Group Fan「箱推し, Hako Oshi?」 is the thirty-eighth chapter of the Oshi no Ko manga series. It is written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was released in Weekly Young Jump on March 25, 2021.[1]
Summary[]
B-Komachi is scheduled to be on stage next and crowds are gathering to watch their performance. A group of younger otakus are interested due to Mem-Cho and they mention to their older peers that the group's name is B-Komachi. The older otaku instantly recognize the name as the one which the legendary Ai was a part of.
The music begins with Ruby, Kana, and Mem-Cho are on the stage performing their first song. Kana notes that most of their audience mainly consists of fans of Mem-Cho, seen clearly by the color of the glow sticks they are holding. However there also more red glowsticks than she expected. The night before, Ruby picked red to represent her, the same as Ai while Mem-Cho picked yellow. Kana chose white and her partners explained white is considered special but it might fit Kana.
As they continue their performance, the old otaku is mesmerized by Ruby, whose charm is as captivating as Ai's. Kana feels envious as she struggles to find anyone in the crowd supporting her. Wallowing in her past failures, Kana wants someone to look at her, proof of her validation. All of a sudden she sees someone raising a white psyllium penlights, her color. It is Aqua and he promptly performs the otaku dance while waving the colors representing every member of the group. Seeing this, Kana struggles to keep a straight face. At the same time she feels annoyed by him and she decides that as long as she remains an idol, she vows to make him fall for her, she will be his favorite.
At the end of their performance, the otakus conclude that all 3 of them have what it take and this group might make it big in the future.
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Trivia[]
- The Japanese version of this chapter feature the title drop when Kana declare she will be Aqua's only idol.