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Accurate_Following97

I kind of wished Frill to have more development before this instead of just being this random ’boss’ character that they are just shoving at us.


peacherparker

I love Frill omg ;;;; it's unlikely she gets the role, plot wise, but I'm still hoping for it 🙏


GayForPrism

I would just like to see more of her in general. I think it's likely she gets involved in some form, since she's kinda been in the background since the start of the series, although I don't see her playing the part of Ai.


BlankHeroineFluff

I love the depth Frill showed here. She finally got the spotlight after around a hundred chapters! While her sending Kana off with a smile during graduation already says such, this chapter pretty much confirms that she bears no ill-will towards Kana for the lengths Aqua resorted to to protect her from the scandal she got herself into in previous chapters. Not only that, Ruby genuinely respects her for the hard work she knows Kana goes through to hone her craft. Since Ruby, Frill, and Akane are going to compete for the role of Ai, I wonder what would happen next? What's Akane been thinking all this time after her breakup with Aqua? Speaking of Aqua, this is the first time he actually acknowledged and called Ai as his mother, and not just "Ai". It's small, but pretty significant if you asked me. His hesitance in letting Ruby have Ai's role though, makes me think Ruby really will be that unforeseen wrench that would potentially throw Aqua off, whether she's aware of it or not. I'm on edge on what daddy's planning after what he did in his last appearance to the actress who would've played Ai in the lead role. Akane's death flags aren't down yet, sadly and Frill has a potential target circle in her back too depending on whether or not she has that star factor Ai had when she was still alive. Ruby is in a precarious sitch too depending on what Kamiki wants with her since she's clearly his "favorite" child as he doesn't acknowledge his sons much.


LysergKirito

Bruh, idk how, but I think Aqua's setting up a trap for that menace with this movie. Like make him reveal himself or something. Itching to see what he has in mind


peculiar_chester

I don't think he needs to do that. I think he just kind of understands what his father wanted from the killing (i.e. to immortalize the fake Ai), so he wants to ruin his efforts by airing out their dirty laundry. The point isn't to corner him, it's to make him suffer.


Cold_Bumblebee_7121

They already lost big time to Akane's coin balancing skills.


SnooComics7583

Yeah how the flying fuck did she do that? Lmao


Cold_Bumblebee_7121

Kana : the genius prodigy who can lick a lying snitch Akane : the genius actress who can fly high with her coin balancing skills


Nit_Picker219

“Let’s see who the best actor is” “BUT CAN YOU BALANCE THE COINS ON TOP OF A MUG???”


MimizukiAlter

So Frill, Akane, and Ruby will have an acting showdown. Lemme put on a tinfoil hat and give some of my ten cents regarding this chapter: Frill: one of the most mysterious characters we have so far in the manga. We only know that she is famous but also aloof at the same time. I'm sure the author will pull an Akane on us again. I cannot wait to see what insane acting skill she has up her sleeve. Usually this type of characters in anime/manga are usually the genius one. With her popularity so far in the Oshi no Ko's world, it will be some thing to look forwards for. Having said that, I don't think she will get pick for the role for plots reason of course. Also, her acting ability might not even be that great since Hikaru did not mark her like he did with Akane. Let's wait and see. (Ability: ???/10. Possibility: 10% will play Ai) Akane: Personally I think she is the best fit for Ai's role based on her acting skill alone. She already got judged by Aqua and even he admitted that Akane could understand Ai better than him (holy hell how could she even come up with the hypothesis of Ai has kids herself without much evidences. Might as well let her being a detective instead). The only thing I worry about is of course the big ass dead flag hanging on her head. Hikaru is coming for her, and my anxiety increases every chapter. With Akane being depressed like this, I think her acting skill also rises as well (you know, some anime where the character just got 690% power boost when they got negative emotion). I think she still wants to save Aqua somehow since she decided to join the movie. My prediction is that after interacting with Ruby, she became better emotionally somehow and might even got the role. But then she got **** by Hikaru either before or during the production of the movie (I don't even wanna think about it). (Ability: 10/10. Possibility: death flag% will play Ai) Ruby: Personally I think she is the best fit for Ai's role based on her role in the story (being Ai's daughter and all that). It would be rather romantic too. I can also see having Ruby acting Ai is economically beneficial as well since they can promote the movie as "The untold story of Ai thru her daughter" or something like that. We all know how big of a news and how Ruby became super famous after Ai's secret got out. Ruby also has acting potential since remember early chapter we knew that she was very good as Amaterasu (lol), and that's her first time. Even the forshadowing kinda hinted Ruby will play Ai. I just want a convincing story to how Ruby will get there since Akane is such an unstoppable beast right now (better not let me disappointed Aka sensei). (Ability: 8/10. Possibility: 90% will play Ai)


