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吵架和好過後，安達與島村看似恢復了以往的關係。
但是，安達對島村的思慕卻不滿足於維持現狀，打算主動向前邁進。
隨後迎來的是煙火大會的夜晚。
兩人身穿浴衣，走在祭典的喧囂當中。
安達對島村的思慕，將與煙火一同奔上天際。
但是，安達對島村的思慕卻不滿足於維持現狀，打算主動向前邁進。
隨後迎來的是煙火大會的夜晚。
兩人身穿浴衣，走在祭典的喧囂當中。
安達對島村的思慕，將與煙火一同奔上天際。
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June 13, 2020
Honestly, Adachi and Shimamura’s story is one of the best out there in the yuri/lesbian media. It’s not your typical slow burn, angst-romance story. Something I really get annoyed with is that 90% of female characters in shoujo act like genuinely good people. I know that’s something weird to get annoyed with, but it just doesn’t feel real or human. Everyone has selfish desires, everyone goes through this limbo of not knowing what to do with their lives, we question our existence and we wonder whether we are good people despite our flaws. Adachi and Shimamura's story not only takes time to build the most beautiful love story ever, it also takes time to build up the ugly tears and the thoughts of any teenager who doesn’t really understand why we have to interact with other people to keep ourselves sane. I’ve never related more to a couple of characters, even when they are so different. Adachi's gay disaster tendencies, Shimamura's existential crisis, and their fear of loss. What a great story Hituma Iroma has written.
November 15, 2021
I believe Adachi summarised my thoughts, so to quote her: "AKDGHLDSHLHDG!!!"
July 29, 2021
Adachi’s plan to monopolize Shimamura as much as possible immediately hits a snag when the whole Shimamura family goes off on vacation for the Bon festival. While away on her Bon voyage, Shimamura has time to ruminate in Adachi’s absence. And it’s funny what absence can do to even the unlikeliest of hearts…
We’ve watched Adachi grow and evolve over the past five volumes, finally coming to terms with her burgeoning homosexuality and acknowledging her weaknesses while occasionally struggling to exceed them. Yet she has forever remained a total disaster lesbian of the first order. How can she ever be up front with Shimamura?
Well, no relationship is ever forged in a vacuum.
I said a couple books back that Shimamura was the antagonist of this story, a foe that must be vanquished for any chance of love to flourish. I stand by that statement more than ever, especially since I never said who had to defeat her.
This book does something that’s been needed for a while and it makes Shimamura as equally interesting as Adachi. If anything, Adachi has stalled out after realizing she’s gay and she spends a lot of time here up to her usual level of hopelessness. Shimamura’s been a ball of ennui since volume 1 and not much else.
It turns out, Shimamura is content to make no waves and just align herself to whoever she’s with and that heart of hers has long been closed to everything, both good and bad, and she is quite well aware of it. It’s a skill she has acquired and, despite much evidence to the contrary, she thinks she lacks any kindness on top of it.
And then the dog shows up. Shimamura’s grandparents have an old dog that’s been alive almost as long she has and we see that Shimamura’s problem isn’t being able to love, it’s being able to call it what it is and let herself be that vulnerable. This whole section is absolutely wrenching if you’ve ever said farewell to a furry family member.
Even as Shimamura recognizes that Adachi’s struggle comes from going from zero social interactions to way more than that without the experience needed to weather that storm with any grace, her experiences with her old friend lead her to do a lot of introspection of her own about what the two mean to one another.
You can easily read this in a cruel way as Shimamura using Adachi to substitute for a dying dog (I can hardly blame her for making Adachi do tricks later - Shimamura’s sly side is a ton of fun this volume), but it’s more about learning to recognize love and also the qualities of companionship. Between Adachi and the dog, Shimamura is changing, maybe even more than she suspects.
And a lot happens in a surprisingly short volume. The Tarumi situation may not be over, but Shimamura pretty clearly makes a choice here. She also realizes that Adachi is in love with her, which leads to even more soul searching, not to mention the oddest bath on record.
