Chapter Summaries

Shirogane confessed to Kaguya Shinomiya, but instead of accepting her response, he questioned whether her feelings were genuine because of the other man’s influence. Kaguya Shinomiya stormed away, and the chapter ended as someone grabbed her shoulder.

• Shirogane confessed his feelings to Kaguya Shinomiya, and she bashfully said it was not impossible for them to be together.
• Shirogane questioned whether Kaguya Shinomiya’s feelings were real, suggesting that another man’s words had affected her.
• Kaguya Shinomiya became furious and said she would go on the date after all.
• Kaguya Shinomiya began to walk away, and someone grabbed her shoulder as she turned back with a delighted expression.

Chika Fujiwara stopped Kaguya Shinomiya from leaving, foiling Shirogane’s chance to reconcile with her. After the episode ended, viewers complained that Kaguya-sama: Love Is War was a romance full of disguised affection rather than a guide to winning at love.

• Chika Fujiwara tearfully clung to Kaguya Shinomiya until Kaguya gave up on leaving.
• Viewers realized Shirogane had started to step forward to stop Kaguya before Chika intervened.
• Chika’s interference left Kaguya Shinomiya and Shirogane separated despite their mutual feelings.
• Viewers joked about the couple’s imagined married life and complained that the anime made single fans suffer.
• Viewers noticed the official account had changed the anime’s tag from “battle of wits” to “so sweet it makes your teeth ache.”

After releasing Kaguya-sama: Love Is War on Valentine’s Day, Fang Zheng claimed he had done it to inspire his single fans to find partners. He then argued that marriage and children would turn their support for A Company into support from entire families, leaving his fans outraged at his plans for their future sons.

• Fang Zheng watched his Weibo fill with angry fans accusing him of cruelly feeding single people romantic anime on Valentine’s Day.
• Fang Zheng posted that he had released Kaguya-sama: Love Is War to encourage his fans to find partners, though they dismissed his explanation.
• Fang Zheng told his fans that losing in love could mean winning the world and urged them to see romance as a long-term investment.
• Fang Zheng suggested that fans who married and had children could expand their support for A Company to their families and descendants.
• Fang Zheng’s fans protested that he was already plotting to win over their sons and urged him to take bodyguards when he went out.

Fang Zheng celebrated the premiere of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War by teasing his single fans, then summoned Zhang Siyu to discuss a new matter despite knowing it could disrupt her carefully planned schedule. He began by asking about the company’s projects and bringing up the anime, but the chapter ended before he explained what he wanted.

• Fang Zheng posted a poem about love and told fans to enjoy the anime, prompting them to complain that he was plotting against their future descendants.
• Fang Zheng dismissed the fans’ threats because he was staying inside A Company’s Zhuyuan headquarters, then decided to call Zhang Siyu about his plans.
• Zhang Siyu received Fang Zheng’s call and warned her assistant to prepare department heads for a meeting, expecting that new orders might overturn her schedule.
• Zhang Siyu met Fang Zheng in his office, where he asked about the projects and mentioned that Kaguya-sama: Love Is War had premiered.

Fang Zheng planned to build Shuchiin Academy in Magic City as a training institution for anime-industry talent, and Zhang Siyu agreed to handle the necessary coordination. The academy would join A Company’s larger anime-themed complex, while Fang Zheng left its precise location and budget to professional teams and the finance department.

• Fang Zheng told Zhang Siyu that he wanted to build Shuchiin Academy in Magic City to train technical personnel for anime-related industries.
• Zhang Siyu agreed with the plan and noted that the academy needed approval from the relevant departments.
• Fang Zheng said he had discussed the plan with Secretary Zou and asked Zhang Siyu to coordinate the procedures.
• Fang Zheng proposed building the academy as part of a large anime-themed complex and told Zhang Siyu to consult professional teams about the site and estimate the funding.
• Zhang Siyu left to reorganize her work schedule, while Fang Zheng considered whether to open more of Zhuyuan District to development and then set the idea aside.

