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maria is virgin mary in japanese and many other languages suprisingly in slovak too it is reference to spoiler for first ep her having kids and not really known father virgin marry too has sun jesus that isnt really son of his bio father because his father is god not human so it is refering to ruby and aqua too they are biologicaly kids of father but they themself have different parents
Hi quick question do you understand German? If yes there is a German Fancover by Yuko( it's better too understand for the ones who doesn't understand the reference like Virgin Maria and other little things) Sorry if you see the text in two different versions i don't know if the first got deleted because of a link to the video
"Ave Maria" is Latin for hail Mary (reference to the Virgin Mary) so I agree with you. Idol culture in a lot of Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea, the idols are supposed to be represented as "young", "fresh", "pure". Which is why they usually sign contracts which prohibits them from dating (well outwardly dating, and causing "scandals") to not "tarnish" the idol image mentality, majority of the fans have there. I agree fully it's a reference to the Virgin Mary.
That's what I was thinking, theres reincarnation in this story, the twins called themselves divine beings as toddlers. This story is centered on IDOL worship. Mary is supposed to be a virgin just like Ai is (to the publics knowledge). There a lot of references to stars and Mary is the queen of heaven.
Exactly. As seen in episode 1, in the conversation between Ruby and Aqua regarding their father, Ruby straight up said something along the line of "what are you talking about? There were never any man in the first place" (she was basically in denial mode and hell-blended on convincing herself that Ai obviously conceived them like how Virgin Mary conceived Jesus than to accept the fact that she have had engaged the act with a man lol)
I know its subjective but id go to a doctor and have your ears looked at. lyrics really need to better fit the song instead of being jammed in literally translated where it does not necessarily fit
@@granthseIn this situation, I don't believe this version sounding so similar is up to interpretation, even down to the syllable count and sounds for some lines, they are the same. I personally don't believe the lyrics flow well through some parts but that is natural with a translation across languages. This is regardless an incredible job of a translation from Yoasobi.
If you saw first episode you will maybe remember Ruby speech about their birth. She said: " She obviously had a virgin conception, right?". I think that is the reason why Ai is singing about "Maria"
I was also thinking surely the Dad knows about them and is Watching them... He knew they born he knows they're alive... Just a random thought I had the other day.
I was so shocked and impressed how well they incorporated English lyrics into Japanese song. Like... it's sounds almost exactly like the original! And the fact it is sung by the same artist! Man, that's so good!
the MARIA part is referencing the virgin mary - AI gave birth but idols in the public eyes must remain pure, wholesome, untouched by love and yes, a virgin. this is why the whole first part of the song is written like an interview and the last question is "are you seeing anyone? what's your type" and she replies "I'm clueless about love, I don't know even how it feels" all in order in keep her public image as pure as can be. this song capsulates AI's life so perfectly it's scary, dark and so good all at once.
Yes. This, totally. This cultural detail is so crucial to the manga/anime and thus to the song, yet so many people get lost in other, more esoteric references. It is a shame idols are scrutinized so much by everyone, and a single misstep spirals into absolute destruction. Chapters 6 and 7 deal with it. Yet, the story continues hammering that point. Hopefully, it may help some people open their eyes and stop demanding so much out of idols.
I also watched the music video after watching the first episode of the anime, and I was deeply moved. It's unfortunate that many people, without experiencing the original work or the anime, solely watch the music video based on its high view count, and as a result, they are unable to understand the content and miss out on the emotional impact, ending up with little to no reaction to the video. Please also inform those people that they are missing out on a wonderful experience of being deeply moved. The great thing about the English versions of all of YOASOBI's music videos is that they match the Japanese sounds, but also match the meaning. In most cases, it matches the sound of the end of the word. For some reason, in some places the English sounds like Japanese. After listening to the Japanese version several times, please listen to the English version. Please listen and compare and find out. MV time count 0:55 english「That emotion melts」→ japan「daremoga mewo」 MV time count 1:35 「Completely deny」→「kanpeki janai」 MV time count 1:41 「That emotion seized」→「daremoga shinji」 MV time count 1:55 「Dammit Dammit」→「dame dame」
Yes. Whenever those lines come in english, I listen to the japanese lines. It is on another level.I've never heard any translation that is so detail-oriented. Now, I do celebrate this song becoming quite viral. It will draw more people to the anime, and show that it is not an industry ained at children exclusively. Also, it might help bring more jap artists outside of Japan.
Maria is the Latin for Mary , and many Asian countries when translating the Bible used Maria rather than Mary as the name for virgin Mary . So what the song meant when AI said that she is like Maria , is that she is divine .
Do any countries except for english speaking ones translate Maria as Mary? In Dutch at least it's Maria and that's what I tend to see as the "accurate" name since, like you said, it's the one latin uses.
That bunny suit ai wearing has another meaning. In Japanese,rabbit is read as"usa”,and lie is read as "uso". So wearing bunny suit on stage means wearing lie suit on stage. If you have noticed that Ai's marks on "B komachi" is a rabbit mark, that means lies. And Ai appeared on stage third times without bunny suit in vedio means she dont need wearing lie on stage. I'm Taiwanese, if the English expression is not good please forgive me. 🙏
Yes, yes. It is also important to note that Ai appears on stage without costume after self-reflection, and after having her children. As in the manga/anime, she starts shning more once she finds her true love, watching her children while on stage. Once she finds it, she does not need to cover herself in a lie to show that love.
Wow! That's interesting considering in tarot the moon represents lies and deception and the Japanese seem a rabbit on the moon. I wonder if that's why their word for lie and rabbit are similar, or if it's just a coincidence?
Ayase, the producer behind Yoasobi, is a die-hard fan of Oshi no Ko and planned writing a song about the series about 1.5 years before Yoasobi received the offer to officially write "Idol" for the anime. He even had already had a demo version done which has been used for this song.
Ayase said. He was always a fan of the manga and had written this song before the offer came in. I guess that's one aspect of how the song became so synchronized with the anime. Either way, it is awesome.
well, one big reason is that most shounen stories airing rn are kinda trash. ik oshi no ko is a seinen but since most shows are shounen, it does look pretty good. but when u compare it to some seinens like vinland saga for eg, it's a bloodbath.
