# Shomin Sample
**Shomin Sample** (Japanese: *Ore ga Ojōsama Gakkō ni "Shomin Sample" Toshite Rachirareta Ken*, 俺がお嬢様学校に「庶民サンプル」として拉致られた件, literally "The Fact That I Was Abducted to a Young Ladies' School as a 'Commoner Sample'") is a Japanese light novel series written by Takafumi Nanatsuki and illustrated by Urugetsu Gō. It was published in Ichijinsha's Ichijinsha Bunko imprint in eleven volumes from December 2011 to November 2015[1](https://libwww2.kyusan-u.ac.jp/pdf/select_tour/senteitosyoichiran20170725.pdf). The story spawned a manga adaptation, a 2015 television anime, and a 2015 live-action film[2](https://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/stories/comic-rex/%E4%BF%BA%E3%81%8C%E3%81%8A%E5%AC%A2%E6%A7%98%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%E3%81%AB%E3%80%8C%E5%BA%B6%E6%B0%91%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%83%AB%E3%80%8D%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8B%89%E8%87%B4%E3%82%89/) • [3](https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/news/announcements/2021/11/3/shomin-sample-ab-sofort-auf-crunchyroll-verfgbar) • [4](https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/pdf/349665).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | 俺がお嬢様学校に「庶民サンプル」として拉致られた件[1](https://libwww2.kyusan-u.ac.jp/pdf/select_tour/senteitosyoichiran20170725.pdf) |
| Author / illustrator | Takafumi Nanatsuki (story), Urugetsu Gō (illustration)[1](https://libwww2.kyusan-u.ac.jp/pdf/select_tour/senteitosyoichiran20170725.pdf) |
| Publication | Ichijinsha Bunko, 11 volumes, December 2011 to November 2015[1](https://libwww2.kyusan-u.ac.jp/pdf/select_tour/senteitosyoichiran20170725.pdf) |
| Premise | Ordinary high schooler Kimito Kagurazaka is kidnapped to the elite Seika Girls' Academy as a "commoner sample" to teach sheltered heiresses about the outside world[5](https://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/novel/special/orejyou/) |
| Manga adaptation | Drawn by Risumai, serialized in Comic REX; released in English by Seven Seas Entertainment in 11 volumes, May 2016 to November 2019[2](https://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/stories/comic-rex/%E4%BF%BA%E3%81%8C%E3%81%8A%E5%AC%A2%E6%A7%98%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%E3%81%AB%E3%80%8C%E5%BA%B6%E6%B0%91%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%83%AB%E3%80%8D%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8B%89%E8%87%B4%E3%82%89/) • [6](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/shomin-sample/) |
| Anime | 12 episodes, studio SILVER LINK., directed by Masato Jinbo, aired October to December 2015[3](https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/news/announcements/2021/11/3/shomin-sample-ab-sofort-auf-crunchyroll-verfgbar) • [7](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/shomin-sample) |
| Live-action film | *Ore ga Ojōsama Gakkō ni "Shomin Sample" Toshite Gettsu sareta Ken*, released 2015[4](https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/pdf/349665) |
## Premise
The story follows Kimito Kagurazaka (神楽坂公人), an ordinary high school boy who is suddenly kidnapped to Seika Girls' Academy (清華院女学校), a traditional and prestigious school attended only by daughters of wealthy and distinguished families[5](https://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/novel/special/orejyou/). The students are so sheltered that they have never left the outside world's company or seen a boy of their own age[5](https://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/novel/special/orejyou/). To give them exposure to the opposite sex and to ordinary society, the school selects Kimito as its "commoner sample" (庶民サンプル)[5](https://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/novel/special/orejyou/).
The comedy rests on the gap between Kimito's ordinary life and the girls' total unfamiliarity with it: the students of Seika do not even know what a mobile phone, a video game, or manga is, and to them "commoners" are objects of admiration[5](https://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/novel/special/orejyou/). The publisher describes the resulting story as a heartful school romantic comedy in which Kimito suddenly starts a popular life among the young ladies[2](https://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/stories/comic-rex/%E4%BF%BA%E3%81%8C%E3%81%8A%E5%AC%A2%E6%A7%98%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%E3%81%AB%E3%80%8C%E5%BA%B6%E6%B0%91%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%83%AB%E3%80%8D%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8B%89%E8%87%B4%E3%82%89/).
## Light novel
The series was written by **Takafumi Nanatsuki** (七月隆文, born 1976), a novelist and light novel author born in [Osaka Prefecture](https://www.edgepedia.org/osaka-prefecture) and a graduate of Kyoto Seika University; he changed his pen name from Imada Takafumi to Nanatsuki Takafumi in July 2004[8](https://d.hatena.ne.jp/keyword/%E4%B8%83%E6%9C%88%E9%9A%86%E6%96%87). His other works include *Astral*, *Iris no Niji*, *Love★Yuu*, and *Gakuen to Sekai to Rakuen* in light novel imprints, and the general-audience novels *Boku wa Ashita, Kinō no Kimi to Dēto Suru* and *Kimi ni Sayonara o Iwanai*[8](https://d.hatena.ne.jp/keyword/%E4%B8%83%E6%9C%88%E9%9A%86%E6%96%87).
