[Mein*Star] 12

推しの子 [Oshi no Ko] #12

by Aka Akasaka, Mengo Yokoyari (Illustrator), Sascha Berkel (Translator)

Um Arima vor einem Skandal zu bewahren, macht Aqua die Umstände des Mordes an Ai publik sowie dass er und seine Schwester ihre Kinder sind – sehr zum Missfallen seiner Schwester Ruby. Doch Aqua geht noch weiter und reicht ein Drehbuch für eine Verfilmung von Ais Leben ein. Bevor die Dreharbeiten losgehen können, müssen allerdings noch einige Hürden genommen werden.

Genres: Manga, Mystery, Seinen, Drama, Comics Manga, Fantasy, 漫画

196 pages, Paperback

First published July 19, 2023

About the author

AKASAKA Aka
Name (in native language): 赤坂アカ

Zodiac: Virgo

Blood Type: O

Reviews

[Lucy Tonks (the invisible life of a reader) · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMFG the movie arc is gonna be so cool
i'm so ready to see what the characters are planning and how everything will pan out

one thing i'll never understand is why does everyone seem to be hung up so much on the romance?? the first thing i've ever seen about this animanga was people fighting amongst themselves about who is the better ship. akane x aqua or kana x aqua, and honestly i'm not sure i can see either of them happening.

but also this is something we see in the manga in chapter 9:

who knows what aqua truly meant here, but i doubt it would have been added in the story if it meant nothing
ofc there have been signs of aqua showing affections to both girls and i'm not saying the option of a romance could be off the table but this also feels like a warning


i cannot wait to come back in the future and revisit these thoughts after knowing the end of this story

[keno · Rating 2 out of 5]

Aka went the incest route how sad to see. Ruining a brilliantly done out story from beginning to middle

[Hoppipolla · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5
Este tomo ha estado muy bien también aunque... No sé, tiene un punto que nunca llega a emocionarme del todo ni a tocarme la patata, no sé si es porque tiene cierta superficialidad en los sentimientos y acciones de los protagonistas, o porque no llegan a demostrar pasión, son bastante fríos pero... Incluso en momentos más peak como los de este tomo me dejan con cierto sentimiento de... No sé, tener bastante con leerlo una vez.

[lily ⊹ ₊ ⁺ · Rating 5 out of 5]

₊˚⊹♡ ˚ ➺ 5/5 ✧

read : august 2023

[Kaya Reads · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sarina's story hits too close to home

[Rue · Rating 4 out of 5]

First of all fuck the author for even hinting the Ruby x Aqua sweet home alabama shit, i feel like they were just testing the water and I hope the message that fans absolutely don’t like it is clear and they stop it, like it physically disgusted me even now thinking about it again makes want to throw up, but since he wrote Kana being freaked out about it ig they’re self aware. But let’s collectively act as if this was just a horrible joke and move on.

Also the Kana x Akane rivalry. Kana is better sorry! And it is a fact and honestly you’re so superficial if you STRONGLY believe otherwise.
Like at first I liked Akane in the reality dating show arc, i was sobbing for her fr but after that she went flat other than her acting skills we don’t know anything about her as an individual, there’s really no depth in her, it always associated with some other more important character (chasing and obsessing over Aqua or rivalry and obsession -again lol- with Kana or coping Ai ) and she just supporting side character nothing more, i kept waiting for her to give me more to like her again but she just fell into the stereotype of chasing after the male lead with no self worth nor respect and we didn’t really get to see her shine and give us her investigators skills to find Ai truths and killer it was all pointless.

Kana on the other hand SERVED, i absolutely relate and feel for her, like yes she loves Aqua but that’s not her entire personality. Her backstory is heartbreaking even more than anyone else in this manga because it’s so realistic, the author really did a great job of showing us in details how a fallen child star could take a toll on someone. It reminded me of Teenage dream by Olivia when she says “they all say it gets better but what if i don’t?”. And Aqua manipulated Akane sure but he truly loved Kana, he had no benefit in Kana yet he’s obsessed with her, she doesn’t need to copy someone else to get him all those she deserves way better.

