TV series
【OSHI NO KO】
Overview
A small-town doctor gets sucked into the ruthless world of show business when he crosses paths with a popular teen idol who holds a secret.
Details
- First air date
- 2023-04-12
- Status
- Returning Series
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 35 episodes
- Genres
- Animation, Drama
- Network
- Tokyo MX
- Production
- Doga Kobo, KADOKAWA, Shueisha, CyberAgent
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Takeo Otsuka as Aqua (voice)
- Yurie Igoma as Ruby (voice)
- Megumi Han as Kana Arima (voice)
- Rumi Okubo as Memcho (voice)
- Manaka Iwami as Akane Kurokawa (voice)
- Kent Ito as Goro (voice)
- Yumi Uchiyama as Child Aqua (voice)
- Lynn as Miyako Saito (voice)
- Masaki Terasoma as Katsuya Kaburagi (voice)
- Yasuyuki Kase as Taishi Gotanda (voice)
- Saori Onishi as Yuki Sumi (voice)
- Tomohiro Ono as Nobuyuki Kumano (voice)
Creators and crew
- Sho Tanaka - Executive Producer
- Shotaro Usui - Executive Producer
- Ryu Ishiguro - Executive Producer
- Manami Kabashima - Executive Producer
- Shinpei Yamashita - Producer
- Takuya Yoshioka - Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Mother and Children
Stories are lies meant to entertain, and idols lie to fans eager to believe. This is Ai's story. It is a lie, but it is also true.
Episode 2: Third Option
Ruby wants to be an idol for herself and for the little girl who died from cancer. The real world, however, doesn't care about big dreams: something Aqua knows all too well.
Episode 3: Manga-Based TV Drama
Aqua agrees to Kana's request, but not for the reason she wants. There's a connection between Masaya Kaburagi and Ai, which leads Aqua to the set of a TV drama for answers.
Episode 4: Actors
Kana's resolve remains strong despite her washed up reputation. Aqua sets the stage for her with a bold move that flips the script, which leads to opportunities for them both.
Episode 5: Reality Dating Show
Despite different motivations, Aqua, Ruby and Kana’s key to success in the entertainment industry is the same; to achieve their goals, they need to play the game.
Episode 6: Egosurfing
Remember what you said in righteous outrage online? There were consequences. You never saw them, but that didn't make them any less real, nor hold you any less accountable.
Episode 7: Buzz
Left reeling in the immediate aftermath, Akane's costars unite in friendship and purpose: they will clear their friend's name. They owe her nothing less.
Episode 8: First Time
Focused on revenge, Aqua underestimated Akane and gave the talented actress a way to win his heart. If love is a game, Akane is playing for keeps and Kana is falling behind.
Episode 9: B Komachi
MEM-cho won't let her second chance go to waste and uses her influence to help grow B Komachi's brand. Meanwhile, Aqua's investigation into Ai's past bears fruit.
Episode 10: Pressure
B Komachi's first performance approaches, but the group still needs practice while Kana refuses to be the center. Perhaps a certain expert choreographer could help them shine?
Episode 11: Idol
MEM-cho has fans. Ruby has looks. But Kana has...? She’ll need to find the answer before she can be anyone's star. Later, a fresh opportunity sets Aqua on a new path to revenge.
Episode 12: Tokyo Blade
The stage is set. The actors are ready. And the curtain rises on the play, Tokyo Blade. However, there is another story aside from the play: that of the actors themselves.
Episode 13: Game of Telephone
The creator of Tokyo Blade isn’t happy with the unfaithful adaptation of her manga and demands a revision of the entire script. However, only twenty days remain until opening.
Episode 14: Rewriting
Time is dwindling, and a question looms: a faithful Tokyo Blade adaptation or one tailored for theater? Amidst the tension, only one person can convince Abiko to compromise.
Episode 15: Emotional Acting
Abiko and GOA collaborate on a new script and now the pressure is on the actors to bring the script to life. However, Aqua soon faces an unexpected challenge during rehearsal.
Episode 16: The Curtain Rises
Aqua confides in Akane, revealing his true motives. She vows to remain by his side, but this deepening bond causes Akane’s rivalry with Kana to intensify.
Episode 17: Growth
Melt regrets his poor acting in Sweet Today and vows to improve in Tokyo Blade. However, how can a subpar actor stand out among exceptional ones?
Episode 18: Sun
Akane became an actress because she idolized Kana and wanted to be like her. However, one should never meet their heroes.
Episode 19: Trigger
Their pasts shaped their acting. Kana wanted to shine as an actress, but she compromised to be useful. Meanwhile, Aqua’s childhood trauma led to a unique acting method.
Episode 20: Dream
The actors shone brilliantly, and the curtain fell on a successful play, setting the stage for the next performance as Aqua and Taiki press the director for answers.
Episode 21: Liberation
Taiki discovers a surprising connection, but reveals something Aqua wasn't expecting. Meanwhile, Ruby hopes one person in particular notices B Komachi's growing fame.
Episode 22: Freedom
Aqua doesn't have to live for revenge and can finally look towards a brighter future. But what does this mean for the relationships he's cultivated in pursuit of a killer?
Episode 23: Reunion
The past never truly disappears. Aqua and Ruby return to the place they were born… and where, in another life, they also died.
Episode 24: Wish
A gruesome discovery finally gives Aqua the closure he needs to begin a new chapter in his life. But as he steps into a brighter tomorrow, Ruby’s descent into darkness begins.
Episode 25: Down Bad
Six months have passed since the release of B-Komachi's music video, and lots of things have changed.
Episode 26: Calculating
Ruby starts to make her mark as reporter on Dig Deep!
Episode 27: Correctness
Things go horribly wrong at the Comiket shoot. Can Dig Deep come back from this?
Episode 28: Blind
Aqua confronts Ruby and starts to piece together the puzzle.
Episode 29: Casting
Kana's at the end of her rope and decides to try to get back into acting.
Episode 30: Idols and Relationships
Kana's encounter with Shima looms over her and the rest of Strawberry Productions.
Episode 31: Breakdown
Kana has bounced back, but the scandal still looms large.
Episode 32: Plan
Aqua has to face the aftermath of his decision to reveal Ai's secret.
Episode 33: Greed and Passion
As the movie project kicks into gear, Masaya Kaburagi goes to work, putting both sides of himself on show.
Episode 34: Private Audition
How will Ruby and Akane act out the theme of liar? And how will the audition end?
Episode 35: The Beginning
Aqua has a very surprising encounter, and Ruby is close to succumbing under all the pressure.
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