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[[Image:Shoushimin Series Volume 1 Cover.jpg|x375px|thumb|Volume 1 Cover]]

The ''Shoushimin Series'' (小市民シリーズ), or ''The Petit Bourgeois Series'', is a novel series written by Honobu Yonezawa (米澤穂信), author of [[Hyouka|''Hyouka (Classics Club Series)'']], and published in Sougen Suiri Bunko (創元推理文庫). There are currently four volumes.

There are also currently two completed manga mini-series covering the first two novels. The first one was written by the same author and illustrated by Anko Manjuuya, and the second one was arranged by Fuua Yamasaki and illustrated by Omiomi. Both were serialized in Square Enix’s monthly GFantasy publication.

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== Story Synopsis ==

Kobato-kun and Osanai-san are in their first year of high school. Even though they aren’t lovers nor dependent on each other, the two of them have a peculiar, mutually-beneficial relationship. Today, like every other day, they only wish to be modest, upstanding lower-middle class citizens, or as they call it, petit bourgeois, and yet they constantly find themselves face-to-face with strange mysteries around every corner regardless. Although he doesn’t want to stand out like some sort of genius detective, Kobato-kun somehow always ends up finding himself trapped in situations that force him to unravel these mysteries anyways. Will he ever be able to become his ideal petit bourgeois?

''Translation of the first volume’s synopsis.''

== Translation ==

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== Updates ==

*January 30th, 2024 - Links updated.
*July 30th, 2015 - Overview page created.

== The ''Shoushimin Series'' by Honobu Yonezawa ==

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=== Volume 1 - Case of the Spring-Exclusive Strawberry Tart (春期限定いちごタルト事件) - [https://pigcow-translations.com/2021/02/17/case-of-the-spring-exclusive-strawberry-tart-pdf-epub/ PDF/EPUB] ===
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2020/08/04/case-of-the-spring-exclusive-strawberry-tart-prologue/ Prologue]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2020/09/01/case-of-the-spring-exclusive-strawberry-tart-chapter-1-sheeps-clothing-full-text/ Chapter 1ː Sheep's Clothing]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2020/10/19/case-of-the-spring-exclusive-strawberry-tart-chapter-2-for-your-eyes-only-full-text/ Chapter 2ː For Your Eyes Only]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2020/11/17/case-of-the-spring-exclusive-strawberry-tart-chapter-3-how-to-make-delicious-cocoa-full-text/ Chapter 3ː How to Make Delicious Cocoa]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2020/12/15/case-of-the-spring-exclusive-strawberry-tart-chapter-4-a-swelling-in-the-mind-full-text/ Chapter 4ː A Swelling in the Mind]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2021/02/02/case-of-the-spring-exclusive-strawberry-tart-chapter-5-the-heart-of-a-wolf-part-5/ Chapter 5ː The Heart of a Wolf]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2021/02/09/case-of-the-spring-exclusive-strawberry-tart-epilogue/ Epilogue]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2021/02/17/case-of-the-spring-exclusive-strawberry-tart-commentary-by-gokuraku-tonbo/ Commentary by Gokuraku Tonbo]

 

[[Image: Shoushimin Series Volume 2 Cover.jpg|x230px|thumb|right]]
=== Volume 2 - Case of the Summer-Exclusive Tropical Parfait (夏期限定トロピカルパフェ事件) - [https://pigcow-translations.com/2021/10/04/case-of-the-summer-exclusive-tropical-parfait-pdf-epub/ PDF/EPUB] ===
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2021/03/09/case-of-the-summer-exclusive-tropical-parfait-prologue/ Prologueː Just Like Cotton Candy]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2021/04/20/case-of-the-summer-exclusive-tropical-parfait-chapter-1-the-charlotte-is-mine-full-text/ Chapter 1ː The Charlotte Is Mine]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2021/05/25/case-of-the-summer-exclusive-tropical-parfait-chapter-2-shake-half-full-text/ Chapter 2ː Shake Half]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2021/06/01/case-of-the-summer-exclusive-tropical-parfait-chapter-3-extra-spicy-extra-large/ Chapter 3ː Extra-Spicy, Extra-Large]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2021/07/19/case-of-the-summer-exclusive-tropical-parfait-chapter-4-come-here-ill-give-you-some-candies-full-text/ Chapter 4ː Come Here, I’ll Give You Some Candies]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2021/09/14/case-of-the-summer-exclusive-tropical-parfait-chapter-5-sweet-memory-full-text/ Chapter 5ː Sweet Memory]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2021/09/20/case-of-the-summer-exclusive-tropical-parfait-afterword-by-koike-keisuke/ Afterword by Koike Keisuke]

 

