On the official site for the live-action adaptation of the manga Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari“Oshi no Ko“, the first promotional video for the project was revealed. The video confirms that the eight-episode series will premiere on Next November 28th through Amazon Prime Videofollowed by a film in theaters in Japan on December 20.
The first season of the anime adaptation premiered during the period of Spring-2023 (April-June) in Japan, and a second season will premiere in Summer-2024 (July-September). For their part, Akasaka and Yokoyari began publishing the manga in the magazine Weekly Young Jump from the publisher Shueisha in April 2020. Aka Akasaka (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) writes it while Mengo Yokoyari (Kuzu no Honkai) illustrates this.
Cast of actors
- Nagisa Saitouformer member of the idol group =LOVElike Ruby Hoshino.
- Asuka Saitouformer member of the idol group Nogizaka46like Ai Hoshino.
- Kaito Sakurai (Blue Spring Ride, Vivant) as Aqua Hoshino.
- Nanoka Hara (protagonist in Suzume, Wave, Listen to Me!) as Kana Arima.
- Mizuki Kayashima (Saikō no Kyōshi: 1-nen-go, Watashi wa Seito ni ■ Sareta) as Akane Kurokawa.
- Year (Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, Tiger & Bunny 2 theme songs, Chainsaw Man) as MEM-Cho.
Production team
- Smith (Inside Mari, I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die, Ikimono-gakari music videos, Ketsumeishi, Snow Man) is responsible for project management, while Hana Matsumoto (Kimi to Nara Koi or Shitemite mo) is in charge of the television series.
- Ayako Kitagawa (Tokyo Love Story, Laid-Back Camp) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
- The band FOX CAPTURE PLAN (Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, Lupine III vs. Cat's Eye) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.
Synopsis of Oshi no Ko
16-year-old girl Ai Hoshino is a talented and beautiful idol who is adored by her fans. She is the personification of purity, but not all that glitters is gold… Gorou Honda is a gynecologist from a rural area and a big fan of Ai. So when the pregnant idol shows up at his hospital, he's beyond baffled. Gorou promises him a safe delivery, but little does he know that an encounter with a mysterious figure would result in his premature death, or so he thought. Opening his eyes, Gorou finds himself in the lap of his beloved idol and discovers that he has been reborn as Aquamarine Hoshino, Ai's newborn son! With his world turned upside down, Gorou soon discovers that the world of entertainment is full of thorns, and that talent does not always generate success. Can he protect his beloved idol's smile?
Fountain: Comic Natalie
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