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    Oshi No Ko. It has one of the most incredibly interesting first episodes of an anime that I've ever seen. It also has one of the most confusing plot synopsis's that I've ever read because everyone who tries summarizing it to another person looks like a total lunatic. Today I am that lunatic. Together we will go through Oshi No Ko's first episode, and how it destroyed people's expectations. Enjoy.
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    Chapters:
    0:00 Intro
    1:52 Part 1 - A Mostly Spoiler Free Introduction
    4:41 Part 2 - Episode 1's Strange Beginning
    7:35 Privacy Is Super Duper Important (Atlas VPN)
    9:01 Part 2 - Episode 1's Strange Beginning (continued)
    11:21 Part 3 - Diving Deep Into The Entertainment Industry
    16:09 Part 4 - The Characters
    20:10 Part 4.5 - The Real Life Stories These Were Based On
    27:00 Part 5 - Ai's Story
    31:52 Outro
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  • @BrandonRTalks
    @BrandonRTalks  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +128

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    • @lostsauce911
      @lostsauce911 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Glad to see you back Brandon see you in 4 months man

    • @TakuyaDelahoya
      @TakuyaDelahoya 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And I though you were isakied in another world.
      At the end of the video: for the ******* love of god he is isakied again😆

    • @genybr
      @genybr 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      well, would you like to post your x videos?
      _(generic spartan (300) rabbits stupid joke)_

    • @Jacksonisratkai
      @Jacksonisratkai 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      i was sad without this channel :((

    • @d1anacrystal127
      @d1anacrystal127 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      first time watcher of this channel and i must say...product placement is impeccable LMAO

  • @DraptorRonin
    @DraptorRonin 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3347

    The fact that Ai remembered her stalker, his name, his gift, how he attended many of her concerts, and still offered a hand out for him kind of broke me.
    You could just see how Ai snapped him back to reality, out of his delusional rage, and into “oh god, what have I done?! I just killed my favorite person, my favorite human-being!”

    • @nathanmom1045
      @nathanmom1045 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +269

      ur 100% right, later after that the killer commited su!cide, most likely bc he realised what he did

    • @vicantirasumovski4375
      @vicantirasumovski4375 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +164

      We do not know for sure but I think there is a good chance that she offered him hand not for his sake but to manipulate him so he would not harm her kids.
      She's a lie incarnate after all.

    • @therandomcommenter6629
      @therandomcommenter6629 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +195

      ​@@vicantirasumovski4375she legit guilt-tripped her own murderer into committing suicide Aqua don't need to do shit she already got her revenge😂

    • @LooneyClipse
      @LooneyClipse 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      ​@@therandomcommenter6629not really tho :D

    • @kuronitsuj
      @kuronitsuj 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      guy who stabbed ai.. immediately kills himself after that because of what ai did or rather what ai made him feel.. he made the wrong decisiob

  • @almostcheesecake
    @almostcheesecake 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2243

    I can't help but tear up a little every time someone replays those last 20 minutes

    • @0Yumi
      @0Yumi 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

      I love trying not to cry at a video while other video are in the room with me

    • @richatiwari5594
      @richatiwari5594 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      That last part had me crying too😢😢😢..

    • @Icl906
      @Icl906 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      fr sad as fuck😭

    • @Sethmacd0
      @Sethmacd0 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Literally after I watched it for the first time I watch it, someone I viewed as my second mom passed away a week later, shit hit harder after that.

    • @RealZerenaFan
      @RealZerenaFan 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@Sethmacd0 Damn i'm so sorry for your loss... i really hope things get better soon... (Sorry if that response sounded soulless)

  • @jacksaunders386
    @jacksaunders386 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1113

    31:00 THIS. More people need to hear this because this misunderstanding of the actual story has caused people to think that the story isn’t really moving. It’s not ABOUT revenge, it’s about characters, and the revenge plot serves not as the primary goal of the narrative but as a catalyst to dive deeper into and understand more about the characters.
    This is honestly why I love your videos so much. It seems in every video you display very good media literacy skills, which is so refreshing among the sea of weird takes from other videos and people online.

    • @dunistaygeekin
      @dunistaygeekin 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      NARADO BETTER(Deliberately made that spelling mistake)🗣️💯🔥 DRAGON BALL PEAK BETTA🗣️🔥💯 HUNTER X PEAK BETTER🗣️🔥💯 BLEACH (Peak) BETTA🗣️💯🔥

    • @javelinmaster2
      @javelinmaster2 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Yh saying that OnK is about revenge is like saying that OP is all about finding the One piece.
      Ppl confuse the vehicle for the entire plot.

