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| Just came back from the theaters... And Oshi no Ko... I expected it to be like an average Idol Show, where they just expose what is behind the industry of the Idols, but instead.... This anime was so good just for it's first episode and I look forward to watching the other 10 left! 9/10 |
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KayKimiiApr 12, 2023 8:30 AM
| The plague which goes by the name of, “Idol Culture”, has to be the worst ever thing to gain popularity as a form of entertainment. The Korean thing has taken over the world, though its Japanese counterpart may not be as popular worldwide, but still it’s equally insufferable, and so are those fans who follow these things. Talking about this series, it does one good thing, showing the horrendous aspects of this industry. Now this is one massively overhyped series, and to be frank with reasons unknown. Starting off with a grown ass doctor who’s an idol fanatic, or to be more accurate, of Hoshino Ai. That clingy obsession was… so japanese. Though life happens and somehow, someway, one day Ai with her manager ended up in his hospital, and now him being a gynaecologist, that just means one lone thing… yes Ai was pregnant, moreover with twins at that. Sure she can’t go public with this sort of thing, I mean knowing idol fanatics they’ll start sending death threats at the very least upon learning something of this magnitude. And unfortunately that indeed happened, not with Ai, though with that doctor. Stalker came and stabbed him to death, just because he operated on Ai during her pregnancy lmaooooooooooooo. Such a sad end to someone’s life, in all honesty. You see now this is where the main thing starts, man got reincarnated, as one of Ai’s children, surely a dream come true for the creep. His new name being Hoshio Aquamire, and his twin sister is one of those reincarnated beings too, that sickly patient Serena, who died back then, with her new name being Hoshino Ruby. They both admired Ai, and look with some work of fate, now they both are her children lol. Mind of a grownup inside kids is a lethal combo, and so their activities were. Giving trash replies back to those who said something against Ai, attending her concerts, tagging her along to studious… everything a fanatic would do. Though it wasn’t just Ai getting all the attention, we even had a few people fawning over that reincarnated creep Aqua. That director’s one of them, offering him a small role in his work, where we met one of the main heroines of this series, Arima Kana. She may seem a bit annoying now, but she’s good enough. We’ll know going forward with the timeskip. Time flew by, kids grew up a bit, but not like Ai can still go public about her kids, though that doesn’t change the fact just how she used to adore her kids, and I’m saying “used to” because it’s not like she stopped doing so but those unforeseen circumstances in the end made her do so. The stalker from the past, who killed Aqua in his previous life, came back and this time stabbed Ai, quite brutally too. You ask the reason… well because he somehow discovered she has kids now, and that’s not how idols are supposed to live, according to these hardcore idol fanatics… LOWEST OF THE LOW BEINGS FOR A REASON. 90 minutes was way tooooo long for a premiere, like watching this whole thing in one sitting is nothing but chore. Though given they wanted to adapt the whole first volume i.e. first 10 chapters, it has to be this way. Anyways art was already good enough as it was, and this studio perfectly capitalised every bit of it with that superb animation. Also BANGER opening. Prologue done, now it’ll be the main thing from next time… REVENGE EDITION. It’s a good thing this season will only adapt up to those parts this series was decent at best, before it went down the way it is right now. So something to look forward to. By the way post-credit.. :( |
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| Probably the most hype I've been in a long time due to a number of reasons. First, it's Aka-sensei's work and second, it has been hyped by the manga readers so much that I had to physically control myself from reading this manga all this time because of the anime. So... I had no clue what I'm jumping into. The first episode has been released into a 90-minute time slot, so yeah, basically a mini-movie. The premise was pretty wholesome but dark at the same time. I didn't expect that to happen to the doctor. Poor guy. But, it was kinda a blessing as well. Though, we already know how horrible the Idol work can be. Her children are so adorable but her biggest fans as well. LOL. Plus, the whole overly obsessed fans. Very creepy. Idol job is very hard and doing it all the time makes it even more difficult. I loved her genuine smile when she saw her children. That was so freaking adorable. Nah... man, 'Tanujirou' was too harsh before. And, just like that things went down south for all of them. That was so sad and emotional to think about. It wasn't supposed to be like this. The episode basically trying to tell the Idols and other celebs are just like any other one of us. They have their lives just like us. And, then the reality of the Internet and the dark side of it which will always stay like this no matter how things are. One hell of a rollercoaster and one hell of a start to this story. Doga Kobo, you guys did a phenomenal job bringing out the emotions and everything from what the author was trying to tell. Thank you to all the staff and everyone involved with this. It was amazing. And, now it finally begins. Both have them are grown-ups now. It makes me smile but kinda sad at the same time. The OP is really nice as well. The after credits scene was so beautiful. ;-; |
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| Man!!! This Anime really showed me the struggle of Idols. The Struggles of Idols is not joke. They have follow the full restrictions rules like not allowed to date or something. Still now I'm wondering who's the father of those kid's(Ai's kids)? I really enjoyed this episode. I'm now more excited no wonder everyone was getting hyped up just by listening Announcements of this anime. looking forward to watch upcoming episodes.🔥🔥🔥. 10/10 for this special 90 minutes episode.  |
