It is undeniable that “Oshi no Ko” is one of the most important anime franchises of the moment. With a successful anime adaptation that is already preparing a second season, as well as a live-action series and movie adaptation, Aqua Hoshino’s revenge story has done nothing but reap success after success.
But this wide recognition must be the reason why “Oshi no Ko” is constantly trending on social media. It is no longer just about new chapters, but the phenomenon even reaches the strangest things that could be mentioned. Now the franchise has just generated a debate among Internet users because the latter discovered that the designs of the uniforms of Aqua Hoshino, Ruby Hoshino and other characters that appear as students of the Youtou Academy of Arts, are extremely similar to those of a real life school.
This is the Hanlim Academy of Multiple Arts, located in South Korea and known for admitting celebrities from the entertainment industry. We can notice that the designs of the uniforms, in fact, are identical to those shown in the “Oshi no Ko” franchise. However, neither Aka Akasaka nor Mengo Yokoyari have indicated if they are aware of this or if this school served as inspiration for their designs.
Of course, as we have already commented in previous articles, this matter depends entirely on the way you look at it. That is, fans of “Oshi no Ko” will surely say that it is “an homage or reference to real life”, while anti-fans or those who simply ignore “Oshi no Ko” will point out that it is of “a copy or even plagiarism”.
Anyway, fans obviously had some things to say about it:
- «Ultimately, the similarities are too many to be a coincidence.».
- «However, would this be the responsibility of the author or the illustrator?».
- «Hmm, this is quite a curious thing, I’m surprised someone noticed.».
- «First of all, the whole story of Oshi no Ko already seemed like a Korean drama to me».
- «Well, variety and romance shows are also popular in South Korea».
- «We must not ignore that South Korea copied the idea of our school uniforms, I think it is justified».
- «The skirts are the only strange thing. I think they should have changed that in Oshi no Ko if they didn’t want someone to notice the copy».
Fountain: Otakomu
