Manga Review: Komi Can’t Communicate

Release Year: 2020
Reading Year: SU2023
Currently Reading: Volume 15

Thoughts: The thing about this series is that it feels soulless. It feels less like someone’s artistic creation and more so made of bits and pieces of what other manga do well. The results is something that doesn’t do anything outstanding, but has enough manga trope familiarity (without doing anything egregious) that really anyone can read this and find some level of enjoyment. I honestly feel like I am going to stop reading it, but then one small moment that feels genuine and authentic happens which keeps me hoping the next volume will be better.

Okay, I’m about 10 volumes in and it has finally grown on me. I still stand by the fact that the execution of Komi and the surrounding cast feel distant and one-dimensional. However, the emergent romance brings about genuinely moving moments. This now feels like a comfort series. It’s light, it will never blow my mind, but it will give me exactly what I expect every time.