NHN
Corporation developing game in partnership with
Kadokawa
The staff for
Oshi no Ko
Match Star
(
Oshi no Ko
Puzzle Star
on Japanese platforms), the first official puzzle
game
based on
Aka Akasaka
and
Mengo Yokoyari
‘s
Oshi no Ko
manga, announced on Wednesday the game will launch in Japan on February 25 for iOS and Android.
Image via
Oshi no Ko Puzzle Star’s X/Twitter account
© Aka Akasaka x Mengo Yokoyari/Shueisha, “OSHI NO KO” Partners ©KADOKAWA/NHN Corp.
The announcement did not clarify if the global version will launch at the same time.
NHN
Corporation, a Korean tech company with gaming development and webtoon subsidiaries, is co-developing the game in partnership with
Kadokawa
. Under the partnership,
Kadokawa
will provide the IP and manage publishing within Japan, while
NHN
will handle game development and global publishing outside of Japan.
The
franchise
‘s third anime season
debuted
on January 14 on
Tokyo MX
, and it airs on a total 36 channels across Japan. The anime streams in Japan on
ABEMA
at the same time as the
Tokyo MX
debut.
Crunchyroll
is
streaming
the season as it airs in Japan, and is also streaming an English
dub
.
HIDIVE
is also
streaming
the season in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Aka Akasaka
(
Kaguya-sama: Love is War
) and
Mengo Yokoyari
(
Scum’s Wish
)
launched
the manga in
Shueisha
‘s
Weekly Young Jump
magazine in April 2020, and
ended
it in November 2024. The manga’s 16th and final compiled book volume shipped in Japan in December 2024.
Shueisha
‘s
MANGA Plus
service
released
the manga in English digitally.
The manga has also
inspired
a live-action film and television series adaptation and a stage play
adaptation
.
Sources:
Oshi no Ko
Puzzle Star’s X/Twitter
account
,
4Gamer
(ルネ)
Disclosure: Kadokawa World Entertainment (KWE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation, is the majority owner of Anime News Network, LLC. One or more of the companies mentioned in this article are part of the Kadokawa Group of Companies.
