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 What is this? Oshi no Ko (no official English title yet and the title pretty punny anyway, something like The Idol I Support will suffice for now I guess) is a new collaborative Manga by two superstar Mangaka! The story is written by Akasaka Aka (Kaguya-sama: Love is War, ib: Instant Bullet) and the art is drawn by Yokoyari Mengo (Scum's Wish). Both of these authors are known for their quite imaginative approach to storytelling so expectations are already pretty high from the get-go. As for what the story is actually about. I suppose this initial blurb from AnimeNewsNetwork is a good starting point. quote:The story will center on an "overwhelmingly cute" heroine and show the entertainment industry with a "never-before-seen point of view." Wait, that doesn't help at all! To be honest, reading the first chapter will suffice in at least beginning to understand what the story will be about, but in case you need a bit more convincing I'll help you guys a bit by laying out at least the basic premise, but to do that I'll need to introduce our principal players: Characters  Goro A youngish doctor practicing in the gynecology at a rural hospital in the middle of nowhere. As of late he's immersed himself into the culture of the Japanese Idol industry, in particular becoming enamored with and a diehard fan of the up and coming Hoshino Ai. Content with simply being a distant fan, a chance encounter will put him far closer to the object of his admiration than he ever thought possible.  Serena A 12-year old girl suffering from cancer and the source of Goro's eventual idol addiction. See, Goro tends to wander around the hospital when there's nothing to do, and he would often visit with Serena, an Ai superfan, and that fandom would soon rub off on him. Serena has a great deal of admiration for Ai but she seems to harbor strong feelings for the wandering doctor as well.  Hoshino Ai A 16-year old idol. She's forced to take a break from her idol work for health reasons, but this ends up being a cover. She kicks off the events of the story by showing up to the hospital Goro works at 20 weeks pregnant, much to Goro's shock. Further examination by Goro soon reveals that she's pregnant with twins! Issues with her career aside, Ai is determined to have the children and start a family, and as one of her hardcore fans Goro decides to use his skills as a doctor to grant her wish and deliver her babies as safely as possible.  Ruby and Aqua The fraternal twin children of Hoshino Ai, Ruby being a girl and Aqua being a boy. They'll have their own story to tell for sure, but they'll have to grow up a bit first, and under the shadow of an industry that would curse their very existence without batting an eye. Wow this all sounds quite strange (and a little creepy), are you sure this is good? There's only nine chapters out so far and it takes a bit to get going (Aka himself says we're only now just finishing the "prologue") but I and several others are quite enjoying it so far and even with relatively few chapters I'm quite invested in where the story goes from here. In particular if you enjoyed reading Kaguya-sama: Love is War you'll find Aka's penchant for both comedy and drama shining through in spades. (Also Mengo's art is better than Aka's so that helps too) Okay fine, where can I read it? The good folks over at Jaimini's Box are currently translating the series. They also translate Kaguya-sama: Love is War if you feel like checking that out as well.  Spoilers for later chapters (barring the latest) will be unmarked as per usual protocol for manga threads, so be warned.
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That panel with Aqua's star eye coming back to life at the thought of murdering his dad 
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Jul 7, 2020 18:40
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Aqua, making your sister cry is no bueno 
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Jul 21, 2020 17:14
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JB fell behind on translating this for reasons so another group has picked up the slack. 12 was released a bit ago and 13 just now. Chapter 12 - In which Aqua struts his acting skills and Ruby gets her big break! maybe. kinda? Chapter 13 - In which the clear best girl is properly introduced. By that I'm, of course, talking about the director's mom 
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Aug 6, 2020 18:44
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Chapter 14 Kana is a funny girl
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Aug 21, 2020 02:26
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Chapter 15 Even in Akaverse live action adaptations were a mistake 
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Aug 28, 2020 06:00
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Kana deserves way better than this 
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Sep 4, 2020 01:04
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Aqua is extremely powerful. Also no lies detected on that appendix page.
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Sep 11, 2020 13:50
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Chapter 18 Oh boy Aqua on a dating reality show I can't wait. Also Kana is hella thirsty.
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Sep 19, 2020 07:32
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Ruby is a lovable dork and her new friend seems nice Aqua might be a little bit obsessed with his dead mom. Just a little.
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Sep 25, 2020 03:11
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Poor Kana being susceptible to manipulation. Kana continues making excellent faces.