If there’s a love triangle there then it’s Kana, he didn’t to Akane smile or volunteerily seek her out just for purely her company, he’s always either forced or bored out of his mind or wants something from her even she ( a person who can read people psychologically so well it’s actually crazy) can tell he likes Kana but she chooses to ignore that which makes me not like her because girl have some self respect pls, where it’s the complete opposite with kana so really if you strongly think Akane is better in every regard then you’re obviously not very bright.

[Tachan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Après une petite pause pour reprendre mon souffle, je reviens avec ce que j'imagine être le dernier arc de la série : le film consacré à Ai et à la vengeance d'Aqua, cela promet !

Premier acte : le montage du projet en coulisses. Ce tome est donc consacré à la recherche d'un distributeur, puis à la recherche de fond et enfin à la constitution du casting. Une présentation riche et intéressante, certes trop matraqué par les auteurs qui n'ont pas su l'intégrer autrement que brutalement et façon listing à leur histoire, mais qui a le mérite d'être là et de nous éclairer sur la manière dont cela se passe au Japon. J'ai apprécié. 

Second acte : l'histoire familiale d'Ai, Ruby et Aqua, et là, ça se complique. Les auteurs ne font pas dans la finesse malheureusement et c'est un gros défaut. Ils vont trop vite et trop loin dans leur métamorphose des personnages. C'est poussif et cela se sent. On cherche à choquer pour choquer. Le nouvel Aqua manipulateur ne passe pas. Ruby qui d'un coup se découvre une personnalité, une aura et un charisme, ne me convainc pas beaucoup plus. Pour une fois, heureusement que les personnages secondaires sont là. J'ai apprécié le rôle que Frill, Akane ou Kana jouent auprès d'elle, heureusement.

Pour le lecteur, c'est donc un tome de préparation, où on prend plaisir à assister au montage de ce projet avant même qu'il ne devienne un film en cours de réalisation. Malgré le fait que ce soit fait avec de gros gros sabots, on peut apprécier qu'on prenne la route de la vérité et qu'on veuille faire éclater la vérité de ce qu'a vécu Ai et de qui était le père des enfants. Les auteurs savent comment maintenir notre intérêt en grattant et ajoutant des secrets et drames sur les passés des personnalités premières de Ruby et Aqua, notamment la famille de cette première dans les dernières pages, venant nourrir celle qu'elle est désormais afin de pouvoir incarner son rôle. Cependant, c'est un peu poussif de tous les côtés et j'attends de voir si on va ajouter un peu de subtilité dans ce projet une fois lancé, car tous les grands noms de la série jusqu'à présent sont là et ça pourrait faire un excellent final et une très bonne critique sur le milieu si bien dosé. A voir. 

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[dora♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

the volumes are getting more intense and dark and i love it! i wonder how ruby will play her role in the movie, because even tho she really does have lack of experience in acting-she's made for this role🙂‍↕️ aqua scares me as always, but i think that's what makes him the best character in the series. i love how engaged he is in doing revenge for ai and how he always also remembers about ruby's previous life. i should have expected that ruby's parents will show up someday and i wonder if aqua will do something about the fact that he met the "mother" (fvck her)👹 also☝🏻 aqua also scares me with how easily he manipulates people, for example how he does this to kana. i saw spoilers from i think last chapter (if you didn't then better stop reading here) and i know that he actually loves her so i know he must be suffering inside when manipulating her🥹 (i'm still akane fan but i know they couldn't exist together and it hurts🥲)
oh and i hope that aqua and ruby will tell each other who they were in their previous lifes, i need it.👹
looking forward reading next volume soon!😼

[Marianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

My, my, my. What an intense story about passion and revenge especially on the show business industry where lies and love matter the most. This volume puts Ruby in the centre because director Gotanda and producer Kaburagi casted Ruby in the movie. Ruby is doubting her acting skills. She cannot tapped into her true self. Moreover, her biological mother showed up her traitorous personality in this volume. She doesn’t love Sarina (Ruby’s former life); the biological mother gave Sarina up in that hospital to die by herself! That is so maddening! Hopefully, Ruby can tap into her real acting skills soon!

