Oshi no Ko

Oshi no Ko
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Ai Hoshino
【推しの子】
Genre
Manga
Written byAka Akasaka
Illustrated byMengo Yokoyari
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintYoung Jump Comics
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 23, 2020 – November 14, 2024
Volumes16 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byDaisuke Hiramaki
Written byJin Tanaka
Music byTakurō Iga
StudioDoga Kobo
Licensed bySentai Filmworks
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, TVh, SUN, KBS Kyoto, tvk, TV Aichi, Gunma TV, GYT, CTC, TV Saitama, SBS Shizuoka, TVQ, AT-X
English network
Original run April 12, 2023 – present
Episodes24 (List of episodes)
Television drama
Directed by
Written byAyako Kitagawa
Music byFox Capture Plan [ja]
Licensed byAmazon Prime Video
Original run November 28, 2024 – December 5, 2024
Episodes8
Live-action film
Oshi no Ko: The Final Act
Directed bySmith
Produced byRyūsuke Imoto
Written byAyako Kitagawa
Music byFox Capture Plan
ReleasedDecember 20, 2024 (2024-12-20)
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Oshi no Ko[a] (【推しの子】, "My Favorite Idol's Children" or "Their Idol's Children")[3] is a Japanese manga series written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump from April 2020 to November 2024, with its chapters collected in 16 tankōbon volumes. It has been licensed for release in North America by Yen Press and is simultaneously published by Shueisha on their Manga Plus platform. It follows a doctor and his recently deceased patient who were reborn as twins to a famous Japanese pop idol and navigate the highs and lows of the country's entertainment industry as they grow up together through their lives.

An anime television series adaptation, produced by Doga Kobo, aired its first 11-episode season from April to June 2023. A second 13-episode season aired from July to October 2024. A third season has been announced. In North America, Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series with an English dub, which premiered on its Hidive streaming platform in May 2023.

By November 2024, Oshi no Ko had over 20 million copies in circulation.

Plot

See also: List of Oshi no Ko characters

Obstetrician-gynecologist Gorou Amamiya is tasked with helping deliver the children of Ai Hoshino, a famous pop idol whom he admires, without the knowledge of the general public. However, on the night of Ai's delivery, Gorou is murdered by an obsessive fan of Ai's and is reincarnated as Aquamarine "Aqua" Hoshino, Ai's son, retaining his memories of his previous life. Unbeknownst to him, Aqua's fraternal twin sister, Ruby Hoshino, is the reincarnation of Sarina Tendōji, one of Gorou's patients who was a fan of Ai. Four years later, Ai is murdered in front of the twins by the same fan who killed Gorou. The fan later commits suicide, but Aqua deduces that the murderer may have had his and Ruby's father as an accomplice and resolves to infiltrate the entertainment industry to find and kill him.

Twelve years later, Aqua and Ruby have become high school students and have been adopted by Miyako Saitō, the owner of Ai's talent agency, Strawberry Productions. Ruby dreams of becoming an idol singer herself and becomes employed by their family's agency. She forms an idol group with actress Kana Arima and YouTuber Mem-cho, named "B-Komachi" after Ai's former group, while Aqua returns to acting. Both Aqua and Ruby begin building their careers in entertainment, with Aqua using his newfound friendship with actress Akane Kurokawa as a means to locate his father.

During a stage production, Aqua discovers that he shares the same father as 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 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.

With the help of director Taichi Gotanda, Aqua creates a screenplay for an autobiographical film based on Ai, titled 15 Years of Lies, in hopes of drawing Hikaru's attention. Ruby aggressively and successfully lands the starring role. She is also forced to confront her past when her mother from her previous life ends up being one of the film's sponsors, but this causes her and Aqua to realize each other's true incarnation. Upon the film's debut, Aqua finally comes in contact with Hikaru, who admits that he had used Ai as an emotional crutch and, in a fit of despair, sent the fan after her after she left him. Aqua shows him Ai's final message: she left Hikaru in the hopes that he would come to love himself and that she hoped to eventually come to love him.

