'"Oshi no Ko"' Unveils Additional Cast, Staff, Opening Theme
February 19, 2023
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The official website of the "Oshi no Ko" television anime unveiled additional cast, staff, the opening theme, and a new promo on Sunday. The anime is set to broadcast in April 2023.
Megumi Han (Little Witch Academia (TV)) is joining the cast as Kana Arima.
Staff
Sub-Character Design: Shun Sawai (Selection Project assistant animation director)
Chief Animation Director: Kanna Hirayama (Yagate Kimi ni Naru animation director), Maho Yoshikawa (The iDOLM@STER SideM), Tomoya Atsumi (Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san), Miki Matsumoto (Ensemble Stars!)
Main Animator: Takeshi Osame (Selection Project), Kenji Sawada (Lycoris Recoil), Asami Hayakawa (Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu.), Honoka Yokoyama (22/7 key animation), Hiroaki Mizuno (Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san key animation), Ayaka Muroga (Selection Project key animation)
Art Director: Tetsuya Usami (Studio Easter) (Takt Op. Destiny)
Art Design: Kouta Mizumoto (Studio Easter) (Takt Op. Destiny)
Color Design: Kei Ishiguro (Plastic Memories)
Director of Photography: Takafumi Kuwano (Yesterday wo Utatte)
Editing: Kentarou Tsubone (Lapis Re:LiGHTs)
Music: Takurou Iga (Fuuka)
Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera (Fumetsu no Anata e)
Sound Effects: Kiyotaka Kawada (Date A Live)
Music duo YOASOBI (Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo) is performing the opening theme "Idol," which is previewed in the promotional video below.
Daisuke Hiramaki (Selection Project) is helming the television anime at Doga Kobo. Jin Tanaka (Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai) is handling the series composition and script. Kanna Hirayama (Kanojo, Okarishimasu) is designing the characters.
"Oshi no Ko" adapts Aka Akasaka (Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen) and Mengo Yokoyari (Kuzu no Honkai)'s music drama manga, which began serializing in Young Jump magazine in April 2020. Shueisha shipped the tenth volume on January 19.
Shueisha began publishing the manga in English on its Manga Plus platform on April 2022. Yen Press licensed the manga in English in July 2022. The first volume went on sale on January 17, and the second volume is scheduled to be released on May 23.
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Source: Comic Natalie
Megumi Han (Little Witch Academia (TV)) is joining the cast as Kana Arima.
Staff
Sub-Character Design: Shun Sawai (Selection Project assistant animation director)
Chief Animation Director: Kanna Hirayama (Yagate Kimi ni Naru animation director), Maho Yoshikawa (The iDOLM@STER SideM), Tomoya Atsumi (Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san), Miki Matsumoto (Ensemble Stars!)
Main Animator: Takeshi Osame (Selection Project), Kenji Sawada (Lycoris Recoil), Asami Hayakawa (Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu.), Honoka Yokoyama (22/7 key animation), Hiroaki Mizuno (Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san key animation), Ayaka Muroga (Selection Project key animation)
Art Director: Tetsuya Usami (Studio Easter) (Takt Op. Destiny)
Art Design: Kouta Mizumoto (Studio Easter) (Takt Op. Destiny)
Color Design: Kei Ishiguro (Plastic Memories)
Director of Photography: Takafumi Kuwano (Yesterday wo Utatte)
Editing: Kentarou Tsubone (Lapis Re:LiGHTs)
Music: Takurou Iga (Fuuka)
Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera (Fumetsu no Anata e)
Sound Effects: Kiyotaka Kawada (Date A Live)
Music duo YOASOBI (Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo) is performing the opening theme "Idol," which is previewed in the promotional video below.
Daisuke Hiramaki (Selection Project) is helming the television anime at Doga Kobo. Jin Tanaka (Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai) is handling the series composition and script. Kanna Hirayama (Kanojo, Okarishimasu) is designing the characters.
"Oshi no Ko" adapts Aka Akasaka (Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen) and Mengo Yokoyari (Kuzu no Honkai)'s music drama manga, which began serializing in Young Jump magazine in April 2020. Shueisha shipped the tenth volume on January 19.
Shueisha began publishing the manga in English on its Manga Plus platform on April 2022. Yen Press licensed the manga in English in July 2022. The first volume went on sale on January 17, and the second volume is scheduled to be released on May 23.
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Source: Comic Natalie