Just yesterday the production of a live-action adaptation, both in series and film format, for the popular manga was finally confirmed.Oshi no Ko“. Although few details were revealed, we could see the main cast already in their attire and impersonating the charactersbut this only made Japanese netizens feel insecure with the effort the production is making.
It turns out that fans on social media are not entirely satisfied with the selection made for the cast of characters., especially for issues such as hair colors or their general appearance. For example, Ai Hoshino, who has purple hair in the manga, has black (or dark brown) hair in this adaptation. On the other hand, Aqua and Ruby, who should be blonde, have brown hair.
This, combined with comments that the live-action version of Aqua doesn’t look like a teenager at all, led to the term “パロディAV (Parody AV)” becoming a trend on social networks. What does it mean? Well, the term extends to “Parody Adult Video”, and is understood as pornographic films produced in Japan that make up and dress their girls as popular anime characters, trying to ride the fame of another franchise to make sales.
So, fans are comparing the new live-action “Oshi no Ko” with a porn of this style, referring to the fact that the characterizations are not convincing. Obviously it still remains to be seen how the protagonists act (and the fact that the actresses of Ai and Ruby Hoshino are ex-idols sounds promising), but the reviews have already begun and there are still months until the premiere:
- «Hmm, I think they could have found some more beautiful girls and boys than these actors».
- «Just looking at the three above, I don’t expect much from their performances.».
- «Even if they are just photographs, their facial expressions look blank and dead, I don’t expect much from their acting skills.».
- «I wonder why the outfits and makeup look so cheap. As if they were from a porn movie, or there are even some that do it better».
- «The Aqua is too old. Men May Age Fast, But They Don’t Even Put Efforts On Their Makeup».
- «As expected, this turned out to be one of those cosplay porn movies».
- «Wow, the anticipation lasted only one night. Today no one seems interested in this project anymore.».
- «They make a live-action of Oshi no Ko despite the fact that in the same story it is criticized that live-action manga are generally disappointing».
- «I wonder how they will do the scenes where the babies talk, they will surely be terrifying».
- «Aqua’s guy doesn’t have much of an acting background, I wonder why they chose him».
- «I understand the hair colors and the lack of pupils, but why exactly imitate expressions that can only be done in manga?».
- «No, no, no, I would prefer that they make a live-action SPY x FAMILY».
- «Akasaka-sensei’s comment said it all, he does not trust this production at all».
- «Only MEM-cho seems convincing to me, and I’m being quite permissive».
- «I think they made a porn of Kana Arima where the girl looks much better than this official production».
If you are wondering about the latter, it is “STARS-991“, a film starring the actress Mahiro Tadai (唯井まひろ), who cosplays Kana Arima, also from “Oshi no Ko”. On the cover of the film (which is the only thing we can show you), we can see her characterizing the character:
And you, do you trust this next Oshi no Ko live-action project?
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