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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 picked up this light novel a few months after watching the anime. This is my first light novel and I enjoy it! I love the art style for Adachi to Shimamura, that was actually the reason why I...”
- 10 “ABSOLUTELY WORTH A READ IT IS THE CUTEST ROMANCE EVER NOT JUST FOR GL BUT FOR ROMANCE GENRE IN GENERAL. The characters are so cute and relatable and the novels are just so well written and...”
- 8 “This LN series is very easy to read, I read 9 volumes in 2 and a half days so it was really good enough to binge it. The characters are very likeable and grow on you during a very cute story. The...”
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