“Urino investigates serial arson for school paper, straining relationships; Kobato, an ex-detective, reawakens after witnessing a fire.”
Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary Season 2
小市民シリーズ 第2期
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Synopsis
Urino investigates serial arson for school paper, straining relationships; Kobato, an ex-detective, reawakens after witnessing a fire.
First-year student Takahiko Urino aspires to write something truly original for the school newspaper, Furnado Monthly. Encouraged by his girlfriend, Yuki Osanai—a seemingly average second-year student—Urino convinces the newspaper club to let him pursue an unusual story. A case of small-scale fires has escalated into serial arson, and Urino intends to predict the locations of future fires and identify the culprit. But his obsession with the case does not always reflect well on the club, and Osanai may not be so fond of her boyfriend's growing arrogance. Meanwhile, another supposedly unexceptional student, Jougorou Kobato, spends uneventful days with his girlfriend, Tokiko Nakamaru. However, when he witnesses a fire tied to a past case and Osanai herself, Kobato cannot help but slip back into his old, less-than-ordinary habits in search of the truth.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 31 sampled reviews
What 31 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.83 · split reception
6.2 pts
Recommenders 9.2 · others 3.0
↓ 0.16
Running avg · Apr 2025 → Mar 2026
- 10 “Shoshimin delivers a peak psychological thriller narrative with an extraordinary dynamic between Kobato Jogoro and Osanai Yuki, fulfilling the high expectations set by the Hyouka author. While the...”
- 10 “This season maintained the same excellent quality as the last, delivering a thrilling experience that felt like a ticking time bomb with fantastic characters like Kobato brilliantly solving cases...”
- 8 “This anime delivers a cinematic experience unlike any other, with movie-quality presentation and innovative scene transitions that were completely new to me. The characters are wonderfully crafted,...”
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- Format 12 × 22′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 24m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2025 – Jun 2025 Spring 2025
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-27228 catalog
Produced by
- TV Asahi Producer
- Movic Producer
- KlockWorx Producer
- Nagoya Broadcasting Network Producer
- AbemaTV Producer
- Bit grooove promotion Producer
- BS Asahi Producer
- TV Asahi Music Producer
- Anici Producer
- Tokyo Sogensha Producer