Hikaru tells Aqua that he intends to turn himself in; instead, he manipulates Nino, a former member of Ai's B-Komachi, into attempting to kill Ruby, only to be thwarted by Miyako's husband Ichigo and Akane. Aqua confronts Hikaru, who reveals that he wishes to immortalize Ai's beauty by killing anyone who could surpass her. Believing that Ruby will never be safe so long as Hikaru lives and willing to throw out everything he could live for, Aqua stabs himself and performs a murder–suicide with Hikaru by throwing them both off a cliff. Aqua drowns Hikaru but succumbs to his wounds, finding solace in having protected Ruby over seeking revenge.

Afterward, Hikaru's crimes are exposed to the public, and his accomplices are arrested; the film is released as a tribute to Aqua, with Aqua's friends trying to cope with his loss and find new meanings in their lives. Meanwhile, Ruby, who has become the same idol as her mother, performs at a tribute concert. But although she is forced to hide her pain and trauma behind lies and smiles to inspire others like Ai, she is still happy with her idol career, thanking her late mother and brother for lighting her path and asking them to look after her.

Development

Writing

Aka Akasaka considered writing a story about being reincarnated as an idol's child, a well-known joke in Japan often used after news of an idol's marriage is revealed. He later began hearing complaints about the entertainment industry through streamers and working on the live-action film adaptation of his previous manga Kaguya-sama: Love Is War. He decided that it was the right time to create a story about the entertainment industry and used his previous idea. When he started writing, Akasaka had already decided on the plots of the first and final acts. Manga about the entertainment industry typically focuses on traditional forms of entertainment, such as films, dramas, and plays. However, the industry saw significant change with the rise of the internet. Akasaka therefore decided to include more contemporary themes in the manga.[4] Oshi no Ko debuted in Weekly Young Jump on April 23, 2020; at the time, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War was still running in the same magazine, leading to two manga series created by Aka Akasaka being serialized simultaneously.[5] After the end of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, a new manga series Renai Daikō (恋愛代行), written by Akasaka and illustrated by Nishizawa 5mm, started its serialization in the same magazine on April 27, 2023, again leading to two manga series created by Akasaka being serialized simultaneously.[6]

Akasaka did extensive research into the Japanese entertainment industry while writing Oshi no Ko. He talked to many different types of entertainers, from idols to managers to YouTubers. In an interview with Anime News Network, he highlighted the many differences between the industry in Japan and the United States, such as the lack of unions. He was inspired to portray the idol world in a dark light after becoming friends with an entertainer who was attacked by a fan. While the entertainer came across as "tough", they confessed to him that they were badly hurt emotionally from this encounter, leading Akasaka to realize that entertainers hid their true feelings for the sake of their careers and fans. Akasaka said: "I want people to know how young talents are being hurt, exploited, and suffering. I think that this work also asks the question of how people should deal with and treat those talents."[4]

Many of the stories in Oshi no Ko are based on pieces of real-life events.[4] Akasaka stated that he considered his fundamental writing style to be that of Oshi no Ko and that the comedy in Kaguya-sama originated as a request from the editorial department. However, he included similar humor in Oshi no Ko to make it easier to read.[4] When writing, Akasaka sometimes became fond of certain characters and gave them larger roles in the plot, like in Mem-cho's case.[7]

Art

When Akasaka came up with the concept for Oshi no Ko, he immediately contacted artist Mengo Yokoyari as Yokoyari had dealt with the entertainment industry in her one-shot Kawaii before. The two had long been acquainted but had never worked together. When designing characters, Akasaka usually sends a rough sketch to the person in charge of the storyboards. He sometimes allowed Yokoyari to draw the designs as she pleased. The only time they changed a character design was when one of the characters looked too much like the real-life person they were modeled after.[4][8]

Media

Manga

Main article: List of Oshi no Ko chapters

Oshi no Ko, written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari, started in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from April 23, 2020,[9] to November 14, 2024.[10][11] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on July 17, 2020,[12] and the 16th and final volume on December 18, 2024.[10][13]

In April 2022, Shueisha began publishing the series in English on the Manga Plus website and mobile app.[14] In July 2022, at Anime Expo, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for an English release.[15] The first volume was released on January 17, 2023.[16] As of November 19, 2024, eight volumes have been released.[17]

