Episode 8

**Episode 8** is the eighth episode of the Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai anime series.

## Summary

As term-end exams approach, the psychological war between Kaguya and Shirogane in the student council room ramps up. Kaguya is an all-around genius, but her pride is hurt because she hasn't yet beaten Shirogane when it comes to academics. Meanwhile, when it comes to making an effort, Shirogane is second to no one and as the president of student council, he refuses to let anyone else usurp his position at the head of the class. The two of them lie through their teeth and employ wiles worthy of Machiavelli in an attempt to get ahead of the other. At last, it's the day of finals, but which of them will the goddess of victory smile upon?

## Plot

### Kaguya Wants Her to Say It

Miyuki’s little sister Kei visits the Student Council room. Kaguya cordially welcomes her in and informs Kei that her brother is currently in a meeting involving the club leaders about the club budgets. Kei worries for her brother’s well being, but Kaguya reassures her that he’ll be fine. She also plans to make Kei call her, “Big Sister”. The reason for Kei’s visit is because she needs help reviewing paperwork related to her personal Student Council. So in order to gain favor with her, Kaguya volunteers to help her with them. Yu, however, intervenes and gives her good critique on the paperwork instead. Unperturbed by this Kaguya still plans to gain favor with Kei. It’s then Chika arrives and she and Kei do a special friendship pose together. The two know one another as Kei is friends with Chika’s sister Moeha. Unhinged by this revelation, Kaguya still tries to dissuade herself from thinking that this will hinder her plans. That is until Kei calls Chika “big sis”, that Kaguya becomes dejected. Furthermore, the two plan on going on a shopping trip together, making Kaguya vengeful towards Chika, but rebounds when she’s invited too. Afterschool, Kei informs her brother Miyuki about her day at the Student Council room and admits she felt uneasy around Kaguya. The result of the match is that Kei loses.

### Miyuki Shirogane Can't Lose

School finals are coming soon and Miyuki, Kaguya, Chika, and Yu have different perspectives and actions towards them. Miyuki and Kaguya however, have a battle of the bluffs and deception on studying for the upcoming exams. In the end, Miyuki maintains his position as the top student in the school and wins the match.

### Ishigami Closes His Eyes

It’s revealed though that Yu was in trouble of being held back a year because of his grades. So a week before the exam, Kaguya forces Yu to study with her. This was in order for the Student Council to not lose face. Although Yu makes several attempts to escape they all end in failure. On the 5th day, the two have a heart to heart in the library and Yu develops a better opinion on Kaguya. That is until she snaps at him that he barely managed to pass the exam(His score was 42%, which is below average of 60%+). The result of the match is that Miyuki loses.

## Characters

* Kei Shirogane
* Kaguya Shinomiya
* Miyuki Shirogane
* Nagisa Kashiwagi
* Momo Ryuju
* Yume Atenbo
* Kojima
* Papa Shirogane
* Yu Ishigami
* Chika Fujiwara
* Moeha Fujiwara
* Toyomi Fujiwara
* Ai Hayasaka
* Tsubasa Tanuma
* Pes

## Trivia

* The rankings features names of several A1 Pictures staff such as 10th place Yuichiro Kikuchi, the animation producer and 44th place Naoya Nakayama, the main animator responsible for animating Chika dance.
* The posters in Yu's room are parodies of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds,  Call of Duty and  Fallout.

## Navigation

1. ↑ Official Anime Website