Kaguya-sama: Love is War
2019 1h 53m movie Film Japan

Kaguya-sama: Love is War

かぐや様は告らせたい ～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～

Synopsis

かぐや様は告らせたい ～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～

A high school girl and boy are part of the student council at a pricey school. They have a crush on one another, but have kept it under wraps so far. With awareness and an inkling of what the other one feels for each the challenge becomes to make the opposite side profess his or her love first.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Kaguya-sama: Love is War. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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Comedy + Romance in Japan

120 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Kaguya-sama: Love is War itself).

The 2018–2020 Japan Window

Kaguya-sama: Love is War holds position #188 of 525 Japan films in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    #1

    Sonic Mania Adventures

    ★ 9.0 · 2018
  2. Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
    #2

    Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D

    ★ 8.9 · 2019
  3. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
    #3

    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    ★ 8.7 · 2019
  4. Jujutsu Kaisen
    #4

    Jujutsu Kaisen

    ★ 8.6 · 2020
  5. DARLING in the FRANXX
    #5

    DARLING in the FRANXX

    ★ 8.6 · 2018
  6. Dr. STONE
    #6

    Dr. STONE

    ★ 8.6 · 2019
  7. The Rising of the Shield Hero
    #7

    The Rising of the Shield Hero

    ★ 8.6 · 2019
  8. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
    #8

    Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

    ★ 8.6 · 2018

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Kaguya-sama: Love is War premiered alongside 179 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 179 other Japan films in 2019.

The 3991st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

37
Reviews
57th
Review-volume percentile
25th
Popularity percentile

37 audience reviews — more than 57% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (57th percentile) outruns trending popularity (25th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

7.6
TMDB Rating
37
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,111 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (76th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #422 of 1,411 (top 30%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesTOHO
Runtime1h 53m
Release DateSeptember 6, 2019
IMDbtt9816396