New manga by Oshi no Ko story writer Akasaka Aka & Record of ragnarok artist starting next year

I doubt it, he could’ve started the new work at any time to accommodate the ending of OnK, and has written several manga simultaneously. I remember a while ago he was writing love is war, oshi no ko and a romcom manga all at the same time so I think the fact that he’s got a new one coming out didn’t affect oshi no ko much. Regardless, respect to him for always churning out manga with consistent releases, one of the most reliable and quality mangaka of recent times

If the last chapter of Oshi no Ko really lives up to the leaks, then it will simply kill any credit I had for trusting this guy and the motivation to follow his work further. But I'm mature enough not to speak for everyone, so I'm wondering how much the destruction of Oshi no Ko will affect the upcoming third season and other people's trust in Aka.

@WaterMage You are literally accusing people of potential hypocrisy. While still agreeing that the ending was bad. This is just stupid.

@Ionliosite2 At one time, Mengo also came under fire for Scum's Wish, albeit for a different reason. So I really feel sorry for her if the Japanese were also salty about the ending of Oshi no Ko.

@RobertBobert when I said ending was bad?

The flop one I said is a romcom one which ended after 30 or so chapters.

@WaterMage Then you should have clarified because it had no context at all.

@RobertBobert I forgot the name of that manga, so my bad. And it was the last one to flop. Cause even if the ending is bad(which it isn't) it won't make OnK a flop.

@WaterMage I think the ending of Oshi no Ko is just objectively terrible, but I'm interested in something else right now. What do the Japanese write about this? Because my experience shows that even if the Western fandom is 100% sure that the ending of some work sucks, there is always a chance that title is still adored by the Japanese.

@RobertBobert only thing ik when I saw japanse people just sad about Aqua on OnK recent yt vid and the Maphisto ed (obviously). I didn't saw negetive reaction there. I only saw negetive reaction only here in MAL.
I don't think the ending is the best possible ending he could write. But it's most fitting ending. I am sad that Aqua didn't get to live but the way things happened it was acceptable for me.

Also there's one more chapter to sort things out, that gonna depend.

@WaterMage I haven't read much of MAL for this, but what I've seen on Twitter and YouTube is much hotter. Even to the point of people burning the English edition of Oshi no Ko or refusing to read Aka's new works because he hurt them with this ending through the manga they started reading thanks to Kaguya's popularity.

Are you talking about the promised extra chapter or the very last one? I still find it hard to believe that he did this, so potential arguments about it would make me uncomfortable. Because it just breaks my mind how he killed Aqua after 2-3 chapters where the internal monologue practically convinced him of the need to live and live for Ruby.

@RobertBobert chp 166 it not officially up I don't know what happens.

Well people exaggerated way to much with incest situation as well. The thing is Aqua previous monologue even the very last one with Gorou he didn't made the choice. He still considering about living his life freely still isn't decided. After exposing Kamiki I don't think there was any option and want finish things of himself. Only bad thing about the ending is how bad Kana got shafted.

@WaterMage But what about the raw version of this chapter on the Internet?

I never took the incest thing seriously because I knew Aka would never do it. Though his tease with it in one arc really almost sold it on me. But I really believed that he was going to stay happily living as Aqua after he basically let go of the Goro persona. Not to mention that Ruby didn't seem happy at all after his death, rather he just left her to live while trying to deal with the severe trauma of her brother following her mother in death. ESPECIALLY after it was revealed that she loved Goro and Aqua because they saved her from loneliness. It just doesn't make sense.

@RobertBobert I don't read those...(Don't spoil)

Ofc Ruby will be sad but after he let go off Gorou he still her brother and so he can't let her potential murderer stay alive.
I wanted it so bad to be good end after how much Aqua have to endure. But in the end for me it was good enough. Maybe cause I read it all at once I feel like it was coming.

@WaterMage But that didn't require his death, especially when the loss of close family and the traumatized life it caused was the main reason for his obsession with this killer. It's as if Aqua was her boyfriend and was taking revenge on her killer for the traumatic death of her last boyfriend, it's just a pointless cycle.

@RobertBobert it was explained right that he can't live on as murderer. And why he did that, the reason was solid imo.
If the ending needs changing then the last arc also have to be completely changed. It was the way things went Aqua shouldering all the burden and yeeting off.