@@oogwaythesussyturtle I'm actually sick of people comparing every manga with vagabond , berserk, vinland saga. Like we get it these manga are in a league of their own and nothing compares to it. I read vinland saga and loved it but that doesn't mean I compare it to every other manga and use it as a standard. Every time someone says "____ manga is good" people will start comparing it to berserk or vagabond just like you. They're not even the same genre. How do you even compare it? People need to understand that there are other manga with great stories which are not vinland saga or vagabond. These are not the only manga in existence. A manga doesn't need to have a better story and art than vagabond , vinland saga , berserk to be good. It can be still be great even if it doesn't measure upto vagabond. People like you are the manga equivalent of fans who compares every anime with one piece
@@adityagandhi9882 i get u but tell me a way to actually analyze how good a manga is objectively. there isn't really any other way than to compare it with others. that's how u know the strengths and weaknesses of a story. and i m not comparing it with berserk, vagabond, monster, etc cuz they r on another league. all i m doing is comparing it to a show that's releasing along with it and make a rough nudges on what oshi no ko really offers. we all say it's a great story, and i do agree to some extent but when u compare it other mature seinen like vinland, u realise that oshi no ko fails on a lot of aspects. it's story, while realistic is overexaggerated a lot, it's characters are cli'ched and act like edgy nerds. it's story also isn't very consistent(as a manga reader, i can confirm that oshi no ko does do a decent job in many aspects, mostly romance and comedy but it fails on character development, consistency and just good plot progression). again, i m not saying that oshi no ko is bad or anything but most weebs just say that it's among the best after watching like 2 seinen and 100s of cringe shounen shows.
The I'm Maria is the reference for Mother Maria, on how people around Ai wonder why and whose child she pregnant with. *Episode 1 Spoiler Alert but some people (*Stalker) starts accuse her to be some kind of prostitute and liar etc.
I must say that the deeper you dive into Japanese songs, especially Vocaloids, you'll find that most of the songs with upbeat/cheerful music actually have depressing/dark lyrics. Therefore it's always important to check out the lyrics whenever you listen to JP songs^^ YOASOBI's songs aren't considered as Vocaloid though since they're sung by real singer/human, not artificial singer/Vocaloid, but the aspect of "dark lyrics covered by bright/cheerful music and arts" is still used in this Idol song. I just find this amusing and very enjoyable ❤️
First reaction when you listening this song: 🤩😍and when you find english subtitles or english version of this song: 😭😢. 6:30 every fan of this anime: 😭😭😭
5:15 Maria I think is a reference to holy Mary because in some languages Mary is called Maria and Mariam so Ai is saying, "Look at me I'm as innocent, holy and pure as Holy Mary/Maria" It also shows that how idols fans expect their idol to always stay single and never lie to them and stay pure and innocent and be their gods even though idols are just teenage girls and Ai know this very well so she wear a facade of holy mary
I think the maria part is how in Japan the name maria means truth and blessing. Like how Ai wants to be truthful, and how Ai was blessed for her talent
Actually, given the context of where Ai says it in the song, this might be the most accurate theory. In the moment in the song, she isn't talking about her children directly, the only time she addresses them is in this part, but hasn't got anything to do with their birth or playing the part of a virgin while secretly leading this double life. She states "I sing and dance around, look at me, I'm Maria" which is identical in the original. Mary wasn't a liar last I checked (I'm an Atheist for reference, no dog in that race), so it's more likely referencing that, specifically the "blessed for her talent" aspect.
that contrast between upbeat, dance music and dark lyrics is almost a norm in Yoasobi's songs. and I'm sure that's one of the reasons they were chosen for this opening. Due to the contradiction between Ai and him, he controlled himself and pretended everything he said and did.. great reaction as always🎉🎉
If you didn’t notice it the part in the english version when she said “That emotion” rhymes just like the japanese version, but instead of “That emotion” it was “Nobody” which if you spell it in japanese, it spells as “Daremo” > “That emotion” rhymes which is cool 😂
Some things to think about: 1. Al's full name is Ai Hoshino. Her name can either be interpreted as a field of stars (including the stars in her eyes) (Ai = Eye, Hoshino = 星野 = Star field). It can also be interpreted as "desire for love" (Ai = 愛 = Love, Hoshino = Hoshiino = 欲しいの = want). The second one is very accurate to her character considering the fact that she's spent all her life wanting to love and wanting to be loved. 2. The rabbit costume represents lies. It's a mask for Ai to hide her true self, and it's also a play on words. Rabbits are called うさぎ (usagi) in Japanese. Lies are called 嘘 (Uso) and fraud is called 詐欺 (sagi). So, うさぎ = うそ + さぎ = 嘘 + 詐欺 = Lies and fraud. 3. When Ai calls herself as "Maria", she is referring to Virgin Mary. (In Japanese, Mary = マリア = Maria). She does this mainly because 1. Ruby thought she had a virgin birth (lol) 2. she's supposed to be a "pure and untainted" idol. 4. The edgy rant part is from the POV of another girl in B Komachi. The part (and whole song actually) is based off of a short novel the author wrote called "45510" which is in the POV of an anonymous member of the group. The novel talks much more than her jealously of Ai; it talks about how that other member was also a huge fan of Ai and had her own image of Ai she created in her head. She deletes both the video and blog that Ai made/wrote that showed her vulnerability because the Ai she knows is someone who is uninhibited, not dependent on anyone else, doesn't regret anything and is the strongest of all. That's why in the end of the edgy rant part, it says "完璧な君じゃ許さない / 誰より強い君以外は認めない" (I won't allow anything else but the perfect you / I won't acknowledge anyone other than the strongest you). This is her way of saying that Ai can only be the strongest Ai she knows of, which gives more depth to the other B Komachi characters, rather than having them just be shallow, jealous people.
Akasaka-sensei is a genius. Two of the greatest modern anime have come from his work and have amazingly got the production they deserve with music like this and amazing animation. I'm also just discovering with some wiki-ing that he's almost exactly the same age as me and wondering what I've done with my life.
