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我明天要離開這個家，跟島村住在同一個屋簷下。
我跟島村都已經是大人了。
「安～達。」
我被嚇得跳了起來。
「唔喔耶。」
島村看到我後退一大段距離，也驚訝得睜大了眼睛，她用逗趣的動作舉起雙手。
我撥開垂到眼睛前面的頭髮，左右張望，才終於理解現況，我們已經搬到大型公寓住了，我們以後都一直會是兩個人獨處嗎？
「還……還請妳多多指教。」
「我也會請妳指教很多事情，妳就先做好心理準備吧。」
我的世界全部由島村組成，讓我再也不會對未來感到任何擔憂。
我跟島村都已經是大人了。
「安～達。」
我被嚇得跳了起來。
「唔喔耶。」
島村看到我後退一大段距離，也驚訝得睜大了眼睛，她用逗趣的動作舉起雙手。
我撥開垂到眼睛前面的頭髮，左右張望，才終於理解現況，我們已經搬到大型公寓住了，我們以後都一直會是兩個人獨處嗎？
「還……還請妳多多指教。」
「我也會請妳指教很多事情，妳就先做好心理準備吧。」
我的世界全部由島村組成，讓我再也不會對未來感到任何擔憂。
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First published September 10, 2021
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January 17, 2023
Well, we already know how things end for our leads, so what else is there? This time around, Adachi and Shimamura of the future say good-bye to their parents and hello to their apartment, while their past selves wrangle with Valentine’s Day and Shimamura secures her position as a heartbreaker, to her dismay.
So, this doesn’t really need to exist. Which seems to be a thing with yuri light novels, inasmuch as they go on longer than their plots would dictate. Even the author is well aware that the canonical ending was revealed a while back and this is functioning as a victory lap.
There are no wondrous revelations like last volume, sadly, but what we have here is pretty good. The last night of life at home is a typical day for Shimamura and absolutely nothing for Adachi, whose relationship with her mother remains fraught to the end (minus one blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment).
The future section is a lot of talking and unpacking that manages to be entertaining enough, especially towards the final pages, when the story finally starts to crank the affection knob on two young women in love who now have a place together.
But it’s the past where things really cook. These later volumes have really been doing good in one particular area that has always needed a lot of fleshing out anyway - why the heck does Shimamura love Adachi so much? Doubly so since Adachi is ridiculously clingy and basically a Shimamura-sexual.
And love her she does, which hasn’t always been clear either. And that’s part of it - the angry middle school Shimamura gave way to the fake, bored high school girl with the walls up and only one person got through those by being relentlessly honest to a fault, so she loves her.
Or, she just does. Both are true. There’s some talk of fate again, but the reality is that Shimamura’s life is improved by having Adachi in it, even if the latter would probably wither and die without the former. But Shimamura knows what she’s getting into and accepts this.
They are a mismatched pair, in one sense, but complimentary is the more accurate assessment. The affection Adachi needs is supplied by Shimamura, while Adachi’s boundless energy for her girlfriend keeps Shimamura from succumbing to her essential inertia.
Too bad for poor Tarumi, whose unrequited crush on Shimamura prompts her to make one last attempt on her friend to be something a little bit more. Tarumi gets absolutely wrecked this volume, as she’s forced to learn that her crush is seeing somebody and it’s also another girl, meaning she might have had a shot.
Or not. I genuinely don’t think that a Shimamura without an Adachi in her life has the energy to do anything of that nature anyway. And we’ve seen how our title characters always get drawn together. Still, it was nice to have that closure, painful as it was, and see that Adachi knew exactly what was up while Shimamura is incredibly dense.
Why bother reading all this into a silly yuri book? Because I can, of course, and time spent with all these characters is very fun. Adachi gets a send-off at the restaurant, sort of, we see her dress come back (there’s definitely an implication that Shimamura is very okay with her girlfriend in that thing and I love learning its ongoing history), Valenton’s Day (don’t ask) is ridiculously sweet.
It’s this series just enjoying itself and bringing back what many of us have enjoyed about it. Nothing wrong with that. Oh, special shout-out to Shimamura’s mom for being very clearly aware of what’s going on in her daughter’s life and just accepting it (via merciless teasing, naturally).
