The names of its characters, plus some of the themes, are pulled from The Tale Of the Bamboo Cutter, a famous Japanese story that is known as the oldest Monogatari of its kind. I mean, just look at Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War, another manga by Aka Akasaka. Its author, Aka Akasaka, is known for using those themes in most of their works. Let’s be honest, Oshi No Ko pulling influence from Japanese folklore is not surprising. Guess how many crows we see on the page the crow girl appears in? The crow is already a symbol of rebirth in Japanese mythos, and Yatagarasu is also known as the ‘ Eight Span Crow’. But certain signs point to the crow girl being Yatagarasu, a Goddess in J apanese mythology. So, who is the mysterious crow girl that guides Ruby Hoshino and Akane Kurokawa through Miyazaki Prefecture in Chapter 77? Well, to be honest, no one is really sure. Lest we forget, there are ‘ mysterious deities’ at play here, and it wouldn’t be the first time they were hinted at. So something like a crow girl guiding you to an unsolved murder? That might seem far-fetched at the moment, but is really on par for the course in Oshi No Ko’s plot. After all, it is a story about reincarnation and what not. With how bleak the real world of Oshi No Ko can feel, it’s easy to forget the series has some roots in the supernatural genre too.
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