[Oshi no Ko] 2nd Season

[Oshi No Ko] Season 2 / 【推しの子】第2期 / My Star Season 2

Genres: Drama, Reincarnation, Seinen, Showbiz
Themes: Reincarnation, Showbiz
Demographics: Seinen
Studios: Doga Kobo
Producers: CyberAgent, Delfi Sound, Kadokawa, Shueisha
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 8.56 / 10
Rank: #121
Popularity: #545
Users Listed: 457,984
Users Scored: 213,735
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 01/09/2025
Aired: July 3, 2024 – October 6, 2024 (Summer)
Type: tv
Source: manga
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 13
Broadcast: Wednesday at 23:00 (JST)

Synopsis:

The series follows two actresses, Aquamarine "Aqua" Hoshino and Kana Arima, as they navigate the complexities of adapting the popular manga *Tokyo Blade* for the stage. Aqua and Kana are cast as Touki and Tsurugi respectively in the Lala Lai Theatrical Company production. However, their experience is complicated by discrepancies between the play's script and the source material, causing friction with the original author. Adding to these challenges is Kana’s personal connection to the role of Princess Saya, Touki’s fiancée – a character increasingly sidelined in the manga due to fan preference.

Alongside the theatrical production, Aqua harbors a deeper, personal motivation: uncovering the truth about his late mother, Ai, and seeking mentorship from the enigmatic director, Toshirou Kindaichi. The anime explores themes of performance, legacy, and the search for hidden truths within a vibrant, theatrical setting, highlighting the tension between artistic vision and personal ambition.

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Episodes:

Episode 1: Tokyo Blade (Aired: 07/03/2024)
Episode 2: The Telephone Game (Aired: 07/10/2024)
Episode 3: Rewriting (Aired: 07/17/2024)
Episode 4: Emotional Acting (Aired: 07/24/2024)
Episode 5: The Curtain Rises (Aired: 07/31/2024)
... and 8 more episodes

Characters:

Arima, Kana (Main) - Voice Actors: Han, Megumi, Rial, Natalie, Marot, Kelly, Comitre, Gracia
Hoshino, Aquamarine (Main) - Voice Actors: Ootsuka, Takeo, Stansbury, Jack, Moore, Chaney, Uchiyama, Yumi, Faliu, Martin, Darazi, Estelle, Montesinos, Gago, Paredes, Numa
Kurokawa, Akane (Main) - Voice Actors: Iwami, Manaka, McGuire, Kristen, Quilichini, Clara, Argota, Marta
Adashino, Mei (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sekine, Akira, Molano, Melissa, Papineau, Daphnée
Akane's Father (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takahashi, Shinya, Sinclair, Ian
Akane's Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oi, Marie, Rial, Monica, Lambotte, Jessie
Amamiya, Gorou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itou, Kent, Gee, Jeremy, Boisseau, Damien, Ruiz-Cruces, Nacho
Anemone, Monemone (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yukana, Orsat, Alice, Kelly, Jade, Peña, Cristina
Bartender (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamaguchi, Tomohiro
Editor (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tezuka, Hiromichi, Weir, Blake
Funato, Ryouma (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsuyuzaki, Wataru, Brincks, Alan, Bédrune, Jérémie
GOA (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ono, Daisuke, Godwin, Dylan, Gillet, Alexandre
Gotanda, Taishi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kase, Yasuyuki, Mahany, Ty, Rehlinger, Boris, López, Andreu
Hayashibara, Kiiro (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sawashiro, Chiharu, Forsyth, Scott D., Pierrard, Vincent
Himekawa, Airi (Supporting)
Himekawa, Taiki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Uchiyama, Kouki, Mills, Daman, Bourlé, Bastien
Himekawa’s Manager (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nagatsuma, Juri, Nguyen, Cara
Himura (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hirakawa, Daisuke, Campbell, Aaron, Nadler, Bertrand
Hoshino, Ai (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takahashi, Rie, Litton, Donna Bella, Facundo, Marie, Abad, Gema
Hoshino, Ruby (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Igoma, Yurie, Marek, Alyssa, Thuilier, Coralie, Hernández, Henar
Hostess (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hitomi, Saya
Kaburagi, Masaya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Terasoma, Masaki, Kramer, Julien, Doran, Justin
Kamiki, Hikaru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyano, Mamoru, Tindle, Austin, Herlin, Simon, Garrido, Salvi
Kamoshida, Sakuya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kobayashi, Yuusuke, Swasey, Joshua, Caillebot, Rémi
Katayose, Yura (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hasegawa, Ikumi, Berger, Justine
Kichijouji, Yoriko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itou, Shizuka, Greenshield, Kelly, Nonnenmacher, Marie
Kindaichi, Toshirou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimura, Tomoyuki, Galindo, Luis, Godin, Stefan
Kotobuki, Minami (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Youmiya, Hina, Lauda, Brittany, Bescht, Valérie, Villaverde Hernández, Andrea
Kumano, Nobuyuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ono, Tomohiro, Gibbs, Scott, Colas, Fred
Make-Up Artist (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shimizu, Ayaka
Mem-Cho (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ookubo, Rumi, Simmons, Juliet, Sablé, Audrey, Paredes, Numa
Mita, Norio (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okitsu, Kazuyuki, House, Cody, Blivet, Yannick
Morimoto, Kengo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ban, Taito, Gibbs, Adam, Guetat, Nessym
Narushima, Melt (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Maeda, Seiji, Baugus, Bryson, Brunswick, Hugo
Nurse (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Simmons, Genevieve, Shimabukuro, Miyuri
Raida, Sumiaki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzumura, Kenichi, Saab, Alejandro, Prévost, Jérémy, Aguayo, Juan Luis
Rights Manager (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yamane, Masashi
Runa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Amano, Satomi
Saitou, Miyako (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lynn, Kelly, Christina, Préjean, Laura, Hoyos, Mercedes
Samejima, Abiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakura, Ayane, Saxton, Jad, Méline, Maeva
Shiranui, Frill (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Seto, Asami, Wild, Annie, Piau, Anne-Charlotte
Sumi, Yuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Oonishi, Saori, Swasey, Olivia, Soares, Clara
Taishi's Mother (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Saitou, Kimiko, Bannor, Marcy, Cerdà, Cathy
Tendouji, Sarina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Takayanagi, Tomoyo, Doang, Geneviève, Menzel, Savanna, Hernández, Henar
Tsukuyomi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kino, Hina, Christian, Luci, Marié, Émilie
Yamanaka (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Fukuhara, Katsumi, Reed, Shannon
Yoshidomi, Koyuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Mizuno, Saku, Thomas, Catherine, Darazi, Estelle

