Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary

About Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary

Meet Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary (Shoushimin Series), a school and mystery anime by Lapin Track (2024). Here is the premise in a nutshell. The setup: Jougorou Kobato has a habit of inserting himself into other people's problems. After realizing his detective skills are neither wanted nor appreciated, he makes an agreement with his shy companion Yuki Osanai to become ordinary together.

From there, now entering high school, they aim to be perceived as regular people, yet Kobato cannot help but fall back into his deductive ways when faced with everyday mysteries. Unfortunately, mundane occurrences are not all the duo stumbles across. As they go through their school days trying to avoid drawing attention to themselves, Kobato and Osanai at times get caught up in incidents that put their plan of a peaceful, average life at risk.

As a school title, campus dynamics, friendships and rivalries set the day-to-day tone. It will appeal most to viewers who enjoy school-life settings.

Production & Appeal

Lapin Track is the studio behind Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Within the school category, campus dynamics, friendships and rivalries set the day-to-day tone. At 7.3/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. Released in 2024, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.