The eleven volumes appeared in the Ichijinsha Bunko label (series number な-02) between December 2011 and November 2015[1](https://libwww2.kyusan-u.ac.jp/pdf/select_tour/senteitosyoichiran20170725.pdf). Volume 9, published in February 2015, runs 251 pages and was priced at 590 yen before tax; its story centers on the school's sports festival, in which the MVP may ask Kimito for any one favor[9](https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I026004963). Volume 7, released in March 2014, follows the young ladies as they learn about commoners' summer vacations on a trip[10](https://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/f/dsg-08-998968877X).
## Manga adaptation
A manga adaptation drawn by **Risumai** (りすまい), with character designs by Urugetsu Gō, began serialization in Ichijinsha's Comic REX magazine[2](https://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/stories/comic-rex/%E4%BF%BA%E3%81%8C%E3%81%8A%E5%AC%A2%E6%A7%98%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%E3%81%AB%E3%80%8C%E5%BA%B6%E6%B0%91%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%83%AB%E3%80%8D%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8B%89%E8%87%B4%E3%82%89/). The North American publisher [Seven Seas Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/seven-seas-entertainment) released the manga in English under the title *Shomin Sample: I Was Abducted by an Elite All-Girls School as a Sample Commoner*, in eleven volumes priced at $12.99 each, from May 2016 (volume 1) to November 2019 (volume 11)[6](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/shomin-sample/). [Seven Seas](https://www.edgepedia.org/seven-seas) classifies the series as comedy and harem[6](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/shomin-sample/).
## Anime adaptation
A television anime adaptation was produced by the studio SILVER LINK. under director Masato Jinbo and aired on Japanese television from October to December 2015[3](https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/news/announcements/2021/11/3/shomin-sample-ab-sofort-auf-crunchyroll-verfgbar). It consists of one season of 12 episodes, each about 23 minutes, and carries a TV-14 age rating[7](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/shomin-sample). The main cast includes Atsushi Tamaru as Kimito Kagurazaka, Rika Tachibana as Reiko Arisugawa, and Yu Serizawa as Aika Tenkuubashi[7](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/shomin-sample).
The series has remained available in English: as of late 2026 listings it streams on [Crunchyroll](https://www.edgepedia.org/crunchyroll) (including the Crunchyroll Amazon Channel) and can be bought digitally on Amazon Video and the Apple TV Store[7](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/shomin-sample). A complete-series Blu-ray was released on November 12, 2019[11](https://store.crunchyroll.com/products/shomin-sample-the-complete-series-essentials-blu-ray-704400022029.html).
## Live-action film
A live-action film adaptation, *Ore ga Ojōsama Gakkō ni "Shomin Sample" Toshite Gettsu sareta Ken* (俺がお嬢様学校に「庶民サンプル」としてゲッツされた件), was released in 2015. It depicts the interactions between the young ladies and the single male high school student thrown into their girls' school, with Kimito brought in forcibly as a "commoner sample" and surrounded by the girls' gazes[4](https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/pdf/349665).
## References
1. [学生選定図書一覧, Kyushu Sangyo University Library (series listing, Ichijinsha Bunko, 2011.12–2015.11)](https://libwww2.kyusan-u.ac.jp/pdf/select_tour/senteitosyoichiran20170725.pdf)
2. [俺がお嬢様学校に「庶民サンプル」として拉致られた件 作品紹介, Ichijinsha WEB (Comic REX manga)](https://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/stories/comic-rex/%E4%BF%BA%E3%81%8C%E3%81%8A%E5%AC%A2%E6%A7%98%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%E3%81%AB%E3%80%8C%E5%BA%B6%E6%B0%91%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%83%AB%E3%80%8D%E3%81%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8B%89%E8%87%B4%E3%82%89/)
3. [Shomin Sample ab sofort auf Crunchyroll verfügbar, Crunchyroll News (2021)](https://www.crunchyroll.com/de/news/announcements/2021/11/3/shomin-sample-ab-sofort-auf-crunchyroll-verfgbar)
4. [俺がお嬢様学校に「庶民サンプル」としてゲッツされた件 (2015), allcinema](https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/pdf/349665)
5. [一迅社文庫 俺がお嬢様学校に「庶民サンプル」として拉致られた件, Ichijinsha WEB (story synopsis)](https://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/novel/special/orejyou/)
6. [Shomin Sample, Seven Seas Entertainment (English manga volume list)](https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/shomin-sample/)
7. [Shomin Sample (2015), JustWatch (episodes, rating, cast, streaming)](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/shomin-sample)
8. [七月隆文, Hatena Keyword (author profile)](https://d.hatena.ne.jp/keyword/%E4%B8%83%E6%9C%88%E9%9A%86%E6%96%87)
9. [俺がお嬢様学校に「庶民サンプル」として拉致られた件 9, NDL Search, National Diet Library](https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I026004963)
10. [俺がお嬢様学校に「庶民サンプル」として拉致られた件 7 (電子版), Kinokuniya Bookstore](https://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/f/dsg-08-998968877X)
11. [Shomin Sample - The Complete Series - Essentials Blu-ray, Crunchyroll Store](https://store.crunchyroll.com/products/shomin-sample-the-complete-series-essentials-blu-ray-704400022029.html)
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