Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 1

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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 ] 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 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. Tai, Anita (October 23, 2023). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Oshi no Ko Manga Both Get Novels". Anime News Network . Retrieved October 23, 2023.

First, the Viz manga volumes have yet to catch up to the weekly release. There is also no simultaneous release for Kaguya on MangaPlus. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 19, 2019). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network . Retrieved October 19, 2019. 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.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. 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. in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022 . Retrieved December 19, 2022.

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. 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. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 19, 2016. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017 . Retrieved May 23, 2020. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. March 18, 2016. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021 . Retrieved May 15, 2018. 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.

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Chapter 198: Kaguya Shinomiya’s Impossible Challenge: The Swallow’s Cowry (Part 6) Kaguya-sama: Love Is War ( Japanese: かぐや様は告らせたい ～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～, Hepburn: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Ren'ai Zunōsen, lit. "Lady Kaguya Wants to Make Him Confess: The Geniuses' War of Hearts and Minds") is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Aka Akasaka. It was first serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Miracle Jump from May 2015 to January 2016, and later transferred to Weekly Young Jump, where it ran from March 2016 to November 2022. Its chapters were collected in 28 tankōbon volumes. In North America, the manga is licensed in English by Viz Media. 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.

Famitsu (in Japanese). October 25, 2020. Archived from the original on February 21, 2021 . Retrieved February 21, 2021. Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War, Chapter 177: Kaguya Shinomiya S Impossible Challenge: “the Swallow S Cowry” (Part 4) 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. 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. Nippon News 24 (in Japanese). Nippon Television. April 19, 2021. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021 . Retrieved December 15, 2021.Loo, Egan (November 27, 2019). "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2019". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 28, 2019 . Retrieved November 28, 2019. 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.

in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020 . Retrieved November 6, 2020. 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. in Japanese). Oricon. April 26, 2019. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021 . Retrieved November 28, 2019.The manga won the third Next Manga Award in the comics division for manga published in print book format in 2017. [30] In 2020, along with Aoashi, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category. [31] [32] [33] On TV Asahi's Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War ranked 50th. [34] 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.