Series synopsis
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!, also known as 中二病でも恋がしたい! is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on October 4, 2012. It ended on March 27, 2014. It stars Jun Fukuyama, Maaya Uchida, Azumi Asakura and Chinatsu Akasaki.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jun Fukuyama as Yuta Togashi (voice)
- Maaya Uchida as Rikka Takanashi (voice)
- Azumi Asakura as Kumin Tsuyuri (voice)
- Chinatsu Akasaki as Shinka Nibutani (voice)
- Juri Nagatsuma as Satone Shichimiya (voice)
- Kikuko Inoue as Nanase Tsukumo (voice)
- Soichiro Hoshi as Makoto Isshiki (voice)
- Sumire Uesaka as Sanae Dekomori (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 58 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 34 | September 27, 2012 | January 6, 2018 |
| Season 1 | 12 | October 4, 2012 | June 19, 2013 |
| Season 2 | 12 | January 9, 2014 | March 27, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Volleyball With Rikka refusing to take off her eyepatch, Yuta attempts to train her in playing volleyball to compensate for her lack of depth perception. |
September 27, 2012 |
| 2 |
The Dawn of the Wicked Eye In middle school, Rikka's friend Tomo has to deal with Rikka's slow descent into delusion. |
October 4, 2012 |
| 3 |
My Older Brother Yuta's younger sister Kuzuha deals with her brother during his chūnibyō phase. |
October 11, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A Chance Encounter... with Wicked Lord Shingan After recovering from adolescent delusions, Yuta transfers schools to begin anew. As he tastes the succulent fruit of normalcy, Rikka Takanashi discovers Yuta's delusional past and declares that they are soul mates, which makes things anything but normal. |
October 4, 2012 |
| 2 |
Priestess... of the Melody Yuta wants to crush on the beautiful Shinka, but Rikka's antics prohibit it. A visit to Rikka's house reveals how delusional she really is. Her eclectic collections are almost stranger than her behavior! What's worse: Rikka's sister knows about Yuta's past! |
October 11, 2012 |
| 3 |
The Heretical... Pigtailed Girl (Twin Tail) Yuta tries to decide what club to join, but Rikka is already a step ahead of him. She creates the "Far-Eastern Magic Society" and manages to rope in two members. Given a provisional club status, Yuta revokes his membership... until Shinka joins the club, too. |
October 18, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wicked Lord Shingan... Reborn Unusual circumstances forces Yuta and Rikka to live under one roof. Keeping it under wraps is top priority as the new school year starts. |
January 9, 2014 |
| 2 |
Dolphin Ring Striker Nibutani becomes obsessed with the state of Yuta and Rikka's questionable romance, and pressures Yuta to take control of his girlfriend and lead her down the righteous path of boy-girl relationships. |
January 16, 2014 |
| 3 |
Magical Devil Girl in Pursuit Rikka becomes very excited about the presence of a magic user she is supposedly doing unvisible battle with, but it soon becomes apparent that this magic user is an actual person. She is a girl Yuta knows from his middle school days who first infected him with chunibyo. Rikka is both fascinated and terrified of the threat the new girl poses to her and Yuta's love contract, and either wants to be friends with her or be rid of her for all eternity. |
January 23, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 4, 2012 |
| Last aired | March 27, 2014 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 12:00:00 |