Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-
Romance can be a little melancholy.
2022 | 96m | Japanese
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Mamoru Hatakeyama |
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| Writer: | Yasuhiro Nakanishi |
| Staring: |
| After pining for one another and plotting for so long, Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane finally have their climactic first kiss. However, they struggle to define their relationship. After all, how much of their true selves have they really shown to one another? | |
| Release Date: | Dec 17, 2022 |
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| Director: | Mamoru Hatakeyama |
| Writer: | Yasuhiro Nakanishi |
| Genres: | Animation, Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | high school, romcom, based on manga, school life, seinen, christmas, anime |
| Production Companies | Aniplex, Shueisha, MBS, jeki, A-1 Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Aug 15, 2024 |
![Extended Run Trailer [Subtitled]](/extra_thumbs/At-bu8dszQ8.jpg)
![Official Trailer [Subtitled]](/extra_thumbs/Dfp_Myb_Lb0.jpg)
![Official Teaser [Subtitled]](/extra_thumbs/mZUlMaV01Hw.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Makoto Furukawa | Miyuki Shirogane (voice) |
| Aoi Koga | Kaguya Shinomiya (voice) |
| Konomi Kohara | Chika Fujiwara (voice) |
| Ryota Suzuki | Yuu Ishigami (voice) |
| Miyu Tomita | Miko Iino (voice) |
| Yumiri Hanamori | Ai Hayasaka (voice) |
| Momo Asakura | Nagisa Kashiwagi (voice) |
| Rina Hidaka | Kobachi Osaragi (voice) |
| Taku Yashiro | Tsubasa Tanuma (voice) |
| Kana Ichinose | Maki Shijou (voice) |
| Haruka Fukuhara | Tsubame Koyasu (voice) |
| Yutaka Aoyama | Narration (voice) |
| Takehito Koyasu | Shirogane's Father (voice) |
| Ari Ozawa | Moeha Fujiwara (voice) |
| Yuka Nukui | Mirin Hinokuchi (voice) |
| Madoka Asahina | Karen Kino (voice) |
| Ayaka Asai | Erika Kose (voice) |
| Nobunaga Shimazaki | Mae (voice) |
| Yuuki Takada | Rei Onodera (voice) |
| Saori Hayami | Momo Ryuuju (voice) |
| Sayumi Suzushiro | Kei Shirogane (voice) |
| Yuuka Morishima | Subaru Suruga (voice) |
| Junpei Morita | Shouzou Tanuma (voice) |
| Yuuki Itou | Student (voice) |
| Koichi Kamiki | Student (voice) |
| Emiko Takeuchi | Student (voice) |
| Hina Youmiya | Student (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Masaharu Okazaki | Director of Photography, Compositing Supervisor |
| Masaharu Yamanouchi | Music Producer |
| Ririko Minami | Key Animation |
| Yasuhiro Nakanishi | Screenplay, Series Composition |
| Hiroshi Yakou | Animation Director, Supervising Animation Director |
| Risa Wakabayashi | Background Designer, Art Direction |
| Ayaka Murakami | Color Assistant |
| Kei Haneoka | Original Music Composer |
| Aka Akasaka | Comic Book |
| Akira Shimizu | Production Supervisor |
| Akane Shiraishi | Assistant Editor |
| Kimitaka Shindo | Sound Mixer |
| Reimi Kaneko | Publicist |
| Tatsuya Hiragi | Art Designer |
| Mamoru Hatakeyama | Director, Storyboard Artist |
| Yuko Yahiro | Character Designer |
| Takayuki Kidou | Animation Director, Prop Designer |
| Hiroki Matsumoto | Art Designer |
| Kanako Hokari | Color Designer |
| Yuki Kuribayashi | CGI Director |
| Rie Matsubara | Editor |
| Jin Aketagawa | Sound Director |
| Keiki Nishida | Music Director |
| Kenshiro Yamada | Production Supervisor |
| Toshiya Wada | Sound Effects |
| Masakazu Obara | Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist |
| Takayuki Kikuchi | Second Unit Director |
| Reina Iwasaki | Supervising Animation Director |
| Takashi Kawabata | Storyboard Artist |
| Honoka Yokoyama | Key Animation, Supervising Animation Director |
| Miharu Nagano | Animation Director, Key Animation |
| Kouhei Yamazaki | Animation Director |
| Wakako Yoshida | Animation Director, Key Animation |
| Shinobu Nishioka | Animation Director, Key Animation |
| Ayaka Sato | Key Animation |
| Ruiki Torigoe | Key Animation |
| Takahiro Arai | Key Animation |
| Rika Otsu | Key Animation |
| Junichi Saito | Animation Director, Key Animation |
| Mariko Shimamura | Key Animation |
| Yuu Takahashi | Key Animation |
| Rieko Noguchi | Key Animation |
| Hajime Umeki | Key Animation |
| Manabu Shioda | Key Animation |
| Miyuki Sasagawa | Key Animation |
| Keita Togashi | Key Animation |
| Yoshika Ikeda | Key Animation |
| Yuki Yasuda | Background Designer |
| Toshiharu Namekata | Background Designer |
| Ma Yunying | Background Designer |
| Song Lianjun | Background Designer |
| Vu Ngoc Tram | Compositing Artist |
| Wang Ye | Background Designer |
| Satoru Kuroiwa | Compositing Artist |
| Akihito Suzuki | Compositing Artist |
