Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions season 1
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, known in Japan as Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai, is an anime television series based on Torako's light novel and produced by Kyoto Animation.[1] It follows a high school boy trying to discard his embarrassing past grandiose delusions. However, he meets a girl with signs of chūnibyō syndrome. As their relationship progresses, they form a club along with other female classmates with unique delusional behaviours.
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions | |
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Season 1 | |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Release | |
Original network | Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS, TV Aichi, Animax, BS11 |
Original release | October 4 December 20, 2012 | –
Season chronology | |
The first season of the series aired in Japan from October 4 to December 19, 2012.[2] Starting before the series' airing, a series of six original net animation shorts titled Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions Lite were streamed weekly on YouTube between September 27 and November 1, 2012.[3][4] The series was released on six Blu-ray and DVD compilation volumes between December 19, 2012, and May 15, 2013, by Pony Canyon.[5][6] The volumes contained bonus shorts titled Depth of Field: Ai to Nikushimi Gekijō (Depth of Field ~ 愛と憎しみ劇場, Depth of Field: Love and Hate Theater).[7] A seventh volume, containing an original video animation episode and the Lite shorts, was released on June 19, 2013.[4] The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks and was streamed on The Anime Network.[8][9]
The opening theme is "Sparkling Daydream" by Zaq, and the ending theme is "Inside Identity" by Black Raison d'être (Maaya Uchida, Chinatsu Akasaki, Azumi Asakura and Sumire Uesaka). There are also three insert songs: "Hajimari no Tane" (始まりの種, The Seed of Start) by Zaq in episode eight, "Kimi no Tonari ni" (君のとなりに, Next to You) by Zaq in episode ten and "Miagete Goran Yoru no Hoshi o" (見上げてごらん夜の星を, Look Up at the Stars in the Night) by Maaya Uchida in episode ten. The single for "Sparkling Daydream" was released on October 24, 2012, and the single for "Inside Identity" on November 21, 2012.[10] For the Lite episodes, the opening theme is "Kimi e" (君へ, To You) and the ending theme is "Shikkoku ni Odoru Haōbushi" (漆黒に躍る弧濁覇王節, The Melody of Conqueror Dancing in Jet Black); both are sung by Zaq.[11]
An animated film serving as a retelling of the series was released on September 14, 2013.[12]
Episode list
editStory | Episode | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Chance Encounter... with Wicked Lord Shingan" Transliteration: "Kaikō no... Jaō Shingan" (Japanese: 邂逅の…邪王真眼) | October 4, 2012 | |
After discarding his past grandiose delusions at junior high school, Yūta Togashi, a male clasmate, meets a female one, Rikka Takanashi, at the apartment balcony. Yūta takes a train on a first day of high school, and meets another male classmate Makoto Isshiki, who is interested on any girls in class. Yūta sees Rikka exhibiting her signs of chūnibyō syndrome. He escorts her to the school infirmary and realizes that she has eavesdropped on him getting his delusions out of his system. Despite Yūta lacking interest in reliving his delusions, Rikka claims him as her soulmate. Makoto invites Yūta, but he is asked by their homeroom teacher Nanase Tsukumo to bring Rikka home, since she moved in two days ago with her older sister Tōka above Yūta's apartment. That night, Yūta's younger sister, Kuzuha, tells him that Rikka has moved away from her grandparents. While moving all boxes into the apartment room, Yūta keeps his memorabilia. | ||||
2 | 2 | "Priestess... of the Melody" Transliteration: "Senritsu no... Purīsutesu" (Japanese: 旋律の…聖調理人(プリーステス)) | October 11, 2012 | |
Rikka finds a stray cat in a playground, believing it to be a chimera, though she cannot keep it in her apartment due to Tōka's allergy to cats and Yūta does not keep it. After a student council meeting, Yūta becomes nervous around class representative Shinka Nibutani in the school kitchen, but Rikka makes it more awkward when she shows up. Soon after, another female student Kumin Tsuyuri inquires about the cat, since she was looking for her lost cat named Dodomen. Yūta and Kumin go to Rikka's apartment room, where they confirm that the cat is not Dodomen. Tōka follows Rikka one apartment room below, and Rikka is consequently knocked out while evading. Threatening to expose Yūta's previous recorded behavior, Tōka asks him to abandon the cat. However, as Rikka leaves with the cat, Yūta and Kumin leave with the recording device. Tōka approaches them at the playground and defeats Rikka. Afterward, Yūta agrees to keep the cat at home. | ||||
