For many fans, the answer is clear. The Pehkoi version—with its suffocating, hilarious, and oddly honest portrayal of "too many friends"—is not just a meme. It is a mirror held up to the original’s flaws. And in that reflection, yes. It is better.
In the Pehkoi version, Komi’s communication disorder remains, but the world around her becomes a loving, suffocating satire of parasocial relationships. The "too many friends" isn't a success; it's a problem . Komi can’t make a single genuine connection because everyone is too busy performing friendship. komi san who has too many friends pehkoi better
Komi currently has well over 50 named friends. But ask yourself: Can you remember Naka Naka, the girl who likes pork cutlets? Or Sasaki, the Yamauchi? Most fans can’t. The original manga is guilty of treating friendship as a checklist. Komi meets a person → the person has a one-note gimmick (a ninja, a yandere, a germaphobe) → Komi stumbles through an interaction → new friend acquired. For many fans, the answer is clear
So go ahead. Read the original for the tears. Then read the Pehkoi fan works for the laughter. You might find that Komi-san, drowning in friends, is exactly the story you didn’t know you needed. Do you agree? Is "too many friends" a nightmare or a dream? Share your thoughts with the community—just don’t bring 100 people to the discussion. And in that reflection, yes