#“oshi no ko”

[jackiewepps]

Anime Talk - Just Sad

*sigh* Now I'm just feeling sad, and it's all because of anime because... well anime can make you go through all kinds of emotions but this... well it just became a bit more real than usual.

Remember what anime I have been promoting for the past couple of months? This one! ("Oshi no Ko" in case you can't be bothered to follow the link) If you don't feel like watching the anime, go read the manga. It's on Jump+, first read is free.

Last month, a classmate told me that it is based on real events. When she said that, I wanted to look into it and learn more. Well, she is kind of right. I believe that most of the events described have actually happened, not to the same people, maybe not even anywhere near the same time, but I believe there is at least one example of most events in the real Japanese entertainment industry. According to one of the authors (Akasaka, Aka) that is what is going on. However, after episode 6, people got a much more specific case in mind.

SPOILER WARNING FOR THAT EPISODE!!!!!!

Also, if you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, do not hesitate to reach out to any support, annonymous or otherwise. I'm sure there are many countries that has one. We do here in Denmark: livslinien.dk.

In this episode, a participant in a dating drama is being exessively bullied online by fans of the show and this causes her to attempt suicide. She is saved, but the story that these events are allegedly based on, ends a lot differently.

A pro-wrestler was in a similar situation, and unfortunately, she had no one to save her. Apparently the two stories were so similar that the mother of the pro-wrestler claims that the show is using her daughter's death to make a profit.

It has never been confirmed that this is the case, but if it is, honestly I can no longer support the show the way I do now. It's good, yes, but I will not help someone making a profit from someone else's suicide.

However, even with the arguments that the mother makes, it could be a coincidence that some of the posts are similar to those her daughter received. I mean, I don't know what kind of posts it even is. Many people get bullied online these days. Sadly that is nothing new. You don't have to be on a dating show, you don't even have to be famous for people online to tell you such evil things. I don't even want to type out what kind of evil things it is! Many years ago, I remember seeing a documentary, I think it was British, about teens taking their own lives due to exessive bullying on the internet that they could never escape from. Because this is such a common problem, I do not believe that neither the manga artists, nor the animators are trying to make a profit out of a single girl's suicide.

Even so, the mother of the daugher in question has every right to her feelings. She has every right to make the claims she does, and they may be true, I have no way of neither confirming, nor denying that.

However, people do not have the right to start bullying this poor mother who lost her daughter in such a tragic way (they don't have the right to bully anyone actually). Even so, they have been harrassing her for her claims, no matter what. The "fans" of "Oshi no Ko" who have just seen a message about what bullying online can cause, are actively doing that to someone else. How is this right? It's sad. It's tragic. My heart breaks for anyone who has ever been bullied this exessively online or offline.

I honestly wonder what goes through people's minds that makes them capable of bullying someone online. *sigh*

Anyway, if you are hurting and need someone to talk to, reach out to a service, or to anyone really. You are important to someone, you are valued, even if it doesn't always feel that way, there is someone who cares.

[animeloverbrazil]

"Oshi no Ko" Terceira Temporada Confirmada com Novo Visual e Teaser

[brucebocchi]

king of feminism

[arctic-blade]

タケウチ　リョースケ on X: "おら東京と千葉行ってきただ2024 凄く楽しかったです!! https://t.co/4taCBLjWuq" / X

[kensatou]

watching oshi no ko and the ending, mephisto, is by queen bee. the band’s lead singer avu-chan is of japanese and african-american descent, openly transgender, and HAS THE RANGE

[senjo]

[exiaax]

Series of reaction images i want everyone to spam to be annoying together, especially when the anime starts airing. I;m definitely gonna be using the hell out of them on Reddit and twt lmaoooo

[nyancrimew]

[yonae]

[zephyrine-gale]

my favorite idol!

[elyonholic]

Akane Kurokawa — OSHI NO KO ep14

[hop-a-lot]

someone made yoasobi Idol cover with Demoman ai voice on youtube and this is my mental image

[a-titty-ninja]

[deathberi]

♫ FATALE by GEMN | 【推しの子】 OP2

[arctic-blade]

えーあい on X: "有馬かな 「！」 https://t.co/8x4cDnSXyD" / X

[reisonant]