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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 11 ай бұрын

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@lostsauce911 11 ай бұрын

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

@TakuyaDelahoya 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@Jacksonisratkai 11 ай бұрын

i was sad without this channel :((

@d1anacrystal127 11 ай бұрын

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

@DraptorRonin 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@vicantirasumovski4375 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@LooneyClipse 11 ай бұрын

@@therandomcommenter6629not really tho :D

@kuronitsuj 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@0Yumi 11 ай бұрын

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

@richatiwari5594 11 ай бұрын

That last part had me crying too😢😢😢..

@Icl906 11 ай бұрын

fr sad as fuck😭

@Sethmacd0 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@ronaldtanola2609 11 ай бұрын

When Brandon explained about Hana Kimura, I couldn't help but almost cried from her situation. When other KZfaqrs 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 11 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

@@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 Ай бұрын

Hana kimura. Who?

@StarryV3nus 7 күн бұрын

I completely agree. This video felt really cinematic, and that part in particular was really hard to watch.

@Dr.Plague 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@Mystic2203 11 ай бұрын

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

@Krezmor 10 ай бұрын

@@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.

@jacksaunders386 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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@javelinmaster2 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

@@dunistaygeekinno no no, K-On! Peak

@MiracleMS 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

@@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.

@paulshipper143 11 ай бұрын

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 7 ай бұрын

...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 7 ай бұрын

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

@Melina_Evarblume_Seelie 3 күн бұрын

@@paulshipper143 A more apt comparison is the strange doctor from Stein's Gate because both are about putting on a mask in the hopes of protecting others, just in wildly different ways.

@ultranovva 3 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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

@Yosh1az 11 ай бұрын

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.

@Peace7904 11 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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.

@KebusuNiisan 11 ай бұрын

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

@cphotenhauer4153 10 ай бұрын

only an idol would name their children after GEMSTONES

@elbolainas4174 2 ай бұрын

Very idol-ish from her, ngl

@PixeIated 2 ай бұрын

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

@thunderdog1710 Ай бұрын

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

@sagew1312 Ай бұрын

@@thunderdog1710 yup you're absolutely right

@bored_peanut Ай бұрын

I know so many ppl named Ruby what are u talking about?

@humourlessjester3584 11 ай бұрын

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.

@suraimuzu1919 10 ай бұрын

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

@user-om3pk8ts4j 11 ай бұрын

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.

@625hateslife3 11 ай бұрын

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

@aihoshinoirl 11 ай бұрын

I KNOW RIGHT?!?!

@BrandonRTalks 11 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

@Nuriawall555 2 ай бұрын

INCONCEIVABLE!

@notationmusical 11 ай бұрын

How could you forget Memcho? The person that resembles you most: being a KZfaqr. 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.

@hellothere8208 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

@@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 11 ай бұрын

Didnt manga said that she died forever?

@ghoulchan7525 2 ай бұрын

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

@odinlindeberg4624 12 күн бұрын

@@hellothere8208 I wouldn't rule out that she could be reincarnated somewhere else, just not as an idol.

@whomadethis_name 10 ай бұрын

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.

@Fixti0n 11 ай бұрын

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.

@Gibmeprimogemss 11 ай бұрын

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.

@javelinmaster2 11 ай бұрын

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.

@fraktaalimuoto 11 ай бұрын

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

@TheGyldenaut 11 ай бұрын

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.

@runespar 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

Where can I watch it??

@yuuichi4356 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

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

@mastername5373 9 ай бұрын

@@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 9 ай бұрын

@@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 9 ай бұрын

@@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 9 ай бұрын

@@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.

@Frog-Shaped-Slime 2 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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

@zidaryn 11 ай бұрын

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.

@neerajoshi5473 11 ай бұрын

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

@timezone5259 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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 😖

@chippedsaracha 2 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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

@siyaamissack8788 2 ай бұрын

@@Alphaismyname yes, sadly

@Luigimaestro Ай бұрын

chapter 150 obliterates this rumor

@CherrieBoard 21 сағат бұрын

Someone didnt keep reading

@legojoebiden8330 11 ай бұрын

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

@evanb.529 11 ай бұрын

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

@frantic_ 2 ай бұрын

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 2 ай бұрын

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_ 2 ай бұрын

@@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 2 ай бұрын

@@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

@another1118 14 күн бұрын

If doesn't have isekai I(we) wouldn't watch it. You how many Isekai trash enyoyer exist and how trend it is. If its just a normal revenge/idolish Anime Only fan of those genre would watch it. Even tho i've got felt betrayed on how things ended on ep1 but that got me hook to watch another episode. I am expecting OP edgelord mc but the Story actually deep that made me read even its manga. I dont even like idol anime but here i am

@kiiturii 11 ай бұрын

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.

@nayush2648 11 ай бұрын

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.

@kuronitsuj 11 ай бұрын

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

@apostleofninomaeinais3578 11 ай бұрын

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

@viviansarabia2071 2 ай бұрын

That's crazy that they put incest in a masterpiece

@TakuyaDelahoya 11 ай бұрын

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🥰

@Landuskir 10 ай бұрын

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.