4 stars - very solid. The series might be running low on things to do, but with two books to go, I suspect it will close out very strong if the ending to this one is anything to go by.
So, this doesn’t really need to exist. Which seems to be a thing with yuri light novels, inasmuch as they go on longer than their plots would dictate. Even the author is well aware that the canonical ending was revealed a while back and this is functioning as a victory lap.
There are no wondrous revelations like last volume, sadly, but what we have here is pretty good. The last night of life at home is a typical day for Shimamura and absolutely nothing for Adachi, whose relationship with her mother remains fraught to the end (minus one blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment).
The future section is a lot of talking and unpacking that manages to be entertaining enough, especially towards the final pages, when the story finally starts to crank the affection knob on two young women in love who now have a place together.
But it’s the past where things really cook. These later volumes have really been doing good in one particular area that has always needed a lot of fleshing out anyway - why the heck does Shimamura love Adachi so much? Doubly so since Adachi is ridiculously clingy and basically a Shimamura-sexual.
And love her she does, which hasn’t always been clear either. And that’s part of it - the angry middle school Shimamura gave way to the fake, bored high school girl with the walls up and only one person got through those by being relentlessly honest to a fault, so she loves her.
Or, she just does. Both are true. There’s some talk of fate again, but the reality is that Shimamura’s life is improved by having Adachi in it, even if the latter would probably wither and die without the former. But Shimamura knows what she’s getting into and accepts this.
They are a mismatched pair, in one sense, but complimentary is the more accurate assessment. The affection Adachi needs is supplied by Shimamura, while Adachi’s boundless energy for her girlfriend keeps Shimamura from succumbing to her essential inertia.
Too bad for poor Tarumi, whose unrequited crush on Shimamura prompts her to make one last attempt on her friend to be something a little bit more. Tarumi gets absolutely wrecked this volume, as she’s forced to learn that her crush is seeing somebody and it’s also another girl, meaning she might have had a shot.
Or not. I genuinely don’t think that a Shimamura without an Adachi in her life has the energy to do anything of that nature anyway. And we’ve seen how our title characters always get drawn together. Still, it was nice to have that closure, painful as it was, and see that Adachi knew exactly what was up while Shimamura is incredibly dense.
Why bother reading all this into a silly yuri book? Because I can, of course, and time spent with all these characters is very fun. Adachi gets a send-off at the restaurant, sort of, we see her dress come back (there’s definitely an implication that Shimamura is very okay with her girlfriend in that thing and I love learning its ongoing history), Valenton’s Day (don’t ask) is ridiculously sweet.
It’s this series just enjoying itself and bringing back what many of us have enjoyed about it. Nothing wrong with that. Oh, special shout-out to Shimamura’s mom for being very clearly aware of what’s going on in her daughter’s life and just accepting it (via merciless teasing, naturally).
4 stars - very solid. The series might be running low on things to do, but with two books to go, I suspect it will close out very strong if the ending to this one is anything to go by.
May 20, 2022
Everyone's favorite antisocial lesbians are back for another round of ignoring their friends and family members.
April 11, 2022
did i read this last month yes. do i remember a single thing that happened NOT REALLY!
June 6, 2023
god they're so cute
July 29, 2024
aughhh every volume of this is so cute (and really really good)
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November 13, 2022Adachi and Shimamura is what results in a blend between two sets of rather opposite ingredients with their own special effects and preferable gourmet utilization, which unexpectedly coalesce so smoothly and naturally by the support of destiny and fate into a compound of pure, wholesome romance between two girls.
The primary sensation I have of reading Adachi and Shimamura for the past 3-4 months is one that one might feel on a journey on the boundless bodies of water, where the mode of transportation constantly changes, ranging from a relaxing afternoon on a lifebuoy as I feel the waves moving me so and so, to and fro, an experience on a cruise ship with minimal personnel, and to a deep underwater dive as I transform into a purebred marine creature exploring the sensibilities of human persons in the likes of our main characters--where in every expedition, a shore is present, perfectly allocated in the most appropriate coordinates such that the reader would experience comfortable pacing and feel a sort of longing on both terrestrial and aquatic territories as they travel from one place to another, thus an appreciation for both the yin and the yang and the two pairs of ingredients arises.
