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SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary

2024 – 2025Show2 seasons22 episodes

AnimationMystery
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0

Summary

Kobato decides to become an honest, humble citizen after enduring a bitter experience known as “wisdom work.” He forms a pact with Osanai, his classmate with the same goal, and they plan to enter high school leading quiet lives. But for some reason, inexplicable events and disasters keep happening around them. Will Kobato and Osanai ever manage to live ordinary, peaceful lives?

Good for

  • Family movie night
  • Friends night
  • Party vibe

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SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary episodes

2 seasons · 22 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Sheep Costume, 7.7
  2. S1 E2 How to Make Delicious Hot Cocoa, 7.9
  3. S1 E3 Humpty Dumpty, 8.2
  4. S1 E4 Mind of a Lone Wolf, 8.2
  5. S1 E5 Berliner Mystery, 8.1
  6. S1 E6 But I Get to Keep Charlotte, 8.2
  7. S1 E7 Shake Half, 7.9
  8. S1 E8 C'mere, You Want Some Free Candy?, 8.4
  9. S1 E9 Sweet Memory (1), 8.7
  10. S1 E10 Sweet Memory (2), 8.8
  1. S2 E1 A Warm Winter (1), 8.3
  2. S2 E2 A Warm Winter (2), 8.3
  3. S2 E3 Hesitant Spring, 8.3
  4. S2 E4 Suspicious Summer (1), 8.5
  5. S2 E5 Suspicious Summer (2), 8.5
  6. S2 E6 Midsummer Night, 9.2
  7. S2 E7 Autumn Returns, 9.3
  8. S2 E8 Should We Really Have Met?, 8.9
  9. S2 E9 Kobato-kun and Osanai-san, 8.6
  10. S2 E10 Please Water the Dried Flowers, 8.7
  11. S2 E11 The End of What Seemed Like a Golden Age, 9.4
  12. S2 E12 Just Deserts, 9.1

Cast

24 of 65 · most episodes first

Crew

Directors
Yayoi Takano, Miho Arai, Takayoshi Nagatomo
Written by
Toshiya Ohno, Honobu Yonezawa, Teruko Utsumi
Produced by
Yuko Matsui, Kei Mizutani, Akihiro Sotokawa
Music by
Takahiro Obata

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Facts

July 7, 2024 · June 22, 2025 · Ended

First aired
July 7, 2024
Last aired
June 22, 2025
Status
Ended
Length
2 seasons · 22 episodes
Genres
Animation, Mystery
Original language
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Available in
66 countries

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary?"

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Where can I stream SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary?

Crunchyroll

In the United States, SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary streams on Crunchyroll. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. It also streams in 65 other countries.

Is SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary worth watching?

72
GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72 (IMDb 7).

Is SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

How long does it take to watch SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary?

8 h

About 8 hours: 22 episodes in 2 seasons of about 23 minutes each, aired from 2024 to 2025.

Will SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly absurd humor (9 of 10) and situational comedy (7 of 10).

Is SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.