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Apr 6, 2022
This is the most 7/10 anime I have seen. The premise is focused on the concept of eight-grade syndrome, basically when you go through your awkward edge lord phase. Gundam Tanaka is a perfect example of this. Rikka, the main character, is engrossed in this. Yuta, the other protagonist, has gotten over his syndrome and is wrapped into Rikka's fantasy world. Now, this show is definite cringe, but it's pretty tame and able to watch through without it being overbearing. The only exception is Rikka's friend who always ends a sentence in "Des!"

The animation is flawless, typical of KyoAni. Yuta himself is pretty great himself, having to real back Rikka from her antics. Their relationship is quite wholesome, a word used for any anime when it's clearly not (Don't Toy With Me Nagataro-San). It's hard to remember most of the show to be honest. The imaginary fights are hilarious and executed flawlessly.

My major flaw with the show (my assumption being to continue the show) is that it was an important story arc that Rikka cannot be into her fantasy world forever, and should soon abandon it. Escapism itself is not bad at all; us humans have to find something to get away from the real world; however, Rikka does it 24/7 and throughout the series goes from 1st year to her final year of high school. Rikka seems to first become more normal, but she quickly goes back to her cringe-self (to be fair it's her quirk that makes her cute). This leaves a weird message.Yes, it's important to keep your childhood and enjoy what you love, but should still learn social norms and how everything operates.

Chuunibyou is certainly an interesting to watch. What I said earlier may come off that I did not like the story, but I did enjoy it; just the mixed ending was weird to me. The main cast bounce off each other well, and Rikka and Yuta carry every scene they are in. I'd recommend it if you want a funny cringe compilation.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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