×
  • remind me tomorrow
  • remind me next week
  • never remind me
Subscribe to the ANN Newsletter • Wake up every Sunday to a curated list of ANN's most interesting posts of the week. read more

Forum - View topic
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! + -Heart Throb (TV).


Goto page Previous    Next

Anime News Network Forum Index -> General -> Series Discussion
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
ookamigirl



Joined: 15 Jul 2012
Posts: 2274
Location: Croatia
PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:14 pm Reply with quote
Episode 1

Wtf is this?! That was truly my first reaction.
Well, new school, new beginning.
So what? It's a about an ex fantasy cosplayer hiding his past.
Seems like he'll never get away from it..
The whole thing looks pretty childish.
Dropping this one.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
EmbraceMe



Joined: 17 Dec 2010
Posts: 2013
Location: Growing old and jaded.
PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:35 pm Reply with quote
Yttrbio wrote:
As a person who loves stupid dances in openings, this show's opener is basically porn to me.


Well, you better start grabbing some tissue and lotion! Laughing

As someone who has suffered from 8th Grader Syndrome and still show symptoms of it to this date, I find this show to be a mockery of my situation. 8th Grader Syndrome is a serious condition that leads to a delusional life style. It should not be joked about.

. . .

I kid, I kid. This is a lovely and fun show. I had a lot of chuckles from it. Jun Fukuyama as Togashi is perfect and awesome. I think I'll have a lot of fun with this show; it reminds me of my adolescence days spent pretending to be either Ultraman or a Power Ranger. Smile
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime
Ausdoerrt



Joined: 27 Oct 2008
Posts: 481
PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:06 pm Reply with quote
Yttrbio wrote:
As a person who loves stupid dances in openings, this show's opener is basically porn to me.


Heh. Joshiraku and Carnival Phantasm must've knocked you out cold, then.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime
Yttrbio
Subscriber



Joined: 09 Jun 2011
Posts: 3649
PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 1:41 pm Reply with quote
Indeed they did. Tsuritama, too.

I just caught the second short, and am glad to see that she has a female friend who can help share the eye-rolling responsibilities with our lead.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Blood-
Bargain Hunter



Joined: 07 Mar 2009
Posts: 23667
PostPosted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:15 pm Reply with quote
I enjoyed it. Love the KyoAni look, of course, and the premise. Yuta no doubt will come to appreciate the power of imagination and the freedom that comes from not giving a toss what other people think.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime My Manga
DuskyPredator



Joined: 10 Mar 2009
Posts: 15433
Location: Brisbane, Australia
PostPosted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 10:20 am Reply with quote
ONA 2

So I caught the second Lite ONA (5 minute short), not sure but the uniform worn might indicate that it was while she was at her junior high. It seemed to detail spoiler[Rikka starting her delusions of covering her body in various bandages as some type of seal or wound, going with left arm bandage, right arm sling, right eye patched. And a week later the top and bottom of her head bandaged, and a crutch acompaning likely leg bandages. A lecture from a teacher being the apparent reason she then settles on just] one arm and an eye.

EDIT: Also found out that the encyclopedia has this series' English name down as "Regardless of My Adolescent Delusions of Grandeur, I Want a Date!". What a title.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime My Manga
getchman
Space Cowboy



Joined: 07 Apr 2012
Posts: 9117
Location: Bedford, NH
PostPosted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:01 pm Reply with quote
Yuta's mom seems just as adorable as his little sisters
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime
WhiteHairGirls



Joined: 27 Apr 2011
Posts: 4713
Location: New York City
PostPosted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 4:02 pm Reply with quote
Oh good I thought they got rid of the opening song I liked, but it turns out the lite version and the anime are coming out at the same time. I assumed the first 5 minute episode was just a preview like what they did with Kokoro Connect. Anyone know why they are coming out at the same time?
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime My Manga
Stark700



Joined: 30 Jan 2012
Posts: 11762
Location: Earth
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:37 pm Reply with quote
Episode 2
Best dream ever

This was definitely an amusing episode though with the cat (with the pink wings), the dream, the fight scenes, and the...

Rikka wrote:
Welcome to the Dark Side


Looking forward to more of this series next week Laughing
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website My Anime My Manga
ZorgonXtreme



Joined: 23 Feb 2004
Posts: 251
Location: Anchorage, AK
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:21 pm Reply with quote
Is anybody else bothered by Shinka's hairpin? I looks like it was put in higher on her head then slipped down to where it is, like it's just hanging by a few hairs. Sad

Also, how old are these kids supposed to be? The catch for the show is 'Eighth Grade Syndrome', but I dunno what that is in the Japanese school system. They look around 13-14 years old (as compared to the 16-18 years old of say, Haruhi Suzumiya).

Rikka especially acts and looks a lot younger then most of her peers.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
WhiteHairGirls



Joined: 27 Apr 2011
Posts: 4713
Location: New York City
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:55 pm Reply with quote
That is one badass and scary older sister.

