Hitoribocchi no Marumaruseikatsu is about a girl with social anxieties trying to make friends with her entire class in high school in order to reunite with her only friend that she has before entering said high school.
Bocchi the main character in the series do not have social anxieties as dire as Komi as she is able to talk to strangers after mustering up a great amount of will power and effort. She is also comfortable talking to people after she have made connections with them. What separates Komi and Bocchi is she is a totally regular normal girl where nobody gives her a second special look, there is no knight in shining armor at her feet helping her achieve her goal of making more friends. Which helps me root for her even more because it is all her own effort and nothing is presented to her on a silver platter. That does not mean the friends she makes along the way does not help her on her quest but they do so in a limited capacity.
As a socially awkward person the expected unusual misunderstandings to common social norms are expected and they are delivered excellently in the comedy. The comedy writing direction is really on point as the writers are not afraid to make mundane situations wackier than it seems. There is also a lot of creative ways they play around not only the gimmick of this girl with social anxieties but also with the personalities of the other friends that Bocchi makes along the way. And the writers are not afraid to take risks inserting really stupid stuff for comedic effect sometimes. Just take a look at this 7 second gag that adds literally nothing to the story.
When I first saw it I thought it was weird, jarring, unfunny and serve no purpose. Then I thought about it more and... what the hell man that was stupidly funny xD.
The cast of characters are diverse and each really stand out both in appearance and personalities. This makes for great potential for a variety of comedic scenarios that feels fresh every single episode. They obviously play well with the Bocchi's awkward social skills but half of the time they do not need to rely on the her the main character to come up with comedic situations because of how distinct each of their personalities are. This means even the side characters interaction with the side characters are amusing.
The art and animation was pretty good, nothing too spectacular. The character design is really cute but again nothing too outstanding. What I find they really done well is the exaggerated expressions of the characters reacting to the comedic situations being really cartoony and fun which really help sell the punchlines of the gags.
In conclusion, this series is really charming and has many comedic moments. But I will be honest and say that sometimes the gags can fall flat. But nonetheless it is a really cute comedy series that is funny most of the time. Definitely not the best comedy series I watched but it is still really really good overall.