Sakura Adachi (安達 桜 Adachi Sakura) is a high school student. She is found skipping class on the second floor of the gym by Shimamura Hougetsu one day. The two of them gradually became friends and began to spend a lot of time together.
Appearance[]
Adachi has collarbone length hair that is black in the light novel and a greyish black in the manga. She has light grey/blueish eyes in the manga. While Shimamura has a tendency to playfully treat Adachi like she is 'younger sister', Adachi is taller than Shimamura. In Volume 08, Shimamura believes that the gap in their height has increased overtime.
Whenever Adachi works her parttime job at the Chinese restaurant, she wears a traditional Chinese dress that shows off some of her thigh. Her manager forces her to wear it because she is capable of pulling it off. She later purchases one for herself because she knows Shimamura likes her in that outfit.
During the Flash Forward sequences, Adachi has grown out her hair, and Shimamura believes Adachi gained a more mature look.
Personality & Character[]
Adachi had an extremely introverted personality. Because she was reluctant to speak her mind or tell anyone how she feels about anything, no one was willing to understand her, including her mother. Before meeting Shimamura, she never had someone whom she can call a friend. Adachi was said to be cold toward other people which caused her to become alienated, and she didn't attempt to make friends with other people.
The 'what if' chapter in Volume 05 illustrated Adachi having difficulty developing communication skills from a young age which further led to her social isolation later in life. Flashbacks indicate that Adachi's cold home life harmed her development. While others think she is cold and aloof, Adachi craves to be treated with affection and kindness. As a result, Adachi quickly became attached to Shimamura. Due to her poor social skills, she tends to take her desires too far. However, Adachi also displays that she takes commitments seriously.
At the beginning of the series, Shimamura describes Adachi as having a 'resting bitch face' which contrasted with how laid-back and easygoing she generally was. She also observed that whenever Adachi got angry she never raised her voice. Shimamura's friend Tarumi as well as a former classmate of Adachi's from middle school would make similar observations.
In Volume 03, Adachi thinks that meeting Shimamura has caused her to change into a more optimistic person, but she also believes it made her into a 'dumber' person as she lacks the ability to fully express her feelings. This further indicates that Adachi regularly puts herself down.
As the series progresses, Adachi's attachment to Shimamura grows which showcases that she generally gets easily jealous when she sees Shimamura spending time with others. In Volume 04, Adachi is quickly overwhelmed with jealousy when Shimamura easily makes temporary friendships with their new classmates which results in her being unable to talk to Shimamura and ended up running away. While she attempts to overcome some of her issues to stop herself from running away, she has more difficulty overcoming her jealous attitude. She has come to understand that acting this way isn’t healthy, and she has attempted to rectify that.
Adachi attempts to be more considerate of others, especially Shimamura. While she prefers talking to Shimamura on the phone, she'll instead send a text asking Shimamura if it is okay to call her.
When it comes to planning things, Adachi tends to either try doing things in a roundabout way or she over plans to the point she doesn't think it entirely through. During Valentine's Day, instead of asking Shimamura if they could exchange chocolate, she tries to plant the idea in Shimamura's head. After they start dating, Adachi over plans on particular aspects of their dates, and later realizes she didn't plan anything else out.
In the Flash Forward sequence in Volume 08, Shimamura acknowledges that Adachi's social circle has increased a little over the years, but only a little. She also is a little calmer, but Shimamura is still able to get her flustered, such as hinting at Adachi that she 'accidentally' wore one of her undergarments.
Adachi also becomes somewhat reflective on how she never really made much of an effort to let others get to know her. However, she also tends to be too hard on herself as she believes that it is entirely her own fault that she caused her own estrangement from others.
History[]
Throughout her life, Adachi never made any connections with anyone whether with it be with her family or her classmates. She grew up as an only child. She outright told Shimamura in Volume 01 that she was the first person that she ever actually considered a friend.
According to Adachi, her mother once asked her what she wanted for Christmas. When Adachi had difficulty thinking of something, her mother never asked her again, and she ended up not believing in Santa Claus as a result.
When her parents brought her to an Aquarium, her parents were apparently less than satisfied by her not reacting to the various animals the way they hoped. She did wish for them to buy her a gift from the souvenir shop, but she was too nervous to actually make a request. Afterwards, she learned to forget about 'wanting' anything.
