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Ani-One Asia Streams SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary Anime in India
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The YouTube channel is also streaming the television anime of Ryousuke Hata, original character designer Kuma, and manga artist Anajiro's Maō-gun Saikyō no Majutsushi wa Ningen Datta (The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human) manga as it airs in Japan. Crunchyroll began streaming the anime in India on June 26 and added it as a free title on July 3. It is also streaming the Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu dubs for the anime.
SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary premiered on the NUMAnimation programming block on the TV Asahi channel and 23 of its affiliates, as well as on BS Asahi, on July 6. The anime delayed its fourth episode by one week and aired on August 3. Crunchyroll is streaming it in India as it airs in Japan.
The story centers on Jōgorō Kobato, who 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.
Mamoru Kanbe (Elfen Lied, The Promised Neverland, You and Me.) is directing the anime at studio Lapin Track. Toshiya Ono (The Promised Neverland, Shadows House, 86) is overseeing the series scripts, Atsushi Saitō (Black Fox, Love Live! Superstar!!) is designing the characters, and Takahiro Obata (Cinderella Nine, The Promised Neverland) is composing the music.
Eve performs the opening theme song "Sweet Memory." ammo performs the ending theme song "Itokenai."
The anime adapts the Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken (The Case of the Springtime Limited-Edition Strawberry Tart) and Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken (The Case of the Summertime Limited-Edition Tropical Parfait) novels in Yonezawa's (Kotenbu series, Black Dungeon Castle) series. Tokyo Sogensha published Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken in December 2004 and published Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken in April 2006. The novel series also includes the two Shuki Gentei Kuri Kinton Jiken (The Case of the Autumn-time Limited-Edition Candied Chestnuts and Sweet Potatoes) books and the Paris Macaron no Nazo (The Mystery of the Paris Macaron) book, as well as other non-compiled stories. The latest novel, Tōki Gentei Bonbon Chocolat Jiken (The Case of the Wintertime Limited-Edition Chocolate Bonbons), released on April 30.
The novel series has had several manga adaptations, including Anko Manjūya's Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken, which ran in 2008-2009 and has two volumes. Omiomi drew a two-volume adaptation of Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken in 2010-2011.
