| Ly ci a al oeKAGUYA- SAMA + bOVETS WAR‘Student Council Wants to be confessed H Relationship : Diagram prey fete fel Relatioriship ererleci a nen The two main characters hail from eminent families and are of good character. Shuchiin Academy is home to the most promising and brilliant students. It is there that, as members of the student council, Vice President Kaguya Shinomiya and President Miyuki Shirogane meet, An attraction is immediately apparent between The battle them... But six months have passed and still nothing! The two are too proud to be honest with themselves— campaigns let alone each other. Instead, they are caught inan thus far unending campaign to induce the other to confess m their feelings first. In love, the journey is half the fun! This is a comedy about young love and a game of wits... Let the battles begin!S >Hi Characters!BATTLE CAMPAIGNS + Battie 102 + Kaguya Doesn't Realize + Battie 103 Miyuki Shirogane Wants to Mediate + Battie 104 + Kaguya Shinomiya’s Impossible Demand: “A Cowrie a Swallow Gave Birth To.” Part 1--- + Battie 105 + Yu Ishigam! Wants to Prove Himself Worthy=:-+-1-1s0+ 64 + Battle 195 + Chika Fujiwara Wants to Stay Over---- “85 + Battie 107 4 Chika Fujiwara Wants to Beat a Rhythm:-- + 105 + Batic 108 + Ai Hayasaka Wants to Talk ++ * 125 + Battle 109 + Maki Shijo Wants Some Help -:- - 145 + Battie 110+ Yu Ishigami Wants to Discuss It ----- vo 164 4 Battle 111 + The Student Council Wants to Move Forward UVM SI JAOLVAWVS -VANSVBattle 102 19:57 Kaguya Doesn't, Realize SHOUD \ REPLY...21 aTHERE'S NO HURRY. HE POEBENT KNOW I'VE READ HIS TEXT.KAGLIYA POESNT KNOW ABOUT iP Re NOTIFICA- TIONS! = NO = ge READ 2 IFICATIONS! iN LINE, THE MOMENT ATEAT IS OPENED A USERS CHAT SCREEN... SHIROGANE RECEIVED HER READ NOTIFIGA=Our THAT SHE'S BEEN ‘STARING AT HIS TEXT ON fsIve RECEIVED | ANOTHER TEXT FROM SHIROGANE. WH Is HE So. IMPATIENT? WHEN A REAP YOU HAVE Normica “Bom THAT SOLE TION 1 ONE'S INSTANTA- AN INSTANT REAP \| NOTIFICA— TION!KAGLIA.. pip you By ANY CHANCE onc WitH pe RECEIVED SHIROGANE INGTANT Fi ez HIS FIRST OPEN NOTIFICATIONS TWO IN A ROW! | ; Say MeSsaceSs? AFTER...STARING AT THEIR CHATNOTIFICA- TION. IF I REPLY TO CHIKA NOW, OUR CHAT WILL GOON FOREVER.low SHOULD: REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE?!GOT A READ NOTIFICATION. BUT SHE'S SAYING SHE JUST READ MY TEXTS.THE FIRST FEW LINES ‘Semeting arora? | Sieipounewe Hone [ weegunNe? Tresor (fost ren your texts, or teceng Ma Souse my smaatpnene. THIS IS ENOUGH CIRCUMETANTIAL EVIDENCE 72° FORCE KAGLIYA[ERP Breen ttt cen Bur ITS NOT QUITE ENOUGH! ya Shinomi NUSt-read your