Oshi no Ko#Anime

{{See also|List of Oshi no Ko characters{{!}}List of Oshi no Ko characters}}

Obstetrician-gynecologist Gorou Amamiya is tasked with helping deliver the children of Ai Hoshino, a famous pop idol whom he admires, without the knowledge of the general public. However, on the night of Ai's delivery, Gorou is murdered by an obsessive fan of Ai's and is reincarnated as Aquamarine "Aqua" Hoshino, Ai's son, retaining his memories of his previous life. Unbeknownst to him, Aqua's fraternal twin sister, Ruby Hoshino, is the reincarnation of Sarina Tendōji, one of Gorou's patients who was a fan of Ai. Four years later, Ai is murdered in front of the twins by the same fan who killed Gorou. The fan later commits suicide, but Aqua deduces that the murderer may have had his and Ruby's father as an accomplice and resolves to infiltrate the entertainment industry to find and kill him.

Twelve years later, Aqua and Ruby have become high school students and have been adopted by Miyako Saitō, the owner of Ai's talent agency, Strawberry Productions. Ruby dreams of becoming an idol singer herself and becomes employed by their family's agency. She forms an idol group with actress Kana Arima and YouTuber Mem-cho, named "B-Komachi" after Ai's former group, while Aqua returns to acting. Both Aqua and Ruby begin building their careers in entertainment, with Aqua using his newfound friendship with actress Akane Kurokawa as a means to locate his father.

During a stage production, Aqua discovers that he shares the same father as his co-star, Taiki Himekawa, and that he had died by suicide before Ai's murder. However, Aqua learns through Akane that their father may be actor Hikaru Kamiki, who is still alive. At the same time, during shooting for B-Komachi's music video, Ruby finds Gorou's corpse and learns about the culprit behind his and Ai's murders. Both incidents fuel Aqua and Ruby's grudges, respectively, and motivate them to find their father. However, as they both become increasingly manipulative, Aqua and Ruby find each other at odds throughout their attempts to reach their father, eventually losing trust in each other after Aqua leaks their connection to Ai to the media.

With the help of director Taishi Gotanda, Aqua creates a screenplay for an autobiographical film based on Ai, titled 15 Years of Lies, in hopes of drawing Hikaru's attention. Ruby aggressively and successfully lands the starring role. She is also forced to confront her past when her mother from her previous life ends up being one of the film's sponsors, but this causes her and Aqua to realize each other's true incarnation. Upon the film's debut, Aqua finally comes in contact with Hikaru, who admits that he had used Ai as an emotional crutch and, in a fit of despair, sent the fan after her after she left him. Aqua shows him Ai's final message: she left Hikaru in the hopes that he would come to love himself and that she hoped to eventually come to love him.

Hikaru tells Aqua that he intends to turn himself in; instead, he manipulates Nino, a former member of Ai's B-Komachi, into attempting to kill Ruby, only to be thwarted by Miyako's husband Ichigo and Akane. Aqua confronts Hikaru, who reveals that he wishes to immortalize Ai's beauty by killing anyone who could surpass her. Believing that Ruby will never be safe so long as Hikaru lives and willing to throw out everything he could live for, Aqua stabs himself and performs a murder–suicide with Hikaru by throwing them both off a cliff. Aqua drowns Hikaru but succumbs to his wounds, finding solace in having protected Ruby over seeking revenge.

Afterward, Hikaru's crimes are exposed to the public, and his accomplices are arrested; the film is released as a tribute to Aqua, with Aqua's friends trying to cope with his loss and find new meanings in their lives. Meanwhile, Ruby, who has become the same kind of idol as her mother, performs at a tribute concert. Although she is forced to hide her pain and trauma behind lies and smiles to inspire others like Ai, she is still happy with her idol career, thanking her late mother and brother for lighting her path and asking them to look after her.

Aka Akasaka considered writing a story about being reincarnated as an idol's child, a well-known joke in Japan often used after news of an idol's marriage is revealed. He later began hearing complaints about the entertainment industry through streamers and working on the live-action film adaptation of his previous manga Kaguya-sama: Love Is War. He decided that it was the right time to create a story about the entertainment industry and used his previous idea. When he started writing, Akasaka had already decided on the plots of the first and final acts. Manga about the entertainment industry typically focuses on traditional forms of entertainment, such as films, dramas, and plays. However, the industry saw significant change with the rise of the internet. Akasaka therefore decided to include more contemporary themes in the manga.{{cite web|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|title=How Accurate Is【Oshi No Ko】About the Japanese Entertainment Industry? An Interview With Aka Akasaka|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2023-05-10/how-accurate-is-oshi-no-ko-about-the-japanese-entertainment-industry-an-interview-with-aka-akasaka/.197795|website=Anime News Network|date=May 10, 2023|access-date=June 30, 2023|archive-date=June 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603161632/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2023-05-10/how-accurate-is-oshi-no-ko-about-the-japanese-entertainment-industry-an-interview-with-aka-akasaka/.197795|url-status=live}} Oshi no Ko debuted in Weekly Young Jump on April 23, 2020; at the time, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War was still running in the same magazine, leading to two manga series created by Aka Akasaka being serialized simultaneously.{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=Kaguya-sama: Love is War's Aka Akasaka Launches New Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-02/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-aka-akasaka-launches-new-manga/.158226|website=Anime News Network|date=April 2, 2020|access-date=December 21, 2020|archive-date=December 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211142425/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-02/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-aka-akasaka-launches-new-manga/.158226|url-status=live}} After the end of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, a new manga series {{Nihongo||恋愛代行|Renai Daikō}}, written by Akasaka and illustrated by Nishizawa 5mm, started its serialization in the same magazine on April 27, 2023, again leading to two manga series created by Akasaka being serialized simultaneously.{{cite web|script-title=ja:恋愛代行：「かぐや様」「【推しの子】」赤坂アカの新連載 「ヤンジャン」で究極の恋愛ビジネス描く|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20230426dog00m200017000c.html|website=Mantan Web|date=April 27, 2023|access-date=January 11, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=January 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111183441/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20230426dog00m200017000c.html|url-status=live}}

Akasaka did extensive research into the Japanese entertainment industry while writing Oshi no Ko. He talked to many different types of entertainers, from idols to managers to YouTubers. In an interview with Anime News Network, he highlighted the many differences between the industry in Japan and the United States, such as the lack of unions. He was inspired to portray the idol world in a dark light after becoming friends with an entertainer who was attacked by a fan. While the entertainer came across as "tough", they confessed to him that they were badly hurt emotionally from this encounter, leading Akasaka to realize that entertainers hid their true feelings for the sake of their careers and fans. Akasaka said: "I want people to know how young talents are being hurt, exploited, and suffering. I think that this work also asks the question of how people should deal with and treat those talents."

Many of the stories in Oshi no Ko are based on pieces of real-life events. Akasaka stated that he considered his fundamental writing style to be that of Oshi no Ko and that the comedy in Kaguya-sama originated as a request from the editorial department. However, he included similar humor in Oshi no Ko to make it easier to read. When writing, Akasaka sometimes became fond of certain characters and gave them larger roles in the plot, like in Mem-cho's case.{{cite web|last=Okamoto|first=Daisuke|script-title=ja:漫画『【推しの子】』赤坂アカ×横槍メンゴ×担当編集・サカイ（前編）／描きたいのは「芸能界の闇」ではなく、しがらみや圧力の中でもがく人々|url=https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/20445944/|website=Livedoor News|date=July 7, 2021|access-date=June 30, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=October 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030104641/https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/20445944/|url-status=live}}

When Akasaka came up with the concept for Oshi no Ko, he immediately contacted artist Mengo Yokoyari as Yokoyari had dealt with the entertainment industry in her one-shot Kawaii before. The two had long been acquainted but had never worked together. When designing characters, Akasaka usually sends a rough sketch to the person in charge of the storyboards. He sometimes allowed Yokoyari to draw the designs as she pleased. The only time they changed a character design was when one of the characters looked too much like the real-life person they were modeled after.{{cite web|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|title=The Art of【Oshi No Ko】: An Interview with Mengo Yokoyari|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2023-05-24/the-art-of-oshi-no-ko-an-interview-with-mengo-yokoyari/.198147|website=Anime News Network|date=May 24, 2023|access-date=June 30, 2023|archive-date=June 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604130905/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2023-05-24/the-art-of-oshi-no-ko-an-interview-with-mengo-yokoyari/.198147|url-status=live}}

