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 Ren'ai Zunōsen; lit. "Lady Kaguya Wants to Make Him Confess: The Geniuses' War of Hearts and Minds") is a Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures, based on the manga series Kaguya-sama: Love Is War by Aka Akasaka. The series aired from 12 January 2019 to 25 June 2022 on MBS, Tokyo MX, BS11, GTV, GYT, CTV, and TeNY.
A film, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss That Never Ends, set after the events of the third season, was released in 2022. A film, serving as the story's conclusion, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The Final Chapter, has been announced.
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Cast and characters
Aoi Koga (Japanese) / Alexis Tipton (English) as Kaguya Shinomiya
Makoto Furukawa (Japanese) / Aaron Dismuke, Clifford Chapin (season 3) (English) as Miyuki Shirogane
Konomi Kohara (Japanese) / Jad Saxton (English) as Chika Fujiwara
Ryōta Suzuki (Japanese) / Austin Tindle (English) as Yu Ishigami
Yumiri Hanamori (Japanese) / AmaLee (English) as Ai Hayasaka
Miyu Tomita (Japanese) / Madeleine Morris (English) as Miko Iino
Yutaka Aoyama (Japanese) / Ian Sinclair (English) as the narrator
Release
Season 1
The anime television series adaptation was announced by Shueisha on 1 June 2018. Produced by A-1 Pictures, the first season of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War was broadcast from 12 January 2019 to 30 March 2019 on MBS, Tokyo MX, BS11, GTV, GYT, CTV, and TeNY in Japan. The series was directed by Shinichi Omata under the pseudonym Mamoru Hatakeyama and written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi, with animation by A-1 Pictures. Yuuko Yahiro provided the character designs, while Jin Aketagawa served the sound director and Kei Haneoka composed the series' music.
Season 2
A second season, titled Kaguya-sama: Love Is War?, was announced on 19 October 2019. The staff and cast returned to reprise their roles, and it aired from 11 April to 27 June 2020. The season received its world premiere prior to Japanese broadcast at Anime Festival Sydney on 8 March 2020.
Season 3
On 25 October 2020, an original video animation and a third season were announced for production during the "Kaguya-sama Wants To Tell You On Stage" special event. The OVA was bundled with the manga's twenty-second volume, which was released on 19 May 2021. The third season titled Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – Ultra Romantic aired from 9 April to 25 June 2022, with returning staff and cast members.
Television special
An anime television special, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The Stairway to Adulthood, was announced in June 2025. The anime special premiered on 31 December of the same year, with the staff and cast reprised their roles. The opening theme song is "Abunai Kioku" (アブナイキオク; lit. 'Dangerous Memory') by Masayuki Suzuki featuring Aoi Koga.
Films
Following the conclusion of the third season, a new anime project was announced to be in production. It was later revealed that the new project is an anime film titled Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss That Never Ends. The main cast from the television series reprised their roles. The film was released on 17 December 2022.
After the airing of The Stairway to Adulthood television special, an anime film featuring the original story by Aka Akasaka and serving as the story's conclusion, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The Final Chapter, was announced.
International release
The series is licensed by Aniplex's U.S. subsidiary in North America, and streamed the series on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and FunimationNow. In Australia and New Zealand, AnimeLab simulcasted the series within the region. The series is licensed by Muse Communication and was streamed on Netflix, bilibili, iQIYI in Southeast Asia. Funimation acquired exclusive streaming rights for the season in late March; the company began airing an English dub, produced by Studio Nano in Plano, Texas, for the second season on July 25, with the first season dub streaming on 9 March 2021.
