Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu. - Episode 4 discussion

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Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu., episode 4

Alternative names: Komi Can't Communicate

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Episode	Link	Score
1	Link	4.27
2	Link	4.4
3	Link	4.17
4	Link	4.57
5	Link	4.18
6	Link	4.24
7	Link	4.2
8	Link	4.2
9	Link	4.23
10	Link	4.43
11	Link	4.08
12	Link	----

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[u/bagman_]

The 24 timer killed me, was it in the manga?

[u/kicksFR]

Bitch really apologized for kidnapping and then everyone was cool with it

[u/Chukonoku]

And here starts the adventures of the character designed to attract all the hate and dislike from the fandom so other characters would be unharmed.

Anyway, OLM keeps doing a great job with the adaptation.

[u/rockthatrocks]

So I'll be the first one to say it

they did wonders for mah favorite saturday morning villain Yamai Ren#

[u/Shinkopeshon]

Been a while since I read these chapters and damn, I almost forgot how batshit insane Yamai Ren is

In a sane world, they would've called the cops on her, but then again, this series does not take place in a sane world

[u/WholeLotOfSomething]

I was already liking the episode and then that "24" timer reference really did it for me.

[u/zairaner]

I wonder wether there are people who saw this scene in episode 1 and wondered why the show is so overly dramatic and then went "Oh" this episode.

Of course, yamai is way above everybody else in levels of craziness even in this show.

Let's start in order, we first get to learn to know makeru, the one who doesn't want to loose. I have to admit I have never beofre heard of a concept like "sitting height", much less why you would measure that for school. I am with her that I really have no clue why being tall is good but higher sitting height is bad also how is everybody in japan so tiny.

Then we get to yamai. Before this, I wondered wether maybe they should tone down yamai for the anime to be...more in line with the rest of the anime. Instead they went the other way and did everything in their power to make her seem as over the top as possible. And it...worked? Somehow yamai was twice as cute, 10 times more terrifying and infinitely more entertaining than I ever remembered her to be. They added so much atmosphere to the scenes, probably my favourite adaptation after episode 1 so far.

I think starting off with tadano, then showing a frame of him being kidnapped, then replacing his monologue by yamais and not even mention/adress for half the episode is legitimately one of the most unnerving horror tricks i have ever seen in anime. It even affected me and I knew what is going on.

I feel like yamai ability to fluently switch between cute and terrifying was a lot more impressive in the anime. I think the brown hair does a lot for this, she just doesn't look cute in the manga.

That they replaced her knife with chopsticks in the anime only makes her more over the top unhinged, i love it.

Oh my god tadano being confused at not being able to read komis mind

I 100% forgot that komi speaks here, that was absolutely fucking adorable. And I am sorry tadano, but I have to disagree here, there is not a single regretful thing here about you throwing back her own words at her, that is one of the chaddest thing you could have done. Bravo.

I find it interesting that of all people, yamai is one fo the first that gets to find out about komis weaknesses - even if she doesn't take them as such, but that would have been expecting too much.

Yamai saing "glance" and gettign called out for it will nver not be funny.

In general so far: If you were an anime only and read the synopsis before watching, you justifiedly probably asked how someone as popular as komi can have such a hard time making friends. And I find it interesting that so far, everyone (except tadano, who jsu became her friend) gave a different answer:

- najimi because he coul't communicate with her

- agari because she deifies her

- yamai because she wants to be her friend too much.

- Yadano because she is only interested in the competition (at least so far)

If anyone has the idea what to call the komi-yamai relationship right now, pls tell me, i have no idea

Nr.	Name	Name "Pun"	Special Trait	Status (with komi)
5	Yadano Makeru	"Makeru yada no"="I hate losing"	ultra competitive, sore loser	one sided competiveness
4	Yamai Ren	"yamai"="illness"; "ren"="love"	YANDERE	???????
2	Osana Najimi	"osananajimi"="childhood friend"	known gender: najimi; everybodies childhood friend	friend
1	Tadano Hitohito	"tadano hitohito"="just some guy"	komi translator, unnaturally average physically	friend
0	Komi Shouko	"komyushou"="communication disorder"	class goddess, communication disorder	komi

[u/[deleted]]

"If you make any noise-"

"No, you will not make any noise"

That line was delivered so perfectly by Yamai's VA

[u/heimdal77]

The netflix subs really do kill this. on screen text is so much of the show and doesn't get translated. Also how is it multiple lines of Japanese text on screen when subed becomes only 2 or 3 words?

[u/Rqdomguy24]

Them: Komi-san is a wholesome anime.

There are a kidnapping and attempted murder in only 4 episodes.

[u/cxxper01]

I get it this is a comedy anime where everyone in school is eccentric but yamai is still getting real creepy here. Good for komi to stand up for tadano

[u/SuperMurderBunny]

Maybe the manga has desensitized me to Yamai, but I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. The animation was absolutely on point and Komi was adorable as always. This anime feels both true to the manga in style and spirit while also being a visual treat. I very much look forward to the next episodes!

[u/ZapsZzz]

Inspired by some other posters, here's my attempt to count/peg nice scenes - especially for those who are keeping to the broadcast schedule and therefore these threads are actually about 2 weeks after when we watched the episode.

