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Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Stairway to Adulthood-
Synopsis
The story
Years after graduating from high school, Kaguya Shinomiya finds her old photo album and reminisces about when she was a part of Shuuchiin Academy's student council. At the time, Kaguya had just started dating the president Miyuki Shirogane, and the two were hopelessly in love. With each wholesome and silly memory from their past, Kaguya is filled with bliss. Note: The anime first premiered in Japan as a TV Special, and was later split into 2 episodes on streaming.
ComedyPsychologicalRomanceSlice of Life
Episode guide
2 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredAired Dec 31, 202502Episode 2Unwatched · AiredCharacters & voices
16 credited
Narrator
Supporting
Kaguya Shinomiya
Main
Miyuki Shirogane
Main
Yuu Ishigami
Supporting
Chika Fujiwara
Supporting
Ai Hayasaka
Supporting
Miko Iino
Supporting
Kei Shirogane
Supporting
Tsubasa Tanuma
Supporting
Maki Shijo
Supporting
Nagisa Kashiwagi
Supporting
Shirogane no Chichi
Supporting
Kozue Makihara
Supporting
Mikado Shijo
Supporting
Shiyounin
Background
Kyoutouki
Background
Production staff
500 credited
Aka AkasakaOriginal Creator
Kei HaneokaMusic 
Jin AketagawaSound Director
Takeshi MiyamotoKey Animation (ep 2)
Toshiya WashidaKey Animation (ep 2)Tsuyoshi TanabeKey Animation (ep 2)
Hiroaki GoudaKey Animation (ep 1)
Atsuhiro IwakamiPlanning
Shinichi OmataDirectorShinichi OmataStoryboard (ep 2)
Tetsuya KawakamiChief Animation Director (ep 1)Aoi KogaTheme Song Performance (OP)
Hiroshi YakouAnimation Director (ep 1)
Yuuko YahiroCharacter DesignTsuyoshi TobitaEpisode Director (ep 2)
Hiroshi TatezakiKey Animation (ep 2)Shigetoshi SatouProduction GeneralizationTomoyuki OoshitaKey Animation (ep 2)Chiho FujiwaraKey Animation (ep 2)Satoshi FujiokaKey Animation (ep 2)Themes & motifs
AniList community tags
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast100%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast100%
HeterosexualTheme-Romance90%
Ojou-samaCast-Traits85%
Coming of AgeTheme-Drama84%
SeinenDemographic72%
UrbanSetting-Scene70%
TsundereCast-Traits68%
Ensemble CastCast-Main Cast60%
ParodyTheme-Comedy60%
SchoolSetting-Scene60%
VTuberCast-Traits60%
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Current2,490
Planning17,675
Completed31,399
Dropped140
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What viewers say
3 community reviews
It was a great special but it's hard to not feel let down considering the big picture
@kadarakt58/65 helpful
A heartwarming return to a beloved series—but is this the right direction forward?
@melamuna28/40 helpful
A still-good great standalone product that leaves out the essence of the series
@CrystavEXP13/15 helpful