Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! discussion thread

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中二病でも恋がしたい！

Latest KyoAni work, based on the light novel published under their own line. Yuuta is a recovering chuunibyou teen who meets the still actively chuunibyou Rikka. Can he handle her, even if her behavior reminds him of his embarrassing past?

Airs Thursday, Oct 4 at 00:30 JST on Tokyo MX

Animation studio: Kyoto Animation

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KyoAni uploaded the episode 1 preview to Youtube.

In addition, today's radio show previews the real OP (Sparkling Daydream) and ED (INSIDE IDENITY). You can hear the OP at 10:45 and the ED at 28:00.

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KyoAni uploaded the episode 2 preview to Youtube.

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KyoAni uploaded the episode 3 preview to Youtube.

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And here's episode 4's preview.

[ZenErik]

I bet Nana-chan also had chuuni fever when she was younger.

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Episode 5's preview is up.

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Quite different from the novel. At the moment, it'd be simpler to say that only about four scenes/concepts were kept from the novel. The dialogue itself changed. My initial impression of the episode was "Whoa. This feels different, yet somewhat similar."

Overall, I feel the general characteristics of that characters were kept (with one big exception, but I'm not spoiling that in an anime thread). Everyone sounds as I expected them to. Would've liked more Nibutani (and one scene specifically), but what can I say? I enjoyed it, though I'd have to re-watch it once it becomes more comfortable and natural to me to offer a better opinion.

This is definitely a KyoAni original series. Outside of characteristics, it's original to Ishihara/Hanada in my eyes.

[TheGreenMan]

You know, when I look forward to a KyoAni anime, I anticipate fantastic OPs and EDs. This show has neither. The OP nearly gave me a seizure and the song is really generic. Although, the OP has some immensely GIFable scenes. The ED is just meh.
Anyway, the show itself it great. Rikka is so adorble. Fukuyama Jun is great as Yuuta, I didn't think he'd pull it off, but he did. I said it in the other thread, but there's a little Yui Hirasawa in Rikka.
Gungnir? Hahahaha.
And is that the girl from Baka & Test in their class?

[superdry]

Oh, god this was an unbelievably fun episode to watch. So much of it made me laugh. The episode is also very screencappble and animated giffable. I like the Konami code, or at least part of it, was referenced - I can see that as a special code to unlock something for someone who has chuunibyou as that code is legendary.

I love Yuuta's past as the Dark Flame Master - essentially he was being Kirito with that sword and "weird coat." Very fun character overall trying to live a normal high school life and conceal his past.

Rikka is super cute. I love her when she speaks in chuunibyou. The interaction of the two is a sight to behold - they work off of each other very, very well.

Excellent first episode. Definitely looking forward to next week. I know it's early, but I think this is a lock for an import.