Starting with a story about a favorite idol who secretly becomes pregnant and then ends up being reincarnated as her child, Oshi no Ko depicts the light and darkness of the entertainment world and quickly garnered a huge response. It has been decided that the anime will be aired from April 2023. The original author of Kaguya-sama: Love is War and the illustrator of Scum's Wish have teamed up in an unexpected collaboration, and today we would like to introduce the original author, Akasaka Aka, and the illustrator, Yokoyari Mengo!
Profile of the original author, Akasaka Aka!
The original author, Akasaka Aka, was born on August 29, 1998, is from Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, and is a man with blood type O. His representative works include "ib - Instant Bullet -" serialized in Dengeki Maoh and "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War - The Geniuses' War of Love and Brains" serialized in Weekly Young Jump. He also works as an illustrator and character designer. During his early years, he worked as an assistant to manga artists such as Saruwatari Tetsuya, Kataoka Jinsei, and Higuchi Akihiko.
Is Akasaka Aka not writing manga anymore?
『かぐや様は告らせたい』連載終了にあたって。 pic.twitter.com/D3QiQgcjB1
— 赤坂アカ (@akasaka_aka) November 3, 2022
Akasaka Aka's representative work, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, was made into an anime and a live-action movie, and became a huge hit, but after the serialization of Kaguya-sama ended, he retired as a manga artist. However, this does not mean that he will no longer create works; he will end his activities as a manga artist who draws, and will continue to work as an original author in the future.
What is the appeal of Akasaka Aka's works?
The characters' personalities in Akasaka Aka's works are attractive. The characters' personalities are emphasized, and the characters' personalities collapse or have a mental breakdown, making them do all sorts of things. In addition, there are many funny scenes with sharp word sense, so it is attractive that you can read it without getting bored. In addition, the work has a good balance, and the funny scenes are funny, and the shocking scenes are interesting because they betray the reader.
About Akasaka Aka's representative work "Kaguya-sama: Love is War - The Geniuses' War of Love and Brains"
♡•*¨**･°: ｡･ : ｡ :ﾟ･*
— アニメ「かぐや様は告らせたい」公式 (@anime_kaguya) December 31, 2022
𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑩𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒅𝒂𝒚
＆
𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓
*･°: ｡ :･｡ :ﾟ･*•.♡•*¨
四宮かぐやの誕生日を記念して
描き下ろしイラスト公開！#かぐや様 は告らせたい
-ファーストキッスは終わらない-
特別上映中！#四宮かぐや生誕祭2023 pic.twitter.com/2p2QhvPMxn
"Kaguya-sama: Love is War - The Geniuses' War of Love and Brains" was serialized in Shueisha's Miracle Jump from the June 2015 issue, and ended its run in the February 2016 issue, moving to Weekly Young Jump and running until issue 49 in 2022. The comics are completed in 28 volumes, and were made into an anime in January 2019, with the second season airing in April 2020 and the third season airing from April 2021. It has also been made into a live-action movie twice.
Synopsis of "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War - The Geniuses' War of Love and Brains"
Even among the super elite prestigious school "Shuchiin Academy" where talented students with promising futures such as the daughter of a huge conglomerate and the son of a famous doctor gather, the student council president Miyuki Shirogane and vice president Kaguya Shinomiya, who have particularly outstanding achievements, like each other, have been in love for half a year without any progress due to their too high pride, and before they know it, the two of them shift to the direction of who will confess first, and in their daily lives they try to force the other into a situation where they have no choice but to confess by plotting all sorts of schemes. In the process, he gets the secretary Fujiwara Chika and his junior accountants Ishigami Yu and Iino Miko involved in a battle of wits.
Profile of Yokoyari Mengo, the illustrator!
🌸🌸🌸HAPPYHAPPYお知らせ🌸🌸🌸
— 横槍メンゴ🐰🎀 (@Yorimen) December 7, 2022
過去に小学館さんから出た短編集が２冊とも重版かけていただけることになりました！
ものすごくうれしいです涙
来年の年明け頃に、書店さんに並ぶ
このオビがついた「めがはーと」「一生好きってゆったじゃん」には
キラキラ仕様のポストカードがついてきます！✨ pic.twitter.com/BpAHMVppbk
The illustrator Yokoyari Mengo is a female manga artist born on February 27, 1988, from Mie Prefecture. Her most well-known works include Scum's Wish (Square Enix) and Retort Pouch! (Shueisha). Before serializing Oshi no Ko, she released Kimi no Inran na Boku no Joou, based on an original work by Okamoto Lynn. In private, she announced her marriage in 2019.
Yokoyari Mengo's debut was actually for adults!
These days, it is not uncommon for people to debut in general magazines with adult manga, and Yokoyari Mengo-sensei actually debuted with adult manga. His adult work caught the eye of an editor at Futabasha, and after serializing "Haruwaka" in COMIC Sumomo, he moved to commercial magazines.
What is the appeal of Yokoyari Mengo-sensei's work?
The illustrations are delicate, and I think that the female characters in particular fully express the charm of modern girls. However, while there is a youthful feel, there is also a sense of darkness, and the work itself often unfolds a story that contains the light and darkness of the youthful era, and in fact, [Oshi no Ko] is a work of light and darkness. The delicate and cute illustrations and the danger are what make it so appealing. Also, since it was originally active in adult magazines, there are also sensitive scenes, which makes it even better.
About Mengo Yokoyari's masterpiece "Scum's Wish"
【放送情報】
— アニメ『クズの本懐』公式 (@kuzunohonkai_tv) October 21, 2019
本日、10/21(月)25時25分～、山陰中央テレビでの放送がスタート！
既にご覧になったかたも、まだの方もぜひ、この機会にご覧ください！#クズの本懐 pic.twitter.com/oBiBfsXAls
"Scum's Wish" has been serialized in Square Enix's monthly Big Gangan since 2012, and was completed in 2017 with a total of 9 volumes of manga. It was also made into a TV drama at the same time as the TV anime, and finished airing at the same time. A spinoff "Scum's Wish décor" is also being serialized in the same magazine.
Synopsis of Scum's Wish
Hanabi Yasuraoka and Mugi Awaya, who are both good-looking and have excellent grades, were known as the ideal couple of beautiful people. However, in reality, they both had someone else they liked, and they both knew about it. Hanabi had always loved her homeroom teacher, Narumi Kanei, who she had admired like an older brother, and Mugi had always loved Akane Minagawa, a music teacher who had been her private tutor. However, as if mocking their feelings, Narumi and Akane began to grow closer. Hanabi and Mugi started pretending to be lovers, on the condition that they would not fall in love with each other, that they would break up if either of them fell in love, and that they would accept any demands from each other.
Summary about the author of [Oshi no Ko]
We have introduced Aka Akasaka, the original author of [Oshi no Ko], and Mengo Yokoyari, the illustrator, who will be making an anime adaptation from April 2023! Although Kaguya-sama was already being serialized, [Oshi no Ko] was serialized, and Akasaka-sensei had two works published in the same magazine, but [Oshi no Ko] was also shocking and the match between the original and the illustrations made it a big topic of conversation. Because it is such a work, I think we can expect a lot from the anime!
