The most ingenious love story Anime It’s back, but not the way everyone expected. This June 17 was announced the return of Kaguya-sama wa KokuraSetai: Tensai-Tachi no Renai Zunousen (d)Kaguya-sama: Love is War). One of the most beloved romantic comedies of the anime, with a new special titled Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Otona e no Kaidan. Although the announcement filled fans with joy, it also brought with it a strong concern. Everything indicates that this new content could skip more than 100 chapters of the manga and abruptly close the story.
The Kaguya-sama special that could skip much of the manga
Kaguya-sama He will return in 2025, but not as a fourth season, but as a television special. The announcement was accompanied by a visual where you see Kaguya and Shirogane with a plane between them, while characters like girl, , Ishigami and Hayasaka With short hair they surround them. Despite its attractive aesthetic, the poster details raised alarm signals among the most attentive fans.
Since the premiere of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss Never Ends In 2022, which adapted the sleeve Until chapter 160, there have been no more official animations. Now, with this special on the way, many have noticed that the promotional design seems to refer to an event that occurs in chapter 267 of the manga, which only has 281 chapters in total. If that is confirmed, it would mean that the special could skip over 100 crucial development chapters of the story.
A compressed ending for a story that deserved more
The concern comes not only from content that will possibly be left out, but also from the unknown duration of the special of Kaguya-sama. As it is not a series or a movie, many speculate that the format will not be enough to cover with justice what remains of the sleeve. The arc after chapter 160 contains key moments of evolution in the relationship between Kaguya and Shirogane. In addition to important closures for secondary characters that fans have followed with affection since the beginning.
some sectors of the FANDOM of Kaguya-sama They have stated that they preferred that the story end after what was shown in the film, arguing that the manga was unnecessarily lengthened. However, for many others, that final stretch represents an emotionally satisfactory conclusion and consistent with the growth of the characters.
Love, war, and a hasty goodbye?
For now, there is no official confirmation of Kaguya-sama: Love is War about the duration of the special or about the exact content that it will adapt. But if the visual really points to the manga’s climax, it seems more and more likely that this special will definitely close the Kaguya-sama anime. The question that everyone asks is: will you do it with the care and depth that the series deserves?
Kaguya-sama: Love is War It became a phenomenon not only for its comedy and visual style. but because of its unique way of representing adolescent love with emotional intelligence. Therefore, any closure that omits the heart of its history runs the risk of tarnishing the legacy of one of the most iconic romances of modern anime. It remains to wait for more details, but for now, the fandom maintains hope… and also the caution.