While it was never elaborated further, Adachi was a member of the Girl Scouts when she was in sixth grade. Apparently, she enjoyed playing ping pong while she was a member, but she didn't play the game anymore after leaving the Girl Scouts since her home didn't have a ping pong table.
At the beginning of Volume 04, it is revealed the Adachi and another classmate of hers were assigned Library duty when they were in middle school. According to the former classmate, Adachi had both male and female admirers, but none of them tried to approach her due to the fact they perceived her as a cold person. Adachi was rather indifferent about Library duty, and she forgot to show up on the second day. However, after being reminded of it by the said classmate, she showed up on most days. Her classmate, implied to be Pancho, believed that on the days she didn't show it that it wasn't out of malice but rather legitimately forgetting about it. The classmate regretted not trying to get to know Adachi better, but she could see that Adachi wasn't nearly as cold as others thought.
Adachi and Shimamura briefly crossed paths when they first began high school, but neither thought much of the encounter at the time. At the beginning of the second semester, Shimamura found Adachi playing hockey in the gym with her socks and shoes off. Afterwards, the two started hanging out together in the gym loft, and they slowly became friends.
Plot[]
Volume 01[]
Adachi and Shimamura had been hanging out with each other at the gym loft for about a month, and they decided to do something to help pass the time. They settled on playing ping-pong since anything else, such as basketball, would get them busted by the teachers. However, they are forced to stop their game when other students came in.
It then goes to Adachi having a flash back of when they first met. Adachi and Shimamura first meet in the school gymnasium. Shimamura was the first one to be up there. They quickly got along.
Adachi and Shimamura hiding from other students.
Later, while Shimamura was walking with her friends, they saw each other. Her friends were wondering who she was. Shimamura told them her name.
The day afterwards they talked about how they saw each other and how she (Shimamura) was with her friends. After finishing their conversation and Adachi saying she was going home, Shimamura asked, “Say Adachi. “Let’s go to class today,” or “Let’s walk home together today.” Which would you prefer?”
Adachi answered, ”In that case.. I’ll just go kill some time somewhere until school’s over... I guess.”
A while later, Adachi is convinced to start attending classes when she points out it would be better for the both of them to be able to avoid being held back. While she occasionally skipped class a few times, by November, Adachi begins attending class every day.
Volume 02[]
Due not having family traditions of her own, Adachi isn’t sure what she should feel towards Christmas. However, she is aware that other people consider Christmas to be important, especially couples. Adachi decides to inquire Shimamura what Christmas is like for her and her family.
During the morning, Adachi does a roundabout way of asking Shimamura to spend a little time with her on Christmas much to Shimamura’s surprise. Adachi becomes elated when Shimamura accepts, and she rushes off to begin prepare.
Despite being able to get Shimamura to agree to hang out with her for Christmas, Adachi knew she would need to plan things out. It occasionally caused her to space out and roam the hallways when class was no longer in session. At one point, Adachi realized didn't know what to give Shimamura. When she encounters Hino, she decides to recruit her to find out if she knew anything.
Adachi enjoying her first Christmas with Shimamura.
Adachi decides to wear the Chinese uniform she wears at the restaurant because she knows Shimamura likes it. Adachi gives Shimamura the tea that Hino recommended, and she is relieved that it turns out that Hino was correct about it being Shimamura's favorite.
Volume 03[]
After school one day, Adachi asks Shimamura to come with her to get some sweets. Shimamura is confused when Adachi keeps ignoring a number of different places with sweets. She then realizes that Valentine's Day is coming, and Adachi might want her to buy her some chocolates. When Shimamura asks Adachi if she wishes to receive or give her chocolates, Adachi asks if it would be possible for them to do an exchange. When Shimamura inquires further, Adachi merely tells her that she thinks surprises are overrated, and she would prefer to know if she is going to get something or not along with offhandedly mentioning she has other problems. She is relieved that Shimamura agrees to exchange chocolates.
