Oshi no Ko (【推しの子】) is a 2023 anime series based on the manga series written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine on April 23, 2020.
The anime was announced in June 2022. An extended 90-minute version of the first episode premiered at selected theaters in Japan on March 17, 2023, then it premiered in North America exclusively at Anime Boston on April 7, 2023. It was animated by Doga Kobo, directed by Daisuke Hiramaki, and premiered in Japan from April 12, 2023 to June 28, 2023, consisting of 11 episodes. The second season of the series started airing in Japan from July 3, 2024 to October 6, 2024, consisting of 13 episodes.
Sentai Filmworks licensed and produced an English Dub of the series, which premiered on HIDIVE on May 24, 2023[1][2]. Medialink also licensed the series for Southern and Southeast Asia. Hulu also added the anime to their streaming serivce on July 1, 2024[3]. On July 17, 2024, it was announced that the English Dub of the second season will have a world premiere screening at Anime NYC on August 23, 2024[4]. The English Dub of the second season premiered on September 13, 2024[5][6].
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Season(s). | Ep(s). |
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| Main Characters | |||||
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Aquamarine Hoshino / Aqua |
Takeo Ōtsuka | Jack Stansbury | 1-2 | |
 
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Yumi Uchiyama (young) |
Chaney Moore | 1-2 | ||
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Kento Itō (Gorō Amemiya) |
Jeremy Gee | 1-2 | ||
  
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Ruby Hoshino | Yurie Igoma | Alyssa Marek | 1-2 | |
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Tomoyo Takayanagi (Sarina Tendōji) |
Savanna Menzel | 1 | ||
 
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Ai Hoshino | Rie Takahashi | Donna Bella Litton | 1-2 | |
| Secondary Characters | |||||
 
