| Oshi no Ko | |
 Firsttankōbon volume cover, featuring Ai Hoshino | |
| 【推しの子】 | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Aka Akasaka |
| Illustrated by | Mengo Yokoyari |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Young Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
| Original run | April 23, 2020 –November 14, 2024 |
| Volumes | 16(List of volumes) |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Daisuke Hiramaki |
| Written by | Jin Tanaka |
| Music by | Takurō Iga [ja] |
| Studio | Doga Kobo |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo 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 |
| Episodes | 29(List of episodes) |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by | Ayako Kitagawa |
| Music by | Fox Capture Plan [ja] |
| Licensed by | Amazon Prime Video |
| Original run | November 28, 2024 – December 5, 2024 |
| Episodes | 8 |
| Live-action film | |
| Oshi no Ko: The Final Act | |
| Directed by | Smith |
| Produced by | Ryūsuke Imoto |
| Written by | Ayako Kitagawa |
| Music by | Fox Capture Plan |
| Released | December 20, 2024 (2024-12-20) |
| Runtime | 129 minutes |
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Oshi no Ko (【推しの子】)[a] is a Japanesemanga series written byAka Akasaka and illustrated byMengo Yokoyari. It was serialized inShueisha'sWeekly Young Jump from April 2020 to November 2024, with its chapters collected in 16tankōbon volumes. It follows a doctor and his recently deceased patient who were reborn as twins to a famous Japanesepop 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 byYen Press and is simultaneously published by Shueisha on theirManga Plus platform.
Ananime television series adaptation, produced byDoga 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 premiered in January 2026. In North America,Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series with an English dub, which premiered on itsHidive streaming platform in May 2023.
By December 2025,Oshi no Ko hadover 25 million copies in circulation.
Gorou Amamiya, anobstetrician-gynecologist and admirer of thepop idolAi Hoshino, is entrusted with the confidential delivery of her children. On the night of the birth, he is murdered by an obsessive fan of Ai's and isreincarnated as her son, Aquamarine "Aqua" Hoshino, retaining all memories of his past life. Unbeknownst to him, his fraternal twin sister,Ruby Hoshino, is the reincarnation of Sarina Tendōji, a deceased patient of Gorou's who also admired Ai. Four years later, Ai is murdered before the twins' eyes by the same fan who killed Gorou. Though the fan subsequently commits suicide, Aqua deduces their biological father may have been an accomplice and resolves to infiltrate the entertainment industry to find and exact revenge upon him.
Twelve years later, the twins are high school students adopted byMiyako Saitō, the head of Ai's former talent agency, Strawberry Productions. Ruby pursues her dream of becoming an idol, forming a new group named B-Komachi with actressKana Arima andYouTuberMem-cho, while Aqua returns to acting. Aqua leverages his growing network, including a strategic friendship with actressAkane Kurokawa, to further his investigation. During a stage production, he discovers a shared paternity with his co-star,Taiki Himekawa, whose father died by suicide before Ai's murder. Through Akane's research, Aqua later identifies the actorHikaru Kamiki as their likely father and the mastermind behind the killings. Concurrently, while filming a music video, Ruby discovers Gorou's corpse, learning the truth of his murder and fueling her own desire for vengeance. These parallel discoveries intensify the twins' grudges, but their increasingly manipulative methods to reach Hikaru create a rift between them, culminating in a loss of trust after Aqua deliberately leaks their connection to Ai to the media.
With the assistance of directorTaishi Gotanda, Aqua writes an autobiographical screenplay based on Ai's life, titled 15 Years of Lies, intending to lure Hikaru out. Ruby aggressively secures the lead role. During production, a meeting with her previous life's mother, who is a film sponsor, forces a confrontation with her past; this encounter also leads to Aqua and Ruby realizing each other's true reincarnated identities. At the film's debut, Aqua finally makes contact with Hikaru, who confesses to using Ai as an emotional crutch and, in a fit of despair after she left him, manipulating the fan to target her. Aqua reveals Ai's final message, in which she expressed her hope that Hikaru would learn to love himself and that she would have grown to love him in time.
Hikaru claims he intends to surrender to authorities, but instead manipulates Nino, a former member of Ai's B-Komachi, into attempting to murder Ruby. The attempt is thwarted by Miyako's husband,Ichigo, and Akane. Aqua then confronts Hikaru, who reveals his desire to immortalize Ai's beauty by killing anyone who might surpass her. Believing Ruby will never be safe while Hikaru lives and willing to sacrifice his own future, Aqua stabs himself and commits amurder–suicide with Hikaru by throwing them both off a cliff. He succeeds in drowning Hikaru but succumbs to his own wounds, finding final solace in having protected his sister rather than merely achieving revenge.
