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I think I'd like the ending of Oshi no Ko better if it wasn't the ending. It wouldn't fix the absolute mess that is Hikaru "Lying-Eyes" Kamiki the murder-cult-leader, but if we had a volume or two to unpack the impact of Aqua's suicide, the story would at least have the potential to end on a high note.

For one thing, critical plot points wouldn't need to be rushed. Learning about the extent of Kamiki's murder cult is handled in four panels, three of which are basically just close-ups of the conspiracy-board tying everyone together.

For another thing, let's look at Kana slapping Aqua and calling him a liar and breaking down crying. Or, related, Miyako slapping Kana for slapping Aqua. In theory, I like these character beats. Kana bottled up a kind of grief that she's never experienced before, and now the bottle bursts, and it all comes out in one burst of thoughtless emotion.

And Miyako slapping Kana works too; she's more familiar with this kind of grief, but grief is still grief, and Kana just slapped her beloved dead son, and Miyako is within arm's reach of Kana's face, so she reacts. There are a few ways to interpret Miyako's wide-eye-narrow-iris expression, but I think it's her realizing that she shouldn't have slapped Kana a split-second after it was too late to stop.

Those could be good character beats in a mini-arc about coming to terms with Aqua's death...but they're not. We've got one more chapter and we've barely seen Ruby's reaction to her own brother/oshi/crush's death.

Kana yelling at Aqua's corpse as Akane drags her away is almost certainly the last thing she'll do in the entire series. Miyako will probably do something relating to Ruby, but she won't get a chance to apologize for slapping Kana outside fanfiction like that short fic Penguinkyun wrote.

This isn't the start of Kana's epilogue, or Miyako's, or Oshi no Ko's. We're basically at the end. And that sucks.

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in which i saw enough terrible kana takes that i wrote this. this is my chapter review everyone. enjoy!

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Miyako finds Kana outside the halls they used for Aqua's…for his funeral. Akane is holding her, as she wails into her black coat and Miyako flinches at the grief in them. Her fingers still tingle from the slap she delivered earlier and the matching red mark just barely visible on Kana’s cheek makes the guilt festering in her heart worse.

“Akane-chan,” she says softly and in an instant the two scramble to get up, Kana scrubbing at her eyes as she turns to face the wall and Akane is immediately at attention. “Do you mind checking in on Ruby for me?” She hates having to ask this of her and she'll find a way to make it up to Akane but…

“I still have to finish up here and deal with the reporters outside, so could you?” For some reason, Akane flinches at the question before she recovers and takes the keys Miyako is holding out. “Of course Saitou-san,” she says softly, before hurrying away.

The only ones left are her and Kana in the empty hallway.

“Kana–”

“I'm sorry, President Miyako,” she rushes out, eyes fixed to the ground. At some point, someone, Akane most likely, had fixed her hat back on her head for her, and the veil now shielded Kana’s eyes from view. “That was incredibly disrespectful of me. If you want to terminate my contract–”

“Kana, stop!” Miyako interrupts that terrifying ramble, placing a hand on Kana’s shoulder and she pretends not to notice the imperceptible flinch. “I'm the one who should be sorry Kana, alright? Not you. I shouldn't have been so impulsive, you didn't deserve that slap.”

At this, Kana's head shoots up, the fire that had been missing from her reappearing in her eyes, small but blessedly there. “What?! Miyako-san, I slapped Aqua’s– I slapped–” Fresh tears begin to roll down her face as she tries to complete her sentence. “You were justified,” Kana chokes out.

Miyako’s heart hasn't stopped hurting since the news arrived and now it aches even more. She gently pulls Kana into a hug, ignoring the way Kana resists at first, ignoring the way her dress gets soaked in tears.

“I was not,” she disagrees. “You shouldn't have slapped him, yes, but that doesn't mean I don't understand why you did it. It's alright Kana, I forgave you in an instant. It's okay.”

Kana stares up at her with glassy eyes, before the tears start anew.

Miyako simply hugs her through it.

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Oshi No Ko Episode 24 Review + Final Thoughts - Season 3 Has Been Announced

When one revenge door closes, another opens. Aqua’s revenge comes to a close, but Ruby’s door has opened. Uh-oh. What’s going to happen now? Fortunately, Season 3 has been announced, meaning the story is definitely not over, especially with the post-credit scene…

The finale of Season 2 is like both a conclusion and build up for the events of the upcoming next season. Ruby has been out of it after finding Goro’s corpse, but learns from the creepy crow girl that a famous idol gave birth in Miyazaki 16 years ago and that the doctor in charge of her disappeared during the birthing. She also mentions that before the birth, there were two people sneaking around the hospital, one being the stalker and the other…well… Ruby figures out that this could be the twins’ father and that’s how her desire for revenge starts. It was like how Aqua decided to get his revenge after realizing who was behind Ai’s murder when he was a toddler. The buildup is the same, but Ruby wants to get revenge for two people…is that why she has two black stars on her eyes compared to Aqua who only had one as he only wants to get revenge for AI? Also, Ruby, why are you trusting the words of this creepy little girl so easily? She could be lying to you…but at this point, there are no lies here.

