Manga Review: Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Volume 3, by Aka Akasaka

Rating (Out of 5): ~4

Publisher: Shonen Jump (VIZ Media)

Release Date: July 2018

Volumes: 11+

Spoilers?: No.

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Volume: 1. 2. 4.

Goodreads Synopsis:

Two high school geniuses scheme to get the other to confess their love first.

Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first…?!

Will Kaguya and Miyuki share the shelter of an umbrella in a storm? Is carrying a knife dripping with blood proof that Kaguya is trying to kill a member of the student council? How will Kaguya react when Chika introduces her to potty humor?

Then, Chika must intervene when Miyuki dispenses bad advice on a topic he knows nothing about, Miyuki tries to develop his kinesthetic intelligence and Kaguya and her personal assistant play a practical joke on Miyuki that has dire consequences.

Caffeine is required drinking.

Review:

When this series drops the dramatic, horror pretense, and just explores the conflict of pride and real feelings, of romance, is when it blooms.

We meet a couple new characters in this volume. Kaguya's bodyguard gets some attention, and we meet the student council treasurer, Yu. We meet him as he attempts to resign, because he believes that Kaguya is planning to kill him. His worries are very warranted, and cause quite a lot of humor.

As we explore the romance, and the feelings grow inside Kaguya and Shirogane, we get to see the innocence and truly sweet intentions that they have, behind all of the facade and pride.

One of the key moments in this volume, though—when Kaguya and Chika discover a dirty shojo manga, and we discover how dirty Chika can be. She really is my kind of character. I just get her.

This series has grown on me a lot since I started it, so I'm excited to read the next one.

 A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!