Oh, where to start on the praise?
If I'm being honest, I had the unfair advantage of reading the manga ahead of time. Any generic romcom with an interesting gimmick would continue milking their own idea, and at some point it would become repetitive. However, the genius manga creator Aka Akasaka must've realized this, and so (s)he developed a grand plan...
It is not unusual for a season to get character development, but it is highly unusual for a rom-com to do so. However, as the story progresses, we can see that the characters are becoming more defined.
Kaguya, the once proud Shinomiya, becomes more and more flustered with her own emotions. Though she is calculative in Season 1, she becomes progressively more and move reactive to the situations around her, showing her true intention: becoming a normal teenager.
Shirogane, the hardworking president, is the true homeboy of the series. Though the anime explicitly says that he is hardworking in school, this season shows through his own actions that he also truly cares for everyone around him.
Chika... sadly is still Chika.
Ishigami... his entire sequence, starting towards the end of the season, is pure art...
In a typical romcom gag show, characters outside of the main ship are usually not developed. But it is here that Aka Akasaka finds a way. As the characters subtlely develop, so does the story. This development is really what makes the last couple of episodes possible. And it is here that I must commend the genius of the storywriters: one for doing an exceptional job selecting the chapters necessary to progress, two for integrating it so well with the Kaguya style of Season 1, and three for making it flow cohesively well in the first place.
The genius is within its structure, but the magic is in the details. Everything in this anime is in itself a passion.
To the voice actors: Every performance was as near perfect as it could ever be. In every episode I was pretty much always blown away by Kaguya's VA, but every character-Shirogane, Chika, Ishigami, Iino, Hayasaka, even the minor ones- all had their fair share of memorable great lines.
To the storyboard: Their work is absolutely phenomenal. All the pacing, all the jokes, and all the story that they managed to fit in is insane. Every single scene is a work of pure imagination and tribute to the source material and all the pop culture references.
To the animators: The craftsmanship, from their creativity of each scene to their transitions, while not as bombastic as ufotable's work, bring flavor and style to even something as minimalist as this.
To the sound design: An underrated part of production, each piece is usually successful at portraying the current mood.
Every little piece is like an instrument to a symphony. And their greatest achievement is how even though individually they are performing a masterpiece, together in harmony they create something magical. In a sense, it all just becomes a work of art. One does not have to look further than the OP to realize this.
In the end, Kaguya-sama was successful with its transition into an overarching story, mainly due to every episode being a hit.
10/10
