SoreMachi Chronological Timeline
Chapters marked with a
contain a supernatural element.Hotori's First Year of High School
Yukiko is in Grade 1, Class 1.
Year One: April
Hotori dons her maid unform for the first time.
"Arashiyama Josephine-Sama"
「嵐山ジョセフィーヌ様」
→ Granny hurts her back.
Volume 12, Chapter 90"The Vanishing Case"
「消された事件」
"Night Walker"
「ナイトウォーカー」
Year One: May
Volume 5, Chapter 36"Graduation"
「卒業式」
"The Blessed Café (Before)"
「至福の店 ビフォア」
"The Blessed Café (After)"
「至福の店 アフター」
"Hotori and the Mysterious Kingdom"
「歩鳥となぞの王国」
"Sexual Harassment Trial"
「セクハラ裁判」
"The Voice That Lurks in the Darkness"
「闇に棲む声」
(Segment where the mystery is solved.)
→ The incident itself occured prior to April.
Year One: June
“Lock”
「ロック」
"Eyes"
「目」
Year One: July
"Romantic Runaway"
「愛の逃避」
"Arashiyama Ninja Style"
「嵐山忍法帳」
"Tatsuno Toshiko Never Breaks"
「辰野トシ子は砕けない」
Volume 1, Chapter 7"Space Adventure Romance"
「宇宙冒険ロマン」
"White Devil"
「ホワイトデビル」
Year One: August
"Bad Boys & Fly Girls Ensemble Theater"
「非行少年飛行少女群像劇」
→ Arai Dry Cleaners get a new apron design.
"Two Girls Adrift in the Pacific"
「二少女漂流記」
August 8th.
Year One: September
"The Poster Girl Is World Famous"
「看板娘は大人気」
→ Hotori calls Tatsuno “Tattsun” for the first time.
Year One: October
"The Case of the Dog"
「犬事件」
"The Unpopular Gentleman"
「モテない紳士」
→ School festival.
Year One: November
"One or Eight"
「ワン・オア・エイト」
Year One: December
"Equation of Love"
「恋の方程式」
"Save the Santa Dream"
「まもれ サンタの夢」
"Kamaboko Bounce"
「カマボコ ボヨン ボヨン」
"A Dumb Way to Spend New Year's Eve"
「まぬけな大晦日の過ごし方」
Year One: January
"Cat Boy"
「猫少年」
→ Kon first introduced.
Volume 5, Chapter 38
"We Aren't Machines!"
「俺たちは機械じゃねぇ!」
Year One: February
"An Invitation from a Sweet Maiden Is a Trap from Hell?!"
「乙女の誘いは奈落の罠!?」
"Hero Show"
「ヒーローショー」
February 16th → Sanada turns 16.
"The Lobster Returns a Favor"
「エビの恩返し」
Volume 2, Chapters 13 and 14"And Yet the Town Moves"
「それでも町は廻っている」
→ Hotori writes "The Jelly Island Murder Mystery" and submits it to Mystery Illustrated.
(Takes place over two-ish weeks.)
Year One: March
(Hotori is in accident, is hospitalized.)
→ Recieves the rejection notice from Mystery Illustrated mid-April.
Hotori's Second Year of High School
Takeru is in Grade 4, Class 3.
Yukiko is in Grade 2, Class 1.
Year Two: April
"Angel in Pajamas"
(パジャマの天使)
(Hotori released from hospital.)
"Walking Bird"
(歩く鳥)
"Maid Delivery Service"
(出張メイドサービス)
→ Hotori visits Kon’s apartment for the first time. From this point onward, Hotori makes herself a fixture in Kon’s home.
“Tamagoyaki”
(たまごやき)
"Brain Cell Resurrection"
(蘇る脳細胞)
"Bleeding Process"
(流血のプロセス)
Year Two: May
Volume 10, Chapter 80
"Mysterious Disk"
→ Hotori gets new sneakers.
