Shōshimin Series

Manga

A manga adaptation of the first novel Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken, illustrated by Anko Manjūya, was serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine Monthly GFantasy from April 18, 2007,[8] to December 18, 2008,[9] and was collected in two volumes.

A manga adaptation of the second novel Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken, illustrated by OmiOmi with composition by Fua Yamasaki, was serialized in the same magazine from February 18, 2010,[10] to January 18, 2011,[11] and was also collected in two volumes.

A second manga adaptation of the first novel, titled (Shōshimin) Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken (〈小市民〉 春期限定いちごタルト事件), illustrated by Anri Sagawa, was serialized in Kodansha's manga website Magazine Pocket from May 2, 2025, to January 2, 2026,[12] and was collected in three tankōbon volumes.

Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken

Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken

(Shōshimin) Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken

Anime

An anime television series adaptation of Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken and Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken, titled Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary (小市民シリーズ) was announced in January 2024. It also adapted one short story from the Pari Makaron no Nazo collection. It is produced by Lapin Track and directed by Mamoru Kanbe, with Toshiya Ono writing series scripts, Atsushi Saitō designing the characters, and Takahiro Obata composing the music. The series aired from July 7 to September 15, 2024, on the NUMAnimation programming block on all ANN affiliates, including TV Asahi.[20] The opening theme song is "Sweet Memory" (スイートメモリー), performed by Eve, while the ending theme song is "Itokenai" (意解けない), performed by Ammo.[21] Crunchyroll streamed the series worldwide, except East Asia.[22] Medialink licensed the series in Central Asia, South Asia (except India), Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand) for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[23]

Following the final episode of the first season, a second season was announced, which adapts Shūki Gentei Kuri Kinton Jiken and Tōki Gentei Bonbon Chocolat Jiken.[24] The season aired from April 6 to June 22, 2025, on the same programming block. The opening theme song is "Kaseijin" (火星人), performed by Yorushika, while the ending theme song is "SugaRiddle", performed by Nagi Yanagi.[25]

Episodes

Season 1 (2024)

Season 2 (2025)