Complete manga reading guide
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Manga in Order (Arcs & Chapters)
Read every collected volume from the beginning, then use the story guide below to see how the chapters and sourced story sections fit together.
- Volumes
- 21
- Chapters
- 281
- Status
- Completed
- Original run
- 2015–2022
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Collected editions
All Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Manga volumes in order
21 collected volumes
Story guide
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Manga arcs and chapters
The guide follows the major relationship and student-council arcs in reading order, while preserving the series’ many self-contained comedy chapters.
Story arc 1
Movie Theater Arc
Kaguya and Miyuki turn an ordinary movie invitation into the opening rounds of their increasingly elaborate contest of romantic pride.
Chapters 1–3Story arc 2
Reconciliation Arc
A misunderstanding between the student-council leads resolves, briefly exposing the care beneath their competitive behavior and resetting their uneasy equilibrium.
Chapters 37–38Story arc 3
Summer Vacation Arc
Separated by summer break, Kaguya and Miyuki search for excuses to stay connected while the supporting cast’s everyday antics broaden the comedy.
Chapters 40–43Story arc 4
Fireworks Arc
Kaguya’s wish to join a fireworks outing turns a simple seasonal event into a test of friendship, timing, and determination.
Chapters 44–45Story arc 5
President's Birthday Arc
Kaguya tries to mark Miyuki’s birthday without revealing too much feeling, turning gift-giving and social expectations into another tactical struggle.
Chapters 51–54Story arc 6
Chaotic Election Arc
A student-council election brings Miko Iino into the central cast and makes Miyuki’s public leadership role as consequential as his private rivalry.
Chapters 59–69Story arc 7
Sports Festival Arc
During the school sports festival, Ishigami faces painful social history while his friends gain a fuller understanding of his isolation and resilience.
Chapters 82–90Story arc 8
Mixer Arc
A planned mixer gives Kaguya reason to worry about Miyuki’s attention, drawing Hayasaka into a compact but revealing intervention.
Chapters 93–94Story arc 9
Cell Phone Arc
When Kaguya must replace her phone, ordinary communication becomes unexpectedly fraught and reveals how much distance technology can create or close.
Chapters 100–102Story arc 10
Rap Arc
Miyuki and Chika’s attempt to communicate through rap becomes a comic release valve for feelings the council has struggled to state plainly.
Chapters 107–108Story arc 11
Dual Confessions Culture Festival Arc
The culture festival concentrates several romantic threads as Kaguya and Miyuki each prepare a plan to force the other’s long-awaited confession.
Chapters 122–137Story arc 12
The First Kiss Never Ends Arc
After the festival, Kaguya and Miyuki confront the gap between their polished personas and the vulnerability needed for an honest relationship.
Chapters 142–151Story arc 13
New Game Arc
Winter-break vignettes revisit the council and its friends separately, advancing smaller emotional threads before the school year’s next major turn.
Chapters 153–162Story arc 14
Class Trip Arc
A class trip places Kaguya, Miyuki, and Hayasaka under unusual pressure, bringing family obligations and long-kept roles into sharper focus.
Chapters 179–187Story arc 15
Valentine's Day Arc
Valentine’s Day intensifies the series’ romantic signals, with gifts and expectations creating new uncertainty among the interconnected student relationships.
Chapters 194–195Story arc 16
End of Secrets Arc
Several unresolved relationships and private histories collide as the student council’s efforts to support Ishigami reshape trust within the wider group.
Chapters 188–206Story arc 17
Home Visit Arc
Kaguya visits the Shirogane household, allowing both leads to see more of the family circumstances that shape the other’s ambitions.
Chapters 207–209Story arc 18
The ABCs of Men and Women Arc
Kaguya seeks advice about the next stage of her relationship with Miyuki, while friends’ conflicting perspectives complicate an intimate decision.
Chapters 215–220Story arc 19
Buddha's Stone Begging Bowl Arc
Iino, Ishigami, and Osaragi’s competing loyalties come to the forefront, shifting attention toward friendship, jealousy, and unresolved romantic expectations.
Chapters 226–234Story arc 20
Kaguya-sama Wants to be Confessed to Arc
Pressure from the Shinomiya family forces the student council to confront a crisis larger than its usual games of pride and confession.
Chapters 240–261Story arc 21
Shirogane's Departure Arc
With a major departure approaching, Kaguya and Miyuki reckon with distance, future plans, and what their relationship requires from both of them.
Chapters 262–267Story arc 22
Everyday Life Arc
Short chapters follow the friends remaining at school, offering quieter character moments after the preceding high-stakes family conflict.
Chapters 268–270Story arc 23
Farewell Arc
The final arc gives the principal cast focused closing chapters, revisiting their evolving bonds and the future-facing questions left by graduation.
Chapters 272–281
Sources checked: VIZ, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki, Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Wiki — checked July 20, 2026.
Series overview
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Manga synopsis
Student-council president Miyuki Shirogane and vice president Kaguya Shinomiya are brilliant, admired, and thoroughly in love with each other. Neither can bear the humiliation of confessing first. Everyday school situations become elaborate psychological battles meant to force the other into revealing their feelings. As their friends become entangled in the schemes, the romantic comedy develops into a larger story about vulnerability, ambition, and growing up.
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