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| image = Kashimashi - Girl Meets Girl volume 1.jpg
| caption = The first volume of ''Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl'', published by Seven Seas Entertainment, featuring Tomari (left), Hazumu (center), and Yasuna (right)
| ja_kanji = かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～
| ja_romaji = Kashimashi ~Gāru Mītsu Gāru~
| genre = {{ubl|[[Romantic comedy]]<ref name="GN2review"/><ref name="GN3review"/>|[[Science fiction]]<ref name="SevenSeas"/>|[[Yuri (genre)|''Yuri'']]<ref name="SevenSeas">{{cite web |title=Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~ |url=https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/kashimashi-girl-meets-girl/ |publisher=[[Seven Seas Entertainment]] |access-date=June 14, 2020}}</ref>}}<!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). -->
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Satoru Akahori]]
| illustrator     = [[Yukimaru Katsura]]
| publisher       = [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher
  |NA  = [[Seven Seas Entertainment]]
}}
| demographic     = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
| magazine        = [[Dengeki Daioh]]
| first           = July 2004
| last            = May 2007
| volumes         = 5
| volume_list     = List of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = light novel
| author          = [[Mako Komao]]
| illustrator     = [[Yukimaru Katsura]]
| publisher       = [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]
| demographic     = Male
| imprint         = [[Dengeki Bunko]]
| magazine        = 
| published       = January 10, 2006
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| director        = [[Nobuaki Nakanishi]]
| producer        = 
| writer          = [[Jukki Hanada]]
| music           = 
| studio          = [[Studio Hibari]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee
  |NA  = [[Discotek Media]]
}}
| network         = [[TV Tokyo]]
| first           = January 11, 2006
| last            = March 29, 2006
| episodes        = 12
| episode_list    = List of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl episodes#TV anime
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Game
| title           = Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl The First Summer Story
| developer       = Vridge
| publisher       = [[Marvelous Entertainment|Marvelous Interactive]]
| genre           = [[Visual novel]]
| platforms       = [[PlayStation 2]]
| released        = March 30, 2006 (original)<br>November 16, 2006 (re-release)
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = ova
| director        = [[Nobuaki Nakanishi]]
| producer        = 
| writer          = [[Jukki Hanada]]
| music           = 
| studio          = [[Studio Hibari]]
| licensee        = {{English anime licensee
  |NA  = Discotek Media
}}
| released        = October 27, 2006
| runtime         = 27 minutes
}}
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{{Nihongo|'''''Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl'''''|かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～|Kashimashi ~Gāru Mītsu Gāru~}} is a Japanese ''[[Yuri (genre)|yuri]]'' [[manga]] series written by [[Satoru Akahori]] and illustrated by [[Yukimaru Katsura]]. The manga was originally serialized in ''[[Dengeki Daioh]]'' between the July 2004 and May 2007 issues, and later published in five [[Tankōbon|bound volumes]] by [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]] from January 2005 to May 2007. The story focuses on Hazumu Osaragi, a normal, albeit [[Effeminacy|effeminate]] high school boy who is killed when an [[Extraterrestrial life|alien]] [[Unidentified flying object|spaceship]] crash lands on him, only to be restored to health as a girl. This results in a [[Lesbian|same-sex]] [[love triangle]] that Hazumu finds herself in with two of her best female friends.

A single [[light novel]] written by [[Mako Komao]] and illustrated by the manga's artist was published by MediaWorks under their [[Dengeki Bunko]] [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]] in January 2006. The manga series was adapted into a twelve-episode [[anime]] television series plus a single [[original video animation]] (OVA) sequel by [[Studio Hibari]]. The anime aired in Japan on [[TV Tokyo]] between January and March 2006; the OVA was released in October 2006. A [[visual novel]] was created based on the series for the [[PlayStation 2]] and was released in March 2006. [[Seven Seas Entertainment]] licensed the manga series for English-language publication in North America and released the five volumes between December 2006 and March 2008. [[Media Blasters]] licensed the anime series, including the OVA, and released three DVD volumes between June and October 2007 with English-subtitles. Media Blasters re-released the anime with an English [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dub]].

The manga has been given positive reviews by the popular anime and manga magazine ''[[Newtype USA]]'', and at the online resources [[Anime News Network]] and [[IGN]]. The first manga volume was ''Newtype USA's Book of the Month'' for December 2006, and ''Newtype'''s noted Seven Seas Entertainment's "fan-focused" translation without an effort to localize the humor for the mainstream American market. In July 2007, ''Kashimashi'' was Seven Seas Entertainment's best-selling title. The anime has been likened to [[Rumiko Takahashi]]'s ''[[Ranma ½]]'', though only as far as the gender-swaps themes. Critics of the anime praised the down to earth characters, and the generally great animation quality with its soft and detailed art style.

==Plot==
{{see also|List of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl characters}}
At the start of ''Kashimashi'', a young high school boy named [[List of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl characters#Hazumu Osaragi|Hazumu Osaragi]] declares his love to classmate and close friend [[List of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl characters#Yasuna Kamiizumi|Yasuna Kamiizumi]], but she quickly rejects him. Dejected, Hazumu climbs Mt. Kashima and is killed when an [[Unidentified flying object|alien spacecraft]] accidentally crash lands on him. To rectify this, the [[Extraterrestrial life|alien]] in the ship named [[List of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl characters#Hitoshi Sora|Hitoshi Sora]] brings Hazumu back to life, but inadvertently regenerates him as a female right down to the [[DNA]] level. This change in Hazumu serves as the catalyst for the development of character interactions for the remainder of the series.