{{Main|List of Oshi no Ko chapters{{!}}List of Oshi no Ko chapters}}

Oshi no Ko, written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari, started in Shueisha's Seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from April 23, 2020,{{cite web|script-title=ja:赤坂アカが横槍メンゴとのタッグでYJ2作同時連載、芸能界舞台の「【推しの子】」|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/376507|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=April 23, 2020|access-date=December 21, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=November 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115175210/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/376507|url-status=live}} to November 14, 2024.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Oshi no Ko Manga Ends in 4 Chapters|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-09/oshi-no-ko-manga-ends-in-4-chapters/.216535|website=Anime News Network|date=October 9, 2024|access-date=October 9, 2024|archive-date=October 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009182716/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-09/oshi-no-ko-manga-ends-in-4-chapters/.216535|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:「【推しの子】」約4年半の連載に幕、最終16巻で“とある真相”明らかに|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/599292|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=November 14, 2024|access-date=November 14, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=November 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113150448/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/599292|url-status=live}} Shueisha has collected its chapters in 16 individual {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes, released from July 17, 2020,{{cite web|script-title=ja:【推しの子】 1|url=https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-891650-7|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=December 21, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=November 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110181304/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-891650-7|url-status=live}} to December 18, 2024.{{cite web|script-title=ja:【推しの子】 16|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-893474-7|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=December 17, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=November 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127055800/https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-893474-7|url-status=live}}

In April 2022, Shueisha began publishing the series in English on the Manga Plus website and mobile app.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Manga Plus Adds Aka Akasaka, Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-21/manga-plus-adds-aka-akasaka-mengo-yokoyari-oshi-no-ko-manga/.184863|website=Anime News Network|date=April 21, 2022|access-date=April 21, 2022|archive-date=December 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211142415/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-21/manga-plus-adds-aka-akasaka-mengo-yokoyari-oshi-no-ko-manga/.184863|url-status=live}} In July 2022, at Anime Expo, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for an English release.{{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=Yen Press Announces Oshi no Ko, Your Forma Manga; Puella Magi Oriko Magica, K-ON! Omnibus Editions; 11 More Titles|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-01/yen-press-announces-oshi-no-ko-your-forma-manga-puella-magi-oriko-magica-k-on-omnibus-editions-11-/.187264|website=Anime News Network|date=July 1, 2022|access-date=July 1, 2022|archive-date=December 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211135313/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-01/yen-press-announces-oshi-no-ko-your-forma-manga-puella-magi-oriko-magica-k-on-omnibus-editions-11-/.187264|url-status=live}} The first volume was released on January 17, 2023.{{cite web|title=[Oshi No Ko], Vol. 1|url=https://yenpress.com/9781975363178/oshi-no-ko-vol-1/|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=August 19, 2022|archive-date=August 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819110842/https://yenpress.com/9781975363178/oshi-no-ko-vol-1/|url-status=live}} As of May 27, 2025, ten volumes have been released.{{cite web|title=[Oshi No Ko], Vol. 10|url=https://yenpress.com/titles/9798855405637-oshi-no-ko-vol-10|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=July 3, 2025|archive-date=May 30, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250530204257/https://yenpress.com/titles/9798855405637-oshi-no-ko-vol-10|url-status=live}}

{{See also|List of Oshi no Ko episodes{{!}}List of Oshi no Ko episodes}}

An anime adaptation was announced in June 2022.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Aka Akasaka, Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko Manga Gets Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-09/aka-akasaka-mengo-yokoyari-oshi-no-ko-manga-gets-anime/.186477|website=Anime News Network|date=June 9, 2022|access-date=June 9, 2022|archive-date=June 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609153644/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-09/aka-akasaka-mengo-yokoyari-oshi-no-ko-manga-gets-anime/.186477|url-status=live}} The anime, later revealed to be a television series, was produced by Doga Kobo and directed by Daisuke Hiramaki, with Chao Nekotomi serving as assistant director, Jin Tanaka writing the scripts, and Kanna Hirayama handling the character designs.{{cite web|script-title=ja:春アニメ『【推しの子】』本予告公開＆OP主題歌はYOASOBIが担当、追加声優に潘めぐみさん決定！ 先行上映『【推しの子】Mother and Children』入場者プレゼント情報も公開|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1676811424|website=Animate Times|publisher=Animate|date=February 19, 2023|access-date=February 19, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=February 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219143619/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1676811424|url-status=live}} It aired from April 12 to June 28, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Oshi no Ko Anime Reveals April 12 Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2023-03-15/oshi-no-ko-anime-reveals-april-12-premiere/.196013|website=Anime News Network|date=March 15, 2023|access-date=March 15, 2023|archive-date=March 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316023926/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2023-03-15/oshi-no-ko-anime-reveals-april-12-premiere/.196013|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:【推しの子】：最終回「アイドル」 B小町がついにステージへ MEMちょ、ルビーが観客魅了 有馬かなは？|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20230628dog00m200010000c.html|website=Mantan Web|date=June 28, 2023|access-date=October 6, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=November 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128201006/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20230628dog00m200010000c.html|url-status=live}} The 90-minute first episode also premiered at selected theaters in Japan on March 17 of the same year.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Ani-One Asia Streams Oshi no Ko Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-29/ani-one-asia-streams-oshi-no-ko-anime/.196562|website=Anime News Network|date=March 29, 2023|access-date=March 29, 2023|archive-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329094122/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-29/ani-one-asia-streams-oshi-no-ko-anime/.196562|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:『【推しの子】』来年4月放送開始で映像公開 追加キャストに大塚剛央・伊駒ゆりえ・伊東健人・高柳知葉・内山夕実|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2260210/full/|website=Oricon News|publisher=Oricon|date=December 11, 2022|access-date=December 11, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=December 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211123204/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2260210/full/|url-status=live}}

A second season was announced after the airing of the eleventh episode of the first season.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Oshi no Ko Anime Gets 2nd Season|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-28/oshi-no-ko-anime-gets-2nd-season/.199699|website=Anime News Network|date=June 28, 2023|access-date=June 28, 2023|archive-date=June 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628143900/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-28/oshi-no-ko-anime-gets-2nd-season/.199699|url-status=live}} It aired from July 3 to October 6, 2024.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Oshi no Ko Anime's 2nd Season to Air in 2024|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-26/oshi-no-ko-anime-2nd-season-to-air-in-2024/.204826|website=Anime News Network|date=November 26, 2023|access-date=November 26, 2023|archive-date=November 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126121837/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-26/oshi-no-ko-anime-2nd-season-to-air-in-2024/.204826|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Oshi no Ko Season 2 Reveals Main Promo Video, More Cast, Opening Song, July 3 Debut, AX Preview|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-26/oshi-no-ko-season-2-reveals-main-promo-video-more-cast-opening-song-july-3-debut-ax-preview/.211185|website=Anime News Network|date=May 26, 2024|access-date=May 26, 2024|archive-date=May 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526102950/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-26/oshi-no-ko-season-2-reveals-main-promo-video-more-cast-opening-song-july-3-debut-ax-preview/.211185|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:【推しの子】：第2期最終話「願い」きょう放送 答えを出すアクア ルビーは事件の"情報"を知る|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20241005dog00m200008000c.html|website=Mantan Web|date=October 6, 2024|access-date=October 6, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=October 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006160605/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20241005dog00m200008000c.html|url-status=live}}

