History YMMV / ShimejiSimulation

* CommonKnowledge: The manga, while it is still a SliceOfLife with ''a lot'' of {{Surrealism}} on it, per the author's SignatureStyle, before going to a handful of DarkestHour and CerebusSyndrome moments, has been often mistaken as {{Iyashikei}} due to its seemingly innocuous premise and even its summary, which turned out to be [[DisguisedHorrorStory a load of lies]] as readers go further through it. While it was Iyashikei at first, which explores the ex-recluse Shijima's attempts of friendship especially in a positive light after befriending Majime in a light-hearted manner, reading through a few chapters shows that it a GenreDeconstruction of the {{Iyashikei}} genre and how it immediately subverts anything about it, similarly to ''Manga/GirlsLastTour'' which is an {{Iyashikei}} in a CrapsackWorld. There are ''very clear indications'' that the manga is gradually heading to a much existential, bittersweet route despite the obvious comedy it shows, in the tones of {{Dramedy}}, in much earlier chapters before even the {{Wham Episode}}s happen. This includes tackling the very topic of existential crisis, which is the very staple of this manga, as well as tackling the question of what discernible limits that humanity can do to their own imagination to [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans achieve their own utopia at the cost of balance, often with very disastrous consequences]]. [[spoiler:This is not even counting its ''four'' (in)famous {{Wham Episode}}s where reality gets permanently altered by Big Sis by handing them the powers to change it; with her clone who does the same thing, but giving them the ability of changing themselves, and natural order further collapses to oblivion, which is anything but a distant memory of its own; Shijima kicking Majime out at the fear of being merged by her before being transported to a world where she's all by herself, going to a reverse CharacterDevelopment; and Shijima going back in time per her sister's request to reverse the damage her clone caused, at the cost of distancing herself from others to not interfere with the changes.]] Even the secondary aspect of Shijima finding other friends beside her OnlyFriend Majime is not portrayed in a positive, soothing light that is usually the keystone of the Iyashikei genre, as she seldom socialises with others outside of her friend group and is mostly portrayed as an aloof girl with zero desire for friendships, showing her FatalFlaw of being highly dependent to the people she only knows including Big Sis and Majime and not wanting to get out of her comfort zone [[spoiler:which becomes worse after Shijima becomes more fearful of being in one with Majime during Chapter 43, setting off the DarkestHour and Shijima's path to existential crisis and later her inevitable isolation from others]].

* MagnificentBitch:

* MagnificentBastard:

** Chapter 47 is this. [[spoiler:It starts off with what seems to be West Yomogi that went back to normal where Majime suddenly shows up and cheerily greets her best friend, before transitioning to the scene with Shijima and the Hole-Digging Club members on a trip to Nara and later with Shijima and Majime in a romantic relationship. [[AllJustADream However, the scene cuts back to present...]] With Shijima who is virtually alone and all by herself in her own world with nothing but the lone house she stays, making this an especially heartbreaking scene as her goal during the previous two chapters distanced herself from the people she knew closely including Majime.]]

** [[spoiler: The cameo appearances of Chito and Yuuri within the train that Shijima is riding is a WalkingSpoiler no one sees it coming, in line due to how they are turning out to be connected to this manga's canonicity, as Yomikawa's revelation becomes more and more connected.]]

** [[spoiler: The cameo appearances of Chito and Yuuri within the train is a WalkingSpoiler no one sees it coming, in line due to how they are turning out to be connected to this manga's canonicity, as Yomikawa's revelation becomes more and more connected.]]

* SignatureScene: [[spoiler: Big Sis breaking the simulation that kicks off the second half of the series.]]

* CultClassic: Like its spiritual predecessor, ''Manga/GirlsLastTour'', Shimeji Simulation is fondly known as one of ''tkmiz's'' successful works, but due to being relegated to MainstreamObscurity, the manga's mainstream success is largely underrated. At the very least, it is the most well-known Magazine/ComicCune manga internationally.