After Hazumu returns to school, Yasuna unexpectedly professes her love for Hazumu, but this serves only to confuse Hazumu as she adjusts to her new life as a girl. Yasuna, a rather feminine girl, has a unique affliction which makes her incapable of seeing males, and instead sees males as covered in a gray, hazy blur. Hazumu's childhood friend [[List of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl characters#Tomari Kurusu|Tomari Kurusu]], an athletic girl and [[tomboy]], finds Hazumu's change difficult to cope with. Tomari starts to realize her own romantic feelings for Hazumu as Yasuna starts becoming closer to Hazumu, especially after Tomari witnesses Hazumu and Yasuna kissing one day after school. A conflict arises between Yasuna and Tomari who fight for Hazumu's affection while she is unable to choose between them. This results in a [[love triangle]] emerging between the three female main characters. Hazumu's best male friend [[List of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl characters#Asuta Soro|Asuta Soro]] also starts having romantic feelings for Hazumu, but tries his best to repress them. Tomari's good friend [[List of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl characters#Ayuki Mari|Ayuki Mari]], an intelligent girl interested in the sciences, continuously observes the ongoing development of the love triangle while keeping a stance of watching from afar.

The very stoic Hitoshi originally came to Earth in order to study human emotions, especially those related to love, in an attempt to save his species from extinction. His species has long-since given up their emotions resulting in a loss of their sexual urges and thus a continuously dwindling population. Hitoshi moves into Hazumu's home where he is warmly welcomed by [[List of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl characters#Hazumu's parents|Hazumu's parents]]. He brings with him an [[Artificial intelligence|artificially intelligent]] [[gynoid]] named [[List of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl characters#Jan Pu|Jan Pu]] which serves as the [[Autopilot|automatic pilot]] for his spaceship. Jan Pu's body is modeled after Hazumu's own female body, and possesses an energetic and childish personality.

While initially citing Hazumu's change as an accident, Hitoshi later realizes this was an unexpected result of the regeneration process. By the time Hitoshi becomes aware of his mistake, he tells Hazumu and her friends she has only one month left to live. Hitoshi explains to Hazumu's friends how someone very close to Hazumu has to donate "life grains" to Hazumu to sustain her life. While unaware her friends know about her impending death, Hazumu continues to live her life and comes to fully accept her fate. The day Hazumu is appointed to die, she falls off the school's roof and Tomari jumps off the roof in an attempt to save her. While in mid-air, Hitoshi interferes by transferring the necessary "life grains" to Hazumu, and both survive the fall. When they later wake up in the infirmary, Hazumu confesses her love to Tomari, effectively choosing her over Yasuna.

The [[anime]] ends differently, with no life-threatening situation and Hazumu choosing Yasuna in order to help cure her worsening sight problem as it begins to degrade so she can no longer see girls as well. Afterwards however, Yasuna, who becomes able to see all people again, decides to break up with Hazumu, saying she can stand on her own, and in the follow-up [[original video animation]] episode, Hazumu confesses her love to Tomari on Christmas and the two get married in a ceremony held by Hitoshi.

==Production==
When it was decided that ''Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl'' would begin serialization in [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]' [[List of manga magazines|manga magazine]] ''[[Dengeki Daioh]]'', [[Satoru Akahori]] wondered what kind of a message he could send to the readers, and eventually decided he wanted to write a steady message of "true love". Akahori noted that up to the creation of ''Kashimashi'', the works that he created were far apart from the concept of true love, and much of his previous work involved a lot of ''[[ecchi]]'' content which Akahori was attempting to avoid in ''Kashimashi''. He wondered if the story would be interesting, and if he could surprise normal readers and fans of his previous works, if he wrote a true love story without much ''ecchi'' or [[fan service]].<ref name="fan-book">{{cite book | script-title=ja:かしまし公式ファンブック | trans-title=Kashimashi Official Fan Book | language=ja | publisher=[[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]] |date=March 2006 | isbn=978-4-8402-3409-2}}</ref>

When thinking on how to write about true love, Akahori considered laughingly that in normal relationships between boys and girls, it eventually tends towards having [[Sexual intercourse|sex]]. In order to avoid this, he chose to have a cast of female main characters, but he felt that audiences have experienced this before and that it thus would not be enough. This is when he thought up the idea of changing the main character from a boy to a girl. Akahori knew this would be a problem, since normally changing a person's [[gender]] would cause complications, one of them being that the now-female character would invariably want to return to being male. He knew that there were a few problems that could not be avoided, but he wanted to remove the desire to turn back into a male. For this reason, Akahori devised that the character would not want to turn back into a male if there was the impact of the entire world already having accepted the fact that his gender had changed. To do this, Akahori decided to have the [[Extraterrestrial life|alien]] who crashed into the character to not only revive the character as a female, but to broadcast this over the entire world, which is what happens at the beginning of ''Kashimashi''. Afterwards, Akahori felt it necessary to expand on the alien's role in the story. At this point in the development process, Akahori felt he could now begin writing the story.<ref name="fan-book"/>

The title ''Kashimashi'' loosely translates as "noisy, boisterous, or clamorous" and is derived from the Japanese phrase, {{Nihongo|"When three women gather, it is noisy"|女三人寄れば姦しい|Onna sannin yoreba kashimashii}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gomanga.com/news/features_kashimashi_01.php | title=Kashimashi: The Ultimate Guide | publisher=[[Seven Seas Entertainment]] | access-date=April 19, 2007}}</ref> The main title was originally romanized as ''Kasimasi''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kasimasi.com/ | script-title=ja:かしまし～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～ | trans-title=Kasimashi: Girl Meets Girl | publisher=[[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]] | access-date=December 6, 2008 | language=ja}}</ref> in accordance with [[Kunrei-shiki romanization]], but this was later changed in the English adaptations to ''Kashimashi''<ref name="English-manga-7seas"/> in accordance with [[Hepburn romanization]].

