Dec 19, 2012
In the beginning I thought it is just a random comedy series, but then it turns out to be one of the best animes I've ever seen. Originally I didn't intend to watch this anime, but I saw a polling of a "most-waited anime" and hence I gave a shot to watch this anime.
"Chuunibyou" basically means "eight-grader syndrome", and it is a "sickness" Japanese person usually have for having imagination and mixed it with your real life. For example, you do believe yourself possess a magic power, and everywhere you go you dressed like a wizard.
You probably had "Chuunibyou" during your junior high school
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and you want to put it behind when you entered senior high school, and that's the beginning of Chuu-2. But forgetting your embarrasing past stories not that easy, your friend or your family might always brings up your past, and your friends is still on "Chuunibyou". You might also have friends in same boat, which also had "Chuunibyou" in their past.
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STORY 10
The storyline didn't develop too quickly in the beginning, and as I said, I thought it was just a random comedy series, but in the middle of the series, it began to develops well. They reveal the past of some characters, and Rikka's past and why she possesses Chuunibyou was nicely put, from the middle towards the end.
The love story between character was also developed well, in an unexpected way. Expect the unexpected, there are some unpredictable stories, and I couldn't even guess correctly the ending of this anime.
When the characters had fight, I always could feel the tension between them. Nearing the end of the series, the story became so touching, as they reveals all the past of the main character, and I even cried in the last episode, it was so touching.
Well, the most important thing in story of Chuunibyou is they are able to close the series very well, as some series failed to do. Chuunibyou ending was quite momerable, IMO. Some of other series had a good early stories, but then it failed to develop towards the end and they ended as could-be-better anime.
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ART 10
I simply love the art, KyoAni did a brilliant job designing the Character, and the battle scene was excellent as it was a real battle. They made the main heroines very adorable, and yet it wasn't too fanservicing, like other series did.
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SOUND 9
Catchy opening, you could even tried to do the "Woop Woop" Rikka do in the opening.
At first I didn't really like the ending but after I heard it few times it is actually a nice song.
The instrumental songs are nice, I liked the middle part transition song.
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CHARACTER 10
In the earlier of the story, the background of each character is still unknown, but then they are revealed very well in each episode.
Yuuta is the main character and he wanted to forget his past, and wanted to become a normal student like everyone does.
Takanashi Rikka as the Chuunibyou girl is well made, and all her actions make you can't stop smiling or sometimes laughing.
Shinka Nibutani, as the most beautiful girl in the class, was great. You will find more about her secret throughout the series, and she is actually *peeeeep*. She is the wise person among the main characters, and she is always willing to help their person.
Dekomori, Rikka's servant, I was quite annoyed by her attitude, but I realized that Dekomori made the series much more funny with her "Desu" and some crazy stuff he did with Rikka.
Kumin was the sleeping senpai who sleeps everywhere, while Isshiki is Yuuta's best friend who always thought he knows everything.
Takanashi Tooka is a typical strict-sister, but actually, she really loves Rikka
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ENJOYMENT 10
Naturally, I enjoyed moe series, and I liked Chuu-2 very much. Every episodes is as enjoyable as the whole series, I enjoyed laughing, smiling, saying "so sweet" seeing the relationship between some of the characters, and even crying together with Chuu-2. I always feels like "Eh, this episode ended already!", and I always looked forward for the next episode.
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OVERALL 10
So what Chuunibyou has :
Hilarious Jokes
Moe Character
Catchy OP
Touching Story
Much-better-than-twilight Love Story
Memorable Ending
Nice Moral Stories
Nostalgic Story (probably you had "Chuunibyou" also)
Best anime this season, I have to say... This is a must-watch anime!
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This is my first review, and thank you for reading it! ^^
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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