The journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi s greatest dream is to make some friends but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve Luckily she meets Tadano a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends It s time for the national health exam at Itan High and the excitement of eye exams and height measurements has fanned the flames of competition for the unremarkable Makeru Yadano She s determined to beat the class idol Komi in the health test and Komi s total obliviousness to their impassioned duel just feeds Makeru s determination As the epic battle heats up how will Komi handle her first rival when she s barely made her first friends