An information reveal livestream for OSHI NO KO Season 3 saw the unveiling of the anime’s January 2026 premiere date and second teaser visual.
It was also announced that Yuto Takenaka and Yoji Ueda are voicing Shun Yoshizumi and Tetsu Urushibara, respectively.
OSHI NO KO Season 3 will pick up half-a-year after the release of “POP IN 2,” with things largely progressing well for everyone. However, Kana has lost her previous cheeriness, and Ruby is in pursuit of the truth behind Ai and Goro’s deaths.
OSHI NO KO‘s first two seasons aired in 2023 and 2024. The anime is an adaptation of the manga written by Aka Akasaka (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) and drawn by Mengo Yokoyari (Scum’s Wish), which ran from 2020 to 2024 in Shueisha’s seinen magazine Weekly Young Jump in 2020 and ended in November 2024. Yen Press describes the premise as such:
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).
Director Daisuke Hiramaki remains in the same position for Season 3, but without any assistant directors this time around. Ciao Nekotomi was assistant director on Season 1 and 2, while Kuniyasu Nishina, who storyboarded and directed Season 1’s sixth episode, joined Nekotomi in Season 2.
Staff (reprising)
• Director: Daisuke Hiramaki
• Series composer: Jin Tanaka
• Character designer and chief animation director: Kanna Hirayama
• Animation production: Doga Kobo
Cast
• Takeo Otsuka as Aqua
• Yurie Igoma as Ruby
• Megumi Han as Arima Kana
• Manaka Iwami as Akane Kurokawa
• Rumi Okubo as MEMcho
Source: OSHI NO KO anime YouTube channel
