In one of many least shocking bulletins of all time: Oshi no Ko The third season was introduced on the finish of the second. That closing was postponed for a couple of days, presumably for the standard causes (though Doga Kobo is not infamous for that, they will occur anyplace). This was definitely by no means doubtful – Oshi no Ko in the end each chapter and verse might be edited. I have never learn the manga, however I imagine the anime solely tailored about half of it, so assuming there aren’t any workers conflicts, there is not any season to assume we’ll must postpone for no less than one other two programs.
All in all it was a reasonably profitable season for me. At the very least within the sense that I by no means obtained near a rescue operation, which was very a lot on the radar in the direction of the top of the primary one. Nothing since has matched the uncooked energy of the prequel movie, however this season was far more constant. As at all times with Akasaka, my engagement waxed and waned. He goes off on tangents about issues that fascinate him however bore me, and whereas he usually manages to make them attention-grabbing for a couple of chapters, they invariably lose me. However these moments have been uncommon this season, and that is a optimistic.
I feel the hot button is there for me AanK is to just accept it – and its writer – for what it and he are (and will not be). Finally, I feel Akasaka simply needs to put in writing a love letter to the idol world, and the entire thriller plot is a sham. Identical to his feints of being important: they by no means final lengthy. He at all times shortly returns to his true self. He thinks all this stuff are cool and loves being part of them, and that can by no means change as a result of it is simply who he’s. If I need to learn actual criticism of the idol commerce, I can discover it there From Yabaadditionally in a way more real looking approach (and Norio does not matter). It isn’t truthful of me to anticipate that of me Oshi no Ko.
In fact, that leaves the onus on the opposite elements of the story to essentially ship, however most of the time, it does not. This season’s arc was attention-grabbing, the standard mixture of Akasaka, how the sausage is made, fanboying and well-crafted pulp thrills. We now have reached a turning level within the story as Ruby has discovered Gorou’s physique. She’s been a stealth character this season and truthfully for many of the collection. Nevertheless it looks as if AanK has lastly discovered a significant function for her within the plot. To some extent, the mantle of Aqua’s revenge quest has been handed to her: he thinks their father is lifeless, however she is aware of he is alive. Nevertheless, I anticipate this to alter quickly sufficient.
How does she know that? Because of the bizarre silver youngster with the crows (Cinema Hina), now recognized within the credit as Tsukuyomi. Apparently sufficient, that’s the identify of the moon god in Shintoism. So is that actually what she ought to be? Who is aware of – for now she’s a cheat code and provocateur. She passes on to Ruby the attention-grabbing piece of data that two folks had been accountable for Ai’s dying (and Gorou’s as nicely, after all). They and we all know one, the opposite – says Tsukuyomi – was a “highschool scholar” on the time of Ai’s delivery and Gorou’s homicide. That is the Miyano Mamoru character we are able to fairly safely assume, and contemplating Ai herself was solely 15 or 16 when she obtained pregnant, the highschool stuff is hardly surprising.
Additionally very notable right here is Aqua’s interplay with Akane. He admits that he used her, guiding her with hints and hoping she would discover Gorou’s physique along with her obsessive stalker abilities. It is a stretch, however no matter. She has come to Miyazaki with the intention of breaking apart, however Aqua responds to what he sees as a way of closure in his life by declaring that he now needs to “shield” Akane. Is that this the dying knell for KanAqua, or is that kiss simply Aqua instinctively eager to consolation a woman who’s crying due to his manipulations? Properly, I am biased, so I am the improper one to ask – I hope it is the latter. However there is not any denying that Kana felt very vestigial in the direction of the occasions of the final two episodes.
Finally, I like this Oshi no Ko – the trashy thriller – fairly good. I even like some behind-the-scenes stuff, however it at all times ends badly. Someway it brings collectively the mysterious stuff and the attention-grabbing intro elements of the idol/popular culture stuff earlier than they exceed their expiration date and the mixture is sufficient. If I truthfully evaluate this collection to the opposite kaijuu of the last decade – Kimetsu, JJK, Avengers from Tokyoeven Spy x Household – it is most likely one of the best of all of them. That is not a really excessive bar from my perspective, I admit, however it definitely counts for one thing. Not solely is it an attention-grabbing watch total, however it’s additionally attention-grabbing to put in writing about – there’s some humor and depth to it. I depart this season with a extra optimistic feeling AanK than I did after I began it, and that definitely makes it a profitable sequel.