==Media==

===Manga===
{{see also|List of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl chapters}}
The ''Kashimashi'' manga is written by [[Satoru Akahori]] and illustrated by [[Yukimaru Katsura]]. The original character designs were created by Sukune Inugami and the school uniform was designed by the company [[Cospa]].<ref>{{cite book | last=Akahori | first=Satoru | others=illustrated by Yukimaru Katsura | title=Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl |volume=1 | publisher=[[Seven Seas Entertainment]] | year=2006 | isbn=978-1-933164-34-2}}</ref> It was serialized between the July 2004 and May 2007 issues of the monthly manga magazine ''[[Dengeki Daioh]]'', sold between May 21, 2004 and March 21, 2007, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041216041714/http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/magazine/backno/dai_200407.php |url=http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/magazine/backno/dai_200407.php | script-title=ja:電撃大王 7月号| trans-title=''Dengeki Daioh'' July Issue| publisher=[[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]| archive-date=December 16, 2004| access-date=July 7, 2009| language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Akahori, Satoru|others=illustrated by Yukimaru Katsura|script-title=ja:かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～|trans-title=Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl|volume=5|publisher=[[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]|year=2007|isbn=978-4-8402-3904-2|language=ja}}</ref> Five [[Tankōbon|bound volumes]] were released in Japan between January 27, 2005 and May 26, 2007 published under [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]' ''[[Dengeki Comics]]'' [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/B0411680 | script-title=ja:かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～（1）|trans-title=''Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl'' (1) | publisher=[[ASCII Media Works]] | access-date=June 5, 2023 | language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203163114/http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/B0411680 |archive-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/B0701420 | script-title=ja:かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～（5）|trans-title=''Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl'' (5) | publisher=[[ASCII Media Works]] | access-date=June 5, 2023 | language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203170532/http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/B0701420 |archive-date=December 3, 2020}}</ref> concluding the series at thirty-five chapters.

The manga was licensed for an English-language release in North America by [[Seven Seas Entertainment]] using the [[Hepburn romanization|revised Hepburn romanization]] of the title, ''Kashimashi'', unlike the traditional name of ''Kasimasi''.<ref name="ANNarticle">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=9113 | title=Seven Seas Entertainment Licenses | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=July 2, 2006 | access-date=July 16, 2006}}</ref> The first volume was released on December 25, 2006, with volumes released every three to four months until the fifth volume was published on March 18, 2008.<ref name="English-manga-7seas">{{cite web | url=http://www.gomanga.com/manga/kashimashi.php | title=gomanga.com » series » Kashimashi | publisher=[[Seven Seas Entertainment]] | access-date=April 19, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622044117/http://www.gomanga.com/manga/kashimashi.php | archive-date=June 22, 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Seven Seas re-released the manga in a two-volume [[wikt:omnibus|omnibus]] collection of roughly 500 pages each; volume one was published in June 2009, followed by volume two in December 2009.<ref name="English-manga-7seas"/> The series is also licensed in French by Ki-oon and in Chinese in Taiwan by [[Kadokawa Shoten|Kadokawa Media]].<ref name="ki-oon">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903061730/http://www.ki-oon.com/ki-oon.php?what=serie&id_serie=38&page=vol&vol=1|url=http://www.ki-oon.com/ki-oon.php?what=serie&id_serie=38&page=vol&vol=1|archive-date=September 3, 2009 |title=SÉRIE : Kashimashi - Girl meets Girl|trans-title=Series: Kashimashi - Girl meets Girl|publisher=Ki-oon|language=fr|access-date=July 30, 2014}}</ref><ref name="kadokawa">{{cite web|url=http://www.walkersnet.com.tw/details.asp?id=2649|script-title=zh:女生愛女生(套書)01-05 桂 遊生丸|trans-title=''Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl'' (book set) 01-05|publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten|Kadokawa Media]]|language=zh|access-date=June 11, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424084506/http://www.walkersnet.com.tw/details.asp?id=2649|archive-date=April 24, 2008}}</ref>

===Internet radio shows===
There have been two [[Internet radio]] shows for the ''Kashimashi'' series. The first show, entitled {{Nihongo|''Kana, Yui, Yukari's Kashima Radio''|佳奈・由衣・ゆかりのかしましらじお|Kana, Yui, Yukari no Kashima Radio}}, was produced by [[Bandai Visual|Beat Net Radio]] beginning with a pre-broadcast on September 30, 2005, and concluding on October 27, 2006 with fifty-six episodes. As implied in the title, the show was hosted by [[Kana Ueda]], [[Yui Horie]], and [[Yukari Tamura]], who voiced Hazumu, Yasuna, and Tomari in the anime, respectively.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.kasimasi.com/radio.html | script-title=ja:かしまし～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～ ラジオ情報 | trans-title=Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl Radio Information | publisher=[[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]] | access-date=December 6, 2008 | language=ja}}</ref> Multiple guests appeared on the show such as [[Yūmao]], who sung the anime's ending theme "Michishirube", or other [[Seiyū|voice actors]] from the anime such as [[Ryōko Shintani]], who voiced Jan Pu, and [[Daisuke Ono]], who voiced Asuta. The radio show's opening theme song was "Compass: Egao no Yukue" sung by Ueda, Horie, and Tamura. Listeners could submit contributions to the radio show via a form online.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805065411/https://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/netradio/kasimasi.php|url=https://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/netradio/kasimasi.php|archive-date=August 5, 2011 |script-title=ja:「投稿フォーム」佳奈・由衣・ゆかりの「かしまし・ラジオ」|trans-title=Kana, Yui, Yukari's "Kashima Radio" Submission Form|publisher=[[Bandai Visual]] |access-date=July 30, 2014|language=ja}}</ref> An audio CD containing the episodes between broadcast September 2005 and early 2006 went on sale on May 24, 2006.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B000F6YRZI/ | title=TVアニメ「かしまし ~ガール・ミーツ・ガール~」 ラジオCD | trans-title=TV Anime "Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl" Radio CD | publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]] | access-date=December 6, 2008 | language=ja}}</ref>