Adachi becomes somewhat anxious about how she should go about exchanging chocolates. Adachi attempts to make chocolates on a Sunday when she believes she won't need to worry about her parents judging her. Despite her best efforts, they end in miserable failure. She berates herself for not buying chocolates when she had the chance. She resolves to do so at some point later on.
The week leading up to Valentine's Day proves to be a rather eventful time for Adachi.
Shimamura takes Adachi to the station platform, and a message flashes from where they are standing. Adachi is left stunned by the message, and she also ironically learns that Shimamura's given name is Hougetsu.
Adachi happy that she and Shimamura are in the same class.
Several weeks after Adachi exchanged chocolates with Shimamura, it is the beginning of a new school year. Adachi had been praying that she end up in the same class, and she is concerned regarding what might happen if they don't. Similar to Shimamura, Adachi comes to the conclusion if they end up on separate classes, they will drift apart. While Adachi might be willing to go see Shimamura, she recognizes that Shimamura is unlikely to take the initiative herself. She doesn't wish to lose her connection to Shimamura because she's the only person she has formed a real connection with.
Adachi becomes so nervous regarding what will happen that she accidently parks her bike with the first years. She also walks into the first year area where the names are being listed. When she realizes her mistake, she makes her way over to the second year area. She overhears Hino and Nagafuji remarking how they ended up together again for ten years in a row.
When Adachi sees that she and Shimamura are listed for the same class, Adachi becomes extremely excited. She doesn't notice that Shimamura is watching her.
Volume 04[]
Shortly after the new school year begins, Adachi notices that Shimamura quickly becomes sort of becoming friendly with several of their new classmates which causes Adachi to immediately become envious.
Adachi has an encounter with a strange fortune teller who gives her some rather strange but surprisingly helpful advice.
Adachi asks Shimamura if she can sleepover at her place, and Shimamura allows her.
Adachi receiving a present from Shimamura.
While she is staying at the Shimamura household, Shimamura Yoshika asks Adachi if her daughter is being a good student to which Adachi tells her that she is. She also tells Yoshika that Shimamura is the one that actually pushes her to be a better student.
Shimamura gives Adachi a hairclip. Adachi makes note that Shimamura actually put effort in giving her a present. Effort that Shimamura isn't known for making. That causes Adachi to instinctively hug Shimamura in response.
As they go to sleep, Adachi asks Shimamura if they could sleep together in the same sleeping bag. Shimamura agrees, and she lets her in.
Before they go back to school, Shimamura's mother gives both Adachi and Shimamura a boxed lunch much to both of their surprises. In the anime version, Shimamura's mother writes Adachi's name on the food while she writes 'Delinquent' on Shimamura's food.
On their way to school, both Adachi and Shimamura remark how this is their first time going to school together. In the anime, it shown that in their food, Shimamura's mother wrote Adachi's name on the lunch while she wrote 'Delinquent' on Shimamura's lunch.
Volume 05[]
Alternate Timeline[]
What if Adachi and Shimamura met as children.
There is a segment that illustrates Adachi potentially meeting Shimamura as a child. The observer makes note of Adachi's behavior as the young girl likes to play with play dough, and she tends to sit in the corner away from the other children. Similar to her main timeline counterpart, Shimamura is the only one she is interested in befriending and spending time with. Unfortunately, the observer makes note that Adachi lacks the ability to take the initiative in speaking with Shimamura. Instead, she attempts to approach Shimamura indirectly while leaving her toys near Shimamura in hopes of getting her to notice.
The observer decides to get Shimamura's attention, so she could be aware that Adachi wants to play with her. Shimamura decides to take the observer up on that and approach Adachi. When Shimamura tries to bring Adachi with her to the other kids, Adachi is resistant. The observer remakes that Adachi apparently wishes to play with Shimamura herself. At first Shimamura refuses to do so which causes Adachi to cry.
After being affected by something, Shimamura decides that she will play with Adachi this time much to the younger version of Tarumi's chargin.
Present Timeline[]
With Summer break about to begin, Adachi feels somewhat apprehensive due to school not being a factor in helping her interact with Shimamura. As the semester is about to come to an end, Adachi had difficulty looking Shimamura in the eyes which attracts Shimamura's attention, and she confronts her on it. Adachi manages to ask Shimamura about the upcoming summer break, and asks her if they could still exchange emails, calls, and hang out. Much to Adachi's relief, Shimamura is receptive, and they talk to each other late into the night on at least one occasion, much to Shimamura's chargin.
