Adachi and Shimamura (Light Novel) Vol. 1
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- Author：Hitoma Iruma
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Summary
The yuri light novels about a sweet romance between high school girls--soon to be an anime series！
Adachi and Shimamura， two young women who attend the same high school， are inseparable friends。 Whether playing table tennis， chatting about favorite TV shows， or just relaxing together， they’re happy to share their days。 When Adachi’s friendship turns into romantic attraction， the relationship begins to change， one day at a time。 This beloved yuri series has been charming audiences in Japan for years， and now， for the first time ever， read the original Adachi and Shimamura light novels in English--both in paperback and in early ebook editions！
Adachi and Shimamura， two young women who attend the same high school， are inseparable friends。 Whether playing table tennis， chatting about favorite TV shows， or just relaxing together， they’re happy to share their days。 When Adachi’s friendship turns into romantic attraction， the relationship begins to change， one day at a time。 This beloved yuri series has been charming audiences in Japan for years， and now， for the first time ever， read the original Adachi and Shimamura light novels in English--both in paperback and in early ebook editions！
Reviews
laurent
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2。5★
Elizabeth
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This was an excellent novel to get into。。it’s very sweet and touching at times。。it’s a Yuri novel but nothing too serious as of yet。。reading book 2！！ :）
cameron
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I’m obsessed
Estefany CI Glar
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Historia que se desarrolla lenta y tiernamente
Hekiren
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Hitoma Iruma tiene un estilo muy único， que habla desde un punto de vista muy personal y， sin necesitar cambiar los tópicos， consigue plasmar algunos planos a los que no siempre nos acostumbra el medio。 Adachi to Shimamura es un romance lento e inocente sin mucha más pretensión que hablar de sus protagonistas， una introvertida y una misantrópica y evolución a través del instituto。 Un slice of life con ese toque excéntrico propio del autor que （quitando aliens gratuitos con pelo brillante） funcio Hitoma Iruma tiene un estilo muy único， que habla desde un punto de vista muy personal y， sin necesitar cambiar los tópicos， consigue plasmar algunos planos a los que no siempre nos acostumbra el medio。 Adachi to Shimamura es un romance lento e inocente sin mucha más pretensión que hablar de sus protagonistas， una introvertida y una misantrópica y evolución a través del instituto。 Un slice of life con ese toque excéntrico propio del autor que （quitando aliens gratuitos con pelo brillante） funciona de maravilla。 。。。more
Violet
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It dragged at times， but the translation did a terrific job of making the writing and dialogue feel contemporary and intimate， and the second half of the book was just super cute。
Blueilosch
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It is sweet， funny and weird。 I love it。
Mira Meteo
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I'm watching the anime， and I saw this at B&N， so I thought I'd pick it up and see what the original story is like。 My feelings on it basically mirror what I feel about the anime as of far。 It's very light fluff and that's not particularly my thing。 Maybe as the story goes on it becomes a more definitive romance， but as of now， it's just your standard high school yuri。 There was one line in particular that kind of implied this whole story is a case of "we're in high school and I think you're coo I'm watching the anime， and I saw this at B&N， so I thought I'd pick it up and see what the original story is like。 My feelings on it basically mirror what I feel about the anime as of far。 It's very light fluff and that's not particularly my thing。 Maybe as the story goes on it becomes a more definitive romance， but as of now， it's just your standard high school yuri。 There was one line in particular that kind of implied this whole story is a case of "we're in high school and I think you're cool so dating a girl is fine now as long as we grow out of it，" so I'm definitely not a fan of that。 But it could still plausibly be the character in question being in denial。 I'd just have to keep reading or watching and see how it turns out。Also， reading this makes me dislike Adachi a lot more than watching the anime does。 She is very immature and a bit of an asshole， which Shimamura herself is well aware of， but ugh。 I'm sure there's a reason for it， but she gets annoying。 。。。more
Karl Feiden
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I always had a hard time reading other Light Novels， but this one was really good， I couldn't stop myself from reading it。 Just gals being pals， totally wholesome， and the writing just flows really well。 I always had a hard time reading other Light Novels， but this one was really good， I couldn't stop myself from reading it。 Just gals being pals， totally wholesome， and the writing just flows really well。 。。。more