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Kana Arima | Megumi Han | Natalie Rial | 1-2 | |
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Akane Kurokawa | Manaka Iwami | Kristen McGuire | 1-2 | |
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2 | 18 | |||
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Mem-Cho | Rumi Ōkubo | Juliet Simmons | 1-2 | |
| Recurring Characters | |||||
| Ichigo Productions | |||||
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Ichigo Saitō | Hisao Egawa | Brandon Hearnsberger | 1 | |
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Miyako Saitō | Lynn | Christina Kelly | 1-2 | |
| Ruby's Classmates | |||||
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Minami Kotobuki | Hina Yōmiya | Brittany Lauda | 1-2 | |
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Frill Shiranui | Asami Seto | Annie Wild | 1-2 | |
| Entertainment Industry | |||||
| Talents | |||||
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Melt Narushima | Seiji Maeda | Bryson Baugus | 1-2 | |
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Yuki Sumi | Saori Ōnishi | Olivia Swasey | 1-2 | |
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Kengo Morimoto | Taito Ban | Adam Gibbs | 1-2 | |
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Nobuyuki Kumano | Tomohiro Ōno | Scott Gibbs | 1-2 | |
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Pieyon | Taishi Murata | Andrew Love | 1 | |
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Sakuya Kamoshida | Yūsuke Kobayashi | Josh Swasey | 2 | |
| Staff/Creators | |||||
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Taishi Gotanda | Yasuyuki Kase | Ty Mahany | 1-2 | |
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Director | Yūki Sanpei | Kiba Walker | 1 | |
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Masaya Kaburagi | Masaki Terasoma | Justin Doran | 1 | |
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Sumiaki Raida | Kenichi Suzumura | Alejandro Saab | 1-2 | |
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GOA | Daisuke Ono | Dylan Godwin | 2 | |
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Abiko’s Editor | Hiromichi Tezuka | Blake Weir | 2 | |
| Manga Artists | |||||
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Yoriko Kichijōji | Shizuka Itō | Kelly Greenshield | 1-2 | |
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Abiko Samejima | Ayane Sakura | Jad Saxton | 2 | |
| Lala Lai Theatrical Company | |||||
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Toshirō Kanedaichi | Tomoyuki Shimura | Luis Galindo | 2 | |
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Taiki Himekawa | Kōki Uchiyama | Daman Mills | 2 | |
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Norio Mita | Kazuyuki Okitsu | Cody House | 2 | |
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Mei Adashino | Akira Sekine | Melissa Molano | 2 | |
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Koyuki Yoshidomi | Saku Mizuno | Cat Thomas | 2 | |
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Kiiro Hayashibara | Chiharu Sawashiro | Scott D. Forsyth | 2 | |
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Ryōma Funato | Wataru Tsuyuzaki | Alan Brincks | 2 | |
| Others | |||||
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Taishi's Mother | Kimiko Saitō | Marcy Bannor | 1-2 | |
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Tsukuyomi | Hina Kino | Luci Christian | 2 | |
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Hikaru Kamiki | Mamoru Miyano | Austin Tindle | 2 | |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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| Season One | ||||
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Nurse | TBA | 1 | |
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Ryōsuke Kaihara | Atsushi Tamaru | Gabriel Regojo | |
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Ari | TBA | ||
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Kyun | TBA | ||
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Student | Natsu Yorita | TBA | 2 |
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Lala | Ayano Shibuya | Mai Le | |
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Hikaru Kanzaki | Masahide Yamaguchi | Joe Daniels | |
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Rookie Actors | Genta Nakamura | TBA | 3 |
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Kōji Okino | TBA | ||
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Sweet Today Assistant | Yui Hashimoto | TBA | |
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Chief Director | Daichi Hayashi | Greg Cote | 3-4 |
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Manga Assistants | Hina Natsume | TBA | 4 |
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Yui Hashimoto | TBA | ||
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Students | Kōhei Yanagi | TBA | |
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Yū Okano | TBA | ||
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Konomi Inagaki | TBA | ||
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Mayuko Kazama | TBA | ||
| Company President | Kenichirō Matsuda | Rob Mungle | 6 | |
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Akane’s Mother | Marie Ōi | Monica Rial | 6-7 |
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Akane's Manager | Yasuhiro Kikuchi | John Swasey | 6, 11 |
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Mem-Cho's Mother | Natsuki Miwa | TBA | 9 |
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Pieyon (Aqua) |
Takeo Ōtsuka | Jack Stansbury | 10 |
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Kana's Mother | Hana Satō | TBA | |
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Mana Suzushiro | Hiyori Nitta | Ellen Evans | 11 |
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The Manager | Masaya Fukunishi | Jay Hickman | |
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Fans | Kōseki Kogure | TBA | |
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Tomohito Takatsuka | TBA | ||
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Idols | Asaki Yuikawa | TBA | |
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Hina Koyanagi | TBA | ||
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Saki Takahashi | TBA | ||
| Season Two | ||||
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Yamanaka | Katsumi Fukuhara | Shannon D. Reed | 12 |
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Himekawa’s Manager | Juri Nagatsuma | Cara Nguyen | 13 |
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Rights Manager | Masashi Yamane | TBA | |
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Akane's Father | Shinya Takahashi | TBA | 18 |
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Bartender | Tomohiro Yamaguchi | TBA | 20 |
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Runa | Satomi Amano | TBA | |
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Hostess | Saya Hitomi | TBA | |
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Himura | Daisuke Hirakawa | TBA | 21 |
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Nurse | Rio Tsuchiya | TBA | 23 |
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Anemone Monemone | Yukana | Jade Kelly | 23-24 |
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Yura Katayose | Ikumi Hasegawa | TBA | 24 |
Additional Voices[]
Multimedia[]
Cast Reveal[]
_(Oshi_no_Ko_Cast_Reveal).jpg "Jack Stansbury (Aqua) (Oshi no Ko Cast Reveal).jpg (242 KB)")
_(Oshi_no_Ko_Cast_Reveal).jpg "Kristen McGuire (Akane) (Oshi no Ko Cast Reveal).jpg (245 KB)")
_(Oshi_no_Ko_Cast_Reveal).jpg "Natalie Rial (Kana) (Oshi no Ko Cast Reveal).jpg (247 KB)")
_(Oshi_no_Ko_Cast_Reveal).jpg "Bryson Baugus (Melt) (Oshi no Ko Cast Reveal).jpg (238 KB)")
_(Oshi_no_Ko_Cast_Reveal).jpg "Alyssa Marek (Ruby) (Oshi no Ko Cast Reveal).jpg (274 KB)")
_(Oshi_no_Ko_Cast_Reveal).jpg "Juliet Simmons (Mem-cho) (Oshi no Ko Cast Reveal).jpg (280 KB)")
Trailers[]
Notes[]
- Many of the voice actors who are in Oshi no Ko also voiced characters from Kaguya-sama: Love is War, another anime based on a manga by Aka Akasaka.
- Kristen McGuire who voice Akane previously voiced Erika Mose.
- Brittany Lauda who voice Minami previously voiced Kyoko Otomo
- Jad Saxton who voice Abiko previously voiced Chika Fujiwara.
- Daman Mills who voice Taiki previously voiced Kazeno.
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date(s) | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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May 24, 2023 | Anime | Digital | TV-14 | Season 1 | 11 Eps. | United States | 
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| September 13, 2024 | Season 2 | 13 Eps. | ||||||
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July 1, 2024 | Season 1 | 11 Eps. | |||||
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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2024 | 
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Episodes 1-11 | A DVB-T |
United States |
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| 2 Discs | ||||||
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ Oshi no Ko Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, May 24 Premiere
- ↑ DON'T MISS THE OSHI NO KO ENGLISH DUB PREMIERE ON HIDIVE MAY 24!
- ↑ Hulu adds Oshi no Ko Season 1
- ↑ Anime NYC to premiere Oshi no Ko Season 2 English Dub
- ↑ HIDIVE's Twitter Retrieved August 23, 2024.
- ↑ HIDIVE ANNOUNCES OSHI NO KO SEASON 2 ENGLISH CAST AND TRAILER AHEAD OF 9/13 DUB RELEASE
External Links[]
- Oshi no Ko on the Internet Movie Database.
- Oshi no Ko (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Oshi no Ko on Behind The Voice Actors.