For IGN Fan Fest, we took a seat and talked with the cast for the Anime Awards Anime of the Year candidate, Oshi no Ko. In this unique interview, we consulted with Takeo Otsuka (Aqua), Yurie Igoma (Ruby), and Megumi Han (Kana Arima) to talk about the program’s substantial rise in appeal, its representation of the home entertainment world, and their enjoyment entering into its 2nd season.
Oshi no Ko, initially composed by Kaguya-sama: Love is War developer Asa Akasaka, is a supernatural drama anime. The program follows a physician who, before helping an exceptionally popular 16-year-old idol called Ai Hoshino bring to life her twins in trick from the general public eye, is killed by a psychopathic fan and reincarnated as her kid, Aqua. Aqua’s twin sis, Ruby, is the reincarnation of a previous cancer client of the medical professional who was when a diehard stan of Ai.
The twins live fairly luxurious lives concealing in trick as the kids of Japan’s leading idol, their lives are strongly rooted out when the exact same psychopathic fan resurfaces years later on declaring the life of their mom. While the set, together with their pal and kid starlet Kana Arima, browse the darker side of the show business, Aqua covertly sets himself on a course of revenge to discover the identity of their long-lost dad whom he thinks is accountable for his mom’s death.
Oshi no Ko’s appeal stunned its voice cast
Anime fans usually provide reveals a three-episode trial duration before dedicating to seeing brand-new seasonal anime, Oshi no Ko burst onto the scene in a huge method by bypassing the three-episode test with its 90-minute best episode. The episode carried out so well that it ranked # 1 on the popular anime database and social networks website, MyAnimeList, briefly dismissing popular programs like Demon Slayer: The Swordsman Arc and Attack on Titan in the middle of its last season.
Oshi no Ko’s manga had a groundswell amongst its readership in 2020, the anime’s meteoric increase in appeal stunned its voice cast.
“The manga was obviously currently popular, and there’s a buzz when each brand-new book comes out,” Han stated. “So I did believe it ‘d end up being popular as an anime, however not to this degree.”
“I believe there were a great deal of synergistic elements,” Otsuka stated. “The signature tune, for instance, therefore a number of the plot twists. The source product’s strength contributed, obviously, however I likewise believe the anime assisted draw out what’s fantastic about the story.”
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The anime’s opening style tune, “Idol” by YOASOBI, increased into one of the fastest stream tunes in history with over 400 Million streams, according to Anime News Network.
In spite of having actually checked out the manga before enjoying Oshi no Ko’s best episode– an episode that condensed 10 chapters into one sitting– the cast wasn’t gotten ready for the psychological gut-punch their peer Rie Takahashi achieved carrying out Ai’s death.
