Adachi and Shimamura (Light Novel) Vol. 2
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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
Moriah Venable
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I was really hoping to finish this before the end of the year so I could watch the anime but that's okay。I think I enjoyed this more for this first novel。 Adachi tendency to overthink reminds me of myself even a decade out of high school though I don't think it was over the same things。 It took until this novel for me to be able to tell who was who talking。 I kept mixing up Adachi and Shimamura based on the picture of the cover。 The Christmas 'date' was cute and so was Shimamura talking to Adach I was really hoping to finish this before the end of the year so I could watch the anime but that's okay。I think I enjoyed this more for this first novel。 Adachi tendency to overthink reminds me of myself even a decade out of high school though I don't think it was over the same things。 It took until this novel for me to be able to tell who was who talking。 I kept mixing up Adachi and Shimamura based on the picture of the cover。 The Christmas 'date' was cute and so was Shimamura talking to Adachi's Mom in the beginning of the novel。 I had second hand embarrassment while reading but it turns out it did not go as bad as I thought it was going to be。 The ending with Adachi overthinking if she wants to see Shimamura boobs！ I don't know why but it kinda made me laugh。 What a way to start the year！ XDI am happy that I have more volumes to look forward to while I am catching up。 。。。more
Hekiren
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Sigue el ritmo de la primera entrega。 Es muy simple pero también muy natural y real。 Iruma sigue siendo especialista en escribir relaciones adolescentes con mucho cariño y una naturalidad apasionante。 Adoro no gire todo en el hecho （de forma social， vaya） de que sean dos chicas， sino que simplemente es parte de la obra。 Me parece súper cuqui todo lo que hace。
Terrence
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This volume of AdaShima helps flesh out more of Hino and Nagafuji's relationship， further introduces the mothers of Adachi and Shimamura， and gives our little alien mascot a new friend （Yashiro x Imouto Adachi）。 The same awkward atmosphere of the first novel is present here， as the two leads take baby steps towards realizing their affection for one another in a world that still mostly is heteronormative。The big centered event in the volume is Christmas， and how Adachi wants to desperately ask Sh This volume of AdaShima helps flesh out more of Hino and Nagafuji's relationship， further introduces the mothers of Adachi and Shimamura， and gives our little alien mascot a new friend （Yashiro x Imouto Adachi）。 The same awkward atmosphere of the first novel is present here， as the two leads take baby steps towards realizing their affection for one another in a world that still mostly is heteronormative。The big centered event in the volume is Christmas， and how Adachi wants to desperately ask Shima out for the event。 As Adachi struggles to plan out and ask out Shima， her struggles and conversations drag Shimamura and Hino + Nagafuji into questions about their own past experiences with friends （Shimamura being reminded of dragging her old 1st grade friend around until they drifted apart when switching classes after a grade; Hino and Nagafuji remembering their gift giving as children， their promises to be friends for life， and just the general sense that their relationship hasn't changed much in the decade since they met。。。 But a hint that Nagafuji and Hino may both want it to change in the romantic direction）。 Adachi's awkward fumblings may be infuriating for some to watch。 I still kinda like it as someone that was as awkward as these two in highschool。 A lot of their school life and anxieties I kinda relate to， even Adachi's whole "White Christmas" date event where she says she'll remember the feeling of the event but not the actions as it was overwhelming。 I think we all had those emotional moments， good or bad， that just kind of wash over you later and you bury in your memories。 There's a lot of allegory about memories of the past and hopes for the future in this one。 Some characters just outright bring up ideas of drifting apart after highschool， and so the time is now to build permanent bonds that their future diverging career paths can't break。 The clock is ticking， but it's still a very slow clock。 We're on Christmas of their first year still， so we got two more Christmas' to go before we can close the book on their time。 Again， Yashiro and Little Adachi serve as some mild comic relief in the middle of the book with three small interludes。 Yashiro， the alien， doesn't really factor in to the rest of the plot too much this volume （she gets mentioned as a potential mascot for Nagafuji's parent's butcher shop as she frequents the place for their croquettes）。 Yashiro bonds with Little Adachi with her croquettes， and then Little Adachi is challenged by Yashiro to unlock her "secret" （she ties a piece of her blue hair to little Adachi's finger and says it'll come off if she guesses something about the creation of her？ Something like that; she curiously says her parents "invented" her hair， and that they themselves were bald， plus she's over 600， and that's about all the hints you'll get about her alien life here）。I'm still pretty happy overall with the movement of the plot。 In volume 1， Adachi and Shimamura moved from acquaintances to friends。 In volume 2， Adachi is attempting to make them move from friends to "best friends" （though her heart yearns for more）。 By volume 3 or 4， I wouldn't surprised if Shima has finally accepted Adachi as her best friend or more。 And there were a lot of close contact affectionate scenes in this one， even if the relationships are still "platonic"。 Adachi remains very much in denial about her romantic desire， while Shimamura remains very much unsure of if she's putting in enough effort。 Their reluctance to truly talk things out is a problem， but I don't know that it'll be solved so easily （each of them are scared of chasing the other one off）。 We'll just have to watch these two going forward。 。。。more
Aaron
