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“Two high school girls' friendship evolves into romance as Adachi develops feelings for Shimamura.”
Adachi and Shimamura
安達としまむら
8.43
224 rank · 13,191 readers · 650 favorites
School
Girls Love
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Two high school girls' friendship evolves into romance as Adachi develops feelings for Shimamura.
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. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 15 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 15 readers settled on.
86%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 2.38
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.38 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.3 pts
Recommenders 9.3 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↓ 1.73
Running avg · May 2020 → Dec 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “I love the beautiful art style and the compelling yuri story, which makes Adachi and Shimamura one of my favorite ships. While I find the astronaut girl confusing and wish Shimamura would take...”
- 10 “This is the cutest, most well-written romance in the genre, featuring incredibly relatable characters and a deeply satisfying, realistic relationship progression. While the story is a slowburn that...”
- 8 “This series is incredibly bingeable and features highly likeable characters that capture the pure, relatable essence of teenage emotions. However, the narrative lacks significant external hurdles...”
Verbosity
Short · 27%
Medium · 47%
Long · 27%
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A Light novel Publication
- Published Oct 2012 – ongoing
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M29759 catalog