Manga Review: Kaguya-sama Love is War, Volume 11, by Aka Akasaka

Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5

Publisher: Shonen Jump (VIZ Media)

Release Date: November 2019

Volumes: 17+

Spoilers?: No.

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Volume: 1. 10. 12.

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 Miyuki and Kaguya help Yu escape the aggro of all his female classmates, let alone win the favor of the girl he’s crushing on? Then, it’s Miyuki who is teaching Chika a new skill for a change. Kaguya faces the temptations and pitfalls of her new smartphone and social media. Hayasaka takes on yet another secret identity. And the student council’s parents cross paths at school conferences to decide where their children will attend college.

When you make plans, the gods laugh.

Review:

There's a brief respite in this volume, as exams are coming up. Everyone has to keep up their good composure, but they're all freaking out in their own ways, working hard to get a good score. That's brief, though, as Kaguya is still figuring out how to work her new texting system. The group starts spending more time together, so Miyuki wants to learn to rap. And then we discover just how many personas Ai has created in order to keep her identity a secret from Kaguya's friends, and there's some confusion and mixing of worlds there.

It seems to be hinting that the series might be ending soon. As the year is coming closer to an end, and they all have to decide what they're doing after school, Kaguya and Miyuki are going to have to decide what to do about their feelings pretty soon. Aside from that, this is still a lot of fun. I really like Ai's character, and I appreciate that the stories are running together more and creating bigger plot lines.

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