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OSHINOKO

TV·2024–2024·1 season, 8 episodes·Prime Video·Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy·49m

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Two fans of pop idol Ai are reincarnated as her "secret" baby twins, Aqua and Ruby, and grow up supporting her until the tragic day she is stabbed by a stalker. Flash forward a few years later, and Aqua and Ruby are high-school students determined to make it on their own in the cut-throat world of entertainment for personal reasons.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01OSHINOKO S01E05EPISODE 5S01E05 · 9.0The TV version of hit comic Tokyo Blade snags when its author, Abiko Samejima, insists on rewriting the script. Aqua's PTSD is triggered when emoting on set as the director demands. B-Komachi performs at the Japan Idol Fest where Mem-cho and Ruby sparkle, but Kana feels left out until she sees a fan waving a white lightstick: her color.
  2. 02OSHINOKO S01E02EPISODE 2S01E02 · 8.0Teenagers Aqua and Ruby attend a performing arts high school where they're reunited with "former child acting prodigy" Kana Arima. Aqua joins Kana in a TV drama to search for clues to Ai's murder. Meanwhile, Ruby's idol aspirations fail as Aqua subverts her auditions out of fear for her safety. But Ruby vows to be an idol just like her mom.
  3. 03OSHINOKO S01E03EPISODE 3S01E03 · 8.0Aqua goes on a romance reality show to probe its producer Kaburagi for info about Ai. When an on-set incident causes a co-star, Akane Kurokawa, to be hazed by the public, Aqua grows furious with the showrunners for allowing the controversy to rage, and quells the flames by revealing the true nature of the "reality show."

Castfull cast & details

Kaito SakuraiKaito SakuraiAquamarine 'Aqua' HoshinoNagisa SaitoNagisa SaitoRuby HoshinoNanoka HaraNanoka HaraKana ArimaanoanoMemchoMizuki KayashimaMizuki KayashimaAkane KurokawaAsuka SaitoAsuka SaitoAi HoshinoKana KurashinaKana KurashinaMiyako SaitoNobuaki KanekoNobuaki KanekoTaishi Gotanda

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2024Aired 7.8Season avg
  1. S01E01OSHINOKO S01E01EPISODE 1November 28, 2024 7.0Reincarnated as pop idol Ai's children, hardcore fans Aqua and twin sister, Ruby, grow up basking in the love of their idol-mother and givin
  2. S01E02OSHINOKO S01E02EPISODE 2November 28, 2024 8.0Teenagers Aqua and Ruby attend a performing arts high school where they're reunited with "former child acting prodigy" Kana Arima. Aqua join
  3. S01E03OSHINOKO S01E03EPISODE 3November 28, 2024 8.0Aqua goes on a romance reality show to probe its producer Kaburagi for info about Ai. When an on-set incident causes a co-star, Akane Kuroka
  4. S01E04OSHINOKO S01E04EPISODE 4November 28, 2024 7.0Ruby, Mem-cho and Kana prepare for their official idol unit debut and decide on the unit name B-Komachi, reviving the name of Ai's group. Th
  5. S01E05OSHINOKO S01E05Season's bestEPISODE 5November 28, 2024 9.0The TV version of hit comic Tokyo Blade snags when its author, Abiko Samejima, insists on rewriting the script. Aqua's PTSD is triggered whe
  6. S01E06OSHINOKO S01E06EPISODE 6November 28, 2024 8.0After Aqua's collapse, Akane deduces that Aqua and Ruby's real mother must be Ai, and surmises Aqua’s purpose. Tokyo Blade ratings plummet u
  7. S01E07OSHINOKO S01E07Episode 7December 5, 2024 7.0Aqua finds his half-brother in the "Lala Lai Theatrical Company," but learns his father is dead. Freed from his vendetta, Aqua muses over li
  8. S01E08OSHINOKO S01E08Episode 8December 5, 2024 8.0Ruby is determined to find Ai and Goro’s killer as B-Komachi poises for a breakout. Aqua finds former Ichigo Production president, missing s

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