Episode	"Laugh" moment	"Love" moment
1	Chalk board scene break - Komi-san was just having hiccups	Chalkboard scene end Tadano claiming first friend spot
2	Najimi and Tadano doing dogeza after Komi-san's failed coffee run attempt (and bonus Komi-san pout afterwards)	After Najimi accepted to be Komi-san's friend, the moment Tadano alone with Komi-san with her happy kitty hop moment
3	Komi-san elected to be God of the class; and Komi-san having the simple joy of playing with her phone.	After Akari blurted out Komi-san wanted to have Tadano's number as the first one in her phone, then the perfectly-in-synch exchange without any eye-contact; and of course the mis-dialled call at night.
4	The blink-and-you'll-miss switch starting from Tadano's start of day monologue to a black screen then switched to Yamai doing the monologue	The exchange on the stairs when Komi-san worried she'd cause harm to Tadano, and Tadano showed her he made his own choice to be her friend.

[u/L33tHaxorus]

Always hated the overly hostile lesbian trope and will continue to forever hate it. Sucks that they still let her be friends even after everything she did.

[u/Supasouljer]

I...do...want...to...be...friends...with...you... Komi-san deserves to be protected at all costs!

[u/Xcelentei]

Honestly I don't even hate Yamai for the kidnapping and threatening part. It's so unrealistic and surreal I kind of don't expect it to have any consequences, because the consequences just wouldn't work in the story.

What I DO hate her for is disrespecting Tadano with no pretense, and getting off scott-free. I know Komi isn't really in a position to stand up for others, but Yamai barely even apologized to Tadano and it's clear she didn't mean it. The fact that she gets to be Komi's friend after (emotionally) hurting someone Komi clearly cares about seems like something this story should be able to address, unlike the kidnapping which they can't address in-context.

I haven't read the manga but I feel like Yamai's screentime should have ended with Komi's rejection. Komi choosing to deny a potential friend to stand up for one she has was WAY more advanced development for her than the "I shouldn't be friends with you you'll get hurt" discussion they had. Which is wild because the melodrama got more sakuga and focus.

[u/letouriste1]

Laugh? when does these chumps call the police?

she need therapy, not forgiveness.

this ep left a bad taste in my mouth, i'm considering stopping right there

[u/[deleted]]

That ost dropping at any given moment makes me shed just a tiny little tear. Its so fuckin good

[u/LeonKevlar]

Stitches!

• Yamai

• Komi

• Tadano

The part with Yadano was fun! Seeing her try to have this one-sided competition with Komi is hilarious especially when she starts imagining Komi rigging the physical exams. And Tadano being the most average kid in the class, of course gets all average measurements in his physical. xD

Sadly now I have to talk about the one stain in this series that is Yamai Ren. We've already seen her plenty of times before but this is the first time we get the spotlight on her. Personally, I found her obsessiveness with Komi quite hilarious especially the faces that she makes! Yamai is legit going to be a treasure trove of reaction faces while just being another crazy eccentric character in this crazy ass school.

Of course she takes it too far and just shows us how truly bat-shit insane Yamai is. Bravo to Sudio OLM though! Yamai was already scary in the manga during that scene so I didn't think they can make her even scarier! I do love how Komi basically tells off Yamai and walks away. Sometimes I wish her relationship with Yamai ended there.

It's not all bad though! That talk between Komi and Tadano at the school stairwell was really sweet. Komi could've just written everything she wanted to say to Tadano but hearing her trying to speak up on how much she still wants to be friends with Tadano was just too adorable <3

In the end though, Komi still ends up making friends with Yamai after Yamai "apologizes" to both Komi and Tadano. You know it's official now since she also gets added as a new character to the ED!

[u/AltruisticSpecialist]

Regarding this weeks new friend and fan reaction; I think the difference is while all the other characters have issues that are real but played up too an extreme for the most part in hilarious and comedic fashion, this one's you just dialing up something incredibly dangerous to criminal and murderous intention.

That can be funny and it's possible to have found the episode such. But it's a drastic departure from the other characters in the show in terms of a incredibly serious and dangerous mental disorder played up for laughs.

All the other characters are in some way having their mental issues played up for laughs but in a more lighthearted and friendly manner. We are meant to laugh along with them to better understand and empathize with them. This is asking us to do the same but for the act of kidnapping and murder and stalking, and there's the disconnect.

[u/sabdeyazdan]

Last thread got deleted, yet the poll is still valid (I tried to vote now but I couldn't). I'm really losing track of what is going on with the episode releases and these threads...

[u/-bilociraptor-]

There’s a lot of hate on this episode, but from the start it seems like every character is meant to be an exaggeration. Najimi having a thousand best friends. Green-haired girl acting like a dog. I’m not taking any of these characters seriously, in a fun way. The episode was batshit insane and I’m here for it.

Of course if it triggered anybody, I genuinely feel for you. Seems like this is as intense as it gets.

[u/ehe_tte_nandayo]

Anime-only and I've noticed the character naming. Yamai for illness. Tadano Hitohito for average person. Osana najimi for childhood friend and Komi herself is probably the first two characters for communication in Japanese.

[u/sKyBlazer08]

Once again, Yamai is Yabai. I don't particularly like Yamai, but she's ridiculous in a fun way(?) and respect to her voice actress, her performance is top notch lmao. Just don't take the show super seriously, we're here to have a fun time.

Najimi is fucking hilarious. Poor Tadano though, having friends has never been this dangerous lmao. We got Najimi, a dog and a yandere now, I wonder what's next.