Love is War Season 4 waits on The First Kiss Never Ends film

Will the anime manufacturing committee rapidly renew Kaguya Season 4 after the film premiere? Pic credit score: Wallpx

The Kaguya-sama Season 4 anime TV collection is over the horizon now that the primary Kaguya-sama: Love Is War film is confirmed to be the true sequel.

On June 24, 2022, the official Twitter account teased followers by stating, “A brand new animation shall be produced.”

No additional context was given on the time. Many followers assumed they have been teasing Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 4.

Additionally, the ultimate scene of Kaguya-sama Season 3 Episode 13 appeared to include a secret message hidden in Kaguya’s eyes. Teasing Kaguya-sama Season 4 on this method wouldn’t be shocking because the second season’s finale additionally contained a secret message that teased the eventual announcement of the third season.

The third season was teased by a hidden message and historical past is seemingly repeating itself. Look into her eyes and inform me that Studio A-1 Pictures isn’t teasing the Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 4 anime! Pic credit score: Studio A-1 Pictures

However, on July 8, 2022, Newtype journal introduced a Kaguya-sama film that’s titled Kaguya-sama: Love is War -The First Kiss Never Ends- (Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: First Kiss wa Owaranai).

Based on the title, it’ll adapt the 10-chapter Christmas-themed story arc of the identical identify, which suggests it’s a direct sequel to Ultra Romantic relatively than an anime authentic story. Considering that the typical anime episode tailored 3 to five manga chapters it’s possible that First Kiss would be the equal of a comparatively quick movie or a protracted OVA episode.

On October 30, 2022, it was confirmed that the Kaguya-sama film launch date in Japan could be on December 17, 2022.

On July 11, 2022, the official Twitter account introduced that the Kaguya: First Kiss film shall be broadcast on Japanese TV stations after its particular screenings at film theaters. Thus, it wouldn’t be shocking if Crunchyroll shall be streaming Kaguya-sama First Kiss sooner or later, as effectively.

The Kaguya-sama film’s opening theme tune “Love is Show” is sung by Masayuki Suzuki and options Reni Takagi.

During Anime NYC 2022 on November 19, 2022, producer Aniplex confirmed that the Kaguya-sama film would have restricted screenings in choose USA theaters in February 2023. The world premiere was live-streamed on the Aniplex of America YouTube channel and featured particular company Aoi Koga, Yuichiro Kikuchi, and Tatsuya Ishikawa for a particular panel earlier than the screening.

On September 28, 2022, it was confirmed that the Kaguya-sama: First Kiss film launch date in Japanese theaters shall be in “Winter 2022”. Typically, within the Japanese broadcasting cour system, Winter 2022 could be a reference to January via March 2022. But since that’s previously, the announcement meant that the movie is screening within the November 2022 to January 2023 time-frame.

This visible for Kaguya-sama: Love is War -The First Kiss Never Ends- film was launched on September 28, 2022. Pic credit score: Studio A-1 Pictures

But with the Kaguya-sama manga ending its closing arc in November 2022, the place does that depart the story of Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 4? And when will Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Season 4 come out?

Even although the anime-original finish credit scene of the third season’s finale led individuals to consider the story was ending, the fourth season will proceed the story now that Miyuki Shirogane and Shinomiya Kaguya are one step nearer to overtly confessing… and, maybe, relationship!? But first, the fourth season will dive down into the darkish secrets and techniques of Ai Hayasaka and the Shinomiya household…

This picture of a clock tower teased the manufacturing of the brand new Kaguya-sama: Love is War! film. Pic credit score: Studio A-1 Pictures

Since the official English title for the third season was Kaguya-sama: Love is War – Ultra Romantic – (Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai?: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen), it’s very possible that Kaguya-sama Season 4 may have a equally romantic title.

The studio and fundamental workers making Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 4 hasn’t been introduced but.

