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

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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. Oricon News (in Japanese). December 7, 2021. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021 . Retrieved December 7, 2021. Oshi No Ko], Vol. 3". Yen Press. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023 . Retrieved March 4, 2023. HT Team (June 21, 2023). "YOASOBI's 'Idol' tops global charts, creating a new streaming milestone for Japanese music". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023 . Retrieved July 1, 2023.

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Oshi no Ko also has an amazing cast of characters, which you’ll meet over the course of the chapters. You have Ai, who is endearing and relatable. Ai’s two twins, Aqua, who is calm, cool and collected, but is also kind or generous, and Ruby, who is humorous and mischievous but also hard-working, and Kana, who is also humorous and has an extremely likable personality. 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.

ching-win.co.tw (in Chinese). Archived from the original on September 24, 2022 . Retrieved September 24, 2022. Oshi no Ko highlights the darkness that comes with being in showbiz, whether it be an actor or an idol. Ai’s twins grow up and follow in her footsteps, so we also see through them the joys and struggles that come with being in the spotlight. There’s a warmth to this series thanks to the character’s interactions as well as its great comedic timing throughout, but it’s also quite a heavy read too, given what these characters go through and the various traumas they face. Credit: Anime Collective in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022 . Retrieved September 30, 2022. At the very beginning of the story, Oshi no Ko and its main talking point is established. Those who like entertainment are implicitly and knowingly being lied to, and it is therefore the idol’s job to lie to their fans as best as possible. What appears onstage for fans to see is just an elaborately constructed illusion, and thus an idol must do their utmost to maintain that illusion in spite of the cognitive damage it causes in the long term. 16-year-old protagonist Ai Hoshino is yet another one of these “professional liars”, and she’s got two big problems—she’s carrying twins. An anime television series adaptation, produced by Doga Kobo, aired its first 11-episode season from April to June 2023. A second season has been announced. In North America, Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series with an English dub, which premiered on Hidive in May 2023.

It’s thanks to this one-two punch of Ai’s charisma and the daunting climb up the ladders of the idol industry that make the first volume of Oshi no Ko such a good read. I found myself regularly asking questions about how Ai would maintain her seemingly invincible facade, and the answers always left me surprised or satisfied. Lies are Love in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 10, 2022 . Retrieved April 21, 2021.

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Hazra, Adriana (July 1, 2022). "Yen Press Announces Oshi no Ko, Your Forma Manga; Puella Magi Oriko Magica, K-ON! Omnibus Editions; 11 More Titles". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022 . Retrieved July 1, 2022. Davidson, Danica (May 24, 2023). "Mother of Deceased Reality Star Thinks Oshi no Ko Used Her Story". Otaku USA. Archived from the original on June 30, 2023 . Retrieved May 25, 2023.