The show’s official YouTube channel recently released an Oshi no Ko documentary with English subtitles that gives fans a peek at how the anime was made.
This is a nice treat for international fans of the series as it’s rare for a behind-the-scenes feature like this to get English subtitles.
It also puts a well-deserved spotlight on the staff members who brought the manga to life.
This is also the first episode in a series of documentaries, so fans will have more to look forward to in the coming weeks.
International Fans Get an Oshi no Ko English-Subbed Documentary
After every Oshi no Ko episode, special videos are released on the channel featuring interviews, including one of Aka Akasaka and another featuring Kana Arima VA Megumi Han. Sadly, these don’t have English subs yet.
Finally, the show’s staff is giving love to international fans by releasing the first part of a documentary series which gives an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the anime’s production.
In the video, several members of the show’s staff, including its directors and producers, shared interesting insights about the show’s creation.
Interestingly, they revealed that pretty much everyone working on it is a big fan of the original manga.
Because of this, they didn’t want to cut out any part of the source material.
To this end, the staff members decided that it would be best to present the whole first volume as a nearly movie-length episode to preserve the experience for viewers.
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Oshi no Ko Staff Reveals How and Why the Anime Was Made
In the documentary, the anime’s producer, Takuya Yoshioka, shared that he was seriously impressed by Oshi no Ko Volume 1 to the point that he wanted to make it into an anime.
This was echoed by the show’s other producers as it turned out that many staff members at Doga Kobo are passionate about making the Oshi no Ko manga into an anime.
You can find out the full story about how they decided to work on the anime here:
While this 9-minute-long first documentary episode is filled with lots of interesting info, fans will be happy to know that more episodes are coming soon. Though there’s no word yet on the next one’s release.
In the meantime, Oshi no Ko Episode 4 will be released later today on HIDIVE in the US.
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