While Adachi makes a list of things she wishes to do during the summer, they all involve Shimamura in some compacity, such as getting Shimamura to let her sleepover again and go swimming. She also feels somewhat motivated to go to work when she considers the possibility that Shimamura and her family might decide to eat there again.
Adachi ends up getting into an argument with Shimamura, and she ends up not being able to coherently explain her feelings to Shimamura which causes Shimamura to become confused. Adachi ends up having a breakdown and goes into a prolonged rant regarding how she is feeling. At the end of it, she hears Shimamura say 'So annoying.' and hangs up leaving Adachi bewildered and shaken. The 2019 Manga further emphasizes that Adachi threw up in the aftermath.
A few days later Adachi attempts to contact Shimamura again who is more receptive to her. When they meet up, Adachi presents Shimamura with a bouquet of flowers to honor their 'renewal' of friendship much to Shimamura's initial confusion and surprise as Shimamura barely remembers their 'argument'. Adachi is initially worried that Shimamura might still be upset, but was relieved when Shimamura accepts her flower and indicates everything is fine.
Adachi giving Shimamura flowers.
After Shimamura puts her flowers away at home, they head out to do shopping and go to the pool.
While they are at the pool, Adachi is briefly alarmed when Shimamura is pulled into the water. The 'culprit' turns out to be none other than Shimamura's mother. Adachi makes note that if Kappas are real, they would move like her.
When Shimamura advises Adachi on potentially befriending someone other than her, Adachi decides to try befriending Shimamura's little sister. While she is sharing a bath with the little Shimamura, the girl asks Adachi why she is doing this. Adachi tells her that she understands that the little Shimamura is important which makes her sister important to her. She also asks her if she loves her big sister which causes her to have a response.
Adachi continues trying to fulfill Shimamura's suggestion as she accompanies her on another karaoke playdate with Hino and Nagafuji. While they are in the karaoke room, Adachi asks everyone what it means to be someone's friend. None of the them are able to give her a direct answer. Nagafuji attempts to give an answer in her own way which not even Hino was able to understand.
Unfortunately, unlike last time, Adachi cannot bring herself to enjoy her time at the karaoke. When Hino and Nagafuji take their leave, Shimamura tells Adachi that she can see she didn't have any fun. She even admits as much to Shimamura. She wishes she could say otherwise, but she is unable to. Shimamura appears to appreciate Adachi's honesty.
Adachi realizes that she loves Shimamura.
As Adachi is riding on her bike, she finally comes to the realization that she is indeed in love with Shimamura. She cries out her feelings out loud, but no one hears them.
Volume 06[]
During the second half of summer vacation, Adachi's feelings for Shimamura come to a head when they are separated for a period of time. When Shimamura tells Adachi that she's going to her grandparents' house, Adachi realizes that most people would have summer traditions to spend time with their family. She does her best to be considerate of Shimamura. She does ask if they would be able to call her, and Shimamura tells her it’ll be fine. She generally decides to either stay at home or go to work while waiting for Shimamura to come home.
Adachi's Reluctant Selfie
Adachi realizes that despite how she feels for Shimamura she doesn't quite know certain things about her, such as her favorite color. When she finds out Shimamura likes blue and white, Adachi decides to buy a new swimsuit featuring those colors. When Adachi tells Shimamura about her new swimsuit, Shimamura requests a picture. At first Adachi takes a picture of her bikini, but Shimamura clarifies she wants to see Adachi wear it in a selfie to which Adachi reluctantly agrees to do.
After Shimamura returned from her grandparents, Adachi receives a call from her announcing her return, and she doesn't waste any time in paying Shimamura a visit. She shows off her new swimsuit to Shimamura, and Shimamura takes Adachi to the bath. While they are in the bath together, Adachi confesses her feelings to Shimamura, but she passes out.
The following day, Adachi calls Shimamura to invite her to the firework festival.
As Adachi leaves, she runs into her mother who offers to help her with her hair which Adachi takes her up on.
Adachi confesses to Shimamura.