Anime

See also: List of Oshi no Ko episodes

An anime adaptation was announced in June 2022.[18] The anime, later revealed to be a television series, was produced by Doga Kobo and directed by Daisuke Hiramaki, with Chao Nekotomi serving as assistant director, Jin Tanaka writing the scripts, Kanna Hirayama handling the character designs, and Takurō Iga composing the music.[19] It aired from April 12 to June 28, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[20][21] The 90-minute first episode also premiered at selected theaters in Japan on March 17 of the same year.[22][23] The opening theme is "Idol" (アイドル, Aidoru), performed by Yoasobi, while the ending theme is "Mephisto" (メフィスト, Mefisuto), performed by Queen Bee.[24][25]

A second season was announced after the airing of the eleventh episode of the first season.[26] It aired from July 3 to October 6, 2024.[27][28][29] The opening theme is "Fatal" (ファタール, Fatāru), performed by Gemn (comprised of Tatsuya Kitani and Kento Nakajima),[28][30] while the ending theme is "Burning", performed by Hitsujibungaku.[30]

A third season was announced after the airing of the thirteenth episode of the second season.[31]

The series is licensed by Sentai Filmworks and has been available for streaming on Hidive.[32][33] An English dub premiered on May 24, 2023.[34] The first season was released on Blu-ray on June 25, 2024.[35] Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and streamed it on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.[22] It premiered on Animax Asia on October 30, 2024.[36]

Novels

A spin-off novel written by Hajime Tanaka, titled Oshi no Ko: Ichibanboshi no Spica (【推しの子】 ～一番星のスピカ～), was released on November 17, 2023.[37] A second novel written by Tanaka, titled Oshi no Ko: Futari no Etude (【推しの子】 ～ふたりのエチュード～), was released on December 18, 2024.[38]

Live-action

In January 2024, it was announced that Oshi no Ko would receive a television drama adaptation, distributed exclusively worldwide by Amazon Prime Video in the same year, and a live-action film adaptation distributed by Toei.[39][40] Episodes 1–6 premiered on November 28, 2024, while episodes 7 and 8 premiered on December 5.[41][42] Each episode features a different theme song: "Akuma" (アクマ, "Devil") by My First Story (episode 1); "Sōsō Fuitsu" (草々不一, "Sincerely Yours") by Rokudenashi [ja] (episode 2); "Orange Youth" (オレンジユース, Orenji Yūsu) by Da-ice (episode 3); "Past Die Future" by I's [ja] (episode 4); "Ee Gana" (ええがな, "It'll Be Fine") by Yabai T-Shirts Yasan [ja] (episode 5); "Ranran Rhapsody" (爛々ラプソディ, Ranran Rapusodi, "Blazing Rhapsody") by Wanima (episode 6); "Ugoku Ten P" (動く点P, "Moving Point P") by Wednesday Campanella (episode 7); and "Revenge" by Umeda Cypher [ja] (episode 8).[43]

The film, titled Oshi no Ko: The Final Act, was directed by Smith while Hana Matsumoto helmed the series with Smith, with scripts written by Ayako Kitagawa, and music composed by Fox Capture Plan [ja]. It premiered on December 20, 2024. The film's ending theme is "Shining Song" by B-Komachi.[44][45]

Reception

Popularity

Oshi no Ko ranked eleventh on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2021 for male readers;[46] it ranked seventh on the 2022 list.[47] The series ranked fourth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2021" by the Honya Club website.[48][49] The series ranked thirteenth on the 2021 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine;[50] it ranked 25th on the 2022 list;[51] fifth on the 2023 list;[52] and fifteenth on the 2024 list.[53] It ranked fifth on AnimeJapan's fifth "Most Wanted Anime Adaptation" poll in 2022.[54] The premiere episode of Oshi no Ko was reported by Hidive as the most successful premiere in the streaming service's history in terms of total viewers, new subscribers, and free trial signups.[55][56]

Yoasobi's opening theme song "Idol" reached a total of 100 million worldwide stream and video views on Spotify and YouTube within two weeks after the anime's release.[57] The opening theme also topped the Billboard Global 200 Excl. U.S. charts with 45.7 million streams and 24,000 copies sold outside the U.S. "Idol" has become the first Japanese song and anime song to top the Billboard Global chart as well as taking the first spot on the Apple Music's Top 100: Global chart.[58][59] In a survey of "Favorite Anime of 2023" on the Japanese website Otona Answer which was responded to by over 2,600 young Japanese anime fans, Oshi no Ko ranked first among Generation Z for the first half of the year.[60]