A third season was announced after the airing of the thirteenth episode of the second season.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Oshi no Ko Anime Gets 3rd Season, Reveals More Cast|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-06/oshi-no-ko-anime-gets-3rd-season-reveals-more-cast/.216401|website=Anime News Network|date=October 6, 2024|access-date=October 6, 2024|archive-date=October 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006135057/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-06/oshi-no-ko-anime-gets-3rd-season-reveals-more-cast/.216401|url-status=live}} It is set to premiere in 2026.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Oshi no Ko Season 3 Premieres in 2026|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-02/oshi-no-ko-season-3-premieres-in-2026/.220758|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 2, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250202121216/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-02/oshi-no-ko-season-3-premieres-in-2026/.220758|archive-date=February 2, 2025|date=February 2, 2025|url-status=live}}

The series is licensed by Sentai Filmworks and has been available for streaming on Hidive.{{cite web|last=Saabedra|first=Humberto|title=Oshi no Ko Anime Special Update Livestream to Be Held In Late February|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/01/31/oshi-no-ko-anime-special-update-livestream-to-be-held-in-late-february|website=Crunchyroll|date=January 31, 2023|access-date=April 13, 2023|archive-date=February 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202162221/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/01/31/oshi-no-ko-anime-special-update-livestream-to-be-held-in-late-february|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=HIDIVE Acquires Oshi no Ko Idol Anime for 2023|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-19/hidive-acquires-oshi-no-ko-idol-anime-for-2023/.192082|website=Anime News Network|date=November 19, 2022|access-date=April 13, 2023|archive-date=March 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327205428/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-19/hidive-acquires-oshi-no-ko-idol-anime-for-2023/.192082|url-status=live}} An English dub premiered on May 24, 2023.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Oshi no Ko Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, May 24 Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-17/oshi-no-ko-anime-reveals-english-dub-cast-may-24-premiere/.198178|website=Anime News Network|date=May 17, 2023|access-date=May 17, 2023|archive-date=May 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517172736/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-17/oshi-no-ko-anime-reveals-english-dub-cast-may-24-premiere/.198178|url-status=live}} The first season was released on Blu-ray on June 25, 2024.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 23–29|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-28/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-23-29/.212464|website=Anime News Network|date=June 28, 2024|access-date=August 20, 2024|archive-date=July 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240703012154/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-28/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-23-29/.212464|url-status=live}} Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and streamed it on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel. It premiered on Animax Asia on October 30, 2024.{{cite tweet|author=Animax Asia|user=animaxasiatv|number=1847548245972512921|title=Lights, camera, action! ✨ Aqua and Ruby step into the glamorous world of idols and entertainment, where fame hides more than just smiles. 🎤 'Oshi No Ko', premieres Oct 30, Wed at 7PM (6PM JKT/BKK). Episode 2 onwards will air every Mon to Wed at 7.30PM (6.30PM JKT/BKK).|date=October 19, 2024|access-date=October 19, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241019130039/https://x.com/animaxasiatv/status/1847548245972512921|archive-date=October 19, 2024|url-status=live}}

The music for the series was composed by {{ill|Takurō Iga|ja|伊賀拓郎}}. The original soundtrack album for the first season was released on September 27, 2023.{{cite web|script-title=ja:TVアニメ「【推しの子】」オリジナルサウンドトラック|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/513363/products/1484421/1/|publisher=Oricon|access-date=March 23, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250323183413/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/513363/products/1484421/1/|archive-date=March 23, 2025|language=ja|url-status=live}} The original soundtrack album for the second season was released on October 9, 2024.{{cite web|script-title=ja:TVアニメ「【推しの子】」オリジナルサウンドトラック Vol.2|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/513363/products/1515441/1/|publisher=Oricon|access-date=March 23, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250323183327/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/513363/products/1515441/1/|archive-date=March 23, 2025|language=ja|url-status=live}}

The opening theme for the first season is {{Nihongo|"Idol"|アイドル|Aidoru}}, performed by Yoasobi, while the ending theme is {{Nihongo|"Mephisto"|メフィスト|Mefisuto}}, performed by Queen Bee.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=February 19, 2023|title=Oshi no Ko Anime Posts Theatrical Trailer With YOASOBI's Opening Song, New Cast Member|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-19/oshi-no-ko-anime-posts-theatrical-trailer-with-yoasobi-opening-song-new-cast-member/.195079|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219172623/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-19/oshi-no-ko-anime-posts-theatrical-trailer-with-yoasobi-opening-song-new-cast-member/.195079|archive-date=February 19, 2023|access-date=February 19, 2023|website=Anime News Network}}{{cite web|last=Harding|first=Daryl|date=March 2, 2023|title=Oshi no Ko TV Anime Buzzes With Excitement With QUEEN BEE Ending Theme|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/03/02-1/oshi-no-ko-tv-anime-buzzes-with-excitement-with-queen-bee-ending-theme|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302122903/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/03/02-1/oshi-no-ko-tv-anime-buzzes-with-excitement-with-queen-bee-ending-theme|archive-date=March 2, 2023|access-date=March 2, 2023|website=Crunchyroll}} The opening theme for the second season is {{Nihongo|"Fatal"|ファタール|Fatāru}}, performed by Gemn (composed of Tatsuya Kitani and Kento Nakajima),{{cite web|date=June 30, 2024|script-title=ja:「【推しの子】」第2期メインPV公開、OPを歌うGEMNは中島健人とキタニタツヤ|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/580131|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630063230/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/580131|archive-date=June 30, 2024|access-date=June 30, 2024|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=ja}} while the ending theme is "Burning", performed by Hitsujibungaku.

The anime also features several original songs, including "Pop in 2" and "Star T Rain" by the in-series group B-Komachi.{{Cite web|last=Kristov|first=J. P.|date=October 7, 2024|title=B-Komachi's "Pop in 2" Proves to Be an Absolute Banger With Colorful Music Video|url=https://animecorner.me/b-komachis-pop-in-2-is-an-absolute-banger/|access-date=March 23, 2025|website=Anime Corner|archive-date=November 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112223453/https://animecorner.me/b-komachis-pop-in-2-is-an-absolute-banger/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Trinos|first=Angelo Delos|date=October 6, 2024|title=The Oshi no Ko Season 2 Finale is a Weak Ending to a Strong Season|url=https://www.cbr.com/oshi-no-ko-season-2-episode-13-finale-review/|access-date=March 23, 2025|website=CBR|archive-date=October 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009012309/https://www.cbr.com/oshi-no-ko-season-2-episode-13-finale-review/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Harding|first=Daryl|title=Oshi no Ko TV Anime Continues With Season 2|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2023/6/28/oshi-no-ko-tv-anme-continues-with-season-2|website=Crunchyroll News|access-date=April 6, 2025|archive-url=https://archive.today/20250406013336/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2023/6/28/oshi-no-ko-tv-anme-continues-with-season-2|archive-date=April 6, 2025|date=June 28, 2023|url-status=live}}

A spin-off novel written by Hajime Tanaka, titled {{Nihongo|Oshi no Ko: Spica of the First Star|【推しの子】 ～一番星のスピカ～|Oshi no Ko Ichibanboshi no Supika}}, was released on November 17, 2023.{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|title=Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Oshi no Ko Manga Both Get Novels|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-10-23/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-oshi-no-ko-manga-both-get-novels/.203694|website=Anime News Network|date=October 23, 2023|access-date=October 24, 2023|archive-date=October 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023144045/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-10-23/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-oshi-no-ko-manga-both-get-novels/.203694|url-status=live}} Yen Press has licensed the novel and is set to be released in July 2025.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Yen Press Licenses Oshi No Ko Spica of the First Star, The Theater of Haruhi Suzumiya, Super String, More Manga/Novels|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-07/yen-press-licenses-oshi-no-ko-spica-of-the-first-star-the-theater-of-haruhi-suzumiya-super-string-/.220970|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250208014602/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-07/yen-press-licenses-oshi-no-ko-spica-of-the-first-star-the-theater-of-haruhi-suzumiya-super-string-/.220970|archive-date=February 8, 2025|date=February 7, 2025|url-status=live}} The novel focuses on the events of the prologue prior to Ai's murder, with Ai herself as the primary focus character.

