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TLDR: Another very strong entry for the series. I really liked the volume.

Longer Review: The first story was hilarious. It is totally a situation that feels authentic to readers who have been following this series. The second story is also very interesting and helps to develop our characters up to this point very well. The third story is also very funny. One thing I really appreciate about this manga is the callbacks it does. It helps to really develop and flush the characters. The story does not have sudden or forced character developments and it feels really refreshing that it does not do that. The stories from this point forward do a good job of developing the characters while also being very funny.
One note I would say on this is that some people may get frustrated with this story. It is very high school. But, it is also pretty accurate in that sense. High school relationships totally are drama like this and I feel like the manga did an excellent job at capturing that.

Spoiler Review:

Ino is a creep for the music she listens too. Ishigami is the best. Kaguya and Miyuki are same as always but still hilarious.

kristinaf's review

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funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ellythehuman's review against another edition

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5.0

This was such a great volume

bluehairedreads's review

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4.0

4 stars.

This was so sweet. The student council taking a group photo and sharing the photos they have taken throughout the year after Kaguya's phone broke and she lost her photos just warmed my heart

vxnxlla's review

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funny

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

wenwanzhao's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted

4.5

ruthsic's review

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4.0

This rivals-in-love storyline had me laughing and shaking my head at the ridiculousness of these two. The story is simple - Kaguya and Miyuki are the student council heads, geniuses in an elite school and have a chip on their shoulders. The entire student body already thinks they are dating, but they are not - simply because they are waiting for the other person to make the first move. For them, it is an all-out war in psychological manipulation to make the other person confess their feelings first. Each chapter has one event, and by the end we have an imaginary scoreboard but no clear victory.

The situations are a little absurd, and it is a bit unrealistic, but this is a bundle of laughs through and through. Both of them are trying so hard to be all 'conceal don't feel', and pretty much convinced they will not be the ones to lose, and yet present a serene and calm demeanor to the other. Most of the situations are initiated by Kaguya; she thinks herself above him in status, and also determined to make him bend, while he is already having a complex about the possibility of her looking down on him and also his pride as a guy so we have a stalemate most of the time. Also, the secondary character Chika is an oblivious addition to this strange romance whose job and she adds a bit of comic relief and facilitation between the two.

Overall, a good comedy which I am interested in pursuing further.

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

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