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Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!
Comedy, Drama, Romance, School, Slice of Life

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What is it about?

High school freshman Yūta Togashi was once a "Chuunibyou patient" i.e. an overly self-conscious middle schooler. He wants to bury this embarrassing past and begins a new life in high school—unsuccessfully. His classmate Rikka Takanashi, a "current" Chuunibyou patient, has found traces of residual symptoms on him and used the fact to force Togashi "making a contract" with her.

There's a strange term used in Japanese internet culture. "Chuunibyou", or more literally "Eighth-Grade Syndrome", refers to matured individuals with an absurd self-created persona. Remember the times as a child when there was a TV character you found appealing and you pretended to possess their superhuman abilities in real-life? A chuunibyou is a teenage or adult form of that, but to such an extent that the fictional persona defines their entire lifestyle. Certainly, behaving this way in public would make for some embarrassment, and recovering from such a past even more so.

Why do you recommend it?
The artwork of the series is glorious like most of Kyoto Animation's other works. Its background settings of rich visuals are there and reflected upon every delusion, every action, every laughter, every chuunibyou-like behavior. The soundtrack is also quite lighthearted that reflects upon the comedic mood of settings and characters. When there are battle scenes though, it swiftly changes to a more fast paced rythym to make it looks like it's real despite the fact that it's just a delusion.

Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! is a very entertaining series to watch. It's not like the usual harem with a pathetic protagonist who can't make up his damn mind. But rather, it involves a kid who tried to escape from his past but ends up living it now with his new friends at high school. Entertainment is not so easy to bring these days especially with a lot of already used ideas but this one here is executed pretty well in my opinion. So, give it a shot.

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What is my rating of this anime?
(4★/5★)
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[Oni]

This show makes "eighth grader syndrome" a lot cuter/funnier than it would appear in real life.

Spoiler:

I'd assume it'd only look pathetic/cringy in real life.

[MiS]

I know I'm late in replying for this, but Chuunibyou's been my favorite anime since reading the light novels up until the second season of the anime.

It's also why I love eyepatches now.

[Oni]

I know I'm late in replying for this, but Chuunibyou's been my favorite anime since reading the light novels up until the second season of the anime.

It's also why I love eyepatches now.

Is she missing an eye, though?

[MiS]

Is she missing an eye, though?

Spoiler:

N-no, that wouldn't be chuuni!

[Inori]

Is she missing an eye, though?

This is actually a pretty pivotal thing (which already got spoiled for me. Fuck you, AMV artists) which you'll see eventually.

And yes, 8th-grader syndrome is cringey as fuck irl...

[Oni]

This is actually a pretty pivotal thing (which already got spoiled for me. Fuck you, AMV artists) which you'll see eventually.

And yes, 8th-grader syndrome is cringey as fuck irl...

I only watched a couple of episodes.

[Inori]

I only watched a couple of episodes.

Ah, k, fair enough.

Spoiler: tl; dr w/ minimal spoiling

she's not missing an eye

Also, holy shit, happy 8k!