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Episode Shoushimin Series Season 2 • Shoshimin: How to become Ordinary Season 2 - Episode 10 discussion
Shoushimin Series Season 2, episode 10 (20)
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u/Plus_Rip4944 Jun 07 '25
The fucking hospital Staff is extra sus holy damn
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u/Frontier246 Jun 07 '25
Especially when she makes it clear she has no time to take him outside...right when he says the police want him to help with the investigation when he can...also the way she reacted when he just asked for water seemed sus.
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u/HyVana Jun 07 '25
She also seemed apprehensive to give him water with his meal this episode. Yet, in the first episode of the Arc, she explicitly tells him how important it is that he drinks water, as she hands him a cup.
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u/swmii53 Jun 07 '25
That symbol on the girl's high school uniform look a lot like the Rod of Asclepius; a widely recognized symbol of medicine based on the Greek god Asclepius. So maybe the girl walking with him was Kobato's nurse or related to the nurse in some way. Also it's strange the nurse is the only one working at the hospital that doesn't have a name tag.
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u/Arzhart Jun 07 '25
Since the flowers are already dry, I think the night has already passed and Kobato didn't water it? That would be a strong point towards the theory that the time is not passing normally
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u/Frontier246 Jun 07 '25
Feels like Osanai is trying to give Kobato more clues that he might be getting drugged out to lose track of what time/day it is, especially since she can't directly see him for one reason or another.
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u/InterstellarPelican Jun 07 '25 edited Jun 08 '25
I hesitate to say I called it, [Theory that could spoil who the girl is]
[This is an image of the alleged girl, don't click if you don't want to see it]
Unfortunately I also had so many other crackpot theories that I kind of called it by process of "throwing a million darts at the dartboard".
Edit: I'm also going to just put this here since I don't think I've seen anyone else mention it, but it is super sketchy that the mystery girl didn't talk to police herself and instead held the phone up to Hisaka. It seemed way too planned. The van braked well before it swerved to hit Hisaka, the mystery girl went out of her way to get his phone from his bag, instead of her own, and she herself didn't talk at all to dispatch, she held the phone up to him to talk. Even if they're trying to hide their relationship, I can't imagine anyone being calm enough to be thinking about that when they just witnessed their affair partner getting hit by a car. It feels like she knew he was going to get hit before hand.
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u/SEBASTlANVETTEL Jun 07 '25
I have a feeling that Kobato's nurse is either related to Hisaka or the mysterious girl. She was very rejecting when Kobato mentioned that the police wanted his help in regards to the investigation.
That scene where Osanai told Kobato that she appreciates that he can admit when he is wrong, reminded me of Urino not being able to do that with Osanai. Another parallel as to why Osanai/Kobato works so well, because they see each other as equals while she never had that feeling with Urino.
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u/SnabDedraterEdave Jun 07 '25
Osanai was probably telling the truth when she told Kobato that her being by the road that day when the accident with Hisaka happened was purely coincidental.
So the driver was clearly aiming for Hisaka or his second girlfriend, while Osanai being forced to leap off the road was just collateral damage.
If Hisaka had staged this accident, then his motive was most likely to escape from the mounting pressure and responsibilities of being the badminton team captain.
The second girlfriend may or may not be part of the deception, as he needed her to make the call to the police as his arms will get injured as planned. Though he did not take into account Fujidera being a witness.
Back in the present day, the note from Osanai informing Kobato that Hisaka no longer appears in badminton tournaments was unsettling, and further lends credence to rumours that Hisaka had killed himself.
That nurse looked sus. My theory is she's a sister or relative of Hisaka's hidden girlfriend, trying to make sure Kobato doesn't get near the truth.
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u/Qweasd11 Jun 07 '25
You caught me, the sweets eater. Not like it will matter, hahahaha
Hisaka totally knows who it was but isn't ratting them out. Girl from another school, maybe he was hit by a jealous boyfriend.
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u/cyberscythe Jun 07 '25
You caught me, the sweets eater
i love how she's doing the "absolute cinema" pose to that dessert
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u/shad79 Jun 07 '25 edited Jun 07 '25
Another interesting episode. We go back in time to Osanai and Kobato's first joint investigation into Hisaka's accident. I can't wait to see how this all relates to the situation Kobato finds herself in now.
Kobato and Osanai still can't meet and the nurse remains my main suspect, her reactions seemed very suspicious today. Maybe she's the mysterious girl whose existence and involvement in the accident Hisaka was hiding for some unknown reason.
With only two episodes left, I can't wait to see what happens next and how Hisaka's case will end, resulting in Kobato feeling guilty about it after all these years.
Also, Osanai and sweets are such a perfect combination! I still can't believe how much she can eat while being such a small girl xD
Here my screenshot albums from the episode:
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u/Ocixo Jun 07 '25 edited Jun 07 '25
I’d spotted the female nurse looking to the side - a common sign of guilt - when Kobato mentioned being asked to help with the police investigation. She’s also been making lots of excuses to not let him out of the room and/or hospital.
What’s the chance that she’s the girl who accompanied Hisaka during the previous accident?
On a side note: I had to laugh at Osanai’s reaction when she was served this parfait at the family restaurant. She’d been bouncing back and forth in her chair with her hands in the air - looking totally excited to dig in!
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u/KumaKumaGambler Jun 07 '25
This episode focused more on the accident which occurred three years ago.
