Striking up a conversation on a whim isn’t everyone’s strong suit. For people with social anxiety, mustering up the courage to talk – much less befriend people – can be crushingly difficult.
Komi Shouko has a tremendous fear of talking to others, even if her lifelong dream is to make friends with a hundred people. While talented and attractive, she is misunderstood as a cold and intimidating person by her schoolmates due to her inability to interact with them. After Tadano befriends her, however, she gradually learns how to befriend the people in her class.
Of course, many of her schoolmates aren’t exactly great at socializing either – Itan Private High School, for some reason, accepts students solely on a personality test that has led to its halls being filled with “freaks, weirdos, miscreants, losers and eccentrics.”
With Komi and her classmates’ various social tics, quirks and fears, it’s hard not to find a character whose oddities are relatable to the challenges you might be facing in your own social life.
Which Komi-san Can’t Communicate character are you? Take this quiz and find out!
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When a person has extreme social anxiety, they struggle to communicate with others. Bear in mind, they only struggle to form connections. It doesn’t mean that they don’t want to.
The central message of Komi-san Can’t Communicate, stated above, bears repeating. The show, revolving around Komi Shouko, Tadano Hitohito and the rest of Itan Private High’s oddball cast, tackles a variety of common scenarios that people with social anxiety find troubling, such as ordering food at a restaurant or participating in school events.
The show, for the most part, is comedic and light-hearted, although it is also appealing due to the premise being relatable to virtually anybody who has had trouble interacting with others or going outside. It handles its subject matter quite poignantly and features an inspiring plot about Komi – with Tadano’s help – gradually stepping out of her comfort zone.
This personality quiz attempts to match you with one of the lovable characters from Komi-san Can’t Communicate’s first season. Who knows? The results might tell you something new about yourself.
Shoko isn’t the only member of her immediate family who rarely speaks. Later in the anime’s first season, it’s revealed that Komi lives with her mom, dad and younger brother – the latter two being just as quiet as Shoko, even at home.
Shoko’s dad, Masayoshi, appears stern and strict, although he is actually just as socially flustered as his daughter. The two can even understand each other non-verbally. Shousuke, Shoko’s little brother, on the other hand, simply doesn’t enjoy talking.
The sole exception in their family is Shuuko, Shoko’s mom, who is lively and talkative, earning almost as much adoration from Shoko’s classmates as Shoko herself.
Yuiko, her grandmother, is also quite stern. However, she reveals her warm and gentle side after hearing that Shoko finally made friends at school.