3 | 3 | "The Heretical… Pigtailed Girl" Transliteration: "Itan Naru... Tsuintēru" (Japanese: 異端なる…双尾娘(ツインテール)) | October 18, 2012 | |
It has been a month since Yūta joined high school. During lunchtime, he notices how picky Rikka is with her food, even to the point of her feeding him a bit of "tainted" rice. During club presentations, Yūta becomes curious about what club to join, but he meets near the ginkgo tree on school grounds with Rikka, who wants to start the Far East Magical Society, though no members sign up besides Kumin, who has started the Napping Club. After trying out for each rooms, Rikka calls for "backup", something which Yūta fears could be trouble. The next day, Rikka's similarly delusional best friend Sanae Dekomori appears in Yūta's bedroom, and Rikka explains that Sanae will join the Far East Magical Society. Despite lacking a fifth member, Nanase offers a provisional classroom as a clubroom for Yūta and the girls. As Yūta denies wanting to join the club himself, his resolve soon falters when Shinka decides to join them, as its name is changed to the Far East Magical Napping Society Summer Thereof. | ||||
4 | 4 | "Regret of... the Mabinogion" Transliteration: "Tsūkon no... Mabinogion" (Japanese: 痛恨の…闇聖典(マビノギオン)) | October 25, 2012 | |
During a quiz, Yūta becomes curious about why Shinka would join the club. Rikka and Sanae bring Yūta to the clubroom, where they simulate a spell from a fake summoning circle. As Shinka arrives there, Sanae realizes that a notebook called the Mabinogion has gone missing. Shinka asks Yūta to visit his apartment on Sunday. Yūta attempts to send Rikka and Sanae on a wild-goose chase. As Shinka arrives at the apartment, she frantically searches the notebook on the bedroom. After finding it, Yūta discovers that it is a journal from her persona Mori Summer, which she destroys it from embarrassment. As Shinka burns the notebook, she reveals that she joined the club just to discard it, but she is shocked to learn that Sanae has kept multiple copies. Sanae does not believe that Shinka is the real Mori Summer, Yūta suggests that Shinka should appeal to Sanae's delusions on an overpass, but Shinka ultimately cracks under the pressure. She reluctantly decides to stay in the club until she destroys the evidence from Sanae. | ||||
5 | 5 | "A Binding... Hard Study" Transliteration: "Sokubaku no... Hādo Sutadi" (Japanese: 束縛の…十字架(ハード・スタディ)) | November 1, 2012 | |
After having a low score on the math semester exam, Rikka is told by Nanase that her club would be disbanded if she fails the exam. With Rikka not taking her studies, it is revealed that Sanae is the top student in her grade. Rikka tries to improve the club's status by volunteering to clean the school swimming pool. However, it backfires due to horseplay for three hours. Instead, Nanase informs Rikka that she must make the class average in order to keep the club. Yūta helps Rikka study in her bedroom, though she gets distracted. During a break, Yūta and Rikka exchange email addresses. Yūta offers to come up with a new one for Rikka if she pass her test, using various bribes each day for a week to get her to study hard. After the exam, Rikka ends up scoring relatively low, but manages to land just above the class average and Yūta makes a new email address for her. | ||||
6 | 6 | "The Atoned... Innocent" Transliteration: "Shokuzai no... Inosento" (Japanese: 贖罪の…救世主(イノセント)) | November 8, 2012 | |
During art class, Yūta and Rikka draw pictures of each other, with mixed responses from other classmates. Afterward, Makoto asks Yūta for advice concerning an anonymous love letter that he received, assuming Shinka wrote it. Later, Yūta bears witness to Shinka's true nature as she feuds with Sanae. When Makoto arrives, Shinka promptly tells him to forget what he saw. Makoto inadvertently drops a notepad about the ranking of girls near the train station. It is soon found by a classmate named Inomata and is brought to the attention of the class the next day. Makoto reluctantly owns up to the notepad in order to protect other boys, unintentionally offering to shave his head in apology. Despite his plea not to go through with it, Makoto is given a buzz cut by Yūta in the clubroom. Makoto goes to the ginkgo tree and is surprisingly welcomed by other boys in class. He later develops a crush on Kumin, who is fond of his new look. That night, Tōka invites Yūta and Rikka for summer vacation. | ||||
