Oshi no Ko Season 2 revealed the preview images and video for episode 1. Kuniyasu Nishina (Blue Period episode 11) directs and does the storyboard for the episode while Jin Tanaka (Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club) is in charge of writing the script. Kanna Hirayama (Bloom Into You episode 5) is credited as the chief animation director. The episode is slated to premiere on Wednesday, July 3.
Studio Doga Kobo (Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie) has returned to animate the sequel with Daisuke Hiramaki (Selection Project) as director and Saori Tachibana (Wasteful Days of High School Girls) as assistant director. GEMN is performing the opening song “Fatal” while Hitsujibungaku is singing the anime’s ending theme song “Burning.” The cast will also reprise their roles:
- Rie Takahashi as Ai Hoshino
- Takeo Otsuka as Aquamarine Hoshino
- Yurie Igoma as Ruby Hoshino
- Megumi Han as Kana Arima
- Manaka Iwami as Akane Kurokawa
- Rumi Okubo as Mem-cho
- Lynn as Miyako Saito
The TV anime adaptation is based on the manga series written by Aka Akasaka (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) and illustrated by Mengo Yokari (Scum’s Wish). Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump has been serializing the series since April 2020. HIDIVE is streaming the first season and they describe it as:
Dr. Goro is reborn as the son of the young starlet Ai Hoshino after her delusional stalker murders him. Now, he wants to help his new mother rise to the top, but what can a child do about the dark underbelly of the entertainment industry?
Oshi no Ko Season 2 was voted as the most anticipated anime of the Summer 2024 season. A live-action adaptation of the series was also announced for later this year.
Source: Official Website
©Aka Akasaka x Mengo Yokoyari/Shueisha, “OSHI NO KO” Partners
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