It’s very nice how they put EP 1 in this song 1st the fans expectation asking all those personal questions. 2nd the hate and jealous from the industry (cutting her in the drama Bsc she shines too bright) 3rd the Fame and the stalking media 4th Aqua and Ruby. Perfect.
Oshi No Ko hits all the vibes really well... Like when Oshi No Ko gets comedic, it's REALLY funny... When it wants to get sad, it gets REALLY sad... When it wants to get all badass cool and give vibes of like Light from Death Note, things get badass and cool... The designs for like the 3 big 'protagonistic' sort of characters are also on point, like I love what they did with the eyes, that's really clever and cool... It just hits the emotions perfectly every time I think... It also was interestingly not too predictable, like there are 2 predictions I made that had me thinking it was at first, but then after that the anime started subverting my expectations quite a lot later in the first episode... There's one storytelling device which I won't say which one to avoid spoiling too much, but basically this storytelling device usually ends a certain way to sort of blow up into this big moment... But then this anime instead never has that and instead the story takes on a different direction without fully resolving this storytelling device... And like, it kept doing this over and over again and I kept falling for it thinking "Okay, the story naturally is going to have to have this direction at some point." BUT NOPE!!! That possibility gets thrown out the window and it's like wow... They set themselves up for a big moment, then they have a different big moment... And because of that I feel like this story is very good at being unpredictable, but also while you have expectations for 'X' the anime will give you 'Y' instead and it's not even disappointing like with some stories, instead you're just like "Wow, y'know, not how I would've written it but 'Y' is pretty good too." Musically I also feel like that's maybe captured in the song, since it just jumps across all sorts of genres and things and you really don't expect what is coming next in much of the song... But it's not disappointing, it's amazingly chaotic...
I hadn't watched the prologue episode and quite liked it, but now with that context after watching it, holy shit, also the English version does a good enough job to keep the lyrics faithful to the original
Yoasobi followed their roots with it. They wrote the song based on the short story 45510 written by the manga author which is very powerful. Unfortunately as far as I’m aware there isn’t an official way to read it in English but there are can translations out there. It’s worth a read
In the lyrics Maria is a reference to Saint Maria. She is the patron saint of chastity, r---victims, girls, youth, teenage girls, poverty, purity, and forgiveness.Whats interesting is that in the Japanese version, they make a reference to venus "Never to appear again, a reincarnation of Venus". Venus is the Goddess of love, and in Japanese the verb Ai, or Aishiteru, means love (A reference to Ai's name/character) Additionally, in the Japanese version, the final words are "Ah yatto ieta kore wa zettai uso janai aishiteru" which are Ai's last words at the end of Episode 1.
If u wanna do more ops by Yoasobi I'd recommend Shukufuku, which is the op for Gundam Witch of Mercury. I could also recommend original songs like Sangenshoku, Probably, and 群青 (just copy paste this). Yoasobi are so incredible it's insane. Everytime they speak, it's a banger 😂
There is a short story which was released with ep 1 along side with the Opening, it is only a couple of pages long, which you should give a read and maybe listen to the song once more which I know you will be listening to regardless but also go through the lyrics again as there are a lot of Easter eggs in that short story too and fleshes out Ai a bit more and gives her more depth and complexity. Most of us would highly recommend you give it a read and would love to hear your thoughts on that too and maybe add it to your next ep reaction.
As someone that hasn’t watched Oshi No Ko and instead watches video essays (if I could I would.) on it I recognised the dress Ai wears in the ending of the song immediately, I also like going into shows knowing stuff so ehh
This is why I always rec watching openings subbed, lyrics usually have important meaning and you can't fully get the impact if you don't know what it's saying lol Also, Maria is Virgin Mary, it's a reference about purity and inmaculate conception.
The juxtaposition of upbeat song and depressing lyrics is just perfectly encapsulate how japanese idol culture are. If you dont know the lyrics this look like an innocent song, full of happiness and joy, if you look deeper however this actually a plea for help from AI. Just like people looking at idol industry who are look innocent and embodied purity while if look deeper there are so much more dark reality underneath. (other than that, it is just typical Yoasobi style of upbeat and dark lyrics honestly lol)
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"The music it self, just listening, it's so bright you can't see it dark, but the lyrics is in fact really dark" aaaaand That's YOASABI for you haha. yµYoru ni kakeru and some others are also like that
The music video actually references a short story light novel, you can find the short story by searching up 45510 oshi no ko which was the password for the third phone of ai however find the translated version as the og story is in japanese
I personally believe that both Love is War and Oshi no ko both got a very solid anime adaptation. I must say anime studios that have this good performance in adapting anime are quite rare in the industry, especially since these anime are pretty much the exceptions of anime being better than the source material. Like, in the story of Oshi no ko, we see that manga author being very sad about how crappy her manga was adapted into a drama? We all know Akaksaka wasn't complaining about his manga on this because his manga all got ridiculous high-quality adaptation.
I understand you perfectly, I started with fantasy animes and isekais, but lately most of the ones I see are school romcoms. Don't get me wrong, fantasy ones are still my favourite, but a lot of the anime genres I watch are influenced by my brother and he dabbled in romcoms from time to time, but unlike him I'm a huge fan of the slice of life for peace, and fun when mixed with comedy, which it transmits
If you want a similar experience to this I would recommend "Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY". Incidentally, the theme song for this anime is also YOASOBI.
In a Roman Catholic/Christian stand point whenever someone in the industry or like artists begin to use “Maria/Mary” in their work, it’s most likely to show the stark contrast between “innocence” and “corruption”. Maria/Mary/Virgin Mary (and other variations of her name but most notably these 3), signifies “purity”, “innocence”, and “without sin” since she was born without “original sin” in order to become the mother of Christ/Jesus. So for Ai to use “Maria” in that context, it’s a nod to how on the stage she’s this innocent and cute 16 year old who is seemingly friendly, having a great time, and overall just.. pure. But then you realize oh, she is more aware of the darkness of the idol industry, she deals with stalkers and fanatics, she deals with exhausting fan interactions and schedules, and that she-a sixteen year old-had premarital sex with someone and bore a child. It’s fucked up but that’s the idol industry. We don’t know that some idols who are especially minors are forced to please older superiors and even are forced to have/or kill the possible children they may have during promotions and idol years. It’s a genius play on Ai’s character which I LOVE! It just shows how dark the idol industry is without implying too much.
