Shimeji Simulation | |
シメジ シミュレーション (Shimeji Shimyurēshon) | |
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Genre | Surreal comedy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Tsukumizu |
Published by | Media Factory |
Magazine | Comic Cune |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | January 26, 2019 – November 27, 2023 |
Volumes | 5 |
Shimeji Simulation (シメジ シミュレーション, Shimeji Shimyurēshon) is a Japanese four-panel surreal comedy manga series written and illustrated by Tsukumizu. It has been serialized in Media Factory's Comic Cune magazine since January 26, 2019.[1] The first tankōbon volume was published in Japan on February 28, 2020.
Shimeji Simulation follows Shijima Tsukishima, a former hikikomori who decides to attend high school after spending two years in her closet. As she gets ready for school, she finds shimeji mushrooms have sprouted from her head. Later, at school, Shijima is approached by Majime Yamashita, a girl with a fried egg on her own head, which she says she was born with. The two bond while more strange events happen in their town.
Shimeji Simulation is written and illustrated by Tsukumizu. The series ran in Media Factory's Comic Cune magazine from January 26, 2019 to November 26, 2023.[3][4] The first volume was released on February 28, 2020,[5] and the last on January 26, 2024.[6]
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | February 28, 2020[5] | 978-4-04-064291-8 |
2 | January 27, 2021[7] | 978-4-04-064967-2 |
3 | January 27, 2022[8] | 978-4-04-681080-9 |
4 | January 27, 2023[9] | 978-4-04-682066-2 |
5 | January 26, 2024[6] | 978-4-04-683209-2 |
Jacob Parker-Dalton of Otaquest calls Shimeji Simulation a continuation of the imaginativeness of Girls' Last Tour, and compares the dour/dashing dynamic between Shijima and Majime to Chito and Yuuri in a May 2020 review.[10] Matthew England of CBR, meanwhile, ranks it as number eight on their list of 5 Manga That Need An Anime Adaptation (& 5 That You Didn't Know Already Have One).[11]