A live-action TV drama adaptation of Tomohito Oda’s romantic comedy manga Komi Can’t Communicate is set to be aired for six episodes on NHK General TV’s “YoruDora” programming block from September 6, 2021.
25-year-old Philippine-born actress/fashion model Elaiza Ikeda plays its main heroine Shouko Komi.
The manga has been serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday since 2016, and its TV anime adaptation has also been in the works for a premiere in October 2021.