7 | 7 | "Reminiscences... of Paradise Lost" Transliteration: "Tsuioku no... Paradaisu Rosuto" (Japanese: 追憶の…楽園喪失(パラダイス・ロスト)) | November 15, 2012 | |
Yūta, Makoto and the girls travel by train on summer vacation. However, Yūta notices that Rikka seems quiet. Upon meeting Rikka and Tōka's grandparents in a cottage, everyone gets acquainted. Yūta learns that Rikka used to live with her grandparents over her wish two years ago. While spending time at the beach, Yūta learns that Rikka and Tōka's father died from an illness three years ago, and that Rikka did not visit the grave. Yūta and Rikka skip out on Tōka's prepared dinner. Helping her escape from Tōka at the cottage, Yūta and Rikka go to a neighborhood believed to be where her father was three years ago. They arrive at the place where Rikka grew up, only to find a vacant lot. Tōka arrives and reminds Rikka about the reality of the situation. | ||||
8 | 8 | "Exiled... Just the Two of Them" Transliteration: "Futari dake no... Eguzairu" (Japanese: 二人だけの…逃避行(エグザイル)) | November 22, 2012 | |
Tōka forces Rikka to forget their father. Yūta tells Tōka that Rikka's delusions are intended to reveal the truth. Yūta follows Rikka to the train back home. On the way, he tells her that he started his behavior when he was isolated from his former friends. After returning home, Rikka realizes that she left her apartment key and Yūta's family is out for the night, knowing the two are alone together overnight. While visiting the store with Kumin, Makoto calls Yūta for advice, leading him to contemplate if he is in love with Rikka. As Yūta tries to put those thoughts behind him, Rikka harbors her feelings for him. | ||||
9 | 9 | "A Confused... Chaos Heart" Transliteration: "Konton no... Kaosu Hāto" (Japanese: 混沌の…初恋煩(カオス・ハート)) | November 29, 2012 | |
Shinka wants the club to actually do something for the upcoming cultural ginkgo festival, but Yūta has not had a proper talk with Rikka since summer vacation. As the theme is revealed to be a performance starring Yūta and Rikka, the others become worried when they find out that the two had not been the same near the cottage. Worrying that Rikka has been troubled over what happened, Yūta tries to talk to her during lunchtime, but she avoids him. After telling Kumin that Yūta is possessed by some evil force, Rikka soon recruits Sanae to perform a ritual on him at the shrine, which he naturally sees through. Meanwhile, Shinka tells Kumin that Rikka is in love with Yūta. Shinka tries to get Rikka to admit her feelings and confess to Yūta. After failing to confess her, Yūta saves Rikka from falling off the school roof. | ||||
10 | 10 | "Holy Mother's... Pandora's Box" Transliteration: "Seibo no... Pandorazu Bokkusu" (Japanese: 聖母の…弁当箱(パンドラズ・ボックス)) | December 6, 2012 | |
Rikka talks to Sanae, while Yūta asks Makoto for advice about the confession. Yūta and Rikka work together to confess each other. Despite the initial awkwardness, Rikka manages to confess first. That night, Yūta is informed by Tōka that she will be doing culinary training in Italy, meaning Rikka will be looked after by her mother, who was largely ignored by her. Because of this, Tōka asks Yūta to help Rikka grow out of her phase so she can accompany her mother. On the day of the festival, Yūta and Rikka dress up in costume preparing for their roles in the performance. Yūta meets Rikka's mother, who gives a lunch box for her. Yūta tells Rikka to remove her eyepatch, which does not settle well. At the end of the festival, Rikka performs her father's favorite song on stage. She removes her eyepatch to reveal that she is no longer wearing her golden contact on her eye. | ||||
11 | 11 | "One-Winged Fallen Angel" Transliteration: "Katayoku no Fōrin Enjeru" (Japanese: 片翼の堕天使(フォーリン·エンジェル)) | December 13, 2012 | |
