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Kaguya-sama: Love Is War · Season 3 · Crunchyroll

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Season 3

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Season 3 is a MUST-WATCH, BollyMeter 9.0/10. 13 episodes on Crunchyroll from 9 April 2022.

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BollyMeter9.0/10100% on Rotten Tomatoes; widely cited as the best season of the three. The Ultra Romantic subtitle was earned: Season 3 shifts the balance from comedy to romance without losing the show's wit, and the Crunchyroll Anime Awards nominated it for Anime of the Year.

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What BollyAI Thinks

Season 3, subtitled Ultra Romantic, aired April-June 2022 and is the season most cited when the show's reputation is invoked. The 13-episode run leaned decisively into the romantic arc, with the central confession dynamic reaching its first resolution. Critics approved at 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and Anime News Network's episodic coverage noted the show's ability to make teenagers operating at their most extreme emotionally compelling. The Crunchyroll Anime Award nomination for Anime of the Year reflects audience consensus that this season was the creative peak of the franchise. The animators used the emotional register shift to expand the show's visual vocabulary in the final episodes.

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100%critics positive8.5/10IMDb audience
  • These kids are terrifying - watching these teenagers operate under extremes is obviously a large part of Kaguya-sama's appeal.
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Season Over Season

Ultra Romantic is the payoff season - the comedy infrastructure the first two seasons built is finally deployed in service of genuine romantic stakes.