The third season didn’t change the animation studio, so it’s very possible that Kaguya-sama Season 4 shall be produced by Studio A-1 Pictures, which is finest recognized for latest anime such because the 86 anime, Sword Art Online, and The Seven Deadly Sins (which switched to Studio DEEN beginning with Season 3).

In 2022, A-1 Pictures additionally launched anime authentic tales just like the Engage Kiss anime and the Lycoris Recoil anime.

For the third season, Director Shinichi Omata as soon as once more returned to helm the anime venture beneath the pseudonym Mamoru Hatakeyama. In the previous, he directed standard anime comparable to Record of Grancrest War and was an episode director for Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Writer Yasuhiro Nakanishi (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun) created the collection composition. Artist Yuuko Yahiro (Haikyuu!!) created the character designs and was the Chief Animation Director. Also on the venture are sound director Jin Aketagawa and music composer Kei Haneoka.

The Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 4 OP (opening) and ED (ending) theme tune music haven’t been introduced but.

The Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 3 OP “GIRI GIRI” was carried out by Masayuki Suzuki whereas that includes Suu. The third season’s ED “Heart wa Oteage” was carried out by Airi Suzuki. The particular Kaguya-sama rap battle ED “My Nonfiction” was carried out by Miyuki Shirogane (Makoto Furukawa) and Chika Fujiwara (Konomi Kohara).

The particular Kaguya-sama Season 3 Episode 5 ED trailer.

The third season premiered on April 9, 2022. Previous seasons have been streaming completely on Funimation, however after Sony acquired each Funimation and Crunchyroll the third season turned obtainable on each platforms along with VRV (however not Netflix, Hulu, HIDIVE, or Amazon Prime Video).

The finale, Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 3 Episode 12, was launched on June 24, 2022. The finale episode shall be a one-hour particular so the second half is the equal of Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 3 Episode 13.

• Updated November 21, 2022: Added fundamental Kaguya-sama film trailer and USA theater data.
• Updated October 30, 2022: Added Kaguya-sama film launch date and Anime NYC 2022 data.
• Updated October 14, 2022: Kaguya-sama manga ending in November 2022.
• Updated July 8, 2022: Kaguya-sama First Kiss film confirmed.
• Updated June 24, 2022: New anime manufacturing confirmed.
• Updated June 17, 2022: S3 finale is a 1-hour particular. Adjusted comparability. Manga reaches 18 million copies in circulation.

This article gives all the pieces that’s recognized about Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 4 (Kaguya-sama Season 4 / Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai?: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen Season 4) and all associated information. As such, this text shall be up to date over time with information, rumors, and evaluation. Meanwhile, let’s delve down into what is understood for sure.

Kaguya-sama Season 4 launch date predictions: Is 2024 possible?

As of the final replace, Studio A-1 Pictures, Aniplex, Shueisha, or any firm associated to the manufacturing of the anime has not formally confirmed the Kaguya Season 4 launch date. However, the manufacturing of a film sequel was introduced on June 24, 2022.

Once the information is formally confirmed this text shall be up to date with the related info.

In the meantime, it’s potential to take a position about when, or if, the Kaguya-sama Season 4 launch date will happen sooner or later.

Kaguya Season 4 appeared inevitable contemplating its ongoing recognition. While the third season was overshadowed by the SPY x FAMILY Part 1 anime and The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2, the Kaguya Season 3 anime was commonly close to the highest on Crunchyroll’s hottest anime listing.

On the detrimental facet, the Kaguya-sama anime’s third season didn’t give an enormous increase to the manga gross sales in April 2022 because the collection didn’t make the Top 20 Oricon listing. While it was predictable that the SPY x FAMILY manga would dominate the charts together with Jujutsu Kaisen and Tokyo Revengers, the manga increase offered by different Spring 2022 anime notably was sufficient to place the Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie manga (#20) and the Komi Can’t Communicate manga (#12) into the Top 20.

Still, the Kaguya-sama: Love is War anime critiques have solely grown higher every season. In reality, the Ultra Romantic season topped Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood on MyAnimeListing in recognition for a time.

