Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai? Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen

After a slow but eventful summer vacation, Shuchiin Academy's second term is now starting in full force. As August transitions into September, Miyuki Shirogane's birthday looms ever closer, leaving Kaguya Shinomiya in a serious predicament as to how to celebrate it. Furthermore, the tenure of the school's 67th student council is coming to an end. Due to the council members being in different classes, the only time Kaguya and Miyuki have to be together will soon disappear, putting all of their cunning plans at risk.

A long and difficult election that will decide the fate of the new student council awaits, as multiple challengers fight for the coveted title of president.

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Shinomiya, Kaguya Main

Koga, Aoi Japanese

Ishigami, Yuu Main

Suzuki, Ryouta Japanese

Fujiwara, Chika Main

Kohara, Konomi Japanese

Shirogane, Miyuki Main

Furukawa, Makoto Japanese

Iino, Miko Main

Tomita, Miyu Japanese

Hayasaka, Ai Supporting

Hanamori, Yumiri Japanese

Shirogane, Kei Supporting

Suzushiro, Sayumi Japanese

Shirogane, Father Supporting

Koyasu, Takehito Japanese

Narrator Supporting

Aoyama, Yutaka Japanese

Shijou, Maki Supporting

Ichinose, Kana Japanese

Maeda, Toshihiro Producer

Ishikawa, Tatsuya Producer

Hayashi, Tatsurou Producer

Kikuchi, Yuuichirou Producer

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Aug 10, 2025

archetype18

Recommended

Kaguya-sama season 2 is a fantastic season all around. The voice acting was outstanding (I love Kaguya's VA and how seamlessly she changes tone), the animation remains smooth and vibrant, and the comedy consistently hit the mark. I enjoyed every episode thoroughly, having a good time and laughs.

The change in dynamics in some episodes added great variety, we had new characters, and Ishigami’s backstory was a standout moment—truly remarkable. This season definitely cements Kaguya-sama as one of my favorite romcoms.

Looking forward to Season 3! I hope it remains as good as these two seasons.

Best girl: Hayasaka. It is impossible not to like her.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Feb 22, 2025

BernieWu0812

Mixed Feelings

58/100

Ishigami is easily the most well developed character in the show, and episode 11 was peak storytelling, probably the best episode in the entire series. His arc had real emotional weight, making him feel like a fully fleshed out character rather than just comic relief. The humor throughout the season is solid, and the art style works well for the most part. However, the main relationship just doesn’t hit the same. The back-and-forth between Shirogane and Kaguya, while fun at first, starts to feel like it’s running in circles with no real progress. It’s predictable, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but without much evolution ... in their dynamic, it loses that initial charm. That said, if you enjoy the setup and style of the first season, there’s still a lot to like here, just don’t expect major surprises.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jul 11, 2022

pumpkinnmayo

Not Recommended

As I wrote in my review of season 1, Kaguya: Love is War feels like the characters were generated by a machine learning model prompted to create the most generic leads possible: Kaguya and Miyuki are even less compelling than stock tsunderes, Ishigami is your rinsed-and-repeat otaku, and Chika is the embodiment of every single deredere trait possible.

There's no story here: every single episodes starts and ends at the same place. The characters spend most of their time within the confines of the student council room, and little, if any, character development ever happens. The plot, of two characters attempting to convince the other to ... confess their love, is held together by the flimsiest twine possible The story relies on the cast acting like caricatures of real people, and the jokes fall as flat as the story.

But most of us need mindless entertainment, something to turn our brain off and enjoy. It's why sports are such a spectacle, Twilight's explosive and continued popularity. And two of my recent favorites can only be described as dumb: Kamisama Kiss and Promare. Promare is dumb, wholesome testosterone in an explosion of colors. And it is glorious.

But Kaguya: Love is War fails even when watching it with a single brain cell. Even if you ignore the barren wasteland of a plot and how the story falls apart at the slightest look, it still sucks when watching it nearly unconscious after a bender. We are constantly shown something and told another. We are told Kaguya is cold and calculating, only for her to freeze and collapse at the faintest hint of affection from Miyuki.

Chika is Schrodinger's idiot: the plot relies on her chaotic nature and her intelligence being the barren wasteland after nuclear war. And yet, she is likely the most intelligent member of the group, shown to be fluent in French and calculating in cheating at every board game she plays. She reads the emotions of others before they do, and designs scenarios for them to express these feelings.

Even if you fried every single brain worm you have, Kaguya still would be an insult to your intelligence. The only redeemable points, which are woefully average, are the art and the music. You know the intro soundtrack was crafted by a lounge singer with a wardrobe filled with a kaleidoscope of colors and the most ill-advised bowtie just by hearing his voice. And yet this soundtrack is quite possible the most original thought this show has ever contemplated.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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