Jogoro Kobato has been obsessed with solving mysteries for as long as he can remember. But after being told that it was annoying those around him he made a goal to become ordinary. Yuki Osanai was in a similar situation and the both of them decided to lean on each other and become ordinary together. However, after getting into high school Jogoro found himself getting into more and more situations where a mystery needed solving. Some people even came directly to him to ask him for help. Will Jogoro and Yuki truly become ordinary?
I went in thinking that Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary was a romance anime, so I was a little disappointed when I figured out it wasn't. However, I began to enjoy it when I learned it has a truly unique take on the mystery genre. Rather than solving murder mysteries, the mysteries Jogoro Kobato solves are more like puzzles that you might find in your daily life. One example is that the newspaper club had a plate of jelly filled desserts, One of them was supposed to be filled with mustard. Whoever got the mustard filled one would write the next article. However, everyone claimed that their dessert was jelly filled, so what happened to the mustard filled one? It was these kind of situations that gave Shoshimin its charm. There is no fan service in it, and the language is completely clean. If you like mystery anime I would definitely give it a try.
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