A second novel written by Tanaka, titled {{Nihongo|Oshi no Ko: Futari no Etude|【推しの子】 ～ふたりのエチュード～}}, was released on December 18, 2024.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Oshi no Ko Manga Gets 2nd Novel|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-07/oshi-no-ko-manga-gets-2nd-novel/.217622|website=Anime News Network|date=November 7, 2024|access-date=November 7, 2024|archive-date=November 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241107223518/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-07/oshi-no-ko-manga-gets-2nd-novel/.217622|url-status=live}} The plot concerns the past and future of actresses Kana and Akane, thus being both a spin-off and a sequel of the original story.

{{Further interlanguage link|Oshi no Ko (2024 TV series)|ja|【推しの子】 (実写)}}

In January 2024, it was announced that the series would receive a television drama adaptation, distributed exclusively worldwide by Amazon Prime Video in the same year, and a live-action film adaptation distributed by Toei.{{cite web|script-title=ja:【推しの子】実写映像化キャスト発表【櫻井海音・齋藤飛鳥・齊藤なぎさ・原菜乃華・茅島みずき・あの】|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2311686/full/|website=Oricon News|publisher=Oricon|date=January 24, 2024|access-date=January 24, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=January 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123225556/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2311686/full/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|title=Oshi no Ko Manga Gets Live-Action Film, TV Show on Amazon Prime Globally|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-23/oshi-no-ko-manga-gets-live-action-film-tv-show-on-amazon-prime-globally/.206803|website=Anime News Network|date=January 23, 2024|access-date=January 24, 2024|archive-date=January 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124012007/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-23/oshi-no-ko-manga-gets-live-action-film-tv-show-on-amazon-prime-globally/.206803|url-status=live}} It was directed by {{ill|Hana Matsumoto|ja|松本花奈}} and Smith, with scripts written by Ayako Kitagawa, and music composed by {{ill|Fox Capture Plan|ja|fox capture plan}}. The first six episodes of the {{ill|Oshi no Ko (2024 TV series)|lt=Oshi no Ko|ja|【推しの子】 (実写)}} live-action series premiered on November 28, 2024, while episodes 7 and 8 premiered on December 5.{{cite web|title=Mengo Yokoyari Praises Live-Action 'Oshi no Ko': "Surpasses My Ideal Quality" – Viewers Respond Enthusiastically|url=https://us.oricon-group.com/news/2644/|website=Japan Anime News|publisher=Oricon|date=November 29, 2024|access-date=December 1, 2024|archive-date=December 1, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241201234346/https://us.oricon-group.com/news/2644/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Live-Action Oshi no Ko Series' New Trailer Highlights Last 2 Episodes|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-02/live-action-oshi-no-ko-series-new-trailer-highlights-last-2-episodes/.218517|website=Anime News Network|date=December 2, 2024|access-date=December 3, 2024|archive-date=December 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203051411/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-02/live-action-oshi-no-ko-series-new-trailer-highlights-last-2-episodes/.218517|url-status=live}} Each episode features a different theme song: {{Nihongo|"Akuma"|アクマ||"Devil"}} by My First Story (episode 1); {{Nihongo|"Sōsō Fuitsu"|草々不一||"Sincerely Yours"}} by {{ill|Rokudenashi|ja|ロクデナシ (音楽プロジェクト)}} (episode 2); {{Nihongo|"Orange Youth"|オレンジユース|Orenji Yūsu}} by Da-ice (episode 3); "Past Die Future" by {{ill|I's (band)|lt=I's|ja|I's}} (episode 4); {{Nihongo|"Ee Gana"|ええがな||"It'll Be Fine"}} by {{ill|Yabai T-Shirts Yasan|ja|ヤバイTシャツ屋さん}} (episode 5); {{Nihongo|"Ranran Rhapsody"|爛々ラプソディ|Ranran Rapusodi|"Blazing Rhapsody"}} by Wanima (episode 6); {{Nihongo|"Ugoku Ten P"|動く点P||"Moving Point P"}} by Wednesday Campanella (episode 7); and "Revenge" by {{ill|Umeda Cypher|ja|梅田サイファー}} (episode 8).{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|title=Live-Action Oshi no Ko Series to Feature 8 Theme Song Artists|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-22/live-action-oshi-no-ko-series-to-feature-8-theme-song-artists/.217071|website=Anime News Network|date=October 22, 2024|access-date=October 24, 2024|archive-date=November 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112023107/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-22/live-action-oshi-no-ko-series-to-feature-8-theme-song-artists/.217071|url-status=live}}

Directed by Smith, the film Oshi no Ko: The Final Act featured the same writer and composer from the series. It premiered on December 20, 2024. The film's ending theme is "Shining Song" by B-Komachi.{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|title=Live-Action Oshi no Ko Teaser Unveils Staff, Series' November 28 Debut, Film's December 20 Opening|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-19/live-action-oshi-no-ko-teaser-unveils-staff-series-november-28-debut-film-december-20-opening/.212158|website=Anime News Network|date=June 19, 2024|access-date=June 20, 2024|archive-date=June 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620000859/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-19/live-action-oshi-no-ko-teaser-unveils-staff-series-november-28-debut-film-december-20-opening/.212158|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|title=Live-Action Oshi no Ko Film's New Trailer Reveals Title, Ending Song|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-11/live-action-oshi-no-ko-film-new-trailer-reveals-title-ending-song/.217750|website=Anime News Network|date=November 11, 2024|access-date=November 12, 2024|archive-date=November 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112022858/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-11/live-action-oshi-no-ko-film-new-trailer-reveals-title-ending-song/.217750|url-status=live}} Amazon Prime Video added the film to its catalog in the United States in June 2025.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Amazon Prime Video Streams Live-Action Oshi no Ko Film|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-06-26/amazon-prime-video-streams-live-action-oshi-no-ko-film/.226052|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250626214116/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-06-26/amazon-prime-video-streams-live-action-oshi-no-ko-film/.226052|archive-date=June 26, 2025|date=June 26, 2025|url-status=live}}

A smartphone puzzle video game based on the series was announced on February 2, 2025.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Oshi no Ko Franchise Announces 1st Puzzle Game|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-02/oshi-no-ko-franchise-announces-1st-puzzle-game/.220755|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 2, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250202121125/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-02/oshi-no-ko-franchise-announces-1st-puzzle-game/.220755|archive-date=February 2, 2025|date=February 2, 2025|url-status=live}} On March 23, 2025, it was announced that the game will be developed and global published outside of Japan by Korean company NHN Corporation in partnership with Kadokawa Corporation.{{cite web|last=Cho|first=Wonhee|title=Korean Company NHN to Develop Oshi no Ko Series' 1st Puzzle Game|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-24/korean-company-nhn-to-develop-oshi-no-ko-series-1st-puzzle-game/.222798|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250325032816/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-03-24/korean-company-nhn-to-develop-oshi-no-ko-series-1st-puzzle-game/.222798|archive-date=March 25, 2025|date=March 24, 2025|url-status=live}}

File:Unidentified cosplay of Oshi no Ko at FanimeCon 2023 (53055638361).jpg as Ruby Hoshino from the series]]

