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Oshi no Ko's Kana Arima Becomes Baking Soda Ambassador for April Fool's Day
posted on by Kim Morrissy
Japanese Oshi no Ko fans have been calling Kana Arima "Baking Soda"-chan as a reference to a running gag from the manga: In their childhood years, Ruby mistook Kana's title of "the genius child actor who can cry on the spot" (jū-byō de nakeru tensai koyaku) as "the genius child actor who licks baking soda" (jūsō wo nameru tensai koyaku, or "the genius child actor who can lie on a yacht" in the English version).
Poor Kana will never be able to live the title down. On April Fool's Day, Kadokawa released a fake newspaper clipping calling Kana the baking soda ambassador. The article explains the story behind the "Baking Soda"-chan nickname and speculates whether Kana's new role as the baking soda ambassador will give her a second wind in the showbiz world. It's the kind of article that might give you second-hand embarrassment for Kana as you read it.
The television anime of Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko manga will premiere on April 12.
Source: Press Release
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