On the night of the 12th of April 2020, a doctor named Gorou Amamiya died in a way that would define the trajectory of an entire entertainment empire. He was not killed by illness or old age, but by the blade of an obsessive fan who had been stalking the famous idol Ai Hoshino. This murder set in motion a supernatural chain of events that would see Gorou reincarnated as the son of the very woman he had delivered, Aquamarine Aqua Hoshino. The story begins with this impossible reality: a man who had just witnessed the birth of a child is now that child, retaining all memories of his past life while growing up in the spotlight of the Japanese entertainment industry. This premise, which debuted in Weekly Young Jump on the 23rd of April 2020, was not merely a fantasy trope but a vehicle to explore the dark underbelly of fame. The creator, Aka Akasaka, had been inspired by real complaints from streamers and the emotional toll of being attacked by fans, leading him to craft a narrative where the line between idol and victim is terrifyingly thin. The first episode of the anime adaptation, titled Mother and Children, would later become the most successful premiere in the history of the streaming service Hidive, proving that the story of a reborn doctor had captured the global imagination.
The Twin's Vengeance
Four years after their birth, the twins Aqua and Ruby Hoshino witnessed their mother Ai Hoshino being murdered by the same fan who had killed their father, Gorou. This event transformed their childhood into a mission of revenge that would consume their entire lives. Ruby, who was actually the reincarnation of Sarina Tendōji, a patient of Gorou's who had also admired Ai, and Aqua, who sought to find the biological father of the twins to exact justice, grew up in the shadow of the entertainment industry. They were adopted by Miyako Saitō, the head of Strawberry Productions, and began to navigate the high-stakes world of idols and actors. Ruby formed a new group called B-Komachi with actress Kana Arima and YouTuber Mem-cho, while Aqua used his network, including a strategic friendship with Akane Kurokawa, to investigate the truth. The twins' journey was marked by a growing rift as their methods became increasingly manipulative. Aqua deliberately leaked their connection to Ai to the media, causing a loss of trust between them. This betrayal was the culmination of a twelve-year struggle to uncover the identity of their father, Hikaru Kamiki, who had manipulated the fan to kill Ai. The story of their revenge was not just about justice but about the psychological toll of living a double life, where the past was a constant, haunting presence.The Final Act of Lies
The climax of the story arrived with the release of the film 15 Years of Lies, an autobiographical screenplay written by Aqua to lure out Hikaru Kamiki. The film was intended to be a trap, but it became a confrontation of the deepest kind. Hikaru confessed to using Ai as an emotional crutch and manipulating the fan to target her, revealing his desire to immortalize Ai's beauty by killing anyone who might surpass her. In a final, desperate act, Aqua stabbed himself and committed a murder-suicide with Hikaru by throwing them both off a cliff. He succeeded in drowning Hikaru but succumbed to his own wounds, finding final solace in having protected his sister rather than merely achieving revenge. The aftermath saw Hikaru's crimes publicly exposed and his accomplices arrested. The film was released as a tribute to Aqua, as his friends struggled to cope with his loss and seek new purpose. Ruby, now an idol who embodied the same radiant spirit as Ai, performed at a tribute concert, finding genuine happiness in her career while concealing her pain behind a performative smile. The story ended with Ruby thanking her late mother and brother for lighting her path and asking them to watch over her, a poignant conclusion to a tale that had begun with a doctor's death and ended with a brother's sacrifice.