Oshi no Ko

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Oshi no Ko
File:Oshi no Ko Volume 1.jpg
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Ai Hoshino
【推しの子】
Manga
Written byAka Akasaka
Illustrated byMengo Yokoyari
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintYoung Jump Comics
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 23, 2020 – present
Volumes9 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byDaisuke Hiramaki
Written byJin Tanaka
StudioDoga Kobo
Original run 2023 – scheduled

Oshi no Ko (Japanese: 【推しの子】, "Her Fans" or "Their Idol's Children")[1] is a Japanese manga series written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump since April 2020, with its chapters collected in nine tankōbon volumes as of October 2022. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo is set to premiere in 2023.

Premise

A doctor, Goro Amemiya, is tasked with delivering famous Japanese idol Ai Hoshino's baby; however, before her children are born he is murdered by her stalker. In a twist of events, he reincarnates, with all of his memories, as her child along with a former patient, Sarina Tenjouji.

After Ai's death at the hands of a stalker, Aquamarine (Goro) swears to avenge her by killing the person, assumably his mysterious father, who leaked her information. His sister, Ruby Hoshino (Sarina), follows her dream of becoming an idol, following in her mother's footsteps.

Characters

Aquamarine Hoshino (星野 愛久愛海, Hoshino Akuamarin) / Aqua (アクア, Akua)
Originally an obstetrician in his mid-twenties named Gorou Amemiya who was a big fan of Ai Hoshino and also responsible for delivering Ai Hoshino's baby, after he is killed by Ai's stalker he finds himself reincarnated as the son of Ai Hoshino. Aquamarine, more commonly referred to as Aqua, is a student attending Yoto Highschool. After the death of his mother, he swears to discover the truth behind the murder. Believing that the murder was set up by his unknown biological father, which Aqua theorizes is in the entertainment industry. He pursues a career in acting to find him and avenge his mother.
Ruby Hoshino (星野 瑠美衣, Hoshino Rubii)
Originally a terminally ill patient named Sarina Tendouji under the care of Gorou, she finds herself reincarnated along with her twin-brother, Aquamarine, as daughter of Ai Hoshino. Before her reincarnation, Sarina obsessed over idols and dreamed to become one. A few years after being reincarnated, Ai is murdered. After Ai's death, Ruby trains to be an idol like her mother was. At the age of 14, Ruby auditioned to become an idol but was rejected with a fake phone call by Aqua who will not allow her to follow Ai's footsteps. Thus, Ruby decides to form her own idol group under Strawberry Productions. The idol group consists of Kana Arima and MEM-cho.
Ai Hoshino (星野 アイ, Hoshino Ai)
Voiced by: Rie Takahashi[2]
Ai lived in the countryside without her father, missing from birth, and her mother, who was arrested. She grew up in an orphanage and at age 12, she was scouted by the president of Strawberry Productions, Ichigo Saitou, to become an idol. Ai didn't believe she could become an idol due to not knowing love. Ichigo explains that she can lie and pretend to show love for fans. She eventually becomes the face of the idol group, B-Komachi. At age 16, Ai was pregnant with twins. She decided to keep them and hid the fact from the world to experience a family and puts her idol activities on hiatus. After the birth of twins, Aquamarine and Ruby, she returned to her idol activities. At age 20, a follower discovered the existence of her children and murders her for "betraying her fans".
Kana Arima (有馬 かな, Arima Kana)
Kana was considered an acting prodigy as a child known as "The Child Genius who would Flick a Crying Switch". Kana first met Aqua when the show she was in needed an extra and Aqua stepped in. As a teenager, the number of acting roles decreased because she would always steal the spotlight from her peers. To survive in the acting industry, Kana decided to hold back her acting talent. Kana reunited with Aqua and Ruby in high school and started developing feelings for Aqua. Still struggling to make it big in acting industry, Ruby persuades Kana to join her idol group, B-Komachi. Kana joins and becomes the lead idol for the group.
Akane Kurokawa (黒川 あかね, Kurokawa Akane)
Akane is an actress that signs up for a teenage reality dating show, My Love with a Star Begins Now (LoveNow), where she meets Aqua. During the show, Akane was an overlooked character but needed to make her presence known to promote the theater she was currently working at. On an episode of LoveNow, she accidentally scratches another female character in the face. The viewers of the show lashed out and began insulting her on social media with death threats. After reading the death threats, she was going to commit suicide. Aqua stops her after getting her to calm down. Nearing the end of the show, her image clears up and Aqua kisses her during the last episode. The couple decides to stay together after the show to maintain appearances. Several months into their relationship, she figures out Aqua's plans to avenge his mother and vows to support him any way she can.
MEM-cho (MEMちょ, MEM-cho)
MEM-cho is a YouTube and TikTok star that signs up for LoveNow. She pursued to become an idol but couldn't due to her family situation. She decided to livestream and lie about her age to gain many followers. After LoveNow, Aqua recruits her to B-Komachi. She was reluctant due to her age, but ultimately decides to join.
Ichigo Saitō (斎藤 壱護, Saitō Ichigo)
Ichigo is the president of Strawberry Productions. He is the husband of Miyako Saitou. Ichigo was responsible for the recruitment of Ai Hoshino to the B-Komachi. He acts as the caretaker for Aqua and Ruby after Ai's death.
Miyako Saitō (斎藤 ミヤコ, Saitō Miyako)
Miyako is the wife of Ichigo Saitou and acts as the primary caretaker for Aqua and Ruby after Ai's death. She manages Strawberry Productions and keeps the business afloat after the disbandment of the original B-Komachi.
Taishi Gotanda (五反田 泰志, Gotanda Taishi)
Gotanda is the film director who scouted Aqua and convinced him to become an actor.