Student Coun cil ContaerNet Bs Yu Ishigami siF Stharom : | Herevat times anf ina some wend seunetyCALLING. YOU'D, BETTER ANSWER.I SENT Lt RECEWED THREE REAP TEXTS.ee < posrelgves ce t] pees care aPHONE FOR TWO HOURS STRAIGHT. RofinEre (eeeHE EXPLAINED AT GREAT LENGTH THAT PISCORP IS AS GOOP AS LINE. ANP THIS WAS THE LOOK ON HIS FACE WHEN KAGLIYA DIPN'T UNDER- STANP ANP LOOKEP PUZZLERKAGUYA-— SAMA. ~+LOVE IS WAR -\-SOMETHING HATES A TO MAKE you. HER MAD?SECRET...THEY'RE GOING IWS BEEN WELL. AWHILE NOW. SINCE YOU JOINED THE I WAS SLIGHTLY Mi AT THE: BEGINNING. SLIGHTLY MISLEDsHIgamn...2 | HOPELESS [hk Out raat CASE. ohne SHINOMIYA \ | AN SHIROGANE » AREN'T EVIL_ OWN His. OFFENSES IN OUR Daily DISCIPLINARY 50 THEY DONT SOUND { Too serious,pa] SHOULP FAY MORE ATTEN We iS SUPERIOR ATTITUDE g00D DEEDS are THEIR OWN r. Tun SURE REWARD. He BE GRATEFUL. EXPECTATION OF ANYTHING IN RETURN.PREPARED.THIS ISN'T WE'RE GIVING YOU A SERIES HERE'S: YOUR oF Finer ANESIONS MISSION cr L£ { REALIZE HOW c (ONPERELIL We dats Ss THE OTHER. — Old MAKE IT A ~| PRACTICES TO t—| ROLITINELY GIVE haneregs EACH OTHER COMPLIMENTS! A, isgion 4 Sa Compliment 2 each other! S) FRIENDS BY EXCHANGINGTHIS IDEA STINKS! CHOICEAND ALSO... BRUTALLY HONEST.WitH ANYTHING! SOLE OWN PAULT FOR HAVING NO REDEEMING CHARACTERS ISTICS!Mission? euoue I OULD... 7 INO, STOP _Ear cleaning T WOULD NEVER PUT ay HEAD ON ioe EITHER.r EXPECTING THI eer a ‘“Spoon-feed * each otherBECAUSE you BOTH AcT MEAN... REASON you KEEP INSISTING YOu Hare BACHbattle result: witsOSARAGI iS PRAWING IN HER SKETCH- BOOK.KAGUYA- SAMA *LOVE+TS WAR--#-re etd ea ba FOCUS ON WE Have ACAPEMICS! NO TIME TO WASTE ONI BROUGHT OUR EXHIBIT APPLICATION FOR THE CULTURE Festival! THAT COMBINES: RET HANIC GYNNASTICS AND THEATER.DM TAKING ADPVANTAGE CONNECTION WITH YOU!”--- BECAUSE Tip WORRY ABOUT YOU FOOLISHLY FALLING FOR A POPULARPOING?! MANY TIMES: YOU SHOOT YOURSELF! REACT LIKE THIS IF YOuWHEN T REALIZED SHE'S NICE TO EVERY- ‘ONE. AWW... YOU'RE SO CUTE, ISHIGAMI! ar FIRST I THOUGHT SHE WAS FORCING HERSELF TO TALK TO ME... JOINED THE CHEER LEADING SQUAD. BUT SHE WASN'T PRETEND- ING TO BE NICE.YOU'RE RIGHT. DON'T Have A CHANCE IN HELL.ISHIGAMI... HURT, YOU'RE A COWARD.BUT IF YOU DON'T CONFESS YOLIR LOVE, YOURE TUST GOING TO MOPE AROUND FOREVER.LUPINE ‘ON | rripay.POESNT FIGURE IT Our? BEST 70 THROW ---BECAUSE (AN CURVE orpiNaRny SALL--- LOVE. CONFESSION WON'T WORK! PHOTOS.---AN ALBLIM FULL OF MY BABY A, Ny PICTURES, ry AiCAN'T BELIEVE YOU CONSIDER THAT A TONED- DOWN VERSION! Bur TM BOING my Now I GET IT. TRYING TO BE ToO UNIQUE.