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[Oshi No Ko]

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Did you like the ending?

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Nov 16, 7:35 PM

#101

Kracko3D

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I didn't find the ending particularly good or bad but i've got a few issues with it.

First of all Aqua's plan made no sense. For me the whole suicide thing is simply because Aqua has self-destructive tendencies (Hence why he refuses everybody's help). Honestly i would've prefered if the story adressed it that way rather than "saving Ruby's life AND career even if it's gonna break her soul at the expense of my life that she cherishes more than anything else" which sounds dumb and egocentric ESPECIALLY when the story acknowledges that Aqua could've done things differently.

Hikaru sucks as a villain. He is just terrible at the job, he just feels uninspired and his aura feels forced. I still don't understand what kind of villain Aka wanted to make with him. And Nino is even worse.

We've got a conclusion on Ruby's character but Kana and Akane get the short end of the stick again because their characters ended up entirely revolving around Aqua without any personal goals that they've got to achieve. Kana follows the exact same grief as Ruby but when Ruby gets better we understand what she wants to do with her life unlike Kana and by extension Akane (which moved the plot in a convenient way for far too long without having personal goals either).

I still respect the author for killing the MC in an unsatisfying way (because let's be honest : the happy ending route doesn't fit Aqua at all, he has barely done anything to get it) and Ruby's character was respected, i actually like the end of her character arc. The ending is not as bad as some people say, that being said Oshi no ko is full of missed opportunities (+ some telenovelas dialogues are just awful)

Nov 16, 8:00 PM

#102

Hitagi__Furude

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May 2020

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The only good thing that Aka did these last few weeks is forcing Mihoyo to have a rerun of Ai Hoshino's banner...

& atleast...

I can thank him for that...

" Kindness can sometimes lead you to trouble. "

Nov 17, 1:22 AM

#103

Kokol07

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Jan 2020

Reply to DrChewy

@Kokol07 Then wouldn't an ending where those closest to him help him find new purpose sound more satisfying than

. Not to mention at then end of the theater arc where he thought his target had already died he seemed happier, noticeably so to other characters to the point that Akane did not want to correct him and send him down the spiral again. So him having more support from everyone around him after the end could 100% lead to him finding a new life

. The story could easily have been maneuvered to accommodate him finding new purpose compared to the rushed ending we got that feels out of character and illogical at times.

@DrChewy I don't know, depending on how it would be shown, if it wa shown more in depth etc. then it would be a good ending. But the way it is now I'm satisfied, it's not a bad ending, sure some people would want a different ending but this one is fine.

Ideally i would love to see a side story where Aqua didn't sacrefice himself.

PS. I'm down to hear any opinions wheter they agree with me or not, since I am not all-knowing and could have missed sth.

Nov 17, 5:28 PM

#104

DrChewy

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Sep 2017

Reply to Kokol07

@Kokol07

My own opinion is that this ending could have worked if it was built up more and if it was shown as there was no other option than what we got. The thing is Aqua had LOADS of other options he could have taken other than sacrificing himself like that. Kamiki wasn't really shown to be a big threat as all we know is that he'd killed a few famous women and planned on killing Ruby. If he was shown to be a Johan from Monster type character where stopping him then and there was the only way then it could have been acceptable but he wasn't. The only threat he posed was to Ruby and they already solved that issue so they could have easily let him go and later on he could have easily been stopped using the police or something; gathering evidence of his crimes like using Niino's testimony that he pushed her to kill Ruby. Logically Aquas choice was flawed.

Then there's the thematic of the ending which is what people like and what I don't really have a problem with, I just think it could have easily gone the other way too. The story is about revenge, how unfulfilling it is, and how you need to sacrifice things and lie to make it through the entertainment world and that's exactly what the ending showed, revenge done, no fulfillment, Ruby lies to make it big. People also say that this is the only way the story could have ended. My rebuttal is, no. Yes, throughout the story we see out characters have to lie to succeed like Ruby was shown doing but at the same time we see things like Kana refusing to sell out her body. The story is about revenge but at the end Aqua himself says that his purpose in life in no longer to get revenge but to protect Ruby which is another theme in the story, value those you care about. So we see both sides throughout the story. People saying the only way this story could have ended is to make it a tragedy are missing the other half of the story that shows you can make it in entertainment without having to sacrifice everything. The ending we got could have worked well if it wasn't rushed and it was set up better but at the same time an ending where Aqua survives could have also worked given what the story has shown.

I don't really feel satisfied by the ending and maybe that's the point as revenge won't satisfy you is a theme in the story. I just think this could have been portrayed too by having Kamiki go to jail and somehow avoiding the death penalty which would be unfulfilling to Aqua and the audience, and then have Aqua continue throughout life knowing Kamiki is still alive but living none the less protecting Ruby and just living. All this just because the ending felt rushed. Had the ending been better paced and setup then I would have no complaints or wishes for it to go a different way. As it is now though, Ruby could have died too and the ending would have felt the same and if anything would have been better because then it wouldn't feel so half-assed.

Nov 21, 12:39 PM

#105

Mdraj6996

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Nov 2020

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I feel bad for aqua. I feel bad for akane. I feel bad for ruby. I feel bad for kana.... I didn't enjoy the ending since it just made everything tragic without properly building up the narrative. But who knows maybe the anime will improve on it. I didn't liked how it ended but I'll still keep watching the anime whenever it comes out. It was a fun ride while it lasted I suppose

Nov 21, 5:58 PM

#106

LordSozin

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Jul 2019

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Looks like the author dropped another L. I'm so out of the loop these days I didn't know this crap had finally ended.

-[ ~♫~ ll Credit ]-

Nov 21, 6:40 PM

#107

G_Excel

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Jun 2020

368

the ending is just one giant bruh moment

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