In the aftermath, Hikaru's crimes are publicly exposed, and his accomplices are arrested. The film is released as a tribute to Aqua, as his friends struggle to cope with his loss and seek new purpose. Ruby, now an idol who embodies the same radiant spirit as Ai, performs at a tribute concert. Though she—like her mother—must conceal her pain behind a performative smile, she finds genuine happiness in her career, thanking her late mother and brother for lighting her path and asking them to watch over her.
Aka Akasaka considered writing a story about being reincarnated as an idol's child, a well-known joke in Japan often used after news of an idol's marriage is revealed. He later began hearing complaints about the entertainment industry throughstreamers and working onthe live-action film adaptation of his previous mangaKaguya-sama: Love Is War. He decided that it was the right time to create a story about the entertainment industry and used his previous idea. When he started writing, Akasaka had already decided on the plots of the first and final acts. Manga about the entertainment industry typically focuses on traditional forms of entertainment, such as films, dramas, and plays. However, the industry saw significant change with the rise of the internet. Akasaka, therefore, decided to include more contemporary themes in the manga.[4]Oshi no Ko debuted inWeekly Young Jump on April 23, 2020; at the time,Kaguya-sama: Love Is War was still running in the same magazine, leading to two manga series created by Aka Akasaka being serialized simultaneously.[5] After the end ofKaguya-sama: Love Is War, a new manga seriesRenai Daikō (恋愛代行), written by Akasaka and illustrated by Nishizawa 5mm, started its serialization in the same magazine on April 27, 2023, again leading to two manga series created by Akasaka being serialized simultaneously.[6]
Akasaka did extensive research into the Japanese entertainment industry while writingOshi no Ko. He talked to many different types of entertainers, from idols to managers toYouTubers. In an interview withAnime News Network, he highlighted the many differences between the industry in Japan and the United States, such as the lack ofunions. He was inspired to portray the idol world in a dark light after becoming friends with an entertainer who was attacked by a fan. While the entertainer came across as "tough", they confessed to him that they were badly hurt emotionally from this encounter, leading Akasaka to realize that entertainers hid their true feelings for the sake of their careers and fans. Akasaka said: "I want people to know how young talents are being hurt, exploited, and suffering. I think that this work also asks the question of how people should deal with and treat those talents."[4]
Many of the stories inOshi no Ko are based on pieces of real-life events.[4] Akasaka stated that he considered his fundamental writing style to be that ofOshi no Ko and that the comedy inKaguya-sama originated as a request from the editorial department. However, he included similar humor inOshi no Ko to make it easier to read.[4] When writing, Akasaka sometimes became fond of certain characters and gave them larger roles in the plot, like inMem-cho's case.[7]
When Akasaka came up with the concept forOshi no Ko, he immediately contacted artistMengo Yokoyari as Yokoyari had dealt with the entertainment industry in herone-shotKawaii before. The two had long been acquainted but had never worked together. When designing characters, Akasaka usually sends a rough sketch to the person in charge of thestoryboards. He sometimes allowed Yokoyari to draw the designs as she pleased. The only time they changed a character design was when one of the characters looked too much like the real-life person they were modeled after.[4][8]
Oshi no Ko, written byAka Akasaka and illustrated byMengo Yokoyari, started inShueisha'sseinen manga magazineWeekly Young Jump from April 23, 2020,[9] to November 14, 2024.[10][11] Shueisha has collected its chapters in 16 individualtankōbon volumes, released from July 17, 2020,[12] to December 18, 2024.[13]
In April 2022, Shueisha began publishing the series in English on theManga Plus website andmobile app.[14] In July 2022, atAnime Expo,Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for an English release.[15] The first volume was released on January 17, 2023.[16] As of December 16, 2025, 12 volumes have been released.[17]
