Adachi to Shimamura

weebywitch

Adachi to Shimamura Information: Alternative Title(s): English Adachi and Shimamura Synonyms Adashima Japanese 安達としまむら Type:TV Episodes:12 Status:Completed Air date: Fridays at 01 (JST) Premiered: Fall 2020 (October 9, 2020) Studio(s): Tezuka Productions Source: Light Novel Genre(s): Slice of Life, Romance, School, Shoujo Ai Duration: 24 min. per ep. Synopsis: The second floor of the gym―this was where we always met. It was class time, but of course, there weren't any classes going on in a place like this. This was where Shimamura and I became friends. We hung out here―talking about TV shows and cooking, playing some ping pong... This is where we fostered our friendship. Keeping my head propped against the wall, I let out a small sigh. What was this feeling? Yesterday, I'd dreamt of me and Shimamura kissing. Not that I'm like that. I'm sure Shimamura isn't either. It's not even something worth repeating myself about, but really, it's not like that. It's just that when she hears the word "friend," I want her to think of me first. That's all. Watch on Funimation (Source: Baka-Tsuki and MAL)

weebywitch

OMG I’m in love with this art style. It captured me from the very start. It’s clearly some sort of transparent art with high glow/luminescence effect but it’s so well done and it creates the perfect mood for the show. The emotionality is conveyed really well. I’m enjoying the way that they intertwine the comedy and tension elements as we’re getting to know the main characters, their motivations and how they relate—to each other, themselves and other people. The way each episode ends draws you in for more as well. The pacing is quite good. I’m glad that I picked this up. It got a little risqué there but they commented on it within the context of the show rather than ket it slide and I appreciated that. I also like how it started off poking fun at the “napping on the roof” anime/manga trope. Another thing that I really like is how it shows us the inner thoughts of the characters because then we’re not really left guessing—though it differs in how we get them. Like with the donut thing. Adachi’s thoughts were clear because of the dream and Shinamara’s were told out loud. Or how the perspectives change from one to the other to allow us to feel it from both their sides. I was very concerned about the spiral into delinquency but that seems to be resolved. Also it seems that they’re on the same page about the presence of the other two when it comes to their private time. That’s sweet. Let’s see how Adachi recovers from the incident that just occurred though. Will tomorrow come? It skipped quite fiercely from the comment to her at her home. What happened in between? Did she just speed out of their full force? MagicalMelancholy are you watching this yet?

magicalmelancholy

> @MagicalMelancholy are you watching this yet? I've been watching this! (Though I was too lazy to make a thread, so thanks for that!) The first episode took things kinda slow, but I understand that you need to build up to these things. And then in the second episode we get to see their feelings for each other start to show some more. And that scene where Adachi sits in Shimamura's lap and gay panics the whole time, so great! Also, that opening is so cool! Especially bit with the stars (I love me some yuri and nighttime color palettes). Wonder what the little space suit guy is?

weebywitch

> The first episode took things kinda slow, but I understand that you need to build up to these things. And then in the second episode we get to see their feelings for each other start to show some more. And that scene where Adachi sits in Shimamura's lap and gay panics the whole time, so great! Well I thought the description said they were falling/their feelings changing so I didn’t expect it to jump in but I saw things from the get go in episode 1... they made references to the whole why am I doing this thing. Plus the scene when they almost got caught was filled with tension and that feeling. The little space person is a weird mystery for

weebywitch

Wow that alien is pretty darned cute!! Is this a legit love triangle between the two girls and the alien? I can’t even... I mean, is that the power of donuts? And is Shinamara just scared of being alone? That’s rather sad, really. It’s not about Adachi at all? Or she hasn’t realized the difference yet. And the childhood friends... are they going to develop into something? There was so much going on in this episode! I’m still bummed about the whole “I’d get over it in three days” thing. That’s harsh. Also, the art though—that alien is so glowy and shimmery. Does no one see this?! The ending was so poignant. It does not bode well for their future. Just saying. I’m glad the episode finally worked on Funimation. It wouldn’t play before. I was so bummed.

weebywitch

This episode was pretty precious. The ending of the last one really had me worked but then they bonded really well in this one. The little alien freaking out the little sister was a strange turn of events. I really think the alien has a thing for Shimamura. But the whole sauna challenge? That was pretty awesome of her to stand up to Adachi’s mom like that. And then they bonded over karaoke and the moment in the park—totally sweet. It still feels like they might not be on the same page exactly but the song makes it seem otherwise... I guess we’ll see.