The second Internet radio show, entitled {{Nihongo|''Masumi Ryōko's Kashima Radio PC''|真澄♥良子のかしましらじおPC|Masumi Ryōko no Kashima Radio PC}}, was also produced by Beat Net Radio, but was only available via [[podcast]]s on Bandai Visual Podcast. This show was one of only two radio programs ever distributed on Bandai Visual Podcast.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090101232339/http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/podcast/|url=http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/podcast/|archive-date=January 1, 2009 |title=バンダイビジュアルPodcast |publisher=[[Bandai Visual]]|access-date=July 30, 2014|language=ja}}</ref> The show was broadcast between December 22, 2005 and April 27, 2006, concluding with ten episodes, and was hosted by [[Masumi Asano]] and Ryōko Shintani; Asano voice Ayuki in the anime.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/podcast/kasimasi_pc.php | title=真澄♥良子のかしましらじおPC | trans-title=Masumi Ryōko's Kashima Radio PC | publisher=[[Bandai Visual]] | access-date=December 6, 2008 | language=ja |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071213230448/http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/podcast/kasimasi_pc.php |archive-date = December 13, 2007}}</ref>

===Books===
A ''Kashimashi'' [[light novel]], written by [[Mako Komao]] and illustrated by [[Yukimaru Katsura]], was published by [[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]] under their [[Dengeki Bunko]] imprint on January 10, 2006.<ref name="goods02">{{cite web | url=http://www.kasimasi.com/goods02.html | script-title=ja:かしまし～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～ グッズ紹介 | trans-title=Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl - Goods Introduction | publisher=[[Bandai Visual]] | access-date=October 3, 2008 | language=ja}}</ref> The novel is told from a first person perspective alternating between Hazumu, Yasuna, and Tomari between chapters.<ref name="light-novel">{{cite book | last=Komao | first=Mako | others=illustrated by Yukimaru Katsura | title=かしまし～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～ |trans-title=Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl | publisher=[[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]] |date=January 2006 | isbn=978-4-8402-3268-5}}</ref> There is a prologue, four chapters, and an epilogue in the novel; the prologue and the first chapter are told from Hazumu's perspective, then Yasuna's for chapter two, followed by Tomari's for chapter three, and finally back to Hazumu for chapter four and the epilogue.<ref name="light-novel"/> The last three pages of the book contain an [[afterword]] written by the author.<ref name="light-novel"/>

A 112-page [[artbook]] entitled {{Nihongo|''Kashimashi Official Fan Book''|かしまし公式ファンブック|Kashimashi Kōshiki Fan Bukku}} was released by MediaWorks on March 27, 2006.<ref name="goods02"/> The book, which is the same size as a [[manga]] [[Tankōbon|bound volume]], is printed in full-color for the first forty-eight pages which consists of a compilation of promotional art from the separate media types, character profiles with original sketches and comments on the characters, plus interviews from the voice actors of Hazumu, Yasuna, Tomari, Ayuki, and Jan Pu, and lastly original concept drawings of the school uniforms in the series. The middle of the book, which is printed in [[black-and-white]], contains a brief overview of the first twenty-one chapters of the manga, and interviews from the manga author and illustrator, anime director and scenario writer, and the light novel author. There is also a brief explanation of the [[PlayStation 2]] [[visual novel]], of two [[figurine]]s of Hazumu, and of three audio CDs for the anime version. The last sixteen pages are again in full-color and consist of the anime's first episode in manga format.<ref name="fan-book"/>

===Anime===
{{see also|List of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl episodes}}
The [[anime]] series of ''Kashimashi'' was produced by [[Studio Hibari]], directed by [[Nobuaki Nakanishi]], and written by [[Jukki Hanada]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.kasimasi.com/staff.html | script-title=ja:かしまし～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～ スタッフ＆キャスト | trans-title=Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl Staff & Cast | publisher=[[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]] | access-date=March 21, 2009 | language=ja}}</ref> The series aired on [[TV Tokyo]] in Japan from January 11 to March 29, 2006, ending with twelve regular episodes.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/kasimasi/ | script-title=ja:テレビ東京・あにてれ かしまし | trans-title=TV Tokyo Anime Kashimashi | publisher=[[TV Tokyo]] | access-date=April 20, 2007 | language=ja}}</ref> The episodes were released on seven [[DVD]] compilations released between April 26 and October 27, 2006, each containing two episodes.<ref name="DVDs">{{cite web | url=http://www.kasimasi.com/goods.html | title=かしまし～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～ DVD紹介 | trans-title=Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl DVD Introduction | publisher=[[Bandai Visual]] | access-date=October 3, 2008 | language=ja}}</ref> An [[original video animation]] (OVA) episode was released with the final DVD which changed the ending from the original television broadcast.<ref name="DVDs"/> There was a small additional portion during the bra shopping scene in episode two that was considered adult enough to be censored out of the television broadcast, but which was included in the DVD release.<ref name="ep2">{{cite episode | title=The Girl Realizes That She is a Girl | episode-link=List of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl episodes#ep02 | series=Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl | network=[[TV Tokyo]] | airdate=January 18, 2006 | number=2}}</ref> [[Bandai Visual]] released a DVD box set of ''Kashimashi'' in Japan on June 25, 2010.