Oshi no Ko ranked eleventh on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2021 for male readers;{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2021 Rankings|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-17/kono-manga-ga-sugoi-editors-unveil-2021-rankings/.167435|website=Anime News Network|date=December 17, 2020|access-date=December 17, 2020|archive-date=December 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217230051/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-17/kono-manga-ga-sugoi-editors-unveil-2021-rankings/.167435|url-status=live}} it ranked seventh on the 2022 list.{{cite web|script-title=ja:『このマンガがすごい!2022』1位に『ルックバック』『海が走るエンドロール』 藤本タツキ氏は2年連続|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2216603/full/|website=Oricon News|publisher=Oricon|date=December 7, 2021|access-date=December 7, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211207091815/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2216603/full/|url-status=live}} The series ranked fourth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2021" by the Honya Club website.{{cite web|script-title=ja:全国書店員が選んだおすすめコミック2021|url=https://www.honyaclub.com/shop/c/cosuma/#main|website=Honya Club|access-date=April 14, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210415010859/https://www.honyaclub.com/shop/c/cosuma/#main|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:全国書店員が選んだおすすめマンガ、今年の1位は「わたしの幸せな結婚」|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/414249|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=January 29, 2021|access-date=April 15, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118213642/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/414249|url-status=live}} The series ranked thirteenth on the 2021 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine;{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Demon Slayer Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking for 2nd Consecutive Year|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-06/demon-slayer-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking-for-2nd-consecutive-year/.180340|website=Anime News Network|date=December 6, 2021|access-date=December 7, 2021|archive-date=December 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208082249/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-06/demon-slayer-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking-for-2nd-consecutive-year/.180340|url-status=live}} it ranked 25th on the 2022 list;{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Spy×Family Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-06/spy-family-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.192624|website=Anime News Network|date=December 6, 2022|access-date=December 6, 2022|archive-date=December 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206080401/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-06/spy-family-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.192624|url-status=live}} fifth on the 2023 list;{{cite web|last=Tai|first=Anita|title=Tomoko Yamashita's Ikoku Nikki Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-05/tomoko-yamashita-ikoku-nikki-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.205150|website=Anime News Network|date=December 5, 2023|access-date=December 5, 2023|archive-date=December 6, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231206031031/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-05/tomoko-yamashita-ikoku-nikki-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.205150|url-status=live}} and fifteenth on the 2024 list.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen Tops 2024 Da Vinci Manga Ranking|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-06/gege-akutami-jujutsu-kaisen-tops-2024-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.218711|website=Anime News Network|date=December 6, 2024|access-date=December 7, 2024|archive-date=December 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207042703/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-06/gege-akutami-jujutsu-kaisen-tops-2024-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.218711|url-status=live}} It ranked fifth on AnimeJapan's fifth "Most Wanted Anime Adaptation" poll in 2022.{{cite web|last=Morrissy|first=Kim|title=Senpai wa Otokonoko Tops AnimeJapan's 'Manga We Want To See Animated' Poll|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-03-23/senpai-wa-otokonoko-tops-animejapan-manga-we-want-to-see-animated-poll/.183904|website=Anime News Network|date=March 23, 2022|access-date=March 23, 2022|archive-date=March 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323172153/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-03-23/senpai-wa-otokonoko-tops-animejapan-manga-we-want-to-see-animated-poll/.183904|url-status=live}} The premiere episode of Oshi no Ko was reported by Hidive as the most successful premiere in the streaming service's history in terms of total viewers, new subscribers, and free trial signups.{{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=HIDIVE: Oshi no Ko Anime Has Biggest Series Launch in Streaming Service's History|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-04-22/hidive-oshi-no-ko-anime-has-biggest-series-launch-in-streaming-service-history/.197374|website=Anime News Network|date=April 22, 2023|access-date=April 23, 2023|archive-date=April 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423032908/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-04-22/hidive-oshi-no-ko-anime-has-biggest-series-launch-in-streaming-service-history/.197374|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Valentine|first=Evan|title=Oshi no Ko Is Taking Over Streaming and Spotify Charts|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/oshi-no-ko-top-streaming-series/|website=ComicBook.com|date=April 28, 2023|access-date=May 5, 2023|archive-date=May 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505181631/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/oshi-no-ko-top-streaming-series/|url-status=live}}

Yoasobi's opening theme song "Idol" reached a total of 100 million worldwide stream and video views on Spotify and YouTube within two weeks after the anime's release.{{cite web|last=Komatsu|first=Mikikazu|title=Oshi no Ko Anime Opening Theme Reaches 100 Million Combined Views and Streams Worldwide|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/04/27-1/oshi-no-ko-anime-opening-theme-reaches-100-million-combined-views-and-streams-worldwide|website=Crunchyroll|date=April 28, 2023|access-date=May 5, 2023|archive-date=May 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504131341/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/04/27-1/oshi-no-ko-anime-opening-theme-reaches-100-million-combined-views-and-streams-worldwide|url-status=live}} The opening theme also topped the Billboard Global 200 Excl. U.S. charts with 45.7 million streams and 24,000 copies sold outside the U.S. "Idol" has become the first Japanese song and anime song to top the Billboard Global chart as well as taking the first spot on the Apple Music's Top 100: Global chart.{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|title=YOASOBI's 'Idol' Surges to No. 1 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/yoasobi-idol-tops-billboard-global-excl-us-chart-1235346245/|magazine=Billboard|date=June 5, 2023|access-date=July 1, 2023|archive-date=June 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612151453/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/yoasobi-idol-tops-billboard-global-excl-us-chart-1235346245/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|author=HT Team|title=YOASOBI's 'Idol' tops global charts, creating a new streaming milestone for Japanese music|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/anime/yoasobis-idol-tops-global-charts-creating-a-new-streaming-milestone-for-japanese-music-101687344690614.html|website=Hindustan Times|date=June 21, 2023|access-date=July 1, 2023|archive-date=June 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630225419/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/anime/yoasobis-idol-tops-global-charts-creating-a-new-streaming-milestone-for-japanese-music-101687344690614.html|url-status=live}} In a survey of "Favorite Anime of 2023" on the Japanese website Otona Answer which was responded to by over 2,600 young Japanese anime fans, Oshi no Ko ranked first among Generation Z for the first half of the year.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「2023年上半期好きなアニメTOP10」 3位「東京リベンジャーズ・聖夜決戦編」 2位「鬼滅の刃・刀鍛冶の里編」 1位は？|url=https://otonanswer.jp/post/166682/|website=Otona Answer|date=July 12, 2023|access-date=February 3, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=July 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713192155/https://otonanswer.jp/post/166682/|url-status=live}}

According to a 2023 poll conducted by education and publishing company Benesse, which asked 18,802 third to sixth-grade Japanese children (12,859 girls, 4,728 boys and 1,215 others), Ai Hoshino ranked third below the "friend" and "mother" on the top 10 most admired people. According to the survey, Ai's singing and dancing ability, cuteness, positivity, idol talent, and compassion for others were the reasons why she ranked higher. In the other poll, Yoasobi's "Idol" was ranked among the top 10 most popular words responded to by Japanese children, placing seventh.{{cite press release|script-title=ja:＜「進研ゼミ小学講座」 小学生18,000人への意識調査 2023年総決算ランキング＞憧れの人ベスト３は「友達」「お母さん」「星野アイ（推しの子）」|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001211.000000120.html|publisher=Benesse|via=PR Times|date=December 1, 2023|access-date=February 3, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=January 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108200946/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001211.000000120.html|url-status=live}} In the 2023 Google's Year in Search, "Idol" ranked as the top-trending song and was third in "Hum to Search: Top Songs" category.{{cite web|last=Davidson|first=Danica|title=One Piece, Oshi no Ko Song Among Top Google 2023 Searches|url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/one-piece-oshi-no-ko-song-among-top-google-2023-searches/|website=Otaku USA|date=December 12, 2023|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=January 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111130048/https://otakuusamagazine.com/one-piece-oshi-no-ko-song-among-top-google-2023-searches/|url-status=live}}

The live-action series adaptation achieved a record-breaking number of domestic viewers for an Amazon Prime original in Japan within its first 30 days of release.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Live-Action Oshi no Ko Series Ranks #1 for Amazon Prime Domestic Originals Within 1st 30 Days in Japan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-27/live-action-oshi-no-ko-series-ranks-no.1-for-amazon-prime-domestic-originals-within-1st-30-days-in-/.219554|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227203001/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-27/live-action-oshi-no-ko-series-ranks-no.1-for-amazon-prime-domestic-originals-within-1st-30-days-in-/.219554|archive-date=December 27, 2024|date=December 27, 2024|url-status=live}}