English people not knowing who "maria" is is hilarious to me XD It's a reference to the Virgin Mary, Mary obviously wasn't a virgin if she gave birth, but for "the belief" it's important that her image is squeaky clean. Similarly Ai is an object of worship, literally an "idol", and for the lie of AI to exists her believers must also believe her to be a pure, perfect, untainted, virgin mary. Even Ruby believed that AI LITERALLY had a virgin birth.
I'm pretty sure most openings are fit for their animes, it's just most people doesn't bother to check the lyrics. Even more, anime like mob psycho 100 made a whole band just for the openings and endings.
@@RenderingUser The author of the series wrote the short story set after the events of the anime. There is a translation floating around online. The Oshi no Ko wiki has some more info about it
SPOILER WARNING!!! María may be a reference to Virgin Maria, the mother of Jesus Christ in catholicism. The other may be Saint Maria Goretta. Her story match Ai, because both were stabbed by a man that loved them, and they forgave the man just before dying.
Anime is one of the view mediums that manages to make almost all types of genres and genre mix entertaining. The biggest mistake one can make with anime, is dismiss a show just becouse it's genre doesn't sound "appealing", becouse it will just lead to them missing out on some good stuff! Just wait till you get into sports anime, like Haikyuu, THOSE are the ones that suprised me personaly the most with how enjoyable the are! :3
It's amazing as we think we'll just like a gender, but you come across such a good artwork that you end up expanding your panorama. Anime is not a gender, just a kind of animation and there is so much to discover and I'm glad Luke is enjoying this world. Congratulations you are already an Otaku more hahaha
I think it would be great if you started doing review/closing thoughts videos on anime you finish reacting to for the people who don't have time to watch every reaction to get your thoughts. Even if they're like 5 minute videos where you just talk ahout what you did and didn't like about it.
5:20 The Maria line is a reference to her being a pregnant virgin. On one hand, idols don't get pregnant because they are pure and virginal. On the other, the big mystery is who is the father of Ruby and Aqua. In fact, the end of the first chapter comes from the fan avcusing Ai of vheating all her fans by being pregnant and having children, thus not being a virgin as he idolized her.
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maria is virgin mary in japanese and many other languages suprisingly in slovak too it is reference to
spoiler for first ep
her having kids and not really known father virgin marry too has sun jesus that isnt really son of his bio father because his father is god not human so it is refering to ruby and aqua too they are biologicaly kids of father but they themself have different parents
ps even chorus is your my savour your my saving grace which signifies its refferencing virgin mary
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"Maria" is simply referencing The Virgin Mary. At least the image of an Untainted purity.
Hi quick question do you understand German? If yes there is a German Fancover by Yuko( it's better too understand for the ones who doesn't understand the reference like Virgin Maria and other little things)
Sorry if you see the text in two different versions i don't know if the first got deleted because of a link to the video
i’m pretty sure the maria part is referencing the virgin mary and how she’s as divine as mary in the eyes of her fans
Wait.. So Jesus have twin sister? What a conspiracy 🤯
"Ave Maria" is Latin for hail Mary (reference to the Virgin Mary) so I agree with you.
Idol culture in a lot of Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea, the idols are supposed to be represented as "young", "fresh", "pure". Which is why they usually sign contracts which prohibits them from dating (well outwardly dating, and causing "scandals") to not "tarnish" the idol image mentality, majority of the fans have there.
I agree fully it's a reference to the Virgin Mary.
That's what I was thinking, theres reincarnation in this story, the twins called themselves divine beings as toddlers. This story is centered on IDOL worship. Mary is supposed to be a virgin just like Ai is (to the publics knowledge).
There a lot of references to stars and Mary is the queen of heaven.
@@VV-xe4ym also not to mention she gave birth to kids that talked in the cradle 💀💀💀
Exactly.
As seen in episode 1, in the conversation between Ruby and Aqua regarding their father, Ruby straight up said something along the line of "what are you talking about? There were never any man in the first place" (she was basically in denial mode and hell-blended on convincing herself that Ai obviously conceived them like how Virgin Mary conceived Jesus than to accept the fact that she have had engaged the act with a man lol)
The fact that they were able to make the English version of this song sound so natural and exactly like the original is just surreal
Yeah!!
I know its subjective but id go to a doctor and have your ears looked at. lyrics really need to better fit the song instead of being jammed in literally translated where it does not necessarily fit
@@granthseIn this situation, I don't believe this version sounding so similar is up to interpretation, even down to the syllable count and sounds for some lines, they are the same. I personally don't believe the lyrics flow well through some parts but that is natural with a translation across languages. This is regardless an incredible job of a translation from Yoasobi.
@@granthse bro id like you to get your ears checked
The lyrics do fit
@@granthse Maybe after you go to a doctor first 😅
If you saw first episode you will maybe remember Ruby speech about their birth. She said: " She obviously had a virgin conception, right?". I think that is the reason why Ai is singing about "Maria"
That's what I thought too, in religion Maria/Mary/Marie in both "pure" and a mother...
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I was also thinking surely the Dad knows about them and is Watching them... He knew they born he knows they're alive... Just a random thought I had the other day.
@@GOTGames how about Genshin Impact world bosses OST video? These OSTs are even more stunning than Genshin trailers
@@GOTGames Hi. Ruby is her biggest fan. I think that Ruby didn´t want to admit that Ai was with some guy 🙂
The lyrics really hit hard once you've watched the first episode.
I was so shocked and impressed how well they incorporated English lyrics into Japanese song. Like... it's sounds almost exactly like the original! And the fact it is sung by the same artist!
Man, that's so good!
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the MARIA part is referencing the virgin mary - AI gave birth but idols in the public eyes must remain pure, wholesome, untouched by love and yes, a virgin. this is why the whole first part of the song is written like an interview and the last question is "are you seeing anyone? what's your type" and she replies "I'm clueless about love, I don't know even how it feels" all in order in keep her public image as pure as can be. this song capsulates AI's life so perfectly it's scary, dark and so good all at once.