The anime series was licensed by [[Media Blasters]] in November 2006.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=9793 | title=Media Blasters Confirms New Licenses | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=November 15, 2006 | access-date=December 23, 2007}}</ref> The episodes were not dubbed into English, but still included subtitles in English. The first DVD went on sale on June 12, 2007 and contained the first five episodes. Extras on the disc included two ten-minute talks between the voice actresses for the three main female characters, a small collection of Japanese television advertisements, and textless opening videos.<ref name="dvd1review">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/kasimasi/sub.dvd-1 | title=Kasimasi Sub.DVD 1 - Role Reversal | first=Carl | last=Kimlinger | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=June 11, 2007 | access-date=June 12, 2007}}</ref> The second DVD went on sale on August 21, 2007, and the third and final DVD went on sale on October 23, 2007; the last two DVDs contain four episodes each, including the OVA episode. A box-set containing all three DVDs was released on October 14, 2008. The first episode of the series was included with the June 2007 issue of ''[[Newtype USA]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal| title=DVD Insert On This DVD: Kashimashi Girl Meets Girl Episode 1 from Media Blasters| journal=[[Newtype USA]] | issue=June 2007}}</ref> A re-release titled ''Kashimashi: Girl Meet Girl Vocal Collection'' was released on April 26, 2011 with an English dub.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-02/media-blasters-confirms-loveless-kashimashi-dub-plans|title=Media Blasters Confirms ''Loveless'', ''Kashimashi'' Dub Plans|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 2, 2010|access-date=December 3, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004L49K34|title=Kashimashi Girl Meets Girl: Vocal Collection|website=Amazon|date=26 April 2011|access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref> After Media Blasters lost the rights, [[Discotek Media]] re-licensed the series.<ref>{{cite web|title=Discotek Licenses Dear Brother, Sgt. Frog, Kashimashi, Nyanbo! Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-08/discotek-licenses-dear-brother-sgt-frog-kashimashi-nyanbo-anime/.170404|website=Anime News Network|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=March 8, 2021}}</ref>

===Audio CDs===
The anime opening theme, "Koisuru Kokoro" by [[Eufonius]], and main ending theme, "Michishirube" by [[Yūmao]], were both released on January 25, 2006 in Japan by [[Lantis (company)|Lantis]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=bd7dda1811f014c728ce6efabe061ef3 | title=恋するココロ - TVアニメ『かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～』 - eufonius - Lantis web site | trans-title="Koisuru Kokoro" - TV anime "Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl" - Eufonius - Lantis web site | publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]] | access-date=June 5, 2023 | language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123090933/http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=bd7dda1811f014c728ce6efabe061ef3 |archive-date=January 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=e039eb8d87329d08f6dc1f5dc5b61e52 | title=みちしるべ - TVアニメ『かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～』 - ゆうまお {{!}} Lantis web site | trans-title="Michishirube" - TV anime "Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl" - Yūmao - Lantis web site | publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]] | access-date=June 5, 2023 | language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104082504/http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=e039eb8d87329d08f6dc1f5dc5b61e52 |archive-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref> The anime used four alternate versions of the ending theme sung by four of the [[seiyū|voice actors]]. In episode eight, it was sung by [[Masumi Asano]], in episode nine by [[Kana Ueda]] as Hazumu, in episode ten by [[Yui Horie]] as Yasuna, and in episode eleven by [[Yukari Tamura]] as Tomari. The opening theme "Koisuru Kokoro" was used as the ending theme for the first episode while the song {{Nihongo|"Kimi no Tame ni Dekiru Koto"|キミのためにできること|lit. "Something I Can Do For You"}} by Yūmao was used as the ending theme in the twelfth episode.<ref name="ep12">{{cite episode | title=Finally, Love Begins | episode-link=List of Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl episodes#ep12 | series=Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl | network=[[TV Tokyo]] | airdate=March 29, 2006 | number=12}}</ref>

Three insert songs sung by the voice actors were used in three of the episodes. In episode seven, the song "Hanaemi to Kasumisō" sung by Ueda was used, while in episode nine the song "Compass: Egao no Yukue" sung by Ueda, Horie, and Tamura was used; these two songs were from the "Compass: Egao no Yukue" [[image song]] single released on December 21, 2005.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=d0f32858d447a9187fd8cf8077a7ceee | title=コンパス～笑顔の行方～ - TVアニメ『かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～』 - 大佛はずむ( CV.植田佳奈), 神泉やす菜( CV.堀江由衣), 来栖とまり( CV.田村ゆかり) Lantis web site | trans-title="Compass: Egao no Yukue" - TV Anime ''Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl'' - Hazumu Osaragi (CV. Kana Ueda), Yasuna Kamiizumi (CV. Yui Horie), Tomari Kurusu (CV. Yukari Tamura) Lantis web site|publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]] | access-date=June 5, 2023 | language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123060806/http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=d0f32858d447a9187fd8cf8077a7ceee |archive-date=January 23, 2012}}</ref> The last insert song, {{Nihongo|"Hanbun"|半分||lit. "Half"}} sung by Tamura, was used in episode twelve and was featured in the image song album ''Norte Amour'' released on April 5, 2006.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=46b577b88815fc30613dd0f8b77eb68d | title=Norte amour - TVアニメ『かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～』 - 大佛はずむ( CV.植田佳奈), 来栖とまり( CV.田村ゆかり), 神泉やす菜( CV.堀江由衣), 新谷良子, ゆうまお Lantis web site| trans-title=''Norte amour'' - TV Anime ''Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl'' - Hazumu Osaragi (CV. Kana Ueda), Tomari Kurusu (CV. Yukari Tamura), Yasuna Kamiizumi (CV. Yui Horie), Ryōko Shintani, Yūmao| publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]] | access-date=June 5, 2023 | language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104084754/http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=46b577b88815fc30613dd0f8b77eb68d |archive-date=January 4, 2012}}</ref> The album also featured other songs by Ueda, Horie, Tamura, Asano, and [[Ryōko Shintani]], who voiced Jan Pu. The ''Kashimashi Original Soundtrack'' for the anime version was released on April 26, 2006 by Lantis.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=2eefc5baaf5dab3d8a844a8801bae8c7 | title=オリジナルサウンドトラック - TVアニメ『かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～』 - 磯江俊道（ZIZZ）, 細井総司（hosplug）, 藤間仁（ElementsGarden）, produced by Aifmade+ Lantis web site|trans-title=Original Soundtrack - TV Anime ''Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl'' - Toshimichi Isoe (ZIZZ), Sōshi Hosoi (hosplug), Hitoshi Fujima (Elements Garden), produced by Aifmade+ Lantis web site| publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]] | access-date=June 5, 2023 | language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123111356/http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=2eefc5baaf5dab3d8a844a8801bae8c7 |archive-date=January 23, 2012}}</ref>