By April 2021, Oshi no Ko had over 1 million copies in circulation;{{cite tweet|author={{lang|ja|漫画【推しの子】}}|number=1385243853804883974|user=oshinoko_comic|script-title=ja:★今週の【推しの子】★YJは合併号です！第四十一話では、ファーストステージを終えてのルビーの気持ち…そして2.5次元舞台編も本格始動！！|date=April 22, 2021|access-date=April 27, 2021|language=ja}} it had over 3 million copies in circulation by October 2022;{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Oshi no Ko Anime Debuts in 2023 with 90-Minute 1st Episode|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-10-12/oshi-no-ko-anime-debuts-in-2023-with-90-minute-1st-episode/.190742|website=Anime News Network|date=October 12, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2022|archive-date=October 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012153527/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-10-12/oshi-no-ko-anime-debuts-in-2023-with-90-minute-1st-episode/.190742|url-status=live}} over 5 million copies in circulation by March 2023;{{cite tweet|author={{lang|ja|漫画【推しの子】}}|number=1636256243991064576|user=oshinoko_comic|script-title=ja:★今週の【推しの子】★本日発売のYJ16号には最新11巻の発売を記念してカラー扉付で掲載！有馬かな、高校卒業。コミックスも大変好評をいただき、入稿時には間に合っていませんが、累計500万部を突破しています！いつもご愛読ありがとうございます！s-manga.net/items/contents|date=March 16, 2023|access-date=April 30, 2023|language=ja}} over 8 million copies in circulation by May 2023;{{cite tweet|author={{lang|ja|漫画【推しの子】}}|number=1659090658785673216|user=oshinoko_comic|script-title=ja:★大量重版出来！★アニメOP主題歌「アイドル」のMVが物凄い速度で1億回再生されるなど話題の【推しの子】ですが原作コミックスも大好評ありがとうございます！帯作成時から更新が間に合わない程ご愛読いただき累計800万部突破！来週以降も大幅増の見込みです！s-manga.net/items/contents...|date=May 18, 2023|access-date=May 18, 2023|language=ja}} over 12 million copies in circulation by July 2023;{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Oshi no Ko Manga's Circulation Jumps 2.7 Times After Anime's Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-10/oshi-no-ko-manga-circulation-jumps-2.7-times-after-anime-premiere/.200133|website=Anime News Network|date=July 10, 2023|access-date=July 10, 2023|archive-date=July 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710171602/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-10/oshi-no-ko-manga-circulation-jumps-2.7-times-after-anime-premiere/.200133|url-status=live}} over 14 million copies in circulation by October 2023;{{cite tweet|author={{lang|ja|漫画【推しの子】}}|number=1709824086602653903|user=oshinoko_comic|script-title=ja:★今週の【推しの子】★本日YJ45号の発売日です！最新百二十八話では…映画『15年の嘘』の本読み！役者とスタッフが集結…！！※既刊累計1400万部突破！最新13巻は11月17日（金）発売予定です！！https://s-manga.net/items/contents...|date=October 5, 2023|access-date=October 5, 2023|language=ja}} over 15 million copies in circulation by November 2023;{{cite tweet|author={{lang|ja|漫画【推しの子】}}|number=1722538937670103435|user=oshinoko_comic|script-title=ja:★今週の【推しの子】★本日YJ50号の発売日！最新百三十一話カラー扉つきで掲載しています！アイの過去、“彼”との出会い、そしてアイドルデビューの裏には様々な出来事が！？※シリーズ累計1500万部突破！最新13巻＆初のノベライズは11月17日（金）発売です！s-manga.net/items/contents…|date=November 9, 2023|access-date=November 9, 2023|language=ja}} over 18 million copies in circulation by July 2024;{{cite tweet|author={{lang|ja|漫画【推しの子】}}|number=1813861057792020590|user=oshinoko_comic|script-title=ja:🌟原作最新刊発売🌟TVアニメ【#推しの子】原作最新刊となる15巻が本日発売✨かなとあかねの表紙が目印🌟シリーズ累計1800万部突破！アニメと合わせて原作も是非お手に取ってみてください|date=July 18, 2024|access-date=July 19, 2024|language=ja}} and over 20 million copies in circulation by November 2024.{{cite web|script-title=ja:【推しの子】完結で連載4年半に幕 記念企画発表!赤坂アカ原作の新連載が来春開始|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2354047/full/|website=Oricon News|publisher=Oricon|date=November 14, 2024|access-date=November 15, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=November 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241115142844/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2354047/full/|url-status=live}}

Volumes 10–12 were among the best-selling manga volumes of 2023.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2023 — One Piece Tops Chart for 13th Time|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume-2023-one-piece-tops-chart-for-13th-time/.204968|website=Anime News Network|date=November 30, 2023|access-date=November 30, 2023|archive-date=November 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130063153/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-30/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume-2023-one-piece-tops-chart-for-13th-time/.204968|url-status=live}} The first volume of the series ranked second on the BookWalker's top 10 best-selling manga titles in 2023.{{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=Bookwalker Global Store Unveils 2023 Rankings|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-12/bookwalker-global-store-unveils-2023-rankings/.205373|website=Anime News Network|date=December 12, 2023|access-date=February 3, 2024|archive-date=December 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212181526/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-12/bookwalker-global-store-unveils-2023-rankings/.205373|url-status=live}} Volume 13 was Shueisha's eighth highest first print run manga volume of 2023–2024 (period from April 2023 to March 2024), with 500,000 copies printed;{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Manga With Biggest 1st Printings from Kodansha, Shogakukan, Shueisha: 2023–2024|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-07/manga-with-biggest-1st-printings-from-kodansha-shogakukan-shueisha-2023-2024/.209605|website=Anime News Network|date=April 7, 2024|access-date=April 7, 2024|archive-date=April 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407173159/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-07/manga-with-biggest-1st-printings-from-kodansha-shogakukan-shueisha-2023-2024/.209605|url-status=live}} volume 16 had an initial print run of 550,000 copies printed, making it the publisher's seventh highest first print run manga volume of 2024–2025 (period from April 2024 to March 2025).{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Manga With Biggest 1st Printings from Kodansha, Shogakukan, Shueisha: 2024–2025|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-07/manga-with-biggest-1st-printings-from-kodansha-shogakukan-shueisha-2024-2025/.223292|website=Anime News Network|date=April 7, 2025|access-date=April 8, 2025|archive-date=April 7, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407132738/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-07/manga-with-biggest-1st-printings-from-kodansha-shogakukan-shueisha-2024-2025/.223292|url-status=live}}

In North America, the volumes of Oshi no Ko were ranked on Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan's monthly top 20 adult graphic novels list since June 2023.BookScan's ranking for each month:

• June 2023: {{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=Demon Slayer Ranks #2 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan June List|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-17/demon-slayer-ranks-no.2-on-u.s-monthly-bookscan-june-list/.200338|website=Anime News Network|date=July 17, 2023|access-date=July 17, 2023|archive-date=July 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717225209/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-07-17/demon-slayer-ranks-no.2-on-u.s-monthly-bookscan-june-list/.200338|url-status=live}}
• July 2023: {{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=One Piece Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan July List|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-07/one-piece-ranks-no.1-on-u.s-monthly-bookscan-july-list/.201065|website=Anime News Network|date=August 7, 2023|access-date=August 7, 2023|archive-date=August 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807150941/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-07/one-piece-ranks-no.1-on-u.s-monthly-bookscan-july-list/.201065|url-status=live}}
• November 2023: {{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=One Piece Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan November List|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-03/one-piece-ranks-no.1-on-u.s-monthly-bookscan-november-list/.205031|website=Anime News Network|date=December 3, 2023|access-date=December 3, 2023|archive-date=December 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203190320/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-03/one-piece-ranks-no.1-on-u.s-monthly-bookscan-november-list/.205031|url-status=live}}
• February 2024: {{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=Chainsaw Man Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan February List|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-11/chainsaw-man-ranks-no.1-on-u.s-monthly-bookscan-february-list/.208585|website=Anime News Network|date=March 11, 2024|access-date=March 12, 2024|archive-date=March 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312011731/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-11/chainsaw-man-ranks-no.1-on-u.s-monthly-bookscan-february-list/.208585|url-status=live}} The series was Yen Press' third best-selling manga and was first amongst manga titles that debuted that year.{{cite web|last=Hazra|first=Adriana|title=Oshi no Ko Ranks as Top-Selling Title for Yen Press in 2023|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-23/oshi-no-ko-ranks-as-top-selling-title-for-yen-press-in-2023/.206688|website=Anime News Network|date=January 23, 2024|access-date=January 23, 2024|archive-date=January 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240123182217/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-23/oshi-no-ko-ranks-as-top-selling-title-for-yen-press-in-2023/.206688|url-status=live}}

