4/3/2024 0 Comments Love is war beachThis is not the case only because of the inevitability of the last arc being too quick. Now, with all of this praise, one would believe that my assertions warrant a 10/10 score. Though this is not necessarily unique to Kaguya-sama, I believe that as far as I’ve read, Kaguya-sama does it the best. In this process, we emotionally invest ourselves in that progression, laughing, anguishing, and loving with them. Each and every main character (well…) has some kind of internal conflict underlying their goofy dynamics with the others, and must deal with their values being confronted. I honestly think that this is one of the best things about Kaguya-sama.Ĭharacter growth is limited not to a single event or person, but extends as far as the story continues. The emotional arcs, the thrilling arcs, and the downright badass arcs all come together under this umbrella to serve some sort of greater purpose in helping characters grow. This category refers to the story arcs where there are larger stakes at play, and a character’s entire basis is on the verge of change. This occurs more often towards the beginning of the manga and (in addition to the pure entertainment factor) gives insight to general characterization of the cast and introduces us to big ideas that become important later on. The first one is the comedy / “Love is War” parts, where our protagonists (and often others as well) engage in a psychological duel to gain an advantage over the other in the confession rat race. The semantics of plot development can be expressed by dividing the progression into two categories. The excellent art has actually even led me to buy some volumes on a whim! The character designs and background art are also both awesome. Quickly before the nitty-gritty plot things begin, I would like to mention that the visuals for the manga are wonderful, and the sharp style is basically perfect for what the manga is. Over these last 250 chapters and 2+ years that I’ve been reading, I feel as though I’ve been through a journey. A win for the main cast felt like a win to me. There was always a laugh to be had with the witty psychological battles and silly bouts between characters. There wasn’t a moment when a character’s development after a truly emotional scene didn’t move me to tears (being the crybaby that I am). There wasn’t a moment in the manga where a character’s pain didn’t translate to my own sadness. (the mangaka) has made me as a viewer/reader to his characters. Though I’ll admit to some personal bias, I would like to point out how deeply invested Aka What started off as a cute and funny manga with a great premise evolved into a character driven drama with many monumentally emotional character arcs, each of which continue to resonate with me beyond belief. There is simply no other manga of the same genre from which I remember the names of almost every character from which I’ve both laughed and cried audibly while reading from which I’ve derived so much happiness from every serialized chapter. Kaguya-sama: Love is War is the king of romance manga without question.
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