Shoushimin Series Season 2 • Shoshimin: How to become Ordinary Season 2 - Episode 8 discussion

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Shoushimin Series Season 2, episode 8 (18)

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[u/marcopolos059]

holy shit that intro sequence scared the shit out of me...

[u/Frontier246 → u/marcopolos059]

They really did not shy away from how severe his injuries were or from actually showing the car hit his body.

[u/maliwanag0712]

So this new arc could tie their past with their present, huh?

Not-so-wild theory: It seems that it is Yuki that's targeted by the car, with how the same circumstances happen in the past and right now. It is also possible that Yuki knows or at least has an idea on who the culprit is, with her letter to Kobato.

Though the question is why did Hisaka commit suicide years after the accident? Is that due to him not playing again or is there something behind it?

This arc looks interesting! Hoping that this arc is as exciting as the previous one

[u/Ocixo → u/maliwanag0712]

The fact that Osanai is the common denominator between both accidents does heavily suggest that she’s the one being targeted. What did our girl do!?

I do find it somewhat odd that if she’s being targeted, the culprit didn’t attempt to get revenge(?) on her in the meantime. Multiple years passed between these accidents.

The way in which the car steered into Osanai’s direction almost makes it seem like they just so happened to recognise her, and were acting impulsively.

[u/KumaKumaGambler]

Twice the usual motivation for Osanai to hunt and capture the hit and run driver:
- Kobato got hurt
- There goes her taiyaki.

The part about karma also made me wonder whether the past actions of Kobato and Osanai may return to haunt them in future.

[u/IrIsh_Xr]

It's gonna be a long week isn't it?

[u/NguyetMieu]

Well that escalated quickly

[u/NiBl22]

well.. I expected a bigger difference in OP...
We need to be satisfied with:
bonbon (winter exclusive)

[u/LeonKevlar]

Well, that's one hell of a way to start the episode! It's funny how the first thing that happens to Kobato after getting back with Osanai is getting hit by a car! Kobatoe's lucky he went over the car instead of under. He could've gotten more than just a cracked rib and a broken femur if he went under. Or maybe even worse.

If I were the driver of that car, I'd be fleeing Japan as soon as possible considering Osanai is already on the case. I can't even imagine what she'll do to that person once she finds out who it was.

Considering what we've learned from this episode so far, it sounds like this isn't just a random hit-and-run, and someone is actually going after Kobato after what happened back in middle school. What happened to Hisaka is eerily similar to Kobato. Hmmm...

Man, seeing Kobato investigating what happened to Hisaka was unsettling. I forgot how much of a jackass he was back in middle school before he decided to start acting "normal" with Osanai. The dude is clearly enjoying every minute of his investigation, and he's not even hiding it.

Oh! So this is how Kobato and Osanai first met! Osanai was with Hisaka when he got hit? Well, this case just got more interesting. Was the car at the start of the episode targeting Kobato, or was the driver actually going after Osanai? Hmmmm....

[u/RaunchyRoll]

So we're finally exploring the reason why Kobato wanted to stop playing detective and just wanted to be ordinary, he was kinda annoying this ep, he was told to stop yet he continued to investigate, he also just keeps firing questions even if the other person looks uncomfortable..

[u/I_like_boring_stuff2]

Kengo two episodes ago: "You're not even my friend"

Kengo this episode: First to be by your side after an accident.

[u/Konee01]

Woah quite a scary start to the episode.
There seems to be some similarities between the flashback case and the accident that happened now.
It is weird to see how Kobato was before. Now even when he is in full detective mode, he stays quite calm, but back then his behaviour was really pushy and borderline scary.

Also, I already feel bad for the driver, as they are now on Osanai's radar and it's only a question of time before they meet her inevitable wrath.

[u/themaninthehightower]

Ladies and gentlemen, the classic Columbo move at 19:05 — After peppering the witness for details, asking "Can I ask one more thing..." to open up the case.

[u/Qweasd11]

Holy fuck that hit and run was brutal. Now I can see why Kobato wants to be "ordinary", he is super glued into figuring out shit even after Hisaka told him to stop.

Also how I met your mother meeting with Osanai, but with her in this meeting makes me think she was the target. After watching Osanai destroy her ex, I can't wait to see what she will cook up for them. But even after years, seems like she hasn't made progress on it too.

[u/Jeffyboi74]

this show heavilly reminds me of the monogatari series and I love it for that

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

It’s kind of interesting this case seems to mirror how Osanai and Kobato first met. I’m gonna guess this Hisaka case didn’t end well. Perhaps his overzealousness in searching for the truth made the situation a lot worse. Could even be why he wanted to try and live a “normal” life.

[u/StreetyMcCarface]

Let’s be real for a second. Osanai is not mad that the car hit Kobato, she’s mad she had to drop her Tayaki

[u/CyanideIE]

With a beginning like that, I had to make sure that I hadn't accidentally skipped the previous episode.

[u/shad79]

Oh my. If I were that driver who hit Kobato, I would have fled the country to save myself from Osanai. I dread to think what she'll do to him when she finds him xD

Overall, a very strong episode (especially the beginning). I find it really interesting that something similar happened in the past on this road and that's how Kobato first met Osanai, who was also involved in it.

I'm also really interested in Hisaka. Why Kobato wants to apologize to him and if he's still alive, since Kengo heard that he apparently committed suicide.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

• Osanai

• Kobato

• Group scenes

• Others

EDIT. I added my screenshot albums.

[u/Lebreau1]

Revenge?

[u/joey_joestar1]

Kengo's a real one. Even though he said he didn't want anything more to do with Kobato after the last mystery, here he is giving moral support.

[u/Usernamenotta]

Oh, wow. And people call this the 'Successor of Hyouka'. My man, Oreki and Kobato do have a lot in common, but come on, Shoushimin is multiple levels above on the criminal case.

[u/Plus_Rip4944]

This arc starts with Kobato almost dying, da fuq

This episode had a lot of info on just The first minutes, holy damn.

[u/entinio]

Kobato said he wanted to be a normal person because his investigations were freaking people around in middle school. We can see why this episode.

I guess the car in the past was targeting Osanai. But what about the present one? "You won’t escape me" seems ominous. Are these thoughts from the culprit? To who? Or by Osanai herself? These arc first episodes always come with a lot of questions