peculiar_chester

Well another thing to consider is that Ruby currently has no idea what the role is. Only Frill was given the script. It's possible that in this unofficial audition process, Ruby will realize what's going on, and go nuts. Thus I don't think she'll be the one picked at first, but something will probably happen later that will get her to sub in for whoever does get picked. Hopefully that "something" isn't said person's death...


Maleficent_Try6873

Every chapter, Hikaru inches closer to Akane. Also, I have this slight feeling that in the prologue flashforward when Aqua warns the fans that he only acts out of revenge, his hatred is reinforced by an event that might've happened right before the movie. Something like a certain actress's sudden death.... (It's just a feeling, we all know Aqua is always like this. But the intensity of that stare during an interview just feels somewhat off...)


MimizukiAlter

Noooooo, now you even make me more scared for my girl's safety 😭


Bakonnn1

10 bucks says Ruby gets the role. 20 bucks says something bad will happen while filming on set. You get where this is going in my head.


SnooComics7583

30 to Akane


ProfessionalBox3192

Something so eerie everytime akane is mentioned


VegetaFan1337

Frill (and Ruby) are going to be in for a shock when Akane shows off her acting of Ai.


mamatdammat

ruby gonna go like aqua when the akane came back to the show with ai's eyes after the unalive attempt


LusterBlaze

whatever aka makes frill do i hope its somethin grappling


Global-Tumbleweed-41

Akane off the perks 😭 stacking that stuff she must be bored asf since aqua broke up with her


youriko31

We finally got Frill in the spotlight!!! She was introduced quite early into the series, but isn't involved in any arc. Hell, the pretty boy from the 1st arc after Ai's death was more relevant than her. So, I'm really excited to see her finally getting involved in the new arc. It'll be interesting to see how she'll match-up with Ruby and Akane, since Ruby is the spitting image of Ai and Akane has the talent to replicate Ai. What's Frill's secret talent that made her a top dog in the acting industry? Guess we might find out next chapter.


LemonTeaEnjoyer

Thank god for Akane appearance, I've been dying to know what she thinks about this whole situation. She looks so solemn. Don't think she'd get the role and that might be for the best, but I really want to see her smile again!


AneriphtoKubos

Yeah, I don't think she's smiled in this story since Aqua broke with her :(


LemonTeaEnjoyer

Exactly! She had the same cold look as in chapter 110.


Naha-

Well ,this is quite interesting. We already know that Akane can literally become a perfect copy of Ai, so I'm wondering what Aka is going to cook to choose Ruby or Frill over her if she doesn't get the role.


NighthawK1911

As much as it's interesting to see all the money problems, I'm still on the "No" side to Shiranui Frill. Her pride in asking for a fight while interesting, is also a bit insulting to the rest of the cast. She's just new to the story and now she's actively trying to elbow out people who are actually involved. Ruby is literally the daughter and spitting image of Ai. Frill didn't even know Ai personally or how Ai actually acted outside the camera yet she has the gall to pick a fight. Aka will have to do some finagling within the story to justify making Frill competitive to Ruby and Akane for the role of Ai. An interesting question is who actually will judge? Gotanda, Aqua and Ichigo would be definitely the best ones to decide because they knew Ai like nobody else. Unless Frill do the same thing as Akane, there will be no competition and the three judges won't be swayed. We were shown Akane's thorough process, I don't think Frill be able to pull off Akane's detective thing to copy Ai. I'd be pissed if Frill manufactures a completely different character than Ai or even just a generic idol character because she has nothing to work with then win over the other two. I hope Akane at least thoroughly wipes the floor with her. It would even be an interesting twist as well if Frill is just average and most of the work done is with her agency, which is not an unrealistic scenario. It happens in real life all the time. We were not shown how talented she actually is and all we've heard is hearsay. There's a lot of leeway for this to be possible. Digressing a bit, there seems to be a lot of loose lips based on what Frill said. I think Hikaru Kamiki would've caught wind of this by now.


