Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 18
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- Author：Aka Akasaka
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Summary
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 Ai leave her post as Kaguya’s personal assistant and confidant？！ Meanwhile， Kaguya and Yu go to great lengths to prevent their not-so-dark secrets from getting out。 A sports tournament provides yet another opportunity for the gang to desperately attempt to impress each other with their athletic prowess—or coaching skills。 And then it’s finally time for an educational school trip！ Of course all the students view this as just an opportunity to hang out with or spy on the objects of their attraction！
Wet hair is better than a wet T-shirt。
Two geniuses。 Two brains。 Two hearts。 One battle。 Who will confess their love first…？！
Will Ai leave her post as Kaguya’s personal assistant and confidant？！ Meanwhile， Kaguya and Yu go to great lengths to prevent their not-so-dark secrets from getting out。 A sports tournament provides yet another opportunity for the gang to desperately attempt to impress each other with their athletic prowess—or coaching skills。 And then it’s finally time for an educational school trip！ Of course all the students view this as just an opportunity to hang out with or spy on the objects of their attraction！
Wet hair is better than a wet T-shirt。
Reviews
Jenny
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Holy SHIT， this was one rollercoaster of a volume！ Seriously， we went from cute and funny， to just funny， to heartbreaking， to ohhhhh shit something's going down soon。I don't want to discuss too much because of spoilers， but there are two specific chapters I want to talk about: the volleyball chapter and Hayasaka's chapter。 What I loved about the volleyball chapter is how it once again proves that you can keep a running gag going for a long time as long as you keep it fresh。 There were more twis Holy SHIT， this was one rollercoaster of a volume！ Seriously， we went from cute and funny， to just funny， to heartbreaking， to ohhhhh shit something's going down soon。I don't want to discuss too much because of spoilers， but there are two specific chapters I want to talk about: the volleyball chapter and Hayasaka's chapter。 What I loved about the volleyball chapter is how it once again proves that you can keep a running gag going for a long time as long as you keep it fresh。 There were more twists and turns in this one chapter than in most thriller novels and it was entertaining from start to finish。 The Hayasaka chapter just fucking destroyed me。 Seriously， this was a heartbreaking chapter purely because readers finally have a full grasp on the burden she's been carrying for 10 years。 Part of Hayasaka's arc has been her getting through to Kaguya how much of a burden working for her has been， and now that we as the readers have a clear picture of her life， it's devastating seeing her struggle to maintain her cool demeanor when she's harboring so much pain。 On top of that， there's obviously something going on in the background and that cliffhanger ending makes me very uncomfortable and I DON'T LIKE IT。 That's all I want to say for now， but this was another stellar volume in this series。 I am so scared yet excited to see what happens next， I can only hope and pray my babies will be okay！！ 。。。more
Dani ❤️ Perspective of a Writer
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Kaguya is the vice president of their prestigious academy’s student council and she's in love with， Miyuki， the president， and he with her！ BUT both are well aware that in love there is always a winner。。。 and neither wants to be the "loser！" As both are geniuses and quite proud they spend each day laying in wait for an opportunity to get the other to confess without losing face。。。 only Chika， their secretary and Ishigami， their treasurer， seem ready to innocently mess up their careful machinatio Kaguya is the vice president of their prestigious academy’s student council and she's in love with， Miyuki， the president， and he with her！ BUT both are well aware that in love there is always a winner。。。 and neither wants to be the "loser！" As both are geniuses and quite proud they spend each day laying in wait for an opportunity to get the other to confess without losing face。。。 only Chika， their secretary and Ishigami， their treasurer， seem ready to innocently mess up their careful machinations。I really enjoyed the advancement of the overall story in this one。 Ai has been Kaguya’s rock behind the scenes for what feels like forever。 But we know she has more to her Han meets the eye。 And now we’ve gotten more of a sense f what’s going on。 We’ve been needing a new twist in this series and this setup one for us。 I won’t ruin in but it makes sense considering who Kaguya is and that she’s a chip off the old block。 The gags are funny and while they follow a format we get new twists on them all the time。 I enjoy being at the point in the series where we really know the characters and can see some of the gags coming but then the twist based on what’s come earlier in the series。 It’s just fun and why you stay invested in this funny story。 。。。more