It helps that the Ultra Romantic story arc is likely one of the peak hype arcs within the manga collection because of Chapter 136, though there are different massive moments (manga Chapters 160 and 220) that may generate buzz within the anime fandom after they finally hit our TV screens.

The third season was teased by a secret message hidden in a picture. Apparently, they determined to do the identical with Kaguya Season 4 regardless of persevering with the primary story with a film.

There are good causes to assume the fourth season shall be definitively introduced throughout the finish credit score of the Kaguya First Kiss film. Besides being well-reviewed by each critics and audiences, FUNimation even paid more money to make the second season an unique, a change from the primary season, which streamed on (then) competitor platforms like Crunchyroll and Hulu. Likewise, the third season was unique to Crunchyroll, Funimation, and VRV, that are all now owned by Sony.

Although the third season was formally greenlit for manufacturing again in 2020, anime followers ended up ready two years. It’s potential there was a delay attributable to the COVID pandemic since many studios transitioned to working remotely throughout that point interval, which got here at the price of effectivity. (Notably, Studio A-1 Pictures delayed the discharge of the ultimate episodes of 86 Season 2 by months, though some have blamed producer Aniplex for poor manufacturing scheduling.)

Now that the manga is ending the producers will possible begin planning out a long-term schedule for the anime because it additionally continues to be standard as a standalone product. Presumably, the mud from the COVID pandemic has begun to settle and animation manufacturing is resuming at a extra regular tempo.

It’s possible that the Kaguya-sama Love is War film launch date shall be in 2023. Therefore, assuming that pre-production has already secretly begun on the fourth season as effectively, it’s potential the Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 4 launch date shall be in 2024.

Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 4 English dub launch date predictions

The first season of the anime TV collection initially didn’t have an English dub by Funimation. In 2020, Funimation introduced the Kaguya-sama English dub by stating that they might dub the primary two seasons on the similar time after which launch them at a later date.

By distinction, Crunchyroll’s Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 3 English dub launch date was on April 22, 2022, which was solely a number of weeks behind the collection premiere on April 8, 2022.

Here was the Kaguya-sama dub forged:

• Alexis Tipton as Kaguya Shinomiya
• Aaron Dismuke as Miyuki Shirogane
• Jad Saxton as Chika Fujiwara
• Bryn Apprill as Nagisa Kashiwagi
• Austin Tindle as Yū Ishigami
• Heather Walker as Kei Shirogane
• Amanda Lee as Ai Hayasaka
• Madeleine Morris as Miko Iino
• Leah Clark as Kobachi Osaragi
• Tia Ballard as Tsubame Koyasu
• Hope Endrenyi as Maki Shijo
• Ian Sinclair because the Narrator

Presumably, now that Funimation is being phased out by Sony, Crunchyroll’s Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 4 English dub launch date shall be introduced sooner or later after the collection has first premiered with Japanese audio and English subtitles.

Hopefully, future English dubbing shall be sooner as soon as the COVID pandemic winds down and turns into endemic. Many English dubbing homes have skilled delays since voice actors typically journey to the recording studio. In order to guard voice actors from the impression of the coronavirus pandemic, they have been pressured to briefly pause manufacturing or take additional security precautions that resulted in slowed work.

Kaguya-sama: Love is War manga ending in Volume 28: The Final Arc led to November 2022

The anime collection is predicated on the Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai?: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen manga collection by creator Aka Akasaka. When the Japanese title for the Kaguya-sama manga is translated into English it actually means “Kaguya Wants To Be Confessed To: The Geniuses’ War Of Hearts And Minds”

Serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump journal since May 2015, the manga collection was as much as Kaguya-sama Volume 27 as of October 19, 2022. The closing quantity was Kaguya-sama Volume 28, which got here out on December 19, 2022.

