【Oshi no Ko】 - Vol. 16 Ch. 165 - AND THEN

[ShikiAlter]

I am not crying! You are!

 

[xikarra]

Mads props to Aka and Mengo, life is rarely happily ever after. Who lives will move on eventually, or follow is example. In both lives, he never found a path to happiness so he threw it away in order to give Ruby/Sarina a better shot. Hopefully she makes it but it’s a tragic ending nonetheless.

 

[wryytart]

Those who say that this manga/chapter is bad, please grow up.

The manga ended as it was intended from the very beginning.

Just because he died, doesn't mean it is trash

This isn't fairytale type manga where every ending is good and happy, this is the sad truth and the harsh reality of the entertainment industry.

my brother in Christ, it is a fairytale manga the moment reincarnation happened.

 

[Armp1t]

Wtf no Frill Shiranui at the funeral??? I cant believe this shit

 

[Weebius]

Those who say that this manga/chapter is bad, please grow up.

The manga ended as it was intended from the very beginning.

Just because he died, doesn't mean it is trash

This isn't fairytale type manga where every ending is good and happy, this is the sad truth and the harsh reality of the entertainment industry.

You're expecting waaaaay too much brainpower from the average SJ reader

 

[Qzsck]

Sooo, whats next, he reincarnated again... Or maybe transferred to Isekai....

 

[SuperOniichan]

If we don't get a "take that, this is what will happen if you ignore our manga's message" Platinum End's style ending, then I'm pretty sure Aqua is alive. Seriously, the chapter literally screams, “Aqua, if you sacrifice yourself, it will be bad for everyone.” Including his sister, who he does it for, and Kana, whom he loves...well, except for Akane, who seems to have secretly dreamed of becoming a Natural Born Killers character. But it worries me that this is being delayed until the very beginning.

 

[nueee]

إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

 

[Akikako]

This shit is so ass.

 

[SuperOniichan]

Sooo, whats next, he reincarnated again... Or maybe transferred to Isekai....

This could all be an ordinary fantasy in the style of “if I died, then everyone..."

From u/New-Trade-8676 on Reddit:

 

[xikarra]

I also quite like the depiction of gods in this story. They can shuffle the souls of the dead and the yet-to-be-born, they can interact with the living, but they ultimately leave humans their full agency over their actions. They don’t wrap the stories around themselves.

 

[LePetitJayJay]

this shit is so peak, literature is so back, from mid no ko from earlier this year we have reached a truly peak climax and aftermath, onwards to the last ch!

 

[AnotherRat]

Aqua.... What a stupid cunt. He chose the worst possible scenario. And I'm guessing Ruby didn't end up pregnant, after all.

Guess Ruby will move on, but if she dies here next chapter it'll be peak ngl.

 

[Morwitz]

I don't understand how you can write this and think to yourself yeah that's good.
It felt like the world bent itself backwards for such a shit ending to manifest.

 

[Stained-Rose]

Oh boy. I was not prepared for Miyako tbh.

 

[catsdontsmile]

Fuck this idiotic ending. Juat because its tragic it doesnt mean its good. Aqua's plan was AOT levels of fucking dumb. Idols don't even perform after they are 30. A brother is forever.

 

[piglift]

Wtf no Frill Shiranui at the funeral??? I cant believe this shit

she's there tho? pg.13 2nd panel

 

[plsnobully]

He resurrected once, what's keeping him from a second resurrection?

I'm not coping, you're coping.

 

[luigiymario2]

 

[Sholvq]

Wtf no Frill Shiranui at the funeral??? I cant believe this shit

She was there in a small panel.