= THINK sHouLe WILL TAKE NOTICE OF. THAT'S KIND OF ABSTRACT. WHAT'S YOUR DEFINITION OF AGOOD MAN?I WASN'T TALKING ABOUT SHIROGANE! =| AND OF COURSE, BRAINS!CONFIPENT A MAN COULD So PROTECT BEGIN TO CBE REO Aceon CHILPREN.-- ROMANTIC INTEREST IN HIM. EVERYONE WILL VIEW YOU IN. ANEW LIGHT...KAGUYNS INTENAIVE ACADEMIC TUTORING BEGINS..- GAIN... = MORE SeLr- CONFIDENCE.Battle 105 ES Yu Ishigami Wants to Prove Himself WorthyHOW write THINGS SO THIS THE eee? ALWAYS: Have Ou BEST INTERESTS ) ar HEARTI eaeZ THINK T'S BEST WE ALLERs THE com PETITION! ---1S ONLY THINKINGDUTIES TO PREPARE FOR THEM.SHE TOO 1S UNDER INTENSE PRES SURE TO A LAINTAIN, HER SraTug As NWHNBER ONE. EVERYONE RESENTS HER FOR BEING AT THE TOP OF HER GRADE WITHOUT BREAKING A SWEAT. MKS ENTIRE SELF- WORTH DEPENDS ON HER S| STATIS AS See] THE TOP STUDENT WN HER GRADE! fe ae a ee oe Ae ieee Ly ee aS eae Cn | Lek oye E Ca ee eee ml pe lade ee UP A Abe Sue be pp Np dee 2 Pod ts BIN ea My . Ae ee es : Pe cy Wad Nouba ne gee : pp eg Se pS PoP pe hb — ee 2 Pe ay oe fe Peay ED ey caste et Beale MY Aft Pa ee ce eet ets " Hee PAB ES Se AR a AEN = ST INO.20 ed SCREAMING WITH RELIEF! i = 2 s 5 = j - :IT 1S THIS. SEAR THAT PRIVES HAVING EVEN ONE EXTRA MINUTE TO STUDY WILL GREATLY BENEFIT HER. IF SHE IS NO LONGER THEa He AE sad ‘i ay \ Ne Bo : ar) sean Re CHIKA'S MOTHER HAS TOLD HER a FATHER NOT a 72 SPOIL = CHIRAL + --- RECEIVES [or AN ABBITIONAL ALLOWANCE FROM HER “i GRANDFATHER. Pg e fs a CHICA Lee—- STUDIED FOR His Exam, BEFORE. p] HES ALWays Fl SlackerMiko Tho Daisuke Tzumo Shizuka Son Yayuyo Abe Kei Takashiro Megumi Numata Atsushi Mocinaga Seeond-Term Final Exam Results Licted below are the names of the 50 highest-ranking, students, Sincerely, Your teachersie * FORT MEO THECORE INITAIE TOP 50!HAVE | THOLIGHT STURPIEP TeOuWP MORE FLuLt THIS” OFF IEE fy TRIER 2, ¥ARE YOU TRULY SATISFIED...I WON'T GO Easy ON YOU ANYMORE. DUST LIKE LAST TIME.THAT'S. BECAUSE ITWASTEP SO MUCH TIME TUTORING yOu! close THI z WOLILP TIMEL SO HAVE CLOSE! RANKED NUMBER ONE IFT HADN'T THTORED: YOu!Second-Term Grades First-Years: Miko Ino #1 — #1 Makky Senhai #10 — #8 Rei Onodera #37 — #48 Kobachi Osaragi #160 — #151 Yu Ishigami #177 — #152 Second-Years: Miyuki Shirogane #1 — #1 Kaguya Shinomiya #2 — #2 Maki Shijo #3 — #3 Saburo Toyosaki #6 — #5 Go Kazamatsuri #11 — #13 Nagisa Kashiwagi #7 — #27 Chika Fujiwara #101 — #111 Ai Hayasaka #114 — #114 Kashiwagi's boyfriend #84 — #34 Third-Vears: Squad leader Kazeno #4 — #4 Tsubame Koyasu #8 — #7 Megako #174 — #176 Mike Ino Daisuke Izumo Shizuka Son Yayuyo Abe Kei Takashiro Megumi Numata Atsushi Morinaga Second—Term Final Exam Results Listed below are