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Although the author of the original manga, Aka Akasaka, warned fans a month in advance that the ending would be controversial and that he and illustrator Mengo would like to see fans hotly discuss it,{{cite web|last=Peters|first=Megan|title=Oshi no Ko Creators Tease Its 'Controversial' Final Arc|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/oshi-no-ko-manga-ending-controversial/|website=Comicbook.com|date=September 8, 2024|access-date=November 14, 2024|archive-date=September 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919091644/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/oshi-no-ko-manga-ending-controversial/|url-status=live}} many fans were still disappointed by the ending chapters of the story, complaining about the rushed nature of the final chapters and its "excessive and poorly written bad development", which allegedly rejected all the positive development of the characters before.{{cite web|last=McNeal|first=Stormie|title=Oshi no Ko Manga Ending, Explained|url=https://gamerant.com/oshi-no-ko-ending-explained/|website=Game Rant|date=November 14, 2024|access-date=November 14, 2024|archive-date=November 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126221040/https://gamerant.com/oshi-no-ko-ending-explained/|url-status=live}} In an article about the ending and fans' reactions to it, Game Rant{{'}}s journalist Stormie McNeal writes that although the ending can indeed be considered rushed due to the too fast and condensed development of the story in just a few chapters, she finds the ending not so terrible, since the protagonist Aqua still found a resolution to his path, albeit in a rather controversial way.

Oshi no Ko was nominated for the 14th Manga Taishō in 2021 and placed fifth with 59 points;{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=14th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 10 Titles|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-24/14th-manga-taisho-awards-nominate-10-titles/.168759|website=Anime News Network|date=January 24, 2021|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125141642/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-24/14th-manga-taisho-awards-nominate-10-titles/.168759|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:マンガ大賞2021、大賞は山田鐘人・アベツカサ「葬送のフリーレン」|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/420300|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=March 16, 2021|access-date=March 16, 2021|language=ja|archive-date=March 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318092530/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/420300|url-status=live}} it was nominated for the 15th edition in 2022 and placed eighth with 49 points.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=15th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 10 Titles|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-17/15th-manga-taisho-awards-nominate-10-titles/.181582|website=Anime News Network|date=January 17, 2022|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117060522/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-17/15th-manga-taisho-awards-nominate-10-titles/.181582|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:マンガ大賞2022発表！大賞はうめざわしゅん「ダーウィン事変」|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/471523|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=March 28, 2022|access-date=March 28, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=May 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530172527/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/471523|url-status=live}} In August 2021, Oshi no Ko won the Next Manga Award in the print category.{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=Kaiju No. 8, Oshi no Ko Win Next Manga Awards Web, Print Categories|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-08-24/kaiju-no-8-oshi-no-ko-win-next-manga-awards-web-print-categories/.176367|website=Anime News Network|date=August 24, 2021|access-date=August 24, 2021|archive-date=August 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824190524/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2021-08-24/kaiju-no-8-oshi-no-ko-win-next-manga-awards-web-print-categories/.176367|url-status=live}} The manga was nominated for the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2021.{{cite web|script-title=ja:決定!!第67回小学館漫画賞最終候補作!!|url=https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/news/33300|publisher=Shogakukan|date=December 1, 2021|access-date=January 1, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=January 1, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220101201136/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/news/33300|url-status=live}} It was nominated for the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2022;{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Oshi no Ko, Kaiju No. 8, Jojolion, Peleliu Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-20/oshi-no-ko-kaiju-no-8-jojolion-peleliu-nominated-for-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize/.182844|website=Anime News Network|date=February 20, 2022|access-date=February 21, 2022|archive-date=June 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609184121/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-20/oshi-no-ko-kaiju-no-8-jojolion-peleliu-nominated-for-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize/.182844|url-status=live}} it was nominated for the 28th edition in 2024;{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Oshi no Ko, Ikoku Nikki Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-18/oshi-no-ko-ikoku-nikki-nominated-for-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prizes/.207737|website=Anime News Network|date=February 19, 2024|access-date=February 19, 2024|archive-date=February 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219040908/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-18/oshi-no-ko-ikoku-nikki-nominated-for-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prizes/.207737|url-status=live}} and the 29th edition in 2025.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Oshi no Ko Manga, Rintarō Autobiography Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-19/oshi-no-ko-manga-rintaro-autobiography-nominated-for-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prizes/.221417|website=Anime News Network|date=February 19, 2025|access-date=February 20, 2025|archive-date=February 20, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220092609/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-19/oshi-no-ko-manga-rintaro-autobiography-nominated-for-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prizes/.221417|url-status=live}} It was also nominated for the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2022;{{cite web|script-title=ja:第46回講談社漫画賞の最終候補作14作品が決定|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/473009|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=April 7, 2022|access-date=April 7, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407055126/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/473009|url-status=live}} it was nominated for the 48th edition in the same category in 2024.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=48th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-08/48th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced/.209646|website=Anime News Network|date=April 8, 2024|access-date=April 8, 2024|archive-date=April 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408091203/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-08/48th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced/.209646|url-status=live}}

Oshi no Ko was nominated for Best Suspense Manga at the 2023 Japan Expo Awards.{{Cite web|title=Meilleur Manga à Suspens|url=https://www.japan-expo-paris.com/fr/menu/daruma_101865/info/meilleur-manga-a-suspens_13351.htm|publisher=Japan Expo|date=June 27, 2023|access-date=February 17, 2024|language=fr|archive-date=February 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216145512/https://www.japan-expo-paris.com/fr/menu/daruma_101865/info/meilleur-manga-a-suspens_13351.htm|url-status=live}}

According to Kadokawa Corporation, the Oshi no Ko anime series was its best-selling title by net sales in fiscal 2023, amassing over ¥3 billion in revenue.{{Cite web|title=Earnings Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2024|url=https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/9468/ir_material_for_fiscal_ym13/154943/00.pdf|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|date=May 9, 2024|access-date=November 13, 2024|archive-date=September 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920005148/https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/9468/ir_material_for_fiscal_ym13/154943/00.pdf|url-status=live}} For the second quarter of 2024, the series managed to amass ¥4 billion in revenue.{{Cite web|title=Earnings Results for the 2nd Quarter Ended September 30, 2024|url=https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/9468/ir_material_for_fiscal_ym13/166645/00.pdf|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|date=November 7, 2024|access-date=November 13, 2024|archive-date=November 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241113022640/https://ssl4.eir-parts.net/doc/9468/ir_material_for_fiscal_ym13/166645/00.pdf|url-status=live}}

