Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!

Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!
Original title	中 二 病 で も 恋 が し た い!
transcription	Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!
Logo of the anime
genre	Comedy , romance
Light novel
country	Japan
author	Toraco
illustrator	Nozomi Osaka
publishing company	Kyōto animation
First publication	June 1, 2011 - December 22, 2017
expenditure	4th
Anime television series
title	Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!
Original title	中 二 病 で も 恋 が し た い!
transcription	Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!
Country of production	Japan
original language	Japanese
year	2012
Studio	Kyōto animation
length	24 minutes
Episodes	12 + 1
Director	Tatsuya Ishihara
music	Nijine
First broadcast	October 4th, 2012 to December 20th, 2012 on Tokyo MX
Web anime
title	Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! Lite
Original title	中 二 病 で も 恋 が し た い! Lite
Country of production	Japan
original language	Japanese
Studio	Kyōto animation
length	6 minutes
Episodes	6th
Director	Tatsuya Ishihara
music	Nijine
First broadcast	September 27, 2012 to November 1, 2012 on YouTube
Anime movie
title	Takanashi Rikka Kai - Gekijōban Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!
Original title	小鳥 遊 六 花 ・ 改 〜 劇場版 中 二 病 で も 恋 が し た い! 〜
Country of production	Japan
original language	Japanese
Publishing year	2013
Studio	Kyōto animation
length	97 minutes
Director	Tatsuya Ishihara
script	Jukki Hanada
music	Nijine
Anime television series
title	Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! -Heart Throb-
Original title	中 二 病 で も 恋 が し た い! 戀
transcription	Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren
Country of production	Japan
original language	Japanese
year	2014
Studio	Kyōto animation
length	24 minutes
Episodes	12
Director	Tatsuya Ishihara
music	Nijine
First broadcast	January 9, 2014 to March 27, 2014 on Tokyo MX
Anime movie
title	Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! - Take On Me
Original title	映 画 中 二 病 で も 恋 が し た い！ -Take On Me-
transcription	Eiga Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! - Take On Me
Country of production	Japan
original language	Japanese
Publishing year	2018
Studio	Kyōto animation
length	98 minutes
Director	Tatsuya Ishihara
script	Jukki Hanada
music	Nijine
synchronization

Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! ( jap. 中 二 病 で も 恋 が し た い! , Eng. "Despite Chūnibyō I want to fall in love!") is a four-part light novel series written by Torako , also available as an anime series ( Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! ) and Movie was implemented.

The book series is about a group of students who have to deal with the strongly pronounced Chūnibyō (syndrome) of the protagonist Rikka Takanashi in a humorous to serious way. Among other things, she builds a romantic relationship with her classmate and actual protagonist Yūta Togashi, who once also suffered from Chūnibyō. The slang expression Chūnibyō ( 中 二 病 , dt. "Eighth graders disease") denotes a kind of adolescent megalomania, in which the person considers himself or herself to be a superhero, chosen one or the like, who fights against evil, as it should typically occur in eighth graders.

action

→ Main article : Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions / Episode List

publication

In 2009 the animation studio Kyōto Animation founded the "Great Kyōto Animation Prize" ( Kyōto Animation Taishō ) with the categories of novel, manga and scenario (for anime). When the award was announced on April 22, 2010, Torako's script for the novel Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! an Honorable Mention. Although four other works also received honorable mention, only Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! published as a novel by the newly founded imprint KA Esuma Bunko . The first volume ( ISBN 978-4-9905812-0-6 ) was published on June 1, 2011, the second volume ( ISBN 978-4-9905812-2-0 ) on December 28, 2011, the third ( ISBN 978-4 -907064-14-3 ) followed on March 14, 2014 and the final volume ( ISBN 978-4-907064-76-1 ) on December 22, 2017.

The novels were illustrated by Nozomi Osaka.

Anime

Cosplay of the protagonist Rikka Takanashi in her typical Chūnibyō pose

Based on the series of novels, the Kyōto Animation studio produced the twelve episode anime television series of the same name, Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! directed by Tatsuya Ishihara . However, this is only roughly based on the novel series and contains additional characters such as Kumin Tsuyuri and Sanae Dekomori.

It first aired from October 3 to December 20, 2012 after midnight (and thus on the previous television day ) on Tokyo MX . Almost at the same time, with an offset of just a few minutes, it was broadcast on Sun TV and with up to a week offset on KBS Kyōto , TV Aichi , Animax (Japan) and BS11 . The web anime (ONA) with the title Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! Was previously published on YouTube from September 27 to November 1, 2012 . Lite , in the six short episodes of six minutes each, certain side aspects of the plot, mostly embarrassingly humorous, were taken up.

