I finally got my hands on the May issue of Animage! <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/oshinoko-5xfoy/oshinoko-5xfoy/admin-console-images/1733827987202_a64cb453-bcf5-44d9-8cc5-09557ab2c755.png" alt="" height="28" width="28" fetchpriority="high" class="mx-2 mt-2 inline-block align-bottom">
This page contains an interview with Daisuke Hiramaki, director of the anime "Oshi no Ko," and Chao Nekotomi, who was in charge of the opening storyboard and direction. <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/oshinoko-5xfoy/oshinoko-5xfoy/admin-console-images/Em_70_01.png" alt="" height="28" width="28" fetchpriority="high" class="mx-2 mt-2 inline-block align-bottom">
Director Hiramaki's comments included:
"So that's why it had this impression in the anime—because of this kind of ingenuity! <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/oshinoko-5xfoy/emoji/1745371140092_b0727a57-8116-498d-b751-892c2c403362.png" alt="" height="28" width="28" fetchpriority="high" class="mx-2 mt-2 inline-block align-bottom">" and
"I hadn't thought of that interpretation either! Now that you mention it, that's certainly true... <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/oshinoko-5xfoy/oshinoko-5xfoy/admin-console-images/Em_115.png" alt="" height="28" width="28" fetchpriority="high" class="mx-2 mt-2 inline-block align-bottom">"

Anime "Oshi no Ko" ⭐️ Interview with Director Hiramaki & Chao-san | ロキ's post