magicalmelancholy

> Wow that alien is pretty darned cute!! Is this a legit love triangle between the two girls and the alien? I can’t even... I mean, is that the power of donuts? And is Shinamara just scared of being alone? That’s rather sad, really. It’s not about Adachi at all? Or she hasn’t realized the difference yet. And the childhood friends... are they going to develop into something? There was so much going on in this episode! I’m still bummed about the whole “I’d get over it in three days” thing. That’s harsh. Also, the art though—that alien is so glowy and shimmery. Does no one see this?! The ending was so poignant. It does not bode well for their future. Just saying. I’m glad the episode finally worked on Funimation. It wouldn’t play before. I was so bummed. Ah yes, it took so long to load on Funimation that by the time I ended up having time to watch it, Episode 4 was already out. Anyway, Shimamura is kinda relatable in that regard. Doing things that drain her just because being alone sucks even more. I really hope it's not so one-sided, or at least doesn't stay so one-sided. I also hope for the childhood friends to be a thing. The alien seems lit and I want lore. > This episode was pretty precious. The ending of the last one really had me worked but then they bonded really well in this one. The little alien freaking out the little sister was a strange turn of events. I really think the alien has a thing for Shimamura. But the whole sauna challenge? That was pretty awesome of her to stand up to Adachi’s mom like that. And then they bonded over karaoke and the moment in the park—totally sweet. It still feels like they might not be on the same page exactly but the song makes it seem otherwise... I guess we’ll see. If Adachi is the last name, then what's Adachi's first name? What's Shimamura's first name? And yes, Shimamura standing up to the Mom was lit (lady asked to speak to the manager of Shimamura and Shimamura was like "What does it matter?", wish I knew such a tactic when I was younger). The Mom even decided to start trying a little bit, though her working a lot does explain why we never see anyone at Adachi's house. And yes, karaoke and park,,, I think Shimamura is falling a bit for Adachi, though not as much as Adachi has fallen for her yet.

weebywitch

> lady asked to speak to the manager of Shimamura now that you mention it, that was such a Karen move. Immediately going for the supervisor like she had no authority. > The alien seems lit and I want lore. I first read this as “I want one” and was like I mean alright, no judgement here lol. But lore works too! > I think Shimamura is falling a bit for Adachi, though not as much as Adachi has fallen for her yet. Yeah it looks like it’s happening now... slowly but surely. As much as we’d like to believe it’s the case, feelings tend not to be equal in relationships.

weebywitch

They’re killing me with these misses. Between Shimamaru and the while it would be awkward to study at Adachi’s place miscommunication and the whole calling her by the nickname she hates to finally getting Adachi to ask the question, getting the right impression and then Adachi immediately saying something to dispel that impression. Ack!! What are they even doing?! This relationship though. I mean, the moment with the Kotatsu was lovely. And the childhood friends... that tension—oof. I think a fricking sadist wrote this show.

magicalmelancholy

Bro, Adachi was about to confession then decided to back out and go "I wanna be your best friend". I mean same but it's frustrating!!! This episode has plenty of cute moments, like Adachi being super happy Shimamura bought her a present, the handholding thing. Should I mention I love the older sister gimmick Shimamura does? (Maybe I just want to be headpat)

weebywitch

> Bro, Adachi was about to confession then decided to back out and go "I wanna be your best friend". I mean same but it's frustrating!!! This episode has plenty of cute moments, like Adachi being super happy Shimamura bought her a present, the handholding thing. Should I mention I love the older sister gimmick Shimamura does? (Maybe I just want to be headpat) I really appreciated the shopping thing, I mean I was pretty sure that they were both going present shopping for the others but I liked that both in Adachi’s group got jealous and hid—having that commonality might allow her to make actual friends. Nakafuji and Hino are super adorable together—just saying. Why are they progressing better than the main two?! I mean, years of history will do that but still. That alien is way too precious. And there’s nothing wrong with wanting head pats. I give them out along with head scritches all the time. I’m also quite fond of receiving them. Forehead kisses are another fantastic thing. There’s actually a whole ass article I read about those but I digress. I’d give Adachi shit for backing out but I’m a wuss and terrible at reading signs when it comes to knowing if people are interested in me. So I tend to be afraid of messing things up. On the one hand, I’m super upfront and on. The other, I’m a go with the flow kinda person. Makes for very interesting times.