Fang Zheng prepared the Anime Carnival to be a more substantial celebration of anime fandom than the K-On!-focused Anime Festival. Meanwhile, anime fans discovered that Qin Miaomiao, known online as Boss Simp, had appeared on CCTV’s Dance King Competition.

• Fang Zheng decided to expand A Company's catalog and develop supporting attractions ahead of the Anime Carnival, hoping to address the Anime Festival’s limited activities.
• Fans praised Kaguya-sama: Love Is War for its sweet romance and fresh storytelling.
• A fan urged the largest anime group to watch Dance King Competition, but members initially suspected he was soliciting votes.
• After watching the rerun, fans confirmed that Qin Miaomiao had appeared on the show and urged others to support her.

Qin Miaomiao’s anime fans flocked to watch her compete in the Dance King Competition, where she explained how discovering A Company’s Star Dream inspired her to become a voice actress. The host asked her to show the anime collection she had built over the years, leaving her poised to present it before her performance.

• Qin Miaomiao’s anime fan group grew into one of A Company’s largest fan communities, and fans eagerly anticipated her appearance on the Dance King Competition.
• Fans left the group to watch the competition’s CCTV rebroadcast and coordinated their arrival as Qin Miaomiao took the stage as Contestant Number Eight.
• Qin Miaomiao introduced herself as an A Company voice actress and told the host that discovering Star Dream had sparked her love of anime.
• Qin Miaomiao described collecting posters, fan works, and figurines, and the host asked her to show the collection.

Qin Miaomiao cooperated with the Dance King Competition’s production team to show viewers her anime collection and promote A Company and anime fandom. After revealing she had spent over seven million on it, she began her performance in a black dress.

• Qin Miaomiao agreed to let the production team film her collection as part of her effort to support A Company and introduce anime fandom to viewers.
• The production team showed Qin Miaomiao’s collection room, filled with posters, figurines, costumes, fan books, and other merchandise.
• Anime fans watching the rerun estimated that her collection was worth at least five million, especially because of its rare and out-of-print items.
• Qin Miaomiao told the host she had spent somewhere over seven million collecting everything.
• Qin Miaomiao began her performance in a black dress whose outfit style the audience did not recognize.

Qin Miaomiao performed a hypnotic Secretary Chika dance that captivated the audience and excited anime fans watching the rebroadcast. When fans learned that she was near the bottom of the competition rankings and facing elimination, they organized to buy tickets and boost her votes.

• Qin Miaomiao performed the Secretary Dance in a Shuchiin Academy uniform, and the audience swayed along to the music.
• Anime fans praised Qin Miaomiao’s performance and began searching for the next Dance King Competition so they could support her in person.
• A fan reported that Qin Miaomiao ranked near the bottom and faced elimination, while judges and online commenters criticized her dance for lacking technical merit.
• Qin Miaomiao’s fans rallied to buy tickets for the next competition and vote online to improve her ranking.

Qin Miaomiao, Yang Li, and Liu Ying went to Fang Zheng after Qin Miaomiao’s Secretary Dance performance received a poor result and harsh online criticism. Fang Zheng invited them to explain what had happened, but Qin Miaomiao could not bring herself to speak.

• Anime fans angrily pushed back against people who had mocked Secretary Dance online.
• Yang Li and Liu Ying reassured Qin Miaomiao that Fang Zheng would not fire her over the competition result.
• Qin Miaomiao worried about losing her job at A Company and felt upset by the insults, though she had not expected to win an award.
• Fang Zheng returned to his office, found Qin Miaomiao, Yang Li, and Liu Ying waiting, and agreed not to get angry before hearing their explanation.
• Qin Miaomiao stayed silent, leaving Yang Li to sigh as Fang Zheng waited to hear what had happened.

Fang Zheng learned that Qin Miaomiao had entered the Dance King Competition with a Secretary Dance and praised her for pioneering otaku dance. With online attacks mounting against her and A Company, he gave her a catchy otaku song and dance to rehearse, while fans struggled to answer the criticism.