Finally, a [[Radio drama in Japan|drama CD]] based on the anime version was released on May 18, 2006 featuring ten voice actors from the anime. The plot for the drama CD takes place between final aired episode of the anime and the [[original video animation]] episode.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=d363aea684fbd27b9dd3a62d451c2635 | title=オリジナルCDドラマ - TVアニメ『かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～』 - 植田佳奈, 田村ゆかり, 堀江由衣, 浅野真澄, 小野大輔, 新谷良子, 保村真, 永島由子 Lantis web site |trans-title=Original CD Drama - TV Anime ''Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl'' - Kana Ueda, Yukari Tamura, Yui Horie, Masumi Asano, Daisuke Ono, Ryōko Shintani, Makoto Yasumura, Yūko Nagashima Lantis web site | publisher=[[Lantis (company)|Lantis]] | access-date=June 5, 2023 | language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207011238/http://www.lantis.jp/new-release/data.php?id=d363aea684fbd27b9dd3a62d451c2635 |archive-date=February 7, 2012}}</ref>

===Visual novel===
A [[visual novel]] [[video game]] based on the series named {{Nihongo|''Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl The First Summer Story''|かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～ 初めての夏物語|Kasimasi ~Gāru Mītsu Gāru~ Hajimete no Natsu Monogatari}} was first released on the [[PlayStation 2]] on March 30, 2006 in Japan. The game was developed by Vridge, published by [[Marvelous Entertainment|Marvelous Interactive]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.vridge.co.jp/game_product.htm | script-title=ja:開発製品 | trans-title=Product Development | publisher=Vridge | access-date=February 3, 2008 | language=ja | archive-date=January 23, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123101836/http://www.vridge.co.jp/game_product.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref> and released in two editions, limited and regular, on the same day.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/ps2/kashimashi/ | script-title=ja:かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～ 「初めての夏物語。」 | trans-title=Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl The First Summer Story | publisher=[[Marvelous Entertainment|Marvelous Interactive]] | access-date=June 5, 2023 | language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025183853/http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/ps2/kashimashi/ |archive-date=October 25, 2008}}</ref> The limited edition came in a specially made box with an original drama CD called "Kashimashi Triangle Letter", and a music CD featuring songs from the game in piano arrange versions. The game was later re-released in a Best Collection edition on November 16, 2006, which sold at less than half the price of the original game.<ref name="Best-ed">{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000IBDFVM/ | title=かしまし~ガール・ミーツ・ガール~「初めての夏物語。」 Best Collection | trans-title=''Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl The First Summer Story'' Best Collection | publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]] | access-date=February 1, 2007 | language=ja}}</ref> ''Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl The First Summer Story'' received a total review score of 26/40 (out of the four individual review scores of 7, 6, 7, and 6) from the Japanese gaming magazine ''[[Famitsu]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Famitsu Scores for the Week of 03/23/2006 | magazine=[[Famitsu]] |date=March 2006 | quote=Kashimashi! Girl Meets Girl (PS2, Marvelous): 7 / 6 / 7 / 6 - (26/40)}}</ref>

The game's story begins on the outset of summer vacation. Hazumu's homeroom teacher Namiko Tsuki suggests Hazumu and her friends take a one-week trip to a small mountain village with a hot spring resort. Hazumu's grandparents reside in this town, and are two new characters introduced to the story. Three other female characters are introduced as possible love interests for Hazumu; two are the same age as her, and the third is the older landlady of the resort.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/ps2/kashimashi/character/index.html | script-title=ja:かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～ 「初めての夏物語。」 | trans-title=Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl The First Summer Story | publisher=[[Marvelous Entertainment|Marvelous Interactive]] | access-date=June 5, 2023 | language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917140712/http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/ps2/kashimashi/character/index.html |archive-date=September 17, 2008}}</ref> The goal of the game is to pair Hazumu up with one of the five female cast of characters. The gameplay's main system comes from Hazumu's indecisive personality. If the player shows more interest in a particular character, the other characters get annoyed that Hazumu is ignoring them, which is displayed in a tension meter. The more Hazumu ignores a particular character, the higher the tension between that character becomes. This ensures Hazumu stays good friends with the possible love interests. In order to view the ending of a particular character, a certain amount of tension will have to be between the other characters, but this cannot be too great or the ending will not show.<ref name="system">{{cite web | url=http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/ps2/kashimashi/system/index.html | script-title=ja:かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～ 「初めての夏物語。」 | trans-title=Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl The First Summer Story | publisher=[[Marvelous Entertainment|Marvelous Interactive]] | access-date=June 5, 2023 | language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921160504/http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/ps2/kashimashi/system/index.html |archive-date=September 21, 2008}}</ref>

The [[gameplay]] requires little interaction from the player as most of the duration of the game is spent simply reading the text that appears on the game screen which represents either [[dialogue]] between the various characters or the inner thoughts of the protagonist.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/ps2/kashimashi/outline/index.html | script-title=ja:かしまし ～ガール・ミーツ・ガール～ 「初めての夏物語。」 | trans-title=Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl The First Summer Story | publisher=[[Marvelous Entertainment|Marvelous Interactive]] | access-date=June 5, 2023 | language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026065744/http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/ps2/kashimashi/outline/index.html |archive-date=October 26, 2008}}</ref> An important aspect of the game (as in nearly every visual novel) are the "decision points" which appear every so often which give the player the chance to choose from a limited number of options.<ref name="system"/> The time between these decision points is variable and can occur anywhere from a minute to much longer. The game pauses at such moments and depending on which choice the player makes, the plot will progress in a specific direction. Each plot line can be achieved through multiple replays.