Ananime adaptation was announced in June 2022.[18] The anime, later revealed to be a television series, was produced byDoga Kobo and directed by Daisuke Hiramaki, with Chao Nekotomi serving as assistant director,Jin Tanaka writing the scripts, and Kanna Hirayama handling the character designs.[19] It aired from April 12 to June 28, 2023, onTokyo MX and other networks.[20][21] The 90-minute first episode, "Mother and Children", also premiered at selected theaters in Japan on March 17 of the same year.[22][23]
A second season was announced after the airing of the eleventh episode of the first season.[24] It aired from July 3 to October 6, 2024.[25][26][27]
A third season was announced after the airing of the thirteenth episode of the second season.[28] It premiered on January 14, 2026.[29][30][31]
The series is licensed bySentai Filmworks and has been available for streaming onHidive.[32][33] An English dub premiered on May 24, 2023.[34] The first season was released onBlu-ray on June 25, 2024.[35] The second season was released on January 6, 2026.[36]Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and streamed it on the Ani-One AsiaYouTube channel.[22] It premiered onAnimax Asia on October 30, 2024.[37]Crunchyroll is streaming the third season along with Hidive.[38][39]
The music for the series was composed byTakurō Iga [ja].[19] The original soundtrack album for the first season was released on September 27, 2023.[40] The original soundtrack album for the second season was released on October 9, 2024.[41]
The opening theme for the first season is "Idol" (アイドル,Aidoru), performed byYoasobi, and the ending theme is "Mephisto" (メフィスト,Mefisuto), performed byQueen Bee.[42][43] The opening theme for the second season is "Fatal" (ファタール,Fatāru), performed by Gemn (composed ofTatsuya Kitani andKento Nakajima),[26][44] and the ending theme is "Burning", performed byHitsujibungaku.[44] The opening theme for the third season is "Test Me", performed byChanmina,[45] and the ending theme is "Serenade" (セレナーデ,Serenāde), performed byNatori.[31]
The anime also features several original songs, including "Pop in 2" and "Star T Rain" by the in-series group B-Komachi.[46][47][48]
Aspin-off novel written by Hajime Tanaka, titledOshi no Ko: Spica of the First Star (【推しの子】 ～一番星のスピカ～,Oshi no Ko Ichibanboshi no Supika), was released on November 17, 2023.[49] Yen Press has licensed the novel and released on July 8, 2025.[50][51] The novel focuses on the events of the prologue prior to Ai's murder, with Ai herself as the primary focus character.
A second novel written by Tanaka, titledOshi no Ko: Futari no Etude (【推しの子】 ～ふたりのエチュード～), was released on December 18, 2024.[52] The plot concerns the past and future of actresses Kana and Akane, thus being both a spin-off and a sequel of the original story.
In January 2024, it was announced that the series would receive atelevision drama adaptation, distributed exclusively worldwide byAmazon Prime Video in the same year, and alive-action film adaptation distributed byToei.[53][54] It was directed byHana Matsumoto [ja] and Smith, with scripts written by Ayako Kitagawa, and music composed byFox Capture Plan [ja].[55] The first six episodes of theOshi no Ko [ja] live-action series premiered on November 28, 2024, while episodes 7 and 8 premiered on December 5.[56][57] Each episode features a different theme song: "Akuma" (アクマ; "Devil") byMy First Story (episode 1); "Sōsō Fuitsu" (草々不一; "Sincerely Yours") byRokudenashi [ja] (episode 2); "Orange Youth" (オレンジユース,Orenji Yūsu) byDa-ice (episode 3); "Past Die Future" byI's [ja] (episode 4); "Ee Gana" (ええがな; "It'll Be Fine") byYabai T-Shirts Yasan [ja] (episode 5); "Ranran Rhapsody" (爛々ラプソディ,Ranran Rapusodi; "Blazing Rhapsody") byWanima (episode 6); "Ugoku Ten P" (動く点P; "Moving Point P") byWednesday Campanella (episode 7); and "Revenge" byUmeda Cypher [ja] (episode 8).[58]
Directed by Smith, the filmOshi no Ko: The Final Act featured the same writer and composer from the series. It premiered on December 20, 2024. The film's ending theme is "Shining Song" by B-Komachi.[55][59] Amazon Prime Video added the film to its catalog in the United States in June 2025.[60]
