{"rewrite":{"id":"r_bc0d9db8abbde5bace3e2563","clusterId":"c_e0da2a2be754b4d6b2cec7ac","slug":"oshicoco-s-oshi-of-the-year-2026-poll-puts-maomao-and-m-lk-on-top","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Oshicoco's Oshi of the Year 2026 Poll Puts Maomao and M!LK on Top","summary":"Oshicoco Inc. published the results of its Oshi of the Year 2026 survey on November 4, Good Oshi Day. The poll ran from October 6 to October 16 across 89,000 oshikatsu fans who follow the company's Instagram account or LINE@ registrations, covering seven Oshi Division categories, a Next Break Division, and two Extra Edition categories. Maomao of The Apothecary Diaries topped 2D Characters, M!LK took 3D Idols, and Chiikawa led Fancy Characters.","whyItMatters":"The poll is a fan-voted read on where oshikatsu spending attention sits, and its category winners lean toward characters and groups whose individual members and personal appeal carried the year rather than group identity alone.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe survey counted votes from October 6 to October 16 and drew on roughly 89,000 fans reached through Oshicoco\u0026#39;s Instagram account and LINE@ registrations. Oshicoco splits the results into an Oshi Division with seven categories, a Next Break Division, and an Extra Edition with two categories. In 3D Idols, M!LK took first, Snow Man, last year\u0026#39;s first-place finisher, took second, and SixTONES took third. Fancy Characters ran Chiikawa, Pompompurin, and Kuromi in that order.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaomao (The Apothecary Diaries)\u003c/strong\u003e: 1st, 2D Characters\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCure Arcana Shadow (Detective Pretty Cure!)\u003c/strong\u003e: 2nd, 2D Characters\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEpel Felmier (Disney Twisted-Wonderland)\u003c/strong\u003e: 3rd, 2D Characters\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM!LK\u003c/strong\u003e: 1st, 3D Idols\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSnow Man\u003c/strong\u003e: 2nd, 3D Idols; last year\u0026#39;s 1st place\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSixTONES\u003c/strong\u003e: 3rd, 3D Idols\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChiikawa\u003c/strong\u003e: 1st, Fancy Characters\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Apothecary Diaries' Maomao won a fan poll of 89,000 oshikatsu followers, not a viewing audience. That distinction shapes what the Oshi of the Year result measures: character affection, not reach.","twitterPost":"Maomao tops Oshicoco's Oshi of the Year 2026, chosen by 89,000 oshikatsu fans. Character devotion, not viewership, drives the ranking.","threadsPost":"The Apothecary Diaries' Maomao topping Oshicoco's Oshi of the Year 2026 comes from 89,000 oshikatsu fans, a self-selecting group already invested in the ritual. The poll measures affection among devotees, not how many people watched the show.","newsletterBlurb":"Oshicoco released its Oshi of the Year 2026 rankings on November 4, drawn from a poll of about 89,000 fans that ran October 6 to 16. Maomao of The Apothecary Diaries won 2D Characters, M!LK won 3D Idols ahead of last year's first-place Snow Man, and Chiikawa took Fancy Characters.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"PANORA\",\"url\":\"https://panora.tokyo/archives/162020\",\"title\":\"Oshicoco Announces \\\"Oshi of the Year 2026\\\" Results Chosen by Fans; Nijisanji Ranks 3rd in VTuber/Singer Category\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5944,"outputTokens":974,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793765094,"createdAt":"2026-11-04T03:59:52.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-04T04:03:54.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-04T04:03:54.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e0da2a2be754b4d6b2cec7ac","canonicalTitle":"オタクが選んだ「推し・オブ・ザ・イヤー2026」結果が公開　にじさんじはVTuber・歌い手部門3位にランクイン","representativeArticleId":"a_e2b9a027821f0e9ed21346f7","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"other\",\"domain\":\"vtuber\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-04T03:24:07.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-04T03:24:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-04T04:03:52.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"PANORA","url":"https://panora.tokyo/archives/162020","title":"オタクが選んだ「推し・オブ・ザ・イヤー2026」結果が公開　にじさんじはVTuber・歌い手部門3位にランクイン"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"other","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":["Oshicoco Inc. announced the Oshi of the Year 2026 results on November 4, Good Oshi Day.","Voting ran from October 6 to October 16, 2026, across fans following Oshicoco's Instagram account and LINE@ registrations.","Maomao of The Apothecary Diaries placed first in the 2D Characters category.","M!LK placed first in 3D Idols, with Snow Man second and SixTONES third.","Chiikawa placed first in the Fancy Characters category."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":[],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}