I mention the abundance of travel, but truly, the momentum is that of a casual stroll to the gardens most of the time, as one carefully appreciates each and every species of flower present. You cannot feel seasick reading the light novel--on the contrary, actually. The passage of time progresses with grace, and you are inclined to embrace nature and its elements.
To talk about the series more concretely, I heavily adore how the guide leads us uphill even after the supposed peak of majority of romance stories--the confession and the getting-together. In Adachi to Shimamura, it only gets better in the succeeding events as the payoff from several volumes of the developmental stage provides much more substance to itself and its previous parts, the satisfaction coming from the realization of Adachi's dreams as the cherry blossom tree finally blooms affectionate, love-filled leaves following a whole youth's worth in the cryosphere, and the understanding of Shimamura and her own efforts to actually start to care about other people, shaving away the ice she's incased in, rendering her feet incapable of motion. The acknowledgment of dates, hand-holdings, sleepovers, bicycle rides, ping-pong matches, weird boomerang usages, a long, long time of overthinking, sleepless nights, self-loathing, inertia, listlessness, and meaninglessness, all efforts of the two girls are rewarded, and continue to be, by the hard work of our two protagonists.
The prose is consistent and is written in a style which develops the centralized characters individually, and then the execution weaves the many subtle and clear metaphors together to form a cast filled with tranquil chemistry. The characters are usually likened using the elements of nature: animals, non-living entities, temperature, and so forth. Hence, the unity brought by their many interactions produces thoughts of "Man, these pairs are so perfect together, they complement each other so well that it always leaves me content," and "Man, these pairs are so perfect together, I wish I have my own significant someone soon." I felt the latter a great deal throughout the 10 volumes thus far, and it's a testament to the power of Iruma's penwork on romance. He awakens the poet within me.
Diverging slightly, Yashiro is such an interesting concept character. I love it every time she appears. Her being the embodiment of weirdness, mystery, and surprise in the vessel of a silly little child is always pleasurably entertaining to read. That is not to disregard her value within the context of the story. Yashiro as a younger version of Shimamura enhances the latter's characterization tremendously.
Staying on this tangent a bit, Adachi is so precious to me. Her character was something I absolutely needed in this phase of my transient life. Adachi lives her life to the fullest. She is so incredibly honest and expressive with her words and essentially her body gestures all over exposes so much about her personality that she literally becomes an open book. She is straightforward and moves one way only: forwards. A headstrong girl similar to a newborn chick, basically, she is a painful reminder of what I was, what I could be, what I should be, and what I shouldn't be, as a human being with a different deck of cards on hand. Adachi makes me cringe. She makes me feel itchy, exposed, and embarrassed. Yet, she makes me awestruck at how hardworking she is to achieve her dreams--to reach Shimamura and make her think about her a lot that in the end, Shimamura's closet of ice cracked and she became genuinely in love with Adachi, something I could never do in real life, no matter how much I want to.
It feels good when Shimamura initiates for Adachi. It feels good when Adachi is rewarded and she is granted the affection she seeks. I was honestly caught off guard with the approach Iruma took with their relationship and Adachi's character especially, how Adachi being all about Shimamura is tolerated despite its potential to be a full-on toxic potion. Still, they were able to work it out, and they became functional adults in the end even able to travel abroad. So it all worked out. Adachi still does not need any friends, whereas Shimamura still values her family and everything else to fill the hole of her heart.
It put me in contemplation: greed is perceived to be different in this case. Shimamura was represented as the one greedy for needing many things to complete her, but is that not the most common progression for society? Is not the epitome of greed Adachi, what with her galactic love for Shimamura, actually neglecting everything else? And so I arrived at a conclusion of how greed is actually not an objective scale, for even Adachi was able to make her own greed reasonable with her and her mother's conclusion.