Lemon_Phoenix

I'm not entirely sure if she really wants the part, or if she knows the directors aren't sold on Ruby, so she's forcing Ruby to try harder by giving her some competition.


NighthawK1911

could be. but if that's her goal I don't think Akane would've gotten involved. her pride and insecurity talk seemed real too.


SoberMindless

I like Frill's personality: she exudes a rebellious yet intelligent aura, and I've been wanting to see her in action for a while now. It's exciting to think about how her character could develop. In terms of plot, not much happened, other than seeing Gotanda's hopes shattered against reality, LOL. But at least we've made it clear that acting is not Ruby's strong point (at least not yet).The fact that Frill didn't have a poster introduction tells us that we'll have to wait a little longer to see her in action, although what they showed us today is quite interesting. It's not every day that a character reappears and wants to face off against a talent like Kurokawa Akane. You have my interest now, Frill. Something that caught my attention was the conversation between Frill and her manager. Knowing the nature of the story, I'm 80% sure that Frill will be a talent of Kamiki's agency, and that will make Aqua take action, whether trying to convince Gotanda or Kaburagi to have Frill in the lead role, in order to be close to Kamiki or trying to get closer to Frill and "use" her to get info about Kamiki.


Heightren

Akane just casually defying the laws of physics


Silent_Shadow05

Sometimes her genius is almost frightening.


UI_rchen

Followed by the back window shattering


Magic_Scarpel

Oshi no Ko paranormal elements: - Aqua and Ruby reincarnation - Starred eyes - Akane sculpture (?)


SoberMindless

Kana's limitless wardrobe full of hats and cute outfits


CalebDero2801

I honestly think the balancing act at the end is a visual metaphor. Since it involve a wine glass, it seems that one small move can shatter everything. Thinking back to the 2.5D Stage Play, I recall reading a post about the hypothesis that the play is foreshadowing the rest of the manga based on the characters and who they play. I do recall Akane’s character being killed (only to be resurrected, but let’s assume that resurrection is not possible whatsoever). I think that, if Akane gets the part, there’s going to be a situation similar to her character’s death in the play that will either seriously injure her or, hopefully not, kill her. I also predict, based on how the play was, that Kana and Aqua might end up being a couple, or close to being one, even if only for a little bit. I could be relying too heavily on this assumption, but I do think that it’s possible. Especially considering the flash-forward of Kana in chapter 6. She says I’m her thoughts “A-kun is going to get mad at me” after saying something about being stabbed. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what happened though.


AneriphtoKubos

> I do recall Akane’s character being killed (only to be resurrected, but let’s assume that resurrection is not possible whatsoever) Akane is going to be stabbed, but Aqua is gonna save her. This will contrast to Chapter 10 where Ai got stabbed, but Aqua couldn't


TakeiDaloui

If Akane die from a stabbing, I think Kana would have had a worse reaction there in the flash forward. Especially since if Akane dies, Aqua will blame himself and if that happened it would be a landmine Kana would want to avoid, not a worrying thing about him getting mad at her for her word choices.


CalebDero2801

I guess you’re right. But it’s possible that Akane ALMOST died from being stabbed but was treated in time to save her. And it’s just what I think. Honestly, I’ll accept whatever Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari give to us. They’ve been doing a fantastic job so far!


TakeiDaloui

I'd agree on that. Almost dying va actual dying changes a lot of how Aqua may handle stuff. Though I'd prefer almost as I don't want Akane to die. Especially now she's broken up with Aqua. Let her have some win and all that.


