I didn't feel that way at first, but its one of those anime that I have now watched over and over for months on end, and every time I watch it, its just like watching it the first time.
ORIGINALLY when I watched this the first time... it was embarrassing. Yes sadly, I was Chunibyo back then too. which made it kind of uncomfortable at times. And I thought it was just good. but every time I watched it I kept loving it more and more.
There are so many little things in this in the art design and animation that are so perfect. The girls move like real girls, and different girls with different body types.... their bodies are like... real girls in shape, not the normal exaggerated anime style.
But that wasn't all, the music in this so perfectly fits the mood, in each stage. Yes I've had a girlfriend much like Rikka before, and those little adorable movements she makes especially when she finally figures out she's in love with Togashi are priceless... but real.
My little "Rikka"... was so bashful she could barely squeak out her name to me when I first met her. And to watch Rikka's little reactions were like a little memory trip from long ago. Yes she was a little dreamer too.
But every character in this has this weapons grade adorableness from Dekomori's craziness to Nibutani's obsessive "Mori Summer" reactions, to Kumin's cute innocence and voice.
And the interactions between all these characters is just priceless. I don't think there's much in this one I don't like. Even Toka who is kind of a bitch is still hilarious.
I think the only other series I could rate this high that I've seen would be Toradora and Mayo Chiki.
Interestingly enough I prefer the DUB version of this to the SUB, the voices for the dub were superior. Which was the complete opposite of Mayo Chiki where I felt the SUB voices were much better and more fitting than the DUB. So they can be hit or miss, but in this case, I would recommend the Dub.
