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Oshi No Ko Episode 21 Review - Ambiguous Conclusion To The Mystery

Something’s not right about the conclusion of the mystery behind Aqua’s father. It feels too out of character that Aqua, someone who’s so meticulous and cautious, would let this go just like that. He’s usually so analytical when it comes to things like this. Hasn’t he considered that Uehara doesn’t share the same hair and eye color as him? Ruby looks identical to Ai, yet Aqua looks nothing like Uehara. Is he stopping because he wants to close the revenge now that a lead has been cut off? I don’t think Aqua of all people would ignore the blatant loophole in front of his eyes. It’s definitely not over and I think that Aqua’s just choosing to ignore it because he wants to be at peace.

With the conclusion to the father mystery done on an ambiguous note, we now focus on Ruby and B-Komachi and what their next step is now that Kana got some time now. They got 20,000 subscribers on their Youtube channel and Mem-cho is doing all she can to increase it. She has some ideas like room tours and making an original song. Mem-cho, being the only adult of he group, understands the woes of the world of finance. I found it hilarious how she’s basically scaring Ruby and Kana with taxes and expenses.

We get some insight into Ruby as it felt forever since she last got some spotlight. She’s impatient and wants the new song from hitmaker composer Himura (voiced by Daisuke Hirakawa) as soon as possible because she wants to find Gorou as soon as possible (and that waiting too long will make Memcho enter her 30’s). While she does find a way to motivate Himura into creating a song for the new B-Komachi, I’m not really too convinced by it.

To be honest, Ruby has never been my favorite character; in fact, she’s been my least favorite so far. Don’t get me wrong; she does have a funny personality and what not, but I’m not super convinced she’s a super talented idol. Yeah, she’s Ai’s daughter and was motivated by her even before reincarnation, but all Ruby has been doing is hopping off others for her success. She has popular influencer Mem-cho and former child actress Kana Arima in the same group as her; she uses B-Komachi to restart Ai’s legacy under her name; her brother is Aqua who got some notion of fame due to the reality dating show and being the last-minute casting addition for Sweet Today. Heck, the reason Kana and Mem-cho are in the group is because Aqua recruited them, not her (though, Ruby did see star potential in Kana, but Kana only joined because Aqua asked her). She’s also the adopted daughter of the once popular Strawberry Productions’ current CEO Miyako who’s the wife of Ichigo. She’s essentially a nepo baby riding off of others. Argue with me all you want, but I’m not wrong. I just wish that I could see more of her building up her fame by herself. I would’ve been more convinced if she had done like a flash mob or had a Youtube video that went viral. I guess that’s just more on the poor writing choice on the author’s part…

Anyways, I’m a little intrigued with the possible return to Miyazaki now that Aqua’s got some free time. What will happen? Also, that girl with the white hair and red eyes is definitely bad news. What are your thoughts on the episode so far?