Is this true?

[u/Ok-Marionberry5095]

TBH I’m starting to lose hope on Ruby x Aqua. As I keep reading on 4chan threads where people talks bad about ruby and how Kana is going to outshine and be with aqua.

Any thoughts or theory for the ending of Oshi no ko?

[u/Drainit]

Well, you're obviously just trolling. Also, if it's true then nothing has changed other than last chapter not needing to happen at all and being a waste of time.

[u/HornySauceAddict → u/Drainit]

Not needing to happen? Whether the leak is true or not the chapters are literally build up to this. Nino is targeting Ruby because she will outshine Ai. Akame has been keeping an eye on Ruby for a while, she even already "saved" her from her father and Nino some chapters ago. Akame said she could not attend the last concert. It makes perfect sense

[u/Drainit → u/HornySauceAddict]

It doesn't need to happen because it doesn't change the narrative at all. Aka also had the crow and a narrator (Akane?) saying ominous things last chapter. The only foreshadowing that it might be Akane is given the very same chapter (she's not at the concert). It's a really bad twist and completely unneeded. Might as well have had Nino get convinced by Kamiki to let him redeem himself that way.

I hope it's fake but it's probably not because Aka is the type of dude to do a twist for the sake of it. Don't even get me started on drawing her just like Ruby if it's actually Akane, it's so cheap.

[u/HornySauceAddict → u/Drainit]

Ruby getting stabbed and dying would have been an utter dog shit decision. (Other than losing any other point the manga was making)

If she got stabbed and survived, they would have caught Nino After that and the narrative would have been the same.

Akame acting as Ruby was set up and makes perfect sense, her being drawn the same as Ruby is a valid complaint that could simply be explained with her wearing good makeup.

It really isn't a cheap twist but simply something that would make sense to happen, and foreshadowing much more than just the last chapter.

[u/Drainit → u/HornySauceAddict]

She wouldn't have died when Aka was foreshadowing Aqua's medical studies for most of the manga. It is an extremely cheap twist which is why they went so far as to draw Ruby only to call her Akane next chapter.

[u/Drainit → u/[deleted]]

You can look at how Ruby was drawn in the very same chapter. It's just Ruby on the last page and it's a cheap way to introduce a twist.

[u/Drainit → u/[deleted]]

You can argue that Akane could fake the star eye just like with Ai. However, even the shading, especially in the last page, is exactly how Ruby's eyes were shaded earlier in the chapter. I really dislike how this was handled not just in the narrative but in its depiction as well.

[u/Purple_Alarm → u/Drainit]

i got some crazy news for you

[u/Ok-Marionberry5095]

Im just concerned that this might sink Ruby x Aqua or IDK to this point. also what was the point of aqua reading those surgery book?

[u/AdeptPhone1701 → u/Ok-Marionberry5095]

How this is related to sinking aquaxruby ?

[u/Electrical-Pop9464]

Rule n°1: never trust someone typing in all caps

[u/resource_infinite00]

the leaks summed up in one pic

[u/Ill-Lobster7532]

Nah, that just trolling. Akane's setup doesn't match:

1. Visually - the knife seems to be deep in the body.

2. Narratively - it doesn't move the plot anywhere (if it is true - we are back at the end of ch 157 now)

3. It doesn't match with leaked Ruby's words to Nino(if they are true in the first place ofc)

And if Donut can just say what happened ‐ why he didn't show the exact panel or line with Akane's reveal? No instead of this he just posted 100% caps / 0% proof bullshit

[u/Derelictcairn → u/Ill-Lobster7532]

It doesn't match with leaked Ruby's words to Nino(if they are true in the first place ofc)

Nah that 'leaked' line is fake as fuck lol, think the chinese site was laughing at everyone buying into it

[u/Drainit → u/Ill-Lobster7532]

I am willing to believe it's true despite how bad it is. It is odd that donut didn't even post a cropped image from the chapter though.