• Yang Li recounted Qin Miaomiao’s Dance King Competition entry, and Fang Zheng approved of her choice to perform the Secretary Dance.
• Fang Zheng explained otaku dance to Qin Miaomiao, Liu Ying, and Yang Li, identifying the Secretary Dance as part of the genre and praising Qin Miaomiao for recognizing it.
• Fang Zheng handed Qin Miaomiao a document with a catchy otaku song and dance for her to rehearse.
• Online critics attacked Qin Miaomiao, her dance, and A Company, while dimensional-sphere fans tried to defend them against hostile comments and dance experts.

As online attacks against Qin Miaomiao and the Secretary Dance intensified, Fang Zheng decided to answer the critics with a new performance. He gave Qin a song and dance to prepare, while the trolls continued their insults, unaware of his plans.

• Fans defended the Secretary Dance and tried to get tickets to cheer Qin Miaomiao on at the next competition.
• A Company stayed silent online, though Fang Zheng knew about the controversy and planned a response.
• Fang Zheng gave Qin Miaomiao a song originally prepared for Tiany and explained that she would represent A Company onstage.
• Qin asked about the accompanying dance, and Fang Zheng gave her a USB drive and told her to find two partners.
• Online trolls escalated their attacks on A Company and its fans, while Fang Zheng watched and shook his head.

Fang Zheng answered attacks over the Secretary Dance with a cryptic joke that left online trolls looking foolish. He then attended the live broadcast of “Dance King Competition” with Chen Xianting, hiding his face while fans gathered to support Qin Miaomiao.

• Fang Zheng ignored the online trolls and posted, “Do you make duplicate keys?” on Weibo.
• Fang Zheng’s followers interpreted the post as a wordplay insult, and the joke spread through the comments as the trolls realized they had been mocked.
• CCTV’s “Dance King Competition” began broadcasting despite the controversy surrounding the Secretary Dance.
• Fang Zheng and Chen Xianting sat among the audience, where Fang Zheng disguised himself and worried that nearby otaku fans would recognize him.

Qin Miaomiao made her entrance as the first performer at a competition, where a large crowd of anime fans came to support her. Their encouragement eased her nerves, and she prepared to perform the song and dance Fang Zheng had given her.

• The host introduced Qin Miaomiao, and the audience erupted in applause as anime fans filled most of the venue.
• The judges noticed the fan-filled audience, while Duan Liu grew nervous because he had harshly criticized Qin Miaomiao’s Secretary Dance.
• Qin Miaomiao thanked her fans, who cheered and teased her until she laughed through her tears.
• Seeing their support restored Qin Miaomiao’s confidence despite her disadvantage as the first performer, and she resolved to present her rehearsed performance without dwelling on the result.

Qin Miaomiao performed “Gokuraku Jodo,” a dance choreographed and taught by Fang Zheng, at the Dance King Competition. Her singing and the dancers’ coordinated butterfly steps captivated the audience, leaving the performance underway to great acclaim.

• The host asked what Qin Miaomiao had prepared, and she announced a dance personally choreographed by Director Fang.
• Qin Miaomiao explained that Fang Zheng called the dance “Gokuraku Jodo” and described it as an infectious otaku dance.
• The host left the stage as Qin Miaomiao and her two partners took their positions under the changing lights.
• Qin Miaomiao began singing over upbeat electronic music, and the audience quickly became engrossed.
• Qin Miaomiao and her partners performed coordinated butterfly steps that drew an enthusiastic response from the audience.

Qin Miaomiao’s performance of “Gokuraku Jodo” overwhelmed the audience and judges, leaving her unsure how they had reacted. The judges praised her dance and passed her, while Duan Liu faced the crowd’s hostility.