When Adachi reunites with Shimamura during the summer festival, Adachi and Shimamura comment on how beautiful the other looks in their Yukata. The exchange is a little awkward, but they appreciate it.
During the festival, Adachi eventually confesses to Shimamura about her feelings, and Shimamura accepts them. The volume ends with Adachi acknowledging the fact that she and Shimamura are officially girlfriends.
Volume 07[]
Alternate Timelines[]
In an alternate timeline, an older version of Adachi who has never met Shimamura in High School managed to get a job and has been commuting on train. She acknowledges that she more or less is has been forced to reach adulthood while telling herself she might not have actually reached mental maturity. She understands that now that she is older that she will be expected to act a certain way.
During her commutes to work, she notices a woman about her age. She notices this woman mostly likely used to have bleached hair not that long ago. She observes the woman appears to be tired all the time, she nicknames her 'Ms. Sleepy'.
Present Day Timelime[]
Adachi wakes up the following day unsure if what happened at the festival was a dream or not. She has a hard time remembering what exactly happened after her confession. She calls Shimamura to confirm if they are in fact girlfriends, which Shimamura does.
At the beginning of the school semester, Adachi is a bit overzealous when taking on her new role as Shimamura's girlfriend by showing up at her house before Shimamura even has a chance to fully awaken.
Adachi attempts to form plans with Shimamura to be a good girlfriend with mixed results. She recruits Nagafuji, so she could learn how to use the boomerang.
Volume 08[]
Flash Forward[]
The first chapter of the volume takes place ten years into the future. She is living with Shimamura, and they are getting ready to go on a vacation together overseas. Adachi is casually watching television while Shimamura is making last minute preparations.
Unlike Shimamura, Adachi has no interest in visiting her family before they leave the country. Before she leaves, Shimamura decides to tease Adachi by telling her that she accidentally wore one of her underwear, but she refuses to tell Adachi which one.
She meets up with Shimamura at the airport. While they wait for the flight, Shimamura mentions to Adachi how this reminds her of the first them they went on a trouble together when they were in high school.
Present Day[]
Adachi and Shimamura are told in class that they will be heading for a school trip, and they would need to get together in a team of five. Adachi immediately rushes to Shimamura's desk, and Shimamura agrees to be in the same group as Adachi, but she makes it clear they'll need more people in their group. When the three students that Shimamura sort of befriended at the beginning of their second year ask if they want to be part of their group, Adachi reluctantly agrees out of necessity.
Adachi offers to pay to take Shimamura on a trip to San Francisco, but Shimamura turns her down. She tells Adachi she’d rather go on a trip with her when they both can afford it. While Adachi initially is moody about being turned by Shimamura, she eventually changes her tune.
When the girls question Adachi and Shimamura, Adachi is the one to grab Shimamura's hand and raises it while Shimamura doesn't say anything. That more or less tells the trio that Adachi and Shimamura are more than just friends.
When they are in the bath together, Adachi has a hard time taking her eyes off of Shimamura which Shimamura takes notice of, but she doesn't quite realize what Adachi is looking at. Adachi admits that she is interested in Shimamura's naked body.
Volume 09[]
Adachi spends her second Christmas with Shimamura, and she is invited to her house. Adachi understands that Shimamura needs other people in her life besides her. Adachi is surprised that Shimamura outright tells her that she is loves her and plans on putting effort and commitment into their relationship. This makes Adachi happy.
She properly meets Shimamura’s father, and her mother was invited as well by Shimamura’s mother much to her surprise.
Volume 10[]
Flash Forward[]
The Flash Forward segment provided focus on when Adachi was about to leave the apartment she shared with her mom and move in with Shimamura. She acknowledges that she did not have much to pack partly because she never really asked for much in the first place.
In her internal dialogue, Adachi believes that her life truly began after she met Shimamura.
During her last day, Adachi decides to head to the China restaurant she used to work. Upon arriving, she encounters her former manager at the Chinese restaurant, and she decides to be a customer for once. She doesn't think too much of the food that was served. Prior to leaving, her manager advises her to try to wear the China dress while she still can.