What hinders this to break a 9 and above is perhaps the lack of fireworks conjured within me. Adachi to Shimamura, as I said, is more "moderate" in its writing, and I think that it wasn't enough to elicit strong feelings for me as I was reading (except for Shimamura's Sword though, that was SOMETHING). Additionally, perhaps I limited its impact myself by the unintended confines of relatability. I am moving on from such era of my life, and so the efficacy of the novel was enfeebled.
I did enjoy traversing the world of Adachi and Shimamura, and the time I spent reading this was definitely one I would not regret, as I have made a newfound appreciation of my own identity, and the fact of my puny existence.
The primary sensation I have of reading Adachi and Shimamura for the past 3-4 months is one that one might feel on a journey on the boundless bodies of water, where the mode of transportation constantly changes, ranging from a relaxing afternoon on a lifebuoy as I feel the waves moving me so and so, to and fro, an experience on a cruise ship with minimal personnel, and to a deep underwater dive as I transform into a purebred marine creature exploring the sensibilities of human persons in the likes of our main characters--where in every expedition, a shore is present, perfectly allocated in the most appropriate coordinates such that the reader would experience comfortable pacing and feel a sort of longing on both terrestrial and aquatic territories as they travel from one place to another, thus an appreciation for both the yin and the yang and the two pairs of ingredients arises.
I mention the abundance of travel, but truly, the momentum is that of a casual stroll to the gardens most of the time, as one carefully appreciates each and every species of flower present. You cannot feel seasick reading the light novel--on the contrary, actually. The passage of time progresses with grace, and you are inclined to embrace nature and its elements.
To talk about the series more concretely, I heavily adore how the guide leads us uphill even after the supposed peak of majority of romance stories--the confession and the getting-together. In Adachi to Shimamura, it only gets better in the succeeding events as the payoff from several volumes of the developmental stage provides much more substance to itself and its previous parts, the satisfaction coming from the realization of Adachi's dreams as the cherry blossom tree finally blooms affectionate, love-filled leaves following a whole youth's worth in the cryosphere, and the understanding of Shimamura and her own efforts to actually start to care about other people, shaving away the ice she's incased in, rendering her feet incapable of motion. The acknowledgment of dates, hand-holdings, sleepovers, bicycle rides, ping-pong matches, weird boomerang usages, a long, long time of overthinking, sleepless nights, self-loathing, inertia, listlessness, and meaninglessness, all efforts of the two girls are rewarded, and continue to be, by the hard work of our two protagonists.
The prose is consistent and is written in a style which develops the centralized characters individually, and then the execution weaves the many subtle and clear metaphors together to form a cast filled with tranquil chemistry. The characters are usually likened using the elements of nature: animals, non-living entities, temperature, and so forth. Hence, the unity brought by their many interactions produces thoughts of "Man, these pairs are so perfect together, they complement each other so well that it always leaves me content," and "Man, these pairs are so perfect together, I wish I have my own significant someone soon." I felt the latter a great deal throughout the 10 volumes thus far, and it's a testament to the power of Iruma's penwork on romance. He awakens the poet within me.
Diverging slightly, Yashiro is such an interesting concept character. I love it every time she appears. Her being the embodiment of weirdness, mystery, and surprise in the vessel of a silly little child is always pleasurably entertaining to read. That is not to disregard her value within the context of the story. Yashiro as a younger version of Shimamura enhances the latter's characterization tremendously.
Staying on this tangent a bit, Adachi is so precious to me. Her character was something I absolutely needed in this phase of my transient life. Adachi lives her life to the fullest. She is so incredibly honest and expressive with her words and essentially her body gestures all over exposes so much about her personality that she literally becomes an open book. She is straightforward and moves one way only: forwards. A headstrong girl similar to a newborn chick, basically, she is a painful reminder of what I was, what I could be, what I should be, and what I shouldn't be, as a human being with a different deck of cards on hand. Adachi makes me cringe. She makes me feel itchy, exposed, and embarrassed. Yet, she makes me awestruck at how hardworking she is to achieve her dreams--to reach Shimamura and make her think about her a lot that in the end, Shimamura's closet of ice cracked and she became genuinely in love with Adachi, something I could never do in real life, no matter how much I want to.
