is a Japanese manga series written by Yuki Azuma and illustrated by Ito Morinaga. My Oshi Is Now My Boss is serialized on digital book platforms by DPN Books under the label Kafune since November 25, 2021.
A live-action television drama adaptation was broadcast from October 5, 2023, to December 21, 2023. A second season featuring an original screenplay, titled My Oshi Is Now My Boss: Full Throttle, was broadcast from October 9, 2025, to December 25, 2025.
Plot
Hitomi Nakajo is a fan of 2.5D musical theater actor Toma Kiryu, but he suddenly retires, leaving her in shock. Soon after, Toma reappears in Hitomi's life as Shuichi Takagi, the heir of the CEO and her newly hired boss. Shuichi's charming and friendly demeanor make him popular among the female employees, but Hitomi can only act cold and aloof towards him out of shock from having the opportunity to work with her idol and pretending she knows nothing about his previous career. Shuichi soon becomes drawn to Hitomi, as she is the only person who does not treat him specially for being the company heir.
Characters
Hitomi is an office employee in her late 20s. She is a big fan of Toma Kiryu, but she keeps it a secret.
Shuichi is Hitomi's newly hired boss. He previously performed as a theater actor under the stage name and began working at his father's company after retiring. He becomes curious about Hitomi after noticing she provides competent support to him but avoids him directly.
Media Manga
My Oshi Is Now My Boss is written by Yuki Azuma and illustrated by Ito Morinaga. It is serialized digitally by DPN Books under the Kafune label on digital book distribution platforms since November 25, 2021. The chapters were later released in three bound volumes by HarperCollins Japan under the Petir Comics imprint. DPN Books also released the series in English digitally through MangaPlaza since June 20, 2024.
Television drama
A live-action television drama adaptation of My Oshi Is Now My Boss was announced on August 25, 2023. The series is directed by , , and Yūya Matsushita. The script is written by , , Miho Aotsuka, Rie Izawa, and ; Yuki Azuma, the writer of the original manga, wrote the script for episode 5. Produced by TV Tokyo and , the chief producer is Tatsuya Yamaga from TV Tokyo, with the other producers being Shōko Kawamura from TV Tokyo, Aya Oda from Axyz, and Yasutoshi Kigawa from Axyz. While searching for stories to adapt into a drama, Shōko Kawamura read My Oshi Is Now My Boss and decided to have the story adapted. is in charge of the score.
The series stars Airi Suzuki as Hitomi and Generations from Exile Tribe member Ryota Katayose as Shuichi/Toma. Suzuki also plays an angel version of Hitomi, who acts as Hitomi's inner voice and imaginary alter-ego. While playing Hitomi, Suzuki referred to the disbandments of Cute and Buono!, the girl groups of which she had previously been a member of, and imagined how her fans had felt. Supporting cast members include Yuriyan Retriever, , , Miki Inada from the comedy duo , , Mei Fukuda, and . Additional guests appearing on the show consist of Keisuke Ueda, Akane Takayanagi, Akari Yoshida, Harumi Sato, and Haruka Kodama. Masayoshi Ōishi, , and Bebechan also made appearances in the drama.
It premiered on U-Next on September 27, 2023, with one episode uploaded weekly. The television drama was also broadcast on TV Tokyo as part of their programming block , as well as TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting, from October 5, 2023, to December 21, 2023, with a total of 12 episodes. The opening theme song is "Dance the Life Away" by Ryota Katayose and the main theme song is "Saikyō no Oshi!" by Airi Suzuki, the latter of which was composed and written by Masayoshi Ōishi. The first season is licensed by Doki for online distribution with English subtitles.
On August 6, 2025, the live-action television drama was renewed for a second season, titled My Oshi Is Now My Boss: Full Throttle. Written with the permission from Azuma and Morinaga, the original creators, the second season takes place in an "alternate reality" separate from the original series and retains the main couple's relationship dynamic. Shōko Kawamura, the show's producer, stated that because Hitomi and Shuichi became a couple at the end of the series, the production staff explored different ways of what to do next and created multiple scenarios with input from Morinaga, Azuma, and Airi Suzuki, the actress of Hitomi, until finally settling on an original screenplay.
Suzuki returned to the lead role, playing a new female lead character named Ai Minami, the president's secretary at the apparel company Takashiro. Fantastics from Exile Tribe member was cast as Shun Himuro, Ai's favorite actor, whose real identity is Jun Takashiro and is forced to resign when the president of Takashiro falls ill, stepping into place as Ai's younger boss. The supporting cast consists of Cha Katō, , Kanade from the comedy trio , , , , Suga-chan the No. 1 Best from the comedy trio , , , , Girolamo Panzetta, Ikko, , Manahiro Ishikawa, and Yūki Yoshioka. Kawamura also announced that several cast members of season 1 will be returning for Full Throttle, which were later revealed to be Akira Takano, Yuriyan Retriever, Masayoshi Ōishi, and 9taro Sueyoshi. Fantastics from Exile Tribe made a special guest appearance in episode 11.
Ryūichi Honda returned to direct, with Shinji Kuma and Eriko Satō as new directors for the season. The scriptwriters for Full Throttle consist of Yuki Azuma, Aya Watatane, , and Shōko Kawamura. is in charge of the music. The opening theme song is "Reaching For Your Light" by Takanori Iwata from Sandaime J Soul Brothers and the main theme song is "Isshun Kimi Oshi" by Airi Suzuki, the latter of which was again composed and written by Masayoshi Ōishi. The series premiered on U-Next on October 1, 2025. It was broadcast on television from October 9, 2025, to December 25, 2025, for 12 episodes.
Season 1 (2023)
Season 2: Full Throttle (2025)
Reception
For the live-action television drama adaptation, Oricon noted that the first season was broadcast, its audience related to the show, particularly women. The first season was the 18th most viewed program on TVer between October and December of 2023, with 10,690,000 view counts. It was nominated at the 118th Drama Academy Awards for the 2023 Fall season.
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