<p>Nope. It is just a random coincidence.<br>
This scene comes from <a href="https://kaguyasama-wa-kokurasetai.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_68" rel="noreferrer">chapter 68</a> of the manga which was already published on 22 June 2017.
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/BGjiz.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/BGjiz.jpg" alt="First page of chapter 68"></a></p>

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2020-06-03T16:47:24.410Z
2020-06-03T16:47:24.410Z
Turamarth
<p><strong>Unlikely.</strong></p>

<p>The anime is an adaptation of the manga, which is the canonical source. According to <a href="https://kaguyasama-wa-kokurasetai.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_18" rel="noreferrer">Fandom Wiki</a>, episode 18 (season 2 episode 6) adapts chapter 67-69 of the manga. This particular scene is from <a href="https://kaguyasama-wa-kokurasetai.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_68" rel="noreferrer">chapter 68</a> titled <em>I Want to Make Miko Iino Smile</em> which was <strong>published on 22 June 2017</strong>, long before the COVID-19 outbreak happened.</p>

<p>Regarding the term "hot spot", it actually means "conflict hot spot". The original text in Japanese is <a href="https://jisho.org/search/%E7%B4%9B%E4%BA%89%E5%9C%B0%E5%9F%9F" rel="noreferrer">紛争地域</a> which means "disputed territory; conflict area".</p>

<p>The fan translation of this scene is</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/O9J3mm.png" alt="chapter 68, page 1, panel 3"></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>My mom's giving vaccines in a war zone,</p>
</blockquote>

<p>which gives more context than a general term "hot spot".</p>

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2020-06-04T05:09:54.663Z
Why is the manga "fan translated"? Has the manga ever officially translated and published in English?
Fumikage Tokoyami
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2020-06-04T05:13:06.397Z
@FumikageTokoyami the panel I used was taken from a random scanlation, so I don't know the credibility of its transation. The manga has been officially licensed and published in English by [Viz Media](https://www.viz.com/kaguya-sama-love-is-war) though.
Aki Tanaka
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2020-06-03T16:48:25.907Z
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Aki Tanaka
<p>In season 2 episode 6 of <em>Kaguya-sama: Love Is War</em>, Miko Iino (a candidate for student council president election) says that her mother is busy distributing vaccines to a hotspot.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/IRIS2l.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>Does "hotspot" refers to the "heavily COVID-19 affected area"? Also "vaccines" may refer to an anti-COVID vaccine and so this statement can be relevant to the ongoing COVID pandemic. So, is the story of this anime progressing in the pandemic?</p>

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Is this a COVID-19 reference in Kaguya-sama: Love Is War season 2?
# Is this a COVID-19 reference in Kaguya-sama: Love Is War season 2?
Posted by: username_0 on 2020-06-03
In season 2 episode 6 of *Kaguya-sama: Love Is War*, Miko Iino (a candidate for student council president election) says that her mother is busy distributing vaccines to a hotspot.

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/IRIS2l.png)

Does "hotspot" refers to the "heavily COVID-19 affected area"? Also "vaccines" may refer to an anti-COVID vaccine and so this statement can be relevant to the ongoing COVID pandemic. So, is the story of this anime progressing in the pandemic?
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_2 on 2020-06-03. Score: 14 | Accepted answer
**Unlikely.**

The anime is an adaptation of the manga, which is the canonical source. According to [Fandom Wiki](https://kaguyasama-wa-kokurasetai.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_18), episode 18 (season 2 episode 6) adapts chapter 67-69 of the manga. This particular scene is from [chapter 68](https://kaguyasama-wa-kokurasetai.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_68) titled *I Want to Make Miko Iino Smile* which was **published on 22 June 2017**, long before the COVID-19 outbreak happened.

Regarding the term "hot spot", it actually means "conflict hot spot". The original text in Japanese is [紛争地域](https://jisho.org/search/%E7%B4%9B%E4%BA%89%E5%9C%B0%E5%9F%9F) which means "disputed territory; conflict area".

The fan translation of this scene is

![chapter 68, page 1, panel 3](https://i.sstatic.net/O9J3mm.png)

> My mom's giving vaccines in a war zone,

which gives more context than a general term "hot spot".
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2020-06-04): Why is the manga "fan translated"? Has the manga ever officially translated and published in English?  
> **username_2** (2020-06-04): @FumikageTokoyami the panel I used was taken from a random scanlation, so I don't know the credibility of its transation. The manga has been officially licensed and published in English by [Viz Media](https://www.viz.com/kaguya-sama-love-is-war) though.  
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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-06-03. Score: 7
Nope. It is just a random coincidence.  
This scene comes from [chapter 68](https://kaguyasama-wa-kokurasetai.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_68) of the manga which was already published on 22 June 2017.
[![First page of chapter 68](https://i.sstatic.net/BGjiz.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/BGjiz.jpg)
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