Kaguya-sama: Love is War T17

かぐや様は告らせたい ～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～[Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen] #17

by Aka Akasaka (Penciller)

Après les vacances de Noël, place au nouveau trimestre ! Maintenant que Miyuki Shirogane et Kaguya Shinomiya sortent ensemble, vont-ils prendre conscience des prochaines étapes de leur vie de couple ? En tout cas, Kaguya vit sur son petit nuage et veut partager son bonheur avec tous... tout en le dissimulant à chacun ! Pendant ce temps, Yû Ishigami décide de mettre les bouchées doubles pour que Tsubame lui déclare sa flamme tandis que Chika Fujiwara s’immisce dans les tensions amoureuses de tout le monde, sans rien savoir !

Genres: Manga, Romance, Seinen, Young Adult, Comedy, Humor, Fiction

Kindle Edition

First published January 17, 2020

About the author

AKASAKA Aka
Name (in native language): 赤坂アカ

Zodiac: Virgo

Blood Type: O

Reviews

[b. ♡]

admittedly not a huge fan of the chika-must-diet subplot but the rest is fun as usual

[Rereader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Omg, the board game chapter ALONE is worth five stars! I actually had to stop reading to catch my breath from laughing so hard. This series never ceases to make me laugh until I'm crying and I cannot be more grateful for that.

While I have qualms about Nagisa giving Kaguya a porn DVD to watch and calling it "sex education," considering that's something a normal teenager would do AND it's proven that the students at this school tend to be a wee bit...sheltered, I'm willing to let that slide. Also, the "advice" Ishigami and Miyuki give to Maki regarding mens' sexual impulses and virginity is clearly NOT meant to be taken seriously so I'm cool with that too. Besides, both Ishigami's and Miyuki's reactions are so consistent with their characters it would be weird for them to give some speech about purity and true love. The cherry on top, though, is Chika's reaction to their "advice". Never thought I'd see the day where Chika was scared of romance talk, but here we are.

The flashback scene between Maki and Kaguya was really sad, it breaks my heart seeing two young girls become enemies at a young age due to their families' dark past. It also further explains why Kaguya is who she is and reinforces what a terrible clan she was born into. Side note, her brother also sounds like a massive bag of dicks, I feel so bad she's related to him.

And finally, Miyuki and Kaguya's relationship continues to be put to the test this volume, but the prank chapter in the beginning was so well handled and showed more of Kaguya's mischievous side. But more importantly, their phone conversation towards the end of the volume was so damn cute and precious, I fell in love with these two all over again! I really hope they can overcome these hurdles and live happily in the end. Just let my babies be happy, dammit!

That's all I've got without writing a five page essay about what I loved about this volume. Sad I have to wait so long for the next volume, but I will stay strong! All for my dysfunctional babies!

[Sarah ♡ (let’s interact!) · Rating 5 out of 5]

The main thing I love about the Love Is War is that generally the side character are as strong, if not better (!), than the main characters 🥰 makes for such an enjoyable read and I will definitely be watching the anime as well in the future

[Dani ❤️ Perspective of a Writer · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

This wasn’t my most favorite volume. It felt really aimless and not all of it was funny. I actually can enjoy the random chapters when they’re laugh out loud but when they fall flat story momentum can totally save a volume. We do let a certain family know of the new developments with Kaguya and Miyuki but that was really all. I wanted a bit more.

There were a lot of chapters devoted to the other members of the student council. I enjoy this normally but I was really jonezing for more Kaguya and Miyuki cuteness. Still I did enjoy the developments with Ishigami who seems to be the man of the hour right now.

[Alyson Stone]

Book: Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Vol. 17

Author: Aka Akasama

Rating: 4 Out of 5 Stars



I am still enjoying this series. I am enjoying getting to see all of the relationships take off and develop over time. We are still in the early stages of the relationship, but I can see how things are trying to come together.



I do find, though, that this whole sequence has been a little anti-climactic. We have had this big build up for well over a hundred chapters and it just feels like it was all for nothing at times. Yet, I do understand it. Our characters have never really dated before and now they find themselves in situations that they have never been in. I do believe that the author is doing this on purpose. If things were rushed, then it would not work and it would not fit the characters. It’s just one of those things that makes it very difficult to figure out how to strike that balance.



The author, once again, does an amazing job at showing us all of this through the artwork. The artwork still is simple, but it adds so much. We get to see the awkwardness of teenage relationships. They don’t know how to act around each other yet and are still trying to figure out how to act around each other.



Overall, I am still having a great time with this series.

