KEY POINTS

  • Komi is ready to make new friends
  • "Komi Can't Communicate" Season 2, Episode 1 is airing Wednesday
  • The episode will stream on Netflix

Shoko Komi is back and her desire to have 100 friends is still going strong. Komi is suffering from a rare communication disorder, yet she strives to communicate with others.

"Komi Can't Communicate" Season 2, Episode 1 will see Komi and her classmates getting ready for a school trip.

As soon as the class teacher announces that the class will split into two groups, the students, unanimously, decide to have Komi in their respective groups.

The new season is also introducing new characters who will be potential friends of Komi.

"Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. With the whole student body keeping its distance and Komi unable to utter a single word, friendship might be forever beyond her reach," read the official synopsis of "Komi Can't Communicate" manga, according to Viz Media.

The cast of the anime includes Aoi Koga as Shoko Komi, Gakuto Kajiwara as Hitohito Tadano, Noriko Hidaka as narrator, Yurika Moriyama as Kaede Otori, Yukiyo Fujii as Himiko Agari, Yuga Sato as Taisei Sonoda, Shotaro Uzawa as Chushaku Kometani, Shinichiro Kamio as Makoto Katai, Sarah Emi Bridcutt as Akako Onigashima, Ruriko Aoki as Nene Onemine, Ami Maeshima as Makeru Yadano, Fumiko Uchimura as Mikuni Katō, Junya Enoki as Shōsuke Komi, Katsuyuki Miura as Shisuto Naruse, Kenji Akabane as Shigeo Chiarai, Kensho Ono as Mono Shinobino, Kikuko Inoue as Shūko Komi, Maaya Uchida as Hitomi Tadano, Megumi Han as Nokoko Inaka, Minami Takahashi as Ayami Sasaki, Mitsuaki Hoshino as Masayoshi Komi, Rie Murakawa as Najimi Osana, Rina Hidaka as Ren Yamai and Rumi Okubo as Omoharu Nakanaka.

The opening theme song of "Komi Can't Communicate" Season 2 is titled "Ao 100 Iro" and is performed by Miku Ito. The ending theme song, titled "Koshaberi Biyori," is by FantasticYouth.

The chief director of the anime is Ayumu Watanabe, while Kazuki Kawagoe is the director of the series. Deko Akao is credited for series composition.

Yukari Hashimoto has composed the music for this season. Atsuku Nakajima is the character designer, while Masaru Sato is the art director. Jun Watanabe is credited as the sound director and Tomo Namiki is the director of photography.

"Komi Can't Communicate" Season 2, Episode 1 is scheduled for release this Wednesday. The episode will stream on Netflix in Japanese with English subtitles.

The Netflix logo is seen on a TV remote controller, in this illustration taken January 20, 2022.
The Netflix logo is seen on a TV remote controller, in this illustration taken January 20, 2022. Reuters / DADO RUVIC