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Oct 3, 2020 01:19
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Omobono posted:Aqua needs his rear end kicked a bit for how he just pulled what he just pulled. Mom is outright telegraphing that Aqua's gonna get thoroughly owned in the future, so you'll get your wish I imagine. It's too bad Ai's death totally broke his brain, hopefully Ruby and Kana's influence can unbreak it eventually.
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Oct 4, 2020 00:14
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Oct 17, 2020 00:56
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Everything about this chapter was amazing. Kana and Aqua's biting at each other is hilariously reminiscent of Ishigami and Fujiwara's antics. Money talks
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Oct 23, 2020 16:24
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Everyone trying to be dramatic, stand out, ham it up in front of the cameras, meanwhile Mem-cho just wants that sweet Youtube ad revenue. Is it just me or is a 50-50 revenue split kind of really good for a sponsored Youtuber? I legit don't know.
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Oct 31, 2020 16:29
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Grouchio posted:I find it weird that social media technology did not change in the 15-year timescale of this series. There were smartphones when Ai was still alive. What year is this? Akaaaaaaaa! Yeah the compressed timescale is kinda weird though you can still make it work if you fudge the numbers some like Shugojin said. Ruby using Twitter on a smartphone as a 1-year old as if it were modern Twitter is the biggest stretch I see, but I think ultimately we're not supposed to think about it too much.
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Oct 31, 2020 17:08
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https://mangadex.org/chapter/1094246/ Chapter 24 Twitter was a mistake 
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Nov 7, 2020 03:05
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Is it possible to punch fictional people through the internet?
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Nov 21, 2020 15:55
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Could Black Star Eye Aqua beat Goku?
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Nov 28, 2020 19:25
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Chapter 27 Aka and Mengo are really outdoing themselves with this manga, I never would have thought I'd get this emotionally invested in it early on. Aqua baring his former self to the director on Akane's behalf is some grade A writing. You can see just how deep his words were pulled from, both in terms of his experience and training as a doctor (in Obstetrics no less) and in terms of seeing her mother destroyed by the system that failed to protect her from her own childish bad decisions.
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Dec 5, 2020 04:05
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This arc went from great and heartwarming to amazing in record time Definitely wasn't expecting this from Akane.
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Dec 11, 2020 07:43
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Chapter 29 Local Boy Not So Tough After Being Doted On By Dead Idol
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Dec 25, 2020 19:42
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SpacePig posted:Aqua has been up to something at the end of every chapter. I bet he wishes he was back in his comfortable life as a doctor in the rear end middle of nowhere rather than dealing with this sister idol/acting/murder revenge plot nonsense. And that's saying something since being a doctor is the exact opposite of "comfortable"
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Dec 27, 2020 03:13
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Chapter 30 No, Aqua, turn back. Turn baaaack  Kana continues to be the best character.
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Jan 9, 2021 03:41
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I guess trying to pull a fast one over a girl whose explicit talent is being able to read people with frightening clarity wasn't a realistic proposition in the first place. Got a laugh out of Yuki dumping Nobu on camera only to become his girlfriend for real right afterwards. She is certainly a bonafide professional
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Jan 22, 2021 17:21
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Chapter 32
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Jan 29, 2021 23:32
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Jan 30, 2021 08:29
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Chapter 33 Well the ending to this chapter sure wasn't foreboding at all. In other news, we finally get Kana in color!  
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Feb 12, 2021 02:45
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Chapter 34 I too want to dance the Pepper Workout!
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Feb 20, 2021 05:41
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Omobono posted:
Bullying Kana is the only way to unleash her true potential.
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Feb 26, 2021 07:56
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Chapter 36 In which Kana continues to get bullied by life.
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Mar 4, 2021 02:22
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Mem-cho drawing a crowd of fans
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Mar 19, 2021 22:19
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Chapter 38
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Mar 26, 2021 15:29
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Chapter 39 Ruby is so powerful she drove a veteran idol to retirement on the spot
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Apr 1, 2021 02:54
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Kana:  Akane:  Aqua: 
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Apr 8, 2021 06:07
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Long-haired Akane is nice. Kana's hat is nice, just like the rest of them.
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Apr 22, 2021 07:50
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Kana is finally removing her power limiter
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May 8, 2021 16:19
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That is a powerful pout.
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May 13, 2021 04:33
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Into the trash it goes!
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May 20, 2021 04:16
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Chapter 45 The screenwriter
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