In 2018 the Kaguya-sama manga obtained two spin-offs. The first is a Dojin Edition by Shinta Sakayama. The second, by G3 Ida, is named We Want To Talk About Kaguya (Kaguya-sama o Kataritai). That story follows ladies in a newspaper membership who idolize the coed council however don’t actually know what’s happening behind its closed doorways. This spin-off manga was additionally led to November 2022.

North American writer VIZ Media is publishing the official Kaguya-sama manga’s English translation. As of August 2, 2022, it’s as much as Volume 23.

In mid-November 2020, Akasaka revealed throughout a stay stream that he has been paid 100,000 yen in royalties per anime episode. Based on the present change charges, which means the unique creator solely makes about $11,550 USD per anime season.

As of June 2022, the manga collection reportedly had 18 million copies in circulation, a half-a-million enhance from March 2022 when the collection had 17.5 million copies in circulation. As a comparability, the SPY x FAMILY anime precipitated its respective manga collection’ circulation to achieve 18 million copies by May 2022.

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After reaching its peak with the anime assist, the collection has been via a tough hill.

It is in its closing arc so I believe it’s going to keep the 25vol ranges to the top, kind of. pic.twitter.com/l2HvgPtuah

— 寿 三井 (@Josu_ke) May 1, 2022

Warning: The following paragraph accommodates spoilers! Certain occasions are vaguely worded.

After the occasions of Kaguya-sama Chapter 160 in Volume 16, Miyuki and Kaguya formally moved their relationship to the subsequent stage. The closing arc is certainly organising an ending to coincide with the classmates’ closing days on the elite academy. Miyuki and Kaguya’s commencement from highschool is arising within the official timeline so the clock is ticking.

In 2020, it was confirmed in an interview that the manga was about two-thirds full. In early October 2021, Weekly Young Jump Issue 45, 2021 introduced that the Kaguya-sama manga’s ending is arising because the collection had entered its closing arc. Creator Akasaka even took a hiatus again in May 2021 with a purpose to plan out the manga’s closing act. In October, Akasaka took one other break for Issue 46, after which the ultimate story arc started in Issue 47 on October 21, 2021.

In October 2022, it was formally confirmed that the manga was ending in Kaguya-sama Volume 28. It will include the ultimate chapter, Kaguya-sama 281.

The Kaguya-sama: Love is War manga’s ending was launched in Fall 2022. Both the primary manga collection and the manga spin-off, Kaguya-sama o Kataritai, each led to Weekly Young Jump Issue 49, 2022 on November 2, 2022.

And that’s why Kaguya-sama Season 4 is unlikely to be the ultimate season of the anime TV collection. By the top of the third season, solely about half of the chapters may have been tailored into episodes. Since the difference pacing has averaged three chapters per episode, which means there needs to be a number of extra seasons to go.

(Side word: In the 12 months 2022, Kaguya-sama turned 18 years outdated and thus she’s a authorized grownup.)

It’s predicted that Kaguya Season 4 will decide up the story once more within the final a number of chapters of manga Volume 14. Pic credit score: Aka Akasaka

Kaguya-sama: Love is War manga in comparison with the anime’s third season

The Kaguya-sama anime collection is arguably one of the well-executed variations of a rom-com manga collection lately. But, like comparable manga collection, the chapters have been tailored out of order and the story was condensed.

Notably, earlier manga chapters tended to have self-contained tales primarily based on the Battle format whereas later manga volumes transitioned to specializing in quick story arcs. In these instances, the anime tailored the associated chapters in consecutive order. Arguably, the story improved as soon as the emphasis was shifted away from the Battles.

The Kaguya-sama manga’s timeline isn’t essentially primarily based on the chapter order, both. Sometimes, later volumes offered massive flashbacks again to the time earlier than rumors about Kaguya and Miyuki relationship started to unfold.

The titles of every anime episode corresponded to the title of the chapters that the episode tailored. The following is a information to skipped chapters and the order through which the anime episodes tailored the manga:

• Episode 1: Chapters 1, 12, 5
• Episode 2: Chapters 11, 7, 6
• Episode 3: Chapters 14, 8, 9
• Episode 4: Chapters 17, 18, 19, 20
• Episode 5: Chapters 16, 23, 21
• Episode 6: Chapters 24, 28, 25
• Episode 7: Chapters 26, 29, 27
• Episode 8: Chapters 39, 31, 55
• Episode 9: Chapters 33, 34, 35
• Episode 10: Chapters 37, 38, 40
• Episode 11: Chapters 42, 43, 41, 44
• Episode 12: Chapters 44, 45, 46
• Skipped Chapters: 2, 3, 4, 10, 13, 15, 22, 23, 30 (Season 2), 32, 36 (Season 2)

The first season of the anime ended on a excessive emotional word with the fireworks competition in Volume 5: Chapter 45, solely to reset the connection primarily based on misunderstandings and the prideful need to drive the opposite to admit their love first.

• Season 2 Episode 1: Chapters 30, 48, 57, 51
• Season 2 Episode 2: Chapters 52, 53, 54
• Season 2 Episode 3: Chapters 56, 59, 60
• Season 2 Episode 4: Chapters 58, 61, 65
• Season 2 Episode 5: Chapters 63, 64, 36, 66
• Season 2 Episode 6: Chapters 67, 68, 69
• Season 2 Episode 7: Chapters 70, 71, 73, 74
• Season 2 Episode 8: Chapters 72, 78, 79
• Season 2 Episode 9: Chapters 80, 81, 82
• Season 2 Episode 10: Chapters 83, 84, 85, 86, 87
• Season 2 Episode 11: Chapters 87, 88, 89, 90
• Season 2 Episode 12: Chapters 100, 101, 91
• Skipped Chapters: 47, 49, 50, 62, 75, 76, 77

By the top of the second season, romance had begun to bloom on a number of ranges if sure members of the coed council would simply permit it to blossom. Miyuki is significantly making an attempt to evaluate whether or not Kaguya has emotions for him, so it wasn’t shocking when the third season was tagged as Ultra Romantic after the tradition competition story arc.

• Season 3 Episode 1: Chapters 95, 102, 117
• Season 3 Episode 2: Chapters 103, 93, 94
• Season 3 Episode 3: Chapters 97, 98, 99
• Season 3 Episode 4: Chapters 104, 105, 106
• Season 3 Episode 5: Chapters 107, 108, 109
• Season 3 Episode 6: Chapters 111, 113, 114
• Season 3 Episode 7: Chapters 115, 116, 118
• Season 3 Episode 8: Chapters 119, 120, 122
• Season 3 Episode 9: Chapters 121, 123, 124
• Season 3 Episode 10: Chapters 125, 126, 127, 128
• Season 3 Episode 11: Chapters 129, 130, 131
• Season 3 Episode 12: Chapters 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138 (partial), anime authentic
• Skipped Chapters: TBA (96, 110, 117?)

It’s anticipated that the Kaguya-sama: First Kiss film will adapt manga Chapters 138 via 151.

All in all, the ending of the third season’s finale, Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 3 Episode 12, discovered a stopping level comparable to manga Volume 14: Chapter 138.

Ending with the tradition competition arc is one of the best stopping level since a quasi-confession lastly occurs with Kaguya actually utilizing her lips as an alternative of phrases to inform Miyuki how she feels! But since she used a kiss relatively than a spoken confession does that basically imply she misplaced the conflict of affection?

Ending with Chapter 138 relatively than 137 allowed the anime to transition extra naturally with the after-party relatively than simply ending abruptly on a cliffhanger. The after-credits scene was an anime-original ending that’s most likely complicated because it made the third season appear extra conclusive than it actually was.

The Miyuki Shirogane x Shinomiya Kaguya kiss scene is why the third season is Ultra Romantic. But there’s additionally cause why a coronary heart is masking their mouths… Pic credit score: Aka Akasaka

Volume 16: Chapter 160 was additionally stopping level as a consequence of one other main change of their relationship, however reaching that time would have required the third season to be two cours. It additionally takes place in the midst of a narrative arc. Thankfully, Kaguya-sama Season 4 will adapt that essential improvement from Chapter 160.

The excellent news is that there’s loads of supply materials for instantly beginning manufacturing on Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 4 after the film is launched. And the manga’s ending will permit the anime manufacturing committee to plan out the rest of the anime TV collection.

English-only manga readers who want to learn forward of the anime TV collection can leap straight to Volume 14: Chapter 138. If you’ve already watched the Kaguya-sama film, then you definitely would begin at Chapter 152.

Kaguya-sama film spoilers (plot abstract/synopsis)

The aftermath of the massive kiss has each Kaguya and Miyuki hopelessly considering lewd ideas. It could also be Christmas time however of their whirl of feelings, their heads are simply stuffed with nothing however indecent issues!

Back at her home, Kaguya spills all the small print to Ai Hayasaka concerning the School Council President asking her to use to Stanford faculty in America with him and the way that second led her to kissing Miyuki. But Kaguya shocks Hayasaka by admitting that it was a full-on french kiss on their first kiss! (Hence the hearts masking the mouths.)

The ending of the third season contained this scene, and even confirmed Kaguya-chan, however not the dialogue that instantly adopted. Hayasaka claims, “It’s virtually the identical factor as having intercourse,” to which a confused Kaguya exclaims, “All I did was stick my tongue into his oral cavity!”

When Hayasaka sticks to her weapons (and retains repeating the phrase “intercourse” to Kaguya’s annoyance), Kaguya asks one other girlfriend over the cellphone how rapidly a relationship ought to develop towards precise bodily intimacy after the primary kiss.

At first, the response is 2 months, which Kaguya feels is loads of time. But when Kaguya asks, “How about after French kissing?” the response adjustments to, “…40 seconds?” Kaguya is now mortified since she’s afraid the President would possibly assume her a “lecherous nymphomaniac” since she used tongue on the primary kiss!

As for Miyuki, he can’t cease considering of the depth of the primary kiss and what finding out overseas will imply for his or her relationship. Are Shirogane and Shinomiya formally a boyfriend and girlfriend now? He’s unsure since he fears Kaguya will mock him for considering they’re a pair simply due to a single kiss.

Unfortunately for Shirogane, he received’t be getting any fast solutions to this query on the subsequent faculty day because the mixture of happiness and sleeplessness has remodeled Kaguya into Chibi Kaguya-chan. This super-rare type is tremendous open about expressing her internal emotions, however she will solely convey her ideas on the stage of a grade-schooler! Pic credit score: Aka Akasaka

Of course, it will be neglectful to not point out the Yuu Ishigami x Iino ship that started crusing with Chapter 137. But that ship appears to run afoul of an iceberg when Tsubame Koyasu invitations Ishigami to her personal home for an obvious Christmas date. (Chika Fujiwara can’t consider it, however everybody acknowledges that they’ve recognized because the sports activities competition that Ishigami likes Tsubame!)

All of those rising {couples} might want to look inside and analyze their emotions. But will any of them begin overtly relationship?

Kaguya-sama S4 spoilers (plot abstract/synopsis)

In the aftermath of The First Kiss Never Ends story arc, Kaguya-sama Season 4 will meet up with what the opposite characters have been doing throughout the winter break. And then the second-year pupil’s class journey will start!

But what’s shocking is that Kaguya’s servant Ai Hayasaka asks Miyuki for assist in leaving the Shinoiya household! Why would Ai betray Kaguya on this method?

It seems that the third Shinomiya brother is plotting in opposition to Hayasaka for her determination to depart the household. This stunning flip of occasions will result in Kaguya uncovering truths about her household. Will Hayasaka and Kaguya be capable of stay buddies?

Unfortunately, anime followers must wait till the Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 4 launch date to look at what occurs subsequent after the film. Stay tuned!