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Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions (TV series)

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Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!
中二病でも恋がしたい!
(Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Anime television series
Directed byTatsuya Ishihara
Produced by
  • Eharu Ōhashi
  • Shigeru Saitō
  • Shinichi Nakamura
Written byJukki Hanada
Music byNijine
StudioKyoto Animation
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS, TV Aichi, Animax, BS11
English network
Original run October 4, 2012 – March 26, 2014
Episodes24 + 2 OVA (List of episodes)
Anime film
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Rikka Version
Directed byTatsuya Ishihara
Written byJukki Hanada
StudioKyoto Animation
Licensed by
  • NA: Sentai Filmworks (2017)[2]
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2013
Runtime96 minutes
Original net animation
  • Lite (season 1)
  • Lite Ren (season 2)
Directed byTatsuya Ishihara
Written byJukki Hanada
Music byNijine
StudioKyoto Animation
Licensed by
  • AUS: Crunchyroll (Madman)
  • NA: Sentai Filmworks
  • UK: Animatsu Entertainment
Released September 27, 2012 – March 13, 2014
Runtime3-4 minutes
Episodes11 (List of episodes)
Anime film

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!,[b] also known as Chū-2 for short, is a Japanese anime television series based on Torako's light novel of the same name and produced by Kyoto Animation.[3]

The first season aired in Japan from October 4 to December 19, 2012,[4] and the second one from January 8 to March 26, 2014.[5] The series was simulcast by Crunchyroll.[6][7] The first episode for a second set of Lite episodes was released on December 26, 2013,[8] and the second series of shorts, Heated Table Series: Kotatsu, accompanied on Blu-ray and DVD, were released on March 19, 2014. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series. It is later streamed on HIDIVE.

Synopsis

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A group of high school students have signs of chūnibyō syndrome. They run a club under supervision of their head teacher.

Series overview

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Main article: List of Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1124 October 2012 (2012-10-04)20 December 2012 (2012-12-20)
2128 January 2014 (2014-01-08)26 March 2014 (2014-03-26)

Voice cast

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Character Japanese English
Yūta Togashi Jun Fukuyama Leraldo Anzaldua
Rikka Takanashi Maaya Uchida Margaret McDonald
Sanae Dekomori Sumire Uesaka Brittney Karbowski
Shinka Nibutani Chinatsu Akasaki Maggie Flecknoe
Kumin Tsuyuri Azumi Asakura Emily Neves[c]
Makoto Isshiki Sōichirō Hoshi Greg Ayres
Satone Shichimiya Juri Nagatsuma Christina Kelly
Tōka Takanashi Eri Sendai Genevieve Simmons
Kuzuha Togashi Kaori Fukuhara Monica Rial
Kazari Kannagi Manami Shirakawa Molly Searcy

Release

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Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions

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Main article: Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions season 1

In December 2011, Kyoto Animation announced that the series has received its anime adaptation and would run on television in the August issue of the Newtype magazine in August 2012.[9] The series aired in Japan from October 4 to December 19, 2012.[4] The 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.[10][11] The series was released on six Blu-ray and DVD compilation volumes by Pony Canyon between December 19, 2012 and May 15, 2013.[12][13] 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).[14] A seventh volume with the original video animation episode and the Lite shorts, was released on June 19, 2013.[11] The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks and was streamed on The Anime Network.[15][16] 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.[17] 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.[18] An animated film served as a retelling of the series was released on September 14, 2013.[19]

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions -Heart Throb-

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Main article: Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Heart Throb

A second series, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions -Heart Throb- (Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai: Ren) aired on television from January 8 to March 26, 2014.[5] It was simulcast by Crunchyroll.[6][7] The first episode of a second set of Lite episodes was released on December 26, 2013 and a second series of shorts called Heated Table Series: Kotatsu accompanied each BD/DVD release, starting on March 19, 2014.[8] The opening theme is "Voice" by Zaq and the ending theme is "Van!shment Th!s World" by Black Raison d'être. The ending theme for the Lite episodes is "Shin'en ni Mau Senritsu Shanikusai" (深淵に舞う戦慄謝肉祭, A Hair-Raising Carnival Dancing in the Abyss) by Zaq. Sentai Filmworks licensed and released the second season in August 2015.[20]

Notes

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  1. ^ via Madman Anime
  2. ^ Japanese: 中二病でも恋がしたい!, romanized: Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!, lit. '"Even with Eighth Grader Syndrome, I Want to Be in Love"'
  3. ^ Also serves as the ADR Director for the English dub.

References

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  1. ^ "Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! REN now streaming in Australia". Anime News Network. January 13, 2014. Archived from the original on January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions!: Rikka Version"". Archived from the original on 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  3. ^ "Kyoto Animation Plans Chū-2 Byō Demo Koi ga Shitai! Anime". Anime News Network. December 27, 2011. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! Slated for October 3". Anime News Network. September 1, 2012. Archived from the original on May 19, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "2nd Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai Season's Title, Key Visual Revealed". Anime News Network. December 2, 2013. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Crunchyroll to Stream Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions REN Sequel Anime". Anime News Network. January 6, 2014. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Madman Entertainment Adds 'Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions Ren' Anime Simulcast, Home Video Rights". The Fandom Post. January 8, 2014. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions Lite II Short's 1st Episode Stars Nibutani, Kumin". Anime News Network. December 26, 2013. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  9. ^ Loo, Egan (July 7, 2012). "Kyoto Animation's Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! to Run on TV". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "KyoAni Streams Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! 'Lite' #1". Anime News Network. September 27, 2012. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  11. ^ a b "7th Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! BD/DVD Adds Unaired Anime". Anime News Network. November 1, 2012. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  12. ^ "中二病でも恋がしたい! (1) [Blu-ray] (2012)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  13. ^ "中二病でも恋がしたい! (6) [Blu-ray]" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. 15 May 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  14. ^ "Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! BDs/DVDs to Have Unaired Shorts". Anime News Network. October 3, 2012. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  15. ^ "Sentai Filmworks Adds KyoAni's Chūnibyō Demo Koi Ga Shitai". Anime News Network. September 30, 2012. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  16. ^ "The Anime Network to Stream Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!, Busou Shinki Anime". Anime News Network. October 2, 2012. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  17. ^ "音楽CD" [Music CD] (in Japanese). Kyoto Animation. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  18. ^ 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. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  19. ^ "Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! Gets Film in September". Anime News Network. June 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  20. ^ "August 2015 releases". Sentai Filmworks. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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