It feels good when Shimamura initiates for Adachi. It feels good when Adachi is rewarded and she is granted the affection she seeks. I was honestly caught off guard with the approach Iruma took with their relationship and Adachi's character especially, how Adachi being all about Shimamura is tolerated despite its potential to be a full-on toxic potion. Still, they were able to work it out, and they became functional adults in the end even able to travel abroad. So it all worked out. Adachi still does not need any friends, whereas Shimamura still values her family and everything else to fill the hole of her heart.
It put me in contemplation: greed is perceived to be different in this case. Shimamura was represented as the one greedy for needing many things to complete her, but is that not the most common progression for society? Is not the epitome of greed Adachi, what with her galactic love for Shimamura, actually neglecting everything else? And so I arrived at a conclusion of how greed is actually not an objective scale, for even Adachi was able to make her own greed reasonable with her and her mother's conclusion.
What hinders this to break a 9 and above is perhaps the lack of fireworks conjured within me. Adachi to Shimamura, as I said, is more "moderate" in its writing, and I think that it wasn't enough to elicit strong feelings for me as I was reading (except for Shimamura's Sword though, that was SOMETHING). Additionally, perhaps I limited its impact myself by the unintended confines of relatability. I am moving on from such era of my life, and so the efficacy of the novel was enfeebled.
I did enjoy traversing the world of Adachi and Shimamura, and the time I spent reading this was definitely one I would not regret, as I have made a newfound appreciation of my own identity, and the fact of my puny existence.
June 14, 2022
...I could not wait. Knowing there was another one out there, I ended up reading a fan translation. I will probably read it again when the official release happens but this is based on the Sneikkimies translation of Volume 10.
I spent a lot of time thinking about how it is nice that the relationship that centres this story "works for them". But this is the first one that made me kind of question my judgement of it. Every relationship has worts and things that might seem... umm... "wrong" to others.
The characters and thus, the narrative is unjudgemental about the faults each one brings into the relationship. They have a lot to learn, and the story reflects their growth, but in the fast-forwards we see that some things never get "better" but maybe it is just what works for them?
I really like seeing the evolution of these characters' relationship. The fact that the story jumped to the ending in book 8 and now is just bouncing through "present" and "future" events is still a pretty ballsy move, but as someone who loved that the last book of LORD OF THE RINGS was really just an ending stretched out for hundreds of pages, I have no problem reading book after book of "epilogue".
I am sad I have to wait to get another full volume.
I spent a lot of time thinking about how it is nice that the relationship that centres this story "works for them". But this is the first one that made me kind of question my judgement of it. Every relationship has worts and things that might seem... umm... "wrong" to others.
The characters and thus, the narrative is unjudgemental about the faults each one brings into the relationship. They have a lot to learn, and the story reflects their growth, but in the fast-forwards we see that some things never get "better" but maybe it is just what works for them?
I really like seeing the evolution of these characters' relationship. The fact that the story jumped to the ending in book 8 and now is just bouncing through "present" and "future" events is still a pretty ballsy move, but as someone who loved that the last book of LORD OF THE RINGS was really just an ending stretched out for hundreds of pages, I have no problem reading book after book of "epilogue".
I am sad I have to wait to get another full volume.
February 6, 2023
Light novels series have a tendency to go on even when they should already be finished, and sadly Adachi and Shimamura proves to be no exception.
This volume has two main plot lines, one being an adult Adachi in the future cutting ties with her mother to move in with Shimamura, and the other being teenage Shimamura in the present having to cut ties with her jealous childhood friend Tarumi as a result of dating Adachi. It felt like the last volume of the series, with the author tying up loose ends in the plot and showing the characters moving forward to be together, and yet the afterword announces that he plans to write two more volumes.
The problem is that this volume was not very interesting and I don't see why the next ones would be better. Adachi and Shimamura are already dating, and we know they will still be together ten years in the future. The series is now literally over, and there are only so many times you can read about Adachi and Shimamura repeatedly saying how much they love each other and how happy they are to be together before it starts getting repetitive (they do that a lot, particularly Adachi). At that point, I am starting to think that the series should have finished at Volume 8 and do not see many reasons why I should keep reading it.
