Adachi and Shimamura
Adachi and Shimamura (安達としまむら, Adachi to Shimamura) is a Japanese yuri light novel series written by Hitoma Iruma and illustrated by Non, which began serialization in October 2012 in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko Magazine and is published under the Dengeki Bunko imprint. The light novels are licensed for English release in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. The series has been adapted into two manga series, and an anime television series adaptation by Tezuka Productions is set to premiere in October 2020.
Adachi and Shimamura | |
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安達としまむら (Adachi to Shimamura) | |
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Genre | Romance, slice of life,[1] yuri[2] |
Light novel | |
Written by | Hitoma Iruma |
Illustrated by | Non |
Published by | ASCII Media Works |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
Magazine | Dengeki Bunko Magazine |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | October 2012 (serialization) March 2013 (publication) – present |
Volumes | 8 |
Manga | |
Written by | Hitoma Iruma |
Illustrated by | Mani |
Published by | Square Enix |
Magazine | Gangan Online |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | April 4, 2016 – December 22, 2017 |
Volumes | 3 |
Manga | |
Written by | Hitoma Iruma |
Illustrated by | Moke Yuzuhara |
Published by | ASCII Media Works |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | May 25, 2019 – present |
Volumes | 1 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Satoshi Kuwabara |
Written by | Keiichirō Ōchi |
Studio | Tezuka Productions |
Licensed by | Funimation |
Original network | TBS |
Original run | October 2020 – scheduled |
Characters
- Sakura Adachi (安達 桜, Adachi Sakura)
- Voiced by: Akari Kitō[3]
- Hougetsu Shimamura (島村 抱月, Shimamura Hougetsu)
- Voiced by: Miku Itō[3]
- Akira Hino (日野 晶, Hino Akira)
- Voiced by: Manami Numakura[4]
- Taeko Nagafuji (永藤 妙子, Nagafuji Taeko)
- Voiced by: Reina Ueda[4]
- Yashiro Chikama (知我麻 社, Chikama Yashiro)
- Voiced by: Iori Saeki[4]
- Tarumi (樽見)
Media
Light novels
The original light novel series, written by Hitoma Iruma and illustrated by Non, was first serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko Magazine in October 2012. ASCII Media Works began publishing the series under its Dengeki Bunko imprint on March 10, 2013. Eight volumes have been published as of May 10, 2019. Seven Seas Entertainment have licensed the light novels for release in North America.[5][6]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | March 10, 2013[7] | 978-4-04-891421-5 | April 16, 2020 (digital) July 14, 2020 (physical)[1] | 978-1-64505-535-8 |
2 | September 10, 2013[8] | 978-4-04-891960-9 | May 28, 2020 (digital) September 8, 2020 (physical)[1] | 978-1-64505-539-6 |
3 | August 9, 2014[9] | 978-4-04-866777-7 | August 27, 2020 (digital) November 24, 2020 (physical)[1] | 978-1-64505-771-0 |
4 | May 9, 2015[10] | 978-4-04-865115-8 | February 9, 2021[1] | 978-1-64505-720-8 |
5 | November 10, 2015[11] | 978-4-04-865505-7 | — | — |
6 | May 10, 2016[12] | 978-4-04-865946-8 | — | — |
7 | November 10, 2016[13] | 978-4-04-892517-4 | — | — |
8 | May 10, 2019[14] | 978-4-04-912383-8 | — | — |
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Mani was serialized online via Square Enix's Gangan Online website from April 4, 2016 to December 22, 2017. It was collected in three tankōbon volumes. A second manga adaptation with illustration by Moke Yuzuhara began serialization in ASCII Media Works' shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh on May 25, 2019.[2] It has been collected in a single tankōbon volume. The second manga adaptation is licensed in North America by Yen Press.[15]
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | December 22, 2016[16] | 978-4-7575-5188-6 |
2 | June 9, 2017[17] | 978-4-7575-5346-0 |
3 | December 22, 2017[18] | 978-4-7575-5523-5 |
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | November 27, 2019[19] | 978-4-04-912870-3 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on May 6, 2019.[2] The series will be animated by Tezuka Productions and directed by Satoshi Kuwabara, with Keiichirō Ōchi handling series composition, and Shizue Kaneko designing the characters.[4] It will premiere in October 2020 on TBS.[3][20] Funimation has acquired the series, and will stream the series on its website in North America and the British Isles, and on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand.[21]
See also
- Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl – Another light novel series by the same author
References
- "Adachi and Shimamura (Light Novel)". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- "Hitoma Iruma's Adachi to Shimamura Yuri Novels Get TV Anime". Anime News Network. May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- "Adachi to Shimamura TV Anime Stars Akari Kitō, Miku Itō". Anime News Network. October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
- "Adachi to Shimamura TV Anime's Promo Video Reveals Staff, More Cast". Anime News Network. December 26, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- Mateo, Alex (September 19, 2019). "Seven Seas Licenses Fragtime Yuri Manga, Adachi and Shimamura Yuri Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- "Fall in Love with Seven Seas' License of ADACHI AND SHIMAMURA Yuri Light Novel Series". Seven Seas Entertainment. September 18, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- "安達としまむら". Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- "安達としまむら2". Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- "安達としまむら3". Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- "安達としまむら 4". Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- "安達としまむら 5". Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- "安達としまむら 6". Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- "安達としまむら 7". Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- "安達としまむら 8". Dengeki Bunko. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- Yen Press (August 7, 2020). "MANGA ANNOUNCEMENT: Adachi and Shimamura". Facebook. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- "安達としまむら 1". Square Enix. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- "安達としまむら 2". Square Enix. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- "安達としまむら 3". Square Enix. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
- "安達としまむら(1)". Kadokawa. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- "Adachi to Shimamura TV Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals October Premiere". Anime News Network. May 8, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- Whisennand, Haley (July 3, 2020). "Love Arrives on Funimation This Fall With Adachi and Shimamura". Funimation. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
External links
- Official light novel website (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Adachi and Shimamura (novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia