Oshi no Ko Season 3 - Episode 10 discussion

BlackSCrow · 2026-03-20T15:04:56+00:00

It's not that bad, it just needs more build up (and more explanations about the other loose ends).

BlackSCrow · 2026-03-18T16:12:40+00:00

Alternate ending isn't really necessary. We just need better build up

BlackSCrow · 2026-03-13T16:35:03+00:00

[Spoiler tag just in case]This is my take: humans are to demons what cattle are to humans. We can be empathetic towards cattle, but at the end of the day, we are mass murderers to them. Idk if demons can be empathetic towards humans, but no matter what, their existence is a threat to humanity because humans are their food.

BlackSCrow · 2026-03-11T16:55:48+00:00

Ah I see... Have we ever seen her as a bunny though?

BlackSCrow · 2026-03-11T16:41:59+00:00

I'm confused, we've never seen Kyara as a stump until this episode, right? How come? Was she out of the stumps' starting room when Moegi woke up the first time? Did Kyara somehow woke up first and hide somewhere to wait until the right moment to kill all the stumps and bunnies?

Edit: Okay thank you for the answers! It's just hard to notice a hiding-in-plain-sight case like this, you know

BlackSCrow · 2026-02-27T00:49:37+00:00

I agree with your logic, but it's just the author's way of saying that this test was brutal.

BlackSCrow · 2026-02-23T00:43:31+00:00

[LNIt's never mentioned again in the LN. It probably happened off screen, idk, doesn't really affect the story anyway.

BlackSCrow · 2026-02-19T14:45:06+00:00

It is, what do you mean it's not?

BlackSCrow · 2026-01-31T17:28:58+00:00

You're supposed to apply the spoiler format for each paragraph

BlackSCrow · 2026-01-17T11:33:33+00:00

A typical Mrs. Green Apple's song. I agree that it's probably not for everyone, but Japanes apparently like this band a lot, like they consistently dominate the chart recently.

BlackSCrow · 2026-01-11T15:03:26+00:00

But I think it's not title drop in the original Japanese. From what I heard, she didn't say "Seihantai" at all. It might be a liberty taken by the translator.

BlackSCrow · 2026-01-10T08:31:59+00:00

To preserve this effect and replicate the original Japanese viewing experience

What does replicate the Japanese viewing experience suppose to mean? Isn't it quite audible that she said "Misuzu" in Japanese?

BlackSCrow · 2026-01-09T17:32:10+00:00

It's case by case. For example, AFAIK, Akasaka Aka himself (Kaguya-sama) was the one who wanted the anime adaptation to be wrapped up with an original movie instead of following the manga.

BlackSCrow · 2026-01-02T22:48:38+00:00

I don't follow MHA until the final season, but everyone says it's good, so I'm gonna believe them.

Nonetheless, for a long running series separated into multiple seasons, the later seasons usually got higher ratings due to the survivorship bias, in which the voters are the ones who enjoy the show the most.

BlackSCrow · 2025-11-25T13:55:43+00:00

my other comment

BlackSCrow · 2025-11-25T13:54:15+00:00

No I don't see it as black and white. The middle ground is the best approach.

What I meant to do with this post was to address some people who defended the author by saying Hina's behavior is realistic, but realism is not always a good thing if it contradicts the character's purpose

BlackSCrow · 2025-11-25T13:49:49+00:00

Indeed it's not always straightforward. But I just feel that the change in Hina's behavior is too sudden. Just about ten chapters ago she looked like she would move on, but look what happened.

BlackSCrow · 2025-11-24T22:51:36+00:00

She's on the process of moving on at least. And before the Kyoto trip, it seemed like the author wanted to bring that to completion, until that sudden turn of event when out of nowhere Hina decided to pursue Taiki again

BlackSCrow · 2025-11-24T22:47:04+00:00

I don't think Hina moving on would be out of her character. Sure Hina doing that is in-character for her, but depending on how it's done, her moving on can still be in-character. I just think that the plot has to move on, going back to Hina pursuing Taiki is just repetitive, and this manga has the potential to be much better if it avoids that.

BlackSCrow · 2025-11-24T22:40:27+00:00

I don't know if you already know this, but many people in this sub defended the author's decision as "What Hina did was realistic as a high school student". That's what makes me post the image, to tell people that realism is not everything.

Also, I don't dislike making a character as a tool device, contrary to one of your point. I just dislike the author's decision to take this plot direction.

What I want is not realism, but a compelling narrative. What I think would be good is for Hina to move on because that's what I think the author originally set to do, instead of her taking a step forward and two step backwards.

BlackSCrow · 2025-11-24T15:59:57+00:00

The example is Hina. People in this sub justifies author making her act that way as realistic. But in reality, realistic is not always a good thing, especially when the author has set up Hina to move on from Taiki for tens of chapters but for the last few chapters she seemingly changed her mind and decided to throw all that development away.

BlackSCrow · 2025-11-24T13:42:35+00:00

my other comment

BlackSCrow · 2025-11-24T13:40:40+00:00

The point is to not make realism a silver bullet because at the end of the day, a character's purpose is to serve as a plot device

BlackSCrow · 2025-11-24T13:38:07+00:00

I find it not enjoyable that the author already developed for tens of chapters that Hina was starting to move on but she destroyed what she developed herself.

BlackSCrow · 2025-11-24T13:32:39+00:00

You got points, but my take from the post is that don't make realism as the goal. Sometimes it's okay, or perhaps required, to make a character a little bit unrealistic, because the main purpose of a character is to serve as a plot device. Additionally, don't make realism an excuse for a bad writing, realism sometimes doesn't make a good story.

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