There’s also some surprising parental appreciation and even a hilarious rehash of the amazing Adachi speech from last volume, where we see exactly why Shimamura shut her down and it’s nowhere near as cruel as it seemed (nor was Adachi as communicative as she seemed).
I don’t want to go too much into that ending, but I do like the way it’s such a sloppy jumble. While this relationship has hardly seemed healthy at points, by the time we reach the last part it has never seemed more full of potential for something good to come from two people growing up and, maybe, growing together.
This series has changed and the girls themselves have changed. Before we get to that delightfully messy (in a good way, the series could end right there and be fine) ending, Adachi notes that the girls nab a bench after ‘a straight couple’ is done with it in a wonderfully subtle bit of notation.
Then, just before said ending, Shimamura mulls over the societal implications of what’s being asked of her. There’s a slow acknowledgment of queerness going on amidst all the cute girl stuff that I genuinely wasn’t expecting and hope the book continues with.
I mean, you knew this was getting 5 stars, right? My longest reviews are always picking apart a series that looks like a big ball of fluff (with aliens) but has somehow really turned into a properly well done story that I kind of love.
We’ve watched Adachi grow and evolve over the past five volumes, finally coming to terms with her burgeoning homosexuality and acknowledging her weaknesses while occasionally struggling to exceed them. Yet she has forever remained a total disaster lesbian of the first order. How can she ever be up front with Shimamura?
Well, no relationship is ever forged in a vacuum.
I said a couple books back that Shimamura was the antagonist of this story, a foe that must be vanquished for any chance of love to flourish. I stand by that statement more than ever, especially since I never said who had to defeat her.
This book does something that’s been needed for a while and it makes Shimamura as equally interesting as Adachi. If anything, Adachi has stalled out after realizing she’s gay and she spends a lot of time here up to her usual level of hopelessness. Shimamura’s been a ball of ennui since volume 1 and not much else.
It turns out, Shimamura is content to make no waves and just align herself to whoever she’s with and that heart of hers has long been closed to everything, both good and bad, and she is quite well aware of it. It’s a skill she has acquired and, despite much evidence to the contrary, she thinks she lacks any kindness on top of it.
And then the dog shows up. Shimamura’s grandparents have an old dog that’s been alive almost as long she has and we see that Shimamura’s problem isn’t being able to love, it’s being able to call it what it is and let herself be that vulnerable. This whole section is absolutely wrenching if you’ve ever said farewell to a furry family member.
Even as Shimamura recognizes that Adachi’s struggle comes from going from zero social interactions to way more than that without the experience needed to weather that storm with any grace, her experiences with her old friend lead her to do a lot of introspection of her own about what the two mean to one another.
You can easily read this in a cruel way as Shimamura using Adachi to substitute for a dying dog (I can hardly blame her for making Adachi do tricks later - Shimamura’s sly side is a ton of fun this volume), but it’s more about learning to recognize love and also the qualities of companionship. Between Adachi and the dog, Shimamura is changing, maybe even more than she suspects.
And a lot happens in a surprisingly short volume. The Tarumi situation may not be over, but Shimamura pretty clearly makes a choice here. She also realizes that Adachi is in love with her, which leads to even more soul searching, not to mention the oddest bath on record.
There’s also some surprising parental appreciation and even a hilarious rehash of the amazing Adachi speech from last volume, where we see exactly why Shimamura shut her down and it’s nowhere near as cruel as it seemed (nor was Adachi as communicative as she seemed).
I don’t want to go too much into that ending, but I do like the way it’s such a sloppy jumble. While this relationship has hardly seemed healthy at points, by the time we reach the last part it has never seemed more full of potential for something good to come from two people growing up and, maybe, growing together.
This series has changed and the girls themselves have changed. Before we get to that delightfully messy (in a good way, the series could end right there and be fine) ending, Adachi notes that the girls nab a bench after ‘a straight couple’ is done with it in a wonderfully subtle bit of notation.
Then, just before said ending, Shimamura mulls over the societal implications of what’s being asked of her. There’s a slow acknowledgment of queerness going on amidst all the cute girl stuff that I genuinely wasn’t expecting and hope the book continues with.
