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TopicTazzy Ranks 101 User-Nominated Anime with Write-ups
tazzyboyishere
03/31/18 11:35:59 PM
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71. Love, Chuunibyou & Other Delusions! (2012)
Roba (4/5)
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This is a comedy about loser teenagers who still like to play make-believe and act like they have superpowers. It's a show I'm quite conflicted about, as the comedic portions are pretty damn good, but it has a tendency to dip into drama, which ranges from bad to downright embarrassing.

I think the show's strongest aspect lies within it's cast. Everyone is pretty funny in their own way, and it's fun to watch them interact. I especially liked Dekomori's obsession with Nibutani aka Mori Summer, since Nibutani's character concept in general is pretty great. There are a lot of fun moments in the show, but it's unfortunately ruined by the drama.

The ending in particular bothered me a ton. See, Rikka is chuunibyou as a means of coping with the death of her father. This is obviously extremely unhealthy, and the show goes to great lengths to show that such behavior is bad. But at the end of it all, they basically decide that her acting the way she does is just part of her quirkiness and that she should keep doing it. I mean, I'm probably not explaining it well, since it's been a while, but the fact remains that they essentially supported the idea of bottling your feelings behind unhealthy lifestyles, at least in my eyes. It was probably done so they could make sequels, and it wouldn't make for a very good sequel if your main draw is suddenly mentally stable and in a healthy place. Either way, it completely turned me off of checking out said sequel, even though I liked the show a good deal. One of the few instances where an ending felt like it impacted my overall enjoyment of a show.
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