    • @TheCapitalWanderer
      @TheCapitalWanderer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@dunistaygeekinno no no, K-On! Peak

    • @MiracleMS
      @MiracleMS 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      It feels like the movie long first episode was building up to a massive arc regarding his revenge, which is what 99% of the shows do
      That didn't happen here. I read the manga to see the revenge. Not know about the entertainment industry. Which is why I say I do not like this story beyond the first episode. I get what Akasaka is trying to do, but he tricked the viewers to get into it. That's how I feel like at the very least

    • @jacksaunders386
      @jacksaunders386 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@MiracleMS see I didn’t see the first episode like that at all. It felt more like a tragic completion of Ai’s character, who was finally able to realized she is capable of love, only for her life to end right then.
      I think the final 20 minutes were adapted almost too well to the point that it made it seem like revenge was the main focus, which is something I didn’t get when I originally read the manga. Aqua’s desire for revenge, at least for me, has always felt tragic as well, because it completely consumes him and makes his supposed second chance at life awful. It shows that even if he completes his revenge, he is going to destroy himself trying, and deep down, he wishes he could just be happy and live his life.

  • @Dr.Plague
    @Dr.Plague 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +903

    But in all seriousness the entertainment industry here is very dark. I mean one my fav VA / singers is still struggling with death Threats and she has not done any work in 10 years. it is very sad. All because she had a boyfriend it is fucking ridiculous. They are just Human for crying out loud. Let them live their life.
    what annoys me is that these people call themselves fans but they do shit like this.
    You are not a fan you are a creep.

    • @potatokilr7789
      @potatokilr7789 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +64

      It's hard for me to be honest about being a casual fan of particular anime series because of how other fans act

    • @Mystic2203
      @Mystic2203 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      The episode 1 was 9/10
      S1 was 7/10

    • @Krezmor
      @Krezmor 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      ​@@Mystic2203 opinion respected, though i'd raise episode one's to a solid 10/10 and overall season 1 (anime) to 8.7/10. I dont really like the way they make aqua go, though it's one way to get his revenge, it sounds like an excuse to extend the manga and the anime.

  • @ronaldtanola2609
    @ronaldtanola2609 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +926

    When Brandon explained about Hana Kimura, I couldn't help but almost cried from her situation. When other TH-camrs described what happened, they just give a brief summary of it but, Brandon's explanation just felt more personal especially at the part when she last tweeted before her doing it...

    • @y.kal08
      @y.kal08 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      They hated her for taking off a hat from a cast member's head and throwing it agressively which was what she was told to do
      It's not like she punched him

    • @miciso666
      @miciso666 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeap but like the anime intro says. thats what goes on in media.
      u smile and cheer. even if on the inside you are dead or fans hate you.
      but ai sings how she wants to change all that. and she is loyal to the fans. even if not all idols do that.
      also crap i think i watched hana wrestle. this was super horrible to see. i thought she retired. as i never follow the drama stuff. @@y.kal08

    • @loriblackangelsnow
      @loriblackangelsnow หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      @@y.kal08 the irony is that she was actually told to punch him instead but she was too kind to be able to do it so she threw the hat instead

    • @abdulrehmanqureshi6127
      @abdulrehmanqureshi6127 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hana kimura. Who?

  • @Peace7904
    @Peace7904 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +302

    I have to say, they picked probably the best VA for Ai. Rei is extremely amazing as a VA and does well with emotional roles. She is easily my favorite VA and knew I had to watch the show once I saw her in it. I put the show off because of the concept but once i watched the first episode, just like everyone else, i realized that this is going to be a completely different show than i was expecting and it was going to be good. Binged it in about 2 days and will say: kana is best girl. The adoptive mom whos name im forgetting right now is probably my favorite character because of her massive change from the start to the end of the show. I genuinely hope aqua and ruby tell her "thank you for being our mom when we lost ours" in the future. She deserves it.

    • @cedricmichaud552
      @cedricmichaud552 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Don't worry I get your back. Her name is Miyako, she is best mom with Ai, best "MILF", best waifu and a really underrated character in my opinion.

  • @Yosh1az
    @Yosh1az 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +428

    My favorite part is when the mangaka saw that her blood and sweat were getting decimated by corporate greed. Her work is not being respected and is only being used to promote not the manga but the actors.

  • @paulshipper143
    @paulshipper143 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +153

    Aqua being like light.. that never cross my mind. And i occasional rewatch death 3 times a year. Light.. when he gets god powers becomes a bad person.. when he doesn't, he's decent. Aqua never lost his conscious. He hides his emotions, but he's generally a loving person to those he loves.

