Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Otona e no Kaidan - Episode 1 discussion

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Very cool to see adult kaguya right off the bat!

Congratulations on the sex, Kaguya and Shirogane!

Is this streaming anywhere? How are people watching these two episodes?

The anime adaption still hasn't missed a single beat, especially in depicting the romance, the comedy, and everything in-between.

Also, I'd immediately subscribe to Papa Shirogane's channel.

Huh, there's a new LiW anime now!?

Any of *those* sites uploaded the episode?
(I am not sure if I can ask this in this sub)

As an anime-only, should I watch this or read the manga first? Is it confirmed that they’re fully skipping a ton of chapters & only adapting the end?

The Takehito Koyasu gag is my favourite joke in this entire series it’s just too damn funny

The shot of Kei staring at Miyuki in shock at the end of his phone call, having heard *everything,* has long been a favorite moment of mine and I'm so glad we got to see it animated.

Come to think of it this was a pretty great episode for Shirogane family fans in general.

Bald Chika was pretty hilarious. Girl’s such a little goofball. She really ought to work on her pranks lol.

It’s nice to finally see Miyuki and Kaguya in a relationship. Miyuki’s dad and sister reacting to the news was pretty funny.

I really wanna see Papa Shirogane as a VTuber. I mean dude was totally killing it as a plain ol YouTuber. Kind of hilarious seeing lil sis rakin it in too because mfers are just too thirsty lol.

this is the new season ?

I can't believe they officially addressed the DIOgane allegations.

insert i used to pray for times like these

I had no idea this would come out lol guess I'll watch 100 Meters after this today

EDIT: THESE TWO IDIOTS DOING COUPLE SHIT IS THE CUTEST THING IN THE WORLD

EDIT 2: HOLY SHIT THEY WENT THERE

The episode is great but....that OP was super disappointing. I'm actually kind of shocked. It was all reused footage from the first two OPs and random episode shots from previous seasons. It felt super rushed and low effort. After the other stellar OPs from seasons passed I'm pretty surprised.

Where can i watch episode 1 and 2 

[It's so good to be back](https://imgchest.com/p/vj4jmzgl248) and see [Kaguya](https://imgchest.com/p/ej7me5ldbyd) and [Shirogane](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45or5w275) again after three years! They're such[ a sweet and innocent couple](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/2314c2818318.png) now! [Kaguya looked so cute after Miyuki called her by her first name!](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/181caa495ef6.png)

Damn, [Papa Shirogane](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/2ee26d0a27be.png) steals every scene he's in, and the fact that [he's become a YouTuber](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/6095a9a97047.png) is hilarious! What's even better is that [he has a ton of followers](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/443536a5fa6b.png) and earns a ton of money from it, and thanks to... [Kei](https://imgchest.com/p/lqyelrg834d).

No wonder so many people were throwing away their savings[ every time Kei appeared on screen](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/afb62e6dc248.png), [she's so cute](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/41155a2699e0.png)!

The fact that she did it on purpose a couple of times while[ knowing that it's wrong](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/a06957617141.png) made me laugh out loud, as did [the scene where she asked viewers to behave responsibly](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/f6a233e0c041.png), which [badly backfired as they sent even more money](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/dab950a1bfa0.png) xD

Also, [Fujiwara in that bald cap looks absolutely cursed](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/be7fb873fd6c.png) xD

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

* [Group scenes](https://imgchest.com/p/vj4jmzgl248)
* [Kaguya](https://imgchest.com/p/ej7me5ldbyd)
* [Kei](https://imgchest.com/p/lqyelrg834d)
* [Shirogane](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45or5w275)
* [Papa Shirogane & Others](https://imgchest.com/p/ne7b6jkeny5)

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where can i watch that is not crunchyroll

Here I was thinking Shirogane getting caught by Kei and then seeing his father was also listening was funny enough, the way I burst out laughing from the streaming bit was amazing, that section of the episode was hilarious!

What particularly got me was Kei walking in front of the camera, all the money that was coming in and then Kei confessing that she's been doing it on purpose and her mind was spiraling. What a great way to end the episode. I wanted to see more of the Shirogane family.

Shirogane's father's voice actor Koyasu Takehito's being blurred in the episode was not what I was expecting either lol. It's always great seeing meta jokes like that.

It's interesting to see Kaguya older, I wonder when we'll see everyone else and how they look.

Fucking I forgot Papagane does the “teenage girlie let me hear all the details” pose, I choked on water holy shit

Ah yes, the [Chika screaming internally](https://imgur.com/CHXVblC) scene made me feel right at home.

Halfway through the episode, I was going crazy and thinking that I was completely misremembering Kaguya's voice until the [narrator helpfully pointed out to me](https://imgur.com/erjHMw5) that obviously it was Bakaguya speaking. It's been too long...

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I love that [we're opening with adult Kaguya.](https://i.imgur.com/dmkjT4G.jpeg) I guess everything in this special will be treated as flashbacks?

