Oshi No Ko release date, plot and cast: Where to watch the anime
The idol world has a sinister side.
Oshi No Ko takes a look behind the curtain of the shockingly dark and tormented world of Japanese pop idols and young acto
The anime ties together a handful of stories perfectly intertwined to deliver carefully crafted profiles of characters while wrapping into one overall narrative as the timeline progresses.
Idols have a colourful and cheery stage persona but Oshi No Ko uncovers dangerous, revenge-driven teens determined to rise to the top and create their own identity.
Ai Hoshino is the face and undisputed star of rising idol group B-Komachi. An unexpected pregnancy at 16 years of age leads her to take a hiatus – but with the resolve to keep her family intact.
While Ai finds herself trying to juggle the life of a teen idol and a mother, the world of showbiz shows just how cruel and unforgiving it can be.
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When is Oshi No Ko released?
Fans have now stepped into the world of Oshi No Ko. The first episode of the anime premiered on 12th April 2023 and was 90 minutes long, covering what is essentially the anime's prologue.
Oshi No Ko episode 2 is scheduled to be released on 19th April 2023. Episodes are released on Wednesdays at 11pm in Japan, meaning they drop at 3pm in the UK and 10am ET in the US.
Oshi No Ko's cast
The cast boasts a range of characters and even multiple voice actors for certain leads. The main protagonists are:
- Aquamarine Hoshino: Yumi Uchiyama (young) / Kento Ito / Takeo Otsuka
- Ruby Hoshino: Tomoyo Takayanagi / Yurie Igoma
- Ai Hoshino: Rie Takahashi
- Kana Arima: Megumi Han
- Akane Kurokawa: Manaka Iwami
- Mem-Cho: Rumi Ookubo
Where to watch Oshi No Ko in the UK
Oshi No Ko is available to stream on HIDIVE in the UK.
The likes of Netflix, Hulu and Prime Video do have the rights to stream it but only to Japanese residents, and it is not currently available on Crunchyroll in the UK.
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