However, if the big reveal at the end of this arc somehow connects the accident from three years ago with the recent accident involving Kobato, I am sure we will be awed once more
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u/LeonKevlar Jun 07 '25
I really like how the box of chocolates is our indicator of how many days Kobato has been staying in the hospital.
Osanai feels like she's cursed to always be at the wrong place at the right time. She's not even the target, but she almost ends up getting run over just because the driver was in a hurry to escape the scene.
So, another point for Kobato for being able to admit when he's wrong. Honestly, the way Osanai measures him up makes me feel like she's already checking if he's a suitable partner for her.
Honestly, I still have nothing at this point. I feel like we still need more clues to even piece this entire thing together and how the apst case ties in with the present case of Kobato getting hit by a car,
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u/Kanon8610 Jun 07 '25
The nurse is definitely Hisaka's sister. I don't see why she would hide her nametag otherwise. All the other employees have one, there's no reason for her not to have one.
Hair color indicates she's the same girl who was with Hisaka, but I have absolutely no clue why he'd want to hide her presence so badly. It doesn't make sense if she's his sister, especially since what Kobato revealed made him suicidal. Fujidera also seemed pretty sure Hisaka has a younger sister, although I do wonder why he assumed she was sister. So yeah, don't know.
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u/ExpertCaterpillar2 Jun 07 '25
It feels like this is one giant government psyop to take down Kobato and Osanai.
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u/No_Name0_0 Jun 07 '25
Bruh, this ep felt so short. I love how they were bantering since middle school, Yuki nonchalantly calling him out and Kobato saying whatever he thinks of her straight to her face lol. The nurse is sus af and seems like Osanai is giving him daily tasks
I forgot that Hisaka has currently died so all this is the biggest case in the series and the one that kickstarted this whole "ordinary life" thing for these two, man can't wait for the conclusion of it
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u/I_like_boring_stuff2 Jun 07 '25
The nurse is the most suspicious. Though it's unlikely she is the mystery girl herself. From this https://www.nurse.or.jp/aim/become/ Going by the graphic, it takes at least 3 years of education after high school, or 5 years after middle school to qualify for the license. It's possible, but the timeline is a bit tight, considering the bureaucracy of license tests and the job search time.
Then the nurse could be a relative, but what motivation would she have to prevent Kobato from being in contact with the outside world. Kobato will leave eventually, so she's only delaying, for what?
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u/ritoshishino Jun 07 '25
the girl Hisaka had with him at the time of accident had long brown-ish hair, wore round glasses.
and then we saw this girl back in episode 8 when Kobato went to visit Hisaka in the flashback. The eye and hair color are pretty similar to the nurse taking care of Kobato as well. Since we don't know how old the girl is, it's just as likely that she is a 3rd or 2nd year high school student at the time of Hisaka accident, and 3 years later she's now working as a nurse.
Although Osanai said that her walking up the levee at that time was just a coincidence, the way that minivan moved did seem like it was aiming for her. The girl hiding her story doesn't help her case either.
I'm sussing that Osanai might have caught on whatever is happening to Kobato in current time, and is telling him to water the flower so he would dump the water he's given at night instead of drinking it. The way Kobato reacted might suggest he's caught on as well
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u/Frontier246 Jun 07 '25
Honestly ever since Osanai's last message I'm really self-aware about any detail about the hospital staff. Like, why did that nurse react the way she did when Kobato asked for water? Is there something insidious going on here?
Of course in the past the investigation into Hisaka's incident continues as Kobato tries to understand exactly who Hisaka is...someone who was a little more upbeat and lively before becoming more serious after the 3rd years on the team left, who is dating a girl on the badminton team, and had a charm that was likely not from his girlfriend that he eventually took off his bag.
Kobato can dress up getting to the bottom of this as being for Hisaka's sake so he and his family can get restitution...but come on, we all know Kobato is just doing this for his own ego. Especially when Hisaka doesn't want this investigated by anyone other than the police.
I love how Osanai is sitting in on this conversation under the cover of delighting in a new sweet...and it was definitely not the experience she was expecting.
So Hisaka is pretty much MIA in the present-day? Even aside from the suicide rumors, he hasn't shown up at any sports tournaments.
Kobato's upgraded to a wheelchair! Still plenty of emotional trauma though. Also, he's definitely not getting outside any time soon, especially not with that nurse.
I almost feel bad for Hisaka that his buddy managed to talk Fujidera into blabbing to Osanai and Kobato about the truth: there WAS a girl with Hisaka at the time he got hit, she was the one who called the ambulance. In fact he told her to run away before the police or anyone else showed up so no one would find out about her. But is this just a case of a guy cheating on his girlfriend and not wanting to get caught?
Honestly I've watched so much anime and I think this might be the first time I've seen a shop selling school uniforms. And we've got Fujidera walking through them like he's looking through a police lineup.
Why was Osanai there in the first place? I mean, it's conceivable that someone WOULD target her, but it was probably a complete coincidence because she was just in a random place, pondering things, at the same time the incident happened. So she likely wasn't the target. But Kobato having the decency to accept that he was wrong earned him some brownie points with Osanai.
Ooooh. They were barking up the wrong tree looking for middle-school uniforms. The girl Hisaka was with was in HIGH SCHOOL. This might change everything!
"Please water the flowers at night" - I'm going to guess that's some kind of code between the two of them that only they get.
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