Manga Review: Kaguya-sama Love is War, Volume 9, by Aka Akasaka

Rating (Out of 5): ~4

Publisher: Shonen Jump (VIZ Media)

Release Date: July 2019

Volumes: 16+

Spoilers?: No.

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Volume: 1. 8. 10.

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 Chika agree to train genius Miyuki one more time to make up for yet another of his surprising deficiencies? Then, Miyuki’s sister and father meddle in his (mostly hypothetical) love life. Are they too soon or too late? Rumors that plague Ishigami have serious personal and academic consequences. The much-anticipated, much-dreaded Sports Day finally arrives! And Chika dreams up a new game for the student council to play together—with literally explosive results.

Who cares what other people think?

Review:

Kaguya is having a hard time with her feelings of love, as her heart goes crazy and she thinks she must be dying. So she's trying to find ways to cope, including finding rituals to calm her mind.

In this volume is also the sports festival. This includes some competitions and odd miscommunication. We get to meet Shirogane's father, and Chika's father and sister. This explains some things, and creates some issues for Kaguya.

In a surprising serious-ish plot, we find out some of Ishigami's history, what led to him being on the student council and why people seem to have a misunderstanding of his character. His new understanding of it and coping with his new reality after it all, leads to him opening his eyes to the world again. It's an oddly sweet plot, and I think will give Ishigami more to work for. He's finally starting to see the people around him.

This is a fun series, and I'm glad it's expanding the plot lines a bit more. 

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