The Shoushimin mystery novel series by Yonezewa Honobu (Hyouka, Kokuroujou) has been greenlit for a TV anime adaptation, projected to air in July 2024 on the NUMAnimation channel’s block. The anime will be titled Shōshimin Series in Japanese, and How to Become Ordinary is the English title shown on the anime visuals and official website.
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Kanbe Mamoru (Elfen Lied, The Promised Neverland, You and Me) directs the anime at Lapin Track studio. The anime will star Umeda Shuuichirou as Jougorou Kobato and Yomiya Hina as Yuki Osanai.
The anime is set to adapt the Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken (The Case of the Springtime Limited-Edition Strawberry Tart) and Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken (The Case of the Summertime Limited-Edition Tropical Parfait) novels in the series. The novels by Yonezewa Honobu were published by Tokyo Sogensha in 2004 and 2006 respectively.
Other novels in the series include the two Shuki Gentei Kuri Kinton Jiken (The Case of the Autumn-time Limited-Edition Candied Chestnuts and Sweet Potatoes) books and the Paris Macaron no Nazo (The Mystery of the Paris Macaron) book, as well as other non-compiled stories. The latest novel, Touki Gentei Bonbon Chocolat Jiken (The Case of the Wintertime Limited Edition Chocolate Bonbons), will be published in April 2024.
The Shoushimin novel series has also inspired several manga adaptations, including Manjuuya Anko’s Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken, which was published from 2008 to 2009, and Omiomi’s adaptation of Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken, which ran from 2010 t0 2011.
The Shoushimin novels center on Jougorou Kobato, who wishes to live a quiet and ordinary life after a painful experience. He and Yuki Osanai form a “mutually beneficial relationship” as Yuki also wants the same thing. They start high school as classmates with a plan to spend their peaceful days as ordinary people. Still, unfortunately, they keep getting wrapped up in mysteries and disasters as they happen one after another.
