Rating: A- Despite the regular cast mostly being relegated to supporting roles, the aptly-named episode “Game of Telephone” is, in its own way, nearly as searing an episode as the first season’s “Egosurfing” was, though for substantially different reasons. It’s about the conflicts that can arise within the multimedia creative process, cast within the frameworkContinue reading “Oshi no Ko episode 13”
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Oshi no Ko season 2 (episode 12)
Rating: A Oshi no Ko was, by any reasonable measure, one of the biggest titles of 2023, and one of the hardest-hitting as well for the content it covered. Hence it was, by far, my most-anticipated title for the Summer ’24 season (if not the whole year). I am pleased to say that its firstContinue reading “Oshi no Ko season 2 (episode 12)”
Oshi no Ko episode 11 (season finale)
Rating: A- For a series which has idols at its heart, Oshi no Ko has been remarkably light on actual idol performances. Since episode 1, the closest the series has gotten is the silly exercise video with Pieyon (which I don’t count) and Kana’s past music videos (closer, but not really the same thing). TheContinue reading “Oshi no Ko episode 11 (season finale)”
Oshi no Ko episode 10
Rating: B+ Aqua and Ruby are the centers of this series, and that’s not going to change. As much as character development might focus on other characters, these two are the impetus around which all of the major events in the series happen. That being said, I am increasingly convinced that the true star ofContinue reading “Oshi no Ko episode 10”
Oshi no Ko episode 9
Rating: B+ Though setting Ruby into the footsteps that her mother followed has been a plot element since episode 2, she has largely remained on the back burner over the last several episodes as the story has focused more on what Aqua is up to and his recruitment of the other two girls who willContinue reading “Oshi no Ko episode 9”
Oshi no Ko episode 8
Rating: A- One of the things I love about this series is about how it plays all sorts of different angles, and yet all of it is, to some degree, interrelated. Aqua is playing a very big and very long game here, and everything which goes on in the series somehow gets worked into thatContinue reading “Oshi no Ko episode 8”
Oshi no Ko episode 6
Rating: A- “Egosurfing” (the apt title for this episode) is the act of looking one’s self up on social media to see what others are saying about you. While it can be a very gratifying experience when people are saying complimentary things about you, it can be crushing when they aren’t and positively toxic whenContinue reading “Oshi no Ko episode 6”
Oshi no Ko episode 4
Rating: B+ The writer for the source manga, Aka Akasaka, is probably even better-known as the creator of the acclaimed Kaguya-sama: Love is War source manga. That manga series got a live-action adaptation in 2019, prior to its highly-regarded anime form, and that first adaptation is widely-regarded as a bust, with an IMDb rating ofContinue reading “Oshi no Ko episode 4”
Oshi no Ko episode 3
Rating: B+ Since episode 2 aired, news has broken that the first episode of Oshi no Ko was HIDIVE’s biggest debut ever, and also that opening theme “Idol” is topping multiple Japanese music charts. (It’s also currently the top-rated show for the Spring 2023 season on MAL, even over the new season of Demon Slayer.)Continue reading “Oshi no Ko episode 3”
Oshi no Ko episode 2
Oshi no Ko delivered one of the best and most impactful opening episodes in years (though admittedly its extra-long length gave it an unfair advantage!), but because of the way it ended, episode 2 was the one which would really set the pace for its long-term direction. Seeing the latter convinced me that this series,Continue reading “Oshi no Ko episode 2”
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