    • @RGC_animation
      @RGC_animation 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ...except the part when Light thought about killing her sister, and the part where he let his father die, if I'm guessing he definitely loved them.

    • @paulshipper143
      @paulshipper143 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@RGC_animation I think you're confusing what I meant... I was talking about Aqua :)

  • @KebusuNiisan
    @KebusuNiisan 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +104

    And some "fans" seemingly didn't watch EP6 at all as they shat on Hana's mother when she expressed her outrage over that episode. Also, ironically, they also did the same to Akane's English VA

  • @humourlessjester3584
    @humourlessjester3584 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +132

    I actually didn't know it was a common thought in Japan to think about reincarnating as a celebrity's child. It kinda makes sense, I also had day dreams of being adopted by a famous person when I was a kid, mix that subconscious thought with the belief of reincarnation that's mostly in east asian cultures and I can see why this would be a common shower thought there.

  • @cphotenhauer4153
    @cphotenhauer4153 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +76

    only an idol would name their children after GEMSTONES

    • @elbolainas4174
      @elbolainas4174 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Very idol-ish from her, ngl

    • @PixeIated
      @PixeIated หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Steven universe did it first
      Su had music because...steven was raised by people named after gemstones...

    • @thunderdog1710
      @thunderdog1710 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      @@PixeIated they are not people? they are literal gemstones with the gemstones they that fit their color scheme as their names? thats completely different then naming ur human child after a gemstone...

  • @ultranovva
    @ultranovva 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    If I saw two babies suddenly talk to me like full grown adults I'd first wonder if this is some kind of divine intervention, then I'd wonder where and when someone slipped something into my food and/or drink

    • @lama7763
      @lama7763 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      lol that’s why they did it, I haven’t watched the full vid yet but SPOILER (maybe)
      They act like they were bless by god or something to the CEO’s wife who’s babysitting them to prevent her from revealing Ai being a mother

  • @user-om3pk8ts4j
    @user-om3pk8ts4j 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +128

    As an Oshi no ko manga reader before the anime even announce, it's a masterpiece that cured my depression of lacking Kaguya-sama: Love is war, now that Kaguya-sama has ended, luckily Oshi no ko is still ongoing to fill that gap. Anime adaptation is godly.

  • @notationmusical
    @notationmusical 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +221

    How could you forget Memcho?
    The person that resembles you most: being a TH-camr.
    Jokes aside, I find Aqua an interesting character. The way I interpreted him was that he was influenced by Ai's words, "lies are love." And so, after her death, he puts on a mask. He wants to get revenge on Ai's murderer while also making sure Ruby's idol group is successful. Because, just like Ai, he's greedy.
    Also, I would argue that Ruby still has an important role in the anime, even after episode one. Because she hasn't experienced life beyond her years as Sarina, now's her change to live her life the way she wants. She takes up Ai's "innocence," except now it's literal. She doesn't want any lies and kind of has a hard time lying herself. This makes her the glue that holds the new idol group together. Sure, she may not have as much of a presence as Kana or Akane, but that doesn't make her role less important.

  • @625hateslife3
    @625hateslife3 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +186

    Brandon is touching grass?!?!?!?! I cant believe he would do such an inconsevable feat

    • @aihoshinoirl
      @aihoshinoirl 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      I KNOW RIGHT?!?!

    • @BrandonRTalks
      @BrandonRTalks  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      🤣🤣

    • @Nuriawall555
      @Nuriawall555 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      INCONCEIVABLE!

  • @whomadethis_name
    @whomadethis_name 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    The Hana Kimura incident genuinely made me cry. It just reminds me of how much cancel culture really screws things up for people. It's just how fucked up this world is for people over the little things that makes me cry.

  • @TheGyldenaut
    @TheGyldenaut 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +108

    I think the best plot synopsis without spoilers is
    “A dive into the world of media and celebrities (mainly in japan, though can be extrapolated to the wider world) through the eyes of the twins of famous idol Ai Hoshino; the parts seen, the parts unseen, the ugly truths and the effects of the fans on both producers and celebrities.”
    Because that’s what I got in the first season. We have Idols, TV Drama, Child/Teen Actors, Reality TV, along with stuff with online media and the gigachad that is Pieyon and the one streamer girl. And with that, the effects of fans, mainly the negative ones because “one hateful comment blocks out 10 positive ones”, along with stalkers (the one episode where red hair girl tells them to not immediately post selfies in case stalkers do show up).
    Yeah there’s the overarching plot about the murder of Ai Hoshino, but honestly it’s more of a background thing from what i’ve watched, the invisible hand pushing Aqua to do more stuff in media to be the Actor he wanted to be.

