Warning: Contains spoilers for Oshi no Ko chapter #150.One of the more controversial elements of the most recent arc of Oshi no Ko has been the manga teasing an incestuous relationship between Aqua and Ruby. The two of them became more physically and emotionally intimate after learning they were Goro and Sarina, respectively, and Ruby made it clear that she still wanted to act on her feelings for Goro, despite them now being family.

Oshi no Ko’s teasing the idea of Aqua and Ruby entering a relationship has been as divisive as one would expect it to be, and fortunately, it’s finally been put to bed. The movie arc has recently come to a close, and in its epilogue, a moment of self-reflection from Aqua both ended the idea of him dating Ruby and confirmed his true romance.

Considering the kind of series Oshi no Ko is, it’s unknown what will come of the latter, but at the very least, it’s still great that the story is finally done with such a controversial element.

Oshi No Ko Finally Has Aqua Address His Feelings About Ruby & Kana

The Series Finally Clarifies There Is no Romantic Involvement Between Aqua and Ruby

In Oshi no Ko chapter #150, Aqua has a conversation with Goro i.e. himself about how Goro wanted Aqua to live his life however he wanted to, but he still wouldn’t allow him to make a move on Sarina i.e. Ruby. In response to that, however, Aqua said that he only sees Ruby as a sister and nothing more; after months of the story dancing around what Aqua thought about Ruby’s feelings for him, it’s incredibly satisfying for him to finally comment on it and shoot down the idea of being in a relationship with her.

That same dialogue between Aqua and Goro also clarified Aqua’s feelings for Kana. For years now, there’s been a lot of romantic tension between Aqua and Kana, but Goro made Aqua admit that he’s had feelings for Kana for ages, and immediately afterward, Kana, very conveniently, asked Aqua to meet up with her, giving him a perfect chance to act on his feelings. It’s one thing for the Oshi no Ko manga to completely drop its incest subplot, but confirming one of the story’s most popular ships at the same time adds an incredible amount to the overall narrative.

Was Incest Ever a Serious Possibility in Oshi No Ko?

It’s great that Oshi no Ko seems to be done with its incest subplot, and an important question to ask is if it was ever seriously on the table. After Ruby learned that Aqua was Goro, she became much more physically and emotionally intimate with Aqua, and it got to the point that Ruby kissed Aqua under the pretense of rehearsing for the movie. At that point, it was clear that Ruby’s desire to be with Goro had only intensified after everything came out, and being Aqua’s sister had done nothing to make her give up on that dream.

The important thing about all of that, of course, is that the incest subplot was only ever from Ruby’s perspective. Aqua’s perspective on things was never shown in the chapters that dealt with Ruby’s feelings, and after chapter #150, it’s easy enough to conclude that Aqua’s lack of romantic feelings for Ruby meant that an incest story was never going to happen. Future chapters of Oshi no Ko will likely center around having Ruby move past her feelings for Goro, but for now, just this bit of confirmation does a lot to deal with a major point of controversy.