<Li> Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me </Li> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anime and Manga portal </Td> </Tr> <P> Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions (中 二 病 でも 恋 が したい!, Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!, Even with Eighth Grader Syndrome, I Want to Be in Love), also known as Chū - 2 for short, is a Japanese light novel series written by Torako, with illustrations provided by Nozomi Ōsaka . The work won an honorable mention in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2010, leading the company to assume its publication starting in June 2011 . A 12 - episode anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan between October 4 and December 19, 2012, with six six - minute Lite episodes streamed on YouTube . The anime is licensed by Sentai Filmworks for release in North America . An animated film was released in September 2013, and a second anime season, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions - Heart Throb -, aired between January and March 2014 . A second animated film featuring a new story, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me was released on January 6, 2018 . </P> <P> Yūta Togashi is a boy who, during junior high school, suffered from "chūnibyō" (called "eighth grader syndrome" in the English dub), believing that he possessed supernatural powers and calling himself the "Dark Flame Master", therefore alienating himself from his classmates . Finding his past embarrassing, Yūta attempts to start off high school where he does not know anyone, free from his old delusions . This proves to be difficult, however, as a delusional girl in his class, Rikka Takanashi, learns of Yūta's past and becomes interested in him . </P>

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