Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren: The Rikka Wars

One normal school day, Rikka Takanashi notices Makoto Isshiki secretly passing a flash drive to Yuuta Togashi. Curious, Rikka talks to her friends about the case, who agree that Yuuta is hiding something from her. They decide to discover the contents of the flash drive by any means necessary, but to their surprise, it merely contained pictures of an idol that Yuuta adored back in middle school. However, Rikka takes offense, as she claims that this breaks their contract as lovers and demands Yuuta to return the flash drive.

Although having seen Yuuta return the flash drive, she still felt uncertain about the situation. This leads to her sneaking into Yuuta's room during the night, only to find out that the flash drive had not been returned! Scanning through its contents, she hurriedly rushes to bed when Yuuta enters her room. To her terror, she finds the flash drive crushed due to her negligence in keeping it in a safe place. Yuuta quickly finds out and demands an apology. However, Rikka too, demands an apology from him, resulting in both of them refusing to be the one to apologize first. Will the two lovebirds be able to resolve their argument?

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Takanashi, Rikka Main

Uchida, Maaya Japanese

Dekomori, Sanae Main

Uesaka, Sumire Japanese

Togashi, Yuuta Main

Fukuyama, Jun Japanese

Nibutani, Shinka Main

Akasaki, Chinatsu Japanese

Tsuyuri, Kumin Main

Asakura, Azumi Japanese

Shichimiya, Satone Supporting

Nagatsuma, Juri Japanese

Takanashi, Touka Supporting

Sendai, Eri Japanese

Isshiki, Makoto Supporting

Hoshi, Souichirou Japanese

Togashi, Kuzuha Supporting

Fukuhara, Kaori Japanese

Tsukumo, Nanase Supporting

Inoue, Kikuko Japanese

Ishihara, Tatsuya Director

Uchida, Maaya Theme Song Performance

Uesaka, Sumire Theme Song Performance

Akasaki, Chinatsu Theme Song Performance

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Oct 20, 2015

serenekyogre

Recommended

I never liked the Chuunibyou series. I tried watching the first season but dropped it in 4 episodes out of sheer boredom. I will never watch another full episode of Chuunibyou but for this exception, I grant it a solid 9/10.

One of the reasons I didn't enjoy Chuunibyou was because I couldn't sit through the 'fantasy action' scenes and I still skipped over the one in this episode. However, the story, cliched as it may seem to some, turns out sweet with good pacing and somewhat enticing dialogue. I don't even know why I enjoyed the dialogue, but it was whimsical and erratic enough to ... keep me entertained. That goes for their actions too especially between Rikka/Yuuta. (Oh, the things this couple does)

In a nutshell, being only one episode long, it is ideal for a quick, satisfying watch with a cast of rambunctious personalities to bring the simple plot to life.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jul 30, 2016

Caked_Bookies

Recommended

Another extra episode to this series that slow everything down from the finale. Rikka and Yuuta put each other into a situation that causes them to fight. It's a great episode that helps see these two as an actual couple and not just two people brought together by chuunibyou. It shows that these two really care about their relationship and strive to trust one another to the fullest. The girls are there to help Rikka as she does not know what to do in the situation. She doesn't want to be mad at Yuuta but can't let what happen slip. The same thing goes for ... Yuuta. It's just one of those fights that you see all the time in couples but to me it was refreshing to see happen to these two, given the strange relationship they have. It's entertaining, sweet and a good episode as a whole.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Feb 20, 2021

kierowca_ubera

Not Recommended

I liked the first Chuunibyou season. I can safely say i fokin loved it. I also liked the second one.
Through both of them i was amazed by MC. Yuuta was the first character in anime that i could relate to and empathize with so deeply.
Aaaaand there comes this absolute storm of shit, weird decisions and the the worst, the most bitter ending i have ever seen.
Maybe i don't understand something about the Japanese pop culture? Like, is treating "idols" like that normal? I am not the auth-right guy saying that the person im with is mine and looking at someone other should be punised ... with a death sentence, but if that person says i shouldn't do something because it hurts them and i promise not to do it again... why the hell would i demand an apology after breaking the promise?
And then comes the ending. What a fucking dumpster fire of an apology this was.
I got mad, let's slow down a bit.
Yuuta, at least for me, was always doing "the right thing". In Rikka Wars he just feels like a completly diffrent person.


I give it a 3 because it was funny at first.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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