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Oshi no Ko is a Dark Look at the Entertainment Industry


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Kiwi93



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 1:14 pm Reply with quote
This is my most anticipated anime for this season the manga is so good!
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catone2



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 1:17 pm Reply with quote
Also why I'm not interested in it at all, but hopefully it's a good adaptation for those who like it
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 1:48 pm Reply with quote
Honestly the spoilers got me interested; the synopsis is definitely pretty misleading and turned me way off since this seemed like a fairly fetishistic idol-themed reincarnation story.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 3:12 pm Reply with quote
This show's character designs are so unsettling, even if that was the original designer's intention.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 3:55 pm Reply with quote
One detail that grabbed me while reading the preview: in the manga spoiler[the murderer "kills himself" and the police later finds his lifeless body], while in the anime spoiler[he gets caught alive]. I wonder why's the drastic change? After all, spoiler[dead people can't talk], so it's either an overlook or a deliberate move to differentiate itself as an adaptation.
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tywhoppity



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 3:56 pm Reply with quote
spoiler[The so-called "spoilers" are actually a red herring; not saying more!] Wink
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kotomikun



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 4:48 pm Reply with quote
It sounds like this is less of a "dark look at the entertainment industry" and more of a spoiler[supernatural murder mystery. A child actor getting noticed because he's literally an adult in a child's body sounds too fantastical to be commentary on anything].

The rest of the plot aside, there's just something inherently weird about male gynecologists. I guess that's intentional here?
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Nate148



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 5:35 pm Reply with quote
It is a take on the industry as it’s the story of the twins
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 6:05 pm Reply with quote
kotomikun wrote:

The rest of the plot aside, there's just something inherently weird about male gynecologists. I guess that's intentional here?


Maybe he's a pediatric gynecologist?
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whiskeyii



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 6:28 pm Reply with quote
tywhoppity wrote:
spoiler[The so-called "spoilers" are actually a red herring; not saying more!] Wink


Well jeez, now I guess I’m even more intrigued!
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09jcg



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 8:16 pm Reply with quote
kotomikun wrote:
It sounds like this is less of a "dark look at the entertainment industry" and more of a spoiler[supernatural murder mystery. A child actor getting noticed because he's literally an adult in a child's body sounds too fantastical to be commentary on anything].

Without getting to spoilery, its definetly has alot to say about the entertainment industry. OnK is the definetion of "more than it seems" and some of the stuff it addresses is pulled straight from real world events in the Japanese entertainment industry. A big one that comes to mind was this real world event (going to spioler tag it since it hints at a story arc)

spoiler[ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/07/hana-kimura-death-mother-of-reality-star-sues-producers-of-terrace-house-tv-show#:~:text=The%20mother%20of%20Hana%20Kimura,that%20led%20to%20her%20death. ]
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Arthas KinRyuu



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:29 pm Reply with quote
enurtsol wrote:
kotomikun wrote:

The rest of the plot aside, there's just something inherently weird about male gynecologists. I guess that's intentional here?


Maybe he's a pediatric gynecologist?
His occupation is described as an OB-GYN.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstetrics_and_gynaecology
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KitKat1721



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 08, 2023 10:09 pm Reply with quote
kotomikun wrote:
The rest of the plot aside, there's just something inherently weird about male gynecologists. I guess that's intentional here?

May differ depending on where you live, but male OB-GYNs are pretty typical? Only thing that was weird to me was the fandom aspect on top of it.
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Miyu115



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2023 12:44 am Reply with quote
KitKat1721 wrote:
kotomikun wrote:
The rest of the plot aside, there's just something inherently weird about male gynecologists. I guess that's intentional here?

May differ depending on where you live, but male OB-GYNs are pretty typical? Only thing that was weird to me was the fandom aspect on top of it.


Same in my area and when I lived in Tokyo pretty sure all 3 I saw were male. Wasn’t too happy about that Laughing
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JustMonika



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2023 8:07 am Reply with quote
Miyu115 wrote:
KitKat1721 wrote:
kotomikun wrote:
The rest of the plot aside, there's just something inherently weird about male gynecologists. I guess that's intentional here?

May differ depending on where you live, but male OB-GYNs are pretty typical? Only thing that was weird to me was the fandom aspect on top of it.


Same in my area and when I lived in Tokyo pretty sure all 3 I saw were male. Wasn’t too happy about that Laughing


Yeah, here in Texas it's mostly men that become gynecologist lol
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