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Yes.
This, totally.
This cultural detail is so crucial to the manga/anime and thus to the song, yet so many people get lost in other, more esoteric references.
It is a shame idols are scrutinized so much by everyone, and a single misstep spirals into absolute destruction.
Chapters 6 and 7 deal with it. Yet, the story continues hammering that point.
Hopefully, it may help some people open their eyes and stop demanding so much out of idols.
I also watched the music video after watching the first episode of the anime, and I was deeply moved. It's unfortunate that many people, without experiencing the original work or the anime, solely watch the music video based on its high view count, and as a result, they are unable to understand the content and miss out on the emotional impact, ending up with little to no reaction to the video. Please also inform those people that they are missing out on a wonderful experience of being deeply moved.
The great thing about the English versions of all of YOASOBI's music videos is that they match the Japanese sounds, but also match the meaning. In most cases, it matches the sound of the end of the word. For some reason, in some places the English sounds like Japanese. After listening to the Japanese version several times, please listen to the English version. Please listen and compare and find out.
MV time count 0:55
english「That emotion melts」→ japan「daremoga mewo」
MV time count 1:35
「Completely deny」→「kanpeki janai」
MV time count 1:41
「That emotion seized」→「daremoga shinji」
MV time count 1:55
「Dammit Dammit」→「dame dame」
I know it, It's just feel sad. Because i understand japanese... Ugh my heart😢
Yes. Whenever those lines come in english, I listen to the japanese lines.
It is on another level.I've never heard any translation that is so detail-oriented.
Now, I do celebrate this song becoming quite viral. It will draw more people to the anime, and show that it is not an industry ained at children exclusively.
Also, it might help bring more jap artists outside of Japan.
Maria is the Latin for Mary , and many Asian countries when translating the Bible used Maria rather than Mary as the name for virgin Mary . So what the song meant when AI said that she is like Maria , is that she is divine .
Do any countries except for english speaking ones translate Maria as Mary?
In Dutch at least it's Maria and that's what I tend to see as the "accurate" name since, like you said, it's the one latin uses.
It's amazing that Kaguya-sama and Oshi no Ko come from the same author; Aka Akasaka is a crazy-talented storyteller.
They are also both in the same universe lol
@@ElYoinkySploinkyyee..which is quite scary to realize
Far ahead in the manga (like tome 8 or 9), Akasaka inserts a small bonus chapter of Ruby meeting with Kaguya.
@@SerMon22 That's awesome; I'm definitely planning on starting the manga in the near future.
@@SerMon22 first time I have ever seen anyone refer to volume as tome
I like how “ai” means “love” in the unconditional sense in Japanese. Gotta love how on the nose it all is
Yoasobi’s specialty is making really upbeat catchy songs with depressing lyrics. But they’re all soo good!
💯💯💯
That bunny suit ai wearing has another meaning.
In Japanese,rabbit is read as"usa”,and lie is read as "uso".
So wearing bunny suit on stage means wearing lie suit on stage.
If you have noticed that Ai's marks on "B komachi" is a rabbit mark, that means lies.
And Ai appeared on stage third times without bunny suit in vedio means she dont need wearing lie on stage.
I'm Taiwanese, if the English expression is not good please forgive me. 🙏
Wait, newjeans has bunny mascot😱
Yes, yes.
It is also important to note that Ai appears on stage without costume after self-reflection, and after having her children.
As in the manga/anime, she starts shning more once she finds her true love, watching her children while on stage. Once she finds it, she does not need to cover herself in a lie to show that love.
Wow! That's interesting considering in tarot the moon represents lies and deception and the Japanese seem a rabbit on the moon. I wonder if that's why their word for lie and rabbit are similar, or if it's just a coincidence?
Ayase, the producer behind Yoasobi, is a die-hard fan of Oshi no Ko and planned writing a song about the series about 1.5 years before Yoasobi received the offer to officially write "Idol" for the anime. He even had already had a demo version done which has been used for this song.
Ayase said. He was always a fan of the manga and had written this song before the offer came in. I guess that's one aspect of how the song became so synchronized with the anime. Either way, it is awesome.
Interesting.
The lyrics indeed show a deep understanding of the character, and thus the story.
The singer for Yoasobi does an incredible job at singing in English as if she is singing in Japanese, so none of the songs become lost in translation.
Absolutely! 💯
Oshi no ko is one of the most well written anime out right now.
There's.... Vinland... Saga...
But yes, oshi no ko is great tho
@@RenderingUser"one of the"
well, one big reason is that most shounen stories airing rn are kinda trash. ik oshi no ko is a seinen but since most shows are shounen, it does look pretty good. but when u compare it to some seinens like vinland saga for eg, it's a bloodbath.
@@oogwaythesussyturtle I'm actually sick of people comparing every manga with vagabond , berserk, vinland saga. Like we get it these manga are in a league of their own and nothing compares to it. I read vinland saga and loved it but that doesn't mean I compare it to every other manga and use it as a standard.
Every time someone says "____ manga is good" people will start comparing it to berserk or vagabond just like you. They're not even the same genre. How do you even compare it?
People need to understand that there are other manga with great stories which are not vinland saga or vagabond. These are not the only manga in existence. A manga doesn't need to have a better story and art than vagabond , vinland saga , berserk to be good. It can be still be great even if it doesn't measure upto vagabond.
People like you are the manga equivalent of fans who compares every anime with one piece
@@adityagandhi9882 i get u but tell me a way to actually analyze how good a manga is objectively. there isn't really any other way than to compare it with others. that's how u know the strengths and weaknesses of a story. and i m not comparing it with berserk, vagabond, monster, etc cuz they r on another league. all i m doing is comparing it to a show that's releasing along with it and make a rough nudges on what oshi no ko really offers. we all say it's a great story, and i do agree to some extent but when u compare it other mature seinen like vinland, u realise that oshi no ko fails on a lot of aspects. it's story, while realistic is overexaggerated a lot, it's characters are cli'ched and act like edgy nerds. it's story also isn't very consistent(as a manga reader, i can confirm that oshi no ko does do a decent job in many aspects, mostly romance and comedy but it fails on character development, consistency and just good plot progression). again, i m not saying that oshi no ko is bad or anything but most weebs just say that it's among the best after watching like 2 seinen and 100s of cringe shounen shows.
