Yoriko Kichijouji

首次出现2017 · Manga

作品Oshi no Ko

角色定位Manga artist / creator of Sweet Today

Her story

An adult manga artist with round glasses and Abiko Samejima’s former mentor. As the creator of Sweet Today, Yoriko experiences both the disappointments and the moving moments of adaptation.

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Yoriko Kichijouji

Oshi no Ko ↗ / 2017

Manga originManga artistCreative workMentorshipRound glasses

Manga artist / creator of Sweet Today

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ABOUT Yoriko Kichijouji / 01—06

01First appearance and background

Yoriko Kichijouji is an adult professional manga artist in Oshi no Ko and the creator of Sweet Today. Her name appeared earlier as that fictional manga’s author in Kaguya-sama: Love Is War: the relevant story ran in 2017 and was collected in volume eight in 2018. Her depicted appearance in Oshi no Ko’s early drama-adaptation storyline is found in volume two, published in 2020.

02Personality and appeal

Yoriko is approachable and understands the pressure of creative work. She accompanies her former assistant Abiko Samejima to rehearsals and helps draw backgrounds when a deadline slips. Her warmth also has a firm side: when Abiko isolates herself and tries to carry every task alone, Yoriko challenges that approach directly.

03Story journey

Early-story spoilers: the live-action version of Sweet Today disappoints Yoriko, but its final episode recaptures feelings she wanted her work to convey. Later, in the Tokyo Blade stage storyline, she helps Abiko confront an adaptation dispute, opening a path for the manga creator and the theater team to communicate again.

04Relationships

Yoriko and Abiko’s bond grew through making manga together. Abiko’s success does not stop Yoriko from offering help or arguing with her when necessary. Yoriko also remembers Kana Arima and Aqua’s efforts in the drama adaptation; her early reception of Melt Narushima, whose performance in that production was weak, is much cooler.

05Versions and visual identity

The manga began in 2020, and the television anime followed in 2023. On the Japanese volume-six cover, Yoriko has a center-parted light-brown bob, round glasses and a pink cardigan. The anime reference retains the bob and glasses with a high-neck knit outfit. Any future AI-generated illustrations for this page must be identified as unofficial fan art.

06Fan interpretations

One reader interpretation sees Yoriko as making respect for an original work tangible: it involves the author’s attachment as well as the difficulty of working with other creators. This is a reading of her narrative role, not a definitive author statement. The wider series has substantial reach: ABEMA reported over 25 million manga copies in circulation in January 2026, a series figure rather than a popularity ranking for Yoriko.