During a live broadcast this Sunday on the official channel of the anime adaptation of the manga written byaka akasakaand illustrated byMengo Yokoyari,Oshi no Ko(My Star), a new promotional video for the series was released. In this preview you can hear the opening theme of the series “Idol” performed by the Japanese duo yaosobi.
It should be remembered that the anime will premiere next April on Japanese television, but an extended 90-minute version of the first episode will be shown in theaters in the Japanese country starting on March 17. Distribution in the West will be in the hands of the platformHIDIVE.
It was also announced that the seiyuu megumi han will join the voice cast to play Kana Arima.
Akasaka and Yokoyari began publishing the manga in the magazine.Weekly Young Jumpfrom the publisherShueishain April 2020.aka akasaka(Kaguya-sama: Love is War) writes it whileMengo Yokoyari(Kuzu no Honkai) illustrates it, and the work already exceeds 2 million accumulated copies in circulation.
Production team
- daisuke hiramaki(Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita!, Koisuru Asteroid, Selection Project) is in charge of directing the project in the studiosDoga Kobowith the assistance ofSaori Tachibana(Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san, Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi).
- Jin Tanaka(Tokyo Ghoul, Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha, Yesterday wo Utatte) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
- Kanna Hirayama(Kanojo, Okarishimasu, Selection Project) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
Synopsis of Oshi no Ko
16-year-old Ai Hoshino is a talented and beautiful idol who is adored by her fans. She is the personification of purity, but all that glitters is not gold… Gorou Honda is a gynecologist from a rural area and a big fan of Ai. So when the pregnant idol shows up at her hospital, he is beyond taken aback. Gorou promises him a safe delivery, but little does he know that an encounter with a mysterious figure would result in his untimely 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 show business is full of thorns, and that talent doesn’t always breed success. Will he be able to protect the beloved idol’s smile from him?
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