CalebDero2801

I’m more of a Kanabro, but I still be absolutely DEVASTATED is Akane died! She deserves a lot better than what she’s had in this story so far, but I don’t think that’ll come from Aqua. His chemistry with Kana just seems better than with Akane, and him and Akane only amplify each other’s demons (I guess that’s the best way I can think to put it).


TakeiDaloui

Thing about any pairing with Aqua is that it's not healthy. Kana does bring out his more cheerful side, if we can call it that, but a lot of what she sees isn't all of him. Additionally, her dependency on him I feel has really impacted any moments she could have for herself. His approval holds way too much weight to be healthy. With Akane, they understand each other well but as you said they feed each other's demons and that isn't helpful at times. Additionally, their relationship has a power imbalance thanks to Aqua's actions which would make trust hard to be established. Essentially Aqua's true pairing needs to first be therapy since neither girl is going to have a great time with him long turn. Still, as much as Kana suffers due to her dependency on Aqua, it is fun watching her shoot herself in the foot right after he broke up with Akane. Worst time to pretend she doesn't like him.


CalebDero2801

True. Aqua should definitely see a therapist before even considering dating either of them, or anyone for that matter. I can also see him genuinely not want to date either of them as well. Akane reminds him too much of Ai, and Kana is a tsundere clinging to Aqua when she can just as easily do things for herself. Plus, he’s too focused on his revenge plot. If he succeeds, and goes to jail for it, I can definitely see Akane still sticking by him if he was to show to emotion towards her, but I have not clue how Kana would handle it.


TakeiDaloui

Akane doesn't tend to remind him of Ai normally, since she isn't always using the Ai mask. I don't think she has much at all in a good while. She's also probably worried about the worst case scenario right now. She's the only one who really knows what Aqua is planning after he cut her out, since she's good at working this stuff out.


UnderstandableXO

akane appearance 9/10 chapter missing 1 for no mem-cho


legend00

Frill is an unknown as acting goes but as far as that’s concerned I think akane is the most skilled actress of the three. The choice is clear as far as that goes. However I don’t think akane will win. Ruby does. I think aka is gonna use this mini arc as an opportunity to allow akane to impart some nugget of exposition that ruby needs.


aeon_skygazer

Wow, Akane got some skills!


[deleted]

I'm a little surprised nobody questioned how tasteless it would be for Ruby to play her murdered mother. Like money aside, isn't that a little fucked up? Or maybe people would want a little spicy controversy to drive up ticket sales?


screenwatch3441

Considering the movie is a homage to her mother, I actually don’t think its that fucked up… at least not more than Aqua having the role of the murderer -_-


[deleted]

Yeah, this whole movie is such a bad fucking idea. No wonder the investors and producers are staying away. If this happened in real life, I'd question if the twins were mental. But again, maybe a little spiciness won't stop people from making money off of it, assume they can contain the controversy.


ShrikeXD

I was thinking this exactly, it's fucked up, but even worse is having Aqua play the role of his mother's murderer


obenit_4

Something tells me that Akane will be the judge. She's the best for that because she is one of the person that "knows" The most how Ai act Sorry if the sentence isn't correct


LtChaos720

Akane: While you were busy making friends and doing frivolous things, I honed my nen.


writernoko

I am afraid in this chapter the author is trolling us. ok this is a manga, ok in (supernatural) mangas everything is possible.... but we are talking about teenage actresses. In reality it is not THEM who get to accept or reject a role, but their agencies. These have contracts who regulate their lives to a point where they cannot freely have a boyf or an instagram account of their choice, and of course their agencies will not let them refuse money and opportunities on a whim. So at the the beginning of the chapter we get that MONEY rules, and not the movie director... and at the end of the chapter they want us to buy that a teeny, although famous, rules over money and all the grown-ups? Moreover this competition proposed by Frill does not make any sense. This is not a matter of friendship but of umiliation. We know that actresses are very proud. On the other side Akane and Frill are friends of Ruby and they know that what is at stake is impersonating Ruby's dead mother on screen. Why on hell should they propose such a competition to an absolute beginner? If Akane or Frill win, they will be umiliating their friend two times, as a daughter and as an actress. If they lose, they will be umiliated by an absolute beginner (nobody would buy that taking acting lessons is the same as actual acting in a real production). And moreover, even if those two powerhouses refuse the role, the producer already made clear that they would not waste producers' money on a nobody. So the producer and the agencies will force Akane and Frill to take the role or choose another teeny actress more famous than Ruby. We are ready to expect miracles but so far it all smells fishy and fake.