[Paula Gimenez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ufff esos últimos dos capítulos sí que estuvieron buenos... y difíciles. Creo que no había sido consciente de todo lo que Ruby arrastra de su vida como Sarina, y de lo complicada que pudo ser aún sin tener en cuenta la enfermedad como tal.
Creo que nos queda bastante claro que Aqua no hace más que mentirse a sí mismo. Que su verdadera naturaleza es justiciera, como vimos con la mamá de Sarina, y no como se comporta con Kana.
Ya todos vimos los spoiler entre Aqua y Ruby, pero ahora voy entendiendo el contexto en el que se da. Confío igualmente en que no pasa de verdad sino que todo es actuado. Quiero creer...

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

La crescita di Ruby è così potente e dolorosa da renderla quasi "incantevole". Oshi no ko resta un'opera con una scrittura potente, abbinata indubbiamente al magistrale disegno lo rendono uno dei manga più vicini alla perfezione che sia mai stato scritto. Ogni numero me ne dà conferma e non vedo l'ora di leggere il volume successivo.

[Sol González · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este tomo estuvo OK.
La historia avanza pero no ha pasado nada extraordinario.

Continúan las conversaciones sobre cómo funciona la industria, la función del productor, como se obtiene una inversión, la industria del cine en Japón y más.

La historia avanza y se dieron más detalles, otra vez, nada extraordinario. Solo se prepara el escenario.

[melinameetsworld · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 ?
la historia está poniendose intensa, ruby obsesionada y su pasado triste sin procesar, todavía llena de esperanzas, y aqua creyéndose lleno de venganza cuando solo es un nene buscando justicia para la gente que ama... y si, la verdad que le falta un poco de sentimiento a la situaci��n y solo puedo deducir todo esto porque amo a los personajes y los entiendo ?

[Soobie is expired · Rating 3 out of 5]

Devo dire che da più o meno questo punto il mio entusiasmo per la serie è cominciato a diminuire. Il grande piano di Aqua, quello a cui sta lavorando praticamente dalla nascita, si è messo in moto. Scopriamo quali sono i meccanismi per fare un film e si vede Ai dare una grande prova d'attrice, pur di interpretare il ruolo di sua madre nel film.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume was fine. It continues the trend of the story taking a back seat to industry talk. It's interesting as a palate cleanser but I don't feel much passion for it as the plot has gone away.

I was glad to see some movement towards the twins actually thinking about their reincarnation on a personal level since that has always felt glossed over.

[Breshna · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars for Ruby Hoshino acting as her (mother) Ai in the movie 😭💔

[Soapia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow

[selm · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.75!

[Chris Orme · Rating 5 out of 5]

Caught up & now I am addicted to this madness as they come out as chapters.

[Utente sconosciuto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another incredible plot twist

[~Leo~ · Rating 5 out of 5]

La madre de Ruby ( No me refiero a Ai ( que es una diosa ) yo me refiero a la madre de sarina ) es lo peor

[Nattapan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Guess it is true that "In moments of pain, we seek revenge" (Ami Ayalon).

[Shatiel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spero che Ruby ce la faccia a dare il meglio per il film. Akane sicuramente l'avrebbe resa in maniera perfetta, ma è giusto che la vendetta venga servita da Ruby e Aqua.
Non vedo l'ora.

[Juli Matu]

K :0

[Ana ★ Tesserell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Akane is single handedly the best character in the series.

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Can't belive we are finally getting somewhere oml. The twin sibling thing is weird. dropped it at this volume

[Vel Heil]

point

[Diogo Muller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Whoa, very good volume that really accentuates the descent into darkness for not only Aqua, but also a couple other characters.

[con te partiro · Rating 3 out of 5]

lumayan, tp volume ini hanya utk transisi aja

[Joanie Ferron-Beaumier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Série qui reste captivante, avec des personnages que l'on ne s'attend pas à rencontrer.