8.5/10775 votes#1 - It's just, I wish I could speak.
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2021
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.
Director: Kazuki Kawagoe
Writer: Deko Akao
7.8/10516 votes#2 - It's just a childhood friend. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2021
To help Komi make more friends, Tadano tries to enlist the help of a talkative classmate who's friends with everyone, but they promptly turn him down.
Director: Taiei Andou
Writer: Deko Akao
7.8/10483 votes#3 - It's just stage fright. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2021
A nervous girl named Himiko Agari's anxiety levels go through the roof when Komi starts silently staring at her in a very intense way.
Director: Takahiro Tanaka
Writer: Deko Akao
7.9/10483 votes#4 - It's just a physical. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2021
During the school health checkup, competitive classmate Yadano is determined to clock better results than Komi, whom she sees as her ultimate rival.
Director: Erkin Kawabata
Writer: Deko Akao
7.9/10420 votes#5 - It's just my summer uniform. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2021
Komi wonders why everyone starts staring at her when, like the rest of the student body, she switches from her winter to her summer school uniform.
Director: Kouki Uchinomiya
Writer: Deko Akao
7.7/10386 votes#6 - It's just a joke. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2021
When Tadano gets to school, he finds Komi waiting for him in the classroom. She then nervously hands him a letter.
Director: Naoki Murata
Writer: Yumi Suzumori
7.9/10397 votes#7 - It's just the pool. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2021
Komi spends a lot of time getting ready for her trip to the local pool with Tadano and Najimi. Once they're there, they bump into even more friends.
Director: Sota Yokote
Writer: Yumi Suzumori
8.0/10379 votes#8 - It's just Obon. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2021
It's the Obon holidays, and Komi is visiting her grandma's house. She can't help but feel a little awkward around her extended family.
Director: Tohru Ishida
Writer: Deko Akao
7.3/10347 votes#9 - It's just a country kid. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2021
It's the first day of the new semester and everyone is happy to see Komi again, but then a student named Inaka starts to follow her around.
Director: Seo Hye-jin
Writer: Yumi Suzumori
7.8/10357 votes#10 - It's just sports day. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2021
On the school sports day, Komi isn't sure how to properly cheer for her classmates, but she does her best. Then, it's her turn to run the relay race.
Director: Akira Koremoto
Writer: Yumi Suzumori
7.5/10350 votes#11 - It's just a performance for the culture festival. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/2021
The students of class 1-1 have to decide what they're going to do for the culture festival — a task they're all taking way too seriously.
Director: Shintarou Noro
Writer: Yumi Suzumori
7.9/10359 votes#12 - It's just the culture festival.
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/2021
At the culture festival, Najimi is up to something. They try to rope Komi and Tadano into their scheme.
Director: Kazuki Kawagoe, Erkin Kawabata, Fuminori Ishimaru
Writer: Deko Akao
6.3/103 votes#13 - It's just the arrival of winter. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/7/2022
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!
Director: Akira Koremoto
Writer: Deko Akao
6.0/103 votes#14 - It's just a typhoon. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 4/14/2022
Komi gets all dressed and ready for school, but when she opens the front door, she's greeted by a typhoon. She decides to stay home and wait it out.
Director: Tohru Ishida
Writer: Yumi Suzumori
6.3/103 votes#15 - It's just a feeling. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 4/21/2022
Hoping to understand their classmate Komi more so they can be friends with her, Nakanaka and Yamai decide to talk to Tadano.
Director: Toshihiro Maeya
Writer: Yumi Suzumori
6.3/103 votes#16 - It's just a merry Christmas.
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 4/28/2022
It's Christmas Eve, and Komi has nothing planned. But then Najimi informs her that they're going to have a Christmas party — at Komi's house.
Director: N/A
Writer: Yumi Suzumori
6.3/103 votes#17 - It's just a snowman. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 5/5/2022
Komi wakes up to find that it snowed overnight. With Tadano and Najimi, she goes out into the fresh snow to start building a snowman.
Director: Hiroaki Takagi
Writer: Yumi Suzumori
6.7/103 votes#18 - It's just everyone's New Years. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 5/12/2022
On January 2, Najimi calls up all their friends and hears about all the different ways they welcomed in the new year.
Director: Motomasa Maeda
Writer: Yumi Suzumori
7.3/103 votes#19 - It's just a misunderstanding. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/19/2022
Komi decides to write a letter to Najimi to clear up a misunderstanding, but she might be too nervous to give it to them.
Director: Sachiko Kanno
Writer: Yumi Suzumori
5.0/104 votes#20 - It's just the school field trip.
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/26/2022
Komi's class departs for their school trip. Her classmates Kato and Sasaki are determined to make it as enjoyable as possible for Komi.
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Writer: Yumi Suzumori
6.7/103 votes#21 - It's just day 2 of the field trip.
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 6/2/2022
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.
Director: Toshihiro Maeya
Writer: Yumi Suzumori
6.7/103 votes#22 - It's just Valentine's Day.
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 6/9/2022
Nene Onemine invites Komi over to her house to bake a chocolate cake. Soon enough, Nene's rowdy younger siblings join in.
Director: N/A
Writer: Yumi Suzumori
6.3/103 votes#23 - It's just ripped tights. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 6/16/2022
During class one day, Ren Yamai notices that Komi's tights have a hole in them. Luckily, Ren has a spare pair to lend her.
Director: Erkin Kawabata
Writer: Deko Akao
7.0/103 votes#24 - It's just White Day. Plus more.
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 6/23/2022
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.
Director: Kazuki Kawagoe, Jun Shinohara
Writer: Deko Akao
The Best Episodes of Komi Can't Communicate Season 1
Every episode of Komi Can't Communicate Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Komi Can't Communicate Season 1!
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.
Genres:AnimationComedyDrama
Network:TV Tokyo
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"It's just, I wish I could speak." is the best rated episode of "Komi Can't Communicate" season 1. It scored 8.5/10 based on 775 votes. Directed by Kazuki Kawagoe and written by Deko Akao, it aired on 10/7/2021. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "It's just a childhood friend. Plus more.".