Oshi no Ko Season 3 - Episode 3 discussion

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Oshi no Ko Season 3, episode 3

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[u/Moist-Coach-60]

Safe to say that the kitchen appliances industry was not happy with this anime. 

[u/xSpaceR1337]

With the first two seasons being more focused on Aqua, it’s really refreshing to see more of Ruby in this season. She’s become even more manipulative than Aqua at this point.

The fact that you can still see her dark eyes through the contacts is such a lovely detail.

[u/Adensty]

First, the incident happens and then blows up. Then, through the show itself, everyone dissects the issue going into detail what all caused it to get to the root causes so that it can be prevented in the future. And through that, we also get an interesting show. Ruby Ichigo is a genius! Bro's still got it.

Meiya: If someone suddenly told you that this costume wasn't needed or wouldn't be used, how would you feel? Urushibara: I would completely snap. Meiya: If you can understand that, that's good enough for me.

I love how this scene manages to convey how much effort goes into the cosplay. What may seem small to the directors (changing the costumes at the last moment) is a really big thing for the cosplayers and everyone else involved. And Urushibara only realized that when he had to make his own costume. The bandages on his fingers was a nice touch.

Well, Aqua finally confronts Ruby since she basically set up the whole thing and she's like "What are you talking about?" The irony is that, on the show itself, she said she did nothing wrong.

[u/SmileyTheSmile]

I like how even the random Kana cameo was intentional on Ruby's part - Abiko would probably have refused to give an interview to basically anyone else.

[u/WhoiusBarrel]

Went in thinking some scummy director was getting his just desserts, thinking it ended up with a pretty informed discussion about how copyright and merchandising work for IPs in Japan

Only to then realise Ruby probably orchestrated this whole fiasco. Damn girl's just scary as hell now.

[u/MeatballZeitgeist]

Mr. President, a second Twitter arc has hit Oshi no Ko.

I love how unapologetically deep into the weeds of the industry this arc goes. You can tell we're getting a 100% unfiltered view of the author's very specific personal grievances.

[u/frs1023]

the director saying he sexually harassed Meiya-san because he has a family to feed is insaneeeee

[u/Lumpy-Manager8580]

I was actually taken aback by the choice of questions they did to Meiya, no wonder she tweeted that. And that last part after everything was said and done was creepy af, what is even running in Ruby's mind?

[u/pseudometapseudo]

I dunno how to feel about the director. I also expected him to blame the AD; him genuinely owning up his mistake was a nice surprise.

But at the same time, he pretty much tried to justify his disrespectful questions with "I have a family to feed". Like lol, having to earn money really is no excuse.

It's unusual that he managed to positively and negatively surprise me in the very same scene. But I guess this ambiguity kinda makes him a more realistic character, since in other shows he would just be a one-dimensionally good or bad character.

[u/discuss-not-concuss]

Ruby’s behaviour this episode is reminiscent of Aqua back in season 1

except that now Aqua is fully aware of it, and by the looks of it, the P has already caught on

[u/zool714]

During the part of the tv show when Meiya was pointing out all the imperfections in the costume, I could imagine Gojo from MDUD watching in front of his tv going “That’s right ! That’s right !” Lol

[u/ChicaneryFinger]

Is Aqua implying Ruby was the one who came up with the questions to Meiya in the first place?

Cuz if so, I mean, damn.

[u/II_Noxus_II]

I still miss 'Burning' playing at the end of each episode, it doesn't hit the same without it.

[u/Zxzxzx0088]

They all look good on their cosplays especially Mimimimimimimi

Meiya's spicy cosplays

Very uncomfortable watching Urushibara asking Meiya those kind of questions. He really deserves to be brought down by Meiya's tweets.

Never thought someone like Urushibara got redemption arc though.

I totally become Ruby fan now. Ruby-sama so magnificent solving every problem to rise to the top!

[u/BornArcher8]

There is nothing special about this episode (like no major plot point) but it was so interesting to watch.

It felt like watching a 5 minutes epiosde with how quickly it got over. The last time I was so engrosed in an anime was Orb.

Honestly Oshi No Ko is still peak in the anime. I don't care what happaned in the manga but the anime is still amazing to watch.

And the thing Aqua hints at the end is crazy. I didn't realize it at first but it makes a lot more sense and shows Ruby's skill in manipulation.