[Unexpected math lesson from Kaguya.](https://i.imgur.com/9xYZWEr.jpeg) I did not expect Shirogane's gift to have a deeper meaning than just being a moon necklace.

[That's such a bad prank idea from Chika.](https://i.imgur.com/JEY6YXc.jpeg) That's how you get sealed in an oil drum and tossed out into the sea. xD

It's funny how [Iino is the only one who believed Chila's prank.](https://i.imgur.com/3dC0ZwK.jpeg) Ishigami immediately saw through her, and [Kaguya used the opportunity to tell them the truth](https://i.imgur.com/6yGSv0X.jpeg) and then [turning it around.](https://i.imgur.com/sPUkbOV.jpeg)

Also, Iino's scene about [getting slapped definitely looked like a reference to Amuro getting slapped by Bright in the OG Gundam series.](https://i.imgur.com/FmZlpaU.jpeg)

[That entire scene of Kaguya and Shirogane talking on the phone](https://i.imgur.com/Dd6Tk8W.jpeg) overnight was really sweet,b ut knowing how small Shirogane's apartment is, [there was only one way that scene was gonna end.](https://i.imgur.com/CkwrDl0.jpeg) I absolutely love the [Uzumaki reference when Papa Shirogane revealed that he was also listening in too!](https://i.imgur.com/ifYemkO.jpeg) xD

[Papa Shirogane knows what's up!](https://i.imgur.com/WdO5c4g.jpeg) I didn't think they'd go meta with this one and really show us a blurred photo og Koyasu as well [as his characters!](https://i.imgur.com/Cdrgrj0.jpeg) I recognize Dio and Aokiji's blurred faces but I'm not sure who the other two are. I think one of them is Touji, but I'm not sure.

I've been spoiled about [Papa Shirogane becoming a YouTuber](https://i.imgur.com/v76JlmI.jpeg), so that scene wasn't really a surprise. The surprise was [Kei walking into the background on purpose](https://i.imgur.com/IQC3r8S.jpeg), so her dad would get tons of Akasupas. xD

[Man, that bonus scene of Kei begging chat to be more careful with their money](https://i.imgur.com/rivFqkM.jpeg) had more animation than a certain show that aired this season. lol

Wait, it's out ? 

This is bordering Gintama's humor (a better use of Takasugi here than the one in Ginpachi Sensei)

I hope Kei did not went to OnlyFans after all these shernenigans )))

Animating Kaguya’s little hand twitch as she fell asleep was such a small but realistic detail. A-1 really loves adapting this series and it shows.

¥10000

Would love to donate!

Right. So we're just going to skip to the end.

So, this is being framed as a flashback from Kaguya in the future. Or rather probably the "present" of Oshi no Ko.

Oh right bald Chika lol.

Also yeah those handcuffs.

Ah right the family drama.

Yep. That necklace.

That certainly scared Miko.

Oh right Miko's a masochist lol.

Well, at least she's not hiding that anymore.

On lol it was a prank. I mean it _is_ true which is why it worked on Shirogane too lol.

So, I suppose the photo book format is going to let us have a "best hits" of the bits of the manga that didn't get adapted.

And so they're talking well into the night.

Lol Kei heard everything.

Oh right the VTuber joke. Aka does like his VTubers.

Ah right that's the joke of that.

It was definitely nice seeing that animated.

[Oh, that's where all the Uzumaki animation budget went](https://i.imgur.com/o2TTdBC.png)

It's good to be back.
Dat phone call though. Binaural ASMR Kaguya would sell like hot pankakes, I'm telling you.

I missed the silliness and the sweetness of Kaguya-sama. I am so happy this came out. Chika getting outtrolled by Kaguya was a moment that I loved in the manga.

The presentation in this episode was amazing with the silly visual effects landed so perfectly with each gag they put out. My favorite was seeing a blurred out picture of the legend that is Takehito Koyasu when Papagane was talking about becoming a V-Tuber.

This brought back to back in the days when I was reading and watching Kaguya-sama and when things were a bit easier in my life. The nostalgia put a real smile on my face on this New Year's Eve.

My favorite joke made it in.

Kei tells chat to save money and stop donating 10,000 super chats.
>Chat:
###9,999¥ Understood. Saving money already.

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At some point, chapters were getting delayed on occasion. Not so often that it was annoying, but often enough for the joke that it was because of Aka's well-know addiction to Apex Legends and that he was playing with popular streamers on top of it all.

So this joke confirmed two things:

1. It was never a joke.
2. The delays were not delays. They were evidence of Aka's dedication to hone his already excellent sense of humor by deep-diving into the psyche of "Chat", and therefore completely justified.

That was the most of I've ever laughed in a hot minute. Papagane really is the best

Also Kei is adorable as hell

How many episodes this is going to have. Planning to binge it after it ends

The comedy parts are still good and are what I like about this series.