Three weeks since Rikka removed her eyepatch, Tōka goes to Italy. Rikka struggles to adjust to "normalcy", but Sanae becomes sad about it. Shinka questions Yūta if he regrets about Rikka, but he realizes that Tōka stopped worrying and things are going well with Rikka's mother. With Rikka making new friends at school, she announces to everyone that the club is disbanded, much to Sanae's dismay. Later on, Yūta and Rikka remove her property from the bedroom, in order to prepare for her mother's arrival, but he begins to wonder if does the right thing. As Rikka boards the train alone, Sanae confronts Yūta about how Rikka had wanted him to accept her chūnibyō persona. Despite feeling the same way, Yūta ends up lashing out at Sanae, believing it would be bad idea. | ||||
12 | 12 | "Eternal Engage" Transliteration: "Shūten no Etānaru Engēji" (Japanese: 終天の契約(エターナル·エンゲージ)) | December 20, 2012 | |
As Yūta worries about having not seen Rikka in a while, Sanae discards her persona whilst Kumin starts impersonating Rikka, much to Yūta's chagrin. When the clubroom closes, Shinka confides in Yūta that having a persona is like being in the Drama Club. That night, Yūta learns that Rikka has moved in with her mother and grandparents. While feeling guilty, Yūta reads a letter from his past self and leaves the apartment. Along the way, he encounters Kumin, who relays a message from Rikka about how she had previously met him two years ago, around the time after her father died, coming to admire his syndrome and starting her own. As Yūta reunites with Rikka at the cottage, they accept their own personas. He brings her to the "Invisible Boundary Line", giving her the opportunity to say goodbye to her father. Rikka soon resumes her act, despite Yūta still finding it a little embarrassing. | ||||
13 (OVA) | 13 | "Glimmering... Explosive Festival (Slapstick Noel)" Transliteration: "Kirameki no... Surappusutikku Noeru" (Japanese: 煌めきの… 聖爆誕祭(スラップスティック・ノエル)) | June 19, 2013[4] (BD/DVD) December 25, 2013 (TV) | |
On Christmas Eve, Sanae invites the gang to a party at her house. The girls try on unique outfits, yet the guys are concerned. While playing cards, Rikka and Sanae get drunk from eating a chocolate rum cake, resulting in a "battle" that Yūta gets caught up in. As Yūta and Rikka leave the house, they take a special boat ride at the amusement park to spend quality time, surprisingly meeting the others. The intoxicated Sanae causes a commotion about how Rikka keeps talking about Yūta. Sanae almost pushes Rikka from the boat, but Yūta saves Rikka in time, and Sanae falls over and accidentally kisses Shinka. Back at home, Yūta sees Rikka wearing a black Santa dress. |
Lite episodes
editStory | Episode | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Volleyball" Transliteration: "Barēbōru" (Japanese: バレーボール) | September 27, 2012 | |
Yūta attempts to train Rikka in playing volleyball and compensate for her lack of depth perception since she wears an eyepatch. | ||||
2 | 2 | "Wicked Eye: Daybreak Chapter" Transliteration: "Jaō Shingan Reimeihen" (Japanese: 邪王真眼・黎明篇) | October 4, 2012 | |
During a period of one week in junior high school, Rikka tells her friend Tomo about the "Denizens of the Dark", in which she deals with her slow descent into chūnibyō. | ||||
3 | 3 | "My Older Brother" Transliteration: "Watashi no Onii-chan" (Japanese: わたしのお兄ちゃん) | October 11, 2012 | |
Kuzuha and her friend Mika deal with Yūta about his persona. | ||||
4 | 4 | "We'll Make Meat and Potato Stew!" Transliteration: "Niku-jaga Tsukuru yo!" (Japanese: 肉じゃが作るよ!) | October 18, 2012 | |
Rikka and Yūta's little sister Yumeha buy ingredients for the beef stew. | ||||
5 | 5 | "The Sleeping After School Beauty" Transliteration: "Nemureru Hōkago no Bishōjo" (Japanese: 眠れる放課後の美少女) | October 25, 2012 | |
Kumin talks about her excessive hobby of napping and her observations for other members at the clubroom. | ||||
6 | 6 | "Dekomori vs. Nibutani" Transliteration: "Dekomori VS Nibutani" (Japanese: 凸守 VS 丹生谷) | November 1, 2012 | |
After fighting with cold water balloons throughout the school, Shinka and Sanae take a hot bath. |
Depth of Field: Ai to Nikushimi Gekijō
editStory | Episode | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Depth of Field: Love and Hate Theater Phase 1" | December 19, 2012[5] | |
Rikka and Sanae face each other in an epic mecha battle in an apocalyptic setting. | ||||
2 | 2 | "Depth of Field: Love and Hate Theater Phase 2" | January 16, 2013[13] | |
