Where can I watch [Oshi no Ko] legally?

It streams on Crunchyroll, HIDIVE, Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+, plus iQ and Bilibili TV in some regions. Availability shifts by country, so start with whatever you already subscribe to.

How long is the first episode?

The premiere is a feature-length opener that runs roughly eighty minutes — closer to a film than a standard episode — so block out a little extra time when you start.

Is there a second season?

Yes. [Oshi no Ko] 2nd Season continues the story directly after this first season.

Is [Oshi no Ko] a feel-good idol show?

Not exactly. It opens with all the shine of an idol story and then reveals itself as a sharp, frequently dark drama about the business behind the spotlight. Go in expecting far more than sparkle.

Oshi no Ko

8.4TV · 11 eps · 2023

[Oshi no Ko] streams legally on Crunchyroll, HIDIVE, Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+, with iQ and Bilibili TV covering more regions. It is one of the sharpest things modern anime has done with the idol genre — a glossy showbiz drama hiding a knife behind its back, and Doga Kobo sells every dazzling high and every quiet gut-punch.

Rating

★ 8.4 /10

19K favorites

Ranked

#114

All time

Popularity

#112

About

A devoted small-town doctor worships Ai Hoshino, the luminous face of a rising idol group, so when she walks into his clinic carrying a secret, he resolves to protect both her and the future she is risking everything for. What follows drops him back into the very world he once adored from a safe distance, this time with a child's-eye seat to the entertainment industry's glittering surface and the rot working beneath it. Idol pop, reality television, stage acting and manga adaptations all become arenas where raw talent, manufactured image and bottomless ambition grind against each other. It lets you fall for the sparkle first, then asks, very gently, what that sparkle costs the people chasing it.

Information

Japanese: 【推しの子】
Premiered: April 12, 2023
Episodes: 11
Duration: 24 min per ep.
Status: Finished Airing
Studio: doga kobo, dōga kōbō
Source: Manga
Themes: band, music, primarily female cast, drama, female protagonist, japanese production

Seasons & Watch Order

Begin right here with the first season — this is where the story detonates, and there is nothing you need to watch beforehand. Once it has its hooks in you, [Oshi no Ko] 2nd Season continues directly from where this leaves off.

[Oshi no Ko] 2nd Seasonsequel

FAQ

It streams on Crunchyroll, HIDIVE, Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+, plus iQ and Bilibili TV in some regions. Availability shifts by country, so start with whatever you already subscribe to.