Ricky16Apr 12, 2023 8:53 AM
| Phenomenal premiere episode covering the entirety of Volume 1, the first Prologue arc of the manga, as expected of mangakas Aka Akasaka (Kaguya-sama) and Mengo Yokoyari (Kuzu no Honkai a.k.a Scum's Wish, illustrator for Oshi no Ko). Doga Kobo really let themselves loose on this much-hyped show...and it delivered, much exceeded my expectations, really. The rise and fall of the B Komachi famed idol group and its lead: 16-year-old Ai Hoshino, fancied by both the gynecologist doctor Goro Amemiya and 12-year-old patient Sarina Tendouji, losing her life to a disease at a young age. But as fate would have it, he's treating the idol in person, now 20 weeks old into her pregnancy under the care of her guardian-cum-agency's (Sttawberry Productions) President Ichigo Saitou, bearing twins. But while the talk of reincarnation is a far-fetched sight, having children in the sight of concealed lies, this is the reality of the idol industry, and Goro would do everything in his power to make sure that Ai's delivery would go smoothly, and the family's happiness secured, even if weaved through lies. The hidden side of Ai that Goro is only able to see, somehow a stalker also got hold of Ai's intel to push him down a mountain, signaling his death...and reincarnation as one of Ai's twins. Goro may have died an unsightly death, but reincarnated as Aquamarine Hoshino, he gets to relieve the feeling of being taken care by the famed idol herself, alongside twin sister Ruby, both to be taken care of President Saitou himself, along with his wife Miyako. As hopeless as a mother that Ai is, her idol return is nothing short of remarkable, and Goro's reincarnation is a blessing in disguise. Turns out, Ruby is also a reincarnation, and one can speculate that she is Sarina, from the way she acts. To stop Miyako, both Aqua and Ruby would cast their past life selves on a fake "godly" pedestal level to convince her that she could still realize her dreams. The usual dance practice and an innocent online account discrediting her efforts, that is nothing much. But it's the twins that shine the most enough to get massive online attention, and for the most part, Ai is picking up on her gigs...and Aqua is being mistaken by the director Taishi Gotanda as a child actor, though he gives him practical tips of being an actor like his mother, though with the final product, it's a delicate balance of seeing the favorite on-and-off in regards to the entertainment industry. And the director giving Ai another chance on a low-budget film giving that Aqua be in the same film, this is their first encounter with Kana Arima, the genius child actor who can cry in 10 seconds flat, giving insults to Ai that the twins would not tolerate. And this resulted in the scene that Aqua's acting communication ad-libbing would outshine Kana's scripted words, exactly has how he envisioned it. That's how Aqua woluld get his start in the entertainment industry. A few years passed, and so far, no issue. The twins going into preschool, and Ruby as Sarina before was not in a clean bill of health, but decides to do it anyways, which coupled with her previous life's analyses of watching Ai's performances many times over, it's both an admiration and a fear to overcome. At the peak of Ai's career growing, B Komachi is stacked, but for the idol who never had a conception of family life, not even the daily life of idols, President Saitou giving her the chance to do so to objectify love, and the lies of love not showered even to her children. Until she paid her life living with this karma, with the same stalker that came to arrest her life away with a critical stab to the abdominal aorta, leaving her dead and the twins behind, with their lives just starting out, with the lies becoming the truth. And with the truth brought to light, it shines the ugliness of the entertainment industry with fans being sympathetic of Ai's death, the twins transferring their ownership to Miyako, and the stark truth of the already deceased culprit still shrouded in mystery. With that, the search is on with Aqua and Ruby all grown up, for Aqua's revenge play as the Prologue resounds to a close, opening a new chapter in this tale. YOASOBI's OP is quite the lively song, I'll give it that. Now this show is what we're after: the potential AOTS runner of the season from the start. |
KANLen09Apr 12, 2023 2:40 PM
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| the opening was the highlight honestly |
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| 2D > 3D |
| Ah, this definitely has the Aka Akasaka asethetics with its character style and designs, especially those flashy eyes. They really delivered Ai Hoshino's personality to expectations. This first turned out to be 3x the length of a reglar episode and hell of a premiere. We got character intros, idol themes, and a LOT of charisma. The performances were vibrant and colorful with this anime's style. I love how they gave every relevant character a sense of personality so far in the show too. So happy to see the twins and their goofy moments in this! Imo, this lived up to its movie length quality with the amount of contentt. I'm hoping they keep this level of quality similar to Kaguya-sama. Exciting days to come for this show! |
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| What a way to start an episode. Didn't expect this kind of show as someone who has no prior knowledge other than the key visuals. It is actually interesting how they approach such topic like they go in the actual how it is in reality. Just Idol dating someone is usually a nogo for the hysteric fans. So imagine Ai's situation. Can't wait for the next episode. |
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| Hoshino Ai :) Ai showed up out of nowhere, filled my heart, took the entire space there and then she just died, just like that. Never before I cared for a character so much in such a short period of time. I was heartbroken when the manga chapter came out and after watching it animated after all this time, |
MiraApr 18, 2023 8:47 AM
