During a live broadcast this Sunday on the official channel of the anime adaptation of the manga written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari , Oshi no Ko ( My Star ), a new promotional video for the series was published. In this preview you can hear the opening theme of the series "Idol" performed by the Japanese duo Yaosobi.
It should be remembered that the anime will premiere next April on Japanese television, but an extended 90-minute version of the first episode will be shown in theaters in the Japanese country starting on March 17. Distribution in the West will be in the hands of the HIDIVE platform .
It was also announced that seiyuu Megumi Han will join the voice cast to play Kana Arima.
Akasaka and Yokoyari began publishing the manga in Shueisha 's Weekly Young Jump magazine in April 2020. Aka Akasaka ( Kaguya-sama: Love is War ) writes it while Mengo Yokoyari ( Kuzu no Honkai ) illustrates it, and the work already exceeds 2 million accumulated copies in circulation.
Synopsis of Oshi no Ko
16-year-old Ai Hoshino is a talented and beautiful idol who is adored by her fans. She is the personification of purity, but all that glitters is not gold... Gorou Honda is a gynecologist from a rural area and a big fan of Ai. So when the pregnant idol shows up at her hospital, he is beyond taken aback. Gorou promises him a safe delivery, but little does he know that an encounter with a mysterious figure would result in his untimely death, or so he thought. Opening his eyes, Gorou finds himself in the lap of his beloved idol and discovers that he has been reborn as Aquamarine Hoshino, Ai's newborn son! With his world turned upside down, Gorou soon discovers that show business is full of thorns, and that talent doesn't always breed success. Will she be able to protect the beloved idol's smile from him?
Source: YouTube
(c)Aka Akasaka x Mengo Yokoyari/Shueisha/[My Favorite Child] Production Committee