• Qin Miaomiao performed “Gokuraku Jodo,” and the song and dance swept the audience into an excited, dazed frenzy.
• Chen Xianting stood and waved a glow stick, while Duan Liu grew increasingly panicked as Qin Miaomiao’s performance succeeded.
• After the performance ended, Qin Miaomiao mistook the audience’s stunned silence for disapproval until the host congratulated her.
• A judge praised Qin Miaomiao’s infectious performance and dance technique, passed her, and apologized for criticizing her earlier Secretary Dance.
• The audience glared at Duan Liu over his earlier online remarks, and he felt a chill as he faced their anger.

At the Dance King Competition, Duan Liu called otaku dances unfit for high society despite Qin Miaomiao’s successful performance, then used her demand for an apology as an excuse to vote her out. The audience erupted into chaos as Qin Miaomiao stood onstage, hurt and angry, and Duan Liu called for security.

• Duan Liu admitted Qin Miaomiao’s dance was infectious but insisted otaku dances were unfit for high society, enraging the audience.
• Qin Miaomiao called Duan Liu “Mr. Duan” and demanded that he retract his claim and apologize.
• Duan Liu accused Qin Miaomiao of disrespecting a judge and cast the opposing vote that eliminated her.
• Qin Miaomiao grew distressed as she worried that her elimination would reflect badly on A Company and the anime community.
• Fans shouted at Duan Liu, threw bottles and glow sticks toward the judges’ table, and called for Qin Miaomiao to withdraw.
• Duan Liu dodged the flying objects and shouted for security as the venue descended into chaos.

Fang Zheng took the stage to question Duan Liu after the judge enraged the audience by insulting otaku dances. He revealed his identity after Duan Liu mocked him, leaving Duan Liu speechless as Fang Zheng repeated his question about art.

• The furious fans threw things at Duan Liu until Fang Zheng walked onto the stage and calmed the audience.
• The production team let Fang Zheng take the microphone after Chen Xianting arrived and approved it.
• Fang Zheng asked Duan Liu to explain why otaku dances could not be considered elegant, and the audience recognized Fang Zheng by his voice.
• Duan Liu mocked Fang Zheng for claiming to be a key maker and told him he did not understand art.
• Fang Zheng removed his disguise, and Duan Liu fell silent when he recognized him.

Fang Zheng confronted judge Duan Liu over his dismissal of otaku dance and calmed the audience at the Dance King Competition. After Duan Liu was removed and Qin Miaomiao advanced, Fang Zheng slipped away to A Company's headquarters, where he learned that fans had arrived carrying boxes of blades.

• Fang Zheng challenged Duan Liu for implying that otaku dance was beneath respectable art and rallied the audience around Gokuraku Jodo.
• The program crew revoked Duan Liu's judge status, invalidating his vote against Qin Miaomiao and allowing her to advance.
• Qin Miaomiao performed Gokuraku Jodo again as an apology to the audience while Fang Zheng left the venue with Chen Xianting.
• Fans rushed to the venue carrying small boxes, and the resulting crowd jammed the traffic outside.
• Chen Xianting showed Fang Zheng a photo of a fan's crushed box and blades scattered on the ground, leaving him relieved he had escaped.
• Fang Zheng threatened to dock Chen Xianting's bonus if she laughed, but she left his office and laughed outside.

After Qin Miaomiao performed “Gokuraku Jodo” on the “Dance King Competition,” the song and its otaku dance swept Xia Country and boosted her popularity. Qin rejected entertainment companies’ offers to return to the music industry and stayed with A Company as the song topped music charts.

• Viewers shared and repeatedly watched Qin Miaomiao’s “Gokuraku Jodo” performance, turning it into a nationwide sensation.
• Fans and video editors created dance imitations and adaptations, while celebrities joined in and helped the song dominate search rankings.
• Otaku dance spread among young people because it was accessible to people without professional training.
• Entertainment companies offered to pay Qin Miaomiao’s contract termination penalty and promote her, but she rejected them and chose to remain a voice actress idol at A Company.
• “Gokuraku Jodo” claimed the top spot on major music charts.