Publisher: Shonen Sunday (VIZ Media)
Release Date: December 2019
Volumes: 17+
Spoilers?: No.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
The journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation.
Socially
anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some
friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety
for cool reserve. With the whole student body keeping its distance and
Komi unable to utter a single word, friendship might be forever beyond
her reach.
School is out for the summer, and Komi is still
getting used to this strange new world of having friends. She’s
discovering that friendship doesn’t automatically save you from awkward
situations with people, but the more time she spends with her friends,
the easier it all seems. And to her astonishment, for the first time in
her life Komi isn’t anxious for summer to end.
Review:
It's summer, which means this odd friend group has to find excuses to see each other. There's some video game competition, and some last-minute homework groups. We also get a chapter of Komi just at home, where it's hot and she hangs out with her brother and decides to cook. It's very slice-of-life and quiet, and honestly I rather like it.
Then school is back, and there's sports competitions. We also meet a new character, a new student with an accent who admires Komi. There's one chapter where Tadano shows the other two what Komi is really thinking; they're way off, and somehow Tadano can read her perfectly. They also visit an arcade and take purikura pictures, which is very cute.
I relate a lot to Komi—not as extreme, but a quiet introvert nonetheless—and so I enjoy this series quite a bit. Even just the relaxed chapters, but also just seeing her figure out how to communicate, is all very real to me. I'm enjoying this series a lot.
A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!
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