CHUUNIBYOU DEMO KOI GA SHITAI! REN

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OVA ComedyChuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!: Kirameki no… Slapstick Noel
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OVA ComedyChuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren: Saisei no... Jaou Shingan Mokushiroku

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  A570N

  85/100
  L'histoire d'une jeune fille atteinte d'un syndrome dont elle ne souhaitait pas guérir.

  # **Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions** *(**[Saison 1](https://animedigitalnetwork.fr/video/chunibyou_demo_koi_ga_shitai)** et **[saison 2](https://animedigitalnetwork.fr/video/chunibyou_demo_koi_ga_shitai_2)** disponibles sur ADN)* *NB : cette review englobera l'intégralité de la série.* --- ***Synopsis*** >La Chûnibyô est une affection qui touche les adolescents. Les jeunes frappés de ce mal se mettent en tête de vivre leurs délires dans la réalité. Yûta pensait avoir laissé cette partie de l'âge ingrat dans son passé, mais la voilà qui le rattrape de manière inattendue… *Source : ADN* --- ***Histoire*** À première vue, l'histoire peut sembler ridicule car elle aborde un thème relativement enfantin et accrocher le public avec peut être difficile. Mais en réalité, chaque épisode a droit à son lot de fous rires et de scènes cultes, et permet réellement de s’évader. On se laisse petit à petit prendre au jeu de la Chûnibyô grâce au fait que le studio a décidé d’animer ce que les personnages croient se passer dans leur tête. C’est une des forces de la série et le résultat est tout simplement somptueux. Mais la cerise sur le gâteau, c’est la touche dramatique subtilement ajoutée, notamment lors du moment où l’on apprend que dans le cas précis de Rikka, la Chûnibyô a été un moyen pour elle de s’évader et d’étouffer son chagrin dû à la mort de son père. La série mélange donc à merveille comédie pure, combats rocambolesques et psychologie. --- ***Personnages*** **Rikka Takanashi** L'élément central : petite, maladroite, fragile, timide, hilarante. Difficile de ne pas s’y attacher. **Yûta Togashi** Les nombreuses scènes où l'on peut le voir embarrassé à cause de son passé nous donne droit à des réactions inestimables. Un protagoniste très divertissant mais qui manque parfois de jugeote et surtout de confiance en soi. **Shinka Nibutani** La maman du groupe. Elle veut que tous aient la meilleure d’image possible d’elle dû à son passé lié à la Chûnibyô, mais malgré les apparences, elle est en fait très caractérielle et parfois un peu maladroite, ce qui la rend très amusante. En réalité, elle tient à son club plus que n’importe qui et est très attachée à ses relations avec chaque membre (même Dekomori). **Sanae Dekomori** Peut-être le personnage le plus absurde et le plus drôle de cette série. Elle est profondément atteinte de Chûnibyô, ce qui la rend le plus souvent idiote mais non moins comique. La scène à la gare où Yûta lui jette la vérité en pleine figure et détruit son "monde" la rend d’autant plus attachante. **Kumin** et **Isshiki** sont également excellents. Un peu plus en retrait, ils participent tout de même à la bonne dynamique du groupe. **Tooka** Comme pour Rikka, quand on en apprend plus sur son passé et sur ses réelles intentions, on finit par s'y attacher. Tout ce qui lui importe, c’est le bien de sa soeur et elle est simplement maladroite pour le faire savoir, ce qui entraîne souvent des situations hilarantes entre le groupe et elle. **Satone Shichimiya** Elle est littéralement à l’origine du passé de Yûta et de sa rencontre avec Rikka. Avec du recul et de l’empathie, on s’attache naturellement à elle, et en apprenant la vérité à son sujet, on finit même par trouver sa situation injuste. À mes yeux, elle aurait presque tout autant mérité que Rikka de finir aux côtés de Yûta. --- ***Visuel*** *KyoAni* reste fidèle à son style distinguable entre tous. Très complet à tous les niveaux : décors magnifiques, expressions faciales des personnages très fluides et communicatives et "affrontements" de très haut niveau. --- ***Audio*** Les opening (en particulier le [premier](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7xLVyz9bg4)) sont très immersifs et l’[ending 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JrYHtWSgaI) interprété par les seiyû est juste un bonheur à écouter. Les OST quant à eux s’adaptent parfaitement aux différentes atmosphères. --- ***Appréciation*** L'adaptation animée a beau être sortie en 2012, on retrouve tout le savoir-faire de *KyoAni* pour la rendre très agréable à regarder. Ils arrivent comme toujours à mixer des scènes très enjouées, du combat animé avec maîtrise et des scènes poignantes. Une des meilleures comédies qu’il m’ait été donné de voir. --- >**Saison 1** Histoire : 8 Personnages : 9 Visuel : 8.5 Audio : 8.5 Appréciation : 9 **Note globale : 8.6** >**Saison 2** Histoire : 8 Personnages : 9 Visuel : 8.5 Audio : 8 Appréciation : 8.5 **Note globale : 8.4** **Merci infiniment de m'avoir lu jusqu'au bout !** ***Review écrite le 27/05/2020***
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  Hungerer

  70/100
  The show starts off strong, but Rikka's and Yuuta's relationship stagnates at the end.

