Oshi no Ko

Oshi no Ko is an anime television series made by Doga Kobo that began broadcasting on Tokyo MX in April 2023.

Aka Akasaka wrote the original manga beginning in 2020, with illustrations drawn by Mengo Yokoyari for Weekly Young Jump. Daisuke Hiramaki directed the television adaptation, while Kanna Hirayama adapted the character designs for animation.

Gorou Amemiya works as a countryside gynecologist and harbors an intense admiration for 16-year-old pop idol Ai Hoshino. When the young performer arrives at his medical clinic pregnant with twins, he pledges to ensure a safe delivery in complete confidentiality. Gorou suffers a fatal assault from a shadowy stalker on the night of the delivery, only to reawaken as Ai's newborn infant son Aquamarine. Retaining his memories of adulthood, he grows up alongside his fraternal twin sister Ruby as their mother navigates the competitive entertainment industry.

Takeo Otsuka voices the adolescent Aqua in the Japanese cast, while Rie Takahashi performs the voice of Ai. Doga Kobo animated an 11-episode opening season between April and June 2023, beginning with an extended 84-minute first episode. A second season containing 13 episodes followed between July and October 2024, focusing on the staging of a theatrical play. The studio released an 11-episode third season between January and March 2026. Across its initial three seasons, the anime broadcast 35 episodes on Japanese television.

Streaming service Hidive made the English-subtitled version available online in North America in April 2023, releasing an English dub the following month. At the Tokyo Anime Award Festival in 2024, the anime won the Animation of the Year prize in the television category. Musical duo Yoasobi received the individual sound category award at the same 2024 festival ceremony for the opening theme song Idol. The first episode also screened in advance across 35 Japanese cinemas in March 2023. Japanese music charts reported that the opening single reached 400 million streams by July 2023.