| Ryusuke Kodera | Compositing Artist |
| Yoshio Ookouchi | Compositing Artist |
| Aswin Nur Cahya | Compositing Artist |
| Hiromi Morisawa | Compositing Artist |
| Moe Kasahara | Compositing Artist |
| Yui Tomita | Compositing Artist, 2D Artist |
| Kiritsu Takesaki | Special Effects |
| Shuntaro Shiba | Special Effects |
| Shotaro Kitamura | Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist |
| Tsuyoshi Tobita | Second Unit Director |
| Shinnosuke Ota | Supervising Animation Director |
| Saori Suruki | Key Animation, Supervising Animation Director |
| Youichi Ishikawa | Animation Director |
| Miyuki Ishizuka | Animation Director, Key Animation |
| Jun Yukawa | Animation Director |
| Katsushi Morita | Key Animation |
| Takuro Mori | Production Assistant |
| Yuki Iwai | Key Animation |
| Eri Kojima | Key Animation |
| Maya Kisanuki | Key Animation |
| Jin Nakazono | Key Animation |
| Norifumi Okuno | Key Animation |
| Yukihiro Kobayashi | Key Animation |
| Tsuyoshi Tanabe | Key Animation |
| Reina Kawasaki | Animation Director |
| Kotaro Okubo | Animation Director, Key Animation |
| Yoshihiro Arima | Key Animation |
| Keisuke Furuichi | Key Animation |
| Meiko Uenoyama | Key Animation |
| Hikaru Uchiyama | Key Animation |
| Seren Ogura | Key Animation |
| Tadahito Kiyosawa | Key Animation |
| Takayuki Sugiura | Key Animation |
| Hinata Narumi | Key Animation |
| Ayako Nozawa | Key Animation |
| Shinya Fujita | Key Animation |
| Kai Tsukui | Key Animation |
| Fujiko Aoyagi | Key Animation |
| Ani Kato | Key Animation |
| Yuna Tahara | Key Animation |
| Nanami Shiratori | Key Animation |
| Miho Tsurumachi | Background Designer |
| Yuko Yano | Background Designer |
| Qiu Xiaohong | Background Designer |
| Wang Jie | Background Designer |
| Tang Zhijun | Background Designer |
| Yin Shanhong | Background Designer |
| Yohei Miyawaki | Compositing Artist |
| Ayumi Tamura | Compositing Artist |
| Sachiho Shintani | Compositing Artist |
| Kouji Hayashi | Compositing Artist |
| Marin Sakaide | Compositing Artist |
| Maki Satake | Compositing Artist |
| Huang Zeqi | Compositing Artist |
| Hiroyuki Kodama | Special Effects |
| Hisaya Takahara | Special Effects |
| Yuko Hariba | Supervising Animation Director |
| Kenta Ushio | Production Assistant |
| Marina Kobayashi | Animation Director |
| Yuu Yoshiyama | Animation Director |
| Yutori Sugiura | Key Animation |
| Akane Takeda | Key Animation |
| Akane Hirose | Key Animation |
| Miyuki Inoue | Key Animation |
| Takuro Naka | Key Animation |
| Natsumi Tomobe | Key Animation |
| Miki Kaneko | Key Animation |
| Keita Watabe | Key Animation |
| Yoshito Narimatsu | Key Animation |
| Zhou Shan | Background Designer |
| Takefumi Torii | Animation Director, Key Animation |
| 三嶋晴子 | Other |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tatsuya Ishikawa | Producer |
| Taku Funakoshi | Producer |
| Ryota Kanda | Associate Producer |
| Toshihiro Maeda | Producer |
| Genki Negishi | Producer |
| Mikihiro Takayama | Associate Producer |
| Kohei Matsuoka | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 25 | 33 | 19 |
| 2024 | 6 | 29 | 56 | 20 |
| 2024 | 7 | 28 | 50 | 16 |
| 2024 | 8 | 24 | 38 | 13 |
| 2024 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 13 |
| 2024 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 584 | 675 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 612 | 627 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 974 | 974 |
Geronimo1967
7.0
First things first - what's with the ridiculously long title? Thereafter, though, this is quite a cleverly constructed teen romance that sees the student president "Shirogane" share a kiss with the adulatory "Kaguya" only for us to find that cementing that kiss into something more substantial proves ... quite a challenge. It seems that the young girl has multiple personalities vying for pre-eminance in her relationship with her (their?) beau. These characterisations vary from the young, lovestruck and naive to the young, cynical and suspicious. Poor old "Shirgane" has to deal with all three and is soon completely phased by the erratic, frequently quite funny, behaviour of the young woman who seems as likely to stab him between the eyes as to make love to him. On that last point, it is adult themed - and the writing reflects an honesty about teen adoration, but also about sex, lust and a dose of good, old fashioned, jealousy. It packs quite a lot of story into ninety minutes and raises quite a few smiles - of laughter and of appreciation (we've probably all been here, at some point, as we grew up and remember the intensity of that "first kiss") and is well worth a watch.
Feb 25, 2023