The manga “Oshi no Ko” by Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari has been serialized in Weekly Young Jump since April 2020, and is also serialized online in Shonen Jump+.
This work depicts both the glamorous and serious parts of the entertainment world realistically, dramatically, and with a tremendous amount of energy.The novel settings and unpredictable developments have earned it many fans. Ta.
A TV anime will start in April 2023, produced by Douga Studio. In addition to related words appearing on Twitter trends almost every week, the music video for the opening theme song “Idol” by YOASOBI has been viewed more than 100 million times in about a month after its release, making it a hot topic in many fields. .
In this article, we will introduce the charm of the work and the synopsis of the latest volume of the book!
Synopsis up to Volume 1 (Episode 10)
Collection of vivid titles
First, I will introduce the synopsis of the beginning of the story.
Goro, a local obstetrics and gynecologist, is a big fan of Ai Hoshino, the absolute center of the idol group “B Komachi.” He was such a hardcore nerd that he played live DVDs in patients’ rooms (because, as he put it, “”Looking at beautiful things is good for your health”), and he was living a fulfilling life.
One day, he receives a medical examination that shocks him. Ai, who was supposed to be recuperating from an illness, appeared in front of her as a pregnant woman pregnant with twins. At first, she is shocked and conflicted, but Ai’s determination to achieve both happiness as a mother and as an idol, and that she will not reveal her child = continue to lie to her fans out of love. With this in mind, I pledge to support her with all my might.
Everything is going well, and the due date of the birth has finally arrived, but then an incident occurs. She is suddenly attacked on the street at night by a “hooded person” who knows about the top secret “Ai’s pregnancy” and falls off a cliff. In a hazy state of mind, Goro closes his eyelids, wishing for Ai’s successful birth…
–The next moment I woke up from the darkness. The scene of a hospital room spreads out before my eyes. Her whole body felt the warmth of her mother holding her.
Goro was giving birth to Ai as her child.
The title “Oshi no Ko” does not simply mean “the story of a child (idol) that I support.” It also means “a story about someone reincarnated as a pusher.”
Another reincarnated person
Thus, Goro ends up living as Ai’s son, Hoshino Aiku Manami (also known as Aqua). Although he is confused by the fact of her reincarnation, he gradually begins to get accustomed to a life where he can watch Oshi’s growth up close and receive love from her, and decides to support her life in a new way as her son. To do.
There is another person who is also enjoying the baby life. I’m Rumi Hoshino, Aqua’s twin sister. She is also his reincarnation, and her true identity is Sarina, a girl who was an inpatient at the hospital where Goro worked.
Sarina, who was suffering from an incurable disease, was unable to go to school or exercise satisfactorily, and was almost bedridden. Ai was the source of her heart, and it was his enthusiasm that led Goro to Ai’s swamp. The two had a lot of eye-talk and were good friends, but Sarina passed away before Goro at just 12 years old.
The two have known each other from previous lives, but because they have chosen not to pry into their pasts, they do not realize their true identity even though they both know that they are the same reincarnation. As “passionate Ai fans”, we will work together to support and support Ai (although we are limited in what we can do since she is a baby).
Unaware of this, Ai resumes her entertainment career while hiding the fact that she has a child. As she poured out her love to her children and was loved back, her expressions became even more refined, and she achieved remarkable progress, worthy of being called a top idol.
Ending and Opening
The children are growing up fast, and B Komachi’s dome performance has also been decided. Just when everything seemed to be going smoothly, tragedy struck. Ai was stabbed by a stalker who became furious after learning that she had a child, and she died at the young age of 20.
While they hear the voices of grieving fans and sympathy from the public, they also face malicious words and despair. Still, with the sparkle that her mother showed her and the love she left behind, Ruby decides to become an idol like her mother.
On the other hand, Aqua thinks that there is an informant, and that this person is the same person who killed her (Gorou).
The stalker who killed Ai was just a student. There’s no way such a person would be able to find out the celebrity’s address or secrets that have been kept hidden. Born into a complicated family and living in an institution since childhood, Ai had no interaction with her relatives or school.The only people in the entertainment industry who can know everything about Ai are her father, “(Aqua’s) father.” ” only. Aqua vows to use his genetic test to identify his father and take revenge.
In this way, twin high school students who are the illegitimate children of the legendary idol “Ai”, their younger sister as an idol and their older brother as an actor, jump into the world of entertainment, filled with many emotions, each with their own feelings in their hearts. It is.
The content up to this point is the first volume of the comic (up to episode 10). After a magnificent prologue that takes up the entire volume, the story of the two finally begins. This work is a “job story” that realistically depicts both the front and back sides of the entertainment world, and at the same time, it is also a “suspense” story in which the protagonist uses secrets known only to the main character as a weapon to investigate mysteries.
Furthermore, by focusing on the reality of words on the internet and the feelings of consumers, we see a satirical and thought-provoking side, and a “love story” that depicts Aqua’s relationship with Ruby and the heroines mentioned later. It is a rare work that incorporates the charm of various genres, including a “mono” aspect.
<next page, we will introduce the charm of the work in detail! [Contains spoilers up to Volume 4]>