On her way home, she encounters Hino, Nagafuji, and Yashiro. Adachi considers that she hasn't spoken with Hino and Nagafuji in a while and speaks to them briefly. They both with her luck regarding her new life with Shimamura, and they leave before Adachi could say anything else. Adachi is then surprised that Yashiro decided to continue speaking to her.
After arriving home, she sees that her mother is on the phone with someone. Before she can head to her room, her mother gives her to phone, and she hears that it is Shimamura's mother. Shimamura's mother gives Adachi some advice in regards to her daughter, and she wishes her luck.
Not long after moving in with Shimamura, Shimamura has fun waking up Adachi from sleeping.
Present Day[]
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Volume 11[]
Shimamura catches Adachi staring at her chest, and she becomes embarrassed when Shimamura asks her if she's thinking dirty thoughts about her.
Volume 12[]
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Relationships[]
Family[]
Shimamura was the first person Adachi ever tried to befriend. Throughout their relationship, Adachi consistently wishes to be someone special to Shimamura and be the person that she thinks of first as they become closer. According to Volume 10, Adachi believes that her life didn't truly begin until she met Shimamura. When they began hanging out together in the gym loft, it didn't take her long to unknowingly begin develop feelings for her. As their relationship deepened, Adachi felt more possessive of Shimamura. However, at the same time, she attempted to be considerate of Shimamura's wishes.
In Volume 02, Adachi observes that Shimamura is a tolerant person, but not warmhearted. She also came to the conclusion that Shimamura doesn't care for her nearly as much as she cared for Shimamura. Despite this, Adachi continued to endeavor in becoming closer to her. She would go out of her way to fulfill requests Shimamura would make of her, even if it made her embarrassed, such as taking a selfie of herself wearing a bikini in Volume 06. She would also wear things, such as her outfit at the Chinese restaurant during their Christmas outings in Volume 02 and 09 due to her knowing that Shimamura likes her wearing it.
During Volume 05, Adachi realizes that pretty much everything she wishes to do during the summer completely involved around Shimamura whether it involved having another sleepover, going to the pool, or hanging out. When she has a breakdown and hears Shimamura say she is being 'annoying' it causes her to breakdown further. It takes her a few days before she tries talking to Shimamura again. She is relieved that Shimamura is willing to hangout with her again, and she does everything she can to make up with Shimamura, including buying her flowers.
They officially begin dating at the end of Volume 06. At the beginning of Volume 07, Adachi has a hard time believing this actually happened only for Shimamura to confirm it herself.
Their relationship continues to flourish well into their adulthood. Volumes 08 and 10 establish that she and Shimamura move into an apartment together. Adachi thinks their relationship is basically a marriage because she plans on devoting her life to Shimamura. Shimamura also thinks their roles have had a bit of a reversal. However, Shimamura is still able to get her flustered easily, such as being told that she might've worn her underwear.
Her relationship with her mother can at best be described as strained. Her mother has a hard time understanding Adachi, and she more or less gave up on trying to bother with her which may be a contributing factor to Adachi's somewhat cold/anti-social personality. Apparently, her mother wrote off trying to understand Adachi when she was only four or five. According to Adachi, her mother asked her what she wanted for Christmas and when she couldn't come up with an answer, her mother apparently didn't ask her again. By Atsuka's own admission, she didn't bother trying to understand her daughter as she was older because she simply thought she was at the rebellious age.
In the flashforward of Volume 08, Shimamura reflects that Adachi has more or less cutoff all contact and ties with her mother and father as well as the rest of her family in general. While she doesn't elaborate much on it, Shimamura doesn't blame Adachi for doing so. During the flashforward segment of Volume 10, more context is given regarding Adachi's final interactions with her mother.
During her final interactions with her mother, Adachi reflects on a number of things between the two of them. Adachi confirms to herself that not everything in the life she had with her mother was bad. When she departs, she and her mother part on somewhat decent terms. Despite this, Adachi believes it is too little too late to form a connection, and she believes her mother feels the same. She tells herself that she will never call her or come visit her which is a promise that Adachi makes good on as Shimamura makes note that Adachi has never visited her family during the time they've been living together as far as she knows.
