Adachi and Shimamura

Adachi and Shimamura is a TV anime series produced by Tezuka Productions, directed by Satoshi Kuwahara, and adapted from the light novel of the same name by Hitoma Iruma. The series follows Sakura Adachi and Hougetsu Shimamura, two girls who skip class and spend their days together in a quiet school gymnasium—until something warmer and more uncertain begins to grow between them. With series composition handled by Keiichiro Ochi, the show delivers a delicate, slow-burn romance rooted in everyday moments and unspoken feelings. Fans of heartfelt slice-of-life and girls' love stories will find this a deeply resonant watch.

Set within the quiet corners of an ordinary high school, this story follows two girls who find an unlikely connection through their shared habit of skipping class. Sakura Adachi is a reserved and somewhat socially withdrawn student who tends to keep to herself, until one day she crosses paths with Hougetsu Shimamura in the school gymnasium's upper floor—a fellow truant seeking refuge from the daily routine. Despite their different personalities, the two gradually grow closer as they spend their days away from the classroom together, building a quiet and comfortable friendship in their own secluded space. But as time passes, Adachi begins to notice unfamiliar feelings stirring within her—emotions she struggles to understand or define. Is what she feels simply the warmth of friendship, or something deeper altogether? This is a tender coming-of-age tale about two girls navigating the hazy, uncharted territory between friendship and something more.