@WaterMage Then why did we have several chapters where we were convinced of the significance of his new life and personality? What to do with the fact that such a “rescue” of Ruby actually causes her the same trauma that Kamiki did in that time (only this time Aqua removes himself from her life)? What about the many character arcs for the rest of the characters, given that the last two chapters are almost pure montages of scenes with voiceovers?

@RobertBobert I can give you a better answer after reading the last chapter for now I can say atleast one character development got ruined and she just became a tragic character with constantly taking L through the manga. Kana.

And other thing when Aqua said to Kamiki I wanted to live I wanted to do this this things(he wanted to call Miyako her mother, was so sad) but I chose to be siscon and protect Ruby at all cost even my life. It was a very Aqua thing to do who still didn't "fully" valued his life.

Alot of Japanese people upset about the ending as well. The first search prompt on X for OnK i Japanese was literally "Oshi no Ko trash manga" for a while.

Alot of Japanese people upset about the ending as well. The first search prompt on X for OnK i Japanese was literally "Oshi no Ko trash manga" for a while.

@yakisobapan Considering what was said earlier, I wonder why their new work will not be until the spring. Is he trying to wait until people are less angry about the ending of the manga? Unless, of course, something really happens first in Oshi no Ko.

@WaterMage Twitter is much more popular in Japan than even in the US at this time. But anyway, "at least they don't burn the books" is a dubious excuse. But back on topic, do you think that if he actually does yuri after Aqua's death, it will be a cheap move? I think that this will once again devalue the experience of people who have been following the manga all this time. Just remember how many people were angry at Aka's portrayal of Kana at his funeral.

@RobertBobert I don't know what people expect from Kana she was right. There's nothing wrong with her action.

And yes if the do Yuri it will anger me. I am (and will) defend OnK cause its my favourite anime. But doing Yuri is just pissing on Aqua's grave. I hope he don't do that it will break my trust.

Also about twitter I have nothing but negetive opinion about that platform recently its getting better. But there better way the measure recation than twitter it's all I am saying. Also burning books is not dubious it's just shows how stupid people are. Japanese even any non western country won't do such things how angry one may be. People who did that need to be examined.

@WaterMage She was right because she criticized Aqua for his action, don't you feel the irony here? And yes, it still pissed off a lot of people because she was portrayed as a comedic hysteric here.

I'm afraid Aka might do this for several reasons. Both as a distraction from the failure of romance in the manga due to Aqua death, and as a cheap attempt to convince fans that after his death, girls will remain "eternal virgins" without leaving for another man. Yuri baiting is not an uncommon trope when it comes to losing heroines in romance, as AoT shows how angry people can get over fantasizing about an imaginary NTR.

You're talking about people burning a very popular VA's merch after she was caught in a photo booth with a guy. If the manga does have negative feedback in Japan, then I think we will see a lot of emotional manifestations of it.

@RobertBobert
No I meant her reaction was natural from solely her pov it was acceptable, she didn't know what Aqua did.

I hope not

There are way worse endings like MHA I am not familiar if japanese did that.

@WaterMage Even if she knew, she would still be against it. Even Akane found it heartbreaking, meaning no one actually judged Aqua's decision to be the right one in the ending. So people were angry that this was the last scene of their favorite ship in the manga and their waifu looked silly. Especially after Aqua actually deceived them, creating the illusion that it was Kana x Aqua that would be the ending of the romance in the manga.

Me too, but knowing that Aka and Mengo love some yuri and that he will obviously need to somehow save the matter makes me nervous (for example, he jokingly ship Mengo with her female best friend, although she is married). Although in Kaguya's case, he doesn't let the fans foist Hayasaka x Chika on him.

As far as I know spoilers, MHA's bad ending is more a problem of untapped potential, so in Horikoshi's case it was more a matter of deep disappointment than anger.

@WaterMage Even if she knew, she would still be against it. Even Akane found it heartbreaking, meaning no one actually judged Aqua's decision to be the right one in the ending. So people were angry that this was the last scene of their favorite ship in the manga and their waifu looked silly. Especially after Aqua actually deceived them, creating the illusion that it was Kana x Aqua that would be the ending of the romance in the manga.

Me too, but knowing that Aka and Mengo love some yuri and that he will obviously need to somehow save the matter makes me nervous (for example, he jokingly ship Mengo with her female best friend, although she is married). Although in Kaguya's case, he doesn't let the fans foist Hayasaka x Chika on him.

As far as I know spoilers, MHA's bad ending is more a problem of untapped potential, so in Horikoshi's case it was more a matter of deep disappointment than anger.

