Manga '"Oshi no Ko"' Receives Live-Action Movie, TV Series in Winter 2024

Entertainment company Toei announced a live-action movie and drama series for Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's "Oshi no Ko" manga on Wednesday. Toei and Amazon are co-producing the live-action project. The drama series will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video worldwide in winter of 2024, with the movie set to be released in Japanese theaters by Toei.
Cast
Aquamarine Hoshino: Kaito Sakurai (Ao Haru Ride)
Ai Hoshino: Asuka Saitou (My Home Hero)
Ruby Hoshino: Nagisa Saitou (Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo)
Kana Arima: Nanoka Hara (Suzume no Tojimari)
Akane Kurokawa: Mizuki Kayashima (Tai-Ari deshita.: Ojousama wa Kakutou Game nante Shinai)
Mem-Cho: ano (Saki)
Akasaka and Yokoyari began serializing the supernatural drama manga in Young Jump magazine in April 2020. Shueisha shipped the 13th volume in November 2023. The manga has a cumulative 15 million copies of its volumes in circulation.
Shueisha began publishing the manga in English on its Manga Plus platform in April 2022. Yen Press licensed the manga in English in July 2022. The fourth volume went on sale in November 2023, and the fifth volume is scheduled for a February 20 release.
Doga Kobo produced a television anime adaptation, which premiered with a 90-minute first episode in Japanese theaters on March 17, with regular broadcasting beginning on April 12 last year. HIDIVE simulcast the series worldwide, excluding Central America, South America, and Asia. A second season is set to premiere in 2024.
"Oshi no Ko" ranked 11th and 7th in the 2021 and 2022 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! rankings. The manga was also nominated for the Manga Taisho Award twice in 2021 and 2022, and the 46th Kodansha Manga Awards in the General category in 2022.
Synopsis
Sixteen-year-old Ai Hoshino is a talented and beautiful idol who is adored by her fans. She is the personification of a pure, young maiden. But all that glitters is not gold.
Gorou Amemiya is a countryside gynecologist and a big fan of Ai. So when the pregnant idol shows up at his hospital, he is beyond bewildered. Gorou promises her a safe delivery. Little does he know, an encounter with a mysterious figure would result in his untimely death—or so he thought.
Opening his eyes in the lap of his beloved idol, Gorou finds that he has been reborn as Aquamarine Hoshino—Ai's newborn son! With his world turned upside down, Gorou soon learns that the world of showbiz is paved with thorns, where talent does not always beget success. Will he manage to protect Ai's smile that he loves so much with the help of an eccentric and unexpected ally? [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Jan 25, 2024 3:06 PM by Adnash
Jan 25, 2024 2:15 PM by malvarez1
Jan 25, 2024 8:16 AM by RedChrome
Jan 24, 2024 7:28 PM by Rpgmonger
Jan 24, 2024 2:17 PM by RobertBobert
@Yubisoft Jokes aside, but I think that as long as it’s not fantasy, but maximum magical realism, it still has a chance. Oshi no Ko isn't the kind of show where you need crap special effects, goofy looking wigs, and characters that look like chuuni. Although I can almost guarantee that the actor playing Aqua will steal any scene due to the cartoon nature of the character.
I am not a fan of oshi no ko but I recognize the fact that many people love it. So I think the oshi no ko deserves a Alice in Borderland and One piece quality and budget for the future live adaptations because the one above is almost 100 % guaranteed to be bad.
Jan 24, 2024 2:06 PM by Yubisoft
Jan 24, 2024 1:54 PM by RobertBobert
@Yubisoft I did and it was really bad. And yes you're right while I'm sure the actors and all the other working on it tried to make it work but it's not enough
I think the main problem is that Japanese productions of the live adaptations care more about who is currently the most kawai popular girls and hot guys rather if they can actually play the role good enough. Basically what Hollywood does in most movies and we have seen how many movies have been ruined due to that.
Jan 24, 2024 1:35 PM by Yubisoft
@Yubisoft I saw the official Japanese porn parody of Kakegurui. After this, no live action will scare me.
I choked on my water when I read your comment. Yeah, AVs are really dangerous sometimes 🤣
Jan 24, 2024 1:30 PM by Yubisoft
Jan 24, 2024 12:52 PM by RobertBobert
Jan 24, 2024 11:03 AM by RedChrome
Jan 24, 2024 10:36 AM by VivavideoUser2x
Jan 24, 2024 10:25 AM by mshfqtny
Jan 24, 2024 9:58 AM by Yubisoft
Jan 24, 2024 5:26 AM by RedChrome
Jan 24, 2024 2:41 AM by Reecey91
Jan 23, 2024 11:09 PM by Chuckiemuffin
Jan 23, 2024 10:08 PM by Kazou-nozumu688
Let's see how real life plays this show
Jan 23, 2024 8:26 PM by Ricky16
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