History YMMV / KomiCantCommunicate

* DiagnosedByTheAudience: Komi is explicitly stated to have a "communication disorder" that makes it difficult for her to interact with her peers -- however, the disorder is never specified beyond this description, since in Japan the term can mean anything from simply having NoSocialSkills to a more serious disorder. Despite this, a considerable number of fans interpret her as being autistic and/or having social anxiety disorder thanks to her preference for nonverbal communication, her difficulties with following the mood of conversations, and her tendency to experience borderline panic attacks when faced with certain types of social interaction.

* DiagnosedByTheAudience: Komi is explicitly stated to have a "communication disorder" that makes it difficult for her to interact with her peers -- however, the disorder is never specified beyond this description. Despite this, a considerable number of fans interpret her as being autistic and/or having social anxiety disorder thanks to her preference for nonverbal communication, her difficulties with following the mood of conversations, and her tendency to experience borderline panic attacks when faced with certain types of social interaction.

* DiagnosedByTheAudience: Komi's "communication disorder" is never specifically identified, though many fans note that it bears similiarities with both UsefulNotes/{{Autism}} (her tendency toward nonverbal communication and difficulty following the mood of conversation) and Social Anxiety Disorder (trembling, blushing, borderline panic attacks when faced with certain types of social interaction).

** Hitohito's little sister Hitomi--just like her brother, she's attempting to help a Komi (Shouko's little brother Shousuke) with social issues. Unlike her brother, however, it's not because Shousuke asked her to help like Shouko did--it's because ''she'' thinks he's not being social enough and needs to break out of his shell, even though he doesn't feel the same way. As a result, she comes across as pushy and disrespectful toward his boundaries, given that he neither asked for her help nor is shown to need it. And that's not even getting into her [[BrattyHalfPint frequent insults]] toward her brother, implying his friends are way out of his league whenever she sees them around each other.

* {{Moe}}: [[{{Meganekko}} Himiko Agari]] is the best example of this, along with being the main source of fanservice.

** "Bang." [[labelnote:Explanation]]In the first episode of season 2, one of Katai's [[ImagineSpot Imagine Spots]] shows a more confident Komi using a FingerGun on the audience, softly uttering the word in question. Similar to the [[Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar sniper Kaguya meme]], many have edited the clip to make it seem as if [[CrossesTheLineTwice Komi actually shoots someone or something as a result.]][[/labelnote]]

*** As the poll indicated, Nakanaka is also quite popular for a character that - like Onemine - drops out of focus a bit after the first year; while often [[NotSoDifferent compared to Yamai]] in temperament at times, it helps that she isn't particularly aggressive toward Tadano and is friendly enough overall despite her Chuuni tendencies, has a distinct and appealing design, and... Well, she's ''not'' Yamai, whose placement in opposition to Nakanaka across a number of chapters automatically makes the latter more sympathetic.

** Komi in spades. How can her cuteness be described when she goes into her well-known face-mode; her face goes almost blank except for her two big simple round eyes with large black dots in them. Gains twitching cat ears when pumped for something. Is naturally curious about ''anything''. Blushes when her relationship with Tadano is brought up. Appears gracious on the outside but her nature is a little silly sometimes.

** The latter is supported by them apologising for sending Komi to the coffee shop with so complicated an order. It's then undercut by them doing the same thing ''again'' when giving Komi a similarly complicated sandwich order for Sabowey.

* AmericansHateTingle: The English-speaking fandom is not fond of Yamai because of her extreme, perverted {{Yandere}} tendencies, promoting the harmful PsychoLesbian stereotype.

** And then there's the ArtEvolution. Tomohito Oda's art [[https://preview.redd.it/8b2je4nh95x71.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=f907baaba187ab28becdc3f6a405fc1a910689cd overtime became increasingly stylized]] accentuating larger eyes and rounder faces for the characters compared to the more realistic proportions of the original character models. The debate of which art style was superior erupted after the anime's debut where it used the modern character designs for the earlier content.