  • @suraimuzu1919
    @suraimuzu1919 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Ai’s final scene in the first episode had me legitimately ugly crying. As a parent myself, that hit me wayyyyy too hard

  • @hellothere8208
    @hellothere8208 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

    I still think Ai is the main character. Even after her death, the story and plot still revolves around her.
    From the character motivations such as Ruby wanting to become an idol Aqua wanting avenge Ai's death and Akane imitating Ai's persona to grab the attention of Aqua, to her songs, photos and videos still present showing that she still has presence in the story despite being dead.
    Long after her death we still learn more about her character through the people that worked with her before.
    Oshi no ko subverted expectations from other anime with "the main character dying". Unlike AOT or JJK the main character of this show stays dead and ironically she was not reincarnated unlike her children.
    Ai never being reincarnated just proves the point that no one can replicate her and that she is one of a kind.
    Kana and Ruby have the challenge of living up to the legacy that Ai left.

    • @MarioGlock-kl6nf
      @MarioGlock-kl6nf 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I totally agree with you. But I have the feeling that she (maybe) is reincarnated somewhere without knowing or so. It’s just something in my mind that in the end they reunited. But I think that it’s not happening and that I just talk bullshit

    • @hellothere8208
      @hellothere8208 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@MarioGlock-kl6nf in my opinion this lyrics in Yoasobi Idol
      "Cause you are perfect, the most ultimate idol
      Unrivaled, will not appear again" could be a hint that Ai wasn't reincarnated

    • @zikbro45
      @zikbro45 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Didnt manga said that she died forever?

    • @ghoulchan7525
      @ghoulchan7525 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@zikbro45 no idea. but if she reincarnated. maybe she just wouldn't go on the path of an idol again.

  • @javelinmaster2
    @javelinmaster2 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Yh this show made me almost cry and that says a LOT.
    I have to give compliments to the studio for knocking out of the park like they did.
    Making the 1st episode so long was just a stroke of genius. It prevented newcomers from dropping the show while also making sure that the end would shock them.
    If it was done in like 3 eps then the manga readers would've likely spoiled THAT moment towards the newcomers.

  • @yuuichi4356
    @yuuichi4356 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +140

    In my opinion, Oshi on Ko was very amazing, especially in terms of character writing. Frankly, I was attached to all the characters, especially Ai and Aquam. Also, the story was really good, although there are some expected and repetitive things in it, but it also contains many new and innovative things. (But this is natural from the author of Kaguya-sama) Even the production was very good, whether in terms of drawing, animation or music. In the end, I consider Oshi no Ko one of the best new anime in 2023, and my rating for the first season is 8.5/10.

  • @mastername5373
    @mastername5373 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +81

    The Akane situation and with the Real life person, I see a lot of people talk about the mob group but barely any about how evil the team behind that was to intentionally fuel the fire.

    • @sleeplessdev7204
      @sleeplessdev7204 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They aren't evil, they're just regular people.
      The entertainment industry just has perverse incentives.

    • @mastername5373
      @mastername5373 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@sleeplessdev7204 I kinda get what you're saying, but that doesn't mean what they did wasn't evil, I think doing something bad to someone knowing what's going to happen is evil, we call evil villains evil even if they had a sympathetic way they got there.

    • @sleeplessdev7204
      @sleeplessdev7204 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@mastername5373 I just think that the word "evil" should be reserved for the truly heinous, consciously and knowingly committed acts of intentional harm.
      There's no way that the production team could have predicted that the online mob would lambast her for knocking someone's hat off. And they certainly couldn't have predicted that she would internalize the hate so deeply that she would commit suicide. I think you're expecting too much of people. I'm sure from their perspective, they're just doing their jobs - until one day it becomes very real.
      They may have been negligent, but that's a far cry from evil, in my opinion.

    • @Darkgun231
      @Darkgun231 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@sleeplessdev7204 At what point does negligence cross over into maliciousness? Same with ignorance. There are degrees and levels to evil, same with good. Tripping somebody? Evil. Murder somebody? Also evil. But there's a difference between the two actions. One is asshole-evil. The other is primordial sin-evil.
      As such, the production team were in the wrong, and as such, what they did can be called malicious.

    • @mastername5373
      @mastername5373 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sleeplessdev7204 Didn't they edit it in a way that just showed Akane hurt the other girl who was the fan favorite at that time and cutting off the part they apologize and makeup, not just knocking off a hat,
      It's pretty easy to predict if a person hurt someone who was liked by a lot and not show they had no resentment between them, they will get hated.

