*This article contains some spoilers. (Only an introduction to the overall story)
“Oshi no Ko（free translation；My Star）” is a currently highly anticipated manga that won first place in the Comics Division of the “Next Manga Awards 2021 in Japan” and has been adapted into an anime since April 2023!
It was a manga that was recommended by everyone as an absolute hit among Japanese manga and anime lovers.
The first episode, which was distributed on video services such as Netflix, was an unusually long feature film-like 1 hour and 22 minutes, with carefully crafted settings and storylines, and a quality that meets the expectations of many anime fans.
In short, “Oshi no Ko（My Star）” is an anime that combines the elements of “reincarnation,” “romance,” and “suspense.”
In Japan, it is a popular trend to set stories in which the characters are reincarnated into a different world, but in “Oshi no Ko（My Star）” the setting is not a different world but rather a reincarnation into the present world.
Synopsis
The protagonist, Gorou Amemiya, is a gynecologist working at a rural hospital and a big fan of the center position of the popular idol group “B Komachi,” Hoshino Ai.
The reason for becoming a fan is that in the past, Gorou cared for a terminally ill patient, a girl named Sarina, who was a big fan of Hoshino Ai and dreamed of becoming an idol.
One day, Ai, who is pregnant, appears at the hospital where Gorou works. Gorou is shocked, but decides to support his absolute favorite idol “Ai” and decides to attend the birth.
(By the way, Ai has not spoken about the father of her child and has decided to give birth as an unmarried single mother.)
However, as the date of Ai’s childbirth approaches, Gorou meets a man wearing a hood who knows about Ai’s childbirth and hospital location.
Goro felt suspicious of the man and chased him, but loses sight of him in the woods.
In the moment when he gives up, the man pushes him off a cliff, and Gorou dies.
Gradually, Gorou’s consciousness fades, and when he wakes up again, he sees a beautiful woman holding him as a baby.
He realizes that he has been reincarnated as Hoshino Ai’s son, Aqua.
Hoshino Ai gave birth to twins.
Sarina, the terminally ill patient that Gorou cared for, has been reincarnated as Ruby, the other twin.
Up to this point, the story could have developed into a romantic comedy about a boy who has been reincarnated as his favorite idol, but “Oshi no Ko（My Star）” is different in one or two ways.
The two twins live happy days as the children of their favorite idol, but their happiness suddenly comes to an end.
One day, the intercom at the house where Hoshino Ai and the twins live rings, and when Ai opens the door, the suspicious man who pushed Gorou off the cliff is there.
Ai is stabbed and killed by the man.
Aqua despairs that his beloved mother Ai has been killed, but at the same time, he feels a great sense of discomfort.
That is because the man knew about Ai’s pregnancy, which should have been a secret known only to a few insiders, and even knew the location of the hospital that should have been a secret.
Also, he knew the address of Ai’s secret home and broke in.
Aqua thinks that there must be someone who sent this man after Ai, and he realizes that the man is likely the father of Aqua and Ruby, who got Ai pregnant!
This is the content of the foundation for the grand suspense that will unfold, as depicted in the first episode of “Oshi no Ko（My Star）.”
There are many theories and analyses that exist online.
Due to the strong suspense elements in “Oshi no Ko（My Star）”, many theories and analyses have already been made by readers who have read the original manga.
The complex relationships between Aqua, who prepares for revenge by identifying the mastermind, and Ruby, who pursues her dream of becoming an idol while unaware of Aqua’s feelings, as well as the various other characters, create a grand suspenseful story.
The dark side of the entertainment industry is also portrayed, and readers are left stunned by the twists and turns in the plot.
Fans won’t be able to take their eyes off “Oshi no Ko（My Star）” which is only going to get more exciting from here on out!
