In a sense it almost makes me wish the ending to Kaguya was more this speed- because he knows how to write a lonely outcast, dammit.Īs for my actual thoughts on the anime, I’m absolutely sold. I’m usually wary about putting thinkpieces on anime before they’re done because of a certain Darling in the Franxx, but given his track record I’m sure we have plenty more great character moments for the entire cast to look forward to this season thanks to Aka’s great writing. It’s such an engaging way to write a character, especially given the directions the anime ends up taking.
She’s reckless, calculating, and yearns for freedom while also being quite fond of the systems that keep her in place. It would have been easy to make her introduction include flashbacks to her tragic upbringing, but instead the anime opts for a much fresher approach- by defining her by how she acts now. The lies, the secrets, they’re all just go hand-in-hand with being an idol, after all.īy the end of the episode Ai has become an incredibly fleshed out character, all without delving too much into actual plot. Even Ai herself is painted as someone who knows the realities of her field. I don’t believe that Aka himself holds any animosity towards idol culture, but seeing it portrayed in Oshi No Ko paints him as a man who’s grounded enough to know that business decisions aren’t always savory. It also plays in to the other theme of the series- its biting criticism of the entertainment industry. Ai’s comments describing lying as the ideal form of love are incredibly tragic, and the perfect contrast to a character whose defining trait is how brightly she shines. For as thrilling as the events of Oshi No Ko’s first episode are, they’ll never really live up to Aka’s skill at portraying lonely characters monologuing their wants and feelings. Follow feel like this is where Aka is at his absolute strongest.
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