The Controversial Cosplay at Comiket: Exploring the Dark Narrative of Oshi no Ko

2023-08-15 00:00:20

A photograph that has generated discussions has become a trend on the Chinese platform Weibo. The image in question was taken during the convention Comiket in Japan, which took place last weekend. In the photograph you can see a couple dressed as the characters Aqua Hoshino y Ruby Hoshinoiconic within the popular franchise “Oshi no Ko“. Accompanying them is a little girl characterized as Ai Hoshinoanother key character from the same franchise.

The peculiarity of this cosplay setup lies in the context surrounding these characters. The plot of “Oshi no Ko” revolves around Ai Hoshino, a famous idol who becomes pregnant with twins, identified as Aqua and Ruby Hoshino. However, the plot takes an unexpected turn when an obsessive fan kills Ai Hoshino, leaving her children orphans. What makes this photograph even more intriguing is that the two twin brothers, Aqua and Ruby Hoshino, would have committed an act of incest by having a daughter, who would be, in a sense, the reincarnation of her own mother.

The image has generated a wide range of reactions online, from surprise and shock to debates about the complexity of the plot and its interpretation. Fans and followers of the franchise have expressed divided opinions regarding the choice of cosplayers to represent this particular configuration and the message it could convey in relation to the dark narrative of “Oshi no Ko”.

For this, we can review the comments that arose on social networks:

«The Oshi no Ko leaks are very strange».
«Hmmm, is this a leak for the next chapters of the manga?».
«I’m really worried, because at the rate the current story in the manga is going, this picture might be canon.».
«The girl has no idea of the context of the cosplay she is doing».
«Hmm, I guess this is what they call “goals as a couple”».
«Hmm, at the rate Oshi no Ko is going, this would be considered a happy ending.».
«I am truly a “cursed” photograph».
«Sometimes I feel bad being a fan of Oshi no Ko, I don’t know why».
«I can’t help but laugh at this, I wonder what the people walking past the couple thought».
«Finally we are before the true ending of Oshi no Ko, enjoy it!».
«It seems that Oshi no Ko will have a lot of timelines like Fate Series, and this is the end of one of them.».