Oshi no Ko surprises with a new trailer

On the official site for the anime adaptation of Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's manga, "Oshi no Ko," a new promotional video for the second season of the project was revealed. While the premiere is scheduled for July 3, the video shows the closing theme song titled "Burning" and performed by Hitsujibungaku.

The statement also indicated that artists Kento Nakajima and Tatsuya Kitani (BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War, Sentai Daishikkaku, Jujutsu Kaisen) formed the musical unit GEMN and will perform the opening theme titled "Fatal." The sequel will have a total of twelve episodes (or thirteen, if any of them have an extended duration).

The first season premiered during the Spring-2023 period (April-June) in Japan and had a total of eleven episodes. Meanwhile, Akasaka and Yokoyari began publishing the manga in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine in April 2020. Aka Akasaka (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) writes it while Mengo Yokoyari (Kuzu no Honkai) illustrates it.

Production Equipment

Daisuke Hiramaki (Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita!, Koisuru Asteroid, Selection Project) is in charge of the project direction at Doga Kobo Studios with the assistance of Saori Tachibana (Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san, Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi).
Jin Tanaka (Tokyo Ghoul, Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha, Yesterday wo Utatte) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
Kanna Hirayama (Kanojo, Okarishimasu, Selection Project) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
Takurou Iga (Tsuki ga Kirei, Fuuka, Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.

Synopsis of Oshi no Ko

The 16-year-old girl, Ai Hoshino, is a talented and beautiful idol who is adored by her fans. She is the personification of purity, but not all that glitters is gold... Gorou Honda is a gynecologist from a rural area and a big fan of Ai. So when the pregnant idol shows up at his hospital, he's beyond taken aback. Gorou promises him a safe delivery, but little does he know that an encounter with a mysterious figure would result in his untimely death, or so he thought. Opening his eyes, Gorou finds himself on the lap of his beloved idol and discovers that he has been reborn as Aquamarine Hoshino, Ai's newborn son! With his world turned upside down, Gorou soon discovers that show business is full of thorns, and that talent doesn't always breed success. Will he be able to protect the smile of his beloved idol?

Source: Comic Natalie