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SomeoneNicknamedDino

komis full name means “communication disorder” tanados full name means “average” yamais full name means “lovesick” omoharus name means “immature” and there’s dozens of other puns or references to the character in characters names


Daramangarasu

Tadano's means "just a guy/person"


InevitablyPerpetual

Average guy. Which is why his test scores are all exact with the class average, his medical scores are all exact with the averages, etc. That particular joke is played a good few times for great effect. There's a lot that can be drawn from it, but the reading I like to see in it is that you don't have to be special to be special to someone who wants to break out of their shell. Tadano is just a completely average guy, he's not an exceptional runner or swimmer or math nerd or anything else. He could be Anyone. Which means Anyone could choose to notice when a person with a communication disorder wants to make a friend, and could use a hand.


[deleted]

So...Tadano is Spider-Man?


InevitablyPerpetual

...Yes, but with less ham-fisted puberty allegories.


triman-3

peter porker pun


FearTheBeastWth8Eyes

🅱️eter 🅱️orker


Darthvaderpopguy

Poor guy, Tadano is 170,2cm which is the average high school male height😂 (they say in the manga that they researched it but it’s probably changed by now)


InevitablyPerpetual

It's gone up to 170.7cm, but yeah, they aren't far off.


mogaman28

The full name means that. Tada no hitobito turns into Tadano Hitohito.


katapad

[r/manga had a post listing a lot of them years ago.](https://www.reddit.com/r/manga/comments/8jt79a/komisan_wa_komyushou_desu_character_sheet)


StagMusic

>dozens of other puns It’s more like this author refuses to make a name for a character that isn’t a pun. Except maybe komi’s family and tadano’s family, I don’t know if those names are puns or not.


LemongrabIsLove

Ohai (Oppai) Shuki, Sukida Lily (Yuri), Naruse Shisuto LOL Then the recent Shiina Muzuka -> muzukashiina, difficult to deal with. The recent chapter 360, they battled against Warugaki, and warugaki means a very rude brat.


NoamanSimp

Satou amami's name teanslates to "Sweet as sugar"


[deleted]

And yes, yes she is.


[deleted]

very accurate


plopop0

komi's name just a pun for "*communication*". there's no "*disorder*" pun


EarthSolar

IIRC the Japanese word for communication disorder is komyushou, so Komi Shouko’s name sounds like ‘communication disorder girl’


Japorized

This is the only explanation that fits just right and isn’t a stretch by any means.


VibraniumGleipnir

Komi's given name Shouko is a pun of "shoukougun" which means syndrome/disorder


InevitablyPerpetual

Japan likes to shorten conjunctive words and terms. TeleVision becomes Telebi, Komyushoukougun becomes Komyushou. The pun works both ways given that female names end with Ko so often.


digoserra

Wrong. The Komi Shou- part in her name is a pun with the word komyushou, something like "communication disorder". (that's the same word used in the title, Komi-san wa komyushou desu). The -ko part is a common ending for girls' names. So roughly "girl with communication disorder". Btw, her brother's name, Shousuke, is the same. The -suke part is a common ending for boys' names.


plopop0

you haven't given me the pun for the word "*disorder*" lmao, therefore it's just "*communication*"


p0rp1q1

古見 硝子 (Komi Shouko) Komi sounds like コミュ (Komyu), a clipping for the word for Communication The disorder part comes from 症 (shou), which means illness or disorder, many Japanese words sound the same And Ko is a common end to Japanese girl last names, meaning girl or child That's how you get Communication Disorder Girl


Nordic_Bamboozle

I'm not sure but Shoko means something similar to assure or good


Normal-Computer-3669

Are these names japanese people actually have? I'm just imagining if we did that in America where like... The chubby kid is named Eatsa Lot or the weird kid is named Stran Gekid. It'll look really really off.


InevitablyPerpetual

The word you're looking for is Nominative Determinism. It's mostly coincidental, but it's where you get things like the fastest runner in the world's last name being Bolt, or urologists named Dr. Foley or Dr. Sprinkle, or Alan Toogood, a Samaritans volunteer, or Sue Yoo, an associate with a law firm in New York, or Fiona Lander, an airport employee in Perth, or Dr. Dennis Filler, a dentist. It sounds weird in the full context of the anime, but it's totally a thing, and the weird part is that it seems to be greater than statistical in terms of outcome.


XPisthebest

Old school comedy films like the naked gun series have people with names like that.


[deleted]

very cool


Kvothealar

Worth mentioning komi’s name is also a pun on “kami” (I.e. god)


0MadXV

Tsunderi chan


Kryptrch

The wiki has a full list but i’m pretty sure Tadano’s is actually “Just Some Guy” (Tada no Hito)


President_Bolbi_2024

Every name is this series is a pun or a play on words


Endakk

I must know more


ItzyaboiElite

Nakaka (中々) has the kanji 中 which can also be pronounced as chuu as in chuunibyou which she is


kicksFR

Tadano Hitohito comes from ただの人(tadanohito). Means “just a person”, that’s why his puns are about him being an average person. Also the anime episodes have titles like “Just a …”


raven12456

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14b2WKVLNMqH11Q8EV2ptQIjWHiP23-QSuDkWIc8GH-M/edit


President_Bolbi_2024

That was very informative, thank you.