==Reception==

===Manga===
In July 2007, the English version of ''Kashimashi'' was [[Seven Seas Entertainment]]'s best-selling title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2007/anime-expo/seven-seas-entertainment |title=Anime Expo 2007 Seven Seas Entertainment |last=Santos |first=Carlo |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=June 29, 2007 |access-date=July 22, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810145742/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2007/anime-expo/seven-seas-entertainment |archive-date=August 10, 2007 }}</ref> The first volume of the manga was given positive reviews from such sources as ''[[Newtype USA]]'', a popular anime and manga magazine. The first volume was named as ''Newtype USA'''s Book of the Month for December 2006, and the review noted Seven Seas Entertainment's "fan-focused" translation, which retained the honorifics and much of the Japanese wordplay without efforts to localize the humor for the mainstream American market.<ref name="Newtype USA">{{Cite magazine|last=Smith |first=David F. |url=http://www.newtype-usa.com/reviews/index.php?itemid=345 |title=Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~ Volume 1 |magazine=Newtype USA |volume=5 |issue=12 |page=138 |date=December 2006 |issn=1541-4817 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224141333/http://www.newtype-usa.com/reviews/index.php?itemid=345 |archive-date=February 24, 2007 |access-date=March 12, 2011 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> The review goes on to state that "for fans of more mainstream romantic productions, it's a neat twist on the traditional love-triangle formula, and a charming alternative to boys meeting girls."<ref name="Newtype USA"/> In a review at [[Anime News Network]] (ANN), Carlo Santos commented that "the fast-moving events of this first volume combine to form a story of many moods: a gender-bending comedy, but with sci-fi touches, and most of all, a romance more touching than one might expect. The time has come to rethink the love triangle."<ref name="ANNreview">{{cite web | url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/kashimashi-girl-meets-girl-gn-1 | title=Kashimashi manga volume 1 review | last=Santos | first=Carlo | work=Anime News Network | date=December 7, 2006 | access-date=April 7, 2007}}</ref> In a review at [[IGN]], A. E. Sparrow stated "there's plenty to enjoy in the first book, however. Hazumu attempting to buy his first bra is pretty humorous, as are the occasional visits from the aliens who put him in this situation in the first place."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/766/766168p1.html | title=Kashimashi manga volume 1 review | last=Sparrow | first=A. E. | date=February 20, 2007 | work=[[IGN]] |access-date=April 7, 2007}}</ref>

The second volume of the manga was positively reviewed at Anime News Network by Theron Martin, who wrote: "With its second volume the title pushes fully into the realm of romantic comedy, liberally sprinkling its story with humorous asides, pratfalls, and anecdotes while still dealing head-on with the much more serious and involved love triangle springing up around Hazumu. For all its attempts to be funny, though, it is the story's more dramatic side that will keep you coming back."<ref name="GN2review">{{cite web | url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/kashimashi-girl-meets-girl/gn-2 | title=Kashimashi manga volume 2 review | work=Anime News Network | last=Martin | first=Theron | date=April 17, 2007 | access-date=April 20, 2007}}</ref> In ANN's review of manga volume three, Theron Martin wrote, "The artistry of Yukimaru Katsura rarely devotes more effort to backgrounds than necessary, but its strength has always lain in the character designs and costuming. The array of the female cast provides a great contrast of looks [but] ... the male characters, though easily distinguishable, stand out less."<ref name="GN3review">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/kashimashi-girl-meets-girl/gn-3 | title=''Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~'' GN 3 | work=Anime News Network | last=Martin | first=Theron | date=August 17, 2007 | access-date=December 6, 2008}}</ref> In ANN's double review of manga volumes four and five, Martin commented, "these volumes offer a solid conclusion to this lovely little ''yuri'' series. It does handle things rather differently than in the anime version, and those irritated by the anime's ending should find this one more to their liking."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/kashimashi-girl-meets-girl/gn-4 | title=''Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~'' GN 4 and 5 | work=Anime News Network | last=Martin | first=Theron | date=May 16, 2008 | access-date=December 6, 2008}}</ref>

