"Oshi no Ko" 2nd Season

With the help of producer Masaya Kaburagi, Aquamarine "Aqua" Hoshino and Kana Arima have landed the roles of Touki and Tsurugi in Lala Lai Theatrical Company's stage adaptation of the popular manga series Tokyo Blade. Co-starring with them is Aqua's girlfriend, Akane Kurokawa, who plays Touki's fiancée, Princess Saya. Due to the fanbase preferring Tsurugi as Touki's love interest, Saya has made fewer and fewer appearances in the manga, making it difficult for Akane to fully immerse herself in the role. Her struggles are compounded by differences between the play's script and the original work—differences that also greatly frustrate Tokyo Blade's author, Abiko Samejima.

Aqua, however, is more concerned with his personal goals than he is with the play. He has only one objective in mind: to grow closer to director Toshirou Kindaichi and find out what he knows about Aqua's mother, Ai.

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Arima, Kana Main

Han, Megumi Japanese

Hoshino, Aquamarine Main

Ootsuka, Takeo Japanese

Kurokawa, Akane Main

Iwami, Manaka Japanese

Hoshino, Ai Supporting

Takahashi, Rie Japanese

Hoshino, Ruby Supporting

Igoma, Yurie Japanese

Mem-Cho Supporting

Ookubo, Rumi Japanese

Saitou, Miyako Supporting

Lynn Japanese

Gotanda, Taishi Supporting

Kase, Yasuyuki Japanese

Amamiya, Gorou Supporting

Ito, Kent Japanese

Samejima, Abiko Supporting

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Yamashita, Shinpei Producer

Kobayashi, Ryou Producer

Aomura, Yousuke Producer

Kamata, Hajime Producer

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Jul 17, 2024

Bolt4ever

Recommended

Preliminary (3/13 eps)

I think this season is honestly gonna be superior to the season 1
Oshi no ko is still true to it's nature and that's the unravelling of the challenges of the entertainment industry
Honestly it's a breath of fresh air cuz stories like this are not really common and it's interesting seeing how things work out in the "behind the scenes" and it's being presented to the viewers in a creative, entertaining format, it's truly splendid

The second season seems to be exploring more on the theatre/acting part rather than the whole idol stuff and it's still a banger, we're introduced to great chars, well written conflicts and ... what challenges they have in the medium. Its educational yet fun to watch; the rivalry between akane and kana is always interesting

The Animation is even better in the second season the character designs and their facial expressions are even more fluid
The movement, Visuals all took a step up it's truly been amazing

The sound track and music are amazing too
Truly recommend watching this if you enjoyed the first season

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Aug 2, 2024

n4ytcg

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (5/13 eps)

maybe im just an uncultured idiot that doesnt have good taste.

i dont
this show isnt bad, its not bad at all. maybe the source material has some big things in store for us, but so far, both seasons of the anime have been kind of mediocre for me.

episodes are usually an easy watch, but it has never been a show where i was like, "I need the next episode right now wtf"
this show is alright though, but i dont think characters, story, or anything about it really is anything that makes this show a "stand out" show for me. i understand other people ... feel differently, and I'm not here to tell anyone their opinion is wrong.

i just personally dont resonate that deeply with the show and its characters, not because i cant relate or understand, but mostly because it just feels generic still.

ill still watch this season because the lineup of shows this season is incredibly weak.

6/10 (rating it on the literally 10 scale, so above average.)

It's fine and an easy watch. Probably can even be a 7. Just a little conflicted because i feel like the score is a bit inflated. I tried enjoying this series, genuinely tried, but cant help but always feel like the series falls short in one way or another.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Aug 11, 2024

PepperPwdr

Not Recommended

Preliminary (6/13 eps)

0 Plot development (so far)

So far this season has been nothing but filler with minimal characters development and no development on the overarching plot of Oshi No Ko, the only time Ai is talked about is when Aqua is having another panic attack which he gets over by the end of the episode , so far (ep 6 at the time of writing) we have seen Ruby in I think 2 episodes both of the times she adds nothing to the story and disappears minutes later. However I do enjoy seeing Akane she is developing perfectly along side the story which annoys me so ... as far the only character development has been on “side characters” like Akane, Melt (who I personally don’t give a shit about ) and Abiko (how I again don’t care about)
I’ll give it the benift of the doubt though as I think it might be important for later though even if this is the case I don’t see why the main characters can’t develop alongside the supporting characters.

Characters 3/10

So far the story has been so dry, I can understand why people would like it though, as all that has been shown is the production of a boring as play that so far has taken up 6 out of I think the 12 episodes that this season will have, remember that Aqua is doing this play so he can move up in the FILM industry so unless this play somehow opens up every single door in the world for him to find out who killed Ai it’s a waste of time, if this play arc took up 3 episodes it would have been understandable but after 6 it becomes kind of unbearable. As for Ruby’s story nothing has happened, maybe I miss understood season 1 when I thought that this was about both characters, which is a shame as Ruby ended season 1 with a bang, further bring down my enjoyment of the season. On top of the filler that the play offers every second episodes Aqua (and/or the rest of the cast) goes of on some shity side mission that bores me to death.

Story 0/10

The one thing I can however not complain about is the art and animation this obviously being one of the highlights of the show, to put it simply it’s amazing, however it’s no perfect as sometimes i find that the animation out paces the show sometimes and at other times is being help back by the story, even though it is a small thing it is holding me back from giving the art a 10

Art 9/10

Overall this season is far from good but I will finish it and watch it to the end as I think it can and will get better from here, furthermore because I don’t think this will be the finnal Oshi No Ko Season and I am pretty invested in the story after season 1, even if I think it’s pretty bland and boring I can definitely see why someone would enjoy it but I just don’t see that being the majority of people.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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