Shimeji simulation
That goes double when we see her slowly start to change as she becomes closer with her new friend Majime. The recollection of her life up until the start of the manga, along with her general outlook on the world around her, provides a lot of the thoughtful and melancholic feeling in this manga. Shimeji herself is a very reserved person, having a lot of thoughts about every situation but rarely offering them up in full. Taking place in a much more normal school setting, and starring "normal" schoolgirls, that feeling ends up coming much more from the characters themselves than the world around them. Shimeji Simulation almost feels like the exact opposite to GLT in terms of where that ever-present melancholy feeling comes from. Because of that, whatĬould have been a very surface-level adventure story with cute girl characters became something much deeper and undoubtedly more emotionally satisfying. While much of the manga was comedic or relaxing, it was undeniably a post-apocalyptic manga filled with moments of sadness and melancholy. If you've read GLT or follow Tsukumizu on Twitter, you're probably familiar with their signature "touch of darkness " everything they do seems to have a hint of sadness tucked away inside.
Shimeji Simulation is the second major manga from Tsukumizu, the first being the aforementioned Girls' Last Tour.
I want to write a review for this that doesn't mention Girls' Last Tour, but I really can't figure out how, so bear with me.