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Oshi no Ko is here to steal your heart.
The hit manga series from Mengo Yokoyari (Scum’s Wish) and Aka Akasaka (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) is receiving an anime adaptation by the studio Doga Kobo (Plastic Memories, Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, Himouto! Umaru-chan).
Here’s everything you need to know about its release date, characters, seiyuu, and original manga.
What is Oshi no Ko about?
Ai Hoshino is the face and undisputed star of rising idol group, B-Komachi. But an unexpected pregnancy at 16 years of age leads her to take a hiatus — but with the resolve to keep her family intact.
While Ai finds herself trying to juggle the life of a teen idol and a mother, the world of showbiz shows just how cruel and unforgiving it can be.
Release dates of Oshi no Ko anime
Season 1 premiered on April 12, 2023.
The Oshi no Ko season 2 release date is on July 2, 2024.
The first episode of the anime is basically a movie — 90 minutes long, covering what is essentially the series’ prologue.
Characters of Oshi no Ko, seiyuus and voice actors (VAs)
| CHARACTER | CHARACTER DESCRIPTION | JAPANESE VA |
| Aquamarine Hoshino | One of Hoshino Ai’s children. A singularly-focused boy with aptitude for acting. | Yumi Uchiyama (young) / Kento Ito / Takeo Otsuka |
| Ruby Hoshino | One of Hoshino Ai’s children. Bold and extroverted to a fault, and aspires to follow in her mother’s footsteps. | Tomoyo Takayanagi / Yurie Igoma |
| Ai Hoshino | B-Komachi’s lead idol and rising star, who gave birth to twin children at 16 and kept them a secret. | Rie Takahashi |
| Kana Arima | A (former) genius child actress who’s been on screen since she was three. | Megumi Han |
| Akane Kurokawa | A quiet, observant girl regarded as one of the best actresses in her generation. | Manaka Iwami |
| Mem-Cho | An aspiring idol who turned to and excelled at social media. | Rumi Ookubo |
| Goa | A screenwriter responsible for adapting the manga series Tokyo Blade into a 2.5D Stage Play, before he worked with the author of Tokyo Blade, Abiko Samejima, and created a new screenplay for the adaptation. | Daisuke One |
| Abiko Samejima | The creator of the popular manga Tokyo Blade and was previously an assistant to Yoriko Kichijouji, the mangaka behind I’ll Go With Sweet Today. | Ayane Sakura |
Status of Oshi no Ko manga
Written and illustrated by Aka Akasaka, Oshi no Ko is an ongoing manga with more than 100 chapters as of the time of writing.
The first three and last four chapters of the manga can be read for free on Shueisha’s Manga Plus site, with new chapters released every week.
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