Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 1

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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. I’ll give it to A1, the animation is great, the osts are good and the stylistic presentation is visually impressive enough for you to overlook most scenes taking place in one location. The opening visuals are creative, however the opening song is cheesy and the ending is forgettable. 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. Kaguya-sama: Love is War". Funimation. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019 . Retrieved June 22, 2021.

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. Komatsu, Mikikazu (December 18, 2022). "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Manga Surpasses 22 Million Copies in Print Worldwide". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022 . Retrieved December 19, 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. 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. in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022 . Retrieved December 19, 2022.

animate Times (in Japanese). Animate. January 3, 2021. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021 . Retrieved January 3, 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.Mateo, Alex (October 26, 2022). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Manga Ends on November 2". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 27, 2022 . Retrieved October 27, 2022. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Chapter 198: Kaguya Shinomiya’s Impossible Challenge: The Swallow’s Cowry (Part 6) Kaguya-sama: Love Is War had over 6.5 million copies in circulation by April 2019; [35] over 8.5 million copies by October 2019; [36] over 9 million copies in circulation by December 2019; [37] over 13 million copies in circulation by October 2020; [38] over 15 million copies in circulation by April 2021; [39] over 19 million copies in circulation by October 2022; [40] and over 22 million copies in circulation by December 2022. [41] It was the ninth-best-selling manga in 2019, with over 4 million copies sold. [42] 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 Miko and Kobachi analyze the former's misunderstandings with Kaguya and Miyuki, only for Miko to misinterpret them as Kaguya being a dominatrix towards the Student Council. Rattled by the storage room incident, Kaguya devises a relaxation routine of placing her right hand on her left cheek. Yu joins the cheerleading squad for the school festival and is tasked with wearing a female uniform, for which Kaguya offers to help.

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. 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] told they are in love and we are immediately expected to care. As a result, I found it difficult to ever form a sort of solid connection with the characters, to ‘root’ for their romance, to think their ridiculous antics were always funny. Miyuki and Kaguya have little chemistry. It feels like I am missing something. With more care given to the characters, this show really could have been something special. 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.Motomayor, Rafael (May 28, 2020). " 'Kaguya-sama: Love Is War' is a Hilarious Rom-com That's Also a Brilliant Psychological Action Anime". /Film. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021 . Retrieved June 22, 2021.

The characters' names were derived from the monogatari The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (better known outside of Japan as The Tale of Princess Kaguya). Akasaka stated that he has long liked princess stories and that Kaguya-hime, the main character from the aformentioned monogatari, was one of the most famous princess stories. In developing the characters, he said that Kaguya and Miyuki initially have the same personality and thought process, like twins, which made their exposition to the reader easier to understand. He then developed more divergence between the two. Other characters were developed in the same manner, starting as shallow and template-like, but being filled with realistic feelings and drawn from the author's and his acquaintances' personal experience. He especially liked contrasting characters whose internal personalities differ from their external portrayal. [4] Development and themes [ edit ] The live-action film adaptation premiered on September 6, 2019. Sho Hirano was announced for the role of Miyuki Shirogane, and Kanna Hashimoto was announced for the role of Kaguya Shinomiya. Hayato Kawai directed the film, Yūichi Tokunaga wrote the screenplay, and principal photography was conducted in March to April 2019. [26]Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War, Vol.11 Chapter 104: Kaguya Shinomiya S Impossible Challenge: “the Swallow S Cowry” (Part 1) Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War, Chapter 177: Kaguya Shinomiya S Impossible Challenge: “the Swallow S Cowry” (Part 4) Kaguya goes on a shopping trip with Kei and the Fujiwara sisters, where she tries to grow closer to the former. On Miyuki's birthday, Kaguya bakes an absurdly large cake that leads to conflict in her mind as to whether she should give it to him. After Miyuki receives a fan from Kaguya as a present, Chika becomes suspicious as to why only Kaguya celebrated his birthday. The main problem with this show is the narration. The narrator might as well be his own character with how overused it is, to the point it becomes overbearing and annoying. The writer clearly didn't grasp the concept of "show, don't tell" because i don't want to be told about the characters and their thought process like they’re puppets. I don’t know why the narrator is keeping score of their matches because it ultimately amounts to nothing and we get the same rinse-repeat scenario next episode. He’s often mentioning stuff that’s obvious on screen with info dumps, which is jarring because it comes across as if the viewer is too stupid to think for themselves.