitsuaki Hoshino
Masayoshi Komi (voice)
5 eps
Emi Shinohara
Ryoko Komi (voice)
2 eps
Kumiko Takizawa
Yuiko Komi (voice)
2 eps
Kaede Hondo
Akira Komi (voice)
2 eps
Uko Tachibana
Old Woman (voice)
1 eps
Michie Tomizawa
Vice-Principal (voice)
1 eps
Live Mukai
Amami Sato (voice)
13 eps
Kensho Ono
Mono Shinobino (voice)
14 eps
Kenji Akabane
Shigeo Chiarai (voice)
14 eps
Yuga Sato
Taisei Sonoda (voice)
13 eps
Megumi Han
Nokoko Inaka (voice)
11 eps
Junya Enoki
Shosuke Komi (voice)
7 eps
Mari Uchiyama
Eiko Ushiroda (voice)
16 eps
Kikuko Inoue
Shuko Komi (voice)
13 eps
Saki Kobari
Female Student (voice)
12 eps
Go Shinomiya
Ramen Shop Owner (voice)
2 eps
Ruriko Aoki
Nene Onemine (voice)
11 eps
Norihito Hase
Male Student (voice)
14 eps
Yurika Moriyama
Kaede Otori (voice)
9 eps
Hitomi Nabatame
Homeroom Teacher (voice)
11 eps
Shizuka Itoh
Maki Karisu (voice)
3 eps
Rika Nagae
Kamiko Arai (voice)
3 eps
Tooru Arizumi
Male Student (voice)
14 eps
Yuki Yonai
Tsukasa Aizawa (voice)
3 eps
Shinichiro Kamio
Makoto Katai (voice)
8 eps
Yu Okano
Salaryman (voice)
1 eps
Urara Takano
Chocolat (voice)
1 eps
Naoki Kuwata
Male Student (voice)
13 eps
Ayasa Goto
Shota Shiota (voice)
1 eps
Maaya Uchida
Hitomi Tadano (voice)
13 eps
Katsuyuki Miura
Shisuto Naruse (voice)
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Komi Can't Communicate actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Komi Can't Communicate reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The story
What it's about
At a high school full of unique characters, Tadano helps his shy and unsociable classmate Komi reach her goal of making friends with 100 people.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E24
It's just White Day. Plus more.
White Day is coming up, and Tadano wants to give something to Komi in return for the chocolate she gave him on Valentine's Day.
- Directed by Kazuki Kawagoe, Jun Shinohara
- Written by Deko Akao
S01E01
It's just, I wish I could speak.
It's Tadano's first day of high school and all he wants to do is blend into the background. He starts to get to know Komi, a quiet girl in his class.
- Directed by Kazuki Kawagoe
- Written by Deko Akao
S01E21
It's just day 2 of the field trip.
On the second day of their school trip, Komi joins Ayami Sasaki and Mikuni Kato on a meticulously planned trip all over the Kansai area.
- Directed by Toshihiro Maeya
- Written by Yumi Suzumori
S01E19
It's just a misunderstanding. Plus more.
Komi decides to write a letter to Najimi to clear up a misunderstanding, but she might be too nervous to give it to them.
- Directed by Sachiko Kanno
- Written by Yumi Suzumori
S01E12
It's just the culture festival.
At the culture festival, Najimi is up to something. They try to rope Komi and Tadano into their scheme.
- Directed by Fuminori Ishimaru, Kazuki Kawagoe
- Written by Deko Akao
S01E13
It's just the arrival of winter. Plus more.
On one cold morning, Komi wraps a scarf around her neck to keep warm, but as soon as she gets to school, Najimi plays a trick on her!
- Directed by Akira Koremoto
- Written by Deko Akao
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E24
It's just White Day. Plus more.
- Directed by Kazuki Kawagoe, Jun Shinohara
- Written by Deko Akao
S01E23
It's just ripped tights. Plus more.
- Directed by Erkin Kawabata
- Written by Deko Akao
S01E21
It's just day 2 of the field trip.
- Directed by Toshihiro Maeya
- Written by Yumi Suzumori
S01E20
It's just the school field trip.
- Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto
- Written by Yumi Suzumori
S01E19
It's just a misunderstanding. Plus more.
- Directed by Sachiko Kanno
- Written by Yumi Suzumori
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Ayane KawasakiProducer
- Hiroyasu TaniguchiProducer
- Kaori ItouProducer
- Shuho KondoProducer
- Yoshikazu BeniyaProducer
- Koji MamiyaProducer
Writing
- Deko AkaoWriter
- Yumi SuzumoriWriter
Direction
- Sota YokoteDirector
- Motomasa MaedaDirector
- Taiei AndouDirector
- Takahiro TanakaDirector
- Hiroaki TakagiDirector
- Fuminori IshimaruDirector
Cinematography
- Satoshi NamikiDirector of Photography
Music
- Yukari HashimotoOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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