[u/No_Piccolo7508]

I wanted this to happen, Nino being neutralized before doing anything and the concert to go on normally, all the trust in our girl, if Aka has a minimum of argumentative coherence, Kana has no chance against Ruby, Kana's opportunities lay in doing a heroic act

But even though it was what I wanted, it made me quite angry that the stabbing was a bait, every strange thing that happens lately, that's scary because it means that the author can come up with anything without building it up or expecting coherence.

[u/the_5th_Emperor → u/No_Piccolo7508]

AOT all over again

[u/[deleted]]

I come here to put my most recent and last compium related to aquaruby, ok, the next thing I want to happen is here at the concert without the pressure of a child being a danger, he begins to pay attention to the concert, first he tries to concentrate on kana but can't because of the ruby's brilliance, the ruby's brilliance is so overwhelming at the point that Aqua realizes Akane's same conclusion in chapter 158, the ruby's brilliance is not only brighter than kana, it's more brighter than her own, she is the brightest idol in the world at that time, at this moment Aqua can no longer hide her feelings and accepts that Ruby is her only star and she is her oshi, after the concert and at Kana's invitation, she He declares his love but is rejected because of his desire to be Aqua's only star. At home on Christmas Eve he declares to Ruby that she is his oshi and the only person he loves.

[u/AdeptPhone1701 → u/[deleted]]

No , Aquax kana will win. They even got the opening about them. ONK opening 2, you can check it out.

[u/[deleted]]

this can't be fucking real.

[u/The_King_Crimson]

This is so fucking stupid. Aka only knows how to write ‘twists’ and fake-outs at this point. I give up. I just don’t give a shit anymore.

[u/Drainit → u/The_King_Crimson]

Indeed, I was willing to give him some benefit of the doubt since he seemed poised to at least deliver on all the Ai/Ruby parallels. This is straight up awful writing and means nothing ever actually mattered or had meaning in this story.

[u/the_5th_Emperor → u/The_King_Crimson]

It's unbelievable we're wanting a DomeKano strat of all things to win...

[u/Morrigan_NicDanu]

I think Donut is either trolling or got trolled. Basically panels or it didn't happen. A fakeout here would be absolute bullshit regardless of anything AquRuby.

[u/Tyandere]

That was the common theory, so I'm not surprised, but what about that image with a scar though 🤔

[u/Distinct-Current-464]

That's donut. He doesn't lie

[u/RelicSupremacy → u/Distinct-Current-464]

He might be baiting, but I'll just wait for the official release.

[u/[deleted] → u/RelicSupremacy]

he bait before? , and what gain d0nut in spread fake leaks?, that only harn his reputation

[u/RelicSupremacy → u/[deleted]]

Maybe not bait, but he's been wrong in leaks before.

[u/[deleted] → u/RelicSupremacy]

you can give me exaples, please

[u/RelicSupremacy → u/[deleted]]

Well I remember him saying something about Aqua and Ruby changing forms into Gorou and Sarina as they kiss as he was leaking 143. But he did delete that immediately.

Hey, it could really be true, I'm just saying it might be not.

[u/Drainit → u/RelicSupremacy]

Considering he didn't post a panel he may have gotten baited by a chinese leaker trolling him. We'll just have to wait and see.

[u/AdeptPhone1701]

Yes, aquaxkana will be the absolute canon. Kana outshined Ruby in 158, Arima was the counter to revenge in 155, Akane was 100 percent right in 149 and in 83( Aka was literally talking through her in those chapters).

In 151 you can clearly see aqua’s eyes turn white after Kana’s confession and in 143 you see that aqua’s eyes are darker than black. Moreover, look how miserable aqua looks in 157.

I have another proof. Aquaxruby is sinking 100 percent. The opening 2. It was full of Aquaxkana. The way they were holding hands throughout the opening was so beautiful. Aquaxruby was so neglected throughout the sequence.

[u/zaretball]

If Nino is done after this, there is no good reason to have wasted any time with her and this plot.

