Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!

中二病でも恋がしたい!

2012–2014 24 min 2 Seasons 24 Episodes

★ 8.1 / 10 423 ratings

AnimationComedy

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Synopsis

As one of the thousands of Japanese students afflicted with "chunibyo," a state where they're so desperate to stand out that they've convinced themselves that they have secret knowledge and hidden powers, Yuta spent most of his middle school years living in a complete fantasy world. He's finally managing to overcome his delusions but his chunibyo have attracted the attentions of another sufferer, and she's decided that this makes him her soul mate.

About

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! premiered on October 4, 2012. It falls under the Animation, Comedy genres. The series has aired across 2 seasons and 24 episodes. with each episode running approximately 24 minutes. It airs on Tokyo MX, Sun TV. and concluded its run on March 27, 2014.

Why viewers enjoy Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! targets fans of Animation anime, especially viewers who appreciate stories that blend Comedy elements. This combination of Animation, Comedy sets the show's pacing and tone, and explains why it resonates with that specific audience over more general animated programming.

Production

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! was animated by Kyoto Animation, Pony Canyon, Lantis, and broadcast on Tokyo MX, Sun TV.

Critical reception

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! holds a rating of 8.1 out of 10 based on 423 user reviews on TMDB, a strong score that reflects broad satisfaction from its audience.

Themes & motifs

Recurring motifs and themes throughout Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! include: adolescence, romance, slice of life, school, anime, school club, japanese high school, based on light novel. These threads anchor the show's narrative direction and offer a reliable indicator of the kind of viewing experience it delivers.

Voice cast

Jun Fukuyama
Maaya Uchida
Chinatsu Akasaki
Sumire Uesaka
Azumi Asakura
Juri Nagatsuma
Kikuko Inoue
Soichiro Hoshi

Production credits

Direction: Tatsuya Ishihara · Eisaku Kawanami · Noriyuki Kitanohara
Writing: Jukki Hanada · Torako

Release dates

Premiered

October 4, 2012

Last aired

March 27, 2014

Seasons & episodes

Season1

October 4, 2012·12episodes

Yuta Togashi has a problem. He used to be a "chunibyo," one of the thousands of Japanese students so desperate to stand out that they've literally convinced themselves that they have secret knowledge and hidden powers. But now that he's starting high school, he's determined to put aside his delusions and face life head on. The trouble is Rikka Takanashi, his upstairs neighbor, is just a little bit delusional herself. And she knows all about his past indiscretions.

Season2

Heart Throb

January 9, 2014·12episodes

Yuta and Rikka may finally be together, but things haven’t settled down just yet! The arrival of Yuta’s childhood friend, the extra-eccentric Satone Shichimiya, is about to take this couple’s relationship from delusional to downright crazy. Not only is Satone a full-time chunibyo sufferer herself, but now she’s claiming to be Yuta’s one and only soul mate. If Yuta and Rikka want to make their relationship a reality, they’ll have to break through Satone’s fantasies first!