the names of the 50 highest-ranking students. We hope they centinue their pursuit of excellence and serve as an example to others. Sicerely, Your teachersKAGUYA- SAMA -ELOVE+TS WARINVITING KEL AND me sl ---AND “a ALSO ee SHIRO- mew. SANE... Battle1oop ea = Chika'Fujiwara Wantsjto]Stay)/Over.one TAY LF INTO. THE WEE HOURS TALKING IN ONE PLIRING A TEN? uP OF THEIR ae STAYING 2 eee SPE FRIENDS WERE : = q Bo: WELL FUT IN Chas Oise & = ON FATAMAS HOME OFF. : AFTER OLR THEATER! . Se = BATH, PLAY ea = = GAMES AND CHAT LINTIL WE GET SLEEPY... ieEEE oer oe AT Wy PLACE AETER HE COMES Back! aTEALGUS, KAGLIYAL MAIS. Saw OTHER AND TALK AT eee ce ie ie ie ee ee ee ae ee te be be fe Jefe eerCROSS-DRESS, TM A GENIUS WHO SKIPPED A LOT OF GRADES. BUTLER FOR KICKS.YOURE TELLING A BIG LIE, yOu SHOLILDN'T TELL ANY OTHER YES, OF COURSE.ROMANTIC FEBLINGS FOR MEN_.-INCIDENT. |ENPED: BEFORE I GOT ANY ANSWERS.Hillt! BOOP BEEBVENING! y seer i [opIS THIS. AVIDEO CALLE ARE YOu iN LOVE WITH SOMBONE ?!IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK! YOU NEVER SENP ME TEXTS LIKEms. KAGLIYA HAS FALLEN ASLEER TLL =| TEXT YOU LATER, H myuR. \] MiSuNPER— }| Stance.Ms. Haski Awell-bred daughter who lives In Yamate, Naka Ward, Yokohama City. Her backstory: Bored at her at school, she pretends to be the type of girtwho lives in the extravagantly expensive Minato. Ward of Tekuo, dressing in suggestive outfits and frequenting Roppongi and azabu hunting for men’ Her exploits have been successful. Currentiy, she wants her relationship with a man she just met te get serious, Ai Hayasaka: School ‘Camouflage Popular Girl Mode Alively girl whe loves fashion and breaking school rules. Her backstory: she warks part-time to buy clothes and accessories. She's 40 ‘busy she doesn’t have time fer fun with friends, she has neverdated anyone. Mr. Haski His backstory: He is the descendant of an trish family that emigrated during the at Ener. is parents died inamilitary confict. gxeelled academically and graduated from Harvard Intess than four years. He was scouted by the top brass of a business conglomerate while visiting Japan, his grandfather's homicland, He eurrontiy works as a butler, mostiy fora lark. He's melancholy and dissolves into tears Whenever he recalls his ‘tragic past... Ai Hayasaka: omiya Family Mode Her backstory: She is a levelheaded maid who performs all her dutles impeccably. She Sometimes rebels against her mistress’s self centeredness, She talks back to her mistress but also showers her with love and affection, ‘The two are more like sisters than mistress and servant.KAGUYA- SAMA ~LOVE+tIS WAR 4His 