Unnamed Father
Not much is known regarding Adachi's relationship with her father other than the fact he appears to generally absent from her life despite the fact he apparently lives in the same house. She occasionally thinks of him when she thinks of moments in her past. While her thoughts acknowledge he is still alive, she has not had any interaction with him in the present-day storyline as of Volume 10. He doesn't even see her off when she moves out of her childhood home.
Shimamura Family[]
Adachi is very polite and generally gets along relatively well with her girlfriend's biological family in comparison to her own.
Shimamura Yoshika
Adachi has a much easier time interacting with Shimamura's mother than her own. She is even more willing to speak with her. During Volume 02, Yoshiko showed concerned regarding Adachi's eating habits when she finds out that she only had some bread for breakfast. It is a bit of a running gag that Yoshika tends to show a bit more favoritism than to Adachi compared to her own daughter.
During the Flash-forward segment of Volume 10, she tells Adachi to take care of her daughter to which Adachi promises she will. Adachi is also uncertain what the exact nature of her relationship with Yoshika should be considered. She wondered if she should consider Yoshika family or not. Regardless of whether Adachi realizes it or not, she more or less has Shimamura mother's blessing in regards to her relationship with her daughter.
Unnamed Shimamura Father
Adachi has not had much interaction with the father of the Shimamura household, but she does seem to think he is a good person.
Shimamura Sakura
Despite the slight hostility Little Shimamura had for Adachi, Adachi was somewhat more tolerable of her antics than Hogetsu. She actually thought the younger Shimamura sister reminded her of herself when she was her age. Due to not having any siblings of her own, she feels a certain level of envy towards the two for the bondy she believes they share.
In Volume 05, Shimamura advised Adachi to try to make friends with someone else, Adachi decides to try and befriend the younger sister. She invites the younger Shimamura to share a bath with her, and she accepts the invitation. As they were in the bath, the Little Shimamura asks why Adachi invited her, and Adachi told her that she wished to get to know her better. She even stated that due to her being important to Hogetsu, Adachi considers her important to her as well. She asks Little Shimamura if she loves her sister which causes the little sister to be embarrassed.
While Adachi isn't sure whether or not the younger Shimamura still dislikes her, Shimamura assures her that her sister would not have bothered with her if she completely disliked her. Adachi thinks it is possible that they might've made a little progress, but not much.
In their subsequent meetings, the little Shimamura would still tend to move away, but Adachi doesn't mind. She also seems less hostile than before.
While she isn't actually a real member of the Shimamura household, Adachi does acknowledge Yashiro spends a lot of time with the Shimamura family. Similar to Shimamura's little sister, Adachi's feelings towards Yashiro are extremely mixed. For a majority of the series, she seems to view Yashiro as more of an annoyance than anything else.
During their first interaction, Adachi was annoyed by Yashiro interrupting her time with Shimamura. She even challenges Yashiro at bowling.
During the Flash Forward segments of Volumes 08 & 10, Adachi has become more tolerant of Yashiro's antics. She is taken aback when Yashiro tells her that she loves her, but she awkwardly thanks Yashiro for saying so. However, she disagrees with Yashiro's philosophy that people should love anyone or it wouldn't be special. Yashiro apparently visits Adachi and Shimamura's apartment on occasions which Adachi does not seem to mind. During Volume 10, Adachi is taken aback when Yashiro tells Adachi that she 'loves' her much to Adachi's confusion, but she appreciates it.
Acquaintances[]
By Adachi's own admission, Shimamura was the only person she ever considered a friend. However, there were several people that Adachi didn't mind becoming acquainted with.
Before they were properly acquainted, Hino thought Adachi was a Bonafide delinquent. It was only after she learned Adachi was friends with Shimamura that Hino became interested in learning more about Adachi, but the feeling was not mutual. While Adachi didn't mind interacting with Hino, she wouldn't go out of her way to do so. She partly felt like that when Hino and Nagafuji were there, it took time away from her being able to spend time with Shimamura.
During Adachi wasn't sure what to get Shimamura for Christmas, she recruited Hino to help her come up with an idea. Hino was quick to pick up on the fact that Adachi was buying Shimamura Christmas gift, and she didn't push it. When Hino showed Adachi the tea that she believed Shimamura might like, Adachi assured Hino that even if she got it wrong, she wouldn't hold a grudge against her. Regardless, Hino proved to be correct.
