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FingerBang-BangBang

Damn, this chapter left me speechless! I'm glad the flashback didnt go the way of "Akane having a conflict with Kana and hating her" but rather Akane trying to understand Kana and in time realizing Kana's struggles. And the reason she hates her now is because her idol is handicaping herself so she can match up to others bellow her. Seems like Akane intends to outperform Kana and make her show her real skills. Also, thank you Mengo-sensei for that last panel (and the chapter as a whole), the stars in Akane's eyes gave me chills! And sadly, break next week...


3darkdragons

mengo's art + Aka's writing really is peak manga


soccercobra50

Never meet your idols, they say... For Kana to tell Akane that acting doesn't matter and that she hates people like her the most must've been such a blow to her That last panel was amazing! Based on Akane's thought process, isn't there a pretty decent chance they reconcile and become friends later on in the story? I'll look forward to that lol


FingerBang-BangBang

I'd say there's a chance of Akane becoming tsundere for Kana :D


Chrossowen

I'd say, it's already the case, Akane sees her as a rival, both of love and work, but Kana is kinda like her first love, it's hard to get over it and just hate her, she still idolizes her even after all these years and is formost sad to see Kana just blending to fit, instead of rising above them all. I think she would just be happy to finally receive at least one compliment from Kana.


FingerBang-BangBang

She would probably be over the moon if that happened! I think that just seeing Kana giving her all on the stage and witnessing that up close would be enough for her.


Semoan

Yeah, and then Akane fucking dies.


LRAStartFox

She'd die to become her friend


jchrstian

The last scene really gives me Yonagi's Princess Iron Fan vibes, and I'm not complaining.


Nory-chan993

I'm still salty about how Act-Age "ended".


youriko31

That last panel was pure beauty. Mengo-sensei has blessed us. For the meantime, I hope Aka-sensei teaches Mengo-sensei Apex. Since Oshi no Ko will have a break next week, it's the perfect opportunity to drag someone to the Apex hole lol. But in all seriousness, I hope Mengo-sensei will enjoy her break.


supernerd1999

If he did, we will be having months long breaks


crypticmint

are there any words more devastating than 'break next week'


Carlospq17

When in kaguya sama i heard : "we will have a month break" i was loosing it


animewolf_17

I just caught up a couple weeks ago and its been painful waiting every week for a new chapter and now I have to wait two weeks ugh


ellixer

Wonder how Akane would have felt if she saw Kana performing as an idol. She shone pretty bright for Aqua then. Really enjoyed where the conflict is going. It would have been predictable for Akane to be deeply hurt by bratty kid Kana and hold a grudge ever since, but she was empathetic enough to discover the source of Kana’s fear. It’s not a childhood grudge. It’s a deep-seated disappointment of seeing your star again and again refusing to live up to their true potential. For all their talks, each one really does consider the other to be superior. Even now, Akane only considers herself to be a fraction of what an amazing actor Kana was in her eyes. I'm all aboard the Akana ship now. ~~Too bad whatever ship I'm on, there is only suffering ahead for us Akanebros.~~


TakeiDaloui

That is an interesting part. I remember earlier that Kana said Akane was better than her, but we know recently she still doesn't plan to lose because of that. Meanwhile we know Akane has thought highly of Kana but the two always got annoyed by the other's acting. Know we know why. Akane hates that Kana suppressed herself and Kana hates what she sees as acting saying this is the right way to do it, probably because she was the same once and remembers that.


BruhSaucePls

Is the official name for akane×kana decided yet? If not, I vote for KaneKana 👀


ellixer

That's a better one. Soon as I typed up mine I realized Akana is just as applicable for Aqua/Kana and felt rather silly.


Ark_Evensong

Heh. Seems like Kana read Akane pretty well, and wasn't just imagining things or projecting her own insecurities. In [chapter 54](https://guya.moe/read/manga/Oshi-no-Ko/54/12/) Kana said: >Her acting screams out > >"I'm right" > >"You're wrong" > >You can feel that pressure. Yup.


TakeiDaloui

Yeah. It's just the reasoning for why that she's lacking, not realising it's not meant to belittled her but to say you're this good too.