The I'm Maria is the reference for Mother Maria, on how people around Ai wonder why and whose child she pregnant with.
*Episode 1 Spoiler Alert
but some people (*Stalker) starts accuse her to be some kind of prostitute and liar etc.
I must say that the deeper you dive into Japanese songs, especially Vocaloids, you'll find that most of the songs with upbeat/cheerful music actually have depressing/dark lyrics. Therefore it's always important to check out the lyrics whenever you listen to JP songs^^ YOASOBI's songs aren't considered as Vocaloid though since they're sung by real singer/human, not artificial singer/Vocaloid, but the aspect of "dark lyrics covered by bright/cheerful music and arts" is still used in this Idol song. I just find this amusing and very enjoyable ❤️
First reaction when you listening this song: 🤩😍and when you find english subtitles or english version of this song: 😭😢. 6:30 every fan of this anime: 😭😭😭
Me who knows a bit of Japanese: 😭 in both situations
5:15 Maria I think is a reference to holy Mary because in some languages Mary is called Maria and Mariam
so Ai is saying, "Look at me I'm as innocent, holy and pure as Holy Mary/Maria"
It also shows that how idols fans expect their idol to always stay single and never lie to them and stay pure and innocent and be their gods even though idols are just teenage girls and Ai know this very well so she wear a facade of holy mary
4:26 it's because yoasobi ganer is storytelling ... all of their songs are based on novellas, novels, short stories, and Mangas
I think the maria part is how in Japan the name maria means truth and blessing. Like how Ai wants to be truthful, and how Ai was blessed for her talent
Actually, given the context of where Ai says it in the song, this might be the most accurate theory. In the moment in the song, she isn't talking about her children directly, the only time she addresses them is in this part, but hasn't got anything to do with their birth or playing the part of a virgin while secretly leading this double life. She states "I sing and dance around, look at me, I'm Maria" which is identical in the original. Mary wasn't a liar last I checked (I'm an Atheist for reference, no dog in that race), so it's more likely referencing that, specifically the "blessed for her talent" aspect.
I love how this song is from several different perspectives. This song is amazing.
Queen Bee released a music video for Mephisto recently and it fits with what happens in the show .
that contrast between upbeat, dance music and dark lyrics is almost a norm in Yoasobi's songs. and I'm sure that's one of the reasons they were chosen for this opening. Due to the contradiction between Ai and him, he controlled himself and pretended everything he said and did.. great reaction as always🎉🎉
If you didn’t notice it the part in the english version when she said “That emotion” rhymes just like the japanese version, but instead of “That emotion” it was “Nobody” which if you spell it in japanese, it spells as “Daremo” > “That emotion” rhymes which is cool 😂
Everyone who hasn't seen the show is confused listening to this.
Those who have... probably started crying after the last line of the lyrics 😭
Idol is OP of the year in my opinion.
Yeah, obviously
lol, vinland's river should be the opening of the year but ik it won't be cuz weeb fandom doesn't support shows like vinland saga.
YOASOBI “The Blessing” another op that’s really good.
This song is crazy!
dame dame -> damm it damm it
daremo -> that emo(tion)
YOASOBI is perfectly genius.
Some things to think about:
1. Al's full name is Ai Hoshino. Her name can either be interpreted as a field of stars (including the stars in her eyes) (Ai = Eye, Hoshino = 星野 = Star field). It can also be interpreted as "desire for love" (Ai = 愛 = Love, Hoshino = Hoshiino = 欲しいの = want). The second one is very accurate to her character considering the fact that she's spent all her life wanting to love and wanting to be loved.
2. The rabbit costume represents lies. It's a mask for Ai to hide her true self, and it's also a play on words. Rabbits are called うさぎ (usagi) in Japanese. Lies are called 嘘 (Uso) and fraud is called 詐欺 (sagi). So, うさぎ = うそ + さぎ = 嘘 + 詐欺 = Lies and fraud.
3. When Ai calls herself as "Maria", she is referring to Virgin Mary. (In Japanese, Mary = マリア = Maria). She does this mainly because 1. Ruby thought she had a virgin birth (lol) 2. she's supposed to be a "pure and untainted" idol.
4. The edgy rant part is from the POV of another girl in B Komachi. The part (and whole song actually) is based off of a short novel the author wrote called "45510" which is in the POV of an anonymous member of the group.
The novel talks much more than her jealously of Ai; it talks about how that other member was also a huge fan of Ai and had her own image of Ai she created in her head.
She deletes both the video and blog that Ai made/wrote that showed her vulnerability because the Ai she knows is someone who is uninhibited, not dependent on anyone else, doesn't regret anything and is the strongest of all.
That's why in the end of the edgy rant part, it says "完璧な君じゃ許さない / 誰より強い君以外は認めない" (I won't allow anything else but the perfect you / I won't acknowledge anyone other than the strongest you). This is her way of saying that Ai can only be the strongest Ai she knows of, which gives more depth to the other B Komachi characters, rather than having them just be shallow, jealous people.
Akasaka-sensei is a genius. Two of the greatest modern anime have come from his work and have amazingly got the production they deserve with music like this and amazing animation.
I'm also just discovering with some wiki-ing that he's almost exactly the same age as me and wondering what I've done with my life.
He has a third series that just started (in the same universe as Kaguya & Oshi).
We may see another anime series in 3-4 years time lol
This song is so amazing, can’t help but get sad and also hyped at the same time😭🤩
It’s very nice how they put EP 1 in this song
1st the fans expectation asking all those personal questions.
2nd the hate and jealous from the industry (cutting her in the drama Bsc she shines too bright)
3rd the Fame and the stalking media
4th Aqua and Ruby.
Perfect.
