Oshi no Ko Rewatch - Overall Series Discussion

**Longtime B-Komachi Fan!**

[](#happycake)

It's the final day of the rewatch! Thanks to everyone who participated! While this ended up being a smaller rewatch than expected, I really enjoyed reading everyone's thoughts about the show. The in-depth analyses always give me the chance to look at my favorite shows in a different way, or see something that I may have missed, which is one of the very best things about rewatches.

**Questions of the Day:**

1) Aqua, Ruby and Ai have been my favorite characters from the start, and I still can't choose between them! [](#anko)

2) Premiere > Idol/Concert > Sweet Today > Love Now > Tokyo Blade > Return to Takachiko. I do have a preference for the first season - Tokyo Blade's pre-play drama was too drawn out, and I wasn't a fan of the supernatural elements at the end. The story and character development is really strong though, and this remains one of my favorite anime/manga series. I'd still rate it a 9.5/10 overall. [](#justright)

3) I'm a binge watcher, so I'm planning to watch (maybe buy, if it's available) when the season is over. The role reversal of Ruby plotting revenge and Aqua trying to live a normal life is really fascinating to me, so that's what I'm most looking forward to seeing! Plus, we all know the murder investigation isn't over. [](#concealedexcitement)

4) I'm already deep into the manga's season 3 content! Also planning to read the prequel light novel soon. [](#ilovethiskindofshit)

5) Oshi no Ko was my third rewatch, so I'm still a little new at this! I'd like to host my next rewatch around Valentine's Day with a romance series. If you have suggestions for improving my rewatch format, feel free to speak up. [](#kannathumbs)

1) I think I've liked most of the characters a lot. Even Gorou's sassy coworker from episode 1. Miyako is a literal saint and must be protected at all costs. Mem-cho hits close to home for me because I'm also way older than people think I am. But I think my favorite has always been Kana, [since this moment in episode 3](https://i.imgur.com/CtHMHTE.jpeg). On the one hand she's cute and playful, but on the other hand she's the most world-weary spending her whole life surviving in the entertainment industry. It's an incredible mix and her healing journey has been great to watch. I guess I should buy a white lightstick?

2) Premiere > Sweet Today = Love Now = Idol/Concert = Tokyo Blade > Return to Takachiho. That premiere is still just insane. I loved the rest of the arcs, though if I were watching the Tokyo Blade arc week-to-week instead of all at once, I would probably feel like it took too long too, especially once the play began. I feel like the Return to Takachiho was a bit weaker because Aqua was letting go and Ruby was grabbing the reins, but hadn't fully finished yet, so it was like... stuff mostly happened to the characters, to set up the next arc.

As a whole, *Oshi no Ko* is in the top tier for me, but I try not to be really fine-grained with my ratings. It's hard for me to imagine me tier-ranking anime and not including *Oshi no Ko* in the top one, I'd have to be splitting hairs for that.

3) I'm gonna watch S3 weekly, and geek out on the weekly watch threads. Not sure what to expect besides the obvious stuff about Ruby and the Aqua/Akane dilemma, but I hope we explore more facets of entertainment industries.

One thing I noticed was that we've spent very little time in the school setting at all, despite making a big deal about it at the start. I watch too many anime set in schools, but I must admit that there isn't any school drama that'd be able to stand next to the real world drama the series focuses on, so I guess that's fine. That being said, as a huge Hina Youmiya fan, I want more excuses to have Minami in scenes.

4) Maybe after S3. I like to go into anime relatively blind, if I can handle the wait. [Oshi no Ko manga ending]>!Even though I've heard some unhappy reviews about the ending, the show has been good enough that eventually I will join everyone else in their unhappiness.!<

5) The rewatch has been great! Sorry I dropped off in the middle. Thanks so much, /u/Heda-of-Aincrad, for hosting us and forcing me to get caught up for S3!

>Questions of the Day: 1) Who were your favorite characters? Did your favorites change over time or stay the same?

Early on in the series I didn't necessarily have a favorite character, or maybe it was Aqua, but it was mostly being hyped for his arc and all.

Later on I wasn't sure which girl was my favorite, but then Akane seized the spot with an iron grasp!

And now... I have a feeling Ruby's gonna be my girl, in season 3! If her arc/stuff is what I expect, anyway!

>2) How would you rank each season or arc, in order from favorite to least favorite? How would you rate the anime as a whole?

Favorite arcs were always the character arcs... Tokyo Blade probably #1. Not for the play itself (though that was good as well), but for all the behind the scene stuff, especially with Akane, etc..!

I'm not sure if I have a least favorite. Anime's 10/10!

>3) What do you most hope to see in season 3? Are you going to watch weekly or binge it later?

Ruby, my (potential new) beloved!

[](#delighted)

If her stuff/Ruby is half as good as I hope for it to be, she could be my best girl, dethroning Akane!

I never binge watch stuff. Weekly for seasonals, or very sporadically for other stuff!

>4) Are you planning to read the manga after this?

If it looks like they're not intending to conclude the series in anime, yes. Otherwise... Probably not; I think I only ever read like 3 manga after watching the anime. Kaguya, because I couldn't wait, same for Gotoubun, and Killing Bites because they weren't continuing it.

>5) How did you like the rewatch format? Do you have any recommendations for improvement, or was everything fine as it is?

Well I wasn't that active, just popping in&out for random threads, but it seemed fine to me!