Six hours and twenty-four minutes earlier, Sanae confronts Rikka before boarding her ultimate mech, Décolleté. | ||||
3 | 3 | "Depth of Field: Love and Hate Theater Phase 3" | February 20, 2013[14] | |
After dodging Sanae's advances, Rikka boards her own ultimate mech, Königin der Nacht, and returns fire. | ||||
4 | 4 | "Depth of Field: Love and Hate Theater Phase 4" | March 20, 2013[15] | |
A flashback reveals that Rikka betrayed her army because her superiors ordered her to attack civilians, before Rikka and Sanae resume their fight. | ||||
5 | 5 | "Depth of Field: Love and Hate Theater Phase 5" | April 17, 2013[16] | |
A glimpse shows Sanae and Rikka being happy together in a field, though they continue fighting. | ||||
6 | 6 | "Depth of Field: Love and Hate Theater Last Phase" | May 15, 2013[6] | |
Sanae and Rikka end up with a final standoff, but Rikka turns off Königin der Nacht and loses the battle. In reality, they were just fighting in the clubroom while wearing cardboard boxes. | ||||
7 | 7 | "Depth of Field: Love and Hate Theater Extra Phase" | June 19, 2013[17] | |
Rikka imagines a scene where Sanae kidnaps Yūta, but Rikka tickles Sanae. |
Films
editEpisode | Title | Original air date | |
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Film | "Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions the Movie: Rikka Takanashi Revision" Transliteration: "Takanashi Rikka Kai: Gekijō-ban Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!" (Japanese: 小鳥遊六花・改 ~劇場版 中二病でも恋がしたい!~) | September 14, 2013 February 19, 2014 (BD/DVD) | (theater)|
After Rikka wakes up in the clubroom to what appears to be a nightmare of a wedding, she tells Sanae and Kumin the story about how she first met Yūta, and how they ended up bound to one another. The film is a retelling of the first season told from Rikka's perspective, which provides transition scenes for the second season. | |||
Lite | "My Older Brother 2" Transliteration: "Watashi no Onii-chan 2" (Japanese: わたしのお兄ちゃん2) | September 14, 2013 February 19, 2014 (BD/DVD) | (theater)|
After continuing to observe Yūta during his chūnibyō persona while playing cards, Kuzuha witnesses him inadvertently slipping on an empty soda can and jamming his foot against a pole outside his apartment. Despite coming out of the hospital on crutches, he treats the fractured foot like it is already healed. Both Kuzuha and her friend Mika witness Yūta failing to kick a soccer ball back to a group of boys. |
Notes
editReferences
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- ^ "KyoAni Streams Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! 'Lite' #1". Anime News Network. September 27, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ a b c "7th Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! BD/DVD Adds Unaired Anime". Anime News Network. November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ a b "中二病でも恋がしたい! (1) [Blu-ray] (2012)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ a b "中二病でも恋がしたい! (6) [Blu-ray]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ "Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! BDs/DVDs to Have Unaired Shorts". Anime News Network. October 3, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "Sentai Filmworks Adds KyoAni's Chūnibyō Demo Koi Ga Shitai". Anime News Network. September 30, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
- ^ "The Anime Network to Stream Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!, Busou Shinki Anime". Anime News Network. October 2, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "音楽CD" [Music CD] (in Japanese). Kyoto Animation. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ ボーカルミニアルバム・オリジナルサウンドトラック発売決定! [Vocal Mini Album / Original Soundtrack to be Released!] (in Japanese). Kyoto Animation. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ "Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! Gets Film in September". Anime News Network. June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ "中二病でも恋がしたい! (2) [Blu-ray] (2013)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ "中二病でも恋がしたい! (3) [Blu-ray]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ "中二病でも恋がしたい! (4) [Blu-ray]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ "中二病でも恋がしたい! (5) [Blu-ray]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ^ "中二病でも恋がしたい! (7) [Blu-ray] (2013)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
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