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Warning: Contains spoilers for Kaguya-sama: Love is War.For years now,Kaguya-sama: Love is Warhas easily been one of the best romcoms of modern anime. Between its clever and subversive writing and how effectively the animation complements it, there’s never been an anime quite likeKaguya-sama, yet despite its popularity, it hasn’t had a new project since the feature film in 2022, thus leaving the story notably unfinished.
It’s been three years since there was anything new from theKaguya-samaanime, and with the manga finished and Aka Akasaka moving on toOshi no KoandAkasaka’s newest series,Marchen Crown, it has looked like the franchise was officially over. As such, it was a surprise to many when Aniplex suddenly announced thata brand-newKaguya-sama: Love is Waranime project was in development; unfortunately, based on what little has been shown, the new project won’t be what people were expecting in the worst of ways, and it’s easy to see why fans are already upset about it.
Kaguya-Sama: Love Is War’s New Anime Project Explained
Everything To Know About Kaguya-Sama’s New Anime Project
At the time of writing, not much is known about the new project fortheKaguya-samaanime, with the most that can be gathered being that it’s a TV special titledKaguya-sama: Love is War: The Stairway to Adulthood. Neither the length of the special nor the release date has been revealed, and above all else,Kaguya-sama: Love is War’s new special does not confirm that season 4 is in development. There isn’t much else to go on beyond speculation, but hopefully, new information aboutThe Stairway to Adulthoodwill be released as soon as possible.
Is Kaguya-Sama’s New TV Special Secretly Its Series Finale?
Kaguya-Sama Might Be Ending Sooner Than Fans Think
As exciting as a newKaguya-samaTV special may be, there might be cause for concern. Not only does the title likely refer to when Kaguya and Miyuki have sex, but Hayasaka’s new haircut, the way Ishigami and Iino are juxtaposed against each other, and the airplane paired with a running Kaguya all reference arcs from the latest stages of the manga. That means that rather than just adapting one arc,Kaguya-sama: Love is War: The Stairway to Adulthoodmight adapt the rest of the seriesand serve as a series finale.
All of that, of course, is very concerning forKaguya-samafans old and new. With a little under half the manga left unadapted, unless the TV special is an incredibly long one, it will have to either cut out content or rush through most of it to end the story, and in either case,Kaguya-sama: Love is War: The Stairway to Adulthoodwill likely be largely unsatisfying as a series finale. It’s still unknown if that is the case, of course, and with how wellKaguya-samahas been handled up until now, that hopefully won’t be the case.
Why Kaguya-Sama’s New TV Special Is Exciting, Regardless Of Pacing
Why Everyone Should Be Excited For Kaguya-Sama’s Return
Kaguya-sama’s upcoming TV special might not have the best pacing, but that doesn’t mean it will be any less exciting. WhileKaguya-sama’s final arcs have been criticized for not closing out the story as effectively as possible, those issues are more about the pacing than anything, and the arcs are still filled with all the same great comedy and character writing that’s defined the series from day one.Kaguya-sama: Love is Warends on a surprisingly high note, and if the new special covers the finale, it will be great to see.
For six years now,Kaguya-samahas been one of thebest anime romcoms aroundfor how much it eschewed the typical cliches of the genre for a much more engaging narrative, so overall,the simple fact thatKaguya-sama: Love is Waris getting new content is great because of how great the series is. There are just as many reasons to be excited aboutKaguya-sama: The Stairway to Adulthoodas there are reasons to be cautious, and hopefully, it won’t be long before new information comes out to show people what to expect.
