This month, Shueisha announced that the manga “Oshi no Ko”, by Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari, reached more than 9 million copies in circulation.
However, it was not specified in the announcement whether this number includes digital copies or not.
Oshi no Ko – Number of copies in circulation of the manga doubles
In March, before the premiere of the anime adaptation of the manga, it had 4.5 million copies in circulation. Since then, the manga has doubled its number of copies in circulation in less than two months after the anime's debut.
Therefore, the work has 11 volumes released to date. Akasaka and Yokoyari has been serializing the manga since 2020 in Shueisha 's Weekly Young Jump .
The first season of the anime Oshi no Ko directed by Daisuke Hiramaki took place on April 12th in Japan and has been successful with each episode released.
Synopsis
The story follows a doctor named Gorou, a fan of a 16-year-old “Idol” named Ai Hoshino. But one fine day Hoshino appears at her office, however, saying that she is pregnant with twins, but her manager tells her to abort the babies. But Idol doesn't want to have an abortion, she wants to have both children. Gorou promises her a safe birth. Little does he know that an encounter with a mysterious figure would result in his premature death or so he thought. However, upon opening his eyes in the lap of his beloved idol, Gorou discovers that he has been reborn as Aquamarine Hoshino, the newborn son of Ai! With his world turned upside down, Gorou soon discovers that the world of showbiz is full of controversy, where talent doesn't always bring success.
Source: Mantan Web
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