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Kaguya-sama: Love is War
Synopsis
The story
Known for being both brilliant and powerful, Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya lead the illustrious Shuchiin Academy as near equals. And everyone thinks they’d make a great couple. Pride and arrogance are in ample supply, so the only logical move is to trick the other into instigating a date! Who will come out on top in this psychological war where the first move is the only one that matters?
ComedyPsychologicalRomanceSlice of Life
Episode guide
12 episodes
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01I Will Make You Invite Me to a Movie / Kaguya Wants to Be Stopped / Kaguya Wants ItUnwatched · AiredAired Jan 12, 2019Crunchyroll02Kaguya Wants to Trade / Chika Wants to Go Somewhere / Miyuki Wants to Hide His IgnoranceUnwatched · AiredAired Jan 19, 2019Crunchyroll03Miyuki Shirogane Still Hasn't Done It / Kaguya Wants to Be Figured Out / Kaguya Wants to WalkUnwatched · AiredAired Jan 26, 2019Crunchyroll04Kaguya Wants Affection / The Student Council Wants It to Be Said / Kaguya Wants Him to Send It / Miyuki Shirogane Wants to TalkUnwatched · AiredAired Feb 2, 2019Crunchyroll05Kaguya Wants to Handle It / Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Show Off / Kaguya Wants to Be CoveredUnwatched · AiredAired Feb 9, 2019Crunchyroll06Yu Ishigami Wants to Live / Chika Fujiwara Wants to Test You / Kaguya Wants to Be NoticedUnwatched · AiredAired Feb 16, 2019Crunchyroll07Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Work / Kaguya Wants Him to Join In / Kaguya Wants to Control ItUnwatched · AiredAired Feb 23, 2019Crunchyroll08Kaguya Wants Her to Say It / Miyuki Shirogane Can't Lose / Yu Ishigami Closes His EyesUnwatched · AiredAired Mar 2, 2019Crunchyroll09Kaguya Wants to Give a Gift / Chika Fujiwara Wants to Pay a Visit / About Kaguya Shinomiya, Part 1Unwatched · AiredAired Mar 9, 2019Crunchyroll10Kaguya Won't Forgive / Kaguya Wants to Forgive / Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Go SomewhereUnwatched · AiredAired Mar 16, 2019CrunchyrollCharacters & voices
500 credited
Narrator
Supporting
Kaguya Shinomiya
Main
Miyuki Shirogane
Main
Yuu Ishigami
Main
Chika Fujiwara
Main
Ai Hayasaka
Supporting
Miko Iino
Background
Kei Shirogane
Supporting
Erika Kose
Background
Karen Kino
Background
Tsubasa Tanuma
Supporting
Maki Shijo
Background
Moeha Fujiwara
Supporting
Nagisa Kashiwagi
Supporting
Kobachi Osaragi
Background
Betsy Beltoise
Background
Adolphe Pescarolo
Supporting
Shirogane no Chichi
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Aka AkasakaOriginal Creator
Yasuhiro NakanishiSeries CompositionYasuhiro NakanishiScript (eps 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Kei HaneokaMusic
Hiroki MatsumotoArt Design
Jin AketagawaSound Director
Toshiya WashidaKey Animation (ep 5)
Kei OikawaStoryboard (ep 5)
Daisuke Takemoto2nd Key Animation (ep 1) Daisuke TakemotoKey Animation (eps 3, 9)
Sabine WinterfeldtADR Director (German)
Atsuhiro IwakamiPlanningMasakazu OharaStoryboard (eps 4, 9)Masakazu OharaEpisode Director (ep 9)
Shinichi OmataDirectorShinichi OmataStoryboard (eps 1, 3, 6, 7, 12)Shinichi OmataEpisode Director (ep 12)Shinichi OmataStoryboard Assistance (OP)
Yuuichi OkaKey Animation Assistance (ED)Tetsuharu NakamuraStoryboard (ep 11)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
SchoolSetting-Scene94%
HeterosexualTheme-Romance89%
TsundereCast-Traits88%
Primarily Teen CastCast-Main Cast87%
School ClubSetting-Scene86%
Surreal ComedyTheme-Comedy86%
KuudereCast-Traits85%
Ojou-samaCast-Traits84%
EpisodicTechnical81%
SlapstickTheme-Comedy78%
ParodyTheme-Comedy75%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast73%
SeinenDemographic69%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast66%
MetaTheme-Other65%
Ensemble CastCast-Main Cast60%
Community pulse
567.5K members
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Current32,756
Planning102,651
Completed406,512
Dropped12,207
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
If you want your fix of romcoms or shows starring manipulative egotists, this is almost certainly the anime for you.
@CodeBlazeFate27/42 helpful
You thought this was just another silly Rom-Com? How cute...
@codyashi36/50 helpful
Romantic mindgames that won't let you stop laughing.
@MetaThPr4h39/53 helpful
A unique psychologically driven romantic comedy, with a very charming cast. You can't go wrong with this one.
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