[Ade Fraser · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entre broma y broma la verdad asoma🤭 como aprovecha aquí la amiga Kaguya!! Me han encantado esas escenas😍

Por fin conocemos el regalo de Navidad y me ha encantado, es ideal ❤️

Me da pena la enemistad entre familias porque como se ha podido ver Kaguya y Maki podrían haber sido buenas amigas :( lo del DVD JAJAJAJAJAJAJA

Ayayayay Miko, que estás más celosilla de lo que crees🤭

LA LLAMADA, ADORO, ADORO ADORO!!!!! QUE LA LLAMA POR SU NOMBRE!!!!! ❤️

[Eressea · Rating 5 out of 5]

告白之後既沒頭腦也不天才了
但又還沒開始宮鬥
東立為什麼電子書都出那麼慢啊啊啊啊

四格外傳不知道會不會出電子書QQ

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,75/5

[Elly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume marks a new shift in the story. I am assuming the person reading this has already read the previous volumes, so what I am about to say is fine. We reach a new shift because Kaguya and Shirogane are now dating, Ishigami has his eyes set on making Tsubame confess, and Iino’s moral compass is beginning to skew. All of these developments are such a different change of pace, but it’s still good!

If you do not know: This series follows the members of the student council at an elite school. President Shirogane and Vice-President Kaguya like one another, but neither want to be the one to confess their love first. So, the battle of the brains begins as they try to make the other person confess. Very funny, cute, and at times, moving.

I feel like I don’t have much to say about this volume. It feels like the chapters here are laying down the foundation for future developments and story arcs. However, I will say that I loved the chapters with Maki and Kaguya because Maki is my cinnamon bun child. Also, the very last chapter with the board game club is peak comedy. Such a fun time.

Overall, gave this volume 3.9, but rounding up to 4 stars!

[Deji · Rating 4 out of 5]

En este volumen se termina el recuento de las vacaciones de invierno. El regalo de Kaguya fue perfecto y el regalo de Miyuki para el cumpleaños de Kaguya fue precioso.

Kaguya casi hace que me dé algo cuando dijo tan tranquilamente lo de su relación con Miyuki a los miembros del consejo, pero si me dejó algo triste que decidan mantenerlo en secreto... ¿Por cuanto tiempo podrán lograrlo? Porque estoy segura que al menos Ishigami tiene altas sospechas e Iino no se queda atrás. Ellos seguro algo sospechan. De la que quiero saber la reacción es de Chika porque ella realmente está en su mundo y se veía sorprendida pero... ¿Para bien? ¿Para mal? Espero saberlo pronto.

Del juego de "te quiero" me dio pena Ishigami y lo fácil que juegan con sus emociones xD y ese flashback del presidente hizo que quisiera darle un abrazo, pobrecito. ¡Cómo se sonrojó cuando Kaguya dijo que lo quería! Insisto, no creo que el secreto vaya a durar mucho, porque una que no sabe disimular es Kaguya xD

Hasta este volumen no había notado que Iino y Miyuki casi no habían interactuado solos desde las elecciones de consejo xD fue incómodo pero divertido y que él le haya escrito un poema a Kaguya fue muy tiernoooo, me pregunto si un día se lo leerá. Y ahora que Ishigami los vio, será algo que tenga consecuencias? Otra cosa tierna fue como Kaguya animo a Ishigami con lo del ejercicio, su relación fraternal es preciosa y no me canso de decirlo. Ella y Miyuki son como sus padres xD

Retomando el tema de "Kaguya no sabe disimular" la primera en escucharlo oficialmente es Kashiwagi (aunque ya lo sabía). Es bueno ver cómo ella es la primer persona fuera de Hayazaka en la que Kaguya confía plenamente en asuntos personales/amorosos. Lo del vídeo de "educación sexual" me tenía en el suelo, la pobre solo quiere ayudar a mi Kaguyita xD

De ahí siguió un flashback muy interesante con Shijo. Me hizo preguntarme, si se supone que sus familias están enfrentadas, ¿porqué dijo con tanto orgullo que tenía sangre Shinomiya la primera vez que salió? Es obvio que esa rivalidad es impuesta pero por lo visto ella intentó simular que le tenía tanto rencor como su familia. Supongo que esa ambivalencia con el como ha tratado a Kaguya se explica acá: admiración y deseo de ser familia disfrazado de desdén por imposición. Ellas siempre han querido ser cercanas y me alegra que por fin lograran dar el paso...

