Kadokawa announced the acquisition of Doga Kobo, the animation studio behind the Oshi no Ko and New Game! anime adaptations. Doga Kobo will be a subsidiary of the Kadokawa Group conglomerate.
Doga Kobo opened in July 1973, and the studio has 62 employees as of June 2024. Besides Oshi no Ko, one of the company’s most recent works includes the Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night anime, which premiered on April 6 this year.
Oshi no Ko Season 2 premiered on July 3 as an adaptation of the manga’s “Tokyo Blade” stage play. A live-action movie, an Amazon Prime series, and a slew of new merchandise, including a new Ai Hoshino Nendoroid, are also on the way.
New chapters of Mengo Yokoyari and Aka Akasaka’s Oshi no Ko manga series typically release on Thursdays at 12:00 a.m. JST / Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m. EDT. Fans may read new manga chapters on Manga Plus in English. In Japan, new chapters are available in Young Jump and other manga services.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the series, via Manga Plus:
“In the world of showbiz, lies are weapons.” Goro works as an OB-GYN in the countryside, a life far removed from the entertainment industry. Meanwhile, his favorite idol, Ai Hoshino, has begun her climb to stardom. The two meet in the “worst possible way,” setting the gears of fate in motion! The amazing Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari team up to depict the world of showbiz from a completely new perspective in this shocking series!