Papa Shirogane becoming a YouTuber was hilarious and that reminded me of Isekai Ojisan lol (same voice and the va joke in this episode was hilarious). Kei being corrupted by money during that segment was hilarious as well

Man, even if it's just a bit more, it's good to have Kaguya-sama back. Still my favorite rom com and I can never hate Aka because of that. They did the phone call part so well. I'm glad to see Papagane streamer stuff in the anime too.

Kaguya Sama will always be a bittersweet watch for me. Cant wait for what's next.

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That second of Junji Ito!

Absolute fking gold, his sister discovering it, his dad sexily scooching over while not-careless-whisper plays in the background

We were **THIS** close to getting the legendary Cute Female VTuber that's actually a Middle- Aged Man and those damn kids had to ruin it!

Kaguya’s voice was so cute this episode. Not sure if it’s gotten better, or if it’s just because it’s been a while since I’ve last heard her.

And lol, Kaichou’s entire family spent the whole night awake just listening to him whispering sweet nothings to his gf.

When Shiropapa started saying that there was a demand for low hot-guy voices, I immediately started thinking “no duh he’s one of the most recognizable VAs out there”, then they immediately put that VA joke in. (Funnily enough, I mostly know him as Roswaal from Re:Zero and Benno from Bookworm so I was surprised they didn’t show them, until I realized that my personal tastes don’t reflect the anime industry as a whole).

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Seeing it animated felt incredibly satisfying

Is this like season 4? Or the final season?

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watching this made me feels like a third wheel

Do I need to have watched the First Kiss movie before getting into this?

I never read the Manga, but I feel like we skipped a few chapters?

Did I miss something? A movie? Another special?

The quality of the episode makes me miss a lot not having a full season of Love is War shenanigans.

The spirals into Junji Ito style and snail movement from Daddy in the east was so on point.

The Kei segment brought me back to 2020 and vtubers reactions to rainbow suppas

Kei’s reaction was killing me😭😭

Nice VA reference for Papa Shirogane!

I laughed seeing Aokiji and DIO! :D

Loved seeing that Kei segment at the end with all the Superchats.

She had so much animation in that scene! More than I can say for some other shows lol

Ishigami berating Chika is gold lmao!

wheres daddy in the east

Kei getting "bullied" by red superchats is too cute.

Poor girl's values are slowly being distorted by the exorbitant amount of money being thrown at her dad every time she appears on screen, that she's even doing it on purpose. XD

This really reaffirm Kaguya-sama’s position as the top romcom in my heart

they didnt cut "daddy always knew" YES


and adapted the V tuber chapter, hope there is the D!LF joke.
XD the koyasu voice reference (to be fair the joke was 99% made for this in the manga)

I love how Kei & their faither overhead the whole call.

Kei was aware how her attractiveness garners attention & money that she regrettably got in view of the camera on purpose a few times & even failed to dissuade people from giving money.

Kaguya bragged by telling a half truth & Chika deciding pranking Miko about dating Yu is a landmine.

I'll never stop loving Papa Shirogane's theme.

Are we going to see Kaguya-sama top the weekly karma charts one more time?

This was a nice surprise to end the year. It is not perfect, even as an anime only I can see that this was bare bones of what must have been multiple arcs. Losing the Ishigami & Iino storyline is what makes me sad, since that was what I was most excited for after the third season, and the movie hinted at progress behind the scenes of the "bigger" main couple events (ie. something happened at the Christmas party between Ishigami and whatsherface senpai). I wonder if we will get insight in the coming movie, though since it will apparently be an anime original ending, it might change that storyline (for better or worse).

In any case, this first segment was pretty damn funny all in all. Had me laughing out loud multiple times. Even brought back the old faux-"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" track that was always played during frenetic moments. Ah, nostalgic.

Watching Kaguya sama after a long time made me feel how much I missed this beautiful show. There was a huge smile on my face right from the start till the finish. The show with the peak voice acting and the op and ed were as brilliant as ever.

How cute this turned out to be even with just two episodes !! I only wished we had more without those skipped chapters on Hayasaka and Ishigami that I heard about. I will at least try reading the manga just for that.

Kaguya in love is just too damn adorable and they went all the way. That getting caught speaking under the futon was so funny. Hayasaka always seemed to be well versed in the arts of Romance but even for her hearing about sex from a girl who has experienced it and that too being Kaguya, haha..she never would have expected that. Papa Shirogane showing his might be becoming a streamer and they were able to afford a big home and support Miyuki's study abroad 'cause of his talent but I guess most of the credits for which go to Kei's beauty lol

Seeing Kaguya and Miyuki having a happy life in the future was more than a dream come true. How did the Shinomiya family allow her marriage was there opposition? And was that explored in the manga ??
Can't wait for the movie that's gonna come out.

I was honestly pretty out of this series memory wise and a little reluctant to start it but damn if Chika's voice didn't insta pull it right back. That girl could solo the show.

I´m just happy to see bald Chika in action. That was my favorite manga scene in the whole series and they animated it perfectly.

Oh man I haven't laughed that hard at anime in a long time, forgot how funny this show could be. The whole thing with Shirogane sr was pure gold.