The first manga volume was generally panned by Deb Aoki at [[About.com]] where she felt the characters were "too flat and uninteresting", and the story being "too far-fetched" and "ridiculous" to make a good story. However, Aoki admitted the art is "quite nice, and there are some moments of genuine tenderness and humor".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://manga.about.com/od/reviews/gr/kashimashi1.htm|title=Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl Volume 1|author=Aoki, Deb|work=[[About.com]]<!-- Published by the New York Times Company? -->|access-date=June 26, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608021159/http://manga.about.com/od/reviews/gr/kashimashi1.htm|archive-date=June 8, 2009}}</ref> In a review of the first manga volume by Matthew Alexander at Mania.com, he thought that while "stories with love triangles or gender-switching protagonists have been done before...Hazumu's change into a girl explores romance between people of the same sex in an interesting and comedic way."<ref>{{Cite web |author=Alexander, Matthew |url=http://www.mania.com/kashimashi-girl-meets-girl-vol-01_article_83040.html |title=Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~ Vol. #01 |work=Mania |publisher=[[Demand Media]] |date=January 11, 2007 |access-date=June 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002174245/http://www.mania.com/kashimashi-girl-meets-girl-vol-01_article_83040.html |archive-date=2012-10-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Anime===
The anime series has been compared with a similar series that involved gender swapping—[[Rumiko Takahashi]]'s ''[[Ranma ½]]''.<ref name="ANNreview"/><ref name="themanime.org">{{cite web |last1=Høgset |first1=Stig |title=Kashimashi ~Girl meets girl~ |url=http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=990 |website=[[THEM Anime Reviews]] |access-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708130940/http://themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=990 |archive-date=July 8, 2019 |date=2006 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> In a review on [[THEM Anime Reviews]], the Stig Høgset wrote that the anime can be "aggravating to watch at times", but can still raise smiles, as the characters make the show believable, calling the show "down to earth and pleasant to look at, if nothing else", reinforced by a detailed art style and "generally great animation quality".<ref name="themanime.org"/> The conclusion of the anime was positively reviewed by Erica Friedman, who is the president of [[Yuricon]], an [[anime convention]] geared towards fans of ''[[Yuri (genre)|yuri]]'' anime and manga, and ALC Publishing, a publishing house dedicated to ''yuri''. Friedman described the anime's conclusion as "so normal - so much like a thing that might have actually happened in real life...that it kind of just went under the radar."<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Friedman |first1=Erica |title=Yuri Anime: Kashimashi Girl Meets Girl |url=http://okazu.yuricon.com/2006/04/06/yuri-anime-kashimashi-girl-meets-girl/ |website=[[Yuricon#Publishing and Outreach|Okazu]] |access-date=February 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122207/http://okazu.yuricon.com/2006/04/06/yuri-anime-kashimashi-girl-meets-girl/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |date=April 6, 2006 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Carl Kimlinger of [[Anime News Network]] said that unlike ''[[Kannazuki no Miko]]'', the series does not "emotionally overwhelm its audience" but is a "gently emotional romantic comedy" instead, with the secret of "Hazumu's [[Sex reassignment surgery|sex-change]]" told to the entire world, and said that the juggling of different viewpoints from the character makes you "sympathize strongly with each one".<ref name="Kimlinger">{{cite web |last1=Kimlinger |first1=Carl |title=Kasimasi Sub.DVD 1 - Role Reversal [Review] |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/kasimasi/sub.dvd-1 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=July 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315094157/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/kasimasi/sub.dvd-1 |archive-date=March 15, 2019 |date=June 11, 2007 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Kimlinger also praised the "effortlessly evocative visuals and...understated score," said that the series has an eye for the "dramatic potential of its gender-switching premise", called the backgrounds are "softly evocative", and praised the series as a "gentle [[romantic comedy]]" while calling the [[humor]] in the series forced and "intrusive".<ref name="Kimlinger" />

The three DVD volumes released by [[Media Blasters]] were reviewed by [[Anime News Network]]. In the review of the first [[DVD]], the reviewer commented, that the series "skillfully juggled" the character's different viewpoints, drawing in viewers with "soft, effortlessly evocative visuals", relying on facial expressions which subtly shifted in order to communicate the emotional states of the characters.<ref name="dvd1review"/> For the second DVD volume, Theron Martin said that the artistic style and colors used, it contributes to "the look and feel of the original story", with the anime duplicate many scenes from the original manga and it does everything to stay true to "the original writing".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/kasimasi/sub.dvd-2 | title=Kasimasi Sub.DVD 2 - Triangles Hurt | last=Martin | first=Theron | date=September 3, 2007 | work=Anime News Network | access-date=December 19, 2007}}</ref> Finally, for the third volume, Carl Kimlinger wrote that the writers made an ill-advised attempt to remove he "bitter" from "bittersweet" by tacking on plot developments which are unconvincing in the OVA, but that it ultimately has a "deeply satisfying conclusion".<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/kasimasi/sub-dvd-3 | title=Kasimasi Sub. DVD 3 - Bittersweet Decisions | last=Kimlinger | first=Carl | work=Anime News Network | date=November 14, 2007 | access-date=December 9, 2007}}</ref>

The three DVD volumes released by Media Blasters were also reviewed by Mania.com. In the review of the first DVD, the reviewer Chris Beveridge described the anime as "something different from the norm" which "mixes romance and comedy quite well". However, the pacing early on is felt as being "awkward" which "takes time to really find its rhythm".<ref>{{Cite web|author=Beveridge, Chris|url=http://www.mania.com/kashimashi-vol-1_article_79313.html|title=Kashimashi Vol. #1|work=Mania|publisher=Demand Media|date=May 9, 2007|access-date=June 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927211211/http://www.mania.com/kashimashi-vol-1_article_79313.html|archive-date=September 27, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> For the second DVD volume, Beveridge commented that "the mixing of the relationships continues to be the most interesting part of the show". Beveridge goes on to state "the mild moments of it are tacky and bad", but "when it comes to the core cast of characters, it's all solid material that is very enjoyable."<ref>{{Cite web |author=Beveridge, Chris |url=http://www.mania.com/kashimashi-vol-2_article_79442.html |title=Kashimashi Vol. #2 |work=Mania |publisher=Demand Media |date=August 13, 2007 |access-date=June 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927211222/http://www.mania.com/kashimashi-vol-2_article_79442.html |archive-date=September 27, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Finally, for the third volume, Beveridge wrote that "despite the issues with how the series turns in the bonus OVA episode, ''Kashimashi'' has proven to be quite a lot of fun for the situations it presented." The series is seen to "close out rather well", and "not only is it good fun but it's also an enjoyable romantic show with lots of heart and emotion."<ref>{{Cite web |author=Beveridge, Chris |url=http://www.mania.com/kashimashi-vol-3_article_79443.html |title=Kashimashi Vol. #3 |work=Mania |publisher=Demand Media |date=October 25, 2007 |access-date=June 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002174347/http://www.mania.com/kashimashi-vol-3_article_79443.html |archive-date=2012-10-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.kasimasi.com/ Official website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/kasimasi/ ''Kashimashi''] at [[TV Tokyo]] {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/ps2/kashimashi/index.html Visual novel official website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080622044117/http://www.gomanga.com/manga/kashimashi.php ''Kashimashi''] at [[Seven Seas Entertainment]]
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