[Oshi No Ko], Vol. 1: Volume 1

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The decision to become an idol was largely influenced by a statement Ichigo once made: "Perhaps when you say 'I love you' to your fans on stage, that 'love' in a lie will turn into truth." However, even to this day, she could not bring herself to say "I love you" to her own children, fearing her words would become lies.

Now, Ai stood at the pinnacle of her entertainment career, her fan base constantly growing. Alongside Ai's thriving career, Strawberry Productions continued to flourish. Next week, B-Komachi was set to perform at the Tokyo Dome. As she celebrated the night with Ichigo and the others, Ai reminisced about her past and remembered how Ichigo Saitou had introduced her to the world of entertainment. TSUTAYAの名物企画人"仕掛け番長"のススメ】. Tsutaya (in Japanese). Culture Convenience Club. Archived from the original on February 24, 2023 . Retrieved February 24, 2023. Hazra, Adriana (April 16, 2023). "Netflix Adds Oshi no Ko Anime in India". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023 . Retrieved April 16, 2023. Loo, Egan (June 28, 2023). "Oshi no Ko Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023 . Retrieved June 28, 2023. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 17, 2022). "15th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 10 Titles". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022 . Retrieved January 17, 2022.Oricon News (in Japanese). December 11, 2022. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022 . Retrieved December 11, 2022. Oshi no Ko gives us a unique look into the world of showbiz and offers a new perspective on what it means to be famous or to be an idol. It follows Goro, an OB-GYN in the countryside that lives a life far removed from stardom, who meets his favorite idol, Ai Hoshino, one day in unexpected circumstances. Mateo, Alex (April 21, 2022). "Manga Plus Adds Aka Akasaka, Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022 . Retrieved April 21, 2022.

Chapter 7: If You Fear Falling, You'll Fall Harder「転ぶの恐れれば余計に転ぶ, Korobu no Osorereba Yokei ni Korobu ?」 Oshi No Ko], Vol. 5". Yen Press. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023 . Retrieved August 30, 2023.

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Imagine you're a gynecologist of a provincial hospital where your favorite idol goes to see you for a consultation incognito because she's 20 weeks pregnant and carrying twins. Then you're stabbed to death by a mystery assailant and reincarnated as one of the twins. Morrissy, Kim (March 23, 2022). "Senpai wa Otokonoko Tops AnimeJapan's 'Manga We Want To See Animated' Poll". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022 . Retrieved March 23, 2022. OP主題歌はYOASOBIが担当、追加声優に潘めぐみさん決定！ 先行上映『【推しの子】Mother and Children』入場者プレゼント情報も公開. Animate Times (in Japanese). February 19, 2023. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023 . Retrieved February 19, 2023. A big aspect of the storyline is social awareness and emotional maturity, or rather, how one can best manipulate that for their gain. While a person’s words are important, what’s more important is the unseen intent behind those words. How the unconscious self interacts with the conscious self is used to create a great sense of tension throughout the entirety of the first volume’s run. Not so much in the how, but the why. What actions a character chooses to take is still important, but it’s the emotional implication behind those choices and feelings that really anchors Oshi no Ko into being something still full of humanity. Even despite how lofty and unattainable the positions of the characters were, I was never left with the feeling that they were anything less than highly relatable.a b 【推しの子】 13 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 28, 2023 . Retrieved September 21, 2023. It’s the character’s expressions though, and how Mengo Yokoyari was so perfectly able to capture their innermost emotions, even those that the characters are trying to hide from the world, that impressed me most. There’s a lot you can derive, especially from the character’s eyes in this one. They say the eyes are the window to the soul, and in Oshi no Ko, this is truly the case. We often put a forced smile on our faces, but the eyes reveal it all, especially when it comes to the Hoshino family. Credit: Anime Collective Loo, Egan (November 19, 2022). "HIDIVE Acquires Oshi no Ko Idol Anime for 2023". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023 . Retrieved April 13, 2023. Ai herself is no such exception to this, but her saving grace winds up being her children, Aqua and Ruby. With this, she’s given a proper emotional foothold in the face of the many frustrations throughout the industry. Though the question then becomes a rather haunting one for her: is her love for her children real, or is she just using them to her own benefit just as she may be doing to her fans? I won’t spoil what the answer to that is here, but I will say that it’s a question that gives Ai herself a lot of character depth and informs many of her actions and thoughts in interesting ways.

Griffiths, Ali (June 9, 2023). "Oshi no Ko just said something profound about our obsession with dating shows". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023 . Retrieved June 28, 2023. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 24, 2021). "M&C! Licenses Oshi no Ko, Mahouka Enrollment Arc Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022 . Retrieved February 24, 2021. Aperçu du manga Oshi no Ko chez Kurokawa". manga-news.com (in French). December 30, 2021. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022 . Retrieved February 3, 2022. a b Colbert, Isaiah (March 22, 2023). "Your Spring 2023 Anime Guide: What To Watch And Where It's Streaming". Kotaku. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023 . Retrieved April 12, 2023.During a stage production, Aqua discovers that he shares the same father with his co-star, Taiki Himekawa, and that he had died by suicide before Ai's murder. However, Aqua learns through Akane that their father may be actor Hikaru Kamiki, who is still alive. At the same time, during a shooting for B-Komachi's music video, Ruby finds Gorou's corpse and learns about the culprit behind his and Ai's murders. Both incidents fuel Aqua and Ruby's grudges respectively and motivate them to find their father. However, as they both become increasingly manipulative, Aqua and Ruby find each other at odds throughout their attempts to reach their father, eventually losing trust in each other after Aqua leaks their connection to Ai to the media.