During Volume 08, Shimamura acknowledges that out of any of the other students they interacted with, Adachi is somewhat okay with Hino.
During the Flash Forward segment for Volume 10, Adachi encounters Hino along with Nagafuji. Unlike others, she is willing to speak with them. It is indicated they are aware of Adachi’s romantic relationship with Shimamura as they ask Adachi to take care of Shimamura. Adachi seemed a little disappointed when Hino and Nagafuji walked away before she had much of a chance to say anything. She ultimately concluded her relationship with both girls was shallow, and she would probably never meet them again.
Similar to others, she thinks Nagafuji is a rather bizarre individual. While she doesn't dislike Nagafuji, she seems to prefer Hino over Nagafuji if she had to choose.
During Volume 07, Nagafuji helps Adachi learn more about how to use her boomerang.
In the FlashForward segment for Volume 10, Nagafuji along with Hino talk to Adachi before she moves in with Shimamura. It is indicated they are aware of Adachi’s romantic relationship with Shimamura as they ask Adachi to take care of Shimamura. While Adachi is willing to speak with them, she seems a little disappointed when they walk away before they can talk further. Adachi concludes that the relationship she had with Nagafuji and Hino was ultimately shallow.
Ponchos
She was Adachi's classmate when they were in middle school, and it is implied that she is the unnamed student that Adachi worked together with at the library. During their time working together, Adachi would answer questions that Ponchos asked, but she never attempted to expand on it. Adachi feels some regret not getting to know her better. She wonders if the classmate was going to ask her if they wanted to be friends to which Adachi wonders if she would have said yes.
When Ponchos is Adachi's classmate in high school, Adachi feels some jealousy over her quickly befriending Shimamura. Regardless, Ponchos is somewhat impressed by how much Adachi had changed. After Ponchos found out that Adachi and Shimamura were dating, she showed support for their relationship, but she said this to Shimamura rather than talking to Adachi directly.
While the two have yet to be officially introduced to each other, their paths had crossed a few times. Adachi was quick to give Tarumi back the possession she dropped to which Tarumi was grateful for which Adachi couldn't help but notice that her reaction was much stronger than expected. They also met when Tarumi happened to be a customer at the Neo-Chinese place Adachi works while it was her shift. Tarumi remarks how she expected Adachi to have a 'resting bitch' face much to Adachi's confusion.
Adachi was working at the festival when she happened to notice Tarumi and Shimamura were there together, but they didn't interact during that time. She also didn't recognize Tarumi at the time because of Tarumi's different attire as well as not being able to get a good look at her face.
Shimamura can't help but draw relatively strong comparisons between the two. In Volume 05, Shimamura hopes that Adachi, Tarumi, and her little sister will never be in the same place at the same time. As far as she's concerned, it is bad enough when two of them cross paths let alone all three.
Etymology[]
- Adachi means "peace, quiet" (安) (a) and "achieve" (達) (tachi/dachi).
- Sakura means "cherry blossom" (桜).
Trivia[]
- Adachi is a Libra.
- Adachi is left-handed.
- Throughout the first five volumes of the series, it is heavily implied that Adachi may be a lesbian due to her strong attraction towards Shimamura. It has been confirmed to be the case in Volume 6 when she confesses, and she begins dating her.
- It is implied that Adachi might be an illegitimate child. When her mother was asked about her husband, she simply replied she didn't have one. However, it is not made clear whether her parents are divorced or if they were never married to begin with. Since her mother and father apparently still live together, the latter seems more likely.
- Due to Adachi getting better grades than Shimamura despite apparently having a lower attendance record than her, it is heavily implied she is the more intelligent of the two, and she could be better if she applied herself more.
- Adachi occasionally needs to remind herself what Shimamura’s first name is. Likewise, she is usually taken aback when Shimamura calls her by her given name rather than Adachi.
- Assuming the child version of Adachi featured in the alternate timeline of Volume 05, is an exact replica of her real counterpart, Adachi had difficulty being able to communicate with words from a young age.
- It is a running gag that Adachi constantly finds herself in 'fanservice' positions that make her embarrassed. Additionally, she puts herself into those positions because she knows Shimamura would like it.