Staff:

Aomura, Yousuke (Producer)
Kamata, Hajime (Producer)
Kobayashi, Ryou (Producer)
Okagawa, Hiroki (Producer)
Yamashita, Shinpei (Producer)
Yoshioka, Takuya (Producer)
Hiramaki, Daisuke (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard)
Takadera, Takeshi (Sound Director)
Fujii, Kunio (Episode Director)
Kitamura, Shou (Episode Director)
Komatsu, Kazue (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Nishimura, Daisuke (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Nishina, Kuniyasu (Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director)
Ogasawara, Kazuma (Episode Director)
Tachibana, Saori (Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director)
Takeshita, Ryouhei (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Takeuchi, Takashi (Episode Director)
Uchinomiya, Kouki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Oouchi, Mitsuho (Script)
Tanaka, Jin (Script, Series Composition)
Irie, Yasuhiro (Storyboard)
GEMN (Theme Song Performance)
Giga (Theme Song Arrangement)
Hitsujibungaku (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Arrangement)
Kitani, Tatsuya (Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition)
Akasaka, Aka (Original Creator)
Amoji (Key Animation)
Ashihara, Akane (Color Design)
Atsumi, Tomoya (Animation Director)
Daidouji, Miho (Animation Director, In-Between Animation, Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
Fujiwara, Hiroki (Key Animation)
Han, Megumi (Inserted Song Performance)
Hattori, Miyu (Animation Director)
Hayakawa, Asami (Key Animation, Animation Director)
Higuchi, Junichi (Animation Director)
Hirayama, Kanna (Animation Director, 2nd Key Animation, Character Design, Chief Animation Director)
Hontani, Ai (Animation Director)
Iga, Takurou (Music)
Igoma, Yurie (Inserted Song Performance)
Imoto, Kazuaki (Key Animation)
Inade, Haruka (Chief Animation Director, Key Animation, Animation Director)
Inoue, Natsumi (Animation Director)
Irie, Kenji (Animation Director)
Ishiguro, Kei (Color Design)
Ishiguro, Ryo (Executive Producer)
Ishii, Akiharu (Key Animation)
Isomoto, Masahiro (Animation Director)
Itakura, Ken (Animation Director)
Izawa, Tamami (Animation Director)
Kabashima, Manami (Executive Producer)
... and 62 more staff

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Related Anime/Manga:

[Oshi no Ko] (anime - Prequel)
[Oshi no Ko] 3rd Season (anime - Sequel)
[Oshi no Ko] (manga - Adaptation)