Volume 11, Chapter 82
"The Final Mystery"
(最後の謎)
"The Sign Is B!"
(サインはB!)
"A Kiss with Hotori at the Flea Market"
(フリーマーケットで歩鳥とキス)
Volume 11, Chapter 82
"The Final Mystery"
(最後の謎)
Year Two: June
"Maid Detective Delivers Big"
(メイド探偵大活躍)
→ The July issue of Mystery Illustrated is released.
"We Aren't Machines!"
(俺たちは機械じゃねぇ!)
June 16th → Myna bird escapes.
June 20th → Myna bird discovered by Kon.
"Flying Bird"
(飛ぶ鳥)
Year Two: July
Volume 2, Chapter 18"Hole"
(穴)
[Hotori finds alien gun that creates holes.]
These chapters occur on the same day:
"Summer of Josephine"
(ジョセフィーヌの夏)
→ Kon-senpai meets Josephine for the first time.
Volume 12, Chapter 96
"Ghost Painting"
(幽霊絵画)
(Summer segment.)
"Kon-Senpai Is a Mystery!"
(紺先輩は謎だ!)
"Arashiyama House Fire"
(嵐山家火事になる)
→ Josephine's dog house burns down.
"Library Agent"
(図書館の回し者)
Year Two: August
Volume 4, Chapter 29 "Arashiyama Treasure Hunters" (嵐山財宝調査隊)
Volume 10, Chapter 74 "Diary About a Sister" (アネの日記)
Volume 11, Chapter 84"The Twilight Town"
(夕闇の町)
"Dancing Dragnet"
(踊る大捜査網)
Volume 5, Chapter 39 "Novel Between Dream and Reality" (夢現小説)
Volume 6, Chapter 49 "Kon-Senpai's Silent Rage" (紺先輩の静かな怒り)
Volume 3, Color Extra "The Beach House Tearjerker" (海の家号泣事件)
Volume 6, Chapter 50 "Phantom Boy" (まぼろしの少年)
Volume 8, Chapter 63 "Kappa Quest" (KAPPA QUEST)
Volume 10, Chapter 75 "Futaba Dead End" (フタバ・デッドエンド) → Kameidou leaves for Africa.
Year Two: September
Volume 3, Chapter 20 "Pandora's Box" (パンドラの箱)
Volume 12, Chapter 96 "Ghost Painting" (幽霊絵画) (Autumn segment.) → Masked Liger Kohada begins airing.
Volume 7, Chapter 52 "Autumn Festival" (秋まつり) → September 22nd
Volume 5, Chapter 41 "Stormy Night" (大嵐の夜に) → The laundry pole in the Arashiyama household's gardens snaps, Kon-senpai loses her ring.
Volume 11, Chapter 87"The Conspiracy Is in the Fog"
(陰謀は霧の中)
Volume 11, Chapter 88 "Miracle Super Lucky Ring" (ミラクルスーパーラッキー指輪)
Year Two: October
Volume 3, Chapter 21 "Labyrinth Orchestra" (迷路楽団) (First half.) → October 1st
Volume 4, Chapter 31 "A Bowl of Machine Soba" (一ぱいのミシンそば)
Volume 9, Chapter 70 "Impulse Buying like a Boss" (大人買い計画)
Volume 3, Chapter 27 "One or Eight Again" (ワン・オア・エイト・アゲイン)
Volume 10, Chapter 77 "Nest" (巣) (Prelude.) → School festival program is published, the band begins practicing.
Volume 3, Chapter 28"Wisecracking Old Man"
(ツッコミじいさん)
Volume 5, Chapter 42"School Labyrinth Guide"
(学校迷宮案内)
Guidebook Extra Chapter "Tatsuno Toshiko Band" (辰野俊子バンド)
Volume 10, Chapter 77 "Nest" (巣) (Main segment.)
