My first encounter with this series was through Netflix. I never really tried watching the anime. The art style didn’t call out to me that much, and based purely on gut instinct, it felt like something I wasn’t going to like. So when I stumbled upon the manga on Libby and decided to give it a try, well… it was plenty of laughs.
Tadano gets himself into an elite school. On his first day, he meets a beautiful girl by the shoe lockers. He greets her, but she ignores him. He already thinks this is a bad sign. To his surprise, they’re actually in the same class. Not only that, they’re seated next to each other. What Tadano doesn’t know is that this elite school is actually full of eccentric people.
I laughed so much while reading this book. The characters were insane—the main characters, the supporting cast, and even the random ones who pop up here and there. Like in your typical anime or manga, they’re beyond weird. You really get the gist of what the school’s handbook means when it says that the entrance exam barely matters and that it’s actually the applicants’ personalities that are being evaluated during the interview.
I can’t help but wonder how Komi got in if that was the case. I hope they show it at some point.
This first volume definitely did not disappoint. It was hilarious. Each of the characters felt a little similar to one another, but maybe that’s simply because of their shared eccentricity. The story itself is quite cute and simple: Komi can’t communicate. She doesn’t have any friends because she gets too nervous to speak, and now Tadano has vowed to help her make 100 friends.
It’s such a ridiculous premise surrounded by an equally ridiculous cast but, beneath all the comedy, it’s a surprisingly sweet story about helping someone come out of their shell.
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