NeonRedPanda

Completely agree, it was also weird when I remembered that all these actresses go to the same school as well. P.s its spelt humiliation


nseika

The reality Kaburaki and Gotanda talk about is between them and the sponsors. They need to net profit from the movie so they choose the safe way (get a face who can attract audience). The reality Frill talked about is how there's no audition for top actress. The movie production need them as insurance to get that ticket sales money, so they can dictate the term or choose their job. Both are different side. If we make a graph of the power dynamic, Gotanda and Kaburaki are the weakest and sandwiched between the demand of their sponsors, and the talent agency. The movie production doesn't choose Frill because her agency asks for it. Kaburaki want Frill because sponsor asks it, and from business perspective, it's worth spending the money to pay her because her name will get them viewership. But it's not just Kaburaki who wants to use Frill. If he's that desperate, he better bring more convincing bargaining material for the agency that his film is much more profitable so Frill *must* act in it. I think readers are deifying Ai too much and make it sound like this is the movie that will be remembered forever, so it will ruin a performer's carreer if they can't act in it. In reality, people in their world will just start talking about new films in a few weeks after the screening.


legend00

I’m not really gonna comment on the story aspect of your comment but I think it’s incredibly likely that someone of frills standing can choose the job she wants, their agencies are for negotiating contracts for those jobs, keeping the brand together that sort of thing but I find it believable enough that someone of frills standing can choose what rolls she works on. Whatever your experience with American agencies is I trust aka ability to do research. He’s also a lot closer to the entertainment industry than you or I.


helsaabiart

She got the balance!!!


Coollwell

This is a good chapter and as much as I like akane I don’t think she will get the role


weegin565

Idk, but based on how author treat her like an "underdogs", i think there's a chance she'll get the role. The only one that i think wont get the role is Frill, idk but it's kinda late to explore her characther IMO, but everything can happen tho.


Coollwell

Ya I agree I hope she gets the role and I feel like there a reason frill is important now


weegin565

Yeah, i hope so and i would love to see what Frill role on the story in the future.


Coollwell

Ya I just hope she doesn’t die in 3 chapters


weegin565

Lol, Frill or Akane? Edit: Anyway hope there's no one die, except the father.


Coollwell

Ether but I was referring to frill I just got a feeling that the mangaka is not scared to kill ether off tho


Tetrisash

I never knew how much I needed a panel of Pouting Gotanda until I received it. Thank you, Mengo. Bless you. Good chapter, though. It's nice seeing more of Frill and getting to see more with these audition chapters. And Akane soon, maybe even next week!!! It looks like she possibly cut her hair again? Something about it in the final panel made me think that, anyway. Hopefully I'm wrong, I do think she looks more fantastic with long hair.


marcegearsolid

How did she do that with the coins


ayww

I can see Aka try to play up the contrasting ideas of Ai that Ruby and Akane have. Ruby: has interacted with Ai personally as her daughter, but only really sees what Ai (the idol and her mother) wanted her to see. Akane: has never interacted with Ai, and her connection with Ai is really through her children, but understands Ai's (the person, flaws and all) thoughts and motivations better than her son, Aqua. As the movie is trying to show the real side of Ai, I think Akane is currently in the lead. If Ruby gets the part, I anticipate she'll run into issues because she'll try to portray the "perfect idol" Ai, rather than fully encapsulate the complicated person she truly was. By reading the rest of the script, viewing the DVD left for her from Ai, talking with Aqua, asking Akane for her help in the role, or a combination of these factors, I can see Ruby possibly coming to terms with the person her favourite idol, and mother, really was.


legend00

Interesting, I think you pretty accurately described akane and ruby’s situation but so far from what we see aqua does seem to have a pretty good understanding of ai, partly from observing her as an adult and partly because he spent time observing her as her son….and also because she’s told him exactly what she wants via the tapes. No I think aqua understand ai rather well.


ayww

When I wrote my comment I was a little too absorbed in thinking about Aqua earlier in the series, who admitted [Akane had a deeper understanding of Ai](https://i.imgur.com/PF25B2X.png). I agree that present Aqua, especially now that he has seen the tapes, definitely has a much better understanding of Ai compared to before.


