Episode 22 – Oshi no Ko Season 2

Congratulations Aqua on finishing his lifelong mission of revenge! With out this, Oshi no Ko is free to change into a run-of-the-mill romcom the place Aqua’s ideas carry no extra weight than this: which of those two beautiful women will he select? Fortunately, I’m kidding: even Kana’s cute tsundere act isn’t sufficient to hold this present by itself. As an alternative, it’s certainly one of Studio Dogo Koba’s unique expressionistic sequences that has caught in my thoughts the longest. Even through the easiest episodes, Oshi no Ko stays a visible feast.

Now that Aqua’s murderous mission has been abruptly lower quick, it is time to discover out if he’d reasonably get pleasure from his second likelihood at youth with Kana or Akane by his aspect. I’ve made no secret of who I am rooting for. Along with her lovely expressions paired with voice actor Megumi Han‘s cute but sassy efficiency, Kana is my lady to beat. This episode gave us a file folder filled with Kana response faces as our favourite tsundere reacted blow for blow to her date with Aqua. From her impromptu pre-date style present to her overactive creativeness about the place the pair would go after dinner, it was enjoyable to distinction Aqua’s poker face with Kana’s annoyed inner dialogue. I feel that is the primary time Kana has gotten to point out a lot “dere” as an alternative of her customary “tsun.”

We’re informed that Aqua is so courteous as a result of he has recollections of his earlier life in his thirties, however this added expertise is not with out its drawbacks, as Aqua realizes when he unknowingly makes use of an old style expression (“Say cheese” is seemingly out of favor) when taking a photograph of Akane. Conversely, Akane additionally reveals her age with their date dialog: the “level masks” filter she applies was an Instagram pattern in 2021, when this manga chapter got here out, but it surely’s not as well-liked anymore. This idyllic date might have occurred, however Akane is simply too sensible for her personal good. She will be able to learn between the traces when Aqua says he wants to speak to her about one thing. And later, she’s in a position to spot the important loophole in Aqua’s reasoning about his father. You see, Aqua did a DNA take a look at on Himekawa, which confirmed past a doubt that he’s his half-brother. However he didn’t do a DNA take a look at on Himekawa’s father. There’s one other risk that Akane sees immediately along with her anguished expression: possibly there’s one other man who’s the daddy of each of them. And whereas it will have been an excessive response, that may even clarify the murder-suicide with Himekawa’s “mother and father” if the daddy realized that the mom had been untrue and Himekawa wasn’t actually his. I used to be impressed by the expressionistic sequence that visualized this idea extra succinctly than I might paraphrase it. The rising specter of Aqua’s father is powerful sufficient that Akane, as she walks residence, can not help however look over her shoulder: she will sense his malevolent presence close by even now.

So who’s that man on the finish of the episode who brings Ai a bouquet of flowers an identical to the one Ai’s killer used to cover his knife? The credit consult with him as “Sun shades Man” with the voice actor credit score “? ? ?” however primarily based on his resemblance to Aqua and Ruby, and what he tells Ai about Ruby being their little one, there isn’t a doubt that that is the daddy of the twins. However is he the person behind Ai’s homicide? If that’s the case, that is the primary time we have seen the first antagonist of Oshi no Koand it solely took 22 episodes to get there. I am nonetheless undecided as a result of that is going in opposition to the Golden Age reign of mysteries that the perpetrator can be somebody talked about “at the start of the story.” Oshi no KoThe manga continues to be ongoing (albeit in its ultimate arc), so we might solely be at the start of the story… and that bouquet selection is just too suspicious to disregard. It may be an fascinating journey to Miyazaki subsequent week, that is for positive.

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