According to a 2023 poll conducted by education and publishing company Benesse, which asked 18,802 third to sixth-grade Japanese children (12,859 girls, 4,728 boys and 1,215 others), Ai Hoshino ranked third below the "friend" and "mother" on the top 10 most admired people. According to the survey, Ai's singing and dancing ability, cuteness, positivity, idol talent, and compassion for others were the reasons why she ranked higher. In the other poll, Yoasobi's "Idol" was ranked among the top 10 most popular words responded to by Japanese children, placing seventh.[61] In the 2023 Google's Year in Search, "Idol" ranked as the top-trending song and was third in "Hum to Search: Top Songs" category.[62]

The live-action series adaptation achieved a record-breaking number of domestic viewers for an Amazon Prime original in Japan within its first 30 days of release.[63]

Manga

Sales

By April 2021, Oshi no Ko had over 1 million copies in circulation;[64] it had over 3 million copies in circulation by October 2022;[65] over 5 million copies in circulation by March 2023;[66] over 8 million copies in circulation by May 2023;[67] over 12 million copies in circulation by July 2023;[68] over 14 million copies in circulation by October 2023;[69] over 15 million copies in circulation by November 2023;[70] over 18 million copies in circulation by July 2024;[71] and over 20 million copies in circulation by November 2024.[72]

Volumes 10–12 were among the best-selling manga volumes of 2023.[73] The first volume of the series ranked second on the BookWalker's top 10 best-selling manga titles in 2023.[74] Volume 13 was Shueisha's eighth highest first print run manga volume of 2023–2024 (period from April 2023–March 2024), with 500,000 copies printed.[75]

In North America, the volumes of Oshi no Ko were ranked on Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan's monthly top 20 adult graphic novels list since June 2023.[76] The series was Yen Press' third best-selling manga and was first amongst manga titles that debuted that year.[77]

Critical reception

Although the author of the original manga, Aka Akasaka, warned fans a month in advance that the ending would be controversial and that he and illustrator Mengo would like to see fans hotly discuss it,[78] many fans were still disappointed by the ending chapters of the story, complaining about the rushed development of the final chapters and its dark ending with Aqua dying, discarding any possibility of abandoning his feud with Hikaru and choosing a happy new life with his sister.[79] In an article about the ending and fans' reactions to it, Game Rant's journalist Stormie McNeal writes that although the ending can indeed be considered rushed due to the too fast and condensed development of the story in just a few chapters, she finds the ending not so terrible, since the protagonist Aqua still found a resolution to his path, albeit in a rather controversial way.[79]

Accolades

Oshi no Ko was nominated for the 14th Manga Taishō in 2021 and placed fifth with 59 points;[80][81] it was nominated for the 15th edition in 2022 and placed eighth with 49 points.[82][83] In August 2021, Oshi no Ko won the Next Manga Award in the print category.[84] The manga was nominated for the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2021.[85] It was nominated for the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2022;[86] it was nominated for the 28th edition in 2024.[87] It was also nominated for the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2022;[88] it was nominated for the 48th edition in the same category in 2024.[89]

Oshi no Ko was nominated for Best Suspense Manga at the 2023 Japan Expo Awards.[90]

Anime

Sales

According to Kadokawa Corporation, the Oshi no Ko anime series was its best-selling title by net sales in fiscal 2023, amassing over ¥3 billion in revenue.[91] For the second quarter of 2024, the series managed to amass ¥4 billion in revenue.[92]

Critical reception

The anime adaptation received positive reviews. Lauren Orsini of Anime News Network wrote in her review of the premiere that Oshi no Ko "offers a potent combination: the glitz of the industry and the gritty darkness just underneath—and I'm certain we haven't even scratched the surface."[93] Ali Griffiths of Digital Spy praised the series' depiction of the production of dating shows and Akane's cyberbullying, describing Oshi no Ko as a "compelling watch".[94] Kambole Campbell of Polygon described in his review that "[the series] leverages the reincarnation premise for both the wild dramatic potential of its revenge plot line, but also as a way to have a pair of fans see behind the curtain, with different perspectives and impossible hindsight."[95] In contrast, David Opie of Radio Times felt that the anime had changed its content and impact compared to its premiere episode, writing: "the show no longer stands out as unique in the same way that the first episode did."[96]

