A press release from TV Asahi announced that the novels written by Honobu Yonezawa“How to Become Ordinary (Shoushimin)”, will have an anime adaptation that will premiere during the season of Summer-2024 (July-September) in Japan. It should be remembered that Yonezawa is also the author of the popular story of “Hyouka“.
Specifically, the anime will adapt the stories “The Case of the Springtime Limited-Edition Strawberry Tart (Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken)” and “The Case of the Summertime Limited-Edition Tropical Parfait (Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken)”.
On the other hand, Honobu Yonezawa began publishing the novels through the Tokyo Sogensha publishing house in December 2004, beginning with the story “The Case of the Springtime Limited-Edition Strawberry Tart“, followed by “The Case of the Summertime Limited-Edition Tropical Parfait” in April 2006; and then for “The Case of the Autumn-time Limited-Edition Candied Chestnuts and Sweet Potatoes” and “The Mystery of the Paris Macaron“, totaling four volumes to date. In addition, a fifth volume titled “The Case of the Wintertime Limited-Edition Chocolate Bonbons” will be released in April 2024.
voice cast
- Shuuichirou Umeda like Jogoro Kobato.
- Hina Yomiya like Yuki Osanai.
Production team
- Mamoru Kanbe (Yakusoku no Neverland, Elfen Lied, Sound of the Sky, Denpa Teki na Kanojo) is in charge of directing the anime at the studios Lapin Track.
- Toshiya Oono (Yakusoku no Neverland, 86: Eighty Six, Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu, Houseki no Kuni) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
- Atsushi Saitou (Koe no Katachi, Boku dake ga Inai Machi, High School Fleet, Love Live! Superstar!!) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
- Takahiro Obata (Yakusoku no Neverland, Pandora to Akubi, Ninjala) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.
Synopsis of How to Become Ordinary
“Let us help each other and aspire to become perfect ordinary citizens.” Kobato, who once had a bitter experience with the deductive activities known as “wisdom work,” was determined to become an upright and humble citizen. He secretly formed a reciprocal relationship with his classmate Osanai, who shared the same aspiration, planning to debut in high school as ordinary citizens and lead peaceful days. However, for some reason, mysterious incidents and misfortunes occur in his school life. Will Kobato and Osanai be able to achieve peaceful days as ordinary citizens?
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