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