{"id":2192561,"date":"2025-12-09T17:05:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2192561"},"modified":"2025-12-09T17:05:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:05:18","slug":"kaguya-sama-love-is-war-anime-specials-new-video-unveils-opening-song-december-31-debut-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-anime-specials-new-video-unveils-opening-song-december-31-debut-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaguya-sama: Love is War Anime Special&#8217;s New Video Unveils Opening Song, December 31 Debut &#8211; News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The staff for the anime of <cite class=\"e person\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=164360\">Aka Akasaka<\/a><\/cite>&#8216;s <i data-pasted=\"true\"><cite class=\"e anime\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=21401\">Kaguya-sama: Love is War<\/a><\/cite> <\/i>manga unveiled the full promotional video, returning cast and staff, and December 31 premiere of <i data-pasted=\"true\"><cite class=\"e anime\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=36700\">Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Otona e no Kaidan<\/a><\/cite><\/i>\u00a0(The Steps to Become an Adult), the anime&#8217;s new television <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2025-06-22\/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-manga-gets-new-tv-special\/.225894\">special<\/a>, \u00a0on Tuesday. The trailer announces and previews the special&#8217;s opening theme song &#8220;Abunai Kioku&#8221; (Dangerous Memory) by <cite class=\"e person\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=192277\">Masayuki Suzuki<\/a><\/cite> feat. <cite class=\"e person\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=140695\">Aoi Koga<\/a><\/cite>.<\/p>\n<p><center class=\"ann-embed\"><span style=\"display: block; width: 640px; max-width: 100%\"><br \/>\n            <span style=\"display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u300e\u304b\u3050\u3084\u69d8\u306f\u544a\u3089\u305b\u305f\u3044 \u5927\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u968e\u6bb5\u300f\u672cPV\uff5c2025\u5e7412\u670831\u65e5(\u6c34)\u653e\u9001\uff01\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LyHTqu5Yg7I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The anime special will premiere on December 31 on <cite class=\"e company\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=13028\">Tokyo MX<\/a><\/cite>, <cite class=\"e company\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=10651\">BS11<\/a><\/cite>, and <cite class=\"e company\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=4796\">Tochigi TV<\/a><\/cite> on December 31 at 10:00 p.m. JST (8:00 a.m. EST). It will then run on <cite class=\"e company\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=4858\">Gunma TV<\/a><\/cite>, <cite class=\"e company\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=10442\">MBS<\/a><\/cite>, RKB, and TeNY channels in January.<\/p>\n<p>The special will have returning cast and staff members from the anime series.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><cite class=\"e person\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=20712\">Mamoru Hatakeyama<\/a><\/cite> is again directing the special at <cite class=\"e company\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=9909\">A-1 Pictures<\/a><\/cite>. <cite class=\"e person\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=75641\">Y\u016bko Yahiro<\/a><\/cite> is returning to design the characters, and <cite class=\"e person\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=39610\">Kei Haneoka<\/a><\/cite> is back to compose the music.<\/p>\n<p>Returning cast members for the special include:\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"fright\"><figcaption class=\"credit\">Image courtesy of Aniplex<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"credit copyright\">\n<p>\u00a9\u8d64\u5742\u30a2\u30ab\/\u96c6\u82f1\u793e\u30fb\u304b\u3050\u3084\u69d8\u306f\u544a\u3089\u305b\u305f\u3044\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><cite class=\"e company\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=4552\">Viz Media<\/a><\/cite>\u00a0is\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2017-07-20\/viz-media-to-release-black-torch-kaguya-sama-love-is-war-kimetsu-no-yaiba-manga-in-english\/.119060\" data-pasted=\"true\">publishing<\/a>\u00a0<cite class=\"e person\">Aka Akasaka<\/cite>&#8216;s original manga in English, and it describes the story:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">All&#8217;s fair when love is war!<br \/>\n<br data-pasted=\"true\"\/>Two geniuses. Two brains. Two hearts. One battle. Who will confess their love first\u2026?!<br \/>\n<br \/>Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane are two geniuses who stand atop their prestigious academy&#8217;s student council, making them the elite among elite. But it&#8217;s lonely at the top and each has fallen for the other. There&#8217;s just one huge problem standing in the way of lovey-dovey bliss\u2014they&#8217;re both too prideful to be the first to confess their romantic feelings and thus become the \u201closer\u201d in the competition of love! And so begins their daily schemes to force the other to confess first!