  • @chippedsaracha
    @chippedsaracha หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    I was absolutely obsessed with this anime and it's story until recently after chapter 143 of the manga dropped. I have never felt so betrayed and disgusted and will now go watch Love is War to remind myself the mangaka can actually make good things.

    • @Alphaismyname
      @Alphaismyname หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      What what’s in chapter 143? Is that the sweet home Alabama chapter I heard about?

    • @siyaamissack8788
      @siyaamissack8788 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@Alphaismyname yes, sadly

    • @Luigimaestro
      @Luigimaestro 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      chapter 150 obliterates this rumor

  • @Gibmeprimogemss
    @Gibmeprimogemss 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    I’ll admit, the part about Aqua kinda made tears well up in my eyes, especially with that music. I just want someone to make an entire video about Aqua. About his emotions and what’s underneath that edgy edge-lord mask of his.

  • @zidaryn
    @zidaryn 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Ai's death, #1 scene.
    But the #2 scene for me is Akane pretending to be Ai and it completely spooks Aqua. The cherry on top that brings the scene together is the beginning of the ending theme playing hauntingly over that. Just chef's kiss. Sent shivers down my spine.

  • @frantic_
    @frantic_ หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    This series would have been much better without the reincarnation plot. Not only does a confirmed supernatural aspect in the world dilute the serious attempts at delving into real world issues, but if it didn't exist (or at least the twins were unrelated people in their previous lives) we would have avoided the incestuous bits, not to mention the 12 year old girl in love with a 35ish doctor. I don't know, I feel like it's a plotline that has no reason to be this central and could've just remained a veiled hint that the twins were once other people and they both loved Ai, if it had to be anything at all.
    Edit: Akane is the best and deserves so much better.

    • @jadenthakur5440
      @jadenthakur5440 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I get your point I just think a lot of the plot would be diluted if not for getting to know ai before she dies through the lense of aqua and getting to know the disillusioned tired view of life that aqua has before dying and even after coming back if there’s no reincarnation then the borderline psychopathic tendencies of aqua would be a little out of nowhere
      Edit: Anddd BROOOOO akane is best girl

    • @frantic_
      @frantic_ หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@jadenthakur5440 Yes, it would require some rewriting to be sure, and maybe in the end it would change too much of the story, which is probably not a fair critique from a reader. I guess it just does not click with some people, because I know I'm not the only one who thinks that way. Oh well, at least you guys like it, so in my eyes, it's a good thing it exists.

    • @jadenthakur5440
      @jadenthakur5440 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@frantic_ to clarify the incest was a lil out of pocket I didn’t like that AT ALL there were so many ways to go about their relationship and brother-sister made a lot of sense incest route was just yeah nah

  • @Fixti0n
    @Fixti0n 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    As someone who once were in the entertainment business,
    this show hit home.
    I know how some of these characters feel, and the fallout of dangers of the field, especially Akane.

  • @runespar
    @runespar 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Just finished ONK last week and absolutely loved it. I can't put into words how happy your passion for this show makes me.

    • @grapeyv
      @grapeyv 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Where can I watch it??

  • @Frog-Shaped-Slime
    @Frog-Shaped-Slime หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    as a manga reader, the eyes are key, as is the line “maybe lies are the truest kind of love”. the star means they’re lying, dark star means extreme obsession/ambition. this is shown when aqua and ruby find out the truth about each other and the stars are gone, but when they talk to everyone else they have one star and sometimes two.

    • @Frog-Shaped-Slime
      @Frog-Shaped-Slime หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      btw, i would just recommend it as a murder-mystery that gets super sidetracked

  • @fraktaalimuoto
    @fraktaalimuoto 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

    One of the best videos about Oshi No Ko as a story I have seen so far. Someone actually gets Aqua right for once!

  • @neerajoshi5473
    @neerajoshi5473 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Fun fact, love is war and Oshi no ko are in the same universe aka cinematic universe

  • @viviansarabia2071
    @viviansarabia2071 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    That's crazy that they put incest in a masterpiece

  • @kamiwriterleonardo6345
    @kamiwriterleonardo6345 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    To be honest, coming back to Oshi no Ko, the thing that made me drop it was exactly the revenge plot. I don't like it.
    It was super jarring for me when I've read the manga, to reach the part where Aqua was almost in peace with himself, that he didn't have to go through with his pointless revenge anymore... Only for the freaking killer father guy to make an appearance again. I hated it. It felt like a slap in the face.
    I never read anything beyond that point in Oshi no Ko, and I doubt I'll ever come back to it.

