Kaguya-sama: Love is War

Kaguya-sama: Love is War
The cover of the first volume.
かぐや様は告らせたい ～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～
(Kaguya-sama wa Kokusaretai - Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunōsen)
Genre Romantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written by Aka Akasaka
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
Demographic Seinen
Magazine
Original run May 19, 2015 – present
Volumes 11
Manga
Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Dōjin-ban
Written by Shinta Sakayama
Published by Shueisha
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Tonari no Young Jump
Original run June 14, 2018 – present
Manga
Kaguya-sama o Kataritai
Written by G3 Ida
Published by Shueisha
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Weekly Young Jump
Original run July 26, 2018 – present
Anime television series
Directed by Mamoru Hatakeyama
Written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi
Music by Kei Haneoka
Studio A-1 Pictures
Original network MBS, Tokyo MX, BS11, GTV, GYT, CTV, TVN
Original run January 2019 – scheduled

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 Renai Zunōsen, lit. "Kaguya Wants to be Confessed To: The Geniuses' War of Love and Brains") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Aka Akasaka. The series is published in English by Viz Media. Two spinoff manga launched in 2018, and an anime television series adaptation by A-1 Pictures will premiere in January 2019.

Characters

Kaguya Shinomiya (四宮 かぐや, Shinomiya Kaguya)
The titular character of the series, Kaguya is the vice president of Shuchi'in Academy's student council. She is a beautiful, intelligent, and wealthy girl with her family owning one of the largest Zaibatsu in Japan. Initially, she was a cold-hearted and calculating girl who had very few friends besides from her family's servant Ai prior to joining the student council. Although she does not show it physically, she gets extremely frustrated when Miyuki always attains a higher score than hers. Throughout the series, both Kaguya and Miyuki strive to make the other person confess their love to them, mutually treating the situation as a game of sorts.
Miyuki Shirogane (白銀 御行, Shirogane Miyuki)
Chika Fujiwara (藤原 千花, Fujiwara Chika)
Yuu Ishigami (石上 優, Ishigami Yū)
Miko Iino (伊井野 ミコ, Iino Miko)
Ai Hayasaka (早坂 愛, Hayasaka Ai)