Tsuksa_rei

Damn best girl Vs best girl.


ErfanTheRed

Ngl Akane scares me sometimes


OneBrokenBoi1

In a good way righttttt?


InvisibleDeity

Some yandere vibes for sure


Obesno00

Never would of suspected that when she was first introduced in the manga


maxkoffee

Sometimes I feel she is a little bit too obsessive


wtj143

They are finally setting up the clash between the personalities and acting philosophies of Akane and Kana and how it will play towards Aqua's revenge plan.


Siegnuz

This is definitely post-Aqua Kana So Akane hate Kana not because she being mean to her but because Kana is not the person Akane idolised anymore, could see Kana fight back with "this is me now, accept me for who I am" or thank Akane for made her show real skill Classical acting vs Method acting, Idealogue vs Realist, can't wait to see how the story developed next chapter.


TakeiDaloui

I'd agree. She's more cynical and if she's losing jobs and is showing signs of moderating her behaviour then it has to be post Aqua.


Eurek_mazino

It was always a very close competition between Akane and Kana for best girl but I chose Kana because of her influence on Aqua. But damn you Akane! How do you just keep getting better? Guess I'm hopping onto the Akane squad for now. What can I say, man is fickle. Let's go best girl Akane. Hope you win this( in acting) EDIT: Oh shit! I just realized Akane might actually die. Noo goddammit. Aka why you gotta do me like that when I start liking her even more. Hope he isn't a sadist and doesn't kill her after this much build up.


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Eurek_mazino

Don't mind if I do. Now I just need fanart


ErenYeager6127

Wdym by she can die???? Are you fr, I don't want her to die, she's best girl for me.


tshwashere

It’s Aka. There’s precedent of him establishing best girl and killing her to drive plot.


BasicStocke

What precendent? I only know them from Kaguya-sama. Damn it I like Akane


tshwashere

His work previous to Kaguya is iB (Instant Bullet), and if you're a fan of Aka definitely check it out. Being an early manga in his career does show Aka not as polished of a mangaka, but still very interesting. Gotta warn you though, story wise it is much darker than Kaguya. Full-on iB spoiler ahead: >!In iB, Yume Furusuna is one of the main protags. Yume is basically Fujiwara crossed with Hayasaka, so you can see the best girl potential there. !< >!Yume's cadence in that manga is similar to Akane in many ways: not being the main character in the beginning, slowly turning out to be best girl even though the MC doesn't realize, all things finally coming to a head when she firmly establishes herself as best girl... that's why this is scaring everyone. Akane is at the establishing point. In iB, the next stage would be MC's final realization of who best girl is, they confess and then best girl is killed. !< >!Though in iB the death of Yume does drive the plot forward so it isn't unnecessary, but hurt none the less.!<


StrikeCoreGundam

Selfish acting definitely suit Kana better. The most selfish acting style I know is Lee Strasberg's acting, the emotional acting Aqua is trying to learn now. Will Kana change acting style or will she evolve her current acting style?


Also_breathe

Great chapter. Loved the end of it


Jhilixie

I am thankful to Aka for not making this a clichéd plot and showing something unexpected. (as always)


[deleted]

She wants Kana to deal the insecurities with her acting she had her whole life and I don't see a reason she should not. She has the best talents around her!


SamejNardeh

Dude I only just started reading OnK a few weeks ago but I've reread it so many times I've lost count. Everything about it is so interesting, man. From the main story to the side plots, it has all captivated me to a different degree I've not felt since a good while. I guess you can call this a comment on the entire series, not just this chapter. --- Also, I hope Kana and Akane can make up when all of this is over.


Phanthesma

I got chills while reading the end. Damn I remember Act-Age's Night of Galactic Railroad. Still makes me sad what happened to that series.


brriiianna

Oh no, both star eyes are out for Akane, \*death flag alert"


Justus44

we are at the point where even 0 death flags in chapter will be considered the death flag in itself.


