Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 1

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animate Times (in Japanese). Animate. January 3, 2021. Archived from the original on January 3, 2021 . Retrieved January 3, 2021. 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. 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. 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, Vol.11 Chapter 104: Kaguya Shinomiya S Impossible Challenge: “the Swallow S Cowry” (Part 1) The story is really interesting. Seriously, the description doesn’t do justice to the actual story. Seeing them clash with their wits to make each other confess is just hilarious. If this was a TV show, I’d be on the edge of my seat all the time. 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 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, Chapter 189: Kaguya Shinomiya’s Impossible Challenge: “the Buddha’s Stone Begging Bowl” Kaguya-sama: Love is War". Funimation. Archived from the original on November 22, 2019 . Retrieved June 22, 2021. Mateo, Alex (March 10, 2022). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Anime Season 3's Trailer Reveals April 8 Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022 . Retrieved March 10, 2022. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 19, 2019). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network . Retrieved October 19, 2019.

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 177: Kaguya Shinomiya S Impossible Challenge: “the Swallow S Cowry” (Part 4) 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]Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War, Chapter 155: Kaguya Shinomiya S Impossible Challenge: “the Swallow S Cowry” (Part 3) 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. 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.

Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. March 18, 2016. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021 . Retrieved May 15, 2018. Sometimes the show did have moments where the characters acted the way I hoped they would—and it was funny. Various moments of the show proves itself as creative, enjoyable, and worthy. Chika and Ishigami served as good side characters, although it may have been a little too obvious that sometimes they were just there to steer the direction of the joke. The art style was bold and outwards. Over time the show starts to get a bit more ‘normal’ looking, but I do appreciate shows taking a step outwards to make it more memorable. 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. Nippon News 24 (in Japanese). Nippon Television. April 19, 2021. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021 . Retrieved December 15, 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 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.

North American publisher Viz Media announced their license to the series during their panel at San Diego Comic-Con International on July 20, 2017. [10] 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. 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. 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. 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.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. 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. 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.