Oshi No Ko truly has my heart, this is such a good series! This volume is the Tokyo Blade stage production arc - where the main characters show off their acting skills, even if they themselves don’t believe themselves to be good actors. Can they overcome their personal setbacks?
We, heartbreakingly, see more of Aqua’s PTSD flashbacks to his Mother (Ai)’s death; the more he dwells on the past, the more he wants to avenge her by taking down an important person in the entertainment industry, who he blames for her death.
"The actor who's written off as lousy - If they start doing something completely epic out of nowhere, it's dynamite."
"As the opening day approaches, Aqua's stage debut is marred by the trauma of his past. If he can't draw upon his own emotions, he won't be able to deliver the performance that the newly edited script requires.
As onstage factions fracture the cast, he and Akane put in hours of extra work to ensure they don't disappoint the audience-or lose to Kana and the top actor of Theater Lalalai!"
5 stars