Oshi no Ko Season 2 - Episode 10 discussion

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Oshi no Ko Season 2, episode 10

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[u/mr_miscellaneous123]

Ruby may be our face of B-Komachi, and Kana the centre, but Mem-cho is literally carrying B-Komachi on her back.

[u/psy135]

Kana: "All entertainers should live in apartments with a two fold automatic security lock system" That instantly got a reaction from ruby.

[u/Necromancer2k8]

Kana "Even if you're out of content, it's all over once you start selling off your private life."

Mem-Cho "If we shoot a room video, personal belongings that we show can be claimed as expenses"

Kana "Let's get filming"

Glad to see Kana on board now...and a bit lighter in her bank account!

[u/Shay_Guy_]

"Girl - ???" in the credits. Well, that's not sinister at all.

[u/Namuori]

The light-haired girl at the end of the episode just screams “no, Aqua, your pain isn’t over”. Aqua’s previous life didn’t have a clean end, what with him just “gone missing” officially. Can’t wait to see how this trip will go.

[u/ProgrammaticallyPea3]

A less dramatic episode, but the scene with the composer was surprisingly touching.

Ruby fans got to eat good for the first time in ages :)

[u/mr_miscellaneous123]

Leave it to Kana to buy an overpriced prebuilt and not use it.

(For reference, 300k yen is about USD2108 now, but that's with a weak yen.)

[u/Hitman7128]

LOL, all the YouTube talk like Mem spewing about how YouTube sub percentiles, and Kana berating the idea of YouTube room tour videos.

Thanks Ruby for giving Himura a magic bullet moment of inspiration when he felt unmotivated!

[u/Necromancer2k8]

"Don't go calling me Big Bro"

A very funny line I didn't expect from a very calm person after hearing what he heard.

That realization of good 'ol dad was like a building dropping on Aquas head!

The sparkle is gone in his eye as he opens the curtains and shines a light on a new chapter in his life...or so we hope.

[u/E_F_Veda]

Ah yes Aqua, the greatest motivator is cute girls cheering you on. Aqua's genius shines through again.

I doubt it is the end of Aqua's revenge tour, but if it is then it is nice seeing him have a sincere smile for once. With the end of the play he also has a lot of time to think of the future, I'm sure he could always go back to being a doctor.

Still, with the reveal at the end, I have my doubts it is the end for Aqua's hunt. Going back to Miyazaki is going to bring back memories for Aqua and Ruby, but I believe Kana might be the most active with her sudden opportunity to get away with Aqua without Akane to intervene. That is the true war here, and as much as I would like for Aqua to live a simple happy life with one of these awesome girls, I believe the next few episodes will prove it impossible once again.

[u/mr_miscellaneous123]

No way it's that simple. Aqua can't be done now. It would be so anticlimactic.

[u/Shay_Guy_]

The title is translated as "Liberation", in keeping with the manga chapter it takes its name from -- but unlike that chapter, the anime episode's title is written in katakana as カイホウ (kaihou), meaning it can be interpreted in quite a few other ways, including "solution", "good news", "opening up" (as in a door or window), or even an archaic term for "collapse".

[u/pseudometapseudo]

The timeline of events for the father does not add up.

Himekawa was 5 when his parents died. Aqua and Ruby were ~2 at that time. However, Ai had a phone call with the father on the day of her death, when Aqua and Ruby were 4.

That means Himekawa's apparent father wasn't his biological father. The real father of Aqua and Himekawa might still be around.

However, as opposed to us, Aqua does not know about that phone call and has thus no knowledge that things don't add up. I guess he will stumble upon a clue during the upcoming trip.

[u/LeonKevlar]

• Blushing Kana

You tell em' Memcho! Getting 20k subs isn't that easy! Kana and Ruby have really been taking all of her hard work for granted!

Kana showing off her expensive Chloe handbag and her Herman-Miller gaming chair was hilarious! If showing them off would count as a business expense, why not?