<\/p>\n<p>Akasaka\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/natalie.mu\/comic\/news\/147655\" target=\"_blank\" data-pasted=\"true\">began<\/a>\u00a0the series in\u00a0<cite class=\"e company\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=909\">Shueisha<\/a><\/cite>&#8216;s\u00a0<cite><cite class=\"e anime\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/manga.php?id=20251\">Miracle Jump<\/a><\/cite><\/cite>\u00a0magazine in May 2015 but it\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/natalie.mu\/comic\/news\/180297\" target=\"_blank\">moved<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<cite><cite class=\"e anime\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/manga.php?id=4283\">Young Jump<\/a><\/cite><\/cite>\u00a0in March 2016. The manga entered its\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2021-10-06\/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-manga-enters-final-arc\/.178212\">final<\/a>\u00a0arc in October 2021, and it\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/daily-briefs\/2022-10-26\/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-manga-ends-on-november-2\/.191248\">ended<\/a>\u00a0in November 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The first television\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2018-05-31\/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-manga-gets-tv-anime\/.132307\" data-pasted=\"true\">anime<\/a>\u00a0of the manga\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2018-12-05\/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-anime-reveals-visual-january-12-premiere\/.140396\">premiered<\/a>\u00a0in January 2019 and aired for 12 episodes.\u00a0<cite class=\"e company\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=9520\">Aniplex of America<\/a><\/cite>\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2018-12-20\/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-anime-to-stream-on-hulu-crunchyroll-funimationnow\/.141110\">streamed<\/a>\u00a0the series on\u00a0<cite class=\"e company\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=6901\">Hulu<\/a><\/cite>,\u00a0<cite class=\"e company\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=7606\">Crunchyroll<\/a><\/cite>, and\u00a0<cite class=\"e company\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=6515\">FunimationNow<\/a><\/cite>. The company also\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2019-11-01\/aniplex-usa-to-release-zoku-owarimonogatari-kaguya-sama-love-is-war-anime-on-bd\/.152885\">released<\/a>\u00a0the anime on Blu-ray Disc.<\/p>\n<p><cite><cite class=\"e anime\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=22587\">Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 2<\/a><\/cite><\/cite>\u00a0premiered in April 2020.\u00a0<cite class=\"e company\">Funimation<\/cite>\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2020-03-27\/funimation-to-stream-new-sakura-wars-kaguya-sama-love-is-war-season-2-the-millionaire-detective-\/.158037\" data-pasted=\"true\">streamed<\/a>\u00a0the anime as it aired in Japan.\u00a0<cite class=\"e company\">Funimation<\/cite>\u00a0also\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2020-07-24\/funimation-unveils-kaguya-sama-love-is-war-season-2-anime-english-dub-cast\/.162196\">dubbed<\/a>\u00a0both seasons of the anime. An original video anime (<cite class=\"e lexicon\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/lexicon.php?id=35\">OVA<\/a><\/cite>) project\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2021-01-28\/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-original-video-anime-reveals-3-episode-titles-may-19-release\/.168904\">shipped<\/a>\u00a0in May 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The series&#8217;\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2021-10-20\/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-anime-season-3-teaser-unveils-title-returning-cast-and-staff-april-2022-\/.178679\" data-pasted=\"true\">third<\/a>\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2020-10-25\/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-anime-gets-3rd-season-ova\/.165571\">season<\/a>\u00a0premiered in April 2022.\u00a0<cite class=\"e company\">Aniplex of America<\/cite>\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2022-03-21\/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-anime-3rd-season-gets-advanced-screening-in-u.s-on-april-2\/.183841\">hosted<\/a>\u00a0the U.S. premiere advanced screening that month at the\u00a0<cite class=\"e person\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/people.php?id=283331\">Aratani<\/a><\/cite>\u00a0Theater in Los Angeles and at Japan Society in New York.<\/p>\n<p><cite><cite class=\"e anime\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/anime.php?id=26033\">Kaguya-sama: Love is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-<\/a><\/cite><\/cite>\u00a0(<cite><cite class=\"e anime\">Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: First Kiss wa Owaranai<\/cite><\/cite>), the anime\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2022-07-07\/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-series-gets-anime-film\/.187477\" data-pasted=\"true\">film<\/a>\u00a0adapting the manga&#8217;s story arc of the same name,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/news\/2022-10-30\/kaguya-sama-love-is-war-anime-film-teaser-unveils-december-17-opening-anime-nyc-preview\/.191382\">opened<\/a>\u00a0in Japan on December 17, 2022.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sources:\u00a0<\/em><i data-pasted=\"true\"><em><cite class=\"e anime\">Kaguya-sama: Love is War<\/cite> anime&#8217;s X\/<cite class=\"e company\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.animenewsnetwork.com\/encyclopedia\/company.php?id=24886\">Twitter<\/a><\/cite> <\/em><\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/anime_kaguya\/status\/1998316705144254764\"><i data-pasted=\"true\"><em>account<\/em><\/i><\/a><i data-pasted=\"true\"><em>, <\/em><\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/natalie.mu\/comic\/news\/651490\"><i data-pasted=\"true\"><em>Comic Natalie<\/em><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.animenewsnetwork.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The staff for the anime of Aka Akasaka&#8216;s Kaguya-sama: Love is War manga unveiled the full promotional video, returning cast and staff, and December 31 premiere of Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Otona e no Kaidan\u00a0(The Steps to Become an Adult), the anime&#8217;s new television special, \u00a0on Tuesday. 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