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Oshi no Ko Season 3's New Video Reveals 2 More Cast Members, January 2026 Debut
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The "Oshi no Ko Kantō Nōryō Matsuri" event on Sunday revealed the second teaser visual, two more cast members, and January 2026 premiere for the third season of the Oshi no Ko anime. The event also revealed a commemorative video for the release of the second teaser visual, which features the new cast members and their characters.
The newly announced cast members are:
Sunday's event also announced the anime's first virtual live event titled "B Komachi Live Tourー2026 -Beyond the Brilliance VirtualLive-," which will kick off on April 25 and 26, 2026, and will continue for a total of 12 performances in Aichi, Osaka and Tokyo.
Also announced on Sunday, the franchise's first official puzzle game will launch in 2026.
The first television anime of Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko manga premiered in Japan in April 2023 with a 90-minute first episode. HIDIVE streamed the anime as it aired in Japan, and it is also streaming an English dub. The company stated that the anime became the streaming service's "#1 series launch in the streamer's history."
Aka Akasaka (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) and Mengo Yokoyari (Scum's Wish) launched the manga in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine in April 2020, and ended it in November 2024. The manga's 16th and final compiled book volume shipped in Japan on December 18. Shueisha's MANGA Plus service released the manga in English digitally.
Yen Press licensed the manga, and it describes the story:
Gorou is a gynecologist and idol fan who's in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Gorou realize that he's about to forge a bond with her that defies all common sense! Lies are an idol's greatest weapon in this outrageous manga from Aka Akasaka (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) and Mengo Yokoyari (Scum's Wish).
The manga also inspired a live-action film and television series adaptation. The series debuted on Amazon Prime Video worldwide on November 28 with eight episodes, and the sequel film then premiered after the series in theaters on December 20.
A stage play adaptation of the manga's "2.5D Stage Play arc" ran at the Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka from December 26-29.
Source: Press release
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