I mean, you knew this was getting 5 stars, right? My longest reviews are always picking apart a series that looks like a big ball of fluff (with aliens) but has somehow really turned into a properly well done story that I kind of love.
September 12, 2023
RAHHHHHHHH🏳️🌈🦅
January 3, 2023
I no longer have words at the moment. I will channel my inner Adachi by keysmashing my thoughts: ADHSHSVDHDJRBFJSHSJHDJD.
September 21, 2022
Varios puntos buenos para la historia en este volumen
1- Desde el principio de la historia (vol 1) tenemos una Shimamura, por decirlo de alguna forma, sin sentimientos. No tiene amigos sinceros, sino solo por seguir la norma de la sociedad se junta con gente para cumplir con lo que debe hacer una niña de preparatoria. Pero en este volumen, se empiezan a mostrar sus emociones, empieza a cambiar y empieza a entender más a Adachi.
2- Adachi, después de soltarce a llorar el volumen pasado, se tuvo más confianza para pedirle a Shimamura diferentes cosas que no habría tenido el valor de pedir antes.
3- Se nota el cambio que tuvo Shimamura para con Adachi. Empieza a tratar de comprenderla mejor y la busca más seguido. Al llegar de su viaje de vacaciones, lo primero que hace es llamarle a Adachi. cuando sabemos que si Adachi no la busca, no suelen platicar.
4- La mejor parte, para mi, es cuando se entera que Adachi la quiere más que como amiga. Adachi no se acuerda que se lo dice porque se desmaya por el calor, pero antes de desmayarse suelta la sopa y a Shimamura le cae el 20 de por qué Adachi siempre se comporta como se comporta. Aun así decide no decirle nada por el momento (porque Adachi no sabe que se le salio decirle toda la verdad)
5- Shimamura por primera vez le dice a Tamari que no puede salir con ella porque ya quedó en salir con Adachi. Es la primera vez que a Tamari le niega una salida por Adachi. Y a diferencia de cuando fue con Tamari al festival, que fue con ropa normal, con Adachi va en su yukata. Nos empiezan a mostrar para donde se inclina la balanza.
6- Por último y lo más genial, Adachi en sus 5 sentidos se le confieza a Shimamura en el festival. Shimamura dice que sí. Sigue sin ser tan emocional pero esta intentando aprender.
Mi queja
6 volúmenes para que pasara algo. Bueno diré que 5 porque en el 5 cuando Adachi se pone a llorar ya se ve que va a pasar algo entre ellas, bueno o malo.
Mi duda
En el volumen 5, Shimamura, después del llanto de Adachi, parecía que la quería obligar a que no fuera su única amiga y que tenía que conocer más personas. Y en un punto del volumen 5, más preciso después de que van al karaoke, parece que algo se quiebra entre ellas, pero pues aquí en el 6 parece que no. A lo mejor fue el viaje de Shimamura o algo por el estilo, o entender los sentimiento de Adachi que dejó esto de lado. No lo sé. O solo se le fue al autor.
1- Desde el principio de la historia (vol 1) tenemos una Shimamura, por decirlo de alguna forma, sin sentimientos. No tiene amigos sinceros, sino solo por seguir la norma de la sociedad se junta con gente para cumplir con lo que debe hacer una niña de preparatoria. Pero en este volumen, se empiezan a mostrar sus emociones, empieza a cambiar y empieza a entender más a Adachi.
2- Adachi, después de soltarce a llorar el volumen pasado, se tuvo más confianza para pedirle a Shimamura diferentes cosas que no habría tenido el valor de pedir antes.
3- Se nota el cambio que tuvo Shimamura para con Adachi. Empieza a tratar de comprenderla mejor y la busca más seguido. Al llegar de su viaje de vacaciones, lo primero que hace es llamarle a Adachi. cuando sabemos que si Adachi no la busca, no suelen platicar.