A smartphonepuzzle video game based on the series was announced on February 2, 2025.[61] Developed and global published outside of Japan by Korean companyNHN Corporation in partnership withKadokawa Corporation, it is set to be released in 2026.[62][30]
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Oshi no Ko ranked eleventh onTakarajimasha'sKono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2021 for male readers;[63] it ranked seventh on the 2022 list.[64] The series ranked fourth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2021" by the Honya Club website.[65][66] The series ranked thirteenth on the 2021 "Book of the Year" list byDa Vinci magazine;[67] it ranked 25th on the 2022 list;[68] fifth on the 2023 list;[69] and fifteenth on the 2024 list.[70] It ranked fifth onAnimeJapan's fifth "Most Wanted Anime Adaptation" poll in 2022.[71] The premiere episode ofOshi no Ko, "Mother and Children", was reported byHidive as the most successful premiere in the streaming service's history in terms of total viewers, new subscribers, and free trial signups.[72][73]
Yoasobi's opening theme song "Idol" reached a total of 100 million worldwide stream and video views onSpotify andYouTube within two weeks after the anime's release.[74] The opening theme also topped theBillboard Global 200 Excl. U.S. charts with 45.7 million streams and 24,000 copies sold outside the U.S. "Idol" has become the first Japanese song andanime song to top the Billboard Global chart as well as taking the first spot on theApple Music's Top 100: Global chart.[75][76] In a survey of "Favorite Anime of 2023" on the Japanese website Otona Answer which was responded to by over 2,600 young Japanese anime fans,Oshi no Ko ranked first amongGeneration Z for the first half of the year.[77]
According to a 2023 poll conducted by education and publishing companyBenesse, which asked 18,802 third to sixth-grade Japanese children (12,859 girls, 4,728 boys and 1,215 others),Ai Hoshino ranked third below the "friend" and "mother" on the top 10 most admired people. According to the survey, Ai's singing and dancing ability, cuteness, positivity, idol talent, and compassion for others were the reasons why she ranked higher. In the other poll, Yoasobi's "Idol" was ranked among the top 10 most popular words responded to by Japanese children, placing seventh.[78] In the 2023Google's Year in Search, "Idol" ranked as the top-trending song and was third in "Hum to Search: Top Songs" category.[79]
The live-action series adaptation achieved a record-breaking number of domestic viewers for anAmazon Prime original in Japan within its first 30 days of release.[80]
By April 2021,Oshi no Ko had over 1 million copies in circulation;[81] it had over 3 million copies in circulation by October 2022;[82] over 5 million copies in circulation by March 2023;[83] over 8 million copies in circulation by May 2023;[84] over 12 million copies in circulation by July 2023;[85] over 14 million copies in circulation by October 2023;[86] over 15 million copies in circulation by November 2023;[87] over 18 million copies in circulation by July 2024;[88] over 20 million copies in circulation by November 2024;[89] and over 25 million copies in circulation by December 2025.[90]
Volumes 10–12 were among the best-selling manga volumes of 2023.[91] The first volume of the series ranked second on theBookWalker's top 10 best-selling manga titles in 2023.[92] Volume 13 wasShueisha's eighth highest first print run manga volume of 2023–2024 (period from April 2023 to March 2024), with 500,000 copies printed;[93] volume 16 had an initial print run of 550,000 copies printed, making it the publisher's seventh highest first print run manga volume of 2024–2025 (period from April 2024 to March 2025).[94]
In North America, the volumes ofOshi no Ko were ranked onCircana (formerly NPD)BookScan's monthly top 20 adult graphic novels list since June 2023.[95] The series wasYen Press' third best-selling manga and was first amongst manga titles that debuted that year.[96]
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Reception towards the manga's ending has been controversial among fans, which Akasaka has warned about a month in advance. Although he and illustratorMengo Yokoyari wanted to see fans hotly discussing it,[97] many fans were still disappointed by the ending chapters of the story, complaining about the rushed nature of the final chapters and its "excessive and poorly written bad development", which allegedly rejected all the positive development of the characters before.[98] Aka Akasaka has stated in an interview that the ending was planned from the very beginning and expressed satisfaction that he was able to "end things exactly the way he wanted."[99]
