A review by teabooksart
Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 1 by Tomohito Oda

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

The only reason this gets a 1 star instead of none is because I feel that Komi's inability to communicate is very realistic and does work well as a premise.  However, so many of the other characters are just weirdly characterized and seem incredibly one-dimensional and prop-like.  I am unsure also about how they're handing the gender/identity of one of the characters - perhaps that gets handled better in later volumes but the whole comic just feels so childish and poorly written that I'm not bothering with the rest.  Genuinely shocked to see people recommending this as the first manga for people to read as I think it's a very poor example of this type of storytelling.