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

Add to My List

Add to Favorites

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Kaguya Wants to be Confessed To: The Geniuses' War of Love and Brains

Japanese: かぐや様は告らせたい～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～

More titles

Information

Type: Manga

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: Unknown

Status: Publishing

Published: May 19, 2015 to ?

Genres: Award Winning, Comedy

Themes: Romantic Subtext, School

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Young Jump

Authors: Akasaka, Aka (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.92¹ (scored by 95,720 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #16²

² based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #26

Members: 218,666

Favorites: 24,572

External Links

Wikipedia

8.92

Ranked #16Popularity #26Members 218,666

MangaYoung JumpAkasaka, Aka (Story & Art)

Add to List

Volumes: /?

Chapters: /?

* Your list is public by default.

Edit
Synopsis

Considered a genius due to having the highest grades in the country, Miyuki Shirogane leads the prestigious Shuchiin Academy's student council as its president, working alongside the beautiful and wealthy vice president Kaguya Shinomiya. The two are often regarded as the perfect couple by students despite them not being in any sort of romantic relationship.

However, the truth is that after spending so much time together, the two have developed feelings for one another; unfortunately, neither is willing to confess, as doing so would be a sign of weakness. With their pride as elite students on the line, Miyuki and Kaguya embark on a quest to do whatever is necessary to get a confession out of the other. Through their daily antics, the battle of love begins!

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Edit
Background

Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen has been published in English as Kaguya-sama: Love is War by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump imprint since March 6, 2018.

Edit
Related Manga

Spin-off:	Kaguya-sama wo Kataritai, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Doujin-ban
Side story:	Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Shuuchiin Gakuen Nanafushigi
Adaptation:	Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai? Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen OVA, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai (Shinsaku Animation), Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic Teaser PV - Ishigami Yuu wa Kataritai

More characters
Characters

Fujiwara, Chika

Main

Shinomiya, Kaguya

Main

Ishigami, Yuu

Main

Iino, Miko

Main

Shirogane, Miyuki

Main

Hayasaka, Ai

Supporting

Shirogane, Kei

Supporting

Shirogane, Father

Supporting

Shijou, Maki

Supporting

Onodera, Rei

Supporting

More reviewsReviews

Mar 24, 2021

220 of ? chapters read

Overall Rating: 3

Dante012 (All reviews)

189 people found this review helpful

Most rom-coms follow the same trend: it starts hilarious and fun, then it gets serious and cringe. It feels like rom-com authors don't assume the comedy side of things, and only use it as a bait to tell an uninspired, boring story that was told billions of times before their own version appears.

Sadly, this description fits Love is War.

STORY
This is a mind game between a boy and a girl living a love story. At least... in the beginning.
The mind game side of the story is given up after 100 chapters, and the manga becomes the usual, boring love story like there are thousands of others.

The read more

permalink | report

Jun 13, 2016

34 of ? chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

MetaThPr4h (All reviews)

410 people found this review helpful

What is your favourite battle of wits story? The classic Light vs L? Maybe the JoJo fights? For me the winner is clearly Miyuki vs Kaguya!

Kaguya Wants to be Confessed To completely caught me by surprise with a hilarious and adorable romantic comedy based on mindgames between the two main characters with the objective of making the other confess his/her feelings, and why? Because they believe that the one that confesses will become the submissive part in the relationship, and their pride makes them refuse to be that one.

The chapters are episodic and feature a different battle in their war for love, everything that happens read more

permalink | report

May 15, 2016

Unknown of ? chapters read

Overall Rating: 9

BlatantC (All reviews)

187 people found this review helpful

I like to call this the Death Note of school romantic comedies. If Death Note ever made you laugh out loud (on purpose).

This manga is a breath of fresh air, as usually romcom manga start out with them meeting and being put into an awkward more than friends but less than lovers scenario, or some misunderstanding happens and all the characters are pissed at each other. Not with Kaguya Wants to be Confessed To, in this manga both main characters are too proud and scared to confess, so they try and bait each other into revealing their feelings.

There are a lot of read more

permalink | report

Sep 27, 2016

139 of ? chapters read

Overall Rating: 10

ProtoDrive (All reviews)

177 people found this review helpful

Kaguya Wants To Be Confessed To is basically just the battles from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, except the goal is not "I have to defeat the enemy and his/her Stand!", it's "I have to make him/her confess to me!".

Kaguya Wants To Be Confessed to is a comedy/romance manga, that bases most of its humor off the over-the-top styles of action in shounen manga. Saying something really minor dramatically! Reciting an entire paragraph in one's mind in just a milisecond!

I actually didn't go into this series expecting to really like it - I'm not really a romance person, y'know? But I must say after giving it a shot that it's a lot, lot better than it initially appears.

