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Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-

Animation · Comedy · Romance · 2022

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?

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Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-

“Romance can be a little melancholy.”

2022 Animation · Comedy · Romance 1h 36m

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8.0 / 10

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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?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Mamoru Hatakeyama

Written by

Yasuhiro Nakanishi

Makoto Furukawa

Makoto Furukawa

Miyuki Shirogane (voice)

Aoi Koga

Aoi Koga

Kaguya Shinomiya (voice)

Konomi Kohara

Konomi Kohara

Chika Fujiwara (voice)

Ryota Suzuki

Ryota Suzuki

Yuu Ishigami (voice)

Miyu Tomita

Miyu Tomita

Miko Iino (voice)

Yumiri Hanamori

Yumiri Hanamori

Ai Hayasaka (voice)

Momo Asakura

Momo Asakura

Nagisa Kashiwagi (voice)

Court is in session

Put Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.