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Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary Season 2

“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

8.06
637 rank · 54,232 viewers · 352 favorites
Mystery School
12 episodes · 22 min per ep min · Spring 2025 · Lapin Track · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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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.

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Derived from 31 sampled reviews

8.8 /10

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94% recommend
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median 9 mode 10 σ 1.83
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σ 1.83 · split reception

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6.2 pts

Recommenders 9.2 · others 3.0

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↓ 0.16

Running avg · Apr 2025 → Mar 2026

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A Tv Production · Spring 2025

Lapin Track.
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TV Asahi · Movic

  • 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

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