... Aunque siento que ver juntas porno no era exactamente el momento wholesome que habían imaginado xD sin embargo, esa plática con Kaguya hizo que Shijo se pusiera en modo protector hacia ella y eso me agrada. Lo que me preocupa es la postura de Kaguya, pensando que cedería solo por no perder su relación. Para mí esa es la prueba de fuego para Miyuki: cómo se comporte con el tema del sexo será si se cae del pedestal o se queda ahí. Creo que el tampoco está listo y mucho menos creo que vaya a presionar a Kaguya, pero aún así espero ambos resuelvan ese asunto que se nota les inquieta.

En temas más tiernos, esa llamada por teléfono lo es TODO. MIYUKI LE DIJO POR SU NOMBRE POR PRIMERA VEZ Y YO APENAS PUDE CON MI EXISTENCIA. Y la muchacha dormida... En fin. Y ¿ya les dije que son malos disimulando? Porque lo son. Ahora la hermana de Miyuki se enteró y siento que falta poco para que explote todo xD

Esa última historia con el club de juegos de mesa fue tan graciosa!! Apenas podía con la risa. Espero poder obtener el siguiente volumen pronto y seguir la historia!

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

A whole bunch on stuff happens, but without a narrative throughline, are the day to day antics of the school enough to make a fulfilling volume? Let’s get (sex) educated with the latest Kaguya-sama!

So, spoiler, the answer is no. There is a lot of delicious gristle in this volume, but there isn’t much of anything by way of meat. Combined with stuff that doesn’t work and you have a very uneven volume.

I think the strongest chapter is the one where Yu finds fitness and leans into every awful habit of anybody who has gotten hardcore into a fitness regime. It’s also the story that makes the best use of Fujiwara, whose reasons for her protestations cap the chapter off perfectly.

Close second is the Mio and Miyuki bonding story, which deliberately moves at a snail’s pace, but then gets silly, then turns into crazy dark hilarity. It has a very lame punchline, but the dark parts are funny enough to carry it.

A lot of the problem is set-up or payoff in a lot of chapters that doesn’t justify the end results or the journey. Fujiwara’s miserable new game is pretty funny, especially the way it dumps on the Yu/Mio story from last time, but it isn’t half as good as the last time this idea was trotted out.

Similarly, the side story about the game club is built upon the hoariest of cliches and is so incredibly rote, but it manages to escalate into the best punchline in the book because of how crazy it gets.

And without the ridiculous DVD involved, I feel the whole story about Kaguya learning about sex is a huge wasted opportunity that could really have been something hilarious. Instead it is a somewhat dramatic okay sort of thing.

3 stars. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect a lot more from a series that has so effortlessly blended comedy and a compelling narrative. This lacks that, plus it no longer has the competition angle to fall back on. I didn’t think this could hope to compare to the last volume, but I don’t think I was wrong to expect a bit more than this.

[Adam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Guttedddddd that I have to wait a week for Volume 18 to arrive (thanks, never-ending Viz paper shortage!) but them's the breaks. Volume 17 feels like a conscious dive into more 'minor' territory - a return to the fluff parade to satisfy the audience after a lot of drama. It's nice stuff, but the best chapters are still the ones with a point of tension to them: stuff like Kaguya subverting Chika's birthday surprise (bizarre!) or Miyuki trying to talk to Mike about poetry (excruciating!). Chapters showing us Kaguya and Miyuki's first phone are nice and all, but they're pretty low-drama, and the other chapters aren't quite exciting enough for the fluff to provide a contrast. Love is War's romance always came from a place of conflict, and whilst I'm delighted to finally receive payoff to that, I wonder how Akasaka is planning to keep the core relationship feeling vital, given how easy its going to be for Ishigami and Iino to overwhelm them. Maybe there'll be more of a focus on keeping the relationship secret? Or maybe they are just going to take a backseat to the side-cast for a little while. Right now, things aren't totally clear just yet.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume feels a little less “amped” from the previous one in a lot of respects. I would argue it is falling back into the familiar flow and issues of the previous volumes and makes volume 16 feel like the outlier. This one had some more tame interactions, but they were very fulfilling. I don’t know when it happened, but I would argue that the side characters have become the true story…or rather instead of it being a side-story…it is equal to the main story! The interactions are nothing short of grand and the way everyone interacts you truly feel as if these individuals exist. Another solid volume with a few “ahhh” moments. Aka Akasaka keeps this series running amazing! Kudos to the author/artist.

