NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan opened an official website for a television anime adapting Honobu Yonezawa’s Shoushimin Series (How to Become Ordinary) novel on Friday, revealing the main cast, staff, a teaser visual (pictured), and teaser promo. The anime series will begin airing on the NUMAnimation programming block on TV Asahi and its 24 affiliate stations and BS Asahi in July 2024.
The television anime will adapt the first two volumes—Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken (The Spring Special Strawberry Tart Case) and Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken (The Summer Special Tropical Parfait Case).
Voice actors Shuuichirou Umeda (Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto, Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san) and Hina Youmiya (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru) are starring as Jougorou Kobato and Yuki Osanai, respectively.
Staff
Director: Mamoru Kanbe (Subete ga F ni Naru, Yakusoku no Neverland)
Series Composition: Toshiya Oono (Shadows House, Houseki no Kuni)
Character Design: Atsushi Saitou (Love Live! Superstar!!, Black Fox)
Music: Takahiro Obata (Yakusoku no Neverland, Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine)
Studio: Lapin Track (Undead Girl Murder Farce, Sarazanmai)
Yonezawa began penning the youth mystery novel under Tokyo Sougensha’s Sougen Suiri Bunko imprint in December 2004, approximately three years after launching the Koten-bu Series (Hyouka). The fourth installment shipped in January 2020, nearly 11 years after the third installment was published in two parts in February and March 2009. The fifth volume, Touki Gentei Bonbon Chocolat Jiken (The Winter Special Bonbon Chocolat Case), is planned for a late April 2024 release. Shoushimin Series has a cumulative 750,000 copies in print.
GFantasy irregularly serialized a manga adaptation of the first installment by Anko Manjuuya from April 2007 to December 2008. A manga adaptation of the second installment by Fua Yamasaki and OmiOmi ran in the same magazine between February 2010 and January 2011.
Synopsis
“Let’s help each other and aim to become perfect ordinary citizens.”
Kobato, who once had a bitter experience through deduction activities known as “wisdom work,” was determined to become an honest and humble citizen. He secretly formed a reciprocal relationship with his classmate, Osanai, who shared the same aspiration, planning to make their high school debut as ordinary citizens and lead peaceful days. However, for some reason, mysterious incidents and misfortunes keep coming one after another into their school lives. Will Kobato and Osanai be able to achieve peaceful days as ordinary citizens?
Teaser PV
Official site: https://shoshimin-anime.com/
Official X (formerly Twitter): @shoshimin_pr
Source: Press Release
Shoushimin Series on MAL