** Komi-san is a Communist. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Thanks to a poor Google translation, the words "Komi-san Can't Communicate" ended up translated as this.[[/labelnote]]

* TakeThatScrappy: In Chapter 270, Yamai hosts and wins a Numabros tournament, that was rigged by her, with the winner receiving a slap by Komi, befitting Yamai's masochism. Though she did received a soft one from Komi, she also receives another, PAINFUL, one from Najime. Considering how much Yamai is hated by the fanbase and [[KarmaHoudini how often she gets away]] with her perverted tendencies, one can actually hear the cheering of fans when Najime decides to give her just deserts.

* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Yamai Friggin' Ren. To give you an idea of just how terrifying she is, ''nearly every entry'' in this work's Nightmare Fuel page involves her.

* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Yamai Friggin' Ren. To give you an idea of just how terrifying she is, pretty much ''every entry'' in this work's Nightmare Fuel page involves her.

** [[SpiceUpTheSubtitles The dub adds some profanity]] not even implied in the original Japanese version, like Tadano using the Mexican equivalent of "What the fuck?", when the original Japanese version, he just says "Uh?" instead. Also, when Tadano described his "analyzing the room" skill, one of his classmates insulted him by saying that he "can't analyze shit", when the original version, the same classmate said that Tadano cannot analyze anything. Also, when Tadano tried to apologize with Komi after he saw her sayin "meow", while in the original version he said "What the hell I said?!", in the Latin American dub, this is translated as "Now I just fucked things up".[[note]]''Ahora si la volví a defecar.'' being a less vulgar version of ''Ahora si la volví a cagar''.[[/note]] ''And all these examples are just from episode 1''.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Kishi Himeko, the knight girl in Yamai's group, rarely got a mention as the manga progressed. Subverted of sorts as of the end of Chapter 340, as the author finally announced that the following few chapters will finally focus on her.

** Onemine and Otori. For starters, they know each other very well and are on FirstNameBasis with each other. At the end of the first culture festival, they can be seen dancing together. There are also many times they can be seen holding hands and are even thought to be a couple in one chapter though Onemine has to show her schoolmates what would happen if she let go of Otori.

** Tadano Hitomi is either one of the funniest characters in the series or a JerkSue who gets away with constantly invading Shosuke's personal space and slinging unprompted insults at her older brother.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Manbagi Rumiko. Manbagi gets introduced into the story over 100 chapters in and her introduction slowly leads to a tone shift of focusing on the emerging love triangle between Komi, Tadano and herself. In many ways Manbagi is the BreakoutCharacter of the series, being warmly received by fans, effectively becoming the third main character of the series and her "pairing" with Tadano being fairly popular. On the other end, you'll find detractors who feel that Manbagi is the SpotlightStealingSquad whose introduction caused the series to be bogged down too much by the romance partly due to the preconception that [[RomanticRunnerUp her romantic subplot is doomed to not succeed]].

** Chadano. [[labelnote:Explanation]]A popular nickname for Tadano whenever he unknowingly makes Komi's and Manbagi's hearts race.[[/labelnote]]

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: This series isn't really popular in Japan, as normally people won't watch/read stuff like this if it doesn't have moeblobs, ecchi or isekai elements. It is, however, beloved in western countries such as the United States because of how relaxing and relatable it is. Besides, western fans are more patient with Komi gradually overcoming her communication disorder, unlike the Japanese fans who want instant gratification.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Kishi Himeko, the knight girl in Yamai's group, rarely got a mention as the manga progressed. Subverted of sorts as of the end of Chapter 340, as the author finally announced that the following chapter will finally focus on her.

** Hitohito's little sister Hitomi--just like her brother, she's attempting to help a Komi (Shouko's little brother Shousuke) with social issues. Unlike her brother, however, it's not because Shousuke asked her to help like Shouko did--it's because ''she'' thinks he's not being social enough and needs to break out of his shell, even though he doesn't feel the same way. As a result, she comes across as pushy and disrespectful toward his boundaries, given that he neither asked for her help nor is shown to need it.

** Hitohito's little sister Hitomi--just like her brother, she's attempting to help a Komi (Shouko's little brother Shousuke) with social issues. Unlike her brother, however, it's not because Shousuke asked her to help like Shouko did--it's because ''she'' thinks he's not being social enough and needs to break out of his shell, even though he doesn't feel the same way. As a result, she comes across as pushy and disrespectful toward his boundaries, given that he neither asked for her help or is shown to need it.