Adachi and Shimamura (Light Novel) Vol. 1

by Hitoma Iruma

Overview

The yuri light novels about a sweet romance between high school girls—now an anime series! Adachi is skipping class when she first meets fellow truant Shimamura in the gym loft, and just like that, a friendship is born. Except now Adachi’s having dreams about kissing her, and she doesn’t know what that means, but she’s pretty sure it’s not something you do with a friend. What are these strange feelings she has when she thinks of Shimamura? And is it possible Shimamura feels the same way?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645055358
Publisher:	Seven Seas Entertainment
Publication date:	07/14/2020
Series:	Adachi and Shimamura (Light Novel) Series , #1
Pages:	264
Sales rank:	77,340
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.00(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Hitoma Iruma is a Japanese author who penned the popular Adachi and Shimamura franchise, the Bloom Into You light novel spin-off, and the light novel series behind the anime Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl. Non is a Japanese artist best known for manga such as Jyoshiken and the illustrations for the Adachi and Shimamuralight novels.

Editorial Reviews

04/20/2020

Two high school girls tentatively navigate their budding romance in this simple, oddly voyeuristic light novel from Iruma (Bloom into You), inexplicably being marketed to adults. Adachi and Shimamura meet while they both happen to be skipping class and hiding out in the school gym. They immediately strike up an easy friendship, but both girls secretly want more. Unsure what to do with these new feelings, they haltingly inch their relationship forward. The bulk of the plot is taken up by hesitant flirtation and blushing eye contact. This character-driven love story is hampered by the lack of psychological complexity of its protagonists, who read as flimsy adult fantasies of teenage girls. Iruma is more concerned with describing their appearances than their internal lives: “In contrast to Adachi, my hair was visibly bleached to a tawny copper color, and I put more effort into my makeup,” Shimamura tells the reader. While this pubescent love story might appeal to a teen readership, it fails as a work for adults. (June)

Publishers Weekly

"There's a lot of potential here for a slow and cozy story, and with an anime series forthcoming, this is worth checking out." —Rebecca Silverman, Anime News Network

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