Oshi no Ko Vol. 3 — Manga Raw / Buy Official

Aqua joins the reality dating show "Now, Seriously in Love" to get inside the industry and closer to information about his real father. The show lays bare the mind games between cast members like MEM-cho and the way producers' staged "drama" quietly wears down the young performers caught between direction and fabrication. One seemingly cheerful contestant becomes the target of an online pile-on, and the danger that social-media abuse could spiral into real tragedy comes to the surface. Aqua works behind the scenes to head it off, while Kana Arima's actress instincts and quick thinking help steer events. His private motive of revenge clashes with the impulse to save the person in front of him, and Aqua's humanity is quietly put to the test.