Forum - View topicShoshimin: How to become Ordinary (TV).
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Tony K.
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Shoshimin: How to become Ordinary (TV) Source: Demographic: Animation Studio: Genres: Themes: Plot Summary: Jōgorō Kobato wishes to live a quiet and ordinary life after a painful experience. He and Yuki Osanai form a "mutually beneficial relationship" as Yuki also wants the same thing. They start high school as classmates with a plan to spend their peaceful days as ordinary people, but unfortunately, they keep getting wrapped up in mysteries and disasters as they happen one after another. Air Date & Platform: July 6, 2024 (Saturday) Available on: Crunchyroll Episode Count / Runtime: |
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smurky turkey
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The first episode made me think of Hyouka plus a lot of style and movie quality/feel animation to top it off. Jougorou appears to be the insightful teen detective minus some social skills causing him to appear uncaring at times, Yuki seems relatively normal so far (though trauma is coming after that double murder at the end) and Kenho seems like a pain in the rear. Just like with Hyouka the relatively innocent case gets made into quite the big performance. The difference is how stylish and a tad over the top Shoshimin can be.
I am a sucker for mystery so count me in for more. |
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Edjwald
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Yah...I enjoyed this, but I found the fragmented conversations where they blipped between space and time kind of confusing. For example, I didn't really understand what they were talking about when they mentioned a way to get to the bakery quicker and how they'd better be careful or there would be severe consequences.
I was wondering if they stole the bike they were riding, but then their bike got stolen and they were screaming "Thief" without any fear of getting called on it Was the thing they were afraid of riding on a main throughfare because they didn't want to get recognized? Maybe they met because the male lead's boy detective act got him involved in some incident with the female that was traumatic and sensational, and that's why they're trying so desperately to blend in and stay under the radar? Maybe they're afraid of the Japanese equivalent of paparazzi? But the mystery and enigma surrounding them helped add to the atmosphere. My only complaint is that the mystery surrounding their situation was a lot more compelling than the mystery of the missing pochette (spelling?), Not only was the affair low stakes even for a school drama, but the way it was solved seemed like an asspull. I thought the way the guy was running all over the place was suspicious too, but to go from that and damp socks to reconstructing the entire scenario felt more like a task for a psychic than an Encyclopedia Brown wannabe. Edited to add an observation. |
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