【Oshi no Ko】 - Vol. 16 Ch. 164 - FINALE

[redwitch]

People when the character that lived his second life just for vengeance dies after completing said vengeance: 😡

 

[Rand564]

Two chapters left? He's either being reincarnated again or this is all a what if.

I personally think this might be a "what if" scenario being shown to him by crow girl. Either while he's drowning, as if to give him that extra incentive to push for survival OR a vision before he actually murders his father, to make him change his mind and find another way.

This is not Copium, mind you, this is just not believing this author would end the story like this. If he is perma dead, props for the twist.

 

[AnotherRat]

If it's not revealed that Aqua impregnated Ruby behind the scenes I'm rioting!

 

[tobias5678]

Probably a second reincarnation next in the final chapter.

Place your bets! Which womb is fertile!

 

[Grimmycoffee]

Ruby live reaction where?

 

[nicolas22g]

It's really aquover

 

[SuperOniichan]

Well, don't be so sure. He coos often.

Well, if Aqua really dies, then an entire chapter about the significance and importance of accepting his current identity will be a completely pointless waste of time. Even if he is reborn again. Why, if Aqua as a person dies? He won't be born like Aqua in a new body, that would be weird. Also note that aside from the weird frame with the smile, we are clearly shown that he accepts her words and wants to survive while trying to reject death. Very strange choice of development and messages for a character you want to kill. So, we’re either in for another twist, or I’ll be wrong again, and this time the ending will not only surprise me, but will also really upset me, not only because of his death per se, but also the very bipolar portrayal of it.

 

[PrecureHunter]

creatively bankrupt

what in the fuck happens to Aka near the end of his series? ive never been an omega fan of his, but is undisputable that both Kaguya's and Oshi no Ko's act 1 and 2 are strong, really good, and both drop massively in quality and consistency in the third act

and now with OnK he has no excuse of being tired of drawing... im just so dissapointed, but well, ill just never read a series he's involved in, and if the anime adapts everything ill stop watching after the "incest" arc
madge that this became so bad, but its not the end of the world, i have at least another 100 series to read

 

[Asheron]

They are lucky they sell this by volume. Boo to suprise tragedy ending.

 

[harvest_sinner]

LMAO they have GOD in the series but still chose a bad ending
what a fucking waste of time

 

[SuperOniichan]

creatively bankrupt

what in the fuck happens to Aka near the end of his series? ive never been an omega fan of his, but is undisputable that both Kaguya's and Oshi no Ko's act 1 and 2 are strong, really good, and both drop massively in quality and consistency in the third act

and now with OnK he has no excuse of being tired of drawing... im just so dissapointed, but well, ill just never read a series he's involved in, and if the anime adapts everything ill stop watching after the "incest" arc
madge that this became so bad, but its not the end of the world, i have at least another 100 series to read

I don't know what (real) ending this will get in the end and I'm already tired after two comments about this chapter, but regarding Aka as an author, I would say that he seems to be the type of writer who knows how well create and spin things, but not complete them. There are authors who have a great beginning and ending, but poor content (Seo Koji, hi), but Aka seems to have big problems, if not with the ending itself, then at least with the correct writing of it. If you've read Kaguya, you'll remember how some aspects of the ending may have sounded good or interesting on paper, but were completely strange or frustratingly executed in the final chapters.

 

[Xoldin]

Honestly, I respect the author for actually letting Aqua die rather than have some bs last minute save.

 

[Asheron]

Yeah, there is too many characters for this to have any impact. A tragic ending needs a strong pairing and build-up for the readers to really feel it. Two chapters for the Kana/Akane/Ruby harem to react?

A good tragic ending is The Summer You Were There This just gives me the deep philosophical feeling of, hmm.., oh welp, meh? Er.. moreso, Je ne sais quoi. Oh wait, Je sais quoi! C'est SO ASS!

 

[Lucas_Caracas]

At the very least I gotta respect an author who doesn’t go for a fake out death.

He already did, not many chapters ago

 

[bowrice]

Akane does state that they found Aqua's dead body already.
So, unless someone managed to find a Aqua duplicate, kill that person and substituted the body, Aqua being dead is finale.

Have to now see what the last 2 chapter do.

I thought this chapter meant he was proper dead but I swear with you saying that and everything about how similar Aqua looks to his dad I'm now wondering if it was actually the dad's body

 

[Substitution]

If he was such a smart doctor, why was his plan so shit?

 

[MangaRockRefugee]

tbh whether genius writer Aka Akasaka will subvert our expectations in the next chapter or not is irrelevant to the fact that he made our boy Aqua to suffer from extreme case of tunnel vision

 

[CuJoJo]

Aqua gonna reincarnate and marry Akane in her late 30s or 40s while he's in his early 20s or smth

 

[Valle_reading_manga]

Just a quick reminder that between Ruby dying (what was her name in her first life again) and reincarnating there was a significant gap so no need for those uhhh fantasies of Ruby getting pregnant ASAP

 

[Valle_reading_manga]

Aqua gonna reincarnate and marry Akane in her late 30s or 40s while he's in his early 20s or smth

Akane would probably reject any romantic advances saying her heart is already taken