Toei has announced that the OSHI NO KO manga will be adapted into a live-action drama series — to be streamed worldwide on Amazon’s Prime Video — and a live-action movie. Both are coming in Winter 2024.
The live-action cast for the Amazon-Toei project includes Kaito Sakurai as Aqua, Asuka Saitou as Ai, Nagisa Saitou as Ruby, Nanoka Hara (the voice of Suzume in Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume) as Kana Arima, Mizuki Kayashima as Akane Kurokawa, and ano as MEMcho.
The OSHI NO KO manga, written by Aka Akasaka (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) and drawn by Mengo Yokoyari (Scum’s Wish), began serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump in 2020 and has 13 tankoubon volumes as of November 2023. Its entertainment industry-themed story has been adapted into a popular 2023 DOGA KOBO-produced anime series, which has a second season on the way.
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: Toei, Comic Natalie