[[Image: Shoushimin Series Volume 3 Cover.jpg|x230px|thumb|right]]
=== Volume 3 - Case of the Autumn-Exclusive Kuri-Kinton <Book 1> (秋期限定栗きんとん事件〈上〉) - [https://pigcow-translations.com/2022/11/23/case-of-the-autumn-exclusive-kuri-kinton-volume-1-pdf-epub/ PDF/EPUB] ===
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2021/12/14/case-of-the-autumn-exclusive-kuri-kinton-chapter-1-an-unforeseen-autumn-full-text/ Chapter 1ː An Unforeseen Autumn]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2022/04/24/case-of-the-autumn-exclusive-kuri-kinton-chapter-2-a-warm-winter-full-text/ Chapter 2ː A Warm Winter]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2022/10/01/case-of-the-autumn-exclusive-kuri-kinton-chapter-3-a-wavering-spring-full-text/ Chapter 3ː A Wavering Spring]

 

[[Image: Shoushimin Series Volume 4 Cover.jpg|x230px|thumb|right]]
=== Volume 4 - Case of the Autumn-Exclusive Kuri-Kinton <Book 2> (秋期限定栗きんとん事件〈下〉) - [https://pigcow-translations.com/2023/09/20/case-of-the-autumn-exclusive-kuri-kinton-volume-2-pdf-epub/ PDF/EPUB] ===
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2023/03/26/case-of-the-autumn-exclusive-kuri-kinton-chapter-4-a-suspicious-summer-full-text/ Chapter 4ː A Suspicious Summer]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2023/08/08/case-of-the-autumn-exclusive-kuri-kinton-chapter-5-midsummer-night-full-text/ Chapter 5ː Midsummer Night]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2023/08/30/case-of-the-autumn-exclusive-kuri-kinton-chapter-6-another-autumn/ Chapter 6ː Another Autumn]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2023/09/01/case-of-the-autumn-exclusive-kuri-kinton-afterword-by-masaki-tsuji/ Afterword by Masaki Tsuji]

 
[[File:Paris Macaron Mystery Cover.jpg|alt=|thumb|229x229px]]

=== Volume 5 - The Paris Macaron Mystery (巴里マカロンの謎) - PDF/EPUB ===
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2024/03/11/petit-bourgeois-volume-5-the-paris-macaron-mystery-full-text/ The Paris Macaron Mystery]
:*[https://pigcow-translations.com/2024/06/17/petit-bourgeois-volume-5-the-new-york-cheesecake-mystery-full-text/ The New York Cheesecake Mystery]
:*The Berlin Fried Dough Mystery
:*The Florence Cream Puff Mystery
:*Afterword

 

== Project Staff ==

*Project Manager: [[User:Ex.wife|Ex.wife]]

=== Translators ===

:*[[User:Ex.wife|Ex.wife]]

=== Editors ===

:*n/a

== Series Overview ==

*春期限定いちごタルト事件 (創元推理文庫) (2004/12/18) - ISBN 978-4488451011
*夏期限定トロピカルパフェ事件 (創元推理文庫) (2006/4/11) - ISBN 978-4488451028
*秋期限定栗きんとん事件〈上〉(創元推理文庫) (2009/2/27) - ISBN 978-4488451059
*秋期限定栗きんとん事件〈下〉(創元推理文庫) (2009/3/5) - ISBN 978-4488451066
*巴里マカロンの謎 (創元推理文庫) (2020/1/31) - ISBN 978-4488451110

Shoushimin Series:Registration Page

2024-01-30T14:44:18Z

Ex.wife:

2018-05-25T06:39:04Z

Ex.wife: /* Impossible Intermission #17: Juumoji's Rehearsal */

== Impossible Intermission #17: Juumoji's Rehearsal ==
'' Here's a link to the track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKiK7LzeHkI''

'''Tanabe Jirou:''' So, Oreki Houtarou-kun, how will you support Phantom Thief Juumoji?

'''Oreki Houtarou:''' For that, Tanabe-senpai, I will place some sodium from the Chemistry Club in between the pages of the target proofread manuscript. Satoshi's smartphone will attract everyone's attention, and during that time, you should shoot the manuscript with a water pistol.

'''Tanabe:''' ...... You sure think of some dangerous stuff.

'''Oreki:''' It's a festival, so let's end with a bang.

'''Tanabe:''' Hmm...... Wait a minute. Sodium and water certainly produces a flashy reaction, and I don't have any objections with that plan.

'''Oreki:''' Okay......

'''Tanabe:''' But we've only experienced it in the lab. There isn't any guarantee that we can do the same behind everyone's backs in the Classics Club room, right?

'''Oreki:''' Indeed, you have a point.

'''Tanabe:''' There's still some time. I'll go and get some sodium, and then we can have a rehearsal.

'''Oreki:''' Rehearsal?

'''Oreki:''' ......And that's why we're doing a rehearsal in this deserted bicycle parking area, before actually carrying out the plan.

'''Tanabe:''' I'm counting on you, Fukube-san.

'''Fukube Satoshi:''' Yes, Tanabe-senpai. Anyway, are you really going to do such a dangerous thing?

'''Tanabe:''' Of course. We have to conduct a rehearsal because it's dangerous.

'''Satoshi:''' I see.

'''Oreki:''' Frankly, it's an idea I thought of on the spot, but senpai is really spirited about this, so let's just try it.

'''Satoshi:''' Alright. Just to be sure, I brought a bunch of paper of about the same size as the proofread manuscript.