Mike Hale of The New York Times listed Oshi no Ko as one of the best international shows of 2023, calling it both "sprightly" and "goofy".[97] Vulture named it one of the best anime series of 2023, praising its humor and the handling of characters' performance from the expression of the feelings. The website wrote: "Aside from its unhinged backstory, the real fun of Oshi no Ko is the drama it mines from its analytical portrayal of the entertainment industry and how business conflicts with art."[98]

Accolades

In 2023, Oshi no Ko won in the anime category while Yoasobi's "Idol" won in the song category of the Yahoo! Japan Search Awards, based on the number of searches for a particular term compared to the year before.[99] The anime series also won the Grand Prize at Japan's Internet Buzzword Awards.[100] At the 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2024, Yoasobi's "Idol" won the award for Best Anime Song while the anime series was nominated for eleven other categories including Anime of the Year.[101] The series received the award for Animation of the Year, while Yoasobi won Best Music for their work at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival.[102] It won the 2024 Excellence Award at Japan's 29th annual Association of Media in Digital (AMD) Awards.[103] The series also won the Character License Award at the Japan Character Awards by Japan's Character Brand Licensing Association (CBLA).[104]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2023 MTV Video Music Awards Japan Video of the Year "Idol" by Yoasobi Nominated [105]
Best Animation Video Won [106]
Song of the Year Won
13th Newtype Anime Awards Best Character (Female) Ai Hoshino 5th place [107]
Ruby Hoshino 9th place
Best Voice Actor Rie Takahashi 2nd place
Best Theme Song "Idol" by Yoasobi 2nd place
U-Can [ja] New Words and Buzzwords Awards [ja] New Words and Buzzwords Awards Oshi no Ko Nominated [108]
"Idol" by Yoasobi Nominated
Yahoo! Japan Search Awards Anime Category Oshi no Ko Won [99]
Music Category "Idol" by Yoasobi Won
Billboard Japan Music Awards Hot 100 Won [109]
Most Streaming Songs Won
Most Downloaded Songs Won
Hot Animation Won
Top User Generated Songs Won
TikTok Weekly Top 20 2nd place
IGN Awards Best Anime Series Oshi no Ko Runner-up [110]
Internet Buzzword Awards Grand Prize Oshi no Ko Won [100]
TikTok Trend Awards Music Category "Idol" by Yoasobi Won [111]
Reiwa Anisong Awards [ja] Best Work Award Won [112][better source needed]
Best Anime Song Award Won [113][better source needed]
Artist Song Award "Mephisto" by Queen Bee Won [114][better source needed]
Character Song Award "Piiman Taiso" by Kana Arima (Megumi Han) Nominated [115]
Project Award "Our Sign is B" (Ai's Solo Ver. & New Arrange Ver.) by Ai Hoshino (Rie Takahashi) & Ruby Hoshino (Yurie Igoma), Kana Arima (Megumi Han), and Mem-cho (Rumi Okubo) Nominated
User Voting Award "Idol" by Yoasobi 4th place
AT-X Top Anime Ranking Oshi no Ko Won [116]
AT-X 25th Anniversary Favorite Series 3rd place [117]
Recommended Series 7th place
Favorite Anisong "Idol" by Yoasobi Won
Abema Anime Trend Awards Japan Anime Trend Award Oshi no Ko Won [118]
Anime Song Award "Idol" by Yoasobi Won
65th Japan Record Awards Best Composition Award "Idol" by Yoasobi[b] Won [119]
2024 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards Anime of the Year Oshi no Ko Nominated [101]
Best Director Daisuke Hiramaki Nominated
Best Supporting Character Kana Arima Nominated
Best New Series Oshi no Ko Nominated
Best Drama Nominated
Best Character Design Kanna Hirayama Nominated
Best Art Direction Tetsuya Usami Nominated
Best Score Takuro Iga Nominated
Best Opening Sequence "Idol" by Yoasobi Nominated
Best Ending Sequence "Mephisto" by Queen Bee Nominated
Best Anime Song "Idol" by Yoasobi Won
Best VA Performance (French) Martin Faliu as Aqua Nominated
Tokyo Anime Award Festival Animation of the Year (Television) Oshi no Ko Won [102]
Best Music Yoasobi Won
29th AMD Awards Excellence Award Oshi no Ko Won [103]
38th Japan Gold Disc Awards Song of the Year by Download (Japanese) "Idol" by Yoasobi Won [120]
Best 3 Songs by Download Won
Song of the Year by Streaming (Japanese) Won
Best 5 Songs by Streaming Won
42nd JASRAC Awards Gold Award Won [121]
Japan Character Awards Character License Award Oshi no Ko Won [104]
46th Anime Grand Prix Best Theme Song "Idol" by Yoasobi 2nd place [122]
Japan Expo Awards Daruma for Best Anime Oshi no Ko Nominated [123]
Daruma for Best Suspense Anime Nominated [124]
Daruma for Best Slice of Life Anime Nominated [125]
Daruma for Best Original Soundtrack Nominated [126]
Daruma for Best Opening "Idol" by Yoasobi Won [127]
Daruma for Best Ending "Mephisto" by Queen Bee Nominated [128]
19th AnimaniA Awards Best TV Series: Online Oshi no Ko Nominated [129]
Best Anime Song "Idol" by Yoasobi Nominated
Billboard Japan Music Awards Hot 100 4th place [130]
Most Streaming Songs 5th place
Most Downloaded Songs 11th place
Hot Animation 2nd place
"Fatal" by Gemn 13th place
Top User Generated Songs "Idol" by Yoasobi 2nd place
"Fatal" by Gemn 20th place
Top Global Japan (Excl. Japan) Songs "Idol" by Yoasobi 2nd place
Top Japan Songs (South Korea) 3rd place
Top Japan Songs (Thailand) 6th place
Top Japan Songs (Singapore) Won
Top Japan Songs (India) 7th place
Top Japan Songs (France) 3rd place
Top Japan Songs (United Kingdom) 6th place
Top Japan Songs (South Africa) 9th place
Top Japan Songs (United States) 4th place
Top Japan Songs (Brazil) 13th place
IGN Awards Best Anime Series Oshi no Ko Season 2 Runner-up [131][132]
Abema Anime Trend Awards Anime News Award Oshi no Ko Won [133]
2025 Reiwa Anisong Awards Composition Award "Fatal" by Gemn[c] Won [134][better source needed]
Artist Song Award "Burning" by Hitsujibungaku Nominated [135]