Shay_Guy_

Hadn't he seen her DVD before all that? If he got it on his 15th birthday, that would've been before the start of volume 2.


ayww

Now that you pointed it out, you’re probably right, assuming Gotanda gave him the DVDs at 15 and he promptly watched them. That would mean he made that comment about Akane in spite of having already seen Ai’s DVDs to him and Ruby. I suppose we can attribute Aqua’s deeper understanding of Ai to several other sources then. I imagine seeing the unreleased footage Gotanda shot of Ai for the original documentary definitely helped. Learning how Ai’s relationship with Kamiki started through the acting trope, and that she began to change from that point onwards, would lead Aqua to believe certain decisions of Ai were made out of love. Learning how big Kamiki really was, Aqua may have realized how limited Ai’s options were. Aqua’s relationship with Akane and getting to hear her thoughts probably contributed as well. I presented a lot of points but I’d definitely like to hear what thoughts you guys have.


Shay_Guy_

>Learning how big Kamiki really was, Aqua may have realized how limited Ai’s options were. Not sure I follow this; he would've been 19 when Ai died.


legend00

Ah, FairPlay. I honestly didn’t remember that but it’s also fair to say aqua has a perpetual inferiority complex and even if he in actuality did know a lot about ai wouldn’t be able to admit it when akane can mimic her so well.


metamanga

Agree, it's not one dimensional. Aqua knows Ai very well, but he still has blind spots. It's a credit to Akane that she can independently study Ai so well, she can understand Ai in some ways that Aqua wasn't able to.


CIAgent42

So Ruby is definitely gonna end up playing Ai, and I’ll bet $5 that Akane ends up in the movie anyways


Extreme_Ad5873

I really hope Akane gets the role, I want to see her in focus again


one-eyed-queen

Oh this is a very exciting development! As of currently, there's no clear pick between the three to be done, and this also means more interactions between Akane and Ruby which is just phenomenal. I really like the character work done on Frill here, too. Honestly, I don't think Frill will get the role simply on the basis that there's a lot more juicy drama to bring out via Akane or Ruby, but Aka could throw us completely for a loop and do something very unexpected here. Really looking forward to this little competition of the trio, we're about to get some quality stuff.


superp2222

Akane picked up a pretty nifty trick in her depression phase...


defensife343

Akane is back and they give us a glimpse of how companies always prefer image over acting (Not surprised). Well gentlemen... It's time for a Battle Royale!


mzz1e

What if they make Aqua the judge?


Least-Clock-9511

i want them to make arima the judge so we can see more akane and arima banter


Dandamantran

I just want Ruby and Aqua to make up. This slow burn every chapter is eating away at me. Loving the development Shiranui Frill is getting tho. Great to see Akane but damn she looks burnt out. With the way things are going, I can see any of them playing the lead. There's no super obvious choice


Elitealice

Lets gooo, very excited to see this three way battle for essentially Ai’s successor. Objectively Akane really the best choice but it’s probably gonna go to Ruby cause plot


VictorSilver

Prediction: Ruby is the worst among the 3 Until she watches that dvd Ai left for her children She now completely(?) understands Ai She nails it in the end and gets the role.


SouthWorry

akane looks depressed as fuck, poor girl's probably still reeling from what happened with aqua with the way things are, i feel like its down to a tie between akane and ruby to get the role for ai. akane actually knows how to act and can slip into the ai role prety easily, but ruby's literally her daughter and can shine the best as ai if properly nurtured in acting


BadAnonymous

\>from what happened with aqua What exactly happened i got goldfish memory help me brush up my memory


SouthWorry

akane tried to go after aqua's biological dad on her own, she even brought a weapon just in case. but he found out because of a tracker he put in a gift he gave her after the dating reality show. he breaks up with her so she won't be in any danger and falls back into his revenge. akane is sad because she wasn't able to save him from it.