This volume has two main plot lines, one being an adult Adachi in the future cutting ties with her mother to move in with Shimamura, and the other being teenage Shimamura in the present having to cut ties with her jealous childhood friend Tarumi as a result of dating Adachi. It felt like the last volume of the series, with the author tying up loose ends in the plot and showing the characters moving forward to be together, and yet the afterword announces that he plans to write two more volumes.
The problem is that this volume was not very interesting and I don't see why the next ones would be better. Adachi and Shimamura are already dating, and we know they will still be together ten years in the future. The series is now literally over, and there are only so many times you can read about Adachi and Shimamura repeatedly saying how much they love each other and how happy they are to be together before it starts getting repetitive (they do that a lot, particularly Adachi). At that point, I am starting to think that the series should have finished at Volume 8 and do not see many reasons why I should keep reading it.
February 11, 2023
I think my fav AdaShima books (well ok they're all my favs but like my favorite-er favs) are the ones that have something hurt and then spend time after healing. Does hurt/comfort apply to books or is that only a fanfic thing??? Either way this lived up to the iyashikei genre I have seen Adachi and Shimamura described as being part of, where a healing feeling is instilled in the reader. Also, I realize more and more that a big component of me loving this series so much is how much I relate to Adachi, sometimes she's like a window into aspects of myself...but I relate a great deal to Shimamura too! And volumes like this where we get to see them both reflect on things lets me see that more like "why do I vibe with you both *so much*. And of course I love the whole cast. Alright time for a reread from the start!
October 3, 2023
The series is coming to an end in just two more novels but this one was a lovely back and forth between their future, happy together and their past, still grappling with overwhelming feelings and prioritizing each other.
Shimamura seeming to understand that the does truly love Adachi and maybe has for a long time and Adachi breathing a little bit more rather than being entirely neurotic about he feelings. Just two complete opposites who help complete and heal each other with some silly and light hearted moments in between.
The moments where Shimamura finds herself smiling and giddy are so important given how long it took her to feel much of anything or rather allow herself to be honest about the feelings she was having.
Shimamura seeming to understand that the does truly love Adachi and maybe has for a long time and Adachi breathing a little bit more rather than being entirely neurotic about he feelings. Just two complete opposites who help complete and heal each other with some silly and light hearted moments in between.
The moments where Shimamura finds herself smiling and giddy are so important given how long it took her to feel much of anything or rather allow herself to be honest about the feelings she was having.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 10, 2022
I bought the Japanese version of this book and there is a statement from Adachi that she would leave her house to live with Shimamura. On the book cover, there is a picture of Adachi and Shimamura in their school uniform and I thought Adachi would leave during high school. That made me worry that the relationship between her and her mother became worse than ever before.
In fact, it wasn’t like that. The fact that they lived under the same roof is from when they became adult. I was relieved to know that the relationship between Adachi and her mother didn’t get worse. But it didn’t any better either. Nevertheless, their thought related to the separation implies that they really thought of each other. They just didn’t show it or couldn’t show it. Additionally, Adachi in her 20s reflected on her high school’s self, which is funny because the adult Adachi was so calm and composed - contradicting to her younger self who was so agitated by her love for Shimamura.
Moreover, we got to see how the friendship between Shimamura and Tarumi turned out. The scene was told from Shimamura’s perspective, but what I felt is Tarumi’s feeling and I’m not sure if it’s the author’s intention or not. It is so heartbreaking that I teared up a little bit.
What is the most important in volume 10 is the interaction between Adachi and Shimamura after a certain problem was solved and also during the time they live together as adults. It was so sweet and funny, especially so heartwarming that I rolled on the bed numerous times while reading the book. I could feel their happiness, especially Adachi’s. Meanwhile, we also got to know the maturity of Adachi regarding her jealousy and their relationship, which were growing toward a healthy relationship because of their communication without any manipulation (like in volume 7?). Also, the title of the chapter which talked about their lives under the same roof is really matched well with the content and it kind of wordplays with Shimamura’s firstname (抱月). It makes me love this series and the characters even more!
