Manga like Komi Can't Communicate: 6 series to read in English

Komi Can't Communicate is about Shoko Komi. She is the most admired girl at Itan Private High School and everyone takes her silence for elegance. The picks below are the series on Mangainfo that share the most themes and genres with Komi in AniList's tags and have English volumes out, with popularity breaking any close tie.

All volume counts and release dates here are as of October 2026.

Horimiya

Horimiya by HERO and Daisuke Hagiwara shares a lot with Komi. It is a school romance with slapstick gags and a strong coming of age thread. Like Komi it is a comedy, a romance and a slice of life series all at once.

The story starts on an ordinary day. A boy with a lot of piercings walks Kyouko Hori's hurt little brother Souta home. Hori soon learns who he is. He is Izumi Miyamura. At school he is the silent classmate who hides behind his glasses.

Horimiya finished in Japan at 17 volumes. All 17 are out in English. You can read the whole series start to finish today.

The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses

Koume Fujichika's series has a kuudere at its heart. That is a big part of the appeal of Komi too. Both books are set at school. Both also count disability among their themes.

Komura is a shy middle school boy. Mie sits right next to him in class. He is hopelessly in love with her.

The series finished in Japan with 12 volumes. English readers have all 12. The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses is complete in English.

Teasing Master Takagi-san

Did the slapstick in Komi keep you reading? Then start here. Souichirou Yamamoto's manga is a school romance built on the same kind of physical comedy. It is also a comedy and slice of life series like Komi.

Nishikata is a middle school boy with one big problem. Takagi-san sits next to him in class. She teases him every single day.

Takagi-san finished in Japan at 20 volumes. All 20 are out in English. The full run is waiting for you.

The Dangers in My Heart

Norio Sakurai's manga is a coming of age story set at school. That puts it close to Komi. It also shares the romance at the center.

Kyotaro Ichikawa is a gloomy middle schooler. He likes to think he is dangerous. He reads books about real killers. He imagines awful fates for the kids in his class.

The series finished in Japan with 14 volumes. In English 13 are out. No next English volume is listed yet. Keep an eye on the series page for the last one.

Akira Failing in Love

Shinta Harekawa's series lines up with Komi on four tags. It has a kuudere, slapstick comedy, a school setting and a romance between a boy and a girl. That makes it one of the closest matches on this list by theme. Its genres are comedy and romance.

The series is still releasing in Japan with 8 volumes so far. The next English volume is volume 6. VIZ Media puts it out on 9 February 2027. Akira Failing in Love has its full volume list on Mangainfo.

Fly Me to the Moon

Kenjirou Hata's romance takes a different road from the others. Its link to Komi is meta humor and a coming of age thread. Marriage is one of its themes too. It is a comedy, a romance and slice of life like Komi.

Nasa Yuzaki is a gifted teenager with an unusual first name. One night he sees a mysterious girl named Tsukasa for the first time. Moments later a truck hits him.

Fly Me to the Moon is still releasing in Japan with 37 volumes. English has 33 of them. Volume 34 comes from VIZ Media on 8 December 2026. The rest of the run is on the series page.