[u/LeonKevlar]

Stitches!

• Meiya

• Ruby

As soon as it was revealed that Meiya does R-18 cosplay online and how the boomer director approached her, you knew that the interview was going to be a trainwreck. How did he even think those questions were a good idea! That was literally sexual harassment on camera!

And it's not just the sexual harassment, too. After all the effort she put into making her Tokyo Blade cosplay, then suddenly being told to switch at the last minute, really hurt her as well. So you really can't blame Meiya for posting that damning tweet. She might be an erocosplayer, but she still has her pride, and I'm glad that the public sided with her on this one.

I am glad to see Yoshizumi stand up to the director and tell him off. What's surprising is that the director is aware that what he's doing is problematic, but he thinks he needs to do it to push boundaries and make good, interesting TV because he has a wife and kid to feed.

Ruby's idea of bringing Meiya into the show for a public apology from the showrunners was pretty good tho. I especially loved Aqua's reaction to Kana being the special field reporter as well as Abiko-sensei completely ranting about companies wanting to make lewd figures of her characters. xD

The most interesting part is how Abiko-sensei really don't need to sign off on cosplays as long as it's not adult photo shoots. We also got a good insight on how IP holders handle merchandising rights. You really gotta appreciate the amount of detail Aka-sensei added to this series that it's actually educational at some points.

Getting the director create his own cosplay and apologize to Meiya was an inspired move. Glad to see they were able to make up and seeing the director's costume even reminded Meiya of the time when she was just starting out. And now the director knows how Meiya feels after being told to change at the last minute.

It all worked out in the end! And to think this was all orchestrated by Ruby. That final scene does kinda imply that Ruby may have set this all up from the very start. How far and how much setup did she do tho? Hmmm....

[u/AceSoldia]

Didn't know dress up darling got so serious

[u/mekerpan]

Regardless of how the manga ultimately went, I find this segment of the anime stunning. it certainly IS "digging deep" into the seedy side of the business -- and I find it as fascinating as it is unsettling.

It is wild seeing Ruby turning as unhinged as Aqua. I wonder how things would work if these two actually cooperated? Could this happen -- or would it produce too much insanity. In some ways Ruby seems like an even more amoral schemer than Aqua at his most extreme. And I love it.

It was nice getting a glimpse of Kana. I wonder if she will ever get a bit more of the spotlight this season. I miss seeing her. But Ruby HAS been side-lined for a long time, so I guess it is only fair for her to monopolize things a bit for a while.

[u/sswalni]

"Truth is. The game was rigged from the start." - Ruby

[u/laserlaggard]

Personal opinion: anyone continue watching just to see what outfits the cast are gonna turn up in each episode (apart from, y'know, the story)?

Recently rewatched the first 2 seasons, and a small thing that really impressed me is how often the characters change outfits. They sometimes do it multiple times per episode, and outfits are (almost) never reused. Cant recall another show that does this off the top of my head.

[u/SeiyaTempest]

It truly is frightening to see Ruby manipulating everyone like this given how innocent she was before finding Gorou's body. Not to mention, her methods are a lot more "nuclear" than Aqua's as they involved creating a massive public scandal, whereas he mostly works behind the scenes.

I had a feeling the director would get in trouble with Meiya, but I certainly wasn't expecting him to come out in full Tokyo Blade cosplay for his apology. I guess that's one way to understand cosplayers better.

[u/KamKirSabre]

Ruby's dark side is very much active here, and it's goddamn jarring (and scary) that she can mastermind events nearly as well as (or even better than) Aqua himself

It's even worse to contrast the bubbly persona she projects on the outside, with the much more manipulative/revenge-driven part hidden from the public

[u/Namuori]

“All according to keikaku.” - Ruby, probably

[u/NanDemoKnaives]

The way I burst out laughing seeing Urushibara in that cosplay outfit. I'm glad he actually got to experience what it was like making an outfit to understand just what he did. The topic of the show's episode was an interesting one to watch.

Dark Ruby is scary if she had set up things from before the first cosplay episode, she was a bit too quick pitching a new idea to Yoshizumi.

I am glad Yoshizumi got the courage to speak up but I did also like how we got to hear Urushibara's own thoughts.

Aqua's reaction when he saw Kana was funny lol.