Oshi no Ko (manga)

Oshi no Ko (【推しの子】) is a Japanese manga series written by Aka Akasaka and drawn by Mengo Yokoyari. The manga is published in Weekly Young Jump (issue 21) starting on April 23, 2020, and it is currently ongoing.

On January 2023, Yen Press began an official English publication of the series, releasing the first English volume on January 17, 2023.

Synopsis
"In the world of entertainment, lies are weapons."

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!

Icon Present
On August 18, 2021, the promotional Twitter account for Oshi no Ko began a project called Oshi no Ko Icon Present (【#推しの子】アイコンプレゼント) commemorating the release of Volume 5, with the release of an icon image featuring Ruby Hoshino, with other icons planning to be released as the account hit bigger follower milestones.

After reaching 100,000 followers, the Twitter account released a phone wallpaper featuring members of B-Komachi, and started releasing chibi version of Oshi no Ko characters. After reaching 140,000 followers, the Twitter account begin releasing various icons of Oshi no Ko characters from Shonen Jump+ Extras, colored chapter cover pages, and volume covers. At 200,000 followers, the Twitter account released another phone wallpaper featuring members of B-Komachi.

As of July 2023, the last follower milestone reached are 280,000 followers, with the picture of Akane Kurokawa in a bunny suit released as an icon.

Recording In Progress
On September 5, 2022, the promotional Twitter account for Oshi no Ko began a new Twitter project called Oshi no Ko Recording In Progress (推しの子収録中), with the aim to present scenes from the manga in color format and "cut out like a TV program" every Monday at 5PM JST, with the release of colored panels of Ai from Chapter 4.

As of July 2023, there has been 48 different colored panels released through this project.

Reception
In April 2021, Oshi no Ko have over one million copies of volumes in circulation. In August 2021, Oshi no Ko was nominated for the Next Manga Award (次にくるマンガ大賞) for printed manga category and won first place.

Official Link

 * Official Website