ZorgonXtreme wrote:


Also, how old are these kids supposed to be? The catch for the show is 'Eighth Grade Syndrome', but I dunno what that is in the Japanese school system. They look around 13-14 years old (as compared to the 16-18 years old of say, Haruhi Suzumiya).

Rikka especially acts and looks a lot younger then most of her peers.


Elementary school is grades 1-6, then its 3 years of middle school and 3 years of high school. So that would make them be 1st years in high school so they should be around 15. I don't think they look that young. I mean when I went to high school and I was a junior/senior, the freshmans and sophomores looked young as hell.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime My Manga
ZorgonXtreme



Joined: 23 Feb 2004
Posts: 251
Location: Anchorage, AK
PostPosted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 10:05 pm Reply with quote
WhiteHairGirls wrote:
That is one badass and scary older sister.

ZorgonXtreme wrote:


Also, how old are these kids supposed to be? The catch for the show is 'Eighth Grade Syndrome', but I dunno what that is in the Japanese school system. They look around 13-14 years old (as compared to the 16-18 years old of say, Haruhi Suzumiya).

Rikka especially acts and looks a lot younger then most of her peers.


Elementary school is grades 1-6, then its 3 years of middle school and 3 years of high school. So that would make them be 1st years in high school so they should be around 15. I don't think they look that young. I mean when I went to high school and I was a junior/senior, the freshmans and sophomores looked young as hell.


I suppose I meant 'looks young when compared to most other high-school shows'. And you're right, I remember back in my high school days there were a few kids that I always did a double-take at because I thought they were in the wrong school.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
DuskyPredator



Joined: 10 Mar 2009
Posts: 15433
Location: Brisbane, Australia
PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:59 am Reply with quote
ZorgonXtreme wrote:
Is anybody else bothered by Shinka's hairpin? I looks like it was put in higher on her head then slipped down to where it is, like it's just hanging by a few hairs. Sad
Yeah it bothers me too, at first I thought it was that she had messed up with it (looking in mirror) but she has kept it and no one has brought it up.

Episode 2

Definetly lots of fun, adding the pink wings to the not quite cute cat gives it a cute charm that i s likeable, kind of like looking at a pug. I get the distinct impression that Rikka's sister is an ex-weirdo, or currently a little funky herself, for one there is the fact she wears a colour. Actualy brings some kind of irony into her acts against Rikka, the fact she keeps up with her also seems a bit revealing, anyway red eyed black haired anime girls are great, *flops around as if struck ultimate ladle attack* my one weakness.

I am sure we can all agree that the Yuuta's youngest sister is adorable, and Tsuyuri is also moe and fun. Have to watch more.

KyoAni sure know how to use the animation budget. And I think I will end up with a seizure from the opening song.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime My Manga
ZorgonXtreme



Joined: 23 Feb 2004
Posts: 251
Location: Anchorage, AK
PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:10 am Reply with quote
I hardly every say things like this, as I hardly ever have so much confidence in anything TO say it, but...

KyoAni can do no wrong. Their two animes this year alone have been stellar to me (I still miss Hyouka) and their catalog before that is just amazing. Haruhi, K-ON, Full Metal Panic...all shows I've really enjoyed.

The simple fact alone that they made The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya a complete, true-to-source movie is enough for me to love them.

How does this relate to this show? Well...this looks like it's going to easily carry on their tradition of quality.

I love having a studio where when I see something new coming from them, I can make a fist and be assured that something awesome is coming.

Finally, I hope we see more of Yuuta's middle sister. And mother.

Hell, I like his whole family (with an absence of a father, hmmm).
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail
Blood-
Bargain Hunter



Joined: 07 Mar 2009
Posts: 23667
PostPosted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 6:29 am Reply with quote
ZorgonXtreme wrote:
I hardly every say things like this, as I hardly ever have so much confidence in anything TO say it, but...

KyoAni can do no wrong. Their two animes this year alone have been stellar to me (I still miss Hyouka) and their catalog before that is just amazing. Haruhi, K-ON, Full Metal Panic...all shows I've really enjoyed.


I'm quoting this for its Ultimate Truth Value. I was thinking the same thing before I opened this thread this morning. I've always loved KyoAni's stuff, but with this show they have truly made me one of their Helpless Little Bitches. The sublime Hyouka softened me up and now this show provides the coup de grâce, as those Frenchie cheese-eating surrender monkeys like to say.

Love Eye Patch's sister. I wish I had an Anime Transmorgifier that could convert her into a real 3D woman so she could come into my life and sort me out once and for all.

This show is too adorable.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message My Anime My Manga
Display posts from previous:   
Reply to topic    Anime News Network Forum Index -> General -> Series Discussion All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Goto page Previous    Next
Page 2 of 21

 


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group