Shōshimin Series

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Shōshimin Series
First novel volume cover
〈小市民〉シリーズ
(Shōshimin Shirīzu)
GenreMystery[1]
Novel series
Written byHonobu Yonezawa
Published byTokyo Sogensha
ImprintSogen Mystery Bunko
Original runDecember 24, 2004 – present
Volumes4[a]
Manga
Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken
Written byHonobu Yonezawa
Illustrated byAnko Manjūya
Published bySquare Enix
MagazineMonthly GFantasy
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 18, 2007December 18, 2008
Volumes2
Manga
Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken
Written by
  • Honobu Yonezawa
  • Fua Yamasaki (composition)
Illustrated byOmiOmi
Published bySquare Enix
MagazineMonthly GFantasy
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 18, 2010January 18, 2011
Volumes2
Anime television series
How to Become Ordinary
Directed byMamoru Kanbe
Written byToshiya Ono
Music byTakahiro Obata
StudioLapin Track
Original networkANN (TV Asahi)
Original run July 2024 scheduled

Shōshimin Series (Japanese: 〈小市民〉シリーズ, Hepburn: Shōshimin Shirīzu, lit.'Small Citizen⟩ Series') is a Japanese mystery novel series written by Honobu Yonezawa. The series began publication by Tokyo Sogensha in December 2004, with five volumes being released as of April 2024.[a] A manga adaptation of the first novel was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy from April 2007 to December 2008. A manga adaptation of the second novel was serialized in Monthly GFantasy from February 2010 to January 2011. An anime television series adaptation of the first and second novel produced by Lapin Track is set to premiere in July 2024.

Characters[edit]

Jōgorō Kobato (小鳩常悟朗, Kobato Jōgorō)
Voiced by: Shūichirō Umeda[1]
Yuki Osanai (小佐内ゆき, Osanai Yuki)
Voiced by: Hina Yōmiya[1]
Kengo Dōjima (堂島健吾, Dōjima Kengo)
Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa[2]

Series[edit]

No. Title Release date ISBN
1Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken (春期限定いちごタルト事件)December 24, 2004[3]978-4-488-45101-1
2Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken (夏期限定トロピカルパフェ事件)April 14, 2006[4]978-4-488-45102-8
3aShūki Gentei Kuri Kinton Jiken (Ue) (秋期限定栗きんとん事件〈上〉)February 27, 2009[5]978-4-488-45105-9
3bShūki Gentei Kuri Kinton Jiken (Shita) (秋期限定栗きんとん事件〈下〉)March 13, 2009[6]978-4-488-45106-6
4Pari Makaron no Nazo (巴里マカロンの謎)January 31, 2020[7]978-4-488-45111-0
5Tōki Gentei Bonbon Chocolat Jiken (冬期限定ボンボンショコラ事件)April 26, 2024[8]978-4-488-45112-7

Adaptations[edit]

Manga[edit]

A manga adaptation of the first novel Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken, illustrated by Anko Manjūya, was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy from April 18, 2007, to December 18, 2008,[9] and was collected in two tankōbon volumes.

A manga adaptation of the second novel Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken, illustrated by OmiOmi with composition by Fua Yamasaki, was serialized in the same magazine from February 18, 2010,[10] to January 18, 2011,[11] and was also collected in two tankōbon volumes.

Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken[edit]

No. Release date ISBN
1 February 27, 2008[12]978-4-7575-2230-5
2 February 27, 2009[13]978-4-7575-2487-3

Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken[edit]

No. Release date ISBN
1 August 27, 2010[14]978-4-7575-2983-0
2 February 26, 2011[15]978-4-7575-3152-9

Anime[edit]

An anime television series adaptation of Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken and Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken, titled How to Become Ordinary (小市民シリーズ[b], Shōshimin Shirīzu) was announced on January 12, 2024. The series is produced by Lapin Track and directed by Mamoru Kanbe, with Toshiya Ono writing series scripts, Atsushi Saitō designing the characters, and Takahiro Obata composing the music. It is set to premiere in July 2024 on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation [ja] block, BS Asahi and other 24 affiliate stations.[1]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Five volumes in total, including the second part of the third volume
  2. ^ Unlike the original title of the original novel series, the original title is not include angle brackets of fullwidth '〈〉'

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 12, 2024). "Honobu Yonezawa's Shōshimin Mystery Novel Series Gets TV Anime in July". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 25, 2024). "How to Become Ordinary Anime Casts Makoto Furukawa as Kengo Dōjima". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  3. ^ 春期限定いちごタルト事件 (in Japanese). Tokyo Sogensha. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ^ 夏期限定トロピカルパフェ事件 (in Japanese). Tokyo Sogensha. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  5. ^ 秋期限定栗きんとん事件〈上〉 (in Japanese). Tokyo Sogensha. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  6. ^ 秋期限定栗きんとん事件〈下〉 (in Japanese). Tokyo Sogensha. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  7. ^ 巴里マカロンの謎 (in Japanese). Tokyo Sogensha. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  8. ^ 冬期限定ボンボンショコラ事件 (in Japanese). Tokyo Sogensha. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  9. ^ "Gファンタジー 2009年 01月号". Monthly GFantasy. Square Enix. January 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  10. ^ "Gファンタジー 2010年 03月号". Monthly GFantasy. Square Enix. March 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "Gファンタジー 2011年 02月号". Monthly GFantasy. Square Enix. February 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  12. ^ 春期限定いちごタルト事件 前 (Gファンタジーコミックス) (in Japanese). Square Enix. ASIN 4757522304.
  13. ^ 春期限定いちごタルト事件 後(Gファンタジーコミックス) (in Japanese). Square Enix. ASIN 4757524870.
  14. ^ 夏期限定 トロピカルパフェ事件 (前) (Gファンタジーコミックス) (in Japanese). Square Enix. ASIN 475752983X.
  15. ^ 夏期限定 トロピカルパフェ事件(後)(完) (Gファンタジーコミックス) (in Japanese). Square Enix. ASIN 4757531524.

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