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Good setups I know this series can do. The follow-through I'm highly skeptical about.
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「三つ目の選択肢」 (Mitsume no Sentakushi) "Third Option" “My motto is if you want to win the lottery you have to make the money to buy a ticket. O_O”
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“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 12
It strikes me that Aqua’s trip down memory lane was dancing pretty close to revealing everything to Akane.
“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 08
It's a funny thing about Oshi no Ko - for me it tends to gravitate towards the poles.
“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 09
There’s a simple reality I have to accept - some things are a lot more important to Akasaka Aka than they are to me.
“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 11
Tune into this week’s OnK for the latest shipping news.
Oshi no Ko – 11 (Season Finale)
Oshi no Ko was really interesting at the start, but even then it always struck me as most likely to be a mirage. Read more
“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 10
I’m out of alignment with Akasaka on almost every level, and I always fear one of these times our luck is going to run out.
“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 07
For me at least, this series and this author are always walking a pretty thin tightrope.
“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 06
Given the challenges involved, I think Doga Kobo and Hiramaki Daisuke did a fine job bringing this off.
“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 05
Oshi no Ko can do trashy very well, and this ep was a shining example of that.
“Oshi no Ko” Season 2 – 04
I frequently find OnK frustrating as hell (as I did this week) but I also recognize that it has a spark of brilliance to it.
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Oshi no Ko
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Oshi no Ko episode 11 (season finale)
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Oshi no Ko episode 24 (season finale)
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Never meet your idols because that one encounter can make someone become even more obsessive.
Oshi no Ko – 01
「Mother and Children」 "This story is a work of fiction. Actually, most everything in this world is fiction."
Oshi no Ko – 04
「役者」 (Yakusha) "Actors" You are NOT the father!
Oshi no Ko – 09
「B小町」 (B Komachi) "B Komachi" MEM-cho and Aqua were the only two Love Now participants who were alive to see the Dreamcast’s launch.
Oshi no Ko – 06
「エゴサーチ」 (Egosearch) "Egosurfing" Content Warning: This post will be discussing self-harm and mental health struggles.
Oshi no Ko – 07
「バズ」 (Buzz) "Buzz" The content warning will still be in check for this episode's impression as well because we're still dealing with heavy subjects on mental health.
Oshi no Ko – 04
So far so good, but damn, is the road ahead a minefield. Read more
Oshi no Ko – 06
This was one of those days where the internet was a real minefield. Read more
Oshi no Ko – 05
「恋愛リアリティショー」 (Ren`ai Reality Show) "Reality Dating Show" "Let's go to Costco… with everyone!"
Oshi no Ko – 10
"Water always seeks its own level", they say. Read more
Oshi no Ko – 03
This is not a show that's easy for me to appraise with detach. Read more
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Oshi no Ko – 05
I guess it's good to know that Oshi no Ko can still crank up the "what the hell did I just watch?" factor. Read more
Oshi no Ko – 03
「漫画原作ドラマ」 (Manga Gensaku Drama) "Manga-Based TV Drama " Coming soon on Netflix is the hit J-Drama I'll Go With Sweet Today. Professional model Melt Narushima stars in this heart-pounding rom-com…
Oshi no Ko – 07
Oshi no Ko kind of falls under the bloody trainwreck you can't look away from umbrella this week. Read more
Oshi no Ko – 08
「初めて」 (Hajimete) "First Time" Touched for the very first time.
Oshi no Ko – 10
「B小町」 (B Komachi) "B Komachi" “What if you win, wouldn't it be weird?" Why, so you guys could just lie to get me here?
Yakusoku no Neverland 2nd Season – 02
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Oshi no Ko episode 3
Rating: B+ Since episode 2 aired, news has broken that the first episode of Oshi no Ko was HIDIVE’s biggest debut ever, and also that opening theme “Idol”…
Oshi no Ko episode 6
Rating: A- “Egosurfing” (the apt title for this episode) is the act of looking one’s self up on social media to see what others are saying about you.…
Oshi no Ko episode 9
Rating: B+ Though setting Ruby into the footsteps that her mother followed has been a plot element since episode 2, she has largely remained on the back burner…