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| Thank you Aka Akasaka for the PTSD. AOTS contender from episode 1 along with insomniacs. Who will win? We will see. This was a 10/10 episode, such a good animation from a studio that i dont know looking forward for more, and i just bought the manga v1-4 |
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| Glad I watched till the end, found the last 20 minutes more interesting and now I'm already looking forward to the next episode. |
| A masterclass of the highest order and I expected nothing less from Doga Kobo. They did an amazing job bringing the first volume to life and Ai’s death hit 1000x harder in the anime than it did when I read it. The combination of voice acting, OST and direction were a perfect storm to get me crying. This being an hour and a half really allowed you to connect with Ai and become more attached to her than we did in the manga IMO anyway. I think the episode also did a great job of selling just how horrible the Japanese entertainment industry is as well. On the surface people who went into this blind probably thought it would be a regular idol show, but in reality it’s an introspective tale of the toxicity of this industry and sadly it’s not that far off from the reality. Can’t wait for next episode. DG GOAT |
Marinate1016Apr 12, 2023 9:41 AM
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| Not bad, really. I wasn’t that hooked by the retarded idea of being reborn as a child of idol but at the second half with filming, once kids grew up a bit, it became pretty good. Ending was also great and of course sad. Good job, Doga Kobo. |
Honestly such a good idea having it in one feature length episode for the kids arc. No way this would've been good in 3 split episodes considering everything that had to happen before the story fully took off. The animation was so god-tier, especially this part. Yoasobi playing in the opening and ending is just so powerful as well, really worth the 1 hour and 23 minutes.  |
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| i personally think oshi no ko is average at best but from purely production standpoint this was the best spring premier . staff killed it. |
| worth the hype great episode. |
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| Oshi no Ko is finally animated! Watching her death scene was really frustrating as someone who's read that part of Oshi no Ko. Just knowing that it was going to happen with the build up getting to that scene, made me want to scream so bad. The wotagei scene was really funny, I didn't expect the animators to make them move THAT hard lol. Overall, It was an amazing first episode. I already thought highly of the manga, but the animation, the soundtrack, and the voice acting just makes it 100x better. Honestly, I can't believe this is a Doga Kobo anime. I've never seen anything of this quality from them. The opening song is a banger too. |
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| Wow They cover so much with one episode, even though i don't remember all the details from the manga Mangekyu sharingan mode on! |
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| Well, they really put a lot of effort into this and it shows. Aqua was great. I would keep watching just for him and the last part made everything even more interesting. Also, Yoasobi never disappoints. |
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| The visuals went crazy this episode, super excited to see how the rest gets adapted. This was everything I wanted as a big fan of the manga. |
| Wow, this episode was just beautiful. I really like the design of the characters' eyes. But I didn't expect that ending. That was a really surprising and sad scene. Wonder where the story goes from here. |
| That was so good. I'm speechless. |
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| Well, I expected much worse, but the production is top-notch (huge respect to DogaKobo and Hiramaki Daisuke). Sadly that bad writing remains bad writing. Cringe dialogues (entertainment industry is a lie!!! idols wear masks!!! omfg), cringe comedy with babies, 6 years old mc calls the director to ask him why he cut scenes with Ai from a movie... is this really a seinen? It feels more like another cheap shounen show except of a few dark scenes. I respect this anime and it's obviously will be aots for many people, but for me it's just way too boring to continue. At least it's much better than Kaguya, so maybe Akasaka will once create the story that I'll enjoy. |
kataneerApr 12, 2023 10:24 AM
| One of the most anticipated shows of the season is here, with a movie-length premiere, and it was great! Idol culture has never been more prevalent in society today, so this story will likely be memorable to many, and I enjoyed it a lot. They nailed a lot of the problematic parts of the entertainment industry, the lies, the smiles that lead fans to believe are true. I read this part of the manga last year, and stopped when the anime adaptation was announced, and this episode made me feel way more connected to Ai than in the manga in my opinion. Her personality is very carefree, and at some point, you could tell she wouldn't survive to the end of the episode, even as shocking as the ending was. The production was good overall, but the second half was definitely better than the first. There was a lot of effort here, though there were some inconsistencies in the first half, which would make sense, given the long length of the episode. This will definitely get Doga Kobo more on the map for sure. The entertainment industry is cruel, and fans can be deluded, it's the reality, and I really enjoyed how disgusting it made it feel. Some great points were made for sure. With the very sad death, how will Ruby and Aqua get back on their feet? It'll be interesting for sure, and an easy AOTS candidate already. |
| amazing start wow |
| This 1 hour+ episode was just a rollercoaster of emotion from introducing the character to making us feel emotional on their death. The entertainment industry has another side too and this anime shows the ugly side of it. After this episode, we can't even tell which way will the show head next. I already had high hopes for this anime and to day the leat it didn't disappoint. Can't wait for the next episode. This is by far the best new anime this season |
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