weebywitch

About time someone commented on the stuff coming out of the alien’s hair!! So... this part killed me: I was like ummm excuse you... poor Adachi. Then the whole angel/bosom fantasy. She’s got it bad. Shimamura’s whole thought process about the differences in their levels of the relationship definition is... sad. They should talk more about such things but it’s difficult I know. I’m glad that they’re going to do Valentine’s and it’s going to brighten up both of their lives. However, the appearance of the old friend from before spells trouble. This is totally a romantic rival!! Oh no!! :

magicalmelancholy

> About time someone commented on the stuff coming out of the alien’s hair!! So... this part killed me: I was like ummm excuse you... poor Adachi. Then the whole angel/bosom fantasy. She’s got it bad. Shimamura’s whole thought process about the differences in their levels of the relationship definition is... sad. They should talk more about such things but it’s difficult I know. I’m glad that they’re going to do Valentine’s and it’s going to brighten up both of their lives. However, the appearance of the old friend from before spells trouble. This is totally a romantic rival!! Oh no!! : > About time someone commented on the stuff coming out of the alien’s hair!! So... this part killed me: I was like ummm excuse you... poor Adachi. Then the whole angel/bosom fantasy. She’s got it bad. Shimamura’s whole thought process about the differences in their levels of the relationship definition is... sad. They should talk more about such things but it’s difficult I know. I’m glad that they’re going to do Valentine’s and it’s going to brighten up both of their lives. However, the appearance of the old friend from before spells trouble. This is totally a romantic rival!! Oh no!! : Oh no indeed. And from how Shimamura talks, I think she might have depression or something. Anyway, DID YOU SEE HOW IN THE OPENING THEIR PINKIES LINKED???

weebywitch

> Oh no indeed. And from how Shimamura talks, I think she might have depression or something. Anyway, DID YOU SEE HOW IN THE OPENING THEIR PINKIES LINKED??? Shimamura is TOTALLY depressed. She’s using Adachi as a coping mechanism. It’s sad but true. I want things to move beyond that though. So it wasn’t just me that this was a new opening?! I was like “wait, I don’t remember seeing all of this before... but maybe I’m imagining things...”

magicalmelancholy

weebywitch

Nooo... I don’t know how I felt about this episode. I definitely didn’t like that ending. And the way that Adachi was painted as being clingy in comparison to the childhood friend was disturbing as well. The alien was adorable as usual, at least. I didn’t like the astrology lady. The Romani stereotypes were annoying AF. But whatever, moving on... let’s see how Valentine’s turns out with Adachi being called into work/unable to buy chocolate and Shima choosing to not shop in order to go on a date.

magicalmelancholy

> Nooo... I don’t know how I felt about this episode. I definitely didn’t like that ending. And the way that Adachi was painted as being clingy in comparison to the childhood friend was disturbing as well. The alien was adorable as usual, at least. I didn’t like the astrology lady. The Romani stereotypes were annoying AF. But whatever, moving on... let’s see how Valentine’s turns out with Adachi being called into work/unable to buy chocolate and Shima choosing to not shop in order to go on a date. Ah, stereotypes? I didn't know (I was actually liking the astrology lady, mostly because of the low budget TV antics). And oof to Adachi. Hopefully she wins out in the end but it will take a while.

weebywitch

The way this episode started, I was really worried about what had happened between Shimamura and her childhood friend. I felt badly for Adachi and was concerned but then it was all explained and it was actually rather touching. The little alien was funny with her assumption that she would receive chocolate though. Her and the imouto were cute going back and forth with each other. I didn’t think to look but was the hair still on her finger? Anyways, I feel like maybe the main two are getting a little bit closer to one another. That’s fun.

weebywitch

So I was really concerned that the two of them were done for... at first I was excited that they were in the same class as one another. Then things got weird and I was concerned. They started to drift apart and it looked like Adachi’s worst fears were coming true. My guess is that she got sick or something shortly after giving Shimamura the cold shoulder. Either way, I’m sure the latter has learned just how valuable a presence Adachi is to have in her life.

magicalmelancholy

> So I was really concerned that the two of them were done for... at first I was excited that they were in the same class as one another. Then things got weird and I was concerned. They started to drift apart and it looked like Adachi’s worst fears were coming true. My guess is that she got sick or something shortly after giving Shimamura the cold shoulder. Either way, I’m sure the latter has learned just how valuable a presence Adachi is to have in her life. I'm glad that Shimamura started realizing that she cared about Adachi a bit. Also that stuff with the two side character girls is nice as always! Man even if Adachi and Shimamura don't get together, I'll still be watching this anime for those two.