"Komi-san wa, Komyusho desu" is a work serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday, and will be made into an anime starting in October. Not only will it be made into an anime, but a live-action drama will also be broadcast, and the momentum is building. The story depicts the school life of Komi-san, who is super beautiful but has terrible communication skills, as she works hard to make 100 friends. There are many characters who are all unique. This time, I would like to introduce the characters who are all unique!
Character 1: Komi Shoko
The protagonist of this work, an extremely beautiful woman who turns heads. Komi-san seems perfect with excellent grades and both academics and sports, but she doesn't say much and doesn't change her expression much, so she is deified by those around her as a solitary existence. In reality, Komi-san is very bad at communication, and the reason she doesn't say much and doesn't change her expression is all because of her communication skills. In reality, she has a kind personality and wants to have friends.
Character No. 2 Tadano Hitoshi
Another protagonist of this work. A typical character with average grades and sports. He is often given work due to his sharp personality and kind nature, but he is very well-liked by people who like him, such as Komi-san, Manbagi-san, and Katai-kun, because he is good at somehow understanding the feelings of people with social anxiety, including Komi-san. She quickly sees through Komi-san's social anxiety and becomes her first friend, as well as supporting her in making friends as a good understanding person.
Character No. 3: Nagana Najimi
She is Tadano-kun's childhood friend and also the childhood friend of almost all the students in the school. In contrast to Komi-san, she is a communication ghost, so she is on good terms with almost all the students. At first glance, she looks like a girl, but it seems that she was a boy in middle school. She has a high-tension, hedonistic personality and is a bit of a scatterbrain, but her connections are immeasurable. At first, she was not good with Komi-san, who was the only one she could not become friends with, but after she found out that she was extremely socially awkward, she became her second friend.
Character No. 4: Kamisato Himiko
A big-breasted, glasses-wearing classmate. She is extremely nervous and lacks confidence in herself, and has a slightly servile personality, making it difficult for her to express her opinions. She is a social anxiety disorder on a different level than Komi-san. At Najimi's suggestion, Komi-san is the first person she would be able to become friends with, but her social anxiety makes her seem like a stalker. After many twists and turns, they become close, but it is too presumptuous to become friends with Komi-san, who is worshipped as a god in the class, so she settles for the role of Komi-san's dog. Her hobby is eating out, and she is actually a charismatic reviewer.
Character No. 5: Yatano Makeru
A competitive classmate who hates losing more than anything. He sees Komi-san as a rival and tries to challenge her, but is frustrated when he can't win. In the end, the match often ends in a draw (or so he thinks). He's good at making funny faces. There is a fan club that enjoys his amazing way of losing.
Character No. 6: Yamai Ren
At first glance, she seems like the leader of a cool group of girls, but her true nature is that of an extremist who has a pathological obsession with Komi-san and tries to eliminate anyone who gets close to her with the power of darkness (sickness). While she can be so extreme that she will confine people who get in her way to her own room, she has a caring and fairly decent personality as long as Komi-san isn't involved.
Character No. 7: Naka Naka Seishun
A girl with a chuunibyou syndrome who comes standard with an eyepatch and bandages. Her hobbies are games and anime, and she also has social anxiety and is not good at joining in with other people. She uses her chuunibyou setting to get close to Komi-san and become friends with her. In fact, she is popular with boys. She is always at odds with Yamai-san, but they are not as bad as people say.
Character No. 8: Koko Inaka
A classmate from the countryside. She hides her country background because she thinks she will be persecuted if people find out, but she doesn't realize that people know she's from the countryside because of her country accent. She admires city girls and thinks Komi-san is a city woman.
Character No. 9: Onemine Nene
A caring classmate with a big sister-like personality. At first, she helps Tadano-kun, who is being forced to do work, and is one of the most sensible people in the story, caring about Komi-san, who has social anxiety. She is the first person to realize that Komi-san cares about Tadano-kun, but she doesn't give him any special support and just watches over him.
Character No. 10: Otori Kaede
A laid-back girl who goes at her own pace. She speaks and acts slowly, so if you take your eyes off her, she'll disappear. She serves as an executive committee member at the school festival, and in the process, she becomes friends with Komi-san. Although she goes at her own pace, she is thoughtful and seems to observe others well, so she may be able to see through Komi-san's personality. She often hangs out with Onemine-san.
Character 11: Chiarai Shigeo, Sonoda Daisei, Oshino Shono
A trio of mob boys who appear frequently. They are often together with Yamai-san's cool girls' group. Chiarai seems like a playboy. Sonoda has his hair slicked back. Oshino is a ninja. There was a main episode, and they were excited about the fantasy of "Who would you date if you were to date a girl in your class?"
Character No. 12: Katai Makoto
A tough and tough-looking boy. He caught a cold during the first semester and couldn't go to school, so he continued to miss school until it was winter. During that time, he worked out, dyed his hair, and tried to avoid being looked down upon, but he ended up looking so intimidating that no one would approach him. He's just as socially awkward as Komi-san, and he looks nervous and intimidating, but he's kind inside. He becomes friends with Tadano-kun, who is extremely socially awkward, but as a result of being too tense, he comes across as a bit suspicious.
Character ⑬ Naruse Toujou
A very narcissistic male student. He looks good, but he has an abnormally strong sense of self-love and a habit of thinking things out in a way that is convenient for him. He sees through Komi-san's social anxiety and tries to approach her as a woman worthy of him, but is thwarted by his classmates. He has a strong mentality, but when he experiences something terrible, it takes him a long time to recover. He often gets involved with Ase-san.
Character No. 14: Tadashi Yonetani
A male student who appears with Naruse-kun and annotates his actions. Since his appearance, he has been in charge of the annotations. He is a valuable presence who annotates information from the reader's perspective, but I can't help but feel like he is crossing the fourth wall.
Character No. 15: Kato Sankuji
A female student who was in the same group as Komi-san on the school trip. She is characterized by her braids and glasses. Her family is wealthy and her grandfather is a famous professional shogi player, and she aims to become a female shogi player in the future. As they spend time together on the school trip, her image of Komi-san changes and she begins to support her relationship with Tadano-kun. She is a little interested in Katai-kun. Her name is probably based on former professional shogi player Kato Hifumi.
Character No. 16: Ayami Sasaki
A female student who was in the same group as Komi-san on the school trip. She is good at yo-yos and it is suggested that she will become a world-class performer in the future. Before the school trip, she felt embarrassed, but after showing them to Kato-san and Komi-san on the school trip, she got over it. She secretly supports Komi-san and Kato-san's love and is always willing to help them. She sometimes makes a mean face. Her name is an anagram of Saki Asamiya from Sukeban Deka. Incidentally, the author is undoubtedly from the generation that grew up with Hyper Yo-Yos and Mini 4WDs.
Character No. 17 Onigashima Shuko
A female student who belongs to Yamai-san's group. She is a cheerful, friendly girl who is kind to everyone and is liked by everyone, and she is ranked #1 in the list of people who want a childhood friend like her. However, when she gets angry, you never know what she will do. Yamai-san, who has known her for a long time, does not try to touch Onigashima-san when she is angry, and even waits for the storm to pass. It seems that the only way to relieve stress is to eat, take a bath, sleep, and go to the batting center.
[Komi-san is a social anxiety disorder.] Character introduction - Summary of the first half
I have summarized the characters that appear in "Komi-san is a social anxiety disorder." Since there are so many characters, this time I will cover the first half and the remaining characters in the second half. Please take a look if you are interested. The anime "Komi-san wa, Komyushou desu." is scheduled to air from October 2021!