Game Rant's Stormie McNeal noted that while the ending could indeed be considered rushed, she did not find it entirely terrible, as the protagonist Aqua still achieved a resolution to his journey—albeit in a somewhat controversial manner.[98]Screen Rant's Joshua Fox also noted that the ending of the manga was not the worst it could receive and, in the opinion of the author, did not make the entire story worthless. However, he did say that it still deserved its criticism from fans and critics that it received due to the anti-climactic ending, the lack of resolution in many of the subplots, and contradiction to its main story themes.[100]
Oshi no Ko was nominated for the 14thManga Taishō in 2021 and placed fifth with 59 points;[101][102] it was nominated for the 15th edition in 2022 and placed eighth with 49 points.[103][104] In August 2021,Oshi no Ko won theNext Manga Award in the print category.[105] The manga was nominated for the 67thShogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2021.[106] It was nominated for the 26thTezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2022;[107] it was nominated for the 28th edition in 2024;[108] and the 29th edition in 2025.[109] It was also nominated for the 46thKodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2022;[110] it was nominated for the 48th edition in the same category in 2024.[111]
Oshi no Ko was nominated for Best Suspense Manga at the 2023Japan Expo Awards.[112]
According toKadokawa Corporation, theOshi no Ko anime series was its best-selling title by net sales in fiscal 2023, amassing over ¥3 billion in revenue.[113] For the second quarter of 2024, the series managed to amass ¥4 billion in revenue.[114]
The anime adaptation received positive reviews. Lauren Orsini ofAnime News Network wrote in her review of the premiere thatOshi no Ko "offers a potent combination: the glitz of the industry and the gritty darkness just underneath—and I'm certain we haven't even scratched the surface."[115] Ali Griffiths ofDigital Spy praised the series' depiction of the production of dating shows and Akane's cyberbullying, describingOshi no Ko as a "compelling watch".[116] Kambole Campbell ofPolygon described in his review that "[the series] leverages the reincarnation premise for both the wild dramatic potential of its revenge plot line, but also as a way to have a pair of fans see behind the curtain, with different perspectives and impossible hindsight."[117] In contrast, David Opie ofRadio Times felt that the anime had changed its content and impact compared to its premiere episode, writing: "the show no longer stands out as unique in the same way that the first episode did."[118]
Mike Hale ofThe New York Times listedOshi no Ko as one of the best international shows of 2023, calling it both "sprightly" and "goofy".[119]Vulture named it one of the best anime series of 2023, praising its humor and the handling of characters' performance from the expression of the feelings. The website wrote: "Aside from its unhinged backstory, the real fun ofOshi no Ko is the drama it mines from its analytical portrayal of the entertainment industry and how business conflicts with art."[120]
In 2023,Oshi no Ko won in the anime category while Yoasobi's "Idol" won in the song category of theYahoo! Japan Search Awards, based on the number of searches for a particular term compared to the year before.[121] The anime series also won the Grand Prize at Japan'sInternet Buzzword Awards.[122] At the8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2024, Yoasobi's "Idol" won the award for Best Anime Song while the anime series was nominated for eleven other categories includingAnime of the Year.[123] The series received the award for Animation of the Year, while Yoasobi won Best Music for their work at theTokyo Anime Award Festival.[124] It won the 2024 Excellence Award at Japan's 29th annualAssociation of Media in Digital (AMD) Awards.[125] The series also won the Character License Award at theJapan Character Awards by Japan's Character Brand Licensing Association (CBLA).[126]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MTV Video Music Awards Japan | Video of the Year | "Idol"byYoasobi | Nominated | [127] |