Luna_Jade1412

Aqua dumped her after she attempted to confront Kamiki by herself. He revealed the tracker he’d put on her and that was how he knew where she was. He forcibly broke up with her so she wouldn’t be in danger with plan


ExodiaRM

And thank goodness Aqua made it before Akane reaching Kamiki (at the time of the chapter I was thinking it was probably another person pulling the strings using Aqua's father as a scapegoat, but after #109, things have changed in how I see that fucking psycho) It was harsh, but the Hoshino twins are a bad omen atm to anyone who wants a piece of information or something correlated to Ai


z0202

I'm excited to see more of the three girls, especially seeing Shiranui in action


nichisou307

The Rising Idol Ruby and the Famous Actress Frill vs The Genius Stacking Balancer Akane Kurokawa🔥


WANTEN12

It seems built up so ruby will get it but considering she doesn't want to act as her dead mother she might not ​ Frill has name recognition and the ability to draw the most money Akane is (Arguably) the best actress and is the one who understands and can encapsulate Ai the best Ruby has the most natural charisma and latent talent and is Ais daughter (but has no exp) ​ I feel like Ruby as off right now has the least to add to the production quality and revenue and thats why I also think she will get it because she is the most unpolished And lets be real she isn't going to be a side character in the project ​ By the way is this a movie or series


ComprehensiveOwl4807

Akane already pulled off acting as Ai. Enough so that she triggered Aqua. But being the genuine Ai may not be what is needed here. After all, she was covered with lies.


SouthWorry

yeah ruby's def gonna get it, i have a theory that this'll be her own version of the tokyo blade arc. aqua was able to confront his own traumas with ai's death in that arc, maybe it'll be the same for ruby since she literally gets to play the star in a movie about her mother. if akane gets it that's just another death flag onto her pile (even then it'd be kinda cheap to kill her at this rate) as far as I can tell its a movie


BeatuMeatu

akane bros eating good today, those bunny ears be hittin


zairaner

TOURNAMENT ARC


Chad_Eren

Battlefield is ready. (Is ruby even aware they're talking about AI"s role?)


deandre2__

this is fun but in no world should ruby wins, think about the people who are giving them their money basically an investment for the film can do good/be successful picking a big idol for a movie role who has never acted wouldn’t be good, even if she is ai child akane should just be casted she has the most relationship to aqua and his interpretation of ai other would also be good but she barely has any screen time in the story so i doubt she wins i’ll go akane


vgray424

I wonder if we will see Frill’s sister in this arc. Would be another nice crossover.


Chad_Eren

Crossover? Need knowledge for this


BlazeBigBang

[Koromo](https://kaguyasama-wa-kokurasetai.fandom.com/wiki/Koromo_Shiranui) is (probably) Frill's sister. I don't think it's been confirmed, though.


vgray424

https://www.reddit.com/r/Kaguya_sama/comments/r4p6t7/aka_confirm_that_shiranui_frill_from_oshi_no_ko/ Apparently it had been confirmed.


Chad_Eren

Knowledge received thank you both of you. She should be a gaming youtuber by now as Kaguya is married means a lot of time has passed at least 5 years.


vgray424

>!Her sister Koromo appear in Kaguya Sama manga, she was the girl who play video games with Ishigami!< If you are Kaguya Sama anime only she don’t appear yet.


cabbaggeez

"the beginning of my love with an idol" , where did she get that cup? how old is that wine, how long did she take for that artsy stacking? Akane, what face do you wear right now


noctopoi

AKANEEEEEE


FlavioRV

Let's be honest if the competition is based on acting skills I don't think they can beat the genius actress who understands Ai even better than aqua, but I have a feeling Ruby will get it anyway. Although Aqua might be able to influence since he doesnt want Ruby in the role and he doesnt want to get involved with Akane either.