Media

Manga

Aka Akasaka launched the series in the June issue of Shueisha's Miracle Jump magazine on May 19, 2015.[2][3] The series switched to the publisher's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump on March 24, 2016.[4][3] A special chapter ran in the debut issue of Young Jump Gold on May 18, 2017.[5] North American publisher Viz Media announced their license to the series during their panel at San Diego Comic-Con International on July 20, 2017.[3] A spinoff manga by Shinta Sakayama, titled Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Dōjin-ban (かぐや様は告らせたい 同人版, lit. "Kaguya-sama: Love is War - Dōjin Edition"), launched on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website on June 14, 2018, and is serialized on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month.[6] A yonkoma spinoff, written by G3 Ida and titled Kaguya-sama o Kataritai (かぐや様を語りたい, lit. "I Want to Talk With Kaguya"), launched in Young Jump on July 26, 2018.[6]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 March 18, 2016[7] ISBN 978-4-08-890432-0March 6, 2018[8] ISBN 978-1-9747-0030-1
  1. "I Will Make You Invite Me to a Movie"
  2. "I Will Make You Play Old Maid"
  3. "I Don't Know Kaguya All That Well
  4. "Miyuki Wants to Figure Out the Answer"
  5. "Kaguya Wants It"
  1. "Miyuki Wants to Hide His Ignorance"
  2. "Chika Wants to Go Somewhere"
  3. "Kaguya Wants to Be Figure Out"
  4. "Kaguya Wants to Walk"
  5. "The Student Council Wants to Play a Prank"
2 July 19, 2016[9] ISBN 978-4-08-890468-9May 1, 2018[10] ISBN 978-1-9747-0031-8
  1. "Kaguya Wants to Trade"
  2. "Kaguya Wants to be Stopped"
  3. "Kaguya Wants to Put Her Lips on It"
  4. "Miyuki Shirogane Still Hasn't Done It"
  5. "Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Escape"
  1. "Kaguya Wants to Handle It"
  2. "Kaguya Wants Affection"
  3. "The Student Council Wants It to Be Said"
  4. "Kaguya Wants Him to Send It"
  5. "Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Talk"
3 October 19, 2016[11] ISBN 978-4-08-890508-2July 3, 2018[12] ISBN 978-1-9747-0032-5
  1. "Kaguya Wants to Be Covered"
  2. "Chika Fujiwara Wants to Be Eaten"
  3. "Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Show Off"
  4. "Yu Ishigami Wants to Live"
  5. "Kaguya Wants to Be Noticed"
  1. "Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Work"
  2. "Kaguya Wants to Control It"
  3. "Kaguya Wants Him to Join In"
  4. "Ai Hayasaka Wants to Stave Them Off"
  5. "Miyuki Shirogane Can't Lose"
4 January 19, 2017[13] ISBN 978-4-08-890572-3September 4, 2018[14] ISBN 978-1-9747-0049-3
  1. "Chika Fujiwara Wants to Test You"
  2. "Kaguya Wants To Be Hated"
  3. "Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Sing"
  4. "Kaguya Wants To Take Him Home"
  5. "Chika Fujiwara Wants to Pay a Visit"
  1. "About Kaguya Shinomiya, Part 1"
  2. "Kaguya Won't Forgive"
  3. "Kaguya Wants to Forgive"
  4. "Kaguya Wants Her to Say It"
  5. "Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Go Somewhere"
5 April 19, 2017[15] ISBN 978-4-08-890623-2November 6, 2018[16] ISBN 978-1-9747-0050-9
6 July 19, 2017[17] ISBN 978-4-08-890702-4——
7 October 19, 2017[18] ISBN 978-4-08-890762-8——
8 January 19, 2018[19] ISBN 978-4-08-890840-3——
9 April 19, 2018[20] ISBN 978-4-08-890891-5——
10 June 19, 2018[21] ISBN 978-4-08-891041-3——
11 September 19, 2018[22] ISBN 978-4-08-891094-9——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced by Shueisha on June 1, 2018.[23] The series will be directed by Mamoru Hatakeyama and written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi, with animation by A-1 Pictures. Yuuko Yahiro is providing the character designs, while Jin Aketagawa is the sound director. Kei Haneoka is composing the series' music.[24] The series will premiere in January 2019, and will be broadcast on MBS, Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, Chukyo TV, and TV Niigata.[24]

Reception

The series had sold over 1 million copies as of July 2017.[25]

Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network gave the series a positive review, calling it "one of the more unique rom-com premises out there". She noted that the second volume was better than the first, indicating development on the part of the author, and commenting that it boded well for the lastingness of the series. She was more ambivalent about the art, saying that it lacked polish and that faces in particular tended to suffer.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Silverman, Rebecca (May 14, 2018). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War GN 1 & 2 - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "自分から告白したら負け？赤坂アカが描く恋愛頭脳戦、MJでスタート". Natalie (in Japanese). May 19, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Ressler, Karen (July 20, 2017). "Viz Media to Release Black Torch, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga in English". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "どうやって相手に告白させるか？天才同士の恋愛頭脳戦描く赤坂アカのラブコメ". Natalie. March 18, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 5, 2017). "Shueisha Launches New Young Jump Gold Magazine on May 18". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 7, 2018). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Manga Gets 2 Spinoff Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ "かぐや様は告らせたい　　1". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  9. ↑ "かぐや様は告らせたい　　2". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  11. ↑ "かぐや様は告らせたい　　3". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  13. ↑ "かぐや様は告らせたい　　4". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  15. ↑ "かぐや様は告らせたい　　5". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 5". Viz Media. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  17. ↑ "かぐや様は告らせたい　　6". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  18. ↑ "かぐや様は告らせたい　　7". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  19. ↑ "かぐや様は告らせたい　　8". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  20. ↑ "かぐや様は告らせたい　　9". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  21. ↑ "かぐや様は告らせたい　　10". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  22. ↑ "かぐや様は告らせたい 11". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved September 19, 2018.
  23. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antionio (May 31, 2018). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  24. 1 2 Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 18, 2018). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Anime Reveals Staff, January Debut, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  25. ↑ "「かぐや様は告らせたい」100万部突破で、かぐやと白銀があなたに告る". Natalie (in Japanese). July 19, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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