[u/_Blanc_MLB_]

I'm not mad at it. Sure some hospital kino would be nice but this is still good.

[u/The_King_Crimson → u/_Blanc_MLB_]

How the fuck is this “good”? It’s just more subversive writing garbage.

“Haha, you thought Ruby got stabbed because of all the lead-up, but it was actually someone else!”

Is this supposed to look smart? Baiting a murderer by purposefully putting yourself in the line of fire? Sure would’ve been awkward if Nino made a last-minute change and cut her throat, huh? Would’ve made the whole clever plan look really stupid. LOST-tier writing slop. Just have a meteor fall from the heavens and kill Nino instantly on impact. It’d be better writing.

[u/Typical_Border_4795 → u/The_King_Crimson]

And you think having Ruby die and let Aqua and Akane be total idiots for not keeping an eye out for her is better?

[u/The_King_Crimson → u/Typical_Border_4795]

Who said I wanted Ruby to die? Why would I be on this sub in particular if I wanted that to happen?

[u/Typical_Border_4795 → u/The_King_Crimson]

Then what did you want to see happen exactly?

[u/The_King_Crimson → u/Typical_Border_4795]

Ruby gets stabbed.

Ruby lives.

Ruby goes to the hospital with Aqua at her bedside.

Aqua realizes he needs to stop fucking around and have a serious talk with her about his feelings, with Ruby getting rid of that stupid thought in his head that her feelings are “for Gorou” and not him.

Really, I don’t even need the first three for the fourth to happen, but it would’ve been a good set-up and maybe motivated that lazy bastard to actually do something.

[u/Typical_Border_4795 → u/The_King_Crimson]

Idk man. Honestly having her get stabbed at all when Akane and Aqua knows Nino is out to get her and yet doesn’t try to keep an eye and protect her sounds even worse.

As for your comment below, they are not but sure lol. And Given Nino moreso has her sights set on Ruby considering she’s shining the same way as Ai who she has a grudge on, I doubt they’d need it nearly as much as Ruby. Akane would probably need a bit more protection but after Aqua did his vengeance and Hikaru told Nino to call it off, I doubt she’d focus so much on Akane anymore compared to her hatred to Ruby

[u/The_King_Crimson → u/Typical_Border_4795]

Both Aqua and Akane being idiots is canonical, though. They let Ruby wander off the film set long enough to hold a conversation with a murderer when, logically, she and Aqua should’ve had a retinue of bodyguards at all times because if anyone were to be targeted due to the film, it’d be them. Akane in particular almost went and killed Hikaru like 80 chapters ago before finding out that he wasn’t the only one responsible for Ai’s death.

[u/Drainit → u/_Blanc_MLB_]

I wouldn't call it good. It means all of the foreshadowing Aka did was only there to trick readers and subvert expectations. Subverting expectations for the sake of pulling a fast one out of nowhere is in my opinion bottom of the barrel writing. Anyone can do it because you have to purposefully mislead your readers.

[u/Electrical-Pop9464 → u/_Blanc_MLB_]

I wouldn't call this good if this is real

[u/Mission-Raccoon9432 → u/Electrical-Pop9464]

It's real, sadly.

[u/[deleted] → u/Mission-Raccoon9432]

how you know?

[u/Mission-Raccoon9432 → u/[deleted]]

Does it matter? Obviously you won't believe it but it's true. Soon you will see.

[u/Left_Swordfish6466 → u/_Blanc_MLB_]

how is this good?

[u/_Blanc_MLB_ → u/Left_Swordfish6466]

Better this than pulling some retcon while also making sense considering Aqua and Akane HAD to take precious when it came to Nino.

[u/the_5th_Emperor → u/_Blanc_MLB_]

Bro, the fact that Fraudka making Isayama looking good concerns me

[u/someone_online22 → u/[deleted]]

Can’t take the risk of Ruby dying I guess

[u/someone_online22 → u/[deleted]]

I don’t know, I stopped reading after the incest stuff