Crunchyroll announced today that the first season of the OSHI NO KO TV anime series is now streaming on its platform, with the second season set to be added sometime this coming spring. The currently airing third season premiered in Japan on January 14, 2026.
The company is working in collaboration with partners, including HIDIVE. The first season launches on Crunchyroll with newly prepared subtitles for select languages, alongside an English dub that is now available. Additional subtitle localizations will be rolled out throughout spring.
In addition, new Castilian Spanish and German dubs for OSHI NO KO Season 3 debuted on Crunchyroll today.
Crunchyroll announced that it would simulcast the third season weekly in select countries and territories worldwide last October. Meanwhile, HIDIVE is streaming the third season as part of its Winter 2026 lineup after streaming the previous two seasons in select countries
The first season of OSHI NO KO was released in 2023 and the second season in 2024.
Daisuke Hiramaki is directing the ongoing third season, with Jin Tanaka as series composer and Kanna Hirayama as character designer. Doga Kobo is in charge of the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast stars:
- • Takeo Otsuka as Aqua
- • Yurie Igoma as Ruby
- • Megumi Han as Kana Arima
- • Manaka Iwami as Akane Kurokawa
- • Rumi Okubo as MEMcho
The mystery drama manga series was written by Aka Akasaka and drawn by Mengo Yokoyari. It was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump magazine from April 23, 2020 to November 14, 2024. Sixteen total tankobon volumes were released in Japan.
The manga also inspired a spin-off novel, mobile game, a 2024 live-action TV drama, and a live-action film.
©Aka Akasaka x Mengo Yokoyari/Shueisha, “OSHI NO KO” Partners
Yen Press licensed the OSHI NO KO manga for English release. It describes the first volume’s main premise as:
Gorou is an ob-gyn with a life far removed from the glitz and glamour of the entertainment industry—the world of his favorite idol, rising star Ai Hoshino. But when the two are unexpectedly brought together, their fates become intertwined in ways that defy all reason. For the good doctor, it’s time to stan(d) and deliver!
Source: press release
