SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary

SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary

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2024–20251 season22 episodes23 min7.5 / 10

A light-hearted mystery-comedy about two high schoolers trying to live ordinary lives while inexplicable events conspire against them, balancing slice-of-life warmth with surreal comedic chaos.

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?

Questions people ask

  • Is SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary violent? Not especially. Less violent than 70% of series.

  • Does SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary leave you hopeful? Somewhat. More hopeful than 69% of series.

  • Is SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 66% of series.

  • Is SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary sad? Not especially. Less sad than 63% of series.

  • Is SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity58

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love47

How much audiences actually like it

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Like SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary

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Same Mood as SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like SHOSHIMIN: How to Become Ordinary, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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