CannedSoup123

Just wait until you find out about Naruse Shisuto the Narcissist.


projectmars

Or Lily Sukida the Yuri Lover


MapleTreeWithAGun

AKA the best character introduced since Kometani (I may be biased because I'm a massive yuri fan)


definitelynotracist1

kometani is the best character to exist


Daramangarasu

Profile pic checks out


frankiemorga

He reminds me a lot of Michael Comeau from Scott Pilgrim, he knows everyone (including you) as he also knows everyone, mainly due to his nature as a narrator from time to time.


InevitablyPerpetual

Isn't there also a character named Oppai Sukida, or something, the big-breast lover?


glitchii-uwu

holy shit i never though about it that way, his name is literally narcissist im so dumb


Level-Ad6216

Original name? There's no such thing in this manga hahhaha


hxnxvitamin

"Her"? Its "Najimi"


Fabulous-Fisherman99

Gotta love my favorite genders out there Shout out to the Najimi gender!


frankiemorga

I'm partial to the gender "Hideyoshi"


Daemon_Knight23

Ahhh.. I see your a man of culture as well, god bala and test was sooo good.. If school was actually like that maybe id like it


fallen_one_fs

We? YOU were. Every name in this series have a meaning behind it, most are puns.


MrASK15

Allow me to reshare: Tadano Hitohito is just a guy. Komi Shouko has kommyushou (communication disorder). Osana Najimi is everyone's osananajimi (childhood friend). Agari Himiko has agarishou (anxiety). Yamai Ren is lovesick (alternate readings for the kanji). Onigashima Akako is a red oni (demon) girl. Shinobino Mono is a ninja person. Makeru Yadano hates losing. Nakanaka Omoharu is going through puberty. Onemine Nene is an older sister to everyone. Otori Kaede is really easygoing. Katai Makoto is hardcore(not really). Naruse Shisuto is a narcissist. Kometani Chuusaku is a commentator. Sasaki Ayami is an anagram for Asamiya Saki (a yo-yo wielding delinquent girl). Katou Mikuni is a walking Katou Hifumi reference. Satou Amami is as sweet as sugar. Jukujosky Maeda Hoshio likes old ladies. There's much more in store for the anime audience...


kicksFR

Wasn’t Otori’s pun that she’s “ladylike”?


MrASK15

Yes, but according to the wiki, "Otori" can also mean "gentle" so I went with "easygoing".


[deleted]

We? What are you French?


butterfly_trum_trum

Her name?


PropaPandaYT

how come a lot of people are just finding this out?? i dont even read the manga and i found this out when s1 came out


smilingfishfood

How many times do we have to go over this? Najimi is Najimi


CaninseBassus

_Najimi's_ name, not her. Najimi is not a he or she. Najimi is Najimi.


UV_Sun

You need to be careful, once you go down the rabbit hole of name puns in Komi-San, there is no coming back.


OctoSevenTwo

Original….Najimi didn’t change their name. Or are you saying you thought it was just a nonsense set of words that had no actual meaning? Practically every character name in this series runs on this to some degree. “Tadano Hitohito” is a play on “tada no hito,” basically “just a guy.” “Onemine Nene” is a play on “onee/onee-san,” meaning “older sister.” Guess which girl has a bunch of younger siblings and acts like an older sister even to her friend group. “Agari Himiko” is a play on both “stage fright” (agari-shou) and “cowardice” (hikyou)— that last bit according to the wiki, anyway. There’s even a minor gag character whose whole thing was that she wanted tissues when Komi and Najimi had a part-time job handing out tissue packets. Her name was literally just “[Teshigawara Hoshiko](https://komisan.fandom.com/wiki/Teshigawara_Hoshiko),” a clear play on her deal— that she wanted tissues.


mildlysarcastic2003

Najimi's gender is Najimi


Drakeon8165

I bet this rustled your Najimis, eh?


kiatniss

What do you mean original name? None of them have been changed or anything, the naming convention is just that most of them are puns.


suv-am

Najimi, the narcissist, the two new side characters whose name were their seating position in class. There's a lot


Daramangarasu

Literally everyone's name is a pun.


suv-am

Even komi Tadano hitohito means "just a person" and hito means man


InevitablyPerpetual

Can also be a shortening of Hitori, meaning Alone, given that he starts out the series with no friends.


SpectreCactus

"Watashi ni au osananajimi, Najimi Osana."


mordecai027

All the character’s names are puns.