Furthermore, we got to take a peak into everyday life of Yashiro and Shimamura’s sister. It’s not a long chapter, but it’s enough for me to feel wholesomeness and to have a hope (just like the chapter’s title “Stay of Hope”). It started off with funniness which made me thought that it was just another day of a life of Yashiro and Shimamura’s sister, but Yashiro has never failed to surprise me with her word which is fulled of kindness and positivity. That is why the chapter ends touching scene and my smile.
All in all, the volume 10 really gave what I need, wholesomeness and the progression of Adachi and Shimamura’s relationship. I heard that volume 11 will come out next year and surely, I will read it!
In fact, it wasn’t like that. The fact that they lived under the same roof is from when they became adult. I was relieved to know that the relationship between Adachi and her mother didn’t get worse. But it didn’t any better either. Nevertheless, their thought related to the separation implies that they really thought of each other. They just didn’t show it or couldn’t show it. Additionally, Adachi in her 20s reflected on her high school’s self, which is funny because the adult Adachi was so calm and composed - contradicting to her younger self who was so agitated by her love for Shimamura.
Moreover, we got to see how the friendship between Shimamura and Tarumi turned out. The scene was told from Shimamura’s perspective, but what I felt is Tarumi’s feeling and I’m not sure if it’s the author’s intention or not. It is so heartbreaking that I teared up a little bit.
What is the most important in volume 10 is the interaction between Adachi and Shimamura after a certain problem was solved and also during the time they live together as adults. It was so sweet and funny, especially so heartwarming that I rolled on the bed numerous times while reading the book. I could feel their happiness, especially Adachi’s. Meanwhile, we also got to know the maturity of Adachi regarding her jealousy and their relationship, which were growing toward a healthy relationship because of their communication without any manipulation (like in volume 7?). Also, the title of the chapter which talked about their lives under the same roof is really matched well with the content and it kind of wordplays with Shimamura’s firstname (抱月). It makes me love this series and the characters even more!
Furthermore, we got to take a peak into everyday life of Yashiro and Shimamura’s sister. It’s not a long chapter, but it’s enough for me to feel wholesomeness and to have a hope (just like the chapter’s title “Stay of Hope”). It started off with funniness which made me thought that it was just another day of a life of Yashiro and Shimamura’s sister, but Yashiro has never failed to surprise me with her word which is fulled of kindness and positivity. That is why the chapter ends touching scene and my smile.
All in all, the volume 10 really gave what I need, wholesomeness and the progression of Adachi and Shimamura’s relationship. I heard that volume 11 will come out next year and surely, I will read it!
December 21, 2022
Hubo dos partes que realmente resaltaron en este volumen para mí, la parte de la mudanza de Adachi me dio mucha tristeza por que no arreglo las cosas con su madre y a su vez mucha alegría porque se dirigía hacia su felicidad, por otro lado la parte donde Tarumi y Shimamura se encuentran y vemos el resultado obvio de una Tarumi con el corazón roto, en lo particular yo preferiría que también encuentre su final feliz.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 13, 2023
It is so sweet. How can Hiltoma Iruma write such a sweet and pure love story for two girls??? So fantastic. Publish Vol 11 right now!!!!
October 29, 2023
Cute, it's just cute. Nothing more, nothing less.
April 28, 2024
4 stars. Such an adorable read. Just Shimamura and Adachi being two cute idiots in love. My precious little babies.
June 25, 2023
This is going nowhere.
I love this series, don't get me wrong but it should have ended 2 volumes ago (the author said it himself that it technically ended with volume 8). Everything just keeps repeating itself and everyone is only thinking of the past. The unchronological narration is annoying and the really heartbreaking part with Tarumi has been pretty much glossed over, which breaks my heart to see such an emotion-driven story becoming a loop of the same thoughts and character arcs.
I love this series, don't get me wrong but it should have ended 2 volumes ago (the author said it himself that it technically ended with volume 8). Everything just keeps repeating itself and everyone is only thinking of the past. The unchronological narration is annoying and the really heartbreaking part with Tarumi has been pretty much glossed over, which breaks my heart to see such an emotion-driven story becoming a loop of the same thoughts and character arcs.
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