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Jan 30, 2014 5:09 PM

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Usually beach episodes are full of pointless fun... but this one was pretty dramatic for Rikka... dealing with her dad's death in her own way. She really needs a hug.

Also note:
Jumping off the roof into a bush is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! Do not try this at home! Bushes are NOT soft! They are full of branches that will impale you to a bushy-death!
Feb 7, 2014 8:47 PM

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I usually really hate beach episode but this was pretty good. Beach episode are either the beginning of drama or just a filler.
Didn't expect this show to be so dramatic.
Feb 11, 2014 5:33 PM

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That was a sad episode...

So to escape the tragic reality, she created herself a fake character. Yuta have begun to understood and to play his ancien role of the Dark Flame Master.
«Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.»
- Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie
Mar 16, 2014 5:27 AM

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to the feels of justice T-T
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May 15, 2014 5:54 PM

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well i expected something like this as of why she acts like that but i think we all did other then that i still liked this episode a lot .

like the the comedy as always.

finding out why she was like that was expected but i do see some of my self in her and not only in my self i see something i see in many people there is supposed to be another message which unfortunately not many people get.

also happy it did not turn out to be a fan service episode.

can she accept reality they decided to show it in form of battle since it is some sort of battle to accept such things is her sister getting trough to her we will see next episode.
RobertovkMay 15, 2014 6:11 PM
"When a flat-chested loli hugs you, she holds you closer to her heart"
"--I am a single bullet. It has no heart. Therefore, it does not think. It just flies straight towards its target."
Jun 29, 2014 3:44 PM

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I think the next episode gone have an epic battle scene.
Nov 21, 2014 2:57 PM

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They where cute on those clothes and on the bikinis, and I see that Isshikan's hair is coming back.
I loved the jump scene, and that part when she was running to the house, so beautiful, so sad.
Jan 3, 2015 7:09 PM

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I love how Yuuta and Rikka bond each other.
Now I understand why Rikka's behavior has that syndrome.
Nice episode.
Feb 5, 2015 6:47 AM

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It's pretty cool how much stuff they managed to cram into this episode. Some feels were felt.
Apr 29, 2015 11:12 AM

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Poor Rikka. The show simply keeps getting better. :)
Apr 29, 2015 8:11 PM

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Oh no, not in the feels T_T

Sad episode but I see a romantic relationship forming between Yuuta and Rikka. They were definitely made for each other. This anime is just too good!
Jun 17, 2015 5:33 AM
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Awww, poor Rikka :/ I would have hugged her.
Jul 16, 2015 11:39 AM

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A little bit of sadness, np I have enjoy enought let´s suffer a little
Sep 21, 2015 6:11 PM

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Awww Rikkaaaaa ;-;
*hugs Rikka* <3
Oct 10, 2015 12:41 PM

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Awww. I love how Rikka is dragging out Yuuta's inner "chuunibyo," or, rather, pulling out his youthful innocence. When Yuuta approached Rikka, locked in her room, and asked, "Want to go search for boundary lines together," that really resonated with me. It was both sweet and realistic how he's slowly began to accept and play to her child-like imagination.

That said, I find the drama rather contrived, so meh. I suspected already that some past tragedy is what's had Rikka clinging to her chuunibyo phase.



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Jun 15, 2016 2:59 PM
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Uau. Reality so very sad. Better episode beach i see in this half-year.
Revealed many details of past of Rikka. Liked much. Despite begin very sad.
Very creative about way developed to Cerberus.
Oct 6, 2016 5:34 AM
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Tooka is not only Big Sister.....she is still Best Girl. Meanwhile we all got a ticket for:

Nov 7, 2016 6:00 PM

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Nibutani is hotter with a tan.

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Dec 27, 2016 6:10 PM

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Feel so bad for Rikka ;-;
Apr 5, 2017 11:46 PM

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This was such a great episode! The story is really turning into a sweet romance, and I'm all for it. Rikka's past is also important.

AND THE DOGGO. THE DOGGO WAS GOOD.


"ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ sᴇᴇɴ ᴅᴀɴᴄɪɴɢ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɪɴsᴀɴᴇ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ."

May 26, 2017 1:14 AM

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Some feels in this episode;_;

Hiding the truth from Rikka was just wrong.
Jul 14, 2017 3:53 PM

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sometimes when an event happens which causes a child to feel like her youth has been cut short, they cling even more to things from their childhood. this makes sense here.
Oct 8, 2017 12:18 AM

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I just can't figure out Rikka's older sister

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Nov 16, 2017 3:58 PM

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Poor Rikka :( The feels in this episode. Can't wait to see what happens next
Mar 26, 2018 5:19 AM

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My favorite episode so far, the atmosphere really changed when Touka said their father was dead.
Apr 23, 2018 9:19 AM

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I hate Rikka's sister. She is also a chuunibyou but never wants Rikka to be one. Hiding her father's condition from Rikka was a cowardly despicable move.

Dekomori was hilarious. And more Nibutani and Dekomori ship. But the ship I expect the most to sail is the bald guy and the sleeping beauty. Somehow, I know that wouldn't happen, but I am expecting both of them to develop something.

Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate.


I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death.


May 13, 2018 10:19 AM

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I could say something about the drama in this episode but instead I'll just say: Tanned Nibutani..... hngggggggh :>
Jan 24, 2019 9:29 PM

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the atmosphere feels so different now, i wanna know about rikka's sister though
Feb 23, 2019 6:34 PM
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Why do I feel like I can resonate with Yuuta? I don't think I've ever been in one of these situations. Maybe it's his relationships with the other characters that I feel are similarr between us. Either way, good episode, but I'm not liking the deep, heavy feelings. Not my thing tbh
Sep 5, 2019 10:37 AM
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I really enjoyed the Rikka and Yuta scenes. My beautiful shipping heart!!!

