Oshi No Ko live-action projects finally announced
NetflixToei Animation has finally announced the live-action adaptations of the Oshi No Ko anime series.
Oshi No Ko‘s anime had an amazing premiere in 2023, breaking several records and becoming a sensation overnight. The opening episode featured a charming main cast and the darker side of the entertainment industry.
The anime ran for 11 episodes on HIDIVE, becoming the most successful series in the streamer’s history. Fans have been eagerly waiting for Season 2, which is set to be released in Spring 2024.
However, ahead of the new season, Toei Animation has announced the live-action adaptations of the popular animanga series.
Oshi No Ko surprises fans with live-action announcement
On Wednesday, January 24, 2024, fans were thrilled to learn that Oshi No Ko will be turned into a live-action television series and a film. The former has been licensed by Amazon Prime, while the latter will see Toei Animation as the distributor for the theaters.
The announcement confirms that the projects will land on the screens sometime in Winter 2024. Both the TV show and movie have likely already started production.
Adding to the hype, the official sources released a key visual showing off the star cast of the non-animated version of Oshi No Ko. Nagisa Saito, Nanoka Hara, Mizuki Kayashima, Asuka Saito, and Ano will appear in the lead roles. These actors have also posed like the anime characters in the poster.
What is Oshi No Ko about?
Oshi No Ko begins with Ai, an idol with a massive fanbase. One day, she gets pregnant, and she visits a gynecologist, who turns out to be one of her biggest fans. In the same hospital, there’s a patient who has only a few days to live and can’t stay without watching AI on TV in her final days. Soon after the girl’s passing, the doctor gets murdered by one of Ai’s stalkers. However, this is not the end for Ai’s biggest admirers as they are reborn as her twins, Aqua and Ruby.
To hide her personal life from the media and fans, Ai never revealed that she is the mother of the twins despite living under the same roof. However, when things are finally moving smoothly for Ai, the psychopath killer who killed the doctor shows up and kills her. After her death, Aqua is determined to find the killer and murder him with his own hands.