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Oshi no Ko – Episode 1
Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’ll be exploring the megasized first episode of a fresh production, as we check out the premiere of…
Oshi no Ko GN 1
Don't judge this manga based on its back cover copy; it has more in common with Perfect Blue than idol fare like Love Live!
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Never meet your idols because that one encounter can make someone become even more obsessive.
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“Oshi no Ko” Episode 1 [First Impressions]
Shadow's Impressions: I AM IN A GLASS CASE OF EMOTION. I knew this was going to be a heavy hitting series, but I didn't expect to get hit…
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Oshi no Ko: PV Trailer [Oshi no Ko]
I’ve gone on about Oshi no Ko being amazing before and its basically one of the few manga I read on a weekly basis, so hearing the new…
Oshi no Ko
Oshi no Ko is currently streaming on HIDIVE....
Oshi no Ko
A manga about a mega popular 16 year-old idol who becomes pregnant with twins. When her mega-fan obstetrician is suddenly murdered, he finds himself reborn as one of…
Oshi no Ko
The initial premise is admittedly pretty wild, but surprisingly the reincarnation stuff doesn't come up as often as you would think. 2:27 - Oshi no Ko 50:19 - Undead Unluck…
“Oshi no Ko” Episode 2
A lot of things have happened between the span of the previous episode and this episode. Namely how Ichigo basically went MIA after Ai's death. Which essentially left…
“Oshi no Ko” Episode 5
Despite this being a fairly serious and emotional series, they sure don't pull any punches with the comedy because this episode was a RIOT. I already loved the…
Oshi no Ko episode 19
Rating: A- Shonen action series are renowned for being stocked with characters who wear their hearts on their sleeves, and the script for Tokyo Blade emphasizes emotional acting…
Oshi no Ko episode 8
Rating: A- One of the things I love about this series is about how it plays all sorts of different angles, and yet all of it is, to…
“Oshi no Ko” Episode 8
Finally after two weeks, we're back with this brilliance of an anime and boy did I have to resist having to look up what happens next in the…
Oshi no Ko episode 2
Oshi no Ko delivered one of the best and most impactful opening episodes in years (though admittedly its extra-long length gave it an unfair advantage!), but because of…
Oshi no Ko episode 21
Rating: B+ Last episode ended with a bombshell declaration: genetic evidence that Taiki Himekawa is Aqua’s (and thus also Ruby’s) half-brother. It follows up with another revelation tha…
Oshi no Ko episode 5
Rating: 4 (of 5) In a recently posted interview on ANN, the writer for the source manga, Aka Akasaka, explains how he came up with the idea for…
Oshi no Ko episode 14
Rating: B+ Oshi no Ko has never been a series that pulls its punches when it comes to commentating on the entertainment industry, and boy, this episodes hold…
Oshi no Ko episode 22
Rating: B+ Looks like the trip to Miyazaki is being put off for one more episode because there are still some relationship issues to clear up (or muddy…
“Oshi no Ko” Episode 10
Sorry for the late post but life in general has been very busy. But here we are and I have quite a bit of feels to spill. If…
“Oshi no Ko” Episode 4
It's official. I absolutely love Kana and she deserves all of the happiness in the world. She really learned from her mistakes in the past and came into…
“Oshi no Ko” Episode 6
Crap hit the fan HARD in this episode. I honestly can't believe that they essentially called out cancel culture and I'm glad that they did because it is…
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…
Oshi no Ko episode 23
Rating: A- Oshi no Ko can be brutally harsh at times, but rarely is it outright mean. The cliffhanger ending of this episode is one of those exceptions.…
Oshi no Ko episode 10
Rating: B+ Aqua and Ruby are the centers of this series, and that’s not going to change. As much as character development might focus on other characters, these…
Oshi no Ko episode 18
Rating: A Last episode delivered a remarkably effective exploration of one of the series’ more minor regular characters, so it’s only fitting that the focus should now shift…
Oshi no Ko episode 4
Rating: B+ The writer for the source manga, Aka Akasaka, is probably even better-known as the creator of the acclaimed Kaguya-sama: Love is War source manga. That manga…
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 3
I knew it. At this rate, Kana is going to end up as my favorite character in this series. From the previous episode, you could tell that she…
Oshi no Ko episode 20
Rating: A- The first episode of Oshi no Ko is rightfully famous for its numerous big twists, but since then its episode-ending cliffhangers have mostly followed an expected…
Oshi no Ko episode 13
Rating: A- Despite the regular cast mostly being relegated to supporting roles, the aptly-named episode “Game of Telephone” is, in its own way, nearly as searing an episode…
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 17
Rating: A- Episode 16 cast its net wide, addressing all the subplots feeding into the debut of Tokyo Blade and even a few peripheral points, too. Episode 17,…
Oshi no Ko episode 16
Rating: A Oshi no Ko’s anime adaptation has never found itself shy on content, but this may be the most packed regular-length episode in the series to date.…
“Oshi no Ko” Episode 7
Alright… so this is definitely not where I expected this episode to go. We come back from an incredibly emotional episode where Aqua reveals that MEM-cho was the…
Episode 254 - Oshi no Ko
This week, in a shocking change to our normal format, Shaun is having us watch only a single (feature-length) episode of 2023’s smash hit Oshi no Ko Meanwhile, Remington…
Oshi no Ko episode 7
Rating: A After producing one hell of a hard-hitting ending last time around, the series faced a difficult assignment: find a way to follow through and resolve the…
“Oshi no Ko” Episode 9
The idol industry is just so wild to me. The fact that they consider someone in their twenties to be old is just… I don't even know. Especially…
Nonon’s Otaku Theater: Oshi no Ko Episode 1
I have to say that upon first hearing that the opening episode of Oshi no Ko was to be a 90-minute-long one, I wasn’t totally sure what to…
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Oshi No Ko Episode 1 — Turning my Oshi into my Mommy!
I don’t typically like using the word “rollercoaster” to refer to media as I think it’s such a cliche (and no, don’t fact-check that by looking at my…
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
「役者」 (Yakusha) "Actors" You are NOT the father!
Oshi no Ko – 03
This is not a show that's easy for me to appraise with detach. Read more
Oshi no Ko – 08
「初めて」 (Hajimete) "First Time" Touched for the very first time.
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 – 10
"Water always seeks its own level", they say. Read more
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 – 06
「エゴサーチ」 (Egosearch) "Egosurfing" Content Warning: This post will be discussing self-harm and mental health struggles.
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?