The series was released on seven DVDs and Blu-rays between December 19, 2012 and June 19, 2013. The last one contained a 13th episode that was not broadcast on television and all six short Lite episodes of three minutes each. In addition, each DVD and Blu-ray featured an approximately six-minute long episodes as a bonus, which in their entirety are referred to as Depth of Field - Ai to Nikushimi Gekijō (DEPTH OF FIELD 〜 愛 と 憎 し み 劇場 ). The seven episodes are essentially about the girls, how they fight against each other in their Chūnibyō-madness or imagine this.

Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for North America in late September 2012 under the title Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions . The Anime Network streamed the series from October 17, 2012 and from episode 3 onwards, almost one day after the Japanese first broadcast. Madman Entertainment announced the licensing for Australia in October 2012.

On September 14, 2013 the movie Takanashi Rikka Kai - Gekijōban Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! ( 小鳥 遊 六 花 ・ 改 〜 劇場版 中 二 病 で も 恋 が し た い! 〜 ) In Japanese cinemas.

A second season called Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren ( 中 二 病 で も 恋 が し た い! 戀 ) with 12 episodes was first broadcast on Tokyo MX from January 9 to March 27, 2014 after midnight (and thus on the previous TV day) and later on Sun TV, KBS Kyōto, TV Aichi and BS11.

On May 19, 2017, the animation studio Kyōto Animation announced that a new film about the Chūnibyō demo Koi-ga-Shitai! -Franchise is being worked. This started on January 6, 2018 with the name Eiga Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! - Take On Me ( 映 画 中 二 病 で も 恋 が し た い！ -Take On Me- ) in Japan.

German version

Since October 9, 2015, Kazé has released the first season of the series under the name Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! in Germany. The Blu-rays appear in 1080p with German subtitles and German synchronization. In addition to subtitled bonus episodes in the first volume, the release also contains a few other extras. The 2018 film came out on April 12, 2019 under the title Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! - Take On Me in German retail.

synchronization

role	Japanese speaker ( seiyū )	German speaker
Rikka Takanashi	Maaya Uchida	Marie Christin Morgenstern
Yūta Togashi	Jun Fukuyama	Christian Pointer
Shinka Nibutani	Chinatsu Akasaki	Julia Meynen
Kumin Tsuyuri	Azumi Asakura	Jennifer White
Sanae Dekomori	Sumire Uesaka	Luisa Wietzorek
Makoto Isshiki	Sōichirō Hoshi	Sebastian Kluckert
Kuzuha Togashi	Kaori Fukuhara	Sarah Kaltenborn
Yumeha Togashi	Mami Shitara
Touka Takanashi	Eri Sendai	Julia Kaufmann
Nanase Tsukumo	Kikuko Inoue	Silvia Missbach
Satone Shichimiya	Yuri Nagatsuma	Jill Schulz

Web links

Commons : Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Light Novel website (Japanese)
• Anime website (Japanese)
• Entry on the Anime News Network (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 京都 ア ニ メ ー シ ョ ン 大 賞 . Kyōto Animation , October 2009, archived from the original on October 3, 2009 ; Retrieved February 10, 2013 (Japanese). 
2. ↑ No Grand Prizes Given for 1st Kyoto Animation Award. In: Anime News Network. April 22, 2010, accessed February 10, 2013 . 
3. ↑ 『中 二 病 で も 恋 が し た い！』 『夕 焼 け 灯台 の 秘密』 の 販 売 に 関 す る お 知 ら せ . Kyōto Animation, June 1, 2011, accessed February 10, 2013 (Japanese). 
4. ↑ INFO. (No longer available online.) In: 『中 二 病 で も 恋 が し た い！』 公式 サ イ ト . Kyōto Animation, archived from the original on February 22, 2014 ; Retrieved February 10, 2013 (Japanese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ KyoAni Streams Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! 'Lite' # 1. In: Anime News Network. September 27, 2012, accessed September 16, 2013 . 
6. ↑ Sentai Filmworks Adds KyoAni's Chūnibyō Demo Koi Ga Shitai. In: Anime News Network. September 30, 2012, accessed February 11, 2013 . 
7. ↑ Chunibyo Demo Koi Ga Shitai Coming to Anime Network Online this Week. In: Anime News Network. October 16, 2012, accessed February 11, 2013 . 
8. ↑ Madman Entertainment Acquires Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! In: Anime News Network. October 5, 2012, accessed February 11, 2013 . 
9. ↑ "Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!" - Film announced . In: Anime2You - your anime-news source . ( anime2you.de [accessed on May 22, 2017]).
10. ↑ KAZÉ LICENSES LOVE CHUNIBYO & OTHER DELUSIONS. In: NanaOne. November 23, 2014, accessed January 7, 2013 . 
11. ↑ Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusion! - Take On Me - DVD Limited Edition. In: Kazé Online. Retrieved July 20, 2019 .