Shoushimin Series

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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 (Classics Club Series), and published in Sougen Suiri Bunko (創元推理文庫). There are currently six 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.

An anime adaptation titled Shoshiminː How to Become Ordinary was produced by Lapin Track and premiered in July 2024.

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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?

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Updates

• August 2nd, 2024 - Volume 6 added.
• January 30^th, 2024 - Links updated.
• July 30^th, 2015 - Overview page created.

The Shoushimin Series by Honobu Yonezawa

Volume 1 - Case of the Spring-Exclusive Strawberry Tart (春期限定いちごタルト事件) - PDF/EPUB

• Prologue
• Chapter 1ː Sheep's Clothing
• Chapter 2ː For Your Eyes Only
• Chapter 3ː How to Make Delicious Cocoa
• Chapter 4ː A Swelling in the Mind
• Chapter 5ː The Heart of a Wolf
• Epilogue
• Commentary by Gokuraku Tonbo

Volume 2 - Case of the Summer-Exclusive Tropical Parfait (夏期限定トロピカルパフェ事件) - PDF/EPUB

• Prologueː Just Like Cotton Candy
• Chapter 1ː The Charlotte Is Mine
• Chapter 2ː Shake Half
• Chapter 3ː Extra-Spicy, Extra-Large
• Chapter 4ː Come Here, I’ll Give You Some Candies
• Chapter 5ː Sweet Memory
• Afterword by Koike Keisuke

Volume 3 - Case of the Autumn-Exclusive Kuri-Kinton <Book 1> (秋期限定栗きんとん事件〈上〉) - PDF/EPUB

• Chapter 1ː An Unforeseen Autumn
• Chapter 2ː A Warm Winter
• Chapter 3ː A Wavering Spring

Volume 4 - Case of the Autumn-Exclusive Kuri-Kinton <Book 2> (秋期限定栗きんとん事件〈下〉) - PDF/EPUB

• Chapter 4ː A Suspicious Summer
• Chapter 5ː Midsummer Night
• Chapter 6ː Another Autumn
• Afterword by Masaki Tsuji

Volume 5 - The Paris Macaron Mystery (巴里マカロンの謎) - PDF/EPUB

• The Paris Macaron Mystery
• The New York Cheesecake Mystery
• The Berliner Bollen Mystery
• The Florence Cream Puff Mystery
• Afterword

Volume 6 - Case of the Winter-Exclusive Chocolate Bonbons (冬期限定ボンボンショコラ事) - PDF/EPUB

• Prologueː The Little Citizens Take to the Skies
• Section 1ː The Fox's Deep Sleep
  • Chapter 1ː According to the Letter Left Behind, Osanai-san is...
  • Chapter 2ː My Middle School Crimes
  • Chapter 3ː Should We Really Have Met?
  • Chapter 4: Kobato-kun and Osanai-san
  • Chapter 5: The Perfect Day for Finding Secrets
• Section 2ː The Wolf Does Not Forget
  • Chapter 6: Groundless Suspicion
  • Chapter 7: Here, Some Water for these Dried Flowers
  • Chapter 8ː My Lucky Star
  • Chapter 9ː Persona Non Grata
  • Chapter 10ː End of What I Thought to be a Golden Age
  • Chapter 11ː Retribution
• Epilogueː The Little Citizens Do Not Fly
• Commentary: Kobato-kun Becomes a Bedridden Person by Masato Matsuura

Project Staff

• Project Manager: Ex.wife

Translators

• 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
• 冬期限定ボンボンショコラ事件 (創元推理文庫) (2024/4/26) - ISBN 978-4488451127