[Ruthsic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Moving on from their eventful winter breaks, now Kaguya and Miyuki are back in the Student Council but they are keeping their relationship on the down low. Kaguya manages to brag about it, though, using Chika's penchant for pranks and games. Hayasaka is a bit tired of her bragging, though, so Kaguya turns to Kashiwagi for some advice and finds out that maybe hers and Miyuki's relationship didn't follow the typical route (but who cares if they kissed first etc?). But my favorite chapters were the ones about interactions between Miyuki and Ino (who finally find something they have in common, but Miyuki blows it by not being THAT into poetry) and Kaguya and Maki (we got to know about their family ties, the reasons for the animosity between them and a hilarious incident of them getting some sex ed lol).

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

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kaguya-sama does it again! I loved this volume! The fact that Kaguya and Miyuki are dating but they’re hiding it from their friends is so cute. The part when they called each other and stayed up all night talking to each other was one of the cutest scenes ever. Also Kei is super excited about his brother’s new relationship. The “I love you” game was a great addition, Ishigami is so cute, even when Fujiwara said I love you, he blushed a lot because he’s not used to being told that. Also, when during the game Kaguya said “I like you so much, Shirogane”, he blushed so so so much it was the cutest! I’m excited to see what happens next!

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars.

They literally watched a porn video lmao... those poor things. It's really exciting how despite Kaguya and Shirogane getting together, the story is still so entertaining and fun. I like that we get to see their dynamic as a couple instead of them getting together at the end of the series and we are seeing the dynamics of the side characters evolve and change as well. I loved seeing Shirogane trying to bond with Ino over poetry. I also loved the bonus story with the board game club and "making babies". This series is too silly

[Sarah Salisbury · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one had its fun moments, though it was a little spicier than its predecessors in the most awkward way possible and I can’t keep track of the amount of times I felt secondhand embarrassment on behalf of literally every character, heh. It felt more filleresque than the last volume, which was much heavier on plot and character development; there’s definitely a place for that, but I was not a huge fan of some of the gags - hoping the next volume will be a little more on the serious/emotional side.

[Sarul Sakulthong · Rating 5 out of 5]

เป็นเล่มที่อ่านแล้วขำจนเหนื่อยเลย ดูท่าทิศทางของเรื่องนี้คงจะหลุดธีมของชื่อเรื่องไปแล้ว (Love is war) กลายเป็นแนวรอมคอมน่ารักๆ จากที่เคยประกาศตัวเป็น Death Note เวอร์ชันความรักสมัยเล่มแรกๆ 55555 บางคนอาจจะไม่ชอบแนวทางใหม่ที่เรื่องนี้กำลังมุ่งไป แต่ผมกลับชอบแฮะ อ่านได้เพลินมากจริงๆ ฟีลกู้ดฮีลใจสุดๆ

[Martin R · Rating 5 out of 5]

That one went a little off the rails around the midpoint. But I giggled like an idiot, so I can't really blame it in honest. Plus the nightly scene between our two MCs was really sweet. (I didn't want to spoil it, but now it sounds oddly ominous 😅)

[Anthony Wendel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume has a lot interesting moments in it. Between the growing relationship between Kaguya and Miyuki and the antics of the rest of the cast. There is also a great bit of flashback and bonding chapter between Kaguya and Maki.

[Mithun Sarker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yeah, it's peak. Absolutely hilarious volume, abit to high on the "indecent" part, but that's just the charm, and boy the chapter where Shirogane and Shinomiya talks over the phone and later Miyuki's Sister and Dad spook him was too good, it's 5:20am and I laughed so hard I cannot explain.

[Vincent Courtemarche · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Is one of the best rom coms out there, if your looking to laugh harder than what is medicly safe this is the read for you, best characters as well.

[Chris Buensuceso · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to see what's under those huge glasses...

[Sheepy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The developments have been really sweet so far, there is thar feeling of something happening with kaguyas family at some point but as of right now I'm enjoying the romantic feels!

[Elizabeth Núñez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Este tomo estuvo bien, siento que hubo varios capítulos de relleno, me gustó mucho el 170. Me divertí, me emocioné y grité en ese capítulo, mi fav del tomo.

[Diana Melendez · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume mostly covers a few chapters of the start of the new semester and more chapters of what happened during the winter break.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[Larisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

i laughed so hard from start to finish. i'm so glad i managed to get the physical copy so i can reread it whenever i'm feeling down!

[Nathan Fox · Rating 5 out of 5]

The table top games club chapter had me screaming bitch. I love those whacky girls.

[Isbat Bin Hossain · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars actually...