Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 1: Volume 1

Product Information

The characters are a bunch of troupes who receive no character development: Kaguya is a rich, childish, pampered tsundere with barely any endearing qualities. Chika is the cute ditsy airhead, Ishigami is the depressed emo okatu that fans relate to calling him "our guy". He's easily the worst character because of how one dimensional he is and all his jokes being so predictable e.g. "oh no, Kaguya is going to kill me! I'm going home President!". The president is the hardworking and studious guy. He’s the best of the main cast in my opinion. He's the most interesting, relatable and got varied comedy. Aka Akasaka is somewhat of a new author in the manga world. Prior to this series, their only work I was familiar with is Sayonara Piano Sonata. When Kaguya-sama began serializing, I knew there was something special about this series with the way it introduced its story Loo, Egan (October 30, 2022). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Anime Film's Teaser Unveils December 17 Opening, Anime NYC Preview". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 30, 2022 . Retrieved October 30, 2022.

I can imagine this could have been salvaged, if the characters proved themselves so charismatic and fun that they would eventually become completely endearing. But the characters never really had a consistent personality. Because let's be honest, Miyuki and Kaguya are not always ‘prideful’. The are constantly shown as vulnerable, embarrassed, and shy. Highlighting those parts about them were easily the worst bits of the show. When they were smart, cunning, devious, it lead to the best and most hilarious moments. The author probably did this to make them more relatable and cute, but I ultimately think it negatively impacted the show. Some of the situations Miyuki and Kaguya go through are so trivial and childish that only sheer ridiculousness of their characters could have made it genuinely hilarious. When we know that the basis of their resistance to being open to one another is rooted more in shyness than pride, it makes the situations come off as more silly than potentially hilarious. It should have gone all in on making them scheming egomaniacs, for the sake of the humour. A spin-off novel written by Jūichirō Hitsujiyama, titled Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai Jinrosen, was released on November 17, 2023. [29] Reception [ edit ] An anime television series adaptation, produced by A-1 Pictures, aired in 2019. It was followed by a second season aired in 2020, an original video animation (OVA) episode released in 2021, and a third season aired in 2022. An anime film, titled The First Kiss That Never Ends, premiered in theaters in December 2022. A live-action film adaptation, directed by Hayato Kawai, was released in September 2019.

Chapter 189: Kaguya Shinomiya's Impossible Challenge: "The Buddha's Stone Begging Bowl" Nov 01, 2023 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 19, 2019). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network . Retrieved October 19, 2019. Ressler, Karen (January 12, 2019). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Anime Listed With 12 Episodes". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021 . Retrieved January 12, 2019. Nippon News 24 (in Japanese). Nippon Television. April 19, 2021. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021 . Retrieved December 15, 2021. Not because these type of scenarios don’t happen throughout the show, but more so because I’m not entirely sure that it is accurate to describe the characters as “prideful” or even “geniuses”; and that might be the biggest issue the show has.

In the senior high school division of Shuchiin Academy, student council president Miyuki Shirogane and vice president Kaguya Shinomiya appear to be a perfect match. Kaguya is the daughter of a wealthy conglomerate family, and Miyuki is the top student at the school and well known across the prefecture. Although they like each other, they are too proud to confess their love, as they believe whoever does so first would "lose" in their relationship. The story follows their many schemes to make the other one confess or at least show signs of affection. Akasaka was writing the manga Instant Bullets for Weekly Young Jump and wanted to come up with another series. In an interview on Livedoor News, Akasaka said the original plot for Kaguya-sama was more of a fantasy and game of death, but his editor wanted something more mainstream and, at the time, Young Jump did not have a casual romcom series. It was Akasaka's first manga in the romcom genre. [4] The characters are very well developped and completely over the top, which is quite necessary to considering the challenge of the story, which could have been complicated to exploit with lesser characters. While some of their characteristics are classic, they’re pushed to the limit to create intense characters with interesting reactions and making them quite unpredictables. SlimeC0RE

Recent Featured Articles

As with many rom-coms, it needs to have male characters that aren’t just alpha males like Shirogane. This is where Yu Ishigami comes in. Having an inferiority complex, he doesn’t have nearly as much as pride in himself as Shirogane. Unlike him, Ishigami isn’t a real genius but he tries hard in things that interests him. The more I watched his character interactions, the more I realized how real he is compared to the others. He can be rather relatable for his social status and I can say without a shadow of a doubt that the anime needed someone like him too. That being said, outside of these characters, there’s only a small handful that gets spotlights such as Shirogane’s sister. There are occasional side characters that reinforces the themes of love in the show but these often don’t greatly influence the show’s plot. With everything being said, I think watching Kaguya-sama takes an open mind to accept what this show offers while also enjoying what you may not often find in rom-coms. Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War, Chapter 154: Kaguya Shinomiya S Impossible Challenge: “the Swallow S Cowry” (Part 2) Loo, Egan (January 28, 2021). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Original Video Anime Reveals 3 Episode Titles, May 19 Release". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021 . Retrieved January 28, 2021.

Tai, Anita (October 23, 2023). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Oshi no Ko Manga Both Get Novels". Anime News Network . Retrieved October 23, 2023.Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. March 18, 2016. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021 . Retrieved May 15, 2018. Aka Akasaka (January 30, 2020). "Aka Akasaka Taiwan Live Interview". Guya.moe (Interview). Interviewed by Xiao A. Archived from the original on January 17, 2021 . Retrieved July 8, 2020. translated transcript of Aka Akasaka (January 30, 2020). Kaguya-sama Mangaka (Akasaka Aka) Interview Session in Taiwan (HD). Interviewed by Xiao A. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022 . Retrieved July 8, 2020– via YouTube. Chapter 230: Kaguya Shinomiya's Impossible Challenge: "The Buddha's Stone Begging Bowl Part 5 Nov 01, 2023 The art is well used, I personally like the style, which is of great quality and renders quite well the universe and characters of the manga, but I’ve seen better, there are still some things that could be better. Every season there is one entry the anime community overhypes beyond belief and this time it's Kaguya sama.