* CommonKnowledge: The manga, while it is still a SliceOfLife with ''a lot'' of {{Surrealism}} on it, per the author's SignatureStyle, before going to a handful of DarkestHour and CerebusSyndrome moments, has been often mistaken as {{Iyashikei}} due to its seemingly innocuous premise and even its summary, which turned out to be [[DisguisedHorrorStory a load of lies]] as readers go further through it. While it was Iyashikei at first, which explores the ex-recluse Shijima's attempts of friendship especially in a positive light after befriending Majime in a light-hearted manner, reading through a few chapters shows that it a GenreDeconstruction of the {{Iyashikei}} genre and how it immediately subverts anything about it, similarly to ''Manga/GirlsLastTour'' which is an {{Iyashikei}} in a CrapsackWorld. There are ''very clear indications'' that the manga is gradually heading to a much existential, bittersweet route despite the obvious comedy it shows, in the tones of {{Dramedy}}, in much earlier chapters before even the {{Wham Episode}}s happen. This includes tackling the very topic of existential crisis, which is the very staple of this manga, as well as tackling the question of what discernible limits that humanity can do to their own imagination to [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans achieve their own utopia at the cost of balance, often with very disastrous consequences]]. [[spoiler:This is not even counting its ''four'' (in)famous {{Wham Episode}}s where reality gets permanently altered by Big Sis by handing them the powers to change it; with her clone who does the same thing, but giving them the ability of changing themselves, and natural order further collapses to oblivion, which is anything but a distant memory of its own; Shijima kicking Majime out at the fear of being merged by her before being transported to a world where she's all by herself, going to a reverse CharacterDevelopment; and Shijima going back in time per her sister's request to reverse the damage her clone caused, at the cost of distancing herself from others to not interfere with the changes.]] Even the secondary aspect of Shijima finding other friends beside her OnlyFriend Majime is not portrayed in a positive, soothing light that is usually the keystone of the Iyashikei genre, as she seldom socialises with others outside of her friend group and is mostly portrayed as an aloof girl with zero desire for friendships, showing her FatalFlaw of being highly dependent to the people she only knows including Big Sis and not wanting out of her comfort zone [[spoiler:which becomes worse after Shijima becomes more fearful of being in one with Majime during Chapter 43, setting off the DarkestHour and Shijima's path to existential crisis and later her inevitable isolation from others]].

* CommonKnowledge: The manga, while it is still a SliceOfLife with ''a lot'' of {{Surrealism}} on it, per the author's SignatureStyle, before going to a handful of DarkestHour and CerebusSyndrome moments, has been often mistaken as {{Iyashikei}} due to its seemingly innocuous premise and even its summary, which turned out to be [[BlatantLies a load of lies]] as readers go further through it. While it was Iyashikei at first, which explores the ex-recluse Shijima's attempts of friendship especially in a positive light after befriending Majime in a light-hearted manner, reading through a few chapters shows that it a GenreDeconstruction of the {{Iyashikei}} genre and how it immediately subverts anything about it, similarly to ''Manga/GirlsLastTour'' which is an {{Iyashikei}} in a CrapsackWorld. There are ''very clear indications'' that the manga is gradually heading to a much existential, bittersweet route despite the obvious comedy it shows, in the tones of {{Dramedy}}, in much earlier chapters before even the {{Wham Episode}}s happen. This includes tackling the very topic of existential crisis, which is the very staple of this manga, as well as tackling the question of what discernible limits that humanity can do to their own imagination to [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans achieve their own utopia at the cost of balance, often with very disastrous consequences]]. [[spoiler:This is not even counting its ''four'' (in)famous {{Wham Episode}}s where reality gets permanently altered by Big Sis by handing them the powers to change it; with her clone who does the same thing, but giving them the ability of changing themselves, and natural order further collapses to oblivion, which is anything but a distant memory of its own; Shijima kicking Majime out at the fear of being merged by her before being transported to a world where she's all by herself, going to a reverse CharacterDevelopment; and Shijima going back in time per her sister's request to reverse the damage her clone caused, at the cost of distancing herself from others to not interfere with the changes.]] Even the secondary aspect of Shijima finding other friends beside her OnlyFriend Majime is not portrayed in a positive, soothing light that is usually the keystone of the Iyashikei genre, as she seldom socialises with others outside of her friend group and is mostly portrayed as an aloof girl with zero desire for friendships, showing her FatalFlaw of being highly dependent to the people she only knows including Big Sis and not wanting out of her comfort zone [[spoiler:which becomes worse after Shijima becomes more fearful of being in one with Majime during Chapter 43, setting off the DarkestHour and Shijima's path to existential crisis and later her inevitable isolation from others]].