Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 1

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Miyuki comes to school with handsome eyes as he finally has a balanced sleep schedule, to Kaguya's dismay. Conflicted about his new appearance Kaguya talks to Nagisa about the meaning of true love. Chika teaches Miyuki to sing after discovering he had been lip-syncing the school anthem. Kaguya attempts to negotiate with Miko to withdraw from the election, only for the discussion to fall apart. 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. Aka Akasaka launched the series in the June issue of Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Miracle Jump on May 19, 2015. [7] The series' last chapter in Miracle Jump was published on January 19, 2016. [8] The manga was then switched to the publisher's Weekly Young Jump magazine on March 24, 2016. [9] [10] A special chapter ran in the debut issue of Young Jump Gold on May 18, 2017. [11] The series finished on November 2, 2022. [12] [13] Shueisha has collected its 281 individual chapters into twenty-eight individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on March 18, 2016, and the last on December 19, 2022. [14] [15] Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021 . Retrieved January 7, 2021.

Mateo, Alex (June 5, 2020). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Dōjin-ban Spinoff Manga Ends This Month". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021 . Retrieved June 5, 2020. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Chapter 198: Kaguya Shinomiya’s Impossible Challenge: The Swallow’s Cowry (Part 6) Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 21, 2019). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Manga Gets Live-Action Film in September". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019 . Retrieved February 21, 2019. By December 2022, the manga had over 22 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series. In 2020, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category. in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022 . Retrieved December 19, 2022.

Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 19, 2019). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network . Retrieved October 19, 2019. 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. After a slow but eventful summer vacation, Shuchiin Academy’s second term is now starting in full force. As August transitions into September, Miyuki Shirogane’s birthday looms ever closer, leaving Kaguya Shinomiya in a serious predicament as to how to celebrate it. Furthermore, the tenure of the school’s 67th student council is coming to an end. Due to the council members being in different classes, the only time Kaguya and Miyuki have to be together will soon disappear, putting all of their cunning plans at risk. After hearing Yu describe men who wear boxers as "man whores", Kaguya attempts to see Miyuki's underwear. Kaguya offers to give Miyuki a hand massage as an apology for the underwear misunderstanding, but she also has ulterior motives to increase his sexual interest in her. Miyuki, Yu, and Chika read an especially emotional shōjo manga and try to convince Kaguya to do the same. When Kaguya reads the manga, the Student Council room becomes a shōjo-like, love-filled environment as Miyuki and Yu attempt to invite her to the aquarium. Beltrano, Jei (January 6, 2021). " 'Kaguya-sama: Love is War' Season 2 live-action film release date, cast and staff, and more". AniRadio+ | Anime and Manga News, Updates and more. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021 . Retrieved January 7, 2021.

Loo, Egan (March 3, 2020). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Anime Season 2's Image Promo Unveils April 11 Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020 . Retrieved March 3, 2020. Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War, Chapter 189: Kaguya Shinomiya’s Impossible Challenge: “the Buddha’s Stone Begging Bowl” Tai, Anita (October 23, 2023). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Oshi no Ko Manga Both Get Novels". Anime News Network . Retrieved October 23, 2023. On Kaguya's words, Ai switches Miyuki's coffee for a decaffeinated version, causing him to fall asleep; to Kaguya's chagrin, he sleeps on her shoulder, causing her to ask Ai to prevent anyone from entering the Student Council room. Nagisa's boyfriend approaches Miyuki and Yu for further romantic advice, though the two—later joined by Kaguya and Chika—watch in disbelief when the couple begin engaging in suggestive acts. The Student Council plays a board game created by Chika. With Miyuki's birthday on the horizon, Kaguya tries to coerce him into publicly revealing the date via horoscopes.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. Nippon News 24 (in Japanese). Nippon Television. April 19, 2021. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021 . Retrieved December 15, 2021.

Rafael Antonio Pineda (November 22, 2019). "65th Shogakukan Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021 . Retrieved November 22, 2019. Halfway through the series, they manage to confess to each other. From there, focus shifts on how they advance their relationship and deal with remaining obstacles. The presence and complexity of several other characters notably increases over time as well. 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 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. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. March 18, 2016. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021 . Retrieved May 15, 2018.Sherman, Jennifer (January 22, 2020). "Aoashi, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, More Win 65th Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021 . Retrieved January 22, 2020. 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. 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.

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 ] Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War, Chapter 177: Kaguya Shinomiya S Impossible Challenge: “the Swallow S Cowry” (Part 4)

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a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 7, 2018). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Manga Gets 2 Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020 . Retrieved June 7, 2018. Ah yes, Chika Fujiwara. If there’s anyone in this show that could set off more reactions, it’s her. She’s like the catalyst for Kaguya’s mood swings in particular when interacting with Shirogane. Jealousy is easily shown on Kaguya’s face in early episodes and that’s thanks to her personality. In general, Chika is known to be disruptive to the school council. Whether she’s conscious about it or not, she often sets off absurd moments in the show because of her unpredictability. However, I think Chika’s presence in the show should be appreciated for exactly what she is. In fact, I categorize Chika as somewhat of anti-thesis of the main characters. She isn’t afraid to speak her mind and is very open about being herself. This is very different compared to Ai Hayasaka, Kaguya’s valet. Hayasaka takes on several personalities that can be hard to distinguish the real her. While being a supporting character, I find her role in the show important for being supportive of Kaguya.