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ah, kaguya-sama: love is war. i've seen & heard many things about this anime. its practically the staple of romance anime, after all! however personally, i've never had any interest in watching it for myself. that was until the newest 3rd season overtook fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood as the highest rated anime on this site. i mean, could you blame me for being incredibly curious? especially with psychological being my favorite genre, i decided, hey, why not? i might as well give it a shot. & oh boy do i have no regrets about it.

story ; 9/10
i felt a little wrong rating the story this high, ... since its not incredibly deep or interesting or an in-depth fantasy world. however, i realized that it doesnt have to be in order for the story to be enjoyable. the plot is, basically, miyuki & kaguya are in love, but both of them refuse to confess their feelings to one another, so they manipulate the other into confessing first. let me get this out of the way, i absolutely loved the psychology aspects of this anime. it was fun seeing the different tricks & mind games that the characters used against the others. were some parts pretty cliche? yeah, but that didnt stop me from loving it any less. in fact, i kind of loved it more in that aspect. was it cringy at times? oh definitely. but i loved it anyway. i think it may be the fact that i just needed a break. thats the best way i can describe this anime. its a break from the things that are troubling you. sometimes you just need to watch something cliche, cringy, but overall cute, to keep you going.

art ; 8/10
there's not much to say here. i enjoyed the art a lot. i mean, its simple, its cute. its not breathtaking or really unique at all, but its appealing & nice to look at. thats all you really need.

sound ; 7/10
i didnt pay attention to the sound much, but it wasnt distracting or out of place during the anime. the opening & ending songs were catchy.

character ; 9/10
i liked the character designs of all of the main 4. i found the characters to be very likable. i had a little problem with ishigami being kind of misogynistic at times, & especially That One scene where he completely deserved being beat up by chika. but i still liked him anyway. kaguya & miyuki are a cute & endearing couple with their silly mind games. chika is silly & i kind of wish we had more of her "love detective" scenes. hayasaka, while being a pretty minor character, was interesting & i wish we had gotten to see more of her. the characters weren't deep or fully fleshed out, but i don't think they need to be. they were enjoyable, while a little basic.

enjoyment ; 9/10
i loved this anime a lot. it made me laugh, like a comedy should. it was just sweet. i didn't enjoy the fanservice scenes, though, but i never do in any anime (i like men). however, the fanservice scenes didn't show up so much that it bumped my enjoyment score down too much.

overall ; 9/10
i must say, this anime won't be for everyone if you dont enjoy cliche & cringy romcom anime. however, as someone who does, i loved this anime. i can't wait to watch the other 2 seasons!