| Best Animation Video | Won | [128] | |||
| Song of the Year | Won | ||||
| 13thNewtype Anime Awards | Best Character (Female) | Ai Hoshino | 5th place | [129] | |
| Ruby Hoshino | 9th place | ||||
| Best Voice Actor | Rie Takahashi | 2nd place | |||
| Best Theme Song | "Idol"by Yoasobi | 2nd place | |||
| U-Can [ja]New Words and Buzzwords Awards [ja] | New Words and Buzzwords Awards | Oshi no Ko | Nominated | [130] | |
| "Idol"by Yoasobi | Nominated | ||||
| Yahoo! Japan Search Awards | Anime Category | Oshi no Ko | Won | [121] | |
| Music Category | "Idol"by Yoasobi | Won | |||
| 29thManga Barcelona Awards | Best Anime Series Premiere | Oshi no Ko | Nominated | [131] | |
| Billboard Japan Music Awards | Hot 100 | "Idol"by Yoasobi | Won | [132] | |
| Most Streaming Songs | Won | ||||
| Most Downloaded Songs | Won | ||||
| Hot Animation | Won | ||||
| Top User Generated Songs | Won | ||||
| TikTok Weekly Top 20 | 2nd place | ||||
| IGN Awards | Best Anime Series | Oshi no Ko | Runner-up | [133] | |
| Internet Buzzword Awards | Grand Prize | Oshi no Ko | Won | [122] | |
| TikTok Trend Awards | Music Category | "Idol"by Yoasobi | Won | [134] | |
| Reiwa Anisong Awards [ja] | Best Work Award | Won | [135] | ||
| Best Anime Song Award | Won | ||||
| Character Song Award | "Piiman Taiso"byKana Arima (Megumi Han) | Nominated | |||
| Artist Song Award | "Mephisto"byQueen Bee | Won | |||
| Project Award | "Our Sign is B" (Ai's Solo Ver. & New Arrange Ver.)by Ai Hoshino (Rie Takahashi) & Ruby Hoshino (Yurie Igoma), Kana Arima (Megumi Han), andMem-cho (Rumi Okubo) | Nominated | |||
| User Voting Award | "Idol"by Yoasobi | 4th place | |||
| Abema Anime Trend Awards | Japan Anime Trend Award | Oshi no Ko | Won | [136] | |
| Anime Song Award | "Idol"by Yoasobi | Won | |||
| AT-X | Top Anime Ranking | Oshi no Ko | Won | [137] | |
| AT-X 25th Anniversary | Favorite Series | 3rd place | [138] | ||
| Recommended Series | 7th place | ||||
| Favorite Anisong | "Idol"by Yoasobi | Won | |||
| 65thJapan Record Awards | Best Composition Award | "Idol"by Yoasobi[b] | Won | [139] | |
| 2024 | D-Anime Store Awards | Most Interesting Plot Developments | Oshi no Ko | Won | [140] |
| 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Anime of the Year | Nominated | [123] | ||
| Best Supporting Character | Kana Arima | Nominated | |||
| Best Director | Daisuke Hiramaki | Nominated | |||
| Best Drama | Oshi no Ko | Nominated | |||
| Best New Series | Nominated | ||||
| Best Character Design | Kanna Hirayama | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Tetsuya Usami | Nominated | |||
| Best Score | Takurō Iga [ja] | Nominated | |||
| Best Opening Sequence | "Idol"by Yoasobi | Nominated | |||
| Best Ending Sequence | "Mephisto"by Queen Bee | Nominated | |||
| Best Anime Song | "Idol"by Yoasobi | Won | |||
| Best VA Performance (French) | Martin FaliuasAqua | Nominated | |||
| Tokyo Anime Award Festival | Animation of the Year (Television) | Oshi no Ko | Won | [124] | |
| Best Music | Yoasobi | Won | |||
| 29thAMD Awards | Excellence Award | Oshi no Ko | Won | [125] | |
| 38thJapan Gold Disc Awards | Song of the Year by Download (Japanese) | "Idol"by Yoasobi | Won | [141] | |
| Best 3 Songs by Download | Won | ||||
| Song of the Year by Streaming (Japanese) | Won | ||||
| Best 5 Songs by Streaming | Won | ||||
| 42ndJASRAC Awards | Gold Award | Won | [142] | ||
| Japan Character Awards | Character License Award | Oshi no Ko | Won | [126] | |
| 46thAnime Grand Prix | Best Theme Song | "Idol"by Yoasobi | 2nd place | [143] | |
| Japan Expo Awards | Daruma for Best Anime | Oshi no Ko | Nominated | [144] | |
| Daruma for Best Suspense Anime | Nominated | [145] | |||
| Daruma for Best Slice of Life Anime | Nominated | [146] | |||
| Daruma for Best Original Soundtrack | Nominated | [147] | |||
| Daruma for Best Opening | "Idol"by Yoasobi | Won | [148] | ||
| Daruma for Best Ending | "Mephisto"by Queen Bee | Nominated | [149] | ||
| 19thAnimaniA Awards | Best TV Series: Online | Oshi no Ko | Nominated | [150] | |
| Best Anime Song | "Idol"by Yoasobi | Nominated | |||
| Billboard Japan Music Awards | Hot 100 | 4th place | [151] | ||