Media

Manga

Oshi no Ko, written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari, has been serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since April 23, 2020.[3][4] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on July 17, 2020.[5] As of October 19, 2022, nine volumes have been released.[6]

In April 2022, Shueisha began publishing the series in English on the Manga Plus website and mobile app.[7] In July 2022, at Anime Expo, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for an English release.[8]

The series has been licensed in Taiwan by Chingwin Publishing Group,[9] in South Korea by Daewon C.I.;[10] in Indonesia by M&C!;[11] in Thailand by Luckpim, [12] in France by Kurokawa [fr];[13] in Germany by Altraverse;[14] in Italy by Edizioni BD [it];[15] in Argentina and Spain by Editorial Ivrea;[16][17] and in Poland by Studio JG.[18]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 17, 2020[5]978-4-08-891650-7January 17, 2023[19]978-1-975-36317-8
2 October 16, 2020[20]978-4-08-891717-7——
3 February 19, 2021[21]978-4-08-891801-3——
4 May 19, 2021[22]978-4-08-891872-3——
5 August 18, 2021[23]978-4-08-892056-6——
6 November 19, 2021[24]978-4-08-892135-8——
7 February 18, 2022[25]978-4-08-892224-9——
8 June 17, 2022[26]978-4-08-892363-5——
9 October 19, 2022[6]978-4-08-892429-8——

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced in June 2022. The anime, later revealed to be a television series, will be produced by Doga Kobo and directed by Daisuke Hiramaki, with Chao Nekotomi serving as assistant director, Jin Tanaka writing the scripts, and Kanna Hirayama handling the character designs.[27] It is set to premiere in 2023 with a 90-minute first episode.[2]

Reception

As of April 2021, the manga had over 1 million copies in circulation.[28] As of October 2022, The manga had over 3 million copies in circulation.[2]

Oshi no Ko ranked #11 on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2021 for male readers;[29] it ranked #7 on the 2022 list.[30] The series ranked #4 on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2021" by the Honya Club website.[31][32] The series ranked #13 on the 2021 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[33] Oshi no Ko was nominated for the 14th Manga Taishō in 2021 and placed fifth with 59 points;[34][35] it was nominated for the 15th edition in 2022 and placed eighth with 49 points.[36][37] In August 2021, Oshi no Ko won the Next Manga Award in the print category.[38] The manga was nominated for the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2021,[39] the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2022,[40] and the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2022.[41] The series ranked #5 on AnimeJapan's 5th "Most Wanted Anime Adaptation" poll in 2022.[42]

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Further reading

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