Shuchiin Academy is home to the best and brightest students around. Student council president Miyuki Shirogane is the top ranked student Vice president Kaguya Shinomiya is not only amazing at everything she does, but she also a member of one of the richest families in Japan. Despite having feelings for one another, Miyuki and Kaguya are unable to confess their feelings thanks to their pride. Now, Miyuki and Shirogane have turned the student council room into a battlefield where they fight in the name of love.

Fuutarou Uesugi and his family have fallen on hard times and he takes it upon himself to try to earn some money to help his father out. Fuutarou decides to put his study skills to use and gets a job tutoring the daughters of a wealthy businessman. Unfortunately, the five girls have no desire to study and find any excuse to slack off. With the girls needing to graduate for him to get paid, Fuutarou must put all his skills to the test as he finds a way to get each of the girls to study.