'''Tanabe:''' Great. Please insert the sodium ten pages from the top of the stack.

'''Oreki:''' Oh? So it's stored like this.<ref>Sodium is stored in kerosene.</ref>

'''Tanabe:''' That's because it can also react with air. It's quite difficult to handle.

(Satoshi inserts the sodium)

'''Tanabe:''' This should be fine. Then, I shall shoot the water.

'''Oreki:''' Ah, go ahead.

'''Tanabe:''' Fukube, you should stay back too.

'''Satoshi:''' Alright.

'''Tanabe:''' I shall begin. There! (Shoots water from pistol)

(All three of them wait for a reaction)

'''Oreki:''' Nothing's happening.

'''Tanabe:''' Perhaps there wasn't enough water. I'll take a look.

'''Satoshi:''' Ah, senpai, I don't think you should......

(Explosion)

'''Oreki, Satoshi and Tanabe:''' Wahhh!

'''Tanabe:''' Hot!

'''Oreki:''' It's burning! It's burning!

'''Satoshi:''' Put it out! Quick! Water!

'''Tanabe:''' Not with water!

'''Satoshi:''' Senpai, are you alright?

'''Tanabe:''' Haah, I would have immediately died if not for my glasses.

'''Oreki:''' Not really.

'''Satoshi:''' Well, we now know that it produces a fire. We can do it again.

'''Tanabe:''' Yeah......

'''Oreki:''' Senpai? What is it?

'''Tanabe:''' Ah, nothing. Erm...... could we do it again?

'''Satoshi:''' Eh?!

'''Oreki:''' But weren't you scared stiff just now?

'''Tanabe:''' I was just a little surprised. Perhaps I'm a little excited from the explosion, but I kind of want a stronger impact.

'''Satoshi:''' There's already quite enough impact.

'''Tanabe:''' Let's increase the amount of sodium. I'm sure it'll be great.

'''Satoshi:''' No, that's seriously dangerous.

'''Oreki:''' I understand, senpai. Let's do it!

'''Satoshi:''' Houtarou too?!

'''Oreki:''' Hey, Satoshi. Explosions are amazing, you know? It's like we're kids again. Exciting, isn't it?

'''Satoshi:''' What are you talking about?!

'''Tanabe:''' Hehe, you know what I'm talking about, Oreki-kun.

'''Oreki:''' Let's do it, senpai. With double the amount!

'''Satoshi:''' Er, erm...... are you even considering the safety of the people looking after the manuscript?

'''Oreki:''' ......That should do it.

'''Tanabe:''' No, we need more. Such that it wouldn't be weird for people to get injured.

'''Satoshi:''' What are you saying as the General Council President?!

'''Oreki:''' Alright, okay!

'''Tanabe:''' Step back, the two of you. Hehe. Let's go!

(Tanabe shoots water at the paper)

'''Tanabe:''' How is that?

(Explosion, and all three yell)

'''Satoshi:''' Hey! That's dangerous! Put it out! Quick!

'''Oreki:''' Woah! Did you see that, senpai?

'''Tanabe:''' This is amazing! I think I might just get addicted to this!

'''Satoshi:''' Stop talking about that and put out the fire! Help me out here!

'''Tanabe:''' Good! This is great! Oreki-kun, your idea is the best!

'''Oreki:''' Hehehe. Thank you very much.

'''Tanabe:''' Let's do it more! More! Such that even the Classics Club room is blown off!

'''Satoshi:''' What?!

'''Oreki:''' Yes! After all, you can write on the card, "Classics Club has lost Classics Club members"!

'''Satoshi:''' You trying to kill us?!

'''Tanabe:''' Perfect! Phantom Thief Juumoji's name will forever be a legend in school history! Like this, Mune (Kugayama Muneyoshi) will finally take notice!

(Oreki and Tanabe laugh maniacally)

'''Tanabe:''' So, Oreki-kun. Let us aim for greater heights. Heck, we got more than enough sodium. We should gather the other alkali metals like rubidium and caesium!<ref>These metals react explosively with water.</ref>

'''Satoshi:''' You're still doing this?!

'''Oreki:''' Let's do it, senpai! We shall pass judgment on the rose-colored school with an iron hammer!

'''Tanabe:''' Yeah, we shall!

'''Satoshi:''' I don't know anymore! This has nothing to do with me!

'''Oreki:''' Ah, Satoshi escaped.

'''Tanabe:''' Ignore the coward. Let's begin! I'll let you know the power of Phantom Thief Juumoji!

(Tanabe shoots water at the metals, resulting in a huge explosion)

(Ambulance siren wails)

'''Ibara Mayaka:''' Say, Fuku-chan, Oreki and Tanabe-senpai seem to be in critical condition. What in the world happened?

'''Satoshi:''' Ah, well, if anything, the bicycle parking area ([JI]TENSHA OKIBA 自転車置き場) has lost Juumoji ([JI]YUUMOJI 十文字).

'''Mayaka:''' What are you talking about?

== Translator's Notes and References ==

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