@A_Sterisk 11 ай бұрын

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)

@Sylenced1 24 күн бұрын

Ending of video was best part - though I did cry at the stabbing scene as you portrayed it w/ your words. How dare you. I was heartbroken to see the 22 year old girl end her own life and its important to bring attention to these things because we live in an age where online bullying/harassment can ruin lives. Lastly, I think I will pick this series back up from the beginning as I think I dropped it due to the Revenge stuff. You have opened a gateway of things I can now pay attention to and enjoy - thanks for the vid : )

@dubstepilluminati1823 12 күн бұрын

just fyi the siblings do a incest

@Thewalllistener 4 ай бұрын

Wait till he realized the direction the manga was taking ( wincest )

@BrandonRTalks 4 ай бұрын

🙂 I know

@Ajgamesalot 4 ай бұрын

huh

@PeruvianPotato 2 ай бұрын

@@AjgamesalotBasicsally Chapter 143 had Aqua and Ruby kiss... Allegedly the subpslot was dropped but the damage has already been done for most fans

@Ajgamesalot 2 ай бұрын

@@PeruvianPotato so basically like the Mei Mei and Ui Ui situation (which I WILL NEVER COUNT HAS PART OF THE CANON)

@AlexG3Z 10 ай бұрын

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

@kamiwriterleonardo6345 3 ай бұрын

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.

@alamrasyidi4097 11 ай бұрын

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

@user-tm6sw1id5h 8 күн бұрын

Im surprised bro did not mention the twin romance 😭

@iyzhami3511 11 ай бұрын

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

@WikTerrOdoc 3 ай бұрын

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.

@TheAric95 11 ай бұрын

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

@shinkaiatsuya950 11 ай бұрын

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.

@nathankeel6667 11 ай бұрын

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

@mrlost470 11 ай бұрын

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

@MatrixAMch 11 ай бұрын

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.

@GarbageCanCat 11 ай бұрын

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.

@yoda0017 11 ай бұрын

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.

@yurisei6732 3 ай бұрын

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".

@b_s_productions4405 11 ай бұрын

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

@marzreineke1367 2 ай бұрын

I am very disappointed in where the manga is headed/went

@theunkn0wn1104 11 ай бұрын

James stabbing him with an ice cream spoon gave him PTSD

@honeyybutter 11 ай бұрын

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

@CreatorLovesLegos 11 ай бұрын

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

@Alex-bc3gz 10 ай бұрын

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.

@gregantus595 10 ай бұрын

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

@kingodis9417 11 ай бұрын

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

@OngakuVV 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

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

@grey.themusiccat 5 күн бұрын

jesus that end of episode one hit hard - and i havent even watched the anime. dope video

@magicalmii4095 11 ай бұрын

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)

@zoebrennan799 3 ай бұрын

You’re the first KZfaqr 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.

@DelRants 6 ай бұрын

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

@gripoufromdiscord 8 ай бұрын

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.

@HarshReviews 11 ай бұрын

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.

@BrandonRTalks 11 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

@memofett4463 11 ай бұрын

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

@DetSep 25 күн бұрын

Turned out to be an incest story ☹️ so sad. It had so much potential and the start was so good.

@tesseralith2270 7 ай бұрын

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

@Gibmeprimogemss 11 ай бұрын

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

@lsoleroktl2990 10 ай бұрын

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

@XDwasGone 11 ай бұрын

I like how brandon goes outside, so we know that he indeed does touch grass.

@call_mebecca 11 ай бұрын

yAY! New Brandon video!! :DDD 💞

@julianr8544 2 ай бұрын

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

@OwnageMancer 9 ай бұрын

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

@ReaperofKings 11 ай бұрын

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

@neerajoshi5473 11 ай бұрын

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.

@thunderjumper7958 6 ай бұрын

I was finally able to watch this video Since i just finished the first season of oshi no ko. The video has been on the backburner for a bit.

@kallistikaleid 11 ай бұрын

30:30 Fuck. Full on tears, man. Not fair. I loved this episode so much. I can barely see my damn keyboard, with that fuckin music playing. Great video, which said a LOT about Oshi no Ko.

@ClulssCrs3310 11 ай бұрын

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

@raptoria1705 11 ай бұрын

Amazing video!

@tsuyuga 11 ай бұрын

its a good day when brandon uploads

@Skeinad 10 ай бұрын

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

@theparadoxicaltouristtrave9320 11 күн бұрын

The fact that I could translate the last of Akane's hate posts without knowing a single character of Japanese says how powerful it was. A bit triggering, but powerful.

@NGEvangeliman 2 ай бұрын

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

@levyyy4594 11 ай бұрын

The ad segway was probabyly the best I had ever seen

@Cheezeeeee 10 ай бұрын

I've read the manga and really enjoyed it, haven't watched the anime though but damn, you made me tear up with Akane's and the last 20 minutes thing holy shit, never thought that scene would be much much more painful. I kinda stopped reading on the chapter where Akane attempted the thing as I thought I was getting too affected of what's going on, or I might just be not in the right headspace at the time. This series is really interesting, it tickles my curiosity. I'll give it a shot again this week.

@tangangsta 11 ай бұрын

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.

@chaosdragonlevianeer5876 11 ай бұрын

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

@sundaymyhusband 11 ай бұрын

Ai's death scene was so well made it makes me cry every time i see it. Im the kind of person that usually doesnt give a shit.

@StarryV3nus 7 күн бұрын

I really enjoyed this video! I adore this show so much, and I'm so happy to see someone look at it like I did. Most of the tie I just get "Isekai" "Internet" "Incest" But no one ever seems so mention all the amazing things Oshi no Ko has done. I just really loved this video! Keep it up!