4- La mejor parte, para mi, es cuando se entera que Adachi la quiere más que como amiga. Adachi no se acuerda que se lo dice porque se desmaya por el calor, pero antes de desmayarse suelta la sopa y a Shimamura le cae el 20 de por qué Adachi siempre se comporta como se comporta. Aun así decide no decirle nada por el momento (porque Adachi no sabe que se le salio decirle toda la verdad)
5- Shimamura por primera vez le dice a Tamari que no puede salir con ella porque ya quedó en salir con Adachi. Es la primera vez que a Tamari le niega una salida por Adachi. Y a diferencia de cuando fue con Tamari al festival, que fue con ropa normal, con Adachi va en su yukata. Nos empiezan a mostrar para donde se inclina la balanza.
6- Por último y lo más genial, Adachi en sus 5 sentidos se le confieza a Shimamura en el festival. Shimamura dice que sí. Sigue sin ser tan emocional pero esta intentando aprender.
Mi queja
6 volúmenes para que pasara algo. Bueno diré que 5 porque en el 5 cuando Adachi se pone a llorar ya se ve que va a pasar algo entre ellas, bueno o malo.
Mi duda
En el volumen 5, Shimamura, después del llanto de Adachi, parecía que la quería obligar a que no fuera su única amiga y que tenía que conocer más personas. Y en un punto del volumen 5, más preciso después de que van al karaoke, parece que algo se quiebra entre ellas, pero pues aquí en el 6 parece que no. A lo mejor fue el viaje de Shimamura o algo por el estilo, o entender los sentimiento de Adachi que dejó esto de lado. No lo sé. O solo se le fue al autor.
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June 7, 2023
Granted, Shimamura made it clear that she’s only “trying” it out since she currently doesn’t have any plans to have babies anytime soon, it’s a progress nevertheless considering where they were before.
Compared to the previous volumes, this felt like it has more... “life” to it, you know? Or maybe it’s because I had only recently fully warmed up to the characters, hence why I’m only feeling the “warmth” now or maybe it’s because I get to see now more of this other side of Shimamura—in touch with her feelings, kinder in a way, and a little bit more considerate and honest, I guess. I don’t know, it’s 5:52 am, am I even making any sense at all?
Regardless, I am now feeling more hyped (?) / excited for what’s about to come to the next volumes.
May the “experimentation” era of Shimamura flourish!
Compared to the previous volumes, this felt like it has more... “life” to it, you know? Or maybe it’s because I had only recently fully warmed up to the characters, hence why I’m only feeling the “warmth” now or maybe it’s because I get to see now more of this other side of Shimamura—in touch with her feelings, kinder in a way, and a little bit more considerate and honest, I guess. I don’t know, it’s 5:52 am, am I even making any sense at all?
Regardless, I am now feeling more hyped (?) / excited for what’s about to come to the next volumes.
May the “experimentation” era of Shimamura flourish!
May 31, 2020
Pretty short, and not my *favorite* Adachi to Shimamura, but I still enjoyed it. Much of the narrative is pretty simple and barebones—it’s mostly just the same old Useless Lesbian-ing by Adachi, BUT ALSO BY SHIMAMURA THIS TIME. Brings me to the most important point, really, that we FINALLY GET A CONFESSION.
AFTER 5 FREAKING VOLUMES
THE GIRLS ARE ACTUALLY DATING
I kinda got a bit off track there, but it’s standard Adachi to Shimamura for the most part, I really liked the bit about the aging dog though, that was pretty good and effective.
Overall a pleasant read, but nothing too exceptional.
AFTER 5 FREAKING VOLUMES
THE GIRLS ARE ACTUALLY DATING
I kinda got a bit off track there, but it’s standard Adachi to Shimamura for the most part, I really liked the bit about the aging dog though, that was pretty good and effective.
Overall a pleasant read, but nothing too exceptional.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 19, 2021
I don't know if Hitoma Iruma or the Translator became witter or better with words but this Volume had me rolling at some points. Although there is a lot of light-heartedness here, this volume surprised me a lot because it dealt with the topic of loss, and in that a very mature and eloquent way. And the last two chapters are simply bittersweet. Not sure what happened but this was a big step up from the last few rather stagnant volumes.
