Shoushimin Series

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The Shoushimin Series (小市民シリーズ), or, The Lower-Middle Class Chronicles, is a novel series written by Honobu Yonezawa (米澤穂信), author of Hyouka (Classics Club Series). Each volume is fundamentally a novel-ified compilation of various short stories—a majority of them appearing in the monthly publication Mysteries! (ミステリーズ！)—following the two Shoushimin Series protagonists and their various misadventures. There are currently four volumes.

There are also currently two completed mini-comics 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 even really dependent on each other in the first place, 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, and yet they constantly find themselves face-to-face with strange mysteries around every corner. 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 achieve shining, lower-middle class normalcy?

Translation of the first volume’s synopsis.

Updates

• July 30^st, 2015 - Overview page created.
• Older Project Updates

The Shoushimin Series by Honobu Yonezawa

Volume 1 - Spring: The Special Strawberry Tart Case (春期限定いちごタルト事件)

• 1 - Prologue
• 2 - The Stuffed Sheep
• 3 - For Your Eyes Only
• 4 - How to Make Delicious Hot Chocolate
• 5 - Stuck in the Stomach
• 6 - The Lone Wolf’s Heart
• 7 - Epilogue
• 8 - Afterword

Volume 2 - Summer: The Special Tropical Parfait Case (夏期限定トロピカルパフェ事件)

• 1 - Almost like Cotton Candy
• 2 - Only Charlotte is Mine
• 3 - Shake Half
• 4 - Fiery Hot, Extra Large
• 5 - Come Here, I’ll Give You Candy
• 6 - Sweet Memory
• 7 - Afterword

Volume 3 - Autumn: The Special Kuri-Kinton Case <Part 1> (秋期限定栗きんとん事件〈上〉)

• 1 - An Unexpected Autumn
• 2 - A Warm Winter
• 3 - A Bewildering Spring

Volume 4 - Autumn: The Special Kuri-Kinton Case <Part 2> (秋期限定栗きんとん事件〈下〉)

• 1 - A Suspicious Summer
• 2 - A Midsummer Night
• 3 - Another Autumn
• 4 - Afterword

Project Staff

• Project Manager: Manlyflower

Translators

• Manlyflower

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