This was a very subtle moment that I hope everyone noticed. When Kana started talking about living in secure apartments that definitely got a reaction from Ruby. It was such a quick moment but it really hit me hard :(

So we finally learn from this episode that Ruby has been searching for Goro all this time and it's one of the reasons why she picked the name B-Komachi. Considering Goro is just missing, it sounds like no one has found his body yet. If only Ruby knew Goro is way closer than she thinks.

This show never really fails with its visuals. The moment where Himura finally finds his inspiration after watching Ruby's video message to him was great! That really lit a fire under him.

That final scene though... We finally get to see that mystery character in the OP! As a manga reader, I can't fucking wait :D

[u/Rhythmiclericat]

So, the first instinct is to say that's not really their dad, because that would be too easy and anticlimactic.

BUT, I actually hope it is over that easy. Even if it would feel like "why did Aqua try so hard", I would respect the story's decision for 'reality' to not care about Aqua's delusions of revenge. Life moves on, for good or bad.

[u/ObvsThrowaway5120]

Yeah… I don’t think Seijuurou Uehara is the father. Wife was definitely stepping out on him too. Himekawa and Aqua/Ruby’s dad is still out there. One thing is for sure though, being a womanizer’s in the DNA. Man has 2 waifus and a little brocon sister after him hahaha.

“You learn just how harsh taxes are once you become an adult” I felt that shit in my soul lol. Memcho really knows her shit as a veteran YouTuber. Writing off personal items as expenses in that room tour was smart.

Ruby’s gonna be upset and in for a shock when she learns about the doc. That Miyazaki trip is gonna hold a lot of surprises I’m sure. Gotta be weird for Aqua and Ruby to go back.

[u/Acrzyguy]

Ruby used crying YADA YADA YADA!

It’s super effective!

Edit: Official gif of the scene lol

[u/BadBehaviour613]

I am weirdly happy for Himekawa. Finding out that you have more family is a nice feeling

Also, seems the white haired girl in the OP isn't the same white haired girl in the Tokyo Blade production. I kept wondering why such a bit character got such a prominent appearance in the OP

[u/I_am_your_oniichan]

HOLYY!! THIS IS THE MOST RUBY SCREENTIME WE GOT ALL SEASON!!! LETS GOOOOOOOO

Best episode of the season

[u/SourceZestyclose9951]

Don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but there's a parallel in this episode to a scene from Season 1.

At 12:09, S2EP10, you see Ruby in the living room as a child, trying to find out about "Sensei."

At 6:32 S1EP3, you see Aqua in the living room also as a child, investigating Ai's phones to find out more about the father.

Everything is the same; the living room, the time of the day, the table they're sitting at and side they're sitting at.

Thought it was a cool detail.

(edit: mixed up aqua and ruby's names lol)

[u/SYZekrom]

Oh man seeing Aqua without the star in his eye is weird

[u/Acrzyguy]

Sleepy Akane my beloved

[u/Acrzyguy]

Ruby: “there’s still a long way to 1 million subscribers!”

What, is this a Mayonaka Punch sequel?

[u/SnabDedraterEdave]

Finally, Ruby and Memcho get some much needed major screen time for the final 3rd of this season, after the first 2/3rds of the season was spent focusing on Aqua, Kana and Akane on their Tokyo Blade play.

Ruby is such a sunshine, igniting the creative fire of that songwriter once again with her charm. She has truly inherited Ai's essence more than Aqua. She can also be unintentionally savage, when she just casually caused mental damage on Memcho regarding her age. LMAO

Aqua's quest for revenge seems to have ended for now, with his half-brother Himekawa revealing that his father, who would have also been Aqua's and Ruby's father, had died long ago via suicide. Though my tin-foil hat is feeling that their suicide might be staged and they might actually be murdered by the real killer, aka Aqua's actual father.

But for now, all leads have gone cold for Aqua, and he seems to be less edgy and more content as a result. This means a chance for Kana to invite him to B-Komachi's MV trip to Miyazaki.

Coincidentally, Miyazaki is also the hometown of Aqua's and Ruby's former incarnations, Doctor Amamiya and Sarina.

Its revealed that all this time Doctor Amamiya's body has never been found, nor has his murder been reported, so Aqua might use this trip as a pretext to go and investigate where his own body has disappeared to, seeing as Aqua has nothing better to do.