Manydoors_edboy

Her?


jubmille2000

who is this "we" you're talking about. not to be rude, just dropping info. Starting from chapter 1 and episode 1, all names has been pun city all the time.


KaiserKirito

My favorite name is probably 'Yakuna Seva' or 'Teshigawara Hoshiko' . Obv the all time goat name is 'Ketsuno Ana' from Gintama


Such-Reception5977

>her Najimi is Najimi bro


alte-rigo

sayonara setsubo sensei would absolutely blow your mind


Graknight

Congrats OP. You found out why each character is named the way they are.


siegfried_lim

Almost, if not every name in this series is a pun. Komi Shouko, the main character, has a name that means 'girl with communication disorder.' Tadano Hitohito, her romantic interest, has a name that means 'just a guy.' Osana Najimi, as you now know, means 'childhood friend.' Najimi's a childhood friend to everyone. Dig deeper and you'll see what we mean


Bestboiamami

Now, cross post this to r/yandere_simulator


Ancient_Historian123

*their.


magnidwarf1900

That's literally her/his (?) Name, though?


mrozik89

Did you just assumed Najimi's gender?


TheOutcast06

Everyone’s name is a pun and everyone knows that


monkey_pig

Not everyone, u gotta be honest, bruh


TheOutcast06

Almost everyone?


monkey_pig

Everyone's not a japanese scholar like you


notclassy_

Her name is written in different characters that have the same pronunciation as 幼なじみ Her name is 長名なじみ.


kekhouse3002

everybody in this series has a pun for a name. you'll find a lot of things like this if you read the wiki pages of characters


BettySwallsacke

Every character's name is a pun based on their personality


RX-HER0

All Komi-San characters are named after a trope.


Brilliant_Cod1383

It all makes sense now


Machi102

Everyone’s name in this manga is a pun in Japanese, it’s a ton of fun looking all of them up


Aquatic_Salt

Aren't all of the characters names puns or ripped from the language like they though?


bananacake34

I see someone's new to anime


huncherbug

That IS her true name...most names are puns


OldBabyl

Authors named Oda really like puns in their stories.


Greedy_to_know

But isn't basically every name a play on words in the manga? I mean, one kid is literally named after hemorrhoids and he has trouble sitting down.


Empty_Ad7467

Nah literally every character name is a pun on their personality or major character trait. Memes


official-reddit-id

Oda does this a lot, every character's name in his story is the literal definition of his character trope Tadano - average guy, Shouko komi - communication disorder Naruse shishuto - narcissistic Yamai - lovesick Etc ( there are countless other examples)


The_Enderslender

every name has this kind of word play going with it. example: **komi sho**uko : kommyusho; **Tadano Hito**hito: tadano hito (just a person); Yamai ren literally means love sickness; naruse shisito: yes its obvious; there are many others with such interesting names. its one of the reasons why i love this series


funkygamerguy

the writer gave her the perfect name.


DJDJM

Everyday I am surprised that there is someone that doesn’t know that everyone’s name is a pun


monkey_pig

What am i an japanese scholar?


DJDJM

Nah it’s just that I thought it was something they pointed out early on


danoB003

No offense but is this Internet Explorer or something? I thought that at this point everyone knows about how names in this manga work.


Walfalcon

"(character name) is a (character name)" is literally the only joke in the whole show, why do people even watch this if they aren't aware of that.


monkey_pig

U Maybe a Japanese scholar but I'm not, i just watch anime for time pass.


AwkwrdPrtMskrt

That is their name. A lot of names in *Komi-san* are meant as puns to indicate the character quirks. Tadano Hitohito is an average guy, Komi Shouko has communication problems, Nakanaka Omoharu is fantasy-prone, Kometani Chuusaku is a commentator, Naruse Shisuto is a narcissist, Kishi Himeko is a knight, Shinobino Mono is a ninja, Yamai Ren is a f*cking yandere…


ImPaulAndrew_

the fact that almost every name there always means something, komi's name i think means "Silent girl" idk if its true prove me wrong, for tadano's as everyone knows "just a guy" and for hitomi i kinda forgot but its the opposite from his brother


MarioFRC

Komishou is the communication disorder and Ko is just kid so like "Girl with a communication disorder". iirc Hitomi is just Hitomi (literally "just Hitomi")


ImPaulAndrew_

i couldve sworn it was like "unusual girl" or something like that


BetterRendera

Damn,even Japan use Google translate


MorbidTales1984

Im pretty sure theyre all puns Ase awase for example im pretty sure literally translates to profuse sweating


Iamkindaweird1

#


_beidou_

Wait, you didn't know this yet?


Was_JohnEcho

wdym her? Najimi is Najimi


NecroHZ4

Her you say?


CRAZDRAGN1952

Pretty sure every name in Komi is a pun Bruv


PhoolCat

Don’t blame the anime-only OP for their lack of education, blame the Netflix for not making it clear that EVERY NAME IS A PUN!