November 4 is commemorated as “Ii Oshi no Hi” (Good Oshi Day) in Japan, and to celebrate, the OSHI NO KO anime’s X (formerly Twitter) account has released 14 illustrations by various staff members.
Check them out below:
Artist: Daisuke Hirakami (OSHI NO KO director)
Artist: Ciao Nekotomi (OSHI NO KO assistant director and color scripter)
Artist: Kanna Hirayama (OSHI NO KO character designer and co-chief animation director)
Artist: Shun Sawai (OSHI NO KO sub-character designer)
Artist: Tomoya Atsumi (OSHI NO KO co-chief animation director)
Artist: Miki Matsumoto (OSHI NO KO co-chief animation director)
Artist: Takeshi Osame (OSHI NO KO co-main animator)
Artist: Kenji Sawada (OSHI NO KO co-main animator)
Artist: Mami Hayakawa (OSHI NO KO co-main animator)
Artist: Honoka Yokoyama (OSHI NO KO co-main animator)
Artist: Kimiaki Mizuno (OSHI NO KO co-main animator)
Artist: Ayaka Muroga (OSHI NO KO co-main animator)
Artist: Yuusuke Yamamoto (OSHI NO KO OP director)
Artist: Naoya Nakayama (OSHI NO KO ED and music video director)
OSHI NO KO ran from April to June with 11 episodes (including an extended 90-minute premiere) and has a second season in production. Some of the platforms that streamed the show include HIDIVE, Bilibili, Netflix, and iQIYI.
The Doga Kobo-produced anime is based on the Shueisha-published manga written by Aka Akasaka and drawn by Mengo Yokoyari, which began serialization in Weekly Young Jump in 2020 and has 12 tankoubon volumes as of July 2023. Yen Press describes the manga as:
Gorou is a gynecologist and idol fan who’s in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Gorou realize that he’s about to forge a bond with her that defies all common sense! Lies are an idol’s greatest weapon in this outrageous manga from Aka Akasaka (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) and Mengo Yokoyari (Scum’s Wish).
Sources: Press release, @anime_oshinoko
