Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions
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Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! (Japanese: 中二病でも恋がしたい!, Hepburn: Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!, "Even with Eighth Grader Syndrome, I Want to Be in Love"), also known as Chū-2 for short, is a Japanese light novel series written by Torako, with illustrations provided by Nozomi Ōsaka. The work won an honorable mention in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2010, leading the company to assume its publication starting in June 2011. The series follows a high school boy named Yūta Togashi, who tries to discard his embarrassing past grandiose delusions, until he meets a girl named Rikka Takanashi, who exhibits her own signs of Eighth Grader Syndrome. As their relationship progresses, Yūta and Rikka form a club called the Far East Magical Napping Society Summer Thereof with classmates Shinka Nibutani, Kumin Tsuyuri, and Sanae Dekomori, who each have their own unique delusional behaviors.
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! | |
中二病でも恋がしたい! (Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!) | |
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Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
Light novel | |
Written by | Torako |
Illustrated by | Nozomi Ōsaka |
Published by | Kyoto Animation |
Imprint | KA Esuma Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | June 1, 2011 – December 4, 2017 |
Volumes | 4 |
Anime | |
A 12-episode anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan between October 4 and December 19, 2012, with six six-minute Lite episodes streamed on YouTube. The anime is licensed by Sentai Filmworks for release in North America. An animated film was released in September 2013, and a second anime season, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions -Heart Throb-, aired between January and March 2014. A second animated film featuring a new story, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me was released in 2018.