For Aqua, it did feel as if he wanted to break up with Akane, but decided not to and officially date her last minute. Given that he’s a people pleaser, I guess he got cold feet and decided to date her because he felt bad seeing her cry. Poor Kana. However, I am getting a little tired of the dragging love triangle subplot Aqua, Akane and Kana have going on. The writer keeps backpedaling a lot and it’s getting really annoying. This is why I advocate for Akane and Kana to get together and for Aqua and Melt to get together, but alas, this is a manga written by a man…

It’s interesting how both seasons of Oshi no Ko ends with a B-Komachi song. However, the one for this season is a little more bittersweet as Ruby got her dark stars and isn’t as happy and chipper as before. I think the best thing about Oshi no Ko is that time passes. Now, some time passes that a year officially passes, making Ruby and Aqua 17 years old and second years, while Kana and Akane are going to be 18 and in their third year of high school. Time does play an important factor in this story, so I’m glad that it’s not a stagnant concept.

But yeah, the post-credit scene is pretty crazy in that Aqua and Ruby’s father officially reveals himself by murdering a girl. What’s interesting is that Hikaru, the name of the father, has purple eyes. Guess who also has purple eyes? Yep, Taiki Himekawa does. That makes me wonder where Aqua’s blue eyes came from. I guess it was split since blue and red makes purple as both parents have purple eyes in a sense. Hikaru looks like a celebrity, so why haven’t people noticed the similarities between him and Aqua looks-wise? I guess Aqua’s face is more like a male version of Ai in the sense that Kaburagi pointed out that he has similarities towards Ai in terms of facial structure so I’m assuming Aqua’s face leans towards looking more like Ai than Hikaru’s?

I think the Hoshino family is pretty interesting in the sense that both Ruby and Hikaru have their dark stars protruding out of their eyes and its on both eyes while Aqua only had it on his right eye and it doesn’t protrude as much—only time it did was when he was four and during the stage play. I just look at the dark stars and wonder how they gonna blink.

Speaking of which, the voice actors for Hikaru and creepy crow girl have been officially revealed. Hikaru is voiced by Mamoru Miyano and Tsukuyomi, the crow girl, is voiced by Hina Kino. I honestly can’t wait to see what these two have in store for next season. It’s been a while since I heard Miyano voice someone who’s quietly psychotic. He normally voices loud, pompous and flamboyant crazy guys, so I honestly can’t wait to hear him voice someone so soft-spoken to the point it’ll be creepy. Hina Kino normally plays cute little girls, so she’ll be playing against type too.

I can’t wait to see what next season has to offer.

Final Thoughts

Unpopular opinion: I liked the Stage Play arc. People might complain how it detracts from the revenge story, but I liked what it presented. However, the ending of the arc did show that it was still a part of the revenge story regardless of how it was written. It’s nice seeing new sides to our favorite characters and how the new ones are integrated into the plot.

For the characters, I did like seeing new sides to them. I’m still a big Aqua fan, so I’m glad that I got to see different sides to him. It was also nice seeing more sides to Kana and Akane, and even Ruby too! I just wished that some side characters were utilized a bit more. It sucks that out of the characters involved with the revenge plot, only Himekawa has a direct connection to it. I’d like to see Aqua involving one more person into his revenge scheme even if it isn’t Himekawa. Speaking of which, I do think that him concluding his father is dead and his revenge is done still does feel out of character for him.

I do think it was a step up from the previous season where the animation quality has improved tremendously. I especially loved Melt’s parts. The voice acting has improved tremendously as well. All of the voice actors did a spectacular job with going into their character and the character that they play for the stage play. It was really nice seeing new sides to the voice actors. As someone who likes hearing voices, it was a real treat for me!

It was nice learning about how stage plays worked. It was also nice to learn how manga adaptations worked as well. I feel like learning about various types of media feels super educational for me. It’s always interesting to learn new things. Though, I do admit that Oshi No Ko’s interpretation of how these things work might not be super accurate, but I still do appreciate getting an insight.

Overall, I do think Season 2 is a huge improvement from the first season. Like I said, that’s an unpopular opinion. I honestly can’t wait to see what Season 3 has in store. Will it still be in Aqua’s perspective or will it be in Ruby’s? I might start the manga out of curiosity of what will happen next… What are your thoughts on the second season and will you be in tune for Season 3?

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Like mother...

Like son.

And Gotanda-san and Kana are alike that they can't say no to this mother and son. :)

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