Volume 3, Chapter 21 "Labyrinth Orchestra" (迷路楽団) (Second half.) → School festival is on October 30th
Year Two: November
Volume 7, Chapter 53"Contact"(コンタクト)
Volume 4, Chapter 32 "Battle! Fairy vs. Reaper" (激突! 妖精VS死神)
Volume 3, Chapter 24 "Detective Girls" (Detective girls)
Volume 15, Chapter 119 "Poor Boys & Bad Girls Ensemble Theater" (不猟少年不良少女群像劇) → Dog poster is put up.
Volume 7, Chapter 55 "Time Waits for No One" (時は待ってくれない)
Volume 4, Chapter 33 "Very Weak Card" (実に微妙なカード)
Year Two: December
Volume 3, Chapter 25 "Cursed Roulette" (呪いのルーレット)
Volume 7, Chapter 54 "Disappointing Card" (ガッカリなカード)
→ Foster parents are found for the dog.
Volume 6, Chapter 46 "Time Capsule" (タイムカプセル)
Volume 11, Chapter 89 "The Adventure of the Speckled Band, Modern Version" (現代版まだらの紐)
Volume 10, Chapter 78 "Detective Girls 2" (Detective girls 2)
Volume 13, Chapter 102"Abandoned Village"
(廃村)
Volume 7, Chapter 56 "Territory" (テリトリー)
Year Two: January
Volume 4, Chapter 34 "A Dumb Way to Spend New Year's" (まぬけな正月の過ごし方) → After the first of the year Ramen Parade raises its prices.
Volume 9, Chapter 66 "Burn, Hotori" (燃えよ歩鳥)
Volume 12, Chapter 94 "A-ko-ga-re Longing" (A・KO・GA・REロンギング)
Volume 5, Chapter 35"Tale of the Visitor in the Snow"
(下町雪訪い小話)
Volume 10, Chapter 79 "Hotori's War" (歩鳥の戦争)
Volume 6, Chapter 45 "Two Who Cannot Meet" (逢えない二人)
Volume 7, Chapter 58 "Bloody Valentine" (血のバレンタイン)
Year Two: February
Volume 10, Chapter 80 "Mysterious Disk" (謎の円盤)
Volume 7, Chapter 57 "Soremachi Suspense Theater II" (それ町サスペンス劇場②) → Ski trip.
Volume 12, Chapter 92 "Night Stalker" (ナイトストーカー)
Volume 6, Chapter 44 "Tell It Like It Is" (ざっくばらん) → Hotori's hair gets cut short.
Year Two: March
Uncollected Chapter "Time Bomb" (時限爆弾) → Middle school class reunion.
Volume 12, Chapter 93 "Hotori Solves a Mystery at a Kotatsu" (歩鳥はコタツで推理する)
Volume 15, Chapter 121 "Migrating Bird" (立つ鳥) (Intro segment.) → Kon-senpai gets into her second choice university.
Volume 14, Chapter 113 "Red" (赤)
Volume 9, Chapter 67 "Return Jealous Look" (答砲悋気)
Volume 15, Chapter 120 "Tatsuno Toshiko's Friend" (辰野俊子のお友達) → Ryochin VS Tatsuno
→ Kon-senpai graduates in mid-March.
Volume 15, Chapter 121 "Migrating Bird" (立つ鳥) (Spring break segment.) → Kon-senpai moves out of Kawai apartments.
Hotori's Third Year of High School
Takeru is in Grade 5, Class 3.
Yukiko is in Grade 3, Class 1.
Year Three: April
Volume 13, Chapter 103 "Gone into the Darkness" (闇の中の消失)
Volume 6, Chapter 48 "Hotori's First Time" (歩鳥初体験)
Volume 14, Chapter 110 "With Big Sister" (お姉さんといっしょ) → Yukiko begins kendo.
Volume 8, Chapter 59 "Smile Away" (笑ってごらん) (Kotatsu is put away.)
Volume 8, Chapter 61 "The Great Beast Appears at Oya High School" (大怪獣 尾谷校に現わる) → Fukuzawa's face is injured.
