[July 2024] Shoushimin Series || Official Teaser

Title: Shoushimin Series English Title: How to become Ordinary Note: Shōshimin Series by Honobu Yonezawa, Author of Hyouka Format: TV Source: Novel Studio: Lapintrack Genre: Mystery Release Date: July 2024 Season: Summer 2024 Synopsis: Jogoro Kobato and Yuki Osanai, two fifteen-year-olds in their first year of senior high school, are an unusual pair. After some unpleasant experiences at their previous school, linked to their proclivity for solving mysteries, they have agreed to adopt a new persona: that of ‘respectable types’ leading quiet, ordinary lives. However, term has barely started when a series of irresistible mysteries begin presenting themselves, and Kobato in particular can’t stop himself from solving them – especially with the help of his close friend Kengo. A missing handbag, a pair of identical paintings, a perfectly made cup of cocoa, and a mysterious shattered bottle all provide these reluctant detectives – and the viewer – with plenty of mental exercise and entertainment. But when Osanai’s bicycle is stolen, along with the strawberry tart she left in its basket, the trail of clues leads the pair into unexpected danger… [Source: "The Strawberry Tart Incident" novel introduction via Emily Books Agency]