Adachi and Shimamura

Adachi and Shimamura
First light novel volume cover, featuring Hougetsu Shimamura (left) and Sakura Adachi (right)
安達としまむら
(Adachi to Shimamura)
Genre
Light novel
Written byHitoma Iruma
Illustrated byNon (volumes 1–8)
Shizue Kaneko (volume 9)
Raemz (volume 10–12)
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
ImprintDengeki Bunko
MagazineDengeki Bunko Magazine
Original runOctober 2012 (serialization)
March 2013 (publication)
– present
Volumes13
Manga
Written byHitoma Iruma
Illustrated byMani
Published bySquare Enix
MagazineGangan Online
Original runApril 4, 2016December 22, 2017
Volumes3
Manga
Written byHitoma Iruma
Illustrated byMoke Yuzuhara
Published byASCII Media Works
English publisher
MagazineDengeki Daioh
Original runMay 25, 2019 – present
Volumes7
Anime television series
Directed bySatoshi Kuwabara
Produced by
  • Junichirou Tanaka
  • Atsushi Yoshikawa
  • Tomoyuki Oowada
  • Takaaki Nakanome
  • Hiroshi Anami
  • Rina Nakazawa
Written byKeiichirou Oochi
Music by
  • Natsumi Tabuchi
  • Hanae Nakamura
  • Miki Sakurai
StudioTezuka Productions
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTBS, BS11
Original run October 9, 2020 December 25, 2020
Episodes12

Adachi and Shimamura (Japanese: 安達としまむら, Hepburn: Adachi to Shimamura) is a Japanese yuri light novel series written by Hitoma Iruma and illustrated by Non. The series began serialization in October 2012 in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko Magazine, with thirteen volumes and several spin-off works subsequently published under its Dengeki Bunko imprint. The story follows Sakura Adachi and Hougetsu Shimamura, two first-year high school students, as Adachi tries to express her romantic feelings for Shimamura, who treats Adachi as merely a friend.

A manga adaptation with art by Mani was serialized from April 2016 to December 2017, while a second manga adaptation with art by Moke Yuzuhara was serialized starting May 2019 in Dengeki Daioh. The light novels and the second manga adaptation are published in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment and Yen Press respectively.

An anime television series adaptation by Tezuka Productions aired from October to December 2020.