4 RAPPING, AHATEVER THE COST! F.I CAN'T WMAGINE yOu RAPPING THOUGH SPORT IN WHICH YOU ~ i FREESTYLE COMPETE RAP IS WITH YOUR | INTELL? LiTBRARY! Wensour | GAC. . NEEL} GENCE?! =Rar IS BOTH A SPORT OF THE MIND: FORM IN COMPETE WITH worps. rou SHOULD'VE BEEN THE ONE TO, APOLOGIZE! AND AN ART wHicH you PAREES <<] WHEN THEY RAPPERS TO HAVE EXPLOSIVE POWER AND creativity IMPROVISE. Twas. SHARING MY, WEAKNESSES: WITH SOME- ‘ONE THE OTHER Day, i THE wrics Have RULES. THEY CAN BE -THE OTHER PERSON SUPPENLY. COLLAPSEP AND RAN AWAY WHILE TWAS IN THE RESTROOM. BEAUTIFUL OR UGLYNO ONE WiLL Love YOu [= a YOU PONT ASSLINE A THERE'S PERSONA | NO Way Hed a ANYONE et id Cte HIDE YOUR R LoVe WEAKNESSES SOMEONE AND PLANE Wile ae OTHERWISE, | FUSES TO NO ONE WIEL a PUT ONG EVER LOVE PERSONA. Lec Gin alas CAREELIL 72 AVOID REVEALING Ak WEAK NESSES. BUTT DIDN'T OPEN my MOUTH... eS THERE'S AMES— SAGE T WANT 10 CONVEY TO THIS PER- SONPORTANT. I THOUGHT ABOUT any RAPPING WAS SO BAD IT INPUCED « [Se state OF |. COLLAPSE. BUT T MIGHT IMPROVED.| THAT WAY MY MESSAGE MIGHT GET THROUGH... WM sriRit oF | ARTISTIC ExrRes----EXPRESS YOUR, FEELINGS FROM THE BOTIOM OF YOUR HEART! x HATE TO. ABMIT IT: ey, But. f RAPPING IS TO TELL | PEOPLE IT's ONE OF MY HOBBIES. IN THIS: CASE, WHAT. MATTERS 1S HELPING YOU...YOU SHOULD LEARNED How TO KEEP A STEADY RET WHEN You PRACTICED THE SORAN DANCE! od ( (Oo - } wth r z THOUsHT [ES You! LEARNED HOW To SING ON PITCH... 2eeWHEN Piaugur " = PERFORM THE ScHooL Ef ‘SONG!HEY, NOW! MY PITCH AND’ RHYTHM TWO FINAL BOSSES WE FROM THE DEAP ANE. FUGED INTO ONE! SPIRIT OF ARTISTIC | EXPRES— | SION JUST Now!ANYWAY, HOW ARE YOU GOINS TO CONVEY youR MESSAGE, BY SINGING PUNS? HOLD IT RIGHT THERE! RHYMING FOLLOWS RULES. FOR EXAMPLE, By MATCHING INTIAL REYES BUT ALL my COME AT THE LINES DON'T HAVE TO. RHYME. ATI THOUGHT.PISSING SOMEONE IS PERMIS— SIBLE IN THE CULTURE OF RAR THE WORD RAP" ANS: \CONVER- SATION." BE HONEST, WARA.. TELL ME WHAT YOURE REALLY THINKING.YOU, YO! TEACHING YOU IS A PAIN IN THE BUTT!NOW IT’S 1 YOUR TURN TO TEACH MELf NO NO No!KAGUYA-— SAMA ~LOVE+tS WAR -*THE HEAP OF SHINOMIIA'S FAMILY. vez COLORED CONTACTS.HA Battle 108 @agp /Hayasaka, Wants to ra oo" if WASI THINK PERSON YOU WANT. TO RAP TO?THE ONE YOU WANT TO EXPRESS YOUR FEEL- INGS To Is HASKIZ HASKL WHO:BUT SECRETARY FUSIWARA WILL BE WITH Him.HE Has 4 isc HE WANTS TO CONVEY TO YOU You'Re EXPRESS- ING YOU! FEELINGS THROUGH SONG?!Give tur & FOR Mc SHIROGANE! Ii GONNA MAKE Wy MARK! SO LISTEN TO war IN THE WORLD IS FUITIWARA TALKING ABOUT?! HEY yOu TWOT WANNA, KNOW WHAT CONSEN= SUAL SENSUAL ACTS MEN pa. SHOULD CHEER,, I) THis