NO.153ANIMEOOTDMEM-cho
NO.153ANIMEANIME OOTD / CHARACTER ARCHIVE
MEM-cho
Oshi no Ko ↗ / 2020
Content creator and new B-Komachi member
AI-assisted illustrations · Not official anime stills








MEM-cho originates in the manga written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. A program thumbnail at the end of chapter 20, collected in volume 2, provides her earliest cameo; chapter 21 introduces her more fully in the dating-show arc. Volume 2 was released on October 16, 2020, establishing her own manga appearance year as 2020. She enters the story already working as an online creator.
[Includes anime episode 10 details] She pays attention to how others perceive her and makes room for her companions. In an interview, voice actor Rumi Okubo connects this sensitivity with the experience of building an online career alone; that is the performer’s reading of the character. In anime episode 10, MEM-cho and Ruby back the stronger singer Kana for center position. Wanting a place onstage does not mean always demanding its center.
[Spoilers: anime season 1, episodes 8–9] After the dating show, Aqua learns of her idol dream and invites her to the new B-Komachi. Episode 9 reveals that she is actually 25 at that point, despite publicly claiming 18. She had interrupted school to work after her mother became ill, putting family first before turning to online creation. The age 25 belongs to this reveal, not automatically to every later arc.
[Includes anime episode 11 details] Ruby and Kana Arima are her fellow performers in the new B-Komachi. Aqua is both a dating-show castmate and the person who connects her with the group; Akane Kurokawa also shares that television-show background. At the group’s first stage performance in anime episode 11, some spectators come specifically for MEM-cho, giving her existing audience a tangible presence at the trio’s debut.
The manga began in 2020; the TV anime followed in 2023. This entry uses season-one everyday character art as its visual reference: a golden bob with darker roots, turquoise-blue eyes, black horn-shaped accessories and mint fluffy ornaments. A loose light-blue off-shoulder top layers over a black lace high-neck top, with a black lace-up-front miniskirt, black boots edged in turquoise and a purple phone. The horns are accessories. Page illustrations are unofficial AI-generated fan art based on the anime design.
Original fan reading for this entry: MEM-cho links being seen with understanding how to help someone else be seen. She can make an upbeat impression on camera while considering who should take the group’s center. Her creator background therefore carries dramatic weight: supporting another performer’s moment can be part of pursuing her own place onstage.