Story: 10
The chapters are episodic, and features the two main characters trying to get the other to confess their feelings first. It's overly exaggerated in some parts, but that's what makes it fun.
The actual writing is the kind that keeps you hooked and wanting more, and I have to say that the author is a genius at at building up suspense - both for drama and humor. The jokes are great, and they always land on the right moment.

Art: 9
The art is pretty good and consistent in quality, with very few glaring derp panels - and even if there's any, it just helps to make the situation funnier. It's a gold mine for reaction faces too, so that's a plus.

Character: 10
And here's what makes the manga so special to me, what really makes it stand out from the rest - the characters. Sure the story's great, and the art's good, but the endearing characters are where Kaguya-sama really shines. Even the characters you didn't like at first will definitely grow on you and next thing you know you love them just as much as you love the others. The characters are really fleshed out, and just like real human beings, they grow as the story progresses and oh *boy* the character development in this manga is simply amazing.

Except Chika, I guess. She's a demon who only exists to cockblock others and god do I love her too.

Enjoyment: 10
Everything is enjoyable, be it the over exaggerated monologues of the characters, or just some (un)expected character ruining their plans unknowingly. Even the dramatic, more serious scenes are written really well, no matter how awkward they may be.

tl;dr: 10
Kaguya-sama is a romance comedy that's guaranteed to make you bust your gut, never getting repetitive with the kind of unique witty dialogues the characters say and just all-around great writing. I mean, honestly, I really cannot recommend this manga enough. Give it a try, even if you're not a fan of rom-coms.

Helpful

permalink | report

More stacks

Interest Stacks

Psychological manga collection

by Jini-chan

50 Entries · 38 Restacks

The Masked Man Top 50 Manga (In Order)

by Deylin

50 Entries · 67 Restacks

R/M

by Otonashi_

20 Entries · 10 Restacks

More recommendations
Recommendations

View All

More news
Recent News

'Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai' Gets New Anime Project

The 12th and final episode of the Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Ultra Romantic (Kaguya-sama: Love is War - Ultra Romantic) television anime announced on Saturday that...read more

Jun 24, 9:34 AM by DatRandomDude | Discuss (48 comments)

North American Anime & Manga Releases for April

Here are the North American anime, manga, and light novel releases for April Week 1: April 5 - 11 Anime Releases Grenadier: Hohoemi no Senshi (Grenadier: The Beautif...read more

Apr 4, 6:07 PM by Aiimee | Discuss (4 comments)

More discussions
Recent Forum Discussion

"Kaguya-sama: Love is War" by Aka Akasaka will be ending in 14 chapters. CQLLIST - Jun 25	47 replies	by RobertBobert »» 5 hours ago
Where to start the manga? Tetsuyagiri - Jun 28	1 replies	by Ark_Evensong »» Yesterday, 2:56 PM
Poll: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen Chapter 267 Discussion Clas1ck - Jun 21	49 replies	by Rndmguypassingby »» Yesterday, 12:32 PM
Poll: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen Chapter 268 Discussion CQLLIST - Jun 27	2 replies	by GreyratAnimelist »» Yesterday, 10:13 AM
Poll: Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen Chapter 148 Discussion Mxxxstation - May 13, 2019	45 replies	by MilEge »» Jun 27, 7:46 PM

Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen
Kaguya-sama: Love is War
Edit

What would you like to edit?

Alternative Titles

Information

Statistics

External Links

Edit
Synopsis

Edit
Background

Visit MALxJapan
MALxJapan -More than just anime-

Edit
Related Manga

More characters
Characters

More reviewsReviews

Interest Stacks

More recommendations
Recommendations

More news
Recent News

More discussions
Recent Forum Discussion

MoreTop Anime

MoreTop Airing Anime

MoreMost Popular Characters

Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai ZunousenKaguya-sama: Love is War Edit What would you like to edit? SynopsisBackgroundAlternative TitlesPictureChapters/VolumesPublishing DatesRelationsType

Alternative Titles

Information

Statistics

External Links

EditSynopsis

EditBackground

Visit MALxJapan MALxJapan -More than just anime-

EditRelated Manga

More charactersCharacters

More reviewsReviews

Interest Stacks

More recommendations Recommendations

More newsRecent News

More discussionsRecent Forum Discussion

MoreTop Anime

MoreTop Airing Anime

MoreMost Popular Characters

Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen
Kaguya-sama: Love is War
Edit

What would you like to edit?

Edit
Synopsis

Edit
Background

Visit MALxJapan
MALxJapan -More than just anime-

Edit
Related Manga

More characters
Characters

More recommendations
Recommendations

More news
Recent News

More discussions
Recent Forum Discussion