Thank you for hosting the rewatch u/Heda-of-Aincrad! It was awesome to dive into the little details, of which this show has many! Even having watched the show more than a couple of times through, I found some new ones this time around

1. Akane is my favorite character and I make no effort to hide this. I think Miyako is pretty underrated as the mom that stepped up - a very stabilizing influence. But one that does look like she is changing, and with great effect, is Ruby. The one black star in S2E5 was so sudden yet made so much sense it was great. I shall be watching with great interest

2. The anime is firmly in my top 3 I think - 9.5/10? The arcs in order would be -> Tokyo Blade > Reunion = Prologue > Love Now > Sweet Today = Concert. From that, I guess I favor S2 more

3. More of the father, along with Ruby. And some more shady entertainment industry stuff. We don't want to be too happy and fulfilled on our revenge quest. I will be there day 1 minute 1 and will watch weekly (much to my own suffering I am watching like 10 seasonals now help)

4. Probably will read ahead after finishing season 3. I have kept myself pretty spoiler free but the manga readers are hard to avoid for this one - almost as bad as JJK, which is saying something.

5. Apart from the thread being at 6:30 am for me locally lol - this did turn out to be a smaller rewatch - which makes sense given it's not been *that* long since the last seasons. Still, the people who showed up did drop paragraphs so that was fun. This was my first watch reddit rewatch too so I can't say I have much else to criticize constructively lol, but I did feel very welcome and had fun :)

[I missed that we were also doing one of these!](#panic)

Probably should've kept my thanks from the S2 thread for here, but might as well give another thanks to /u/Heda-of-Aincrad for hosting!

[](#bearhug)

> Who were your favorite characters? Did your favorites change over time
> or stay the same?

Funnily enough, I'd say if I had to pick a personal favorite character in terms of how entertaining I find them, it'd definitely be Kana. Be it in dialogue or just general personality, rather fittingly given her character arcs, she does just have an inherent draw to her that's so consistently a ton of fun! Plus, [Megumi Han](#listen) buff helps a lot.

But... if I were to go off of the character I find the *most interesting narratively* (To think about, in dynamics, in specific powerful moments, etc), it'd actually be Akane. Especially for the second season

Truly, the rivalry never ends...

[](#kukuku2)

> How would you rank each season or arc, in order from favorite to least
> favorite? How would you rate the anime as a whole?

Stealing the arc names: Premiere > Tokyo Blade > Love Now > Return to Takachiko > Sweet Today > Idol/Concert

I'm not quite as huge on the start as some people (That is to say, I still think the show reaches that same peak at multiple points afterwards), but it's still very hard to deny just how much of a shocking and powerful impact that start still has!

I think Tokyo Blade has the highest highs thus far, but it's also just a bit too long ~~how very Shounen manga of it~~ especially at the start. Love Now also has one of the strongest series moments, and otherwise, I do think it's very consistently strong. The other arcs are all basically at the same place otherwise; good! But not quite standout.

As for the anime as a whole, as I said in the S2 thread, I find both seasons just about the same in quality, and frankly, my issues with Oshi no Ko have been very consistently the same since and including that first episode, so again, a solid 9/10 for the overall.

> What do you most hope to see in season 3? Are you going to watch weekly or binge it later?

[Kana victory](#mugiwait)

Seriously, though, more (Serious) Ruby focus would easily be the biggest thing I want to see more of. Loads of untapped potential for her character, which we've otherwise barely touched on until now!

As for watching the next season, I've generally stopped watching seasonals entirely, so S3 will have to wait at least until it's finished airing.

> Are you planning to read the manga after this?

I would be interested in reading it at some point! If only for the fact that I really, *really* like Mengo's artstyle, and I was, in fact, planning on starting the manga right before the anime adaptation was actually announced lol. But my backlog is so big that it probably isn't happening at least until the anime run finishes.

[](#tiredaoi)

> How did you like the rewatch format? Do you have any recommendations
for improvement, or was everything fine as it is?

[t'was good](#papithumbsup)

I'll admit I'm a lot more partial to the usual rewatch thread posting times (That is, 2-4 hours earlier, same as Yona was), but that's not that big of a deal, and otherwise it was really great!

1. Memcho, stayed same she is the best.


2. S1 stayed a 10/10 for me.


3. I wanna see what happens to ruby, her eyes are black stars. I am going to try to watch it weekly.


4. Nope, I dont have time to read the source material as much as i would like to.


5. I like it although i dont have anything to compare it to, this is my 1st rewatch post.

I'm late but i finally made time to watch the rest of season 2!


My favorite character is Kana, it never changed because i find her way too relatable. I said this before but i can't imagine this series without her. She adds so much fun to the show and shares info about entertainement industry while also having an engaging background herself.


If i had to list the arcs to my liking, it'd look like this:


1. Mother & Children

2. Tokyo Blade

3. B-Komachi Live Concert

4. Miyazaki Trip

5. Sweet Today

6. Reality Show


Overall show : 4/5


I'm going to watch next season weekly, can't wait for it to air. What i'm most excited about is [ONK Manga Spoilers] >!Kana's breakdown and also twins' reveal. I'm hoping to see more about Yura and Hikaru.!< I don't plan to read manga because i already did when it was still running.


Rewatch schedule was nice, i don't think i would've rewatched it if it weren't for this. It also helped that it was one episode a day so we could digest/understand the show better (though in the end i binged most of s2). So thank you very much.


See y'all in S3!