Oshi no Ko

Oshi no Ko
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Ai Hoshino
【推しの子】
Genre
Manga
Written byAka Akasaka
Illustrated byMengo Yokoyari
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintYoung Jump Comics
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 23, 2020November 14, 2024
Volumes16
Anime television series
Directed byDaisuke Hiramaki
Written byJin Tanaka
Music byTakurō Iga
StudioDoga Kobo
Licensed bySentai Filmworks
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, TVh, SUN, KBS Kyoto, tvk, TV Aichi, Gunma TV, GYT, CTC, TV Saitama, SBS Shizuoka, TVQ, AT-X
English network
Original run April 12, 2023 – present
Episodes24
Television drama
Directed by
  • Hana Matsumoto
  • Smith
Written byAyako Kitagawa
Music byFox Capture Plan
Licensed byAmazon Prime Video
Original run November 28, 2024 December 5, 2024
Episodes8
Live-action film
Oshi no Ko: The Final Act
Directed bySmith
Produced byRyūsuke Imoto
Written byAyako Kitagawa
Music byFox Capture Plan
ReleasedDecember 20, 2024 (2024-12-20)
Runtime129 minutes

Oshi no Ko (【推しの子】, "My Favorite Idol's Children" or "Their Idol's Children") is a Japanese manga series written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump from April 2020 to November 2024, with its chapters collected in 16 tankōbon volumes. It follows a doctor and his recently deceased patient who were reborn as twins to a famous Japanese pop idol and navigate the highs and lows of the country's entertainment industry as they grow up together through their lives. It has been licensed for release in North America by Yen Press and is simultaneously published by Shueisha on their Manga Plus platform.

An anime television series adaptation, produced by Doga Kobo, aired its first 11-episode season from April to June 2023. A second 13-episode season aired from July to October 2024. A third season is set to premiere in 2026. In North America, Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series with an English dub, which premiered on its Hidive streaming platform in May 2023.

By November 2024, Oshi no Ko had over 20 million copies in circulation.