Aaron
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Gay panic attacks in rural Japan。 ADACHI AND SHIMAMURA #1， curiously， is exquisitely written yet frequently hampered by poorly differentiated characters and the questionable inclusion of magical realism。 Perhaps the author got bored halfway through the first draft？ Perhaps the author's expectations for what makes a compelling domestic drama requires some fine tuning？ Whatever the reason for the novel's up-and-down quality， it's abundantly clear that ADACHI AND SHIMAMURA #1 bodes well if the auth Gay panic attacks in rural Japan。 ADACHI AND SHIMAMURA #1， curiously， is exquisitely written yet frequently hampered by poorly differentiated characters and the questionable inclusion of magical realism。 Perhaps the author got bored halfway through the first draft？ Perhaps the author's expectations for what makes a compelling domestic drama requires some fine tuning？ Whatever the reason for the novel's up-and-down quality， it's abundantly clear that ADACHI AND SHIMAMURA #1 bodes well if the author sticks with what works （while， unrepentantly， avoiding what does not）。This is a book eager to chronicle the delights and perils of sameness。 Shimamura is an antisocial high-school truant。 She's clever and studies but abhors the stuffiness of traditional learning。 She's amiable but hates having to play the mediator。 She's attractive but oblivious to teenage social strata。 Shimamura is smart and lazy and pretty， and really just looking for something to pass the time out in the sticks。 Adachi is a carbon copy， except with dark hair， a lingering and near-pathological shyness， and a bitterly hard tendency toward emotional dependency。Adachi and Shimamura initially meet while cutting class and the rest is history。 When home-life is exhausting and school-life feels asynchronous in its demand of one's as of yet incomplete identity， human existence feels uneventful。 ADACHI AND SHIMAMURA #1 pushes readers into the depths of teen boredom with the prospect of romance on the horizon。 However， because neither of the two girls are openly gay， and because neither of the two girls really understand what it means to fall hard for someone， the ensuing fear， uncertainty， panic， and restlessness that result from this fresh romance occupy most of the novel's pages。The novel functions best when it views teen romance as an indecipherable maze whose expectations are all out of whack。 Shimamura is more sanguine about the girls' budding friendship -- relationships come and go。 Adachi senses the tides with her every breath -- constantly gauging the depths of every feeling， of every moment， of every day。 To the author's credit， this is a wonderful dichotomy worthy of dissection。 When the narrative hits its stride， one smiles bitterly in agreement。 To readers' detriment， however， the author doesn't go much further in differentiating the girls' personalities to make it worth the effort。 When the narrative loses its stride， one ponders how long each unearned diversion will last。The book's lack of nuance in voice isn't immediately apparent。 The first two chapters are narrated by Shimamurai， and in these chapters， the writing is heartbreakingly precise。 The quality of writing is engaging and undeniably personable。 This would be admirable， except， when readers view circumstances from Adachi's perspective， the world， sadly， grows duller in its sameness。 Compounding narrative points-of-view should illuminate perspective and degrees of emotional importance。 Unfortunately， in ADACHI AND SHIMAMURA #1， the story's coherence falls apart once Adachi takes the helm。 This occurs so substantially， that it's almost impossible to tell the two characters apart。 ADACHI AND SHIMAMURA #1 would have worked far better if Shimamura were the only speaker。The author's strange inclusion of magical realism （a grade-school alien character？） is absolutely bewildering。 There's something to be said about introducing a fantasy character to represent the protagonist's conscience and so forth， but in a contemporary romance between two high-school girls？ It's a waste of time and pulls the reader's attention away from the inflection points that matter。 。。。more
LotsChrono
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A pretty good fluff of light Yuri。 You can definitely see a budding romance building from an odd friendship—both with confused， but realistic， emotions。
Viseon
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Well， I'm trash。 Well， I'm trash。 。。。more
Megan Bowra-Dean