is | TILL KEEP THE ONLY ON ACTING wiaty TO ay Beet Live my REACH NEW HEIGHTS. THIS IS (MY NON- FICTION— YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT!MS. KAGLYA, YOUVE NEVER: HAD A SEA LLG": GUTS INVADE YOUR EARS- THIS RAP WASN'T TSO I CAN'T HeLp BAP. BEING MOVED TO TEARS... EASY RHYMES SAY AND TO RIP Have THEN AWAY Some! your COVER.FEELINGS NOW? oe 4 4 ee TELL fy YOU'LL, ME RESI NeveR |= war TANCE |S FIND ee you FUTILE! TRE REALLY Love WANT. witHour EY Rasne \SS= STYLE. = THE BAR. SHE TAKES ON CHAR AC TERS LIKE A SHIP THAT'S SHE HIDES BEHIND HER FAKE PERSONAS WHILE SMILING AT YOU AND WINKING. THIS GIRL MAKES SURE SHE NEVER GETS HURT. SHE'S LOCKED HER FEEL- INGS INSIDE HER HEART. SHE NEVER TELLS YOU. WHAT SHE'S: REALLY THINKING. THERE'S NO way SHE CAN PoTHar ¢) ke = . a Soe eae ae SeHOW DARE ASKING ME FOR HELF— STATE YOU'RE THE ONE WHO. FORCED ME TO CREATE ALL THESE1 1 4 ee wyopdi i a5aee re icair Ss IMPOSSIBLE BUT YOU'D BETTER ACTKAGUYA-~ SAMA ~LOVE+TIS WAR 4OH! THAT TSUNPERE Sees eee WHY DID SHE ENTER THETHIS IS PASSION FLOWER =| PASSIONFLOWER CONTAINS: ALKALOIPS. NOTHING SERIOUS.iSir TRUE THAT, FRIENDSHIP ONLY LEADS TO SUFEER- YOU CALL THAT TRIVIAL?! Zz ZONED ae a ASKED ME TO. NT Be STUPID! YOURE USE Less. ING? clus ADVISER Ae Nigiga BERS THIS is Your: CHANCE TO STEAL HIM FROM KASHIWAGILI DIDN'T OIN THE CLUB BECALISE OF LULTERIOR MOTIVES. BUT THE TWO OF THEM...$0 FAKE WHEN- EVER T SMILE AT I THEM. PROMISED TO BE HER FRIEND NO THERE'S sOmE- THING TVE ALWAYS: WANTED TO ASK YOU... ITS LIKE NAGIGA ONLY | ASKED ME TO JOIN THE CLUB SO SHE COULD FLAUNT HER RELATION- HINES EE Oke SPs MY BEST WRONG FRIEND AND THE FRIENDSHIP FEMALE is FRIEND- FALLING SHIPS APART BECAUSE WERE FIGHTING OVER A MANBUT HE SMILES AT ME EVEN WHEN Ti MEAN TO HIM. HE: NEVER GETS: OFFENDED. WHAT WAS IT ABOUT IT'S TRUE, HE DOES ALWAYS: LooK LIKE HE'S SMILING FOR NO. REASONBUT ONE IN THREE HIGH HOOL STUDENTS: SCHOOL! INTERCO..- IS wHaT aTenetine To BREAK THOSE TWO uP WOULD BE AS DIFFICULT as KILLING A BEITeSTART DATING, TWoULe..SHEESH... TI EVEN MORE CONFUSED Now THAN BEFORE!De i ee” MEER a eee ener nen fee. ee eee Soe e og eee pre ae Gores oe ic SER ES ores ee eee eee ee eee Bee ea fe See seers EXCUSE TO BE PASSIVE ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS. is YOULISED | THAT AS AN | CRITICAL WHEN IT COMES TO ROMANTIC RELATION= SHIPS. SPEED 12 IIT ae rl SHOULD HAVE TOLD Hl HOW you FELT THE SECOND YOu FELL FOR HIM. BUT I KEPT HOPING TELIBASA WOULD TELL ME HE LikED ME SOMEPAX.. SAT TigHT AND: SOL aust you SHOULD Have HAD THE COURAGE TO LET GO isnigan HAS BEEN HIS OWN APVICE. IGNORING