Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-
かぐや様は告らせたい-ファーストキッスは終わらない-
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-
かぐや様は告らせたい-ファーストキッスは終わらない-
Your feedback improves this guide
Your feedback highlights guides that need a second look and keeps the rating trustworthy.
Does this age rating seem accurate to you?
Sign in to vote
What this film brings
Content barometer
Violence
0/5
None
Fear
1/5
Mild
Sexuality
1/5
Allusions
Language
1/5
Mild
Narrative complexity
1/5
Accessible
Adult themes
0/5
None
Expert review
This animated film continues a school romantic comedy focused on two very bright teenagers whose relationship moves forward through embarrassment, pride, and fast verbal humor. The sensitive content mainly involves teen romance, including kissing, conversations about being a couple, strong emotional tension, and a few mild intimacy related implications, with no explicit sexual scenes or nudity. The overall experience is low in violence and fear, but it does require some maturity to follow the psychological games, emotional misunderstandings, and shifting moods of the characters. For children around age 7, the material is not truly disturbing, yet much of the nuance may go over their heads, while viewers around 9 or 10 can enjoy it more with a parent who helps explain the emotions, the awkwardness of early relationships, and the exaggerated comic style.
Synopsis
After pining for one another and plotting for so long, Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane finally have their climactic first kiss. However, they struggle to define their relationship. After all, how much of their true selves have they really shown to one another?
Difficult scenes
Several scenes revolve around the first kiss and the difficulty of defining the relationship afterward. A young child is unlikely to be upset by this, but may not understand why the characters become so nervous, so focused on romantic signals, and so hurt by small misunderstandings. The film uses intense internal monologues in which the characters treat every gesture, word, and silence as a major romantic event. This pressure is played for comedy, yet it can feel emotionally dense for younger viewers, especially when a character questions their self worth or worries about being loved as they really are. Some sequences imply stronger romantic closeness, with staging that emphasizes face to face tension, physical awkwardness, and expectations surrounding intimacy. Nothing is explicit, but parents of younger children should know that the film is much more focused on teenage relationship codes than on a broad family adventure.
Where to watch
No verified platform for the US market yet. We keep this section updated as availability changes.
Availability checked on Apr 01, 2026
About this title
- Format
- Feature film
- Year
- 2022
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Countries
- Japan
- Original language
- JA
- Directed by
- Mamoru Hatakeyama
- Main cast
- Makoto Furukawa, Aoi Koga, Konomi Kohara, Ryota Suzuki, Miyu Tomita, Yumiri Hanamori, Momo Asakura, Rina Hidaka, Taku Yashiro, Kana Ichinose
- Studios
- A-1 Pictures, Aniplex, Shueisha, jeki, MBS
Content barometer
Violence
0/5
None
Fear
1/5
Mild
Sexuality
1/5
Allusions
Language
1/5
Mild
Narrative complexity
1/5
Accessible
Adult themes
0/5
None
Expert review
This animated film continues a school romantic comedy focused on two very bright teenagers whose relationship moves forward through embarrassment, pride, and fast verbal humor. The sensitive content mainly involves teen romance, including kissing, conversations about being a couple, strong emotional tension, and a few mild intimacy related implications, with no explicit sexual scenes or nudity. The overall experience is low in violence and fear, but it does require some maturity to follow the psychological games, emotional misunderstandings, and shifting moods of the characters. For children around age 7, the material is not truly disturbing, yet much of the nuance may go over their heads, while viewers around 9 or 10 can enjoy it more with a parent who helps explain the emotions, the awkwardness of early relationships, and the exaggerated comic style.
Synopsis
After pining for one another and plotting for so long, Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane finally have their climactic first kiss. However, they struggle to define their relationship. After all, how much of their true selves have they really shown to one another?
Difficult scenes
Several scenes revolve around the first kiss and the difficulty of defining the relationship afterward. A young child is unlikely to be upset by this, but may not understand why the characters become so nervous, so focused on romantic signals, and so hurt by small misunderstandings. The film uses intense internal monologues in which the characters treat every gesture, word, and silence as a major romantic event. This pressure is played for comedy, yet it can feel emotionally dense for younger viewers, especially when a character questions their self worth or worries about being loved as they really are. Some sequences imply stronger romantic closeness, with staging that emphasizes face to face tension, physical awkwardness, and expectations surrounding intimacy. Nothing is explicit, but parents of younger children should know that the film is much more focused on teenage relationship codes than on a broad family adventure.