So if you had doubts if this was worth continuing reading, then yes, all the way.
So if you had doubts if this was worth continuing reading, then yes, all the way.
December 29, 2021
This one was good because the character who's really detached from her life finally realizes like ohhh maybe its not that great to just wander through life without caring about anything like yesss girl slayyyyy we love growth and working on yourself
basically the reason I didn't love the first books was because the two MCs are so very unstable (I'm allowed to say this because I related to both of their struggles a lot) but man you guys cannot even think about a relationship until you make some major changes to yourself! so this book was a nice breath of fresh air from all that
basically the reason I didn't love the first books was because the two MCs are so very unstable (I'm allowed to say this because I related to both of their struggles a lot) but man you guys cannot even think about a relationship until you make some major changes to yourself! so this book was a nice breath of fresh air from all that
June 4, 2022
Ooo...
I like where this is going.
It is funny how invested I am in these two and their relationship.
There were so many moments of little joys and nervous tension in equal measure and sometimes in the same scene.
I think I have cried while reading this before but all the little things they did to make Shimamura a real dimensioned character made it so this one got the most tears going... so far.
I have never claimed this was a series of high art or anything, but, it always held my interest.
I am all in!
I like where this is going.
It is funny how invested I am in these two and their relationship.
There were so many moments of little joys and nervous tension in equal measure and sometimes in the same scene.
I think I have cried while reading this before but all the little things they did to make Shimamura a real dimensioned character made it so this one got the most tears going... so far.
I have never claimed this was a series of high art or anything, but, it always held my interest.
I am all in!
March 17, 2024
Well, it’s definitely closer to 5 than 4. Kind of weird going from such a huge book like Mistborn to something so… light. These books are comfy, but not groundbreaking. Not that I expect them to be, but my ratings are based on enjoyment. This book, finally, it seems like - moves the plot forward in a meaningful way. And it was fun!!
April 26, 2020
安達爆衝啦!
這集一直讓樽見若隱若現的
遲早有一天安達會爆炸吧~
第七集會寫到嗎?
是說樽見對島村的好感也是挺凸兀的
細膩去那裡了?
這集一直讓樽見若隱若現的
遲早有一天安達會爆炸吧~
第七集會寫到嗎?
是說樽見對島村的好感也是挺凸兀的
細膩去那裡了?
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September 5, 2021
Finally...!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 12, 2022
3.5 stars
June 13, 2022
I never thought I'd see keyboard smashing used as someone's inner monologue
June 30, 2023
"Adachi...I'm home."
July 5, 2023
this is the volume that made me truly love Shimamura as a character
January 13, 2024
I love this light novel. I love how chaotic adachi is. She is unhinged and in love. She is head over heels in love. I loved seeing shimamura thinking about her and developing her feelings.
April 17, 2024
4 stars. The ending! It’s about damn time! OMG! I really liked this one a lot and again that ending had me screaming. I cannot wait to see where things are going to go with these two next.
June 7, 2024
omg yay finally!!
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May 13, 2025Easily the best volume yet - and not just because it finally happened. Shimamura's development over this volume is absolutely beautiful in its subtlety.
June 13, 2021
Definitivamente el mejor volumen hasta ahora, primero comenzando por el viaje de Shimamura y de como esto ayudo para su crecimiento personal, como ayudo a que ella decidiera comprender los sentimientos que la rodeaban y todo los momentos que tubo con Gon me hizo sentir una nostalgia tan familiar y agradable al mismo tiempo, después del encuentro que tubo con Adachi donde por fin se dio cuenta de los sentimientos que tenía sobre ella y tratar de comprenderlos. Y finalmente el momento donde adachi lo dice todo y como shimamura muestra una gran paciencia donde vemos que sus sentimientos a pesar de no ser los mismo que tiene Adachi en intensidad realmente la quiere y está dispuesta a aceptarlos y ver en que situación los dirigen estos. Realmente amé este volumen.
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August 22, 2024
The fishing scene showing Shimamura’s existential crisis and the firework scene are enough for me to give this book 5 stars.
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