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More gay panic attacks in rural Japan。 The awkward plucking and prying of emotion that defines two girls' pseudo-relationship continues its rocky and uneven progress toward 。 。 。 what？ Shimamura's nonchalant predilection for simply enduring her teenage years is perhaps the only constant worthy of mention， whereas for Adachi， the girl's slow-burn affection for her best friend spills over and into other facets of her otherwise dull life。 ADACHI AND SHIMAMURA #2 is more personable than the previous More gay panic attacks in rural Japan。 The awkward plucking and prying of emotion that defines two girls' pseudo-relationship continues its rocky and uneven progress toward 。 。 。 what？ Shimamura's nonchalant predilection for simply enduring her teenage years is perhaps the only constant worthy of mention， whereas for Adachi， the girl's slow-burn affection for her best friend spills over and into other facets of her otherwise dull life。 ADACHI AND SHIMAMURA #2 is more personable than the previous volume， more efficacious in its voice and tone， and thankfully dumps much of the novel series' mild fascination with magical realism。Few readers will be surprised to learn that little happens in this novel beyond the worrying and querying of friendship and almost-romance at the prickly fingertips of overly cautious and uncertain youths。 This novel series isn't about overt expressions of joy or thanks and it isn't about conscious and deliberate behaviors whose romantic inclinations are obvious at a glance。 Nope。 ADACHI AND SHIMAMURA #2 is about the unease of knowing just how much is unknown and about raising expectations higher than need be （so that when those expectations are fatefully dashed， the failed accomplishment is easier to accept）。 This novel is low-key anxiety， from cover to cover。Less the part-time truants they once were and now the serious-but-not-quite teenagers typical of their station， Shimamura and Adachi approach the year's end with a shrugged shoulder and an arched eyebrow。 Adachi， however， is slowly going out of her mind upon realizing she's sinking deeper and deeper in love with her best buddy。 She blushes horribly whenever there is the slightest physical contact。 She mumbles her words whenever Shimamura asks her a direct question。 She agonizes over sending an email， making a phone call， or responding to an off-topic joke。 Adachi spends much of this novel fretting （"Here in the dark， recklessness looked an awful lot like courage， and as a result， I frequently made an ass of myself，" p。 76）。 But Adachi makes good on her internal locus' new love。 The question isn't whether she can get closer to Shimamura， the question is whether this newfound closeness will produce the intimacy she so desperately craves。The narrative split is more balanced in this novel， and as such， readers drift further away from Shimamura's aloofness and more toward Adachi's nervousness in terms of the story's primary guidepost。 Splinter plots involving the relationship between their classmates， Nagafuji and Hino， are clever， but ultimately distracting。 Overall， ADACHI AND SHIMAMURA #2 is a step-up from the previous installment， containing a stronger emphasis on characterization and a firmer grasp of agency。 Here， there are far more idiosyncratic thoughts and behaviors pushing the story forward than in the previous volume。For example， Adachi is a nervous mess throughout the book （"a flustered little chicken，" p。 106）， but the author spends more quality time with discerning how and why she's a nervous mess。 The girl's home situation is fragile and her reluctance to acknowledge her homoerotic attraction， thankfully， are not taken for granted; readers will appreciate this sentiment。Further， the author's treatment of Shimamura as unsympathetic but flexible is a slight but acceptable recasting of character。 The girl's tendency to go with the flow is articulated as a deliberate act of tolerance rather than an offshoot of latent warm-heartedness。 This shift means Shimamura comes off as indifferent and somewhat cold， as opposed to simply lazy。 The author's subtle recasting is a peculiar but welcomed adjustment。 Now， Shimamura and Adachi's voices and personalities are further apart by a more significant and therefore exploitable margin。 Differentiation was a burden of the previous novel， but it appears the author has finagled away around this problem in its entirety。 。。。more
Mark
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I almost gave this 5 stars just based on how many improvements have been made compared to the first novel。 Rather than a Shimamura-heavy narrative focus， this book splits the time evenly between our two leads along with little interludes highlighting the secondary characters。These in-between chapter sections are also the only time you see Yashiro， who was a total boat anchor in the last book。 She even works pretty well here when they pair her up with Shimamura’s younger sister， who is closer to I almost gave this 5 stars just based on how many improvements have been made compared to the first novel。 Rather than a Shimamura-heavy narrative focus， this book splits the time evenly between our two leads along with little interludes highlighting the secondary characters。These in-between chapter sections are also the only time you see Yashiro， who was a total boat anchor in the last book。 She even works pretty well here when they pair her up with Shimamura’s younger sister， who is closer to her in terms of goofball energy， and her redemption is a testament to how good the writing is。But the real stars of the show are， of course， our titular Adachi and Shimamura。 Adachi is one of my favourite yuri protagonists ever - she’s drowning in the depths of her massive crush on Shimamura plus wrestling with the dim view those around her would likely take of it plus trying to cope with her social anxiety。 She feels so very real and you can’t help but cheer whenever she overcomes an obstacle。Meanwhile， Shimamura is as insular as ever， but there are cracks starting to show and they’re a welcome touch because she was way too passive in the first book。 There’s also a lot going on inside her right now - she clearly has some inkling of what’s brewing beneath the surface with Adachi but is willfully trying to ignore it。At the same time， the way she is coming to care for Adachi （even if that is sometimes as basic as not being a jerk and trampling on their friendship） is slowly starting to show more and more。 Adachi is very direct （if she has the courage） while Shimamura is very subtle， possibly subconsciously， with the way she acts。 It’s a fun contrast。This book is largely focused on Christmas and New Year’s and it ends exactly where it should， with Adachi stewing in her own angst。 There’s also a lot of side stuff with Hino and Nagafuji， who get some interesting development。 The way Nagafuji accidentally helps Shimamura reconnect with herself is one of my favourite scenes in the book。Yeah， this is a good book and if the series stays on this level it will be fantastic。 I do think Shimamura is written a bit too erudite for her age at times， but that’s really my biggest complaint。 Quite the turnaround。 。。。more
Eressea
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 入間真的很碎碎念。。。難怪我電波女與青春男看不下去安達越來越病嬌啦~下一集會病大於嬌嗎？？？情感很單純思緒卻很糾結這是屬於少年的特權啊！！
Star Sapphire
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