Adachi and Shimamura (Light Novel) - Recommendations

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2018

Shy, reserved Yui Yamada is a budding horticulturist who is responsible for caring for her high school’s greenery. While tending to her campus’ morning glories, Yamada has a chance encounter with the vivacious, sporty Tomoka Kase, star of the girl’s track team. Yamada and Kase could not be more different and they have a lot to learn about one another, but as their friendship grows, their feelings begin to blossom into something more…

• TV (2+ eps)
• 2024 - ?

Bubbly, energetic first-year high school student Himari falls head over heels for her senpai Yori after hearing her band perform on the first day of school. Himari tells Yori she just loves her, and, to Himari’s surprise, Yori says she loves Himari back! But when Himari realizes that she and her senpai are feeling two different kinds of love, she begins to ask herself what “love” really means…

• Music Video (1 ep)
• 2021

The official music video for Komi Can't Communicate's opening theme Cinderella, performed by Cider Girl.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2019

Shy Misuzu Moritani is a totally average girl — except for her totally out-of-this-world ability to stop time for three minutes a day! Most people are affected by her power, but Misuzu soon learns her abilities have no effect on her school’s idol, Haruka Murakami, when she’s caught sneaking a peek under her skirt. Against all odds, a relationship blossoms from this compromising situation, one as poignant and as fleeting as the three minutes Misuzu spends each day in frozen time.

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2006

• DVD Special (5 eps)
• 2006 - 2007

The young girls of Lillian live their school lives with angelic smiles and pristine uniforms, but when the camera's rolling it's hard to maintain perfection. Whether friends turn up dressed in full samba carnival dress, or a swarm of squirrels suddenly attack, preserving a straight-faced dignity is nearly impossible, particularly when the boys of Hanadera Academy start commenting on their preferences for skirts and loincloths…

• TV (13 eps)
• 2009

Shy, athletic Sumika is in love with her bubbly friend Ushio. However, Ushio is outwardly attracted to cute girls, something she never calls her friend-turned-admirer. Keeping her tender feelings a secret from the one she loves, Sumika continues to be Ushio’s confidante and companion, hoping that someday she can say how she feels. Whether it’s having a first kiss, cooking a meal or confiding in each other, Sumika, Ushio, Tomoe and their friends will experience the everyday joys of a quiet school life and touching romance together.

• Web (1 ep)
• 2017

Yamada may be shy and rather clumsy, but the flower gardens at her school have always brought her happiness. Suddenly, a different sort of beauty catches her eye—the vivacious track star, Kase-san. Although the two girls don't seem to have much in common, they soon start a romance where each must learn an important lesson in tending their budding relationship. Can the two girls, so different from each other, learn how to make their first love blossom?

• TV (12 eps)
• 2014

Best friends Haruka and Yuu have just entered their first year at Misato West High School, a facility scheduled to be shut down in three years. The duo have been inseparable since middle school, but moving to a new school means making new friends. So together, the pair decides they’ll share something special that they won’t do with the other girls: they’ll share a passionate kiss. Now, the two, along with new companions Kotone, Shizuku, Kaede and Yuku, begin their high school days together, having plenty of fun - and sharing plenty of intimate kisses - along the way.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2020

My friend Emi appeared in my dream. I was so surprised by this, I couldn’t face her at school that day. But I forgot that we had to go to the swimming pool for P.E. class that afternoon, so I ended up having to borrow Emi’s swimsuit.