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JokerVenturaApr 20, 2022 1:54 PM
| “I just spent the last two years thinking that you guys knew more than me about life and I just found out that you guys are just as dumb as me.” “Duh-doy.” “Yeah, duh-doy.” |
| Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions..... But Darker Ichirou is living a normal life until he meets The Researcher(Ryouko), in their first meeting its played as if to lure him and the viewer into the possibility that she might be something magical. That is until the next day when it's clear she is a Dream Soldier, one who is looking for Dragon Nails, which turn out to be charms made my the same guy he buys a watch from. Due to their apparent relationship it leads other Dream Soldiers to approach Ichirou much to his dismay. The teacher (who turns out to have suffered the same condition in his youth) wants him to look after Ryouko. Kids being kids the Dream Soldiers are subjected to bullying, with Ichirou stepping in to help Ryouko. Mr Fists is suspended but his bitch friend keeps up the bullying with other bitches. Ichirou helps until his secret is threatened to be outed. He too was a Dream Soldier, a swordsman as shown in the opening scene, who even thought his parents werent his parents, leading to bullying, a fight with his parents and attempted suicide. The film ends with Ryouko emotionally breaking and attempting suicide with an imppresive bit of chair organisation. To stop her Ichirou dons his old oufit and lays his truths bare and shows her she isnt alone and that her feelings are understood as he went through the same. A dark spin on Chunibyo that is realistic in its take on how other kids would react and on the trauma of bullying. Decent animation for the type of film it is, an interesting story with solid characters. My first time watching it subbed, as when I first watched it years ago it was dubbed. Overall it is still as interesting as I remember. |
| “I just spent the last two years thinking that you guys knew more than me about life and I just found out that you guys are just as dumb as me.” “Duh-doy.” “Yeah, duh-doy.” |
| At first this movie screamed youth and freedom. There was something very nostalgic about it. Made me reminiscence about old times when I did all kind of silly stuff, not caring whether they were embarassing or not. Having fun came first. But soon it became apparent that there was a lot more going on. Chuuni hit different. What's wrong with this class? Lmao. Ryouko was next level and Ichiro's final form was truly end bosss. Jokes aside, some serious topic was tackled here in an interesting anime-esque way. The line between fantasizing and escaping mundane reality might be thinner than one would think and to keep a healthy balance on your own is hard. If you're feeling lonely there's only one direction. Friends are important, especially such that understand you and accept you the way you are. It's those true friends you can connect with that keep loneliness at bay. That's one of the main messages here. One still gotta make an effort to fit in and you shouldn't force your persona on others. That said, I absolutely despise bullies and I honestly still hate myself a bit for being a weak jerk in the past. We had a goth girl at our school. She was constantly harassed and a few times things escalated. I did some shit as well as part of the mob. I admire people like Ichiro, it requires real courage to swim against the peer pressure. Even more so after a bad past. I wish I could go back in time with my current mindset and whoop some asses. That's what I felt when that wannabe delinquent attacked everyone. Anyway, on to more technical aspects. Thought it could've been better paced; some of the development was a bit off and felt shoehorned. For instance, Ryouko being more pushy than usual right after Ichiro was confronted by the bitches gang about his past. It's nitpicking, but a few minutes more would've made the movie flow better. That aside, all well that ends well. Loved the ending and it was an engaging watch overall. There was not much focus on romance, at least not the conventional kind compared to the other anime and that was for the better. It was more saving a person from their self-destructing habits in the first place and overcoming your past trauma. The characters communicated in their own language, but Ichiro slowly came through to the real Ryouko. It felt rather organic and genuine and there were many cute moments. 8/10 @JokerVentura Very nice recommendation. I probably wouldn't have watched this any time soon without you. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| koe no katachi vibes going on here |
| It's good that Slop leveling won the CR awards with such a power gap, Gaijin Weebs don't deserve good anime. Not after what they did to frieren, kusuriya, and many others |
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