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I've read Hitoma Iruma's other translated series - the Bloom into You spinoff about Sayaka but I had no real expectations coming into this as an original property。 Let's be honest， as much as I enjoy many of them， the vast majority of light novels are brain candy。 This however is a genuinely compelling and heartfelt queer teen romance。 We start off slowly from Shimamura's rather meditative and carefree perspective， establishing the side characters and most importantly - the enigmatic and seeming I've read Hitoma Iruma's other translated series - the Bloom into You spinoff about Sayaka but I had no real expectations coming into this as an original property。 Let's be honest， as much as I enjoy many of them， the vast majority of light novels are brain candy。 This however is a genuinely compelling and heartfelt queer teen romance。 We start off slowly from Shimamura's rather meditative and carefree perspective， establishing the side characters and most importantly - the enigmatic and seemingly aloof delinquent Adachi。 When we switch to Adachi's perspective though， her facade quickly crumbles and we find out her insecurity and confusion at her growing crush on Shimamura。 I was almost in pain at times at how relatable Adachi's inner thoughts were and I was pleased to find that it's surprisingly direct at times。 There's not any room for doubt here over Adachi's feelings for Shimamura， unlike say Reina and Kumiko in Sound！ Euphonium。 I am unsure how the hint of magical realism or the relationship as a whole will play out over the series （Novel Updates has it at 8 volumes and ongoing） but consider me on board for now。 There's also the anime adaption to look forward to - though the amount of inner dialogue means it's going to be a challenge to adapt。 。。。more
Rebecca
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I'm not sure what purpose Yashiro serves in here - possibly she's intended to help showcase that Adachi prefers to have Shimamura to herself， but the other two friends do that more than adequately。 I'm not sure what purpose Yashiro serves in here - possibly she's intended to help showcase that Adachi prefers to have Shimamura to herself， but the other two friends do that more than adequately。 。。。more
Mark
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What a difficult book to review。 On first glance this is the story of two delinquent high school girls drowning in various stages of ennui。 Reading an entire chapter of ennui is exactly as exciting as you think。 Next， to change it up， there’s another chapter of more of the same。 This is all shown from Shimamura’s POV and she would raise listlessness to an art form if she could be bothered。Finally， Adachi’s perspective takes over and the book shifts from this slow plod of ‘what is she thinking’ t What a difficult book to review。 On first glance this is the story of two delinquent high school girls drowning in various stages of ennui。 Reading an entire chapter of ennui is exactly as exciting as you think。 Next， to change it up， there’s another chapter of more of the same。 This is all shown from Shimamura’s POV and she would raise listlessness to an art form if she could be bothered。Finally， Adachi’s perspective takes over and the book shifts from this slow plod of ‘what is she thinking’ to knowing exactly what she’s thinking and it’s really great。 Everything with Adachi feels like the meat of the book and it’s where the romance is strongest as she desperately starts trying to wrestle with her burgeoning feelings for Shimamura。It’s shocking the contrast between the two characters - Shimamura doesn’t care much about anything and Adachi seems that way but she’s actually a hormonal time bomb。 It’s her sections that make the book worth it and it’s really sweet how good the two of them are for each other。To counteract all that goodwill， there’s yet another Shimamura chapter featuring an obnoxious as hell peripheral character who injects needless drama into the proceedings （and a bizarre fantastical element that is totally out of place in a slice of life book）。 Worst part of the book， hands down。Once the last chapter goes back to Adachi， the quality shifts back up again。 I’d honestly say， on balance， that this was worth it for Adachi’s sections alone。 That third chapter is so good that if the whole book had been written like that it’d be an easy five stars。I’ll definitely keep up with the series - I enjoy a good yuri， and， while this one is inconsistent at best， when this book is at its best it is simply fantastic。 。。。more
David
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Nice sweet yuri slice of life。 Personally I liked the Shimamura firsthand chapters a little more as her personality seemed better defined。 At this stage Adachi is largely defined by her relationship to Shimamura， but there are hints at interesting backstory that I expect to be explored further in future volumes。There’s a little space suit wearing character that I won’t say much about， but at this point scenes with them felt a bit out of place in the novel to me。 Again， we’ll discover more in fut Nice sweet yuri slice of life。 Personally I liked the Shimamura firsthand chapters a little more as her personality seemed better defined。 At this stage Adachi is largely defined by her relationship to Shimamura， but there are hints at interesting backstory that I expect to be explored further in future volumes。There’s a little space suit wearing character that I won’t say much about， but at this point scenes with them felt a bit out of place in the novel to me。 Again， we’ll discover more in future episodes， so my disinterest may change as the series progresses。I’m definitely onboard for Vol。 2 and am happy that Seven Seas chose to translate and release this！ I want more romantic and slice of life light novels。 。。。more
Eressea
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 百合漫看不少，百合小說倒是第一次看腦補的畫面比看別人畫出來的更嗨XD話說~ 安達一定是病嬌對吧！
Star Sapphire
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