The anime adaptation received positive reviews. Lauren Orsini of Anime News Network wrote in her review of the premiere that Oshi no Ko "offers a potent combination: the glitz of the industry and the gritty darkness just underneath—and I'm certain we haven't even scratched the surface."{{cite web|last=Orsini|first=Lauren|title=Oshi no Ko: Episodes 1-2|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/oshi-no-ko/episodes-1-2/.197264|website=Anime News Network|date=April 20, 2023|access-date=June 28, 2023|archive-date=June 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608195430/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/oshi-no-ko/episodes-1-2/.197264|url-status=live}} Ali Griffiths of Digital Spy praised the series' depiction of the production of dating shows and Akane's cyberbullying, describing Oshi no Ko as a "compelling watch".{{cite web|last=Griffiths|first=Ali|title=Oshi no Ko just said something profound about our obsession with dating shows|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a44130435/oshi-no-ko-episode-8-dating-show/|website=Digital Spy|date=June 9, 2023|access-date=June 28, 2023|archive-date=June 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628071551/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a44130435/oshi-no-ko-episode-8-dating-show/|url-status=live}} Kambole Campbell of Polygon described in his review that "[the series] leverages the reincarnation premise for both the wild dramatic potential of its revenge plot line, but also as a way to have a pair of fans see behind the curtain, with different perspectives and impossible hindsight."{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=Kambole|title=The wildest anime of the year is built on entertainment horror stories|url=https://www.polygon.com/23779965/oshi-no-ko-review-season-1-real|website=Polygon|date=July 5, 2023|access-date=April 3, 2024|archive-date=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926150347/https://www.polygon.com/23779965/oshi-no-ko-review-season-1-real|url-status=live}} In contrast, David Opie of Radio Times felt that the anime had changed its content and impact compared to its premiere episode, writing: "the show no longer stands out as unique in the same way that the first episode did."{{cite web|last=Opie|first=David|title=Oshi no Ko has forgotten what made it so special in the first place|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/anime/oshi-no-ko-forgotten-special-comment/|website=Radio Times|date=June 6, 2023|access-date=June 28, 2023|archive-date=June 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613155655/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/fantasy/anime/oshi-no-ko-forgotten-special-comment/|url-status=live}}

Mike Hale of The New York Times listed Oshi no Ko as one of the best international shows of 2023, calling it both "sprightly" and "goofy".{{cite web|last1=Poniewozik|first1=James|last2=Hale|first2=Mike|last3=Lyons|first3=Margaret|title=Best TV Shows of 2023|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/arts/television/best-tv-shows-2023.html|website=The New York Times|date=November 29, 2023|access-date=April 3, 2024|archive-date=January 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106170709/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/arts/television/best-tv-shows-2023.html|url-status=live}} Vulture named it one of the best anime series of 2023, praising its humor and the handling of characters' performance from the expression of the feelings. The website wrote: "Aside from its unhinged backstory, the real fun of Oshi no Ko is the drama it mines from its analytical portrayal of the entertainment industry and how business conflicts with art."{{cite web|last=Campbell|first=Kambole|title=The Best Anime Series of 2023|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-anime-tv-shows-of-2023.html|website=Vulture|date=December 8, 2023|access-date=April 3, 2024|archive-date=February 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223133910/https://www.vulture.com/article/best-anime-tv-shows-of-2023.html|url-status=live}}

In 2023, Oshi no Ko won in the anime category while Yoasobi's "Idol" won in the song category of the Yahoo! Japan Search Awards, based on the number of searches for a particular term compared to the year before. The anime series also won the Grand Prize at Japan's Internet Buzzword Awards. At the 8th Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2024, Yoasobi's "Idol" won the award for Best Anime Song while the anime series was nominated for eleven other categories including Anime of the Year. The series received the award for Animation of the Year, while Yoasobi won Best Music for their work at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival. It won the 2024 Excellence Award at Japan's 29th annual Association of Media in Digital (AMD) Awards. The series also won the Character License Award at the Japan Character Awards by Japan's Character Brand Licensing Association (CBLA).

The sixth episode of the anime, which depicts the character Akane Kurokawa becoming a target of cyberbullying and subsequently attempting suicide after starring in a controversial episode of a reality television program, was noted by critics for its parallels to a similar real-life case of the suicide of Hana Kimura, a Japanese professional wrestler.{{cite web|last=Kemner|first=Louis|title=Oshi no Ko Delves Into the Dangerous Reality of Social Media and Cyberbullying|url=https://www.cbr.com/oshi-no-ko-episode-6-egosurfing-social-media-cyberbullying/|website=Comic Book Resources|date=May 22, 2023|access-date=May 25, 2023|archive-date=May 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523063113/https://www.cbr.com/oshi-no-ko-episode-6-egosurfing-social-media-cyberbullying/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Orsini|first=Lauren|title=Episode 6 – Oshi no Ko|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/oshi-no-ko/episode-6/.198188|website=Anime News Network|date=May 18, 2023|access-date=May 25, 2023|archive-date=May 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518200254/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/oshi-no-ko/episode-6/.198188|url-status=live}} Some viewers commented that the manga chapters on which the episode was based were planned prior to Kimura's death.{{cite web|last=Peters|first=Megan|title=Oshi no Ko Earns Backlash From Hana Kimura's Mom Over Suicide Episode|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/oshi-no-ko-anime-terrace-house-suicide/|website=ComicBook.com|date=May 23, 2023|access-date=May 25, 2023|archive-date=May 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524123814/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/oshi-no-ko-anime-terrace-house-suicide/|url-status=live}} Kimura's mother, professional wrestler Kyoko Kimura, criticized the episode for the similarity, saying that she did not approve of the case "being used like free source material" by the anime writers. Kimura further stated that she felt the topic was portrayed with no consideration for real-life cyberbullying victims.{{cite web|last=Davidson|first=Danica|title=Mother of Deceased Reality Star Thinks Oshi no Ko Used Her Story|url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/mother-of-deceased-reality-star-thinks-oshi-no-ko-used-her-story/|website=Otaku USA|date=May 24, 2023|access-date=May 25, 2023|archive-date=June 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630121918/https://otakuusamagazine.com/mother-of-deceased-reality-star-thinks-oshi-no-ko-used-her-story/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Eisenbeis|first=Richard|title=Deceased Pro Wrestler Hana Kimura's Mother Criticizes Oshi no Ko Episode 6|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-05-24/deceased-pro-wrestler-hana-kimura-mother-criticizes-oshi-no-ko-episode-6/.198375|website=Anime News Network|date=May 24, 2023|access-date=May 25, 2023|archive-date=May 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524211508/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-05-24/deceased-pro-wrestler-hana-kimura-mother-criticizes-oshi-no-ko-episode-6/.198375|url-status=live}} The series' English licensor, Sentai Filmworks, added an advisory message to the end of the episode providing the phone number to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on its streaming service, Hidive.{{cite web|last=Peters|first=Megan|title=Oshi no Ko Adds Content Warning Ahead of Triggering New Episode|url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/oshi-no-ko-anime-suicide-content-warning/|website=ComicBook.com|date=May 18, 2023|access-date=May 25, 2023|archive-date=May 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523204242/https://comicbook.com/anime/news/oshi-no-ko-anime-suicide-content-warning/|url-status=live}}

The ending of the original manga, with Aqua sacrificing his life to kill Hikaru and Ruby becoming the "new Ai" received a generally controversial reputation, to the point of fans calling it one of the worst manga endings in recent years, believing that the entire conclusion of the story made no sense and speculating that the manga received a "rushed" ending due to pressure on the author. In particular, Screen Rant devoted a separate article to this topic, noting that although the ending of the manga was not the worst ending that the manga could receive and, in the opinion of the author, did not make the entire story worthless, it still deserved its criticism from fans and critics that it received due to the anti-climactic ending, the lack of resolution in many of the subplots, and contradiction to its main story themes.{{cite web|last=Fox|first=Joshua|title=Oshi no Ko Ending Begs the Question: Is It One of the Worst Manga Finales Ever?|url=https://screenrant.com/oshi-no-ko-ending-good-bad-controversy/|website=Screen Rant|date=November 16, 2024|access-date=November 25, 2024|archive-date=November 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125035731/https://screenrant.com/oshi-no-ko-ending-good-bad-controversy/|url-status=live}} At the same time, Aka Akasaka expressed satisfaction with this ending and stated in an interview dedicated to the final chapter that he had planned this ending from the very beginning and called himself happy because he was able to "end things exactly the way he wanted."{{cite web|last=Ahmad|first=Suzail|title=Oshi no Ko Author Finally Speaks About The Controversial Ending|url=https://gamerant.com/oshi-no-ko-author-finally-speaks-about-controversial-ending/|website=Game Rant|date=November 20, 2024|access-date=November 25, 2024|archive-date=November 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125040014/https://gamerant.com/oshi-no-ko-author-finally-speaks-about-controversial-ending/|url-status=live}}

• Not Your Idol, a manga series with a similar plot by Aoi Makino
• Perfect Blue, an anime film with a similar theme directed by Satoshi Kon
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