Controversy

The sixth episode of the anime, which depicts the character Akane Kurokawa becoming a target of cyberbullying and subsequently attempting suicide after starring in a controversial episode of a reality television program, was noted by critics for its parallels to a similar real-life case of the suicide of Hana Kimura, a Japanese professional wrestler.[136][137] Some viewers commented that the manga chapters on which the episode was based were planned prior to Kimura's passing.[138] Kimura's mother, professional wrestler Kyoko Kimura, criticized the episode for the similarity, saying that she did not approve of the case "being used like free source material" by the anime writers. Kimura further stated that she felt the topic was portrayed with no consideration for real-life cyberbullying victims.[138][139][140] The series' English licensor, Sentai Filmworks, added an advisory message to the end of the episode providing the phone number to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on its streaming service, Hidive.[141]

The ending of the original manga, with Aqua sacrificing his life to kill Hikaru and Ruby becoming the "new Ai" received a generally controversial reputation, to the point of fans calling it one of the worst manga endings in recent years, believing that the entire conclusion of the story made no sense and speculating that the manga received a "rushed" ending due to pressure on the author. In particular, Screen Rant devoted a separate article to this topic, noting that although the ending of the manga was not the worst ending that the manga could receive and, in the opinion of the author, did not make the entire story worthless, it still deserved its criticism from fans and critics that it received due to the anti-climactic ending, the lack of resolution in many of the subplots, and contradiction to its main story themes.[142] At the same time, Aka Akasaka expressed satisfaction with this ending and stated in an interview dedicated to the final chapter that he had planned this ending from the very beginning and called himself happy because he was able to "end things exactly the way he wanted."[143]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Stylized in romaji as 【OSHI Nの KO】
  2. ^ Ayase credited as nominee.
  3. ^ Tatsuya Kitani credited as nominee.

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