The production of a third OSHI NO KO anime season has been confirmed with a visual.
The news comes after the second season wrapped up its cour-long run, which ended on October 6 JST after a couple of delays.
A couple of new voice cast additions — Mamoru Miyano as Hikaru Kamiki and Hina Kino as Tsukuyomi — were confirmed as well.
OSHI NO KO is based on the manga written by Aka Akasaka (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) and drawn by Mengo Yokoyari (Scum’s Wish). The source material began serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump in 2020 and has 15 tankoubon volumes as of July 2024. Season 1 of the anime aired in the Spring 2023 anime season and ran for 11 episodes.
Yen Press describes the manga as:
Gorou is a gynecologist and idol fan who’s in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Gorou realize that he’s about to forge a bond with her that defies all common sense! Lies are an idol’s greatest weapon in this outrageous manga from Aka Akasaka (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) and Mengo Yokoyari (Scum’s Wish).
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Staff (Season 2, reprising role from Season 1 unless stated otherwise)
• Director: Daisuke Hiramaki
• Assistant director: Ciao Nekotomi
• Assistant director: Kuniyasu Nishina (Season 1 Episode 6 storyboard artist and director)
• Series composer: Jin Tanaka
• Character designer and chief animation director: Kanna Hirayama
• Sub-character designer: Shun Sawai (Shikimori’s Not Just A Cutie co-main animator) as sub-character designer
• Sub-character designer: Satomi Watanabe (Season 1 co-costume designer)
• Sub-character designer: Honoka Yokoyama (Season 1 co-main animator)
• Action animator: Amoji (Season 1 key animator)
• Main animator: Asami Hayakawa
• Main animator: Kimiaki Mizuno
• Main animator: Ayaka Muroga
• Chief animation director: Satomi Watanabe (Season 1 co-costume designer)
• Chief animation director: Honoka Yokoyama (Season 1 co-main animator)
• Chief animation director: Haruka Inade (Season 1 animation director)
• Chief animation director: Yuta Kevin Kenmotsu (Protocol: Rain sub-character designer)
• Color designer: Kei Ishiguro
• Compositing director: Takafumi Kuwano (Shikimori’s Not Just A Cutie)
• Art director: Studio Easter’s Tetsuya Usami
• Music composer: Takuro Iga
• Animation production: Doga Kobo
Cast
• Takeo Otsuka as Aqua
• Yurie Igoma as Ruby
• Megumi Han as Arima Kana
• Manaka Iwami as Akane Kurokawa
• Rumi Okubo as MEMcho
Source: Press release