  • @timezone5259
    @timezone5259 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Ok binged it, what I did was basically saw you uploaded a vid , then looked at the anime name , watched the entire thing and then came back and BY THE GODS, it was worth it
    I did not see that twist in episode 1 coming at all. I mean it really caught me off guard

    • @stalincat2457
      @stalincat2457 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I do not know how you avoided the spoilers till now. When I saw this series mentioned alongside other "go in blind" shows like Madoka Magika and Made in Abyss I knew it was a race against the clock 😖

  • @legojoebiden8330
    @legojoebiden8330 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    I swear this channel is so underrated, Brandon's videos are so amazing in a comedy and writing standpoint

  • @evanb.529
    @evanb.529 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    OnK has quickly risen to one of my favorite anime of all time, and while episode one certainly helped cement that idea quickly, it was, as you said, the characters and their growth that really set the bar of quality. All of them have varying levels of development that all build over time and through their interactions with one another, all distinct and all highlighting various aspects of the entertainment industry, not to mention that they're all so lovable (especially Kana, I believe in Kana supremacy). The visuals and music are also both impeccable, it truly feels like a passion project.
    I've unfortunately been hit with spoiler after spoiler for a lot of manga events from later in the story, but even so, I'm very very excited to see what season two has to offer

  • @kuronitsuj
    @kuronitsuj 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    forgot about memcho.. an aspiring idol but went as a youtuber until she got old and got shy to even continuing her idol dream..because she got certain circumstances.. its just sad

  • @kiiturii
    @kiiturii 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    just wanna say, I fucking love your character analysies, I've heard a lot of criticism on characters specifically and never understood that.. Akasaka is an amazing character writer and OnK just further proves that. Also love your take on Akane's story.. Too many people were way too quick to criticize it based on surface level information, and dismissing the entire premise by saying stuff like "it happened too fast, not realistic" which is just ridiculous.

  • @apostleofninomaeinais3578
    @apostleofninomaeinais3578 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Even tho the rest of the video isn't about the first episode anymore, you're right, no one's gonna complain. The way you presented the real life stories is really really great. Keep it up

  • @nayush2648
    @nayush2648 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I still cant help but cry, seeng the scene of Ai dying, i never cried so much in the first 50 minutes of an anime. Oshi no ko is truly a masterpiece.

  • @yurisei6732
    @yurisei6732 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    To this day I still have absolutely no idea how an anime with the premise "dude gets reincarnated as the baby of his favourite celebrity" got popular. People read that and, with no other information, thought "that sounds like the kind of thing I would like".

  • @anthonyhughes1108
    @anthonyhughes1108 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Ohhhh this aged like milk

  • @shinkaiatsuya950
    @shinkaiatsuya950 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    I knew about the Akane controversy (the irony is unreal) but didn't know how much others parallels to reality are in it. I think that makes Oshi no Ko even better and sad knowing it's not that unreal minus the reincarnation.

  • @Landuskir
    @Landuskir 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Honestly, I think the Anime that do the reincarnation/isekai trope the best are the ones that bring in passion and knowledge from the author. From the city-building of Slime, to the crafty know-how and politics of Bookworm, to a random artist's obsession in Vending Machine. This anime, though not one I had heard of before, seems to channel that same spark. And that makes it something special.

  • @cloudyanime3236
    @cloudyanime3236 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Even though I cried watching/reading oshi no ko I WASNT EXPECTING TO CRY HARDER OVER THIS VIDEOOOO (Edit: I love this video so much and I am currently making my friend watch oshi no ko so I can send this to them XDDD)

  • @WikTerrOdoc
    @WikTerrOdoc 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I just watched this as well as your video on Mushoku Tensei. Both Mushoku Tensei and Oshi no Ko superficially were shows I thought I would never end up liking, but I'm glad I gave them the try as I loved them, and both of them made me tear up. But your videos on them actually made me cry. They are so beautifully written, and put what I feel towards these shows into words in ways I could never. Thank you.

