Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren



Image from: http://myanimelist.net/anime/18671/Chuunibyou_demo_Koi_ga_Shitai!_Ren

Name: Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Heart Throb Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren 中二病でも恋がしたい!戀
Prequel: Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!

Status: Completed
Episode: 12
Release Date (for eng subs): Every Thursday / Friday


Summary:
Due to various events, Yuuta and Rikka are living together. This secret co-habitation is so exciting for the two lovebirds! Or so it should be...

Is having a chuuni girlfriend too high of a hurdle for Yuuta, who never even went out with a normal girl?! Yuuta worries about how to advance his relationship with Rikka. And then everyone else, Nibutani, Kumin, and Dekomori, have powered up by advancing a grade. Furthermore, the cause of his chuunibyou outburst in middle school, the girl who calls herself Sophia Ring Saturn the 7th, Satone Shichimiya appears...

This is the long-awaited second season of the adolescent romantic comedy revolving around chuunibyou that makes you laugh and cry.

Summary Source: Animax

Summary from: http://myanimelist.net/anime/18671/Chuunibyou_demo_Koi_ga_Shitai!_Ren


Personal Ratings: 3
Been waiting for it to have a 2nd season! The first season for this show was really quite unique and an interesting show. 

I guess the huge difference between the 1st season and the 2nd season is the appearance of the new character, Shichimiya. I was expecting quite a bit from her, though a little doubtful about what can she bring into this anime.
So firstly, I didn't think that she really brought anything into the anime, because I felt that since she's kind of like the more important character in the anime, that she should bring to the anime a lot.  I felt that there was a lack of focus in her character. Like she was focused in the beginning than forgotten in the middle and than brought back at the end, the inconsistency bothered me quite a bit. 

I felt like it was really boring from time to time. Some parts were really dry and it just didn't have that impact that the season 1 had. 
I'm thinking it's happening because the unique point of the anime just wasn't really there anymore. From the beginning of the anime, I felt that what made this anime really unique was the way Rikka spoke, the Chuunibyou-ness. But because of Rikka's and Yuuta's relationship with each other, Yuuta is and suppose to be able to deal with Rikka's Chuunibyou effortlessly. But because he is able to do that, I felt like there was a certain lost in enabling viewers to 'admire' the uniqueness in this show. 

The good part about this show is probably the focus on other characters. We get to see more of Kumin and more of the chuunibyou side of Nibutani and Yuuta. It was really quite fun to see the other side of the anime, other than the main relationship between Yuuta and Rikka. 


Art Ratings: 3.5
Same as Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!


Recommended for:
Gender: Female
Age: 13
My Ratings: PG-13