Adachi to Shimamura - Vol. 7 Ch. 44.3 - Our First Journey 3

[metal4orce]

When Shimamura is being affectionate and Adachi isn't imploding they're actually really cute together

 

[UdenEmpati]

I'm just a simple country lawyer but I'm pretty sure it's still frowned upon!

I think my favorite part of the chapter was

"It's not just strange, it defies all comprehension.
"Eh, best to just go with it."

 

[Tyran272]

I'm just a simple country lawyer but I'm pretty sure it's still frowned upon!

But what if the child is an alien that just blatantly ignores the laws of physics, reality and common sense?

 

[Aggapuffin]

Chapter 44.3 in a nutshell:

 

[ezzhead]

When Shimamura is being affectionate and Adachi isn't imploding they're actually really cute together

Adachi is actually mid implosion rn and shimamura literally just started being more affectionate so I think they're cute regardless of being incredibly unhealthy

 

[MakoMachine]

What I love about this series is the crazy tightrope it walks between constantly feeling like they are totally fine together or that any next chapter could be a breakup. We are in uncharted territory, have been for a dozen chapters now. None of us can see a break up cause it probably would have happened already, so now we are left with just wondering why it feels like there are such high tension for such small steaks.

 

[Hikineet]

Thanks for the chapter.

 

[TanyaTheEvil]

Thanks for the chapter and translation

 

[aiyumi86]

i love this manga, but it honestly doesn't feel like a romance. the way adachi and shimamura interact just feels so.. empty?? adachi is super anxious and clingy and shimamura is hella emotionally detached, i'm hoping they communicate and work out their problems soon because otherwise their relationship's gonna continue with this strained, uncomfortable air.. either that or they'll have a fight and break up. you can only hang onto someone so detached for so long, especially when you're THAT codependent, until you either blow up or burn out.

honestly, every chapter feels almost like buildup for some sort of inevitable moment where everything goes wrong. every event for whatever reason always seems like its told through the frame of recollection, not like it's actively happening.

Actually the ending was already shown a long time ago. We just here for the ride. I found this out yrs ago.

 

[agolloh]

Shimamura getting flustered is great to see

 

[Jkc121302]

ADACHI- THATS RIGHT BITCH
The author forgot the last word 🤭

 

[eclipsa.]

I'm just glad that I read the LN version. I love this part of the story and I think Shimamura's thought process is the best, which the manga didn't really focused on?

 

[Mairye]

I'm just glad that I read the LN version. I love this part of the story and I think Shimamura's thought process is the best, which the manga didn't really focused on?

weeell it's really hard to adapt pages of introspection into a drawing, personally i think the author does the best they can

 

[Deitess]

It seems like a lot of readers have high expectations of two YOUNG individuals. Y’all are silly gooses to think that (I think high schoolers?) are able to understand a smidge of communication. They’re still figuring out life

 

[Aggapuffin]

It seems like a lot of readers have high expectations of two YOUNG individuals. Y’all are silly gooses to think that (I think high schoolers?) are able to understand a smidge of communication. They’re still figuring out life

Honestly, this is something I feel a lot with manga in general. One yuri manga example that sticks out a lot to me is how people treat Nanase in My Girlfriend's Not Here Today. Like, people expect a level of maturity and understanding how other people feel when... she's a high schooler.

 

[Deitess]

Honestly, this is something I feel a lot with manga in general. One yuri manga example that sticks out a lot to me is how people treat Nanase in My Girlfriend's Not Here Today. Like, people expect a level of maturity and understanding how other people feel when... she's a high schooler.

I agree, shit there’s people in their 20’s/30’s who still don’t understand 😭

 

[arcosapphire]

I constantly forget that in this relatively grounded series, there's also an unexplained actual alien who can violate physics around. It's a very weird thing to do for a story.

 

[agonice]

i love this manga, but it honestly doesn't feel like a romance. the way adachi and shimamura interact just feels so.. empty?? adachi is super anxious and clingy and shimamura is hella emotionally detached, i'm hoping they communicate and work out their problems soon because otherwise their relationship's gonna continue with this strained, uncomfortable air.. either that or they'll have a fight and break up. you can only hang onto someone so detached for so long, especially when you're THAT codependent, until you either blow up or burn out.

honestly, every chapter feels almost like buildup for some sort of inevitable moment where everything goes wrong. every event for whatever reason always seems like its told through the frame of recollection, not like it's actively happening.

Some of you are way too used to reading yuri where two characters who are in love with each other are able to communicate their feelings and thoughts perfectly and there are barely any conflict in their personalities and lifestyle. I personally like a more realistic portrayal of a relationship between two teenagers of this manga a lot than other yuri manga there are where it’s all sunshine and rainbow.
This is also why most yuri work end just when they start dating… the author cannot figure out how to change the dynamic between them once they go from friends to lovers

 

[thewomanliest]

Some of you are way too used to reading yuri where two characters who are in love with each other are able to communicate their feelings and thoughts perfectly and there are barely any conflict in their personalities and lifestyle. I personally like a more realistic portrayal of a relationship between two teenagers of this manga a lot than other yuri manga there are where it’s all sunshine and rainbow.
This is also why most yuri work end just when they start dating… the author cannot figure out how to change the dynamic between them once they go from friends to lovers

i absolutely read a lot of yuri with miscommunications & conflicts (especially set in highschool), but i just noticed this specific air specifically in adachi and shimamura. it's not a complaint per se, it's more like something i noticed about the way they interact. like, for example, relationship guidelines was one of the first titles i read, it has a TON of miscommunication but the characters are still clearly emotionally engaged with each other and their dynamic is far more balanced. there's a difference between “realistic emotional conflict” and “two people stuck in a dysfunctional push–pull loop.” right now adachi is basically anxious-attachment incarnate and shimamura is emotionally avoidant. i’m actually really into more psychological stories with messy, complex character dynamics, so i don’t dislike this at all, but i feel like no one ever really addresses that aspect of their relationship for some reason so i wanted to know if anyone thought the same or if i was alone in this feeling.

 

[Tyran272]

At least in the LN, both Adachi and Shimamura are well aware of their respective emotional issues and do (very slowly*) address them.

Maybe it is something that has been lost with the manga not being able to adapt the pages upon pages of internal monologue. Or maybe it is just that the manga has only adapted up to half the story so far.

*Adachi cannot just stop being anxious and needy, similarly Shimamura cannot just become emotionally accessible. These are issues rooted deep in their neuropsychology and addressing them is more about learning to function with them (and each other).
And that also means their relationship will never be "normal", but it can be functional.