| Most Streaming Songs | 5th place | ||||
| Most Downloaded Songs | 11th place | ||||
| Hot Animation | 2nd place | ||||
| "Fatal"by Gemn | 13th place | ||||
| Top User Generated Songs | "Idol"by Yoasobi | 2nd place | |||
| "Fatal"by Gemn | 20th place | ||||
| Top Global Japan (Excl. Japan) Songs | "Idol"by Yoasobi | 2nd place | |||
| Top Japan Songs (South Korea) | 3rd place | ||||
| Top Japan Songs (Thailand) | 6th place | ||||
| Top Japan Songs (Singapore) | Won | ||||
| Top Japan Songs (India) | 7th place | ||||
| Top Japan Songs (France) | 3rd place | ||||
| Top Japan Songs (United Kingdom) | 6th place | ||||
| Top Japan Songs (South Africa) | 9th place | ||||
| Top Japan Songs (United States) | 4th place | ||||
| Top Japan Songs (Brazil) | 13th place | ||||
| 30th Manga Barcelona Awards | Best Anime Series Premiere | Oshi no Ko Season 2 | Won | [152] | |
| IGN Awards | Best Anime Series | Runner-up | [153][154] | ||
| Abema Anime Trend Awards | Anime News Award | Oshi no Ko | Won | [155] | |
| 2025 | Reiwa Anisong Awards | Composition Award | "Fatal"by Gemn[c] | Won | [156] |
| Artist Song Award | "Burning"byHitsujibungaku | Nominated | |||
| AT-X | Top Anime Ranking | Oshi no Ko | 5th place | [157] | |
| D-Anime Store Awards | Most Interesting Plot Developments | Oshi no Ko Season 2 | Won | [158] | |
| MTV Video Music Awards Japan | Best Rock Video | "Burning"by Hitsujibungaku | Won | [159] | |
| Best Trending Video | "Fatal"by Gemn | Won | |||
| 43rd JASRAC Awards | Gold Award | "Idol"by Yoasobi | Won | [160] | |
| Music Awards Japan | Song of the Year | Nominated | [161][162][163] | ||
| Top Global Hit from Japan | Won | ||||
| Best Japanese Song | Nominated | ||||
| Top Japanese Song in Asia | Nominated | ||||
| Top Japanese Song in Europe | Nominated | ||||
| Top Japanese Song in Latin America | Nominated | ||||
| Best Japanese Dance Pop Song | Nominated | ||||
| Best Japanese Alternative Song | "Burning"by Hitsujibungaku | Nominated | |||
| Best Anime Song | "Idol"by Yoasobi | Won | |||
| Best Music Video | Won | ||||
| Best Viral Song | Nominated | ||||
| Best of Listeners' Choice: Japanese Song | Nominated | ||||
| "Fatal"by Gemn | Nominated | ||||
| Song of the Year for Creators | "Idol"by Yoasobi[d] | Won | |||
| 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Continuing Series | Oshi no Ko Season 2 | Nominated | [164] | |
| Best Drama | Nominated | ||||
| Best Opening Sequence | "Fatal"by Gemn | Nominated | |||
| Best Ending Sequence | "Burning"by Hitsujibungaku | Nominated | |||
| Best Anime Song | "Fatal"by Gemn | Nominated | |||
| Japan Expo Awards | Daruma for Best Anime | Oshi no Ko Season 2 | Nominated | [165] | |
| Daruma for Best Suspense Anime | Nominated | [166] | |||
| Daruma for Best Original Soundtrack | Takurō Iga | Nominated | [167] | ||
| Daruma for Best Opening | "Fatal"by Gemn | Nominated | [168] | ||
| Daruma for Best Ending | "Burning"by Hitsujibungaku | Nominated | [169] | ||
| 47th Anime Grand Prix | Grand Prix | Oshi no Ko Season 2 | 8th place | [170] | |
| Best Theme Song | "Fatal"by Gemn | 8th place | |||
| 20th AnimaniA Awards | Best TV Series: Disc | Oshi no Ko | Won | [171][172] | |
| Best Anime Song | "Fatal"by Gemn | Nominated | |||
| 15thNewtype Anime Awards | Best Work (TV/Streaming) | Oshi no Ko Season 2 | 10th place | [173] |
The sixth episode of the anime, which depicts the characterAkane Kurokawa becoming a target ofcyberbullying and subsequently attempting suicide after starring in a controversial episode of a reality television program, was noted by critics for its parallels to a similar real-life case of the suicide ofHana Kimura, a Japanese professional wrestler.[174][175] Some viewers commented that the manga chapters on which the episode was based were planned prior to Kimura's death.[176] Kimura's mother, professional wrestlerKyoko Kimura, criticized the episode for the similarity, saying that she did not approve of the case "being used like free source material" by the anime writers. Kimura further stated that she felt the topic was portrayed with no consideration for real-life cyberbullying victims.[176][177][178] The series' English licensor,Sentai Filmworks, added an advisory message to the end of the episode providing the phone number to theNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline on its streaming service, Hidive.[179]