  • @TakuyaDelahoya
    @TakuyaDelahoya 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    This video deserves more recognition. Our boy Brandon went full-on detective mode just to make a video about an idol anime ❤❤❤❤❤ your work mate🥰

  • @nathankeel6667
    @nathankeel6667 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I went into this show needing a pick me up for the day because of my father passing the day it came out knowing it was the same author has kaguya i knew it had some darker elements but I expected I lot more of a light hearted story especially with me thinking that the doctor died not at the very beginning so I expected the episode to end on Goros death instead of was hit with a death that said no your not sleeping tonight

  • @alamrasyidi4097
    @alamrasyidi4097 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    gosh...how i love Oshi no Ko... i only watched the first episode (will definitely continue the rest) and id wished you didnt spoil the rest of the series, but its been a ride of a video, and seeing the first episode, i know i'll watch the rest anyway so it was worth it. also, that sponsor transition was hilarious lol

  • @AlexG3Z
    @AlexG3Z 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    As someone who read all of the manga up to date... the anime-manga shows a lot about the truth and "horror" of the industry while giving a good story... It's amazing

  • @CreatorLovesLegos
    @CreatorLovesLegos 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    The first episode literaly gave me enough energy to finish the entire anime in a day

  • @iyzhami3511
    @iyzhami3511 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Dang bro you really made me cry at the end a bit, nice video it was awesome!

  • @xa447
    @xa447 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    6:00 no it's still weird even then

  • @zoebrennan799
    @zoebrennan799 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You’re the first TH-camr that has like tricked me into watching your ads. Normally I skip through them but I don’t wanna miss the jokes you’re pretty funny.

  • @TheAric95
    @TheAric95 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Ah, I see. You are a fellow Kana enjoyer.
    Proving yourself to be a true man of culture once more.
    Cheers mate!

  • @mrlost470
    @mrlost470 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brandon, i love how this video almost parallels oshi no ko.

  • @yoda0017
    @yoda0017 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That sponsor segue was absolutely brilliant. I was thinking of getting a VPN since I'm going on vacation soon and I'll get the one you promoted just because of that segue.

  • @b_s_productions4405
    @b_s_productions4405 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So glad to see you back and better than ever. Man the production quality skyrocketed!

  • @honeyybutter
    @honeyybutter 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how the eyes show characters passion and how them lighting up is the character being passionate or in awe.

  • @DelRants
    @DelRants 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This video is amazing. Your script and the combination of really good editing was truly a pleasure to watch

  • @Alex-bc3gz
    @Alex-bc3gz 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I originally dropped this anime less than 10 minutes into the first episode, I'm both happy and mad that I was peer pressured into finishing it. This anime broke me completely.

  • @GarbageCanCat
    @GarbageCanCat 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The video start with a happy tone and ends in depression just like the first episode of the anime, i admit my eyes sweat a little bit just a bit.

  • @friskpichmir
    @friskpichmir หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Episode 1 almost make me cry every time I watch it to be honest

  • @gripoufromdiscord
    @gripoufromdiscord 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Everytime i see Ai's death scene, I cry SO HARD INSIDE and I almost cry outside too... it shows how much that scene hits hard.

  • @YCA95
    @YCA95 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    the problem with "atlas-vpn" is that ai herself was the one who told her location to her former boyfriend, who in turn sent the stalker to her hospital, so i doubt any kind of vpn would have helped...

  • @kingodis9417
    @kingodis9417 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I was waiting for a new video to come out and this was a masterpiece like always. I loved the show and cant wait to see what you might say when season 2 comes out

  • @MatrixAMch
    @MatrixAMch 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    That Atlas VPN transition was so smooth lol. Also, great video as always! Glad to hear your perspective on one of the best shows to come out recently.

  • @ivorydragon
    @ivorydragon วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    yeap that title is very right, its impossible to recommend without spoiling it lmao
    I am still extremely glad I didn't get spoiled by anything about this anime. we just watched it when it first dropped, didnt even realize it was basically a movie. It was great. a lot more anime really needs to do a long episode like they did.

  • @NGEvangeliman
    @NGEvangeliman หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I dont need an anime to tell me the obvious. You can tell the industry sucks by just seeing idols be idols.

  • @magicalmii4095
    @magicalmii4095 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thank you for making an interesting video that made me finally get around to watching oshi no ko, at this point in time i have completeted the anime and manga (ch125)

  • @julianr8544
    @julianr8544 หลายเดือนก่อน

    29:23 and on. Man, I honestly was not expecting to tear up but it really hits every time.

  • @OngakuVV
    @OngakuVV 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yes, finally, i was waiting for this video since the stream where you talked about the first episode, it was worth it, amazing video, cheers

    • @OngakuVV
      @OngakuVV 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      man, yo made me cry at the end of the video, good job, love the experience watching the anime and this video

  • @HarshReviews
    @HarshReviews 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow, I didn’t know about all the real life correlations, and the way you covered it was super interesting. The synopsis for this show had put me off at first too, but it ended up becoming one of my favorite watches of last season which says a lot considering all the bangers that were airing. Great video, mate! Hopefully people watch this and give the show a chance.

