Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Stairway to Adulthood-
Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Otona e no Kaidan / Kaguya-sama: Love Is War - The Stairs to Adulthood / Kaguya-sama: Love Is War - The Grown-Up StaircaseSummary
TV special for Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai.
Note: The anime first premiered in Japan as a TV Special, and was later split into 2 episodes on streaming.
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Platforms
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Episodes
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Details
- Format
- Special
- Number of Episodes
- 2
- Episode length
- 26 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 52 min (2 × 26 min)
- Season
- Fall 2025
- Start date
- December 31, 2025
- End date
- December 31, 2025
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Manga
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- A-1 Pictures
- Romaji title
- Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Otona e no Kaidan
- English title
- Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Stairway to Adulthood-
- Native title
- かぐや様は告らせたい 大人への階段
- Other titles
- Kaguya-sama: Love Is War - The Stairs to Adulthood · Kaguya-sama: Love Is War - The Grown-Up Staircase
Characters 16
Main characters
- Miyuki Shirogane白銀御行Main
Profile
- Age
- 17
- Gender
- Male
- Birthday
- September 9, 2002
- Blood type
- O
Height: 175 cm He is a second year student at Shuchi'in Academy and the president of the student council. Miyuki is a handsome young man with blond hair and blue eyes. Due to his constant sleep deprivation and nearsightedness, his eyes appear to glare. He usually wears the regular Shuchi'in Academy black male uniform adorned with the Aiguilette, the golden…
- Kaguya Shinomiya四宮かぐやMain
Profile
- Age
- 17
- Gender
- Female
- Birthday
- January 1, 2003
- Blood type
- AB
Height: 158 cm The vice president of the student council of Shuchiin Academy, member of the wealthy Shinomiya family, she is a multi-talented genius who can do anything if she sets her mind to it. Due to the way she was raised, she instinctively looks down on others and thinks of ways to use them for her own benefit. Kaguya rarely interacted with other…
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- Ai Hayasaka早坂愛Supporting
Profile
- Age
- 17-18
- Gender
- Female
- Blood type
- AB
Ai Hayasaka is a second-year student at Shuchiin Academy and a valet of the Shinomiya family. She is a member of the Hayasaka family, who have served the Shinomiya family for generations, gaining their trust. Having been personally assigned to enter Shuchiin Academy with her, Ai supports Kaguya Shinomiya in her high school life and has been a part of…
- NarratorナレーターSupporting
Profile
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- Tsubasa Tanuma田沼翼Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Blood type
- A
He is a student in Shuchi'in highschool and always asks Miyuki Shirogane for advice about love. Kashiwagi's boyfriend.
- Kozue Makihara槇原こずえSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
Makkii-senhai is a first-year high school student at Shuchi'in Academy and the president of the Tabletop Gaming Club, As the president of the Tabletop Gaming Club, Kozue loves games. She also has a somewhat sadistic sense of humor, as shown by her cheerfully torturing Miko while gathering audio for their class' event during the culture festival. She is…
- Kei Shirogane白銀圭Supporting
Profile
- Age
- 14
- Gender
- Female
- Blood type
- B
Kei Shirogane is Miyuki Shirogane's little sister. She attends Shuchiin middle school and is the treasurer for the middle school student council. She is a hard worker just like her brother and can be very prideful at times. She also inherited his sense of righteousness and hates it when someone doesn't do the right thing in a given situation. Like her…
- Shirogane no Chichi白銀の父Supporting
Profile
- Gender
- Male
Father of Miyuki and Kei Shirogane.
- Maki Shijo四条眞妃Supporting
Profile
- Age
- 17
- Gender
- Female
- Blood type
- AB
Maki is a classmate and friend of Nagisa. She has short hair styled in short pigtails. She is friends with Nagisa and is secretly jealous of Nagisa's relationship with her boyfriend, as she too liked Kashiwagi's Boyfriend, but could not confess before. As a branch member of the Shinomiya clan, she is Kaguya's second cousin twice removed so she sometimes…
- Nagisa Kashiwagi柏木渚Supporting
Profile
- Age
- 17
- Gender
- Female
- Blood type
- B
Nagisa is a classmate who occasionally asks Kaguya about what to do in her relationships. Tsubasa's girlfriend.
- Mikado Shijo四条帝Supporting
Profile
- Age
- 17
- Gender
- Male
Mikado is the twin brother of Maki. He is among the story's smartest characters, as he placed first in the national mock exam during freshman year, to Miyuki's second place. As such, Miyuki has had an obsession with beating him in a rematch. However, Mikado chose to attend a nearby public school in order to play soccer with his friends.
- Miko Iino伊井野ミコSupporting
Profile
- Age
- 16
- Gender
- Female
- Blood type
- O
Height: 147 cm (4'7") She is a freshman at Shuchiin Private Academy and the Auditor of the Student Council. Miko has a strong sense of justice and will correct others on what's right and wrong. Unfortunately, this led to her being bullied, though she still continues to uphold her idea of "right". She idolizes Chika Fujiwara, listening to anything she says…
- Yuu Ishigami石上優Supporting
Profile
- Age
- 15-16
- Gender
- Male
- Blood type
- O
The treasurer of the student council of the Shuchiin Academy. He's extremely valued by Miyuki, given that he single-handedly manages all the school's funds. He's also terrified of Kaguya, though no one else is sure why that is. Yuu keeps to himself and rarely speaks up, often getting into trouble when he does. He has a depressed outlook on life while having…
- Chika Fujiwara藤原千花Supporting
Profile
- Age
- 17
- Gender
- Female
- Blood type
- O
The secretary of the Shuchiin Academy student council. She could not be predicted, her thoughts could not be read. A natural disaster who unconsciously threw everything into chaos simply by being present, also known as Subject F.
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Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Shinichi OmataDirector
- Aka AkasakaOriginal creator
- Yuuko YahiroCharacter design
- Kei HaneokaMusic
- Jin AketagawaSound director
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- Aoi KogaTheme Song Performance (OP)
- Yoshio YoshimatsuKey Animation (ep 2)
- Chiho FujiwaraKey Animation (ep 2)
- Tsuyoshi TanabeKey Animation (ep 2)
- Hiroshi TatezakiKey Animation (ep 2)
- Hiroaki GoudaKey Animation (ep 1)
- Satoshi FujiokaKey Animation (ep 2)
- Shigetoshi SatouProduction Generalization
- Toshiya WashidaKey Animation (ep 2)
- Tomoyuki OoshitaKey Animation (ep 2)
- Yoshio ChizakiKey Animation (ep 2)
- Shinichi OmataStoryboard (ep 2)
- Koutarou OokuboAnimation Director (ep 2)
- Atsuhiro IwakamiPlanning
- Saori SurukiAnimation Director (ep 1)
- Tetsuya KawakamiChief Animation Director (ep 1)
- Norifumi OkunoKey Animation (ep 2)
- Tsuyoshi TobitaEpisode Director (ep 2)
- Takeshi MiyamotoKey Animation (ep 2)
- Hiroshi YakouAnimation Director (ep 1)