Year Three: May
Volume 10, Chapter 81 "Hotori's First Kiss" (歩鳥ファーストキス)
Volume 16, Chapter 122 "Dream of the Future" (未来の夢)
→ Conbini holds a Golden Week fair.
Volume 15, Chapter 114 "School Trip" (修学旅行) → School Trip (Hotori purchases carved wooden bears as souvenirs.)
Volume 9, Chapter 72 "The Ghost of Ri-Chan the Liar" (嘘つきリッちゃんの亡霊)
Year Three: June
Volume 12, Chapter 98 "Epilogue" (エピローグ)
Volume 12, Chapter 95 "Yukiko's Swordsmanship" (ユキコの剣)
Volume 13, Chapter 105 "Cursed Video" (呪いのビデオ)
Volume 16, Chapter 123 "Detective Girls Final" (Detective girls final) → Kon-senpai travels to England for about a week, leaving on June 5th.
Volume 16, Chapter 124 "Huge Case" (大事件) → Hotori solves the mystery of "Sluguchi" and confronts her. Hotori decides that issues between men and women are beyond her.
Year Three: July
Volume 15, Chapter 117 "False" (虚) → Ryochin's home and older brother first appear.
Volume 16, Chapter 125 "Kon-Senpai Special" (紺先輩 スペシャル) (Beginning segment.)
Volume 16, Chapter 125 "Kon-Senpai Special" (紺先輩 スペシャル)
Volume 16, Chapter 127 "The Blessed Café (Forever)" (至福の店 フォーエバー) → Tatsun quits her part-time job at Seaside in July. As a result, Seaside returns to being a regular cafe rather than a maid cafe.
Year Three: August
Volume 14, Chapter 107"Hotori Sunk"
(歩鳥撃沈)
→ Hotori's "Hollywood" t-shirt is forever runined.
Volume 9, Chapter 73 "Moriaki in the Night Sky" (森秋 夜空に散る)
→ Hotori buys a new alarm clock.
Volume 16, Chapter 126 "Evil" (悪)
Volume 15, Chapter 118 "Botan Doro" (牡丹灯籠)
Year Three: September
Volume 16, Chapter 128"Gone with the Wind"
(嵐と共に去りぬ)
Volume 14, Chapter 111"Fantasy Novel"
(夢幻小説)
(Dream? segment.)
Volume 10, Chapter 76 "Arashiyama Family Housework" (嵐山家 家事担う)
September 8th → Typhoon XX
Volume 13, Chapter 99 "Stake Out" (張り込み)
Volume 16, Chapter 129 "Girl A" (少女A) (Final chapter.) → Hotori is working on her play script for the school festival.
Year Three: October
Volume 14, Chapter 108 "Novel Between Dream and Reality - Continued" (続・夢現小説) → At this point in time Kameidou has heard Ryochin's name but never met her face-to-face.
→ "Girl A" is performed at the school festival.
Year Three: November
Volume 14, Chapter 109 "Doppelganger" (ドッペルゲンガー)
Volume 8, Chapter 65 "Farewell, Noodles" (さよなら麺類)
Year Three: December
Volume 14, Chapter 111 "Fantasy Novel" (夢幻小説) (Beginning and ending segments.)
Year Three: January
Year Three: February
Year Three: March
→ Hotori graduates.
End of Timeline
The following isn't information from the SoreMachi Official Guidebook, it's just my own digging from putting this together.
Chapters Not Included In The Timeline
"Birth of the Young Girl Detective"
「少女探偵誕生」
→ Takes place ten years before the main story, when Shizuka was in high school and Hotori was a child.
"Ping Pong Girl of Darkness"
「暗黒卓球少女」
→ Most of this chapter recounts Kon's middle school experience via Haribara. The present day portion probably takes place during autumn or early winter of Hotori's second year?
"...And then"
「⋯それから」
→ Takes place approximately two years after the main story when Hotori is 20 years old.
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