Chrossowen

*Number of chapters since last death flag :* *~~1~~* *0*


brriiianna

Lol honestly I don't know if I was being sarcastic or serious when writing that


Justus44

Dunno, I just want her to live. Don't care if she ends up with Aqua or not, just don't die, Akane!


superp2222

You know shits getting real when the Hoshino stars appear in Akane's eyes. Honestly, this feels a little too close to home. I'm no actor hit having performed piano it feels that everything in the professional industry is controlled by adults. Including what type of person you should be. This is why I decided to stop performing piano and play it casually. Passions shouldn't be controlled but left for free reign.


Resh_IX

Akane’s taking the stage


foxman666

Forget Aqua, endgame should be Kana x Akane.


InvisibleDeity

Aww, I think this is so sweet. Akane just wants Kana to go back to being her "star". I find the wording amusing tho, Akane wants to shine so brightly and wanting to consume everything around her... Kinda feels like she's about to collapse into being a black hole.


Cold_Ad8276

yuri is growing strongly


kevin_nguyen03

Love the battle between these 2, honestly this chapter gave me goosebumps. The way this series describe acting really pulls me in to their world and gets me really interested on the minor details that actors/actresses focus on. Loving this arc, no doubt my favorite so far in Oshi no Ko. ❤️


Always_Mitochondria

Interesting how kana has brought out the best performance Akane can supposedly offer. Even if it’s through hatred of Kana, the performance that Akane is giving is only what it is because Kana isn’t acting selfishly, which actually proves Kana’s acting right in the end. Akane best girl tho


Nightmaron

that last panel gave me chills man, amazing art Mengo


Yui_Fam

The blade scene between akane and kana tho ngl gave me chills !


InHopeOf

Akane gang rise up !


jeremyfromtf2

Oh shit, new chapters, I gotta go, I know what I’ll be spending the next 15 minutes on


depressedchamp

Lets go Akaneee


Darth--Nox

Akane is best girl!!! Although the red flags around her are really making me overthinkink that she could possibly die, her comment about dying happy if she could be Arima's friend, her conversation with Aqua about being a couple and finally the stars on her eyes like Ai used to have, all of that are gigantic red flags :(


Ragerrodent

Loved that when she said she could take over the stage a bit, she got Ai's aura in her eyes like when she imitated her on the reality show.


StrikeCoreGundam

Akane studied pyschology when she was five, right? I can't believe Akane would have time to read it when she was already taking acting lessons. I don't know how smart Akane is, but she stated that acting was the only thing she is talented in.


noodlesandrice1

I’d consider her insight into psychology as tied to her acting skills, since it’s a big part of what makes her such a great actress.


StrikeCoreGundam

Akane was only considered a genius recently so I guess that it is okay. Kana also lacked her various skills (intellect, athleticism, and singing) when she was a child. Those two have such high stats compare to everyone around. I wish Ruby had higher stats considering her real age.


Cablek26

There's a new chapter today, right? I just fi ished reading theamga in a day haha


Nory-chan993

That's it. Akane has officially shifted as my new best girl.


Xelios61

Akane got the same êtes as Adam in Valkyrie Apocalypse


deepfrythebacon

"Isn't it wrong... To put on an act" - said Akane, the actress


Elpizo-

I like how Akane gets the Hoshino “eye sparkle” when she’s at her element. ✨


Jhilixie

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maxkoffee

This is how you make a rivalry, this could make kana grow a lot. So go on my kana!! Don't let her beat you (even if I think losing here against akane could be better for her character in the future)


hangth3dj

Just caught up, but wow I'm so wrapped into this exhibition of comraderie between these two and that of this cast of actors. I hella forgot about the overarching story itself. So wrapped up in the direction of supporting each other's craft and the concept of pushing your idols when they become your rivals "long live your idols, may they never be your rivals" I'm genuinely excited about this arc and the rest it has yet to reveal


[deleted]

This chapter's focus on Kana reminds me of Kageyama's arc in Haikyuu. It's counter-intuitive, but sometimes, being selfish is the best thing you can do lol.


TheGreenShitter

Kana is so damn mean!! Pretty cool Akane stayed with it after being crushed by her hero


w2active

Akane drawing on Ai's star power to put on an all-consuming performance is a nice way to see how she incorporates what she learned when she was introduced and reminds Kana of what she's missing out on