I have a lot of favorite animes including One Piece and Detective Conan but I've already talked about them in another post so I'll share another favorite that you haven't yet known. Can you guess?
Oshi No Ko is my favorite anime. Could you have guessed it? Despite the anime being released just this spring of this year, I've already watched it 3 or more times. That's how I love this anime.
Trivia! Did you know the meaning of Oshi in the title means to support or be a fan of? Ko can be a little tricky but it directly translates to kid or young one. So the title Oshi No Ko translates to Your Favorite Idol or it could be Someone You Want To Support. The meaning behind the title is yet to be explained though and we might know in the next seasons.
Oshi No Ko's story revolves around the Hoshino family.
Hoshino Ai was a well-loved idol who became a mom at such a young age. She kept this to the public though and only a few knew about her pregnancy and being a single mother. She loved her children and she loved her fame.
Her twins, Ruby and Aqua, were her fans, even before they were born. You see, they were reincarnated and their old lives' memories have been kept. So when they were still babies, they demonstrated gifted skills, but the truth was their mind was just that of an adult for Aqua and a young teenager for Ruby.
Spoiler! Despite her popularity, Ai would die. She died young. Aqua and Ruby were devastated, and so was Ai's talent agency. But Aqua realized something and made a decision to seek vengeance for Ai's death. He's on the hunt for his father who he thinks might have something to do with Ai's death. All of this happened in Episode 1. And let me warn you, Episode 1 is like a movie. LOL
Ruby and Aqua grew up well despite Ai not being around. They were adopted. Ruby grew up wanting to be an idol like her mom, and Aqua being an actor here and there. The teenage life of the twins started in Episode 2.
I won't bore you more with the story, you just have to watch it and you'll know what I'm talking about!
Why has this become my favorite? I am not so sure myself. I didn't have any plans of watching this because I don't really watch idol genre. But when I started watching it, I never stopped. Last month, I even rewatched the first season and couldn't wait for the next. Perhaps there's a spell cast upon me to like this anime and rewatch it from time to time.
The story doesn't really just evolve on how being an idol is or how to seek revenge or how to pursue your dreams. There's the behind the scenes - the ugly truth no one talks about show business. Sensitive topics like getting bashed online leading to suicidal attempts were also tackled and it's a big thing in Japan. Back then, there was a reality TV show that stopped airing because one lady was being criticized online and it was rumored that she couldn't take the criticisms and ended up killing herself. It's a similar scene in the anime and when I would watch that part, I would end up recalling that sad story.
There are so many shocking truths that you can learn just by watching the anime.
I've yet to acquire collectibles on this anime, or wait, I probably already have but I don't know what or where I put it. 😅 If you know me, I don't really read manga but out of curiosity (again!), I read a chapter in the manga when I was in Coco Ichibanya, a Japanese food chain popular in Japan where you could read free manga. Of course, I want to collect all the manga but probably when I have extra money to spend.
The OST of this anime is not to be missed. I think this is one of the animes that I didn't skip the intro because I just want to listen to the song every now and then. Yoasobi sang the song アイドル (or Idol) and it's been on the top charts in Japan for a while. I always sang this in karaoke too! When the song came out in one karaoke store, there was a long line outside that karaoke place. It's that popular!
And oh yeah, just today Spotify notified me of my Wrapped 2023, and guess what song was on top of my list? You guessed it right! It's the opening song of the anime!
The ending song, Mephisto by Queen Bee, is also a favorite! It's also on my playlist. You should give it a listen on Youtube.
The story, the song - they're all perfect. And I love the animation too! I don't really mind what studio takes care of that but I'm glad they did a good job on the animation. I super like it!
I actually just started watching this anime out of curiosity since it had become the top TV show in Japan when it came out. See, sometimes curiosity takes you to wonders. I'm glad I pressed that play button!
You should give it a watch too! Ooooh I just couldn't wait for next year and see how season 2 goes!
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Thanks for reading!
See you around! じゃあ、またね！
With love,
All photos are taken using from the official website of the anime unless stated otherwise.