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I've mentioned before how in early Oshi no Ko manga volumes and anime episodes, it seems to focus on Aqua and his development, and it's only around volume 9 that we Ruby starts to steal the show. The 10th volume builds on that in a way that's honestly a little terrifying. We see the full extent of her plans from the previous volume to now and the effects of those actions, as well as her brother's response, and it shows exactly how brilliant, devious, and powerful she can be.
Editor's Note: There will be minor spoilers for the first few three chapters of the 10th volume of the Oshi no Ko manga below.
Things start out with a new episode of the show Dig Deep, which features Aqua as a host and Ruby as a reporter, dealing with the cosplay incident and flaming of the show from the previous volume. Because of the director Tetsu Urushibara's decisions, a cosplayer was treated abominably, people who were supposed to be on the show had no warning about changes, and approval wasn't gotten from Abiko Samejima for Tokyo Blade usage. However, while that all went wrong and people's reputations were hurt and livelihoods threatened, we start with Ruby about to benefit. She orchestrated the proposal for handling it on the show, with her hosting the "interviews" to explain how it all went wrong.
From the outset, it seems like a fantastic way to make amends. The director apologizes. The show explains how it happens. The wronged cosplayer who sicced her thousands of followers on the show and started the hate campaign gets a chance to speak up. Abiko is able to talk about her project and why she's protective. It seems like everything went right and Ruby gets some attention in the process.
But we see that Aqua understood what Ruby orchestrated, and he brings up up after the episode recording in Oshi no Ko. He can tell she had a hand, but asks when she started it all. It's then that, like a James Bond villain, we see exactly how brilliant she is. She realized she didn't want to wait for the assistant director Shun Yoshizumi to climb the ranks so she could get more work. So she used the flaws she observed in Dig Deep, formulated a plan to ruin the direct, pulled in a cosplayer known for leaks and unleashing a toxic community, and put everything together to force a situation where the already established director Urushibara owes her. She forces her way up the ladder quickly, rather than the more gradual and slow way Aqua did. He looks more and more shocked as she explains, and we get this greater sense of appreciation of how observant she was, how she watched people, the decisions she made, and how she ensured she had the cosplayer, director, assistant director, and audience all on her side by the end.
The thing it comes down to is collateral damage. When Aqua schemed in Oshi no Ko, it felt like it ended up being more targeted endeavors. During the Love for Real incident with Akane, he convinces people to work together for a good cause. When he's taking part in the Tokyo Blade stage play, it's to reach one specific person and get information from people tied to a certain group. His climb through the ranks of the entertainment industry isn't about his personal gain, really. It's about getting clues and insight to find Ai's killer. His climb doesn't tear anyone down and, while he does get Akane on his side along the way, the relationship he builds don't seem to involve exploitation.
With Ruby, she's more ruthless once she decides she learned what happened to Gorou Amamiya and sets her sights on advancing as quickly as possible. She's willing to manufacture situations to play people to her advantage. Yes, in this instance she does "fix" things in the end. But the only person who is better off at the end is herself. Also, in so doing, it gives the impression she's somewhat alienating herself from others. While Aqua did detach from Kana, which he established is a purposeful action to ensure what happened to Ai never happens to her and protects her, he also didn't set things up to benefit. Ruby is cunning, enraged, and determined enough to do that.
In a way, I think only now getting to see Ruby in this way in Oshi no Ko, especially after Aqua did much of his scheming in early volumes, makes for a more interesting comparison. It makes the lengths she went to and the way she behaved as a mastermind more impressive and terrifying than it might have been otherwise. Likewise, seeing Aqua's response to the realization that Ruby is willing to go so far is a major moment.
Oshi no Ko volume 10 debuts on May 27, 2025, and Yen Press will release volume 11 of the manga on August 26, 2025. The anime is on Hidive.
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