The pain that the last words she says in the song is also “ I Love You” also cuts so deep
Fun Fact #1: Oshi No Ko and Love Is War has the same author
Fun Fact #2: Oshi No Ko and Love Is War is in the same world
Oshi No Ko hits all the vibes really well... Like when Oshi No Ko gets comedic, it's REALLY funny... When it wants to get sad, it gets REALLY sad... When it wants to get all badass cool and give vibes of like Light from Death Note, things get badass and cool... The designs for like the 3 big 'protagonistic' sort of characters are also on point, like I love what they did with the eyes, that's really clever and cool... It just hits the emotions perfectly every time I think... It also was interestingly not too predictable, like there are 2 predictions I made that had me thinking it was at first, but then after that the anime started subverting my expectations quite a lot later in the first episode... There's one storytelling device which I won't say which one to avoid spoiling too much, but basically this storytelling device usually ends a certain way to sort of blow up into this big moment... But then this anime instead never has that and instead the story takes on a different direction without fully resolving this storytelling device... And like, it kept doing this over and over again and I kept falling for it thinking "Okay, the story naturally is going to have to have this direction at some point." BUT NOPE!!! That possibility gets thrown out the window and it's like wow... They set themselves up for a big moment, then they have a different big moment... And because of that I feel like this story is very good at being unpredictable, but also while you have expectations for 'X' the anime will give you 'Y' instead and it's not even disappointing like with some stories, instead you're just like "Wow, y'know, not how I would've written it but 'Y' is pretty good too."
Musically I also feel like that's maybe captured in the song, since it just jumps across all sorts of genres and things and you really don't expect what is coming next in much of the song... But it's not disappointing, it's amazingly chaotic...
I hadn't watched the prologue episode and quite liked it, but now with that context after watching it, holy shit, also the English version does a good enough job to keep the lyrics faithful to the original
The lyrics are quite faithful but the rhythm of the song is the same in both languages which just doesn't work in English.
Yoasobi followed their roots with it. They wrote the song based on the short story 45510 written by the manga author which is very powerful. Unfortunately as far as I’m aware there isn’t an official way to read it in English but there are can translations out there. It’s worth a read
In the lyrics Maria is a reference to Saint Maria. She is the patron saint of chastity, r---victims, girls, youth, teenage girls, poverty, purity, and forgiveness.Whats interesting is that in the Japanese version, they make a reference to venus "Never to appear again, a reincarnation of Venus". Venus is the Goddess of love, and in Japanese the verb Ai, or Aishiteru, means love (A reference to Ai's name/character) Additionally, in the Japanese version, the final words are "Ah yatto ieta kore wa zettai uso janai aishiteru" which are Ai's last words at the end of Episode 1.
This song hits *Hard* when you finish the first episode,especially when it gets to 5:46
If u wanna do more ops by Yoasobi I'd recommend Shukufuku, which is the op for Gundam Witch of Mercury.
I could also recommend original songs like Sangenshoku, Probably, and 群青 (just copy paste this). Yoasobi are so incredible it's insane. Everytime they speak, it's a banger 😂
Might be coming very very soon 👀👀
@@GOTGames looking forward to it :D
There is a short story which was released with ep 1 along side with the Opening, it is only a couple of pages long, which you should give a read and maybe listen to the song once more which I know you will be listening to regardless but also go through the lyrics again as there are a lot of Easter eggs in that short story too and fleshes out Ai a bit more and gives her more depth and complexity. Most of us would highly recommend you give it a read and would love to hear your thoughts on that too and maybe add it to your next ep reaction.
It's called 45510, and the lyrics are *heavily* influenced by it, lifting several parts directly from the story!
2:22 "the lyrics themselves are so dark" YEP that's the Yoasobi I know and love!
As someone that hasn’t watched Oshi No Ko and instead watches video essays (if I could I would.) on it I recognised the dress Ai wears in the ending of the song immediately, I also like going into shows knowing stuff so ehh
This is why I always rec watching openings subbed, lyrics usually have important meaning and you can't fully get the impact if you don't know what it's saying lol
Also, Maria is Virgin Mary, it's a reference about purity and inmaculate conception.
The juxtaposition of upbeat song and depressing lyrics is just perfectly encapsulate how japanese idol culture are. If you dont know the lyrics this look like an innocent song, full of happiness and joy, if you look deeper however this actually a plea for help from AI. Just like people looking at idol industry who are look innocent and embodied purity while if look deeper there are so much more dark reality underneath. (other than that, it is just typical Yoasobi style of upbeat and dark lyrics honestly lol)
the way she said "words, i love you" makes me:
Me: *CRYING IN MY HEAD*🥹🥹🥹
I’m sure someone said it already. If you like AoT you will enjoy the Eighty-Six.
Both Oshi No Ko and Love is War technically exist in the same universe actually
Sick we finally get to see your reaction to the lyrics to this great song
I could see IDOL being an in-universe tribute song for Ai by Ruby and Aqua towards the end of the series.
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"The music it self, just listening, it's so bright you can't see it dark, but the lyrics is in fact really dark" aaaaand That's YOASABI for you haha. yµYoru ni kakeru and some others are also like that
The lyrics come at the end of the first episode now and Oshi no ko did it well スバラ
I might or might not have said this before, but Yoasobi does have several songs in english version. You might wanna check them out.
Whenever the backup chorus sings “You’re my savior, my true savior, my saving grace” it makes me so sad
"I'm a Maria". Remember what Ruby said in the pilot about immaculate conception?
The translation to eng version is perfect, every word has meaning from orig
It's not uncommon for the OP/ED to fit the anime, it's just that not many people search for the lyrics.
The music video actually references a short story light novel, you can find the short story by searching up 45510 oshi no ko which was the password for the third phone of ai however find the translated version as the og story is in japanese
actually theres a vid on youtube that explains the story and how its related to the video
The end of the song makes me almost cry again.
I haven‘t watched the show, but I read the manga… The lyrics are literally perfect.
5:18 I checked urban dictionary for the term "Maria" some of the definitions seem to suit well in the context.
yes the ending lyrics. i freak out too
there are just some songs like idol, lilium and stay at your house ... no matter how many times i hear them i will always have a tear in my eyes.