kerrycat
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well， that was a rather ominous ending - not like any of us like Kaguya's family， but this does not bode well for her。 well， that was a rather ominous ending - not like any of us like Kaguya's family， but this does not bode well for her。 。。。more
Mark Evans
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The student council remains a hotbed of activity - from the usual nonsense like tying cherry stems in a knot to planning school trips。 In between we get some forward progress on Ino and Ishigami （or do we？）， Shirogane and Kaguya acting cute， and a couple of bombshells， plus。。。 fan service！？Let there be no mistake - I am so into this series right now because I want to see Ishigami and Ino get together。 The biggest stumbling block is that Ino still doesn’t know what Ishigami did for her back in th The student council remains a hotbed of activity - from the usual nonsense like tying cherry stems in a knot to planning school trips。 In between we get some forward progress on Ino and Ishigami （or do we？）， Shirogane and Kaguya acting cute， and a couple of bombshells， plus。。。 fan service！？Let there be no mistake - I am so into this series right now because I want to see Ishigami and Ino get together。 The biggest stumbling block is that Ino still doesn’t know what Ishigami did for her back in the day， but the series none too subtly （and ridiculously） hints that a reckoning is coming。Not before we see Ishigami learning to play volleyball and trying to finally get a date with Tsubame though。 This is one of the funniest parts of the book， as it’s used to ruthlessly mock the ‘Fujiwara teaches Shirogane’ stories and absolutely nails the conclusion。There’s a crazy follow-up to the above story featuring Hayasaka， who sources most of this volume’s higher plot aspirations。 This follow-up story is a gem though， as Ishigami inadvertently slams Hayasaka and pays a price for it （not that his ideas are any better - Kaguya correctly nails his plans to the wall）。Still， once we see how punishing Hayasaka’s day to day is and how the book ends on that cliffhanger， oh my。。。 Suffice to say， I don’t know that this series will upend its status quo that hard， but it might and it’s worth tagging along to find out。The fan service chapter （which is nothing of the sort） is not as good as it could be - the first page or so is all about Ishigami and Ino talking about what typical hot springs behaviour in manga is like and it’s pure gold。 The two are so in synch that it quietly reinforces how good they are together， but it also shreds the morality of most series’ antics。After that the chapter just kind of gets weird， but that start is brilliant。 Kaguya and Shirogane don’t get a ton of time here， but we have so many characters that it’s perfectly fine。 The cherry stem chapter has a hilariously protracted payoff。 The one where Kaguya is basically starving for attention is very sweet and goofy。I like what they’re attempting with the first chapter， but I felt it wasn’t a strong enough start to set the rest of the book up for success。 It just kind of fizzles out， even if it has a semi-sweet moral and resolution （and vicious look at Kaguya’s messed up thought process）。All told， a very solid outing for this book。 I think it’s a strong 3。5， but I know this series can do more consistent work so I don’t quite feel like it earned the 4 this time。 It’s really close though - when it hits high it seriously hits high。 Definitely ahead of last volume。 。。。more
Eressea
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輝夜：早坂，你算計我（設計對白
rads
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iino and ishigami is my ship and I will sink with it if that's what it comes to iino and ishigami is my ship and I will sink with it if that's what it comes to 。。。more
Marianne
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My goodness！！！ volume 18 has more toxics in it than I anticipated。。。😖。。。 So dark， and complicated characters/relationships。。。 You don't really know how the moral compasses of these characters can become twisted。。。 Loving the character developments （particularly the drawings of the main casts）。。。 My goodness！！！ volume 18 has more toxics in it than I anticipated。。。😖。。。 So dark， and complicated characters/relationships。。。 You don't really know how the moral compasses of these characters can become twisted。。。 Loving the character developments （particularly the drawings of the main casts）。。。 。。。more
Andrea Legarrea
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4/5 starsI'm obsessed with this manga。 I LOOOOOOOVE IT SO MUCH！！！ 4/5 starsI'm obsessed with this manga。 I LOOOOOOOVE IT SO MUCH！！！ 。。。more
Kaya Reads
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