A profoundly shy girl navigates high school, finding heartwarming connections with earnest, wholesome humor.
Cozy. A family watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix.
No surprises for a TV-14: some innuendo or implied sex and no swearing.
Rated TV-14, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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At a high school full of unique characters, Tadano helps his shy and unsociable classmate Komi reach her goal of making friends with 100 people.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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