Aniplex of America and Crunchyroll have teamed up to bring the feature-length anime film Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends to North American theaters this Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, for a special two-day theatrical event.
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends is the first feature film from Crunchyroll's Kaguya-sama: Love Is War series, based on the hit comics by Aka Akasaka, which sold over 19 million copies in circulation. First premiering in 2019, the anime series has been Ranked #3 Top Anime Series of All Time on My Anime List, one of the world’s largest anime and manga communities with over 12 million active users per month, and won multiple Crunchyroll Anime Awards.
Kaguya-sama follows the main characters Student Council President Miyuki Shirogane and Vice President Kaguya Shinomiya, two geniuses and the top students of their class at the elite Shuchiin Academy. Their fellow students see them as the perfect match for one another, but neither Kaguya nor Miyuki is willing to admit their true feelings for each other. Over the series' first three seasons, the couple becomes locked in a battle to get the other to confess their love for the other first, concluding with a highly anticipated first kiss that ended the show's third season.
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends Takes Place After Season 3
The film, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends takes place in the aftermath of season 3. The official synopsis reads:
Shuchiin Academy’s student council room, the place where Student Council Vice President Kaguya Shinomiya and President Miyuki Shirogane met. After a long battle in love, these two geniuses communicated their feelings and, at the Hoshin Festival, had their very first kiss. However, there was no clear confession of love. The relationship between these two, who assumed they would be a couple, remains ambiguous. Now, overly conscious of their feelings, they must face the biggest challenge yet: Christmas. It’s Shirogane who wants it to be perfect versus Kaguya who pursues the imperfect situation. This is the very “normal” love story of two geniuses and the first kiss that never ends. Run Time: 90 Minutes
After three years and three seasons of awaiting the first kiss between the two main characters, fans will finally see where Kaguya and Miyuki’s relationship stands, in the first feature-length movie from the series, coming to theaters on Feb. 14, 2023! Tickets for Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends, which will be shown in Japanese with English subtitles, are now available on Fandango.
Watch the full trailer below: