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Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions
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Score

7.6 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

12

Studio

Kyoto Animation

Official Streams

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Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions

Also known as 中二病でも恋がしたい! | Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! | Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!

TVFall 2012Source Light novelPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
ComedyDramaRomanceSlice of Life

7.6/10

Community score

#1408

Rank

1.5M

Members

19.1K

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Synopsis

Everybody has had that stage in their life where they have thought themselves to be special, different from the masses of ordinary humans. They might go as far as seeing themselves capable of wielding mystical powers, or maybe even believe themselves to have descended from a fantasy realm. This "disease" is known as "chuunibyou" and is often the source of some of the most embarrassing moments of a person's life.

For Yuuta Togashi, the scars that his chuunibyou has left behind are still fresh. Having posed as the "Dark Flame Master" during his middle school years, he looks back at those times with extreme embarrassment, so much so that he decides to attend a high school far away where nobody will recognize him. Putting his dark history behind him, he longs to live a normal high school life.

Unfortunately, he hasn't escaped his past yet: enter Rikka Takanashi, Yuuta's new classmate and self-declared vessel of the "Wicked Eye." As this eccentric young girl crashes into Yuuta's life, his dream of an ordinary, chuunibyou-free life quickly crumbles away. In this hilarious and heartwarming story of a boy who just wants to leave his embarrassing memories behind, the delusions of old are far from a thing of the past.

(Source: MAL Rewrite)

Production Notes

Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! won an honorable mention at the 2010 Kyoto Animation Awards.

Cast Highlights

Dekomori, Sanae

Dekomori, Sanae

Main

Voice: Karbowski, Brittney (English)

Nibutani, Shinka

Nibutani, Shinka

Main

Voice: Flecknoe, Maggie (English)

Takanashi, Rikka

Takanashi, Rikka

Main

Voice: Uchida, Maaya (Japanese)

Togashi, Yuuta

Togashi, Yuuta

Main

Voice: Fukuyama, Jun (Japanese)

Tsuyuri, Kumin

Tsuyuri, Kumin

Main

Voice: Asakura, Azumi (Japanese)

Isshiki, Makoto

Isshiki, Makoto

Supporting

Voice: Hoshi, Souichirou (Japanese)

Kannagi, Kazari

Kannagi, Kazari

Supporting

Voice: Shirakawa, Manami (Japanese)

Narrator

Narrator

Supporting

Voice: Ootsuka, Houchuu (Japanese)

Core Staff

Nakamura, Shinichi

Nakamura, Shinichi

Producer

Oohashi, Eharu

Oohashi, Eharu

Producer

Saitou, Shigeru

Saitou, Shigeru

Producer

Ishihara, Tatsuya

Ishihara, Tatsuya

Director, Storyboard

Tsuruoka, Youta

Tsuruoka, Youta

Sound Director

Ishidate, Taichi

Ishidate, Taichi

Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

Theme Songs

Openings

"Sparkling Daydream" by ZAQ

Endings

"INSIDE IDENTITY" by Black Raison d'être (Maaya Uchida, Chinatsu Akasaki, Azumi Asakura, Sumire Uesaka)

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Recent Episodes

Episode 1

Chance Encounter with... the Wicked Eye

4.36/5
Aired 10/4/2012

Episode 2

Priestess... of the Melody

4.52/5
Aired 10/11/2012

Episode 3

The Heretical… Twintail

4.48/5
Aired 10/18/2012

Episode 4

Regret of... the Scriptures of Darkness (Mabinogion)

4.51/5
Aired 10/25/2012

Episode 5

A Binding... Cross (Hard Study)

4.64/5
Aired 11/1/2012

Episode 6

The Atoned... Messiah (Innocent)

4.55/5
Aired 11/8/2012

Episode 7

Reminiscences... of Paradise Lost

4.66/5
Aired 11/15/2012

Episode 8

Exiled... Just the Two of Them

4.73/5
Aired 11/22/2012
Full episode listing

Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes12
Duration24 min per ep
SourceLight novel
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonFall 2012
AiredOct 4, 2012 to Dec 20, 2012
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#102
Scored by834.6K
BroadcastThursdays at 00:30 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!

Romaji title

Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!

Japanese title

中二病でも恋がしたい!

Synonyms

Chu-2 Byo demo Koi ga Shitai!, Regardless of My Adolescent Delusions of Grandeur, I Want a Date!

Production Team

Main studio

Kyoto Animation

Producers

Lantis, Pony Canyon, TBS, Rakuonsha, Animation Do

Licensors

Sentai Filmworks

Japanese title

中二病でも恋がしたい!

Themes And Audience

School