#ogiya hafuru

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Chapter 403: Tales From the Summer Festival

Tadano has become quite popular throughout his time in high school... Going from being absolutely hated at the start of year 1, to being appreciated by his entire class in year 2, to now... You love to see it.

I'm so happy for my son... 🥲

Satou!! She's taking Kometani's place this time, it seems.

Kawai is kawaii! She's got quite the following too... Interesting that the normie trio joined up with her. I didn't think they got to know her that well.

Oda just wants me to suffer through tagging all of these characters, doesn't he?

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I've been stuck thinking about chapter 423 of Komi Can't Communicate since it released. What always stuck out to me was a page that implies that Emoyama, Ogiya, Omakawa, Kato, Sasaki, and Tsuzurafuji were in the same second year class, the last three on that list are stated to have been in class 2-2 (ch. 209, ch. 251) but Omakawa is stated to have been in class 2-3 (ch. 325), so which class were Emoyama and Ogiya really in? Is this simply a mistake by the author, or perhaps a retcon?

(The page of note):

Chapter 423 is one I've liked a lot, it has new information given about existing characters and a scene with one of my favourite characters (Sukida), but this small detail has bothered me. I was also thinking back to this Reddit post and it's comments, discussing the class allocations on the boards in episode 24 of the anime.

(This image is based on information in the aforementioned post with some gaps filled in. Names with question marks don't have a confirmed reading so they're just a guess.):

Notably, Emoyama, Ogiya, Omakawa, Kato, and Tsuzurafuji all appear on this list of class 2-2 students, and Sasaki could fit alphabetically on the list in the obscured part as well.

I find this very interesting that Oda happened to use the same class allocation as the anime for Emoyama, Ogiya, and especially Omakawa, who was already said to be in 2-3, in ch. 423. Does this mean Oda decided to change Omakawa to have been in 2-2 instead to go along with the anime or for some other reason? I do not know, but it's interesting to think about. Perhaps in the future we'll see the other names on the boards as actual characters. Also the ones on the 2-1 board, I haven't mentioned them here yet but they're the same names that appear in ch. 135. It may be unlikely, but I think it would be cool.

If this is true, I wonder if the anime will change Omakawa's line in ch. 325 to "I was in class 2-2!" (if this chapter is ever adapted, that is).

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Bro, HOW?!

Ogiya is bro... A... A baby bro.

Kishi! Nice!

Fuki’s face, lol. Man must be so frustrated.

Oda seems to like doing that ‘tense chin’ thing lately. Two examples off the top of my head:

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She’s come a long way. Just two years ago she couldn’t say anything at all for her introduction. But while she’s still having trouble, she gets through it.

They look like a nice bunch.

But now I’m wondering why they would ignore her when she tries to make friends with them.

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My boy. My son. Literal ray of sunshine in human form.

What Komi sees:

A moment to compose herself, ehe.

Thanks for that exposition, Emoyama. You should be friends with Komi too. C’mon. You know you want to.

Tadano waving to Seikimatsu and Ogiya. Nice touch.

Nanoda is looking hella cute here. And Kire looks down bad.

Seething. Malding even.

More of these two debating/rap battling please.

...New ship?

.........New ship?

I’ll do 342 tomorrow. And perhaps 343 if it’s out before I go to bed.

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It’s all well and good. She had it coming to her. If anything you went easy on her, Yukapoyo.

Yukapoyo is so cute. Best gyaru.

Komi is doing so fucking well in this chapter.

You’d better learn to appreciate this, Shiina.

Yukapoyo sure is putting in a lot of effort as well. MVP.

Where the hell is Lily? She needs to give her opinion on this potential ship.

I wonder for just how long they were aware Shiina is just putting on a front?

Even my man Seikimatsu is in the back with that knowing face.

Hey, they learned a fraction of Tadano’s technique! Nice job, you guys!

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Oda, are you testing me here, with how many cameos you’re doing? Because these ones are far too easy. Ichinose is the only one that gave me a little bit of trouble here, and that’s only because his name was swapped with Ninomai’s once.

These ones are all too easy for me, Oda. You gotta bring in somebody at least on the level of Seikimatsu if you’re going to stump me.

That’s so sweet!!! She still has the charm that Komi gave her!!!