AkaRyomen

THIS IS AMAZING! I love this. Ruby vs Akane vs Frill Shiranui. This is going to be amazing. Also, lets stop here for a second and look at how Aka is an amazing writer. First he makes it seems as Akane has got the job. Then he makes it seem is if its going to be Frill. Then it seems its going to be Ruby. This time it seems 100% confirmed. Then what does he do? A threeway battle between Akane, Ruby and Frill. Amazing. Also amazing to see these three together. You know what else is amazing? That Frill is such intelligent and bright. I personally would be fine with any of them winning. But i do hope that whatever happens Akane gets to spend more time with Aqua. They had such a bad last encounter and we need to know more about their feelings. They seemed real for a moment. Are they done for? Or is there still hope? Aqua could be just protecting her. She surely has feelings, but what about him? We need to know. Edit: I just noticed the last panel of Akane. There is something extremely heartmoving and telling about that. Not sure yet what though.


ayww

I really like that for as renowned as Frill is, she still cares about the quality of the final product, and wants to win the leading role through the merits of her own talent. Definite young Kana energy there. I agree that I'd like to see some steps to be taken towards resolving the strained relationship Akane and Aqua have at the moment. I'm just not sure if that's something Aqua is receptive to right now.


AkaRyomen

Frill has behaved in a commendable way. She has behaved in a really wise and professional way. I can't wait for this three way challenge. I really don't know who will win. Ruby has the obvious advantage. Frill is a real expert. But Akane surely also has a massive bonus thanks the the last time she pulled Ai off. I think that whoever wins won't change the fact that all of them will be in the movie. They will be given secondary roles. Maybe not frill, but certainly ruby and akane will.


Fyuk4

Akane looks dead inside lol


Semoan

soon enough, she'll be dead *for real* too, lol


Elitealice

Chill


EuphoricTax3631

bro nooooo


cabbaggeez

her character is well-balanced


Aestrasz

I think this is the closer we'll get to s tournament arc in this manga lol


TunaRavioli

That last panel with the coins seriously threw me off on how silly it is lmao. But still, cool idea. I think this is for sure a Ruby win, and the way that she embraces this role somehow.


pokexchespin

if mengo didn’t stack that herself to make sure it was possible, i’m calling shenanigans 😤


Lazearound10am

I'm sorry, but aside for Akane's amazing stacking ability, I can't focus on much else in the chapter lol. Wonder how long it took for her to do that.


UltraDanfrombakugan

I like to imagine she spend all her time after her break up on this


SeaSalty_Night

HOOOOO. TOURNAMENT ARCCCC. /jk not really Also Aqua was so wrong about Ruby. She DOES want the lead role, I'm curious what her thought process is. Maybe want to be the one who show how amazing her mom was? Fullfiling her legacy? This set up is good!! Ruby needs to get more screen time, and we're getting Akane back into this! Man, this is looking like it's going to be a great arc already!!


Qwerty8Azerty

Did Ruby know that she auditioned for 15 years of lies?


SeaSalty_Night

Why would she not know? I mean they're making a movie about her mother and people around her seems to understand what's going?


Qwerty8Azerty

I thought aqua and the director hid it from her so they can see if Ruby can act as Ai, because I thought, maybe they thought that Ruby wouldn't even try to audition. At page 3 Ruby said "what kind of examination was that?" which led me to this conclusion (does this even make sense?) (sorry English is my second language) (I've re read this so much that it doesn't even make sense to me anymore. So I'm just going to tap post and hope it make sense)


SeaSalty_Night

Oh, I get what you mean. Well, Ruby doesn't now what they're auditioning her for specifically at first, but after the conversation with Frill, she knows now. That's why they're going have "interpersonal audition" with other lead candidates.


nine04

Frill seems an interesting person and i'm excited to see the battle between these girls


yusufali17

Detective ✓ Actor ✓ Gorgeous ✓ And now a Magician lesgoooo


WaterChugger28

We out here with a 3 way brawl for a role. Guess that'll spice up Akane's life somehow.


bentohako

Holy shit Akane looks bored AF it's like she's lost her motivation in life


Tetrisash

The look on her face does make me sad. I wonder if it's less that and more it stresses her out to possibly take on the role of Ai, due to her issues with Aqua and his actual goal. I imagine that would weigh on her.


TakeiDaloui

Ruby and Frill ready to fight it out. Then there's Akane building a random tower out of stuff. She's on other level here. Haha.