Shimeji Simulation


Shimeji Simulation is a Japanese four-panel surreal comedy manga series written and illustrated by Tsukumizu. It was serialized in Media Factory's Comic Cune magazine from January 2019 to November 2023 and compiled into five tankōbon volumes.

Plot

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.

Characters

;Shijima Tsukishima
;Majime Yamashita
;Shijima's older sister
;Ms. Mogawa
;Sumida
;Yomikawa
;Shijima's neighbors
;The Gardener

Publication

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. The first volume was released on February 28, 2020, and the last on January 26, 2024.

Volume list

Reception

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. Matthew England of CBR, meanwhile, ranks it as number eight on their list of ''5 Manga That Need An Anime Adaptation.''