Oshi no Ko has ended. But the ending itself is... 220https://i.pin.com/originals/c9/17/a0/c917a0f9c711b3e3394b8bb9ad95d0fa.gif spoilers ahead youve been warned. As someone who avoided Oshi no Ko like the plague for a while during its initial hype I eventually found myself giving in and reading it a few months ago and I was truly hooked. The themes as flawed as they are are themes that I gravitate towards in media. I love liar characters and the consequences that come with the lies theyve told and the people theyve manipulated. I found it a bonus that the art was done by Yokoyari Mengo who I found through Kuzu no Honkai and became a fan of her work through it. Oshi no Ko unfortunately has not always hit the head with these tropes and I found myself incredibly disappointed with the ending. A series that revolves itself around the toxicity of mainstream media and the entertainment industry Oshi no Ko fails to deliver the seriousness it continuously hinted at and the corruption within these industries. I dont expect documentary style levels of journalism its a manga after all some belief should be suspended but my problem is were never given anything that this series wants us to think about. Akanes arc was decent but every arc following felt like a puddle of water compared. How can we see the industry for what it is when almost every producer and filmmaker the main characters work with seem to always been on the good side or are easily swayed by the determination of these 18 year olds? I did say manga doesnt have to be realistic but it does make me raise an eyebrow when there are other series out there who have similar themes and are able to execute them much better than what Oshi no Ko did. Now lets talk about the recent chapters. If Im being honest these chapters or even the entire series if put into the hands of a more competent writer they would have thrown out something seriously worth reading. Akasaka threw out too many plotlines which evolved into plot holes he had a story in mind but wherever he intended to go with it it did not make it to the end goal. I disagree about pressure from shippers was what pushed him to end the series as it did but thats not the topic Ill be focusing on. Instead Ill ask the question why did Ai ask Aqua to help Hikaru? No really. What kind of premonition did she have where she knew her son who was a child during that recording cmiiw would be able to help her exboyfriend whom she knew was already off his rocker? What went through her mind during this recording what even pushed her to make it in the first place? The Kamiki arc to be honest was terrible. Chalking up all of his crimes to be oopsie I didnt know teehee was such a ridiculous reveal. It did tug at me knowing his revenge on Ai was all for nothing but even then I question the turn out of this. Ais character is all about how she doesnt know how to love that she struggles with love. How can we go from her most genuine confession of love for her children to her revealing she loved Hikaru? Again I get that she said she doesnt know what love is or how to love but thats why her death was so impactful that her last words were to her children and how she truly genuinely loved them. Following up this reveal that Hikaru didnt even feel anything from this confession made it even worse. Hikaru Kamiki is truly a tragic character but he suffers from being in a manga written by someone who cannot write tragic characters such as him. I could go more into my grievances with the entire series but I want to focus on the ending. Oh the ending. I absolutely despise what Akasaka made here. Regardless on how you might feel about Aqua as a character killing him off did absolutely nothing. It did not better the manga at all. It made agony for the sake of agony. We already knew Aqua intended to kill his father from the beginning but why did he have to suddenly kill himself to go along with it? His plan to pin the blame onto Hikaru feels like a copout there couldve been so many other options and yet we go with the most ridiculous one. Sprinkling in a little Aquakana at the end does not save face either. Its a slap in the face actually. I know I said I wouldnt talk about the ships or whatever pandering there was but Kanas anguished confession to a dead Aqua has got to be worse than Akasaka just coming up and laughing in your face. Nothing felt resolved nothing felt improved. You cannot tell me that this tragic event transformed into something good for Ruby. I truly do not believe she was happy at the final chapter. It tried to give us a happy ending but instead they just tried to put flex tape on the unbroken part of a spout and the water still kept coming out in the actual broken part. Closure? We dont get that in Oshi no Ko We get closure from Temu in this series I truly love Oshi no Ko. Ai is a character I heavily relate to and I love the main cast with all my heart. But this ending is absolutely terrible. The flaws couldve been overlooked if it werent for Akasaka constantly switching up his own plots and not being able to portray whatever he set out to show. I dont want to harp on him anymore than I already did but I cant help but wonder what the story wouldve been like if someone else wrote it. The ending leaves a sour taste in my mouth. I dont feel satisfied and I know many other fans feel the same as well. Its extremely disappointing that this series could have been so good and the ending could have been amazing but instead we were given this... I cant even call it an ending when it doesnt even feel like one.