It's crazy how i still hear the japanese ver listening to this
I know you probably won't see this because it's eight months later, but you should check out Amalees cover of this. It's insanely good.
I personally believe that both Love is War and Oshi no ko both got a very solid anime adaptation. I must say anime studios that have this good performance in adapting anime are quite rare in the industry, especially since these anime are pretty much the exceptions of anime being better than the source material.
Like, in the story of Oshi no ko, we see that manga author being very sad about how crappy her manga was adapted into a drama?
We all know Akaksaka wasn't complaining about his manga on this because his manga all got ridiculous high-quality adaptation.
He wasn't complaining for the anime adaptation of Kaguya-sama; the complain was for the Live Action Adaptation, that was soooooooo bad.
I understand you perfectly, I started with fantasy animes and isekais, but lately most of the ones I see are school romcoms. Don't get me wrong, fantasy ones are still my favourite, but a lot of the anime genres I watch are influenced by my brother and he dabbled in romcoms from time to time, but unlike him I'm a huge fan of the slice of life for peace, and fun when mixed with comedy, which it transmits
Whenever I hear this song i get so sad that I almost cry
Sometimes I forget that Oshi no Ko is in the same universe as Kaguya-sama
IF U guys are not notice:
Translation / Background Chorus Lyrics : Konnie Aoki
English Ver. Lyrical & Vocal Rec Direction : BFNK. Konnie Aoki
Crazy how kaguya sama and oshi no ko are the stuff that changed his view on anime, and they were both by the same author, the goat.
Ai's name literally means Love lmao
If you want a similar experience to this I would recommend "Mobile Suit Gundam THE WITCH FROM MERCURY". Incidentally, the theme song for this anime is also YOASOBI.
the 'daremo' to 'that emo(tion)' is SO GOOD
omg this is so insane brooooooooo
I swear it's like they asked, "How do we take the first episode and turn it into a song?"
Damnit! Damnit!=In Japanese ver「ダメダメ(dame dame)」
日本語の歌詞の発音に似せるように歌ってる所があるので翻訳があんまり良くない所があります
In a Roman Catholic/Christian stand point whenever someone in the industry or like artists begin to use “Maria/Mary” in their work, it’s most likely to show the stark contrast between “innocence” and “corruption”.
Maria/Mary/Virgin Mary (and other variations of her name but most notably these 3), signifies “purity”, “innocence”, and “without sin” since she was born without “original sin” in order to become the mother of Christ/Jesus.
So for Ai to use “Maria” in that context, it’s a nod to how on the stage she’s this innocent and cute 16 year old who is seemingly friendly, having a great time, and overall just.. pure. But then you realize oh, she is more aware of the darkness of the idol industry, she deals with stalkers and fanatics, she deals with exhausting fan interactions and schedules, and that she-a sixteen year old-had premarital sex with someone and bore a child.
It’s fucked up but that’s the idol industry. We don’t know that some idols who are especially minors are forced to please older superiors and even are forced to have/or kill the possible children they may have during promotions and idol years.
It’s a genius play on Ai’s character which I LOVE! It just shows how dark the idol industry is without implying too much.
4:30 The Monogatari Series Openings are also like this.
Now I'm really praying you'll react to Zutemayo's song "Darken" it's very beautiful with stunning vocal and animation
English people not knowing who "maria" is is hilarious to me XD
It's a reference to the Virgin Mary, Mary obviously wasn't a virgin if she gave birth, but for "the belief" it's important that her image is squeaky clean. Similarly Ai is an object of worship, literally an "idol", and for the lie of AI to exists her believers must also believe her to be a pure, perfect, untainted, virgin mary. Even Ruby believed that AI LITERALLY had a virgin birth.
Also Mary should have been around 14-16yo by then, which would mirror Ai (although it made more sense back then than now).
I'm pretty sure most openings are fit for their animes, it's just most people doesn't bother to check the lyrics. Even more, anime like mob psycho 100 made a whole band just for the openings and endings.
Bangers 🔥🔥
suffering through a delay is a mandatory part of the anime experience
If no one has mentioned it, the song is based off a short story called 45510
What?????
@@RenderingUser The author of the series wrote the short story set after the events of the anime. There is a translation floating around online. The Oshi no Ko wiki has some more info about it
maria is how the holy mother virgin mary is called in japanese
the reaction we were all waiting for
SPOILER WARNING!!!
María may be a reference to Virgin Maria, the mother of Jesus Christ in catholicism. The other may be Saint Maria Goretta. Her story match Ai, because both were stabbed by a man that loved them, and they forgave the man just before dying.
Anime is one of the view mediums that manages to make almost all types of genres and genre mix entertaining. The biggest mistake one can make with anime, is dismiss a show just becouse it's genre doesn't sound "appealing", becouse it will just lead to them missing out on some good stuff!
Just wait till you get into sports anime, like Haikyuu, THOSE are the ones that suprised me personaly the most with how enjoyable the are! :3
OKAY ITS HAPPENING
It's amazing as we think we'll just like a gender, but you come across such a good artwork that you end up expanding your panorama. Anime is not a gender, just a kind of animation and there is so much to discover and I'm glad Luke is enjoying this world. Congratulations you are already an Otaku more hahaha
6:36 FUCKK 😭😭 AHHHHH I WANNA SCREAM MY LUNGS OUT AGAIN
u should make a series to Eight Six this anime. u will def love it ngl
I second this
Koyori and Kanata recently released their covers of Idol if you'd be interested in checking those out 😉
I think cali is doing one too
I think it would be great if you started doing review/closing thoughts videos on anime you finish reacting to for the people who don't have time to watch every reaction to get your thoughts. Even if they're like 5 minute videos where you just talk ahout what you did and didn't like about it.
5:20 The Maria line is a reference to her being a pregnant virgin.
On one hand, idols don't get pregnant because they are pure and virginal.
On the other, the big mystery is who is the father of Ruby and Aqua.
In fact, the end of the first chapter comes from the fan avcusing Ai of vheating all her fans by being pregnant and having children, thus not being a virgin as he idolized her.