As you have surely heard, even without being a fan of the franchise, the most recent chapter of the popular manga “Oshi no Ko” became a trend recently after The kissing scene between Aqua and Ruby Hoshino will finally be consummatedthe two protagonist brothers who, in reality, are the reincarnations of a doctor and a patient who met in the past.
This was a moment expected by many readers of the work of Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari, both for better and for worse. Many wanted to know if the authors would have the courage to develop the love that Ruby has for her brother Aqua (from their past lives) and bring them into physical contact in this way, and apparently they did.
However, there were evidently also many others who were disgusted with this direction the play took, especially as they considered this development “unnecessary.” In this sense, they argue that neither romance nor incest are a central part of the plot of “Oshi no Ko”, but that the drama and story of Aqua Hoshino’s revenge against her mother’s murderer should be the plot axis of the work.
In fact, there has been so much distaste for this kind of plot twist, that the Reddit user “u/Acetyl” he did not take long to share an “alternate ending” for the most recent chapter, where Aqua rejects Ruby’s advance. Below we leave you the images with their corresponding translation:
- Ruby: I’m also in love with you, my idol.
- Aqua: As a middle-aged man and your brother, I have to decline your proposal.
- (A stunt double is used for the kiss scene in the movie!)
- Director: Ok, cut!
- Ruby (in the costume of her mother, Ai Hoshino): Haa… Don’t worry, I’m not upset that you rejected me. You have to love your idol unconditionally.
- Ruby: That’s what it means to be a fan. So, about the sex scene…
- Aqua: No.
- Ruby: It was just a joke!
- Storyteller: And with that, the recordings are reaching their climax.
- Aqua: I have always drawn a very clear line between my past and current life. But perhaps, there was no need to do that.
And of course, this alternative development immediately attracted the attention of Internet users:
- «I guess he’ll end up fucking Miyako in this development, because Aqua is clearly older than all the characters, even MEM-cho».
- «In this case, he should reject both Kana and Akane, since they are both much younger than Goro. It would be a very strange situation where Goro is basically always in charge of Aqua and dictates her decisions. In this version Aqua basically does not exist since Goro has never adapted to the new age and body.».
- «Oshi no Ko if Aka Akasaka hadn’t had balls».
- «Honestly good art, and how the artist portrays how Ruby would act “if Aqua rejected her” is still with Ruby’s personality. But I think the rejection scene doesn’t make sense. The kiss scene is to highlight the seriousness of Ruby’s feelings and her determination to support him; without the kiss, the buildup from the first page would be like a joke without a punchline.».
- «Oshi no Ko if it had been a generic work like the others».
- «If you want that means Aqua should never find love since she was older than Miyako before she died. Unless you want her to date someone Ai’s mother’s age».
- «I like the detail that his eye returned to normal in those moments. Or it can be seen that what would have happened if Aqua wasn’t immersed in revenge, that’s why his eye would always be normal and he would be able to reject Ruby.».
- «I’m just going to pretend I never saw this. Good art, good work, but no».
- «This has to be the worst fan-fiction I have ever read in my entire life.».
- «For the record, I loved the episode and wanted to do something for the subset that didn’t like it. Whether you hate it or love it, I appreciate your interactions. The comments section made me laugh all day. Special thanks to those who praised the art».
- «The art is really great and well done. I may not personally agree with the alternative direction, but I could see a lot of people being happy if things turned out this way».
- «If this is your art, you have done a great job. It’s really solid work. I appreciate that this is still in line with how the characters would act like rather than being completely out of character. If the chapter was this way, I would have thought “yeah, still normal Aka writing”. Great art and fun, love it!».
Fountain: reddit
