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TLDR: Pretty solid story that builds anticipation for the upcoming volumes.

Longer Review: If you read up to here, this volume is more of the same. It is comedic and develops the story. Probably a bit less comedy than usual, but still pretty funny.

Spoiler Review:

Chapter one was interesting, but mainly just a build up. Not super comedic like some of the past chapter ones that we have had, but I think it helps to convey to us readers that the tone of this volume will be a bit more serious than comedic. Chapter 2 is a bit more comedic and enjoyable to read. I think that Hayasaka being better at making the coffee than Kaguya was hilarious, and her pride being too hurt to allow her to focus on her goal of Shirogane makes sense too. Chapter 3 with Tsubame, Yu, and Maki is also very enjoyable. It helps to develop Maki's character a little bit. Chapter 4 is actually hilarious. The haunted house. Chapter 5 with Moeha is also hilarious. Chika also trying to keep Shirogane from interacting with her sister is pretty funny too. Not too mention Kaguya putting aside her jealousy. Chapter 6 really makes you feel bad for Ishigami. Poor guy really got blindsided by Tsubame. Wish the guy had some more information. Chapter 7 honestly had me like dying. This was one of the funniest stories I think and each character acts how you would expect. The ending where Kaguya eats the heart shaped takoyaki to prevent Shirogane from figuring her out cracked me up. Chapter 8 with the balloon art was also hilarious. Shirogane is really smart so it is always interesting to see his efforts to trap Kaguya. Chapter 9 is interesting for Ino and Yu shippers I think. Not to mention it helps show some of Kaguya's character development. Chapter 10 is like the cherry on top. Shirogane and Kaguya going on a little date and him dropping the news about Stanford to her is all a brilliant way to build suspense for the next volume. I cannot wait to see what happens next.

ellythehuman's review against another edition

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4.0

This volume was so great. Full of laughs and shenanigans.

Kaguya-sama: Love is War follows our two genius protagonists, Kaguya and Shirogane, as they try to get the other to confess their love. In addition, there are side characters with their own romance struggles and goals. It's a sweet romcom manga that I think is able to play with traditional tropes while also subverting them. It's very good.

In this volume, the cultural festival is in full swing. We follow each character's experience during the festival which is filled with hilarious misunderstandings and shenanigans. However, the volume ends with a bittersweet declaration from Shirogane. It seems the next volume is going to have some serious development!

Gave this a straight 4 stars.

bluehairedreads's review

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4.0

4 stars.

DAMN IT!! I didn't think he would get the acceptance letter so soon! But uuughghh, this volume was so cute. THEY BOTH ARE AWARE THAT THEY LOVE THE OTHER PERSON AND ARE TRYING SO HARD TO GET THE COURAGE TO CONFESS!! (also i think Shirogane purposely planned everything so that nothing would interrupt his date with Kaguya which is so sweet.)

Also Ishigami confessing but not realizing he confessing was sweet and funny. I hope it works out for him. I think that they would make a cute couple.

ruthsic's review

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4.0

The school festival begins and romance is in the air, thanks to the theme of the festival capitalizing on a love story. Shirogane is determined and Kaguya has accepted that she loves him, but she also wants him to make the move. Meanwhile, Ishigami, encouraged by Kaguya, tries to get closer to his crush, a third year student who he adores, and while his aim is to spend time with her, things happen such that it becomes a public declaration of his love for her. So both Shirogane and Kaguya are hanging on how his confession will go, because it will determine the general atmosphere of their group in the upcoming days. Other than that, well there are a lot of festival shenanigans going on in this volume: Kaguya being a Taisho-style maid for her cosplay's cafe has her serving the ramen king (yes, that one in that one bonus chapter with Chika) who determines her tea-making skills to be full of love, in front of Shirogane, so that sort of ruins her chance. Then there is Ishigami's class' horror house which goes the audio route for maximum scare, and we get to see how they created the binaural audio for it (which was informative btw) and I must say, that Makihara is a sadistic character! Oh, and Chika's younger sister is interested in Shirogane and Chika tries to dissuade her, but it backfires! Finally, well, Shirogane drops his Stanford bomb on Kaguya and I'm eager to find out what happens next!

Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Viz Media LLC, via Edelweiss.

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