Usually it might be one or the other, but I want both

Source: Oshi no Ko Vol. 1

I'm a middle-aged man with big ambitions who loves manga! (Self-introduction)

"Oshi no Ko" is interesting.

The theme song, "Idol" by YOASOBI, is also great. The amazing thing about YOASOBI is how they turn stories written by someone else into songs.

Because of all this, I follow the latest chapters of "Oshi no Ko" every Thursday on Jump+, read the comics on Kindle, and look back at it through the anime. I watch it so much that I don't even know how many times I've seen the same episode.

Among all that, here is a panel I like.

It's the part where the pregnant idol Ai Hoshino is at the hospital and is asked by her doctor, "Are you going to quit being an idol?" and she replies, "Why? I'm not going to quit."

Ai Hoshino gives birth to twins and becomes a mother, but she chooses not to make that public and continues her path as an idol, which is when the story really begins.

In this world, we are often forced to make choices. The reason we have to choose is often because our resources are limited (one body, 24 hours a day, the things we own, money, abilities, etc.). To put it coolly, it's selection and concentration.

From the time you graduate college, the series of choices as an individual begins.

What career do you choose?
Get married? Have children? Do what you want to do?
Where do you live?
Save money? How much and until when? Spend it?
Own a car? Not own one?
Ride a motorcycle? Not ride one?
Lose weight? Give up?
Try treating a receding hairline? Give up?
Change jobs? Keep going?
iPhone? Android?
Which is more important, me or your job?
What will you do to live tomorrow?
...

By the time you reach your late 30s, having made these life choices for about 20 years, everyone's "now" is 16 million people, 16 million colors. People are interesting.

When making a choice, it's important to see if it excites you. If there are two or more things that excite you, do you really have to choose one or the other? You can also think about how to change that premise. This is a panel that reminded me of the existence of a third option.

And as an aside, there's Shohei Ohtani, the two-way player who chooses both and does things no one has ever done before. Even with 25 games missed due to injury, he's the home run king. Greatness. I really hope he wins the MVP.

As for me, a man in his late 30s.
Happiness as a professional, happiness as a husband, happiness as a father, happiness as a friend... Maybe usually you can't have it all, but I want it all.
A middle-aged man with big ambitions is greedy, too.

I'm too young to give up on anything. For the rest of my life, now is the youngest I will ever be.

(Reference) Oshi no Ko
If you haven't read it yet, please at least read the first volume. You'll get hooked.
You can read all the chapters for ¥0 on the Jump+ app right now, so that's a good way to read it.

To be continued

Shohei Ohtani wins MVP! Joy!