This interview contains manga spoilers.

The one who falls in love loses!

Kaguya Wants to Be Confessed to: The Geniuses' War of Love and Brains, hereinafter called Kaguya-sama, is a romantic comedy manga in which two high school geniuses that lead the prestigious Shuchiin academy’s student council fight in a battle of love and mind games to get each other to confess, despite their feelings being mutual.

Aka Akasaka is currently writing a series for the “Weekly Young Jump” magazine (published by Shueisha), and he has sold more than 9 million volumes in total (as of January 2020). In January 2019, the manga was adapted into a TV anime, and in September it was adapted into a live-action movie starring Sho Hirano (King & Prince) and Kanna Hashimoto, which boosted the series’ popularity even more. With the second anime season scheduled to be broadcast this April, it is currently one of the most distinguished manga.

In this series, the battle between a boy and a girl in love is elevated into the ultimate comedy, but in volume 16 they finally start dating and the story takes on a new development.

In this interview, we will delve into the world of Kaguya-sama, including detailed perspectives on characters and unique creative style, to his plans for the ending.