@RobertBobert everyone will find it wrong and that was natural. Everyone will think the sacrifice wasnt needed. But it was his choice. I am pissed too cause Aqua×Kana was my ship since first few episodes of S1 and I am still saying the ending (so far) really ruined Kana more than anything.

Unironically Chika × Hayasaka is good. Cause none of them are rebound. Also at the last chapter he tried to bait a Chika romance too lol.

Anger is way too over the top imo. I just hope they do S3 & S4. I am sure it will cause there will be demand. Unless it is taken to flames and 90% fanbase hates it which it never will. That number will stay at vocal majority of 10-20%

@WaterMage The fact of the matter is that if they find out the truth, then the condemnation of Aqua's choice will be even stronger. Especially on Ruby's part, because while the manga previously criticized lying, the ending actually endorses lying to cover up questionable decisions. I don't know why you feel this way about Kana's development, but personally I think it's pretty mean-spirited when writers destroy ships after deceiving the audience about it. Even if it was a clumsy attempt to give the fans atleast something.

If Aka wasn't already teasing Chika's love for sumo, I'd say that whole scene in the finale was a lame attempt to remind fans that he never planned for this ship.

I don't know, a lot of people are now disillusioned with MHA, feeling that at some point the writing became significantly more primitive and inferior due to Horikoshi's attempts to pander to the his new huge audience. Just type "worst anime fandom" on YouTube and you'll get a bunch of salty videos about MHA fans. But the ending was indeed disappointing, especially considering that such a shipper-rich franchise ended up ignoring even canonical romance.

@RobertBobert Kana is my fav girl, so ofc I will be more focused on that. For me atleast Aqua's journey although not perfect but was still a conclusive and fitting one. I can't say that for Kana. She became stronger and independent but the fact is she keep taking L. Her only chance of W was that romance and it got ruined. So I feel bad for Kana the most out of anyone even Ruby. Although she won't like it but Aqua gave his life in order to make sure she achieves her dreams.

Idk what sumo are you taking about, I meant one chapter where she got a proposal from a pianist from Austria and she rejected her. It was just a bait to show how good friends Kaguya and Chika are.

@WaterMage I'm talking about the ending of this chapter where she says that she has no partner/interest and that her ideal partner is a sumo champion. If you don’t know the context, this really looks like the maximum excuse from Aka. I already learned that Aka loves annoying bait to attract attention thanks to how Aka deceived me with Mikado x Chika.

Well, Aqua ended up like that too, essentially. Consider his background. He simply repeated his tragic ending once again by saving others. Is this a satisfying ending? I could understand this ending in other shows, but Aka devalued Ruby so much that it doesn't feel meaningful at all even from this perspective. I care about Aqua, I care about Kana or Akane, I care about Memcho. But Ruby has been so badly devalued by Aka this whole time that I just don't have enough motivation to empathize with Aqua's motivation.

@RobertBobert I always wanted it to be a good ending because it was needed for Aqua's character. But that doesn't mean this is bad or not satisfying for me atleast. I don't know if he planned it from first or write himself into a corner. But yes it isn't perfect 10/10 ending rather fitting but okish 6.5/10 ending.

don't really care for the fact that it's fantasy or that it's the RoR artist, literally will only read because of aka.

@ryzxgum From what I've seen online, half of his fans will ostentatiously boycott it, half try to read a couple of chapters to see if it will suffers from Oshi no Ko's negative feedback or his already mentioned problems as a writer. Regardless of whether it fails or succeeds, even if he deliberately tries not to screw anything up so as not to completely anger his fans, Oshi no Ko has really damaged his reputation as an author and even made many people more critical of memories of not so strong Kaguya's problems. I've always adored Kaguya and still consider it one of the best rom-coms of my life, but even I now feel awkward looking at this title in my favorites and remembering Aka and my disappointment in him due to Oshi no Ko.

@RobertBobert my personal feelings on kaguya-sama haven't changed at all from this, especially since i was re-consuming parts of it last week which only reaffirmed my love for it lol. but yeah, undeniable that he's the object of a lot of clowning right now so his next work is definitely going to suffer from it. this could've been avoided- or at least suppressed, if he took a break for a year or two before announcing his next work, but he's doing this fresh off the heat and even gege didn't make such a wild move despite rumors. seeing how the final arc for OnK turned out, i thought a break should be his top priority.