It’s Komi-senpai!

Silly mode engaged.

The one time that Komi wishes she were taller. As you recall, Komi has a little bit of a complex over how tall she is.

You know... Alright... that’s probably not actually what’s going on in this panel. But I think that it would be cuter if she were actually trying to stretch herself so that she would be at least as tall as Hiki here. She’s probably just nervous because it’s the first day of her third year.

Yeah, it was just nerves.

Very cute Nekomi pomph. It’s neat that Hiki was able to notice Komi’s cat ears.

I don’t know why the translator used spurt. Sprout would have been more fitting, I think.

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It’s too much to expect the translators for consistency. I’m still going to tag her as Kyono Koto.

Why not though?

I did decide to change the tag for this guy to include the ‘i’. Ogiya Hafuru.

Oh? A taker?

Just for Tadano though?...

Hey now... No kidnapping anybody, please...

She gives me really weird vibes. Like as if behind that cute smile of hers is somebody willing to do unspeakable things to people she deems “cute”.

Beautiful. But WHYYYYYYYY? I want to know her deal so bad, lmao.

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Komi 335: Battle Royale Digression

Final thoughts:

A nice cute little chapter.

We get Fuki’s full name. ‘Fuki You’... Kind of appropriate for him, I suppose. Oda took one look at this man and said “Fuki You”.

Fuki has to be extremely frustrated with himself all the time. He’s always causing shit to go wrong through no fault of his own. Man needs a break. Oda, make him meet Doji already. Maybe their clumsiness will cancel out when they’re together...

Seikimatsu has proved himself to be a true bro. And we got the apology that I knew was coming one of these days! I just wasn’t expecting it to come so soon... Now I’m just waiting for Tadano to reveal to Seikimatsu that he’s the one who set in motion the events that led to him dating Komi.

Ogiya is a bro as well. A strange baby bro, but still. I’m wondering how/if Oda intends to expand on his character from here...

Naturally though, the best part of the chapter had to be the latter half of the chapter. Tadano and Komi, alone, just... being with each other... They are so fucking cute.

Tadano is a smooth motherfucker yet again with his “It made me fall for you all over again” line.

Komi’s heart about exploded when he said that. I know mine did.

About my only nitpick with this chapter is that... well... Why is Komi still talking to Tadano via notebook? I thought she was going to only speak to him from now on, at least when they’re alone. Kind of a minor thing to complain about though, I guess. Perhaps she just wanted to make sure she was explaining herself clearly? Idk... I’m not that bothered by it anyways.

Next chapter is another Yamai scheme. This time involving long rope jumping. Whatever that is. Hopefully Nakanaka is there with her!

And Lily watching from the bushes...

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Finally she has nothing to shoot back with.

Yukapoyo is going in!

No mercy.

Uh-oh! Sounds like Yukapoyo hit it right on the mark!

Shiina be looking a little bit too cute here. Damn you, Oda! What would Lily think if she saw this scene?

Two pronged attack. Nice!

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We Kishi fans are really feasting this week. First episode 7 of the anime and now this chapter.

Don’t get cheeky, Shiina. You know what you did!

You said it, Cornertani. We just lost a real one over a “joke”. (Kishi is out. 😔)

Pretty

Thanks for that, Ogiya.

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I can see why she has no friends. She’s good at pushing people away. What are you so afraid of, Shiina?

Shut her down, Komi! Shut! Her! Down!

So thick-headed. Smh

Shiina reminds me of the wojak with a happy face mask.

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I don’t remember this one. She’s cute. But what’s the catch?

*Omagawa Machi

... Omojiri-sensei is about to start watching her back on her way home.

Please don’t tell me this dude goes any further than suck on a pacifier and do baby talk.

I like his design, but... Well, I can see why he didn’t make friends.

I don’t think you need to worry about that.

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I member you. :)

I look forward to seeing how she does. I remember in the previous year, she would be totally exhausted by the time she got home. Hopefully she is more used to it by now.

By the end of the year, you will have your name in Komi’s book of friends, I swear my life on it.

Cutie. That forehead is prime real estate for kisses. Is it too much to hope for that she manages to get a boyfriend before the manga ends? I think that’d be real cute.