 Hey everybody, welcome back to another exciting episode, another edition of A Week in Geekdom here on YouTube, Geo here, and today we're going to be talking about the VizManga series Comey Can't Communicate Volume 1. Unfortunately, I do not have the physical release with me, but I do own the digital version here on my tablet. As you can see, Comey Can't Communicate Volume 1. The art in it is pretty freaking awesome. I love how clean and gorgeous the drawings are. Let me show you randomly some of the art right there. Just, it looks fantastic and if you don't know what the story is about, we follow the character of Shoko Comey who suffers from extreme social anxiety and communication problems and, you know, it makes her largely unable to talk to others in her class. This is a high school romcom and it's not really played in a negative way. The character is trying to acquire at least a hundred friends and it isn't until the character of Hitohito Tadano that, you know, he falls for her and finds out that she's having this issue, she, they become friends. He becomes her first friend and he is going to set out on this journey to help her get 99 more friends and, you know, make her a little bit more sociable. When the story begins, you start reading into the character and everybody in the school thinks that Comey is this bright, beautiful, regal character and she is, but it, there's just sort of like this false image where everybody thinks like she won't talk to somebody because it's not worth her time, stuff like that. Like she's an elite high schooler but the truth of the matter is she's either extremely nervous or frightened and will not talk to that person. She'll just simply freeze up and I think that is, at the beginning when you first learn of it, it's played for laughs but at the same time there's a seriousness and a realness to the story because I do think it's a universal message that people, you know, they will, we will freeze up on occasions. Not everybody is comfortable talking to everybody. Everybody's going through stuff so I think having a story like this makes it a little bit more relatable to people and you can laugh and have a good time but at the same time get inspired by a wholesome character trying to do her best and I think that's the key to a story like this where other manga maybe could play it on a different angle but this is more sincere in the way it presents its characters and the way Comey is trying to communicate, you know, a particular scene that I really loved and I'm gonna find it as I'm talking with you guys here on my tablet is that when the two characters are two main characters they finally sort of understand what's happening with each other. They have this really great conversation on the chalk board in their homeroom classroom that I thought was really, was really hard warming and fascinating that they can have this sweet chat. Here you can see it a little bit better. Have this sweet chat, this sweet tender moment between the two characters. I thought that was really cool and really speaks to the heart of the series that we can have something endearing like that. Along the way Comey's gonna meet other characters, some are more interesting than others and for the most part the series plays it like each chapter is a mini story. There is an overarching theme throughout the book but each story is like separate gags or episodic adventures within this world that we're reading about and I thought that was pretty cool because you can just pick up the first book, enjoy it, read it for what it is, have a fun time. You don't necessarily need to set out to read the second volume but if you do you are going to be rewarded with more great stories and characters and Comey honestly trying to do her best. Part of me wants a story like this to continue on forever. I do believe there's been like 15 volumes in Japan so we're now getting the US releases. I think we've gotten four manga volumes and hopefully there's a lot more. We can get it in oversized format and stuff like that because I think it's a fun addition to your library, a fun addition to your manga reading about just characters trying to live out their best lives and trying to make friends and overcome fears and doubts and all that stuff so I do wholeheartedly recommend Comey Can't Communicate. I think it is a fine manga and a wonderful story that everybody should check out. If you want something light-hearted, a little bit more comedic and happier then yeah definitely give Comey a shot and I just went all dark. This is a typical reaction for the character. Let me zoom in on Comey right there. As you can see you know she's nervous and her heart's thumping so she feels it. There's that chalkboard that I was talking about and the art is really smooth and clean and gorgeous to look at. Look at this. See they're both having that intense conversation but it's it's kind of fourth wall meta-breaking if you will because you're reading about people reading or writing so I thought that was pretty cool and then definitely a highlight of one of my favorite scenes in manga. Here's the part. What's your dream Comey to make 100 Friends and that you know if you've ever had bad luck with people and friends and school and stuff like that you feel it. You understand her anxiety and her pain and what she is going through even if it's played for laughs sometimes with her reactions to like socializing with people playing musical games or going to a store to buy a drink stuff like that. So I think having the character of Tadano sort of be that anchor that first anchor that's going to help break the ice is fantastic. There's also another character called Najimi Osana. He is or she is gender fluid and I thought that was really cool that they didn't really make a fuss over it. Here's this character. He feels the way that he feels or she feels the way that she feels and does her own thing and it should be like that. It should be fun that we shouldn't have to discriminate against people for what they believe and how they want to live their lives. Najimi is a great addition to the cast and the world of Comey can't communicate. So that in a nutshell is sort of my first impressions on Comey. I do want to pick up the physical volumes eventually and I do recommend it. I think it's a fun read for you guys to check out. Have you read it? Let me know in the comment section down below. The art is super clean, crisp, and beautiful to look at. Fantastic wholesome characters trying to you know live out their best lives in high school and a wonderful heartwarming story that I think you're gonna enjoy. Check it out if you can. Follow me on social media, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, all that fun stuff. 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