Also, seeing Rikka being sad makes me kinda sad too. The more footage I have from her, the more it makes sense, her being a Gemini. She feels just like me, a girl trapped in her own fantasy because reality is just too boring to face.
Altough I sometimes still find her annoying, it's probably because I'm sometimes annoyed by myself too.
Dec 11, 2019 8:25 PM

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ShiroKumin 🤤

Thats a serious rikka we got there ! No house , no one left, she had to escape reality !
Well cant blame her , except anime , reality is boring ugly and deadly -_-
Loli world is just a cute world full of cute meat

Feb 4, 2020 9:19 PM

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This episode was just woahhhh.
I loved the ending with Rikka, her sister and the sold house. That's a cool way to end the ep, and I was a bit more intrigued when it talked about Rikka escaping reality with her mind.
Aug 16, 2020 6:36 PM

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Kumin senpai is so adorable, I can see why Isshiki would like her go for it buddy. Seeing Rikka sad makes me sad, that was a great episode perfectly balancing the drama and the comedy.
Dec 8, 2020 10:30 PM

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Ah yes, the ever heart throbbing beach episode! I always appreciate a good trope inversion.

If I had to speculate, it seems that Tooka has just as much trauma related to her father's passing and mother's disappearance as Rikka does. That's amplified by feeling like a failure for not being able to support Rikka over the last two years. Tooka feels like a failure for being unable to reach her sister, and hoped Yuuta could break through to her. Now she's upset because it seems that Yuuta is only enabling Rikka's fantasies.
Apr 29, 2021 5:06 PM

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Ahh, the beach episode, oh how I do love it. The girl's looking great as always, especially in those bathing suits. Truly glorious stuff. Big battle coming next ep... maybe.

Makoto is really into Kumina-senpai, huh. She barely notices tho. Seeing Rikka sad kinda hurts, but at least Yuuta is there to help her out.
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May 15, 2021 11:10 PM

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Finally a beach episode with the club I'm so excited to watch this, They have their nice clothes to go to the beach I must say

Rikka seems troubled going on the trip, That dog is so cute lol just licking Shinka in the face, A little bit of an explanation regarding Rikka's past, and some by Touka, It was so amusing to watch them get away although Yuuta didn't catch Rikka there embarrassing that must have hurt

Rikka has to accept the harsh realities this really is a big obstacle for Rikka.
Sep 20, 2021 7:18 PM
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This show is great so far. I really hope it doesn't go into some weird love triangle stuff, but I guess we'll see.
Jul 22, 2022 11:03 PM
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well crap, these types of episodes always hit me a little harder than i'd like. i'm just not good with these types of themes. guess i'm like eyepatch girl in this regard

also, it was pretty easy to see something like this coming back in episode 1:
HagePotPotato said:
anyways, seems like this eyepatch girl has some past trauma or something? that's why she acts this way?


this has become a *real* show now. looking back at the first two episodes and how over the top they were compared to where we are now. really excellent progression. and somehow it's still kept its trademark humor...when it's not being depressing, obvi
Jul 31, 2022 11:01 AM

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Poor Rikka couldn't cope with her father's death so she came up with her Wicked Eye and stuff to escape reality.
Shame on the grandparents, especially the grandfather (it seems) for not understanding.
At least Touka somewhat understood and still played along with her fantasy despite wanting her to move on and accept it.

In short, everyone deals with trauma and pain in their own way, some in a bad way and some in an acceptable way, this seems like a pretty innocent way of dealing with it.
I do hope she can eventually face the reality of the situation with the help of her new friends and their club.
Dec 3, 2022 4:26 PM
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I didn't know it would be getting sad like that. 10/10
Dec 29, 2022 1:02 PM
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Takanashi sadge backstory. SADGE
Mar 4, 2023 1:15 PM

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Wow that was really serious. Her past is pretty sad.
Sep 15, 2023 7:28 AM

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seems like rikka is running away from reality rather than having 8th grader syndrome. also rikkas swimsuit is good

touka is good looking
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Oct 22, 2023 7:51 PM

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I hate Rikka's sister. She is also a chuunibyou but never wants Rikka to be one. Hiding her father's condition from Rikka was a cowardly despicable move.

Dekomori was hilarious. And more Nibutani and Dekomori ship. But the ship I expect the most to sail is the bald guy and the sleeping beauty. Somehow, I know that wouldn't happen, but I am expecting both of them to develop something.
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Definitely Touka is a closet chuuni. And avoiding the issue NEVER helps. It's good that Darku Flame Master helped her escape so she can finally start to deal with her past as much as she wants to reject it. As bad as it may be short term... Lying to oneself is worse long term and will never allow development. Basically, in a sense, Rikka (and Touka to some extent) has arrested development that has caused her chuuni syndrome and as much pain as reality may bring at that moment, at least some progression should come from this.
Oct 27, 2023 3:31 PM
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omg... RIKKA LORE..... AND A BEACH EPISODE?!??!??!??!?! IN ONE EP????????????????????????????????????????? Love it.
Dec 9, 2023 8:39 AM
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Lmao that was something else
Feb 12, 11:49 AM

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Dekomori and Nibutani's sunscreen terrorist acts on each other's backs LMAO

It's not too surprising that Rikka's extra severe case of chuunibyou was just a coping mechanism but man is it still sad. The absolute trust she has in Yuuta (or rather, in Dark Flame Master) will never not be adorable tho.
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