If I had a nickel for every time a highly anticipated anime series aired in 2023 with a feature length first episode, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice! In this video, we're talking about Oshi no Ko, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and how they made the absolute best first impression with feature length premieres by taking the anime community by storm!
Full Oshi no Ko behind the scenes video:
https://youtu.be/kkwq8R8ag7k?si=IX35fn5SSyRHWdll
Timestamps:
0:00 A Brief Intro to TV Episode Lengths
1:39 The Pros & Cons of Double Length Premieres
3:12 Why This is a Big Deal
4:57 How to Hook New Fans
5:19 A. Oshi no Ko's Deceptive Idols
9:53 B. Frieren's Timely Fantasy
15:25 Pacing, Structure, & Expectation
20:34 Feature Length = Future Length?
Music used:
Snow White with the Red Hair OST
Shirobako OST
Death Parade OST
Wonder Egg Priority OST
Log Horizon OST
March Comes In Like a Lion OST
Hunter X Hunter OST
Toradora OST
Violet Evergarden OST
Lovely Complex OST
Parasyte OST
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Oshi no Ko[a] (【推しの子】, "My Favorite Idol" or "Their Idol's Children"[3]) is a Japanese manga series written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump since April 2020, with its chapters collected in twelve tankōbon volumes as of July 2023. It has been licensed for release in North America by Yen Press and is simultaneously published by Shueisha on their Manga Plus platform. It follows a doctor and his recently deceased patient who were reborn as twins to a famous Japanese pop idol and navigate the highs and lows of the country's entertainment industry as they grow up together through their lives.
An anime television series adaptation, produced by Doga Kobo, aired its first 11-episode season from April to June 2023. A second season has been announced. In North America, Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series with an English dub, which premiered on Hidive in May 2023.
By October 2023, the manga had over 14 million copies in circulation.
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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Japanese: 葬送のフリーレン, Hepburn: Sōsō no Furīren, "Frieren, the Final Farewell to the Dead") is a Japanese manga series written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday since April 2020, with its chapters collected in eleven tankōbon volumes as of September 2023. The series is licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media. An anime television series adaptation produced by Madhouse premiered in September 2023.
By September 2023, the manga had over 10 million copies in circulation. In 2021, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End won the 14th Manga Taishō and the New Creator Prize of the 25th annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