  • @neerajoshi5473
    @neerajoshi5473 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Aqua and light or not similar. They both are very different aqua only ask edgy, but he is the most complex and caring character light is a psychopath. He does not care about the people he hurts. He just laughs like a psycho. I would say Aqua‘s father is more like light in chapter 109 he literally killed a popular actress.

  • @memofett4463
    @memofett4463 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    oshi no ko is so great and your video too keep going dude!

  • @gregantus595
    @gregantus595 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    By far one of the best ways I've seen someone include a sponsor.

  • @call_mebecca
    @call_mebecca 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    yAY! New Brandon video!! :DDD 💞

  • @lsoleroktl2990
    @lsoleroktl2990 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    After seeing the intro to this vid I went to check out the anime with low expectations and now this is one of my favorite anime’s

  • @saturn_in_blue
    @saturn_in_blue หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love this show so much, but can't even watch the first episode again. It's just too painful.

  • @elation00
    @elation00 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    bro you had to make me cry again

  • @OwnageMancer
    @OwnageMancer 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Took your advice and binged it before watching the video. It was amazing

  • @tesseralith2270
    @tesseralith2270 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how you used Emma's Theme as a background song in the beginning

  • @anzulove3310
    @anzulove3310 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm glad this was made. Saved me the problem and time of watching or reading it

  • @Gibmeprimogemss
    @Gibmeprimogemss 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    THE MUSIC THAT YOU PLAYED IN AI’S PART BRO 😭😭😭😭😭 I’M TEARING UP

  • @ReaperofKings
    @ReaperofKings 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ok.. I just finished the first episode and to have so much story packed into 90mins was just amazing..

  • @advanced1998
    @advanced1998 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video man. Dropped the show a while ago but this makes me want to keep watching

  • @tsuyuga
    @tsuyuga 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    its a good day when brandon uploads

  • @Mushroomarts165
    @Mushroomarts165 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was SHOCKED when i saw the ending of this video- like WHAT.

  • @danieks42
    @danieks42 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The first episode made me go in a rollercoaster of emotions, its just WILD
    Anyways, I loved it.
    And amazing video.

  • @tangangsta
    @tangangsta 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This show holds the record for most times I've cried within an episode. The answer is 3 and it was all in the last 20 minutes.

  • @theunkn0wn1104
    @theunkn0wn1104 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    James stabbing him with an ice cream spoon gave him PTSD

  • @jazminecringe
    @jazminecringe 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The first episode always makes me cry

  • @crimsonzone8984
    @crimsonzone8984 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I couldn't agree more! We need a story about Twitter or fandoms/fanbases.

  • @IzAmKat
    @IzAmKat 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Such a cheery mood after the saddest part of the anime all over again

  • @chaosdragonlevianeer5876
    @chaosdragonlevianeer5876 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    YO IS THIS VID WAS A 10/10 KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

  • @Wolfeson28
    @Wolfeson28 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That first episode is so brilliant, in part, because it takes the audience on an emotional journey that mirrors the in-universe characters. We're introduced to Ai as a fake deceptive performer for whom everything is an act. But as we learn more about her throughout the episode, we learn to truly love her right alongside her growing legion of fans, and for similar reasons. We see Ai's genuine love for her children begin to shine through, and it's that same switch from her fake practiced smile to a genuine one which her fans respond to and helps her career take off. At the point where we learn more of her backstory and her fear that she is incapable of truly feeling love for others, we already know from what we've seen that she can and has, even if she hasn't realized it yet. The classic lines for a situation like Ai's of "she was taken too soon" and "think of everything she had yet to achieve" really hit home for us at the end, because we've seen everything that could have been. A bright happy future for Ai as both a truly successful performer and as a loving mother is dangled in the air before us, and we're all excited to see her find both professional success and personal fulfillment...and then in an instant it's all snatched away. That sudden and heart-rending loss lets the audience feel some of the pain that Aqua and Ruby do in that moment, and helps us understand their mental states throughout the rest of the series.

  • @raptoria1705
    @raptoria1705 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing video!

  • @cedricmichaud552
    @cedricmichaud552 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This OST alone brings back my tears. Also if you haven't watched it, there is this other romcom anime by the same author than Toradora that is called Golden Time, and you should really watch and possibly make a review. I think you will like it if you don't already do, because you have watched it.

  • @levyyy4594
    @levyyy4594 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The ad segway was probabyly the best I had ever seen