  Season 2 of Chunibyo is great... until the latter half. The show starts off strong. Drama unfolds in the latter half, similar to the first season; however, unlike the first season, season 2 ends on an anti-climatic note, and the drama itself was weak.

  At the start, Rikka and Yuuta get put in a new situation. Rikka's sister has to move out, leaving Rikka alone. Thus, Rikka moves into with Yuuta's house, and the couple starts living together, tackling everyday issues like a married couple. They get a chance to cement their feelings, and their friends even get involved to discuss Rikka's and Yuuta's love life. We also get great episodes dedicated to the supporting cast. Kyoto Animation manages to make a quiet activity like napping exciting! Nibutani and Sanae get their relationship explored, and their scenes were one of those most heartfelt and wholesome ones in the show.

  During the latter half of the show, a love triangle arises between Yuuta, Rikka and Shichimiya. Shichimiya can't decide whether she has affections for Yuuta or not, and she doesn't function as a effective rival for Rikka. Usually a second love interest adds a sense of urgency to a couple confessing their feelings for each other, but Rikka has already made a "lover's contract" with Yuuta, so Shichimiya is doomed from the start. Not only that, instead of enhancing the relationship between Rikka and Yuuta, the enfolding drama detracts from it. We get too many episodes focusing on Shichimiya's feelings, while Rikka gets sidelined. Rikka gets some screen time in the second half, but it doesn't make sense.

  The theme of chunibyo powers is not used consistently. In the first season, chunibyo represented an escape from reality, growing up, and accepting loss (in the case of Rikka). In the latest one, chunibyo is inversely tied to love. That makes sense, but it is used inconsistently. We see our two female leads lose their powers at some point in time. However, they regain it so quickly, the impact of their loss is never truly felt by the viewer. Speaking of impact, random deus ex machina events also hurt the show.

  Random plot events interrupt heartfelt scenes or potential bonding moments. For example, at one point, Rikka and Yuuta organize some alone time to go on a date, and we were supposed to see their relationship advance -- that gets interrupted. Another time, Shichimiya attempts to confront Yuuta about her feelings -- random plot event happens at that moment. Even the climax of the anime gets interrupted by an unrelated, out-of-the-blue event cutting off all suspense and leaving an anti-climatic feel. Even though the execution was weak, KyoAni still gets props for its catchy songs and great animation.

  Kyoto Animation did a stellar job with the animation and OP/ED as usual. Fight scenes look epic, with an abundance of special effects, similar to the first season and other KyoAni works like Maid Dragon Kobayashi. The OP and ED are catchy and memorable. The OP syncs with the music nicely, it's cute how Rikka falls down during the character carousel, and gorgeous animation is everywhere. The ED had bass and musical effects that are pleasant to listen to. During the ED, the cast make these funny, cute chunibyo poses.

  Conclusion: Chunibyo 2 starts off strong, and we see a budding relationship develop between Rikka and Yuuta. However, the romance drama that develops in the second half features a weak love interest and doesn't have the same payoff that the first season did.

  B-

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  YuiHirasawa39

  64/100
  Better than I remember, but still meandering and shortcoming

  I recently returned briefly to season 1 of this animated franchise to write my MAL review, and exited with a bit better appreciation for the show and its purposes. Now, upon returning to season 2, I find myself existing with a slightly worst regard for what this show was attempting to do. Maybe it’s the number of negative reviews, maybe it’s just the curse of the sequel talking, but somehow, I can’t rate it quite as highly as I may have before. I’m going to try to keep this review both short and spoiler-free, big aspirations for me, so I’ll jump right in.

  The animation is probably the best part of the season, and for good reason. Ren is a 2014 Kyoani show and absolutely kills it in the art department. I note this about a lot of Kyoani works, but I absolutely can’t help but love Takemoto and Ishihara’s direct influences. Animation is fluid, scenes are detailed, and above all the color is beautiful. While I do prefer to the movie in terms of raw eye candy, S2 doesn’t disappoint. The music is good too – ZAQ sings an excellent OP, while not quite to the same level as S1, and while the S2 ending definetely doesn’t live up to its S1 correspondent, it’s decent as well. The rest of the soundtrack is decent and appreciated – another reviewer commented on the good use of piano and I also want to call that out here as well. Not to the same level as some of the other Kyoani soundtracks, but still mainly there.

  Things really start to slow down, however, when it comes to the characters and plot, both of which are linked pretty closely in the first season. The second, however, definetely does worse, and I think this is partially due to where S1 left off. The first installment had what I can confidently describe as a purpose, climax, and resolution. Rikka and Yuuta’s relationship grows in light of and with respect to the rising action, and their dispositions towards their own delusions reflect that by the time the season ends. Season 2, with Rikka’s goal resolved and seemingly forgotten, meanders. It lacks a concrete purpose and instead attempts to replace it with the most dreaded of plot devices: the love triangle. It almost seems that the writers thought that since having a teenage-delusion relationship in Season 1 worked, Season 2 would be twice as good with a second one thrown into the mix. Unfortunately, this really isn’t the case.

  I’ll talk about the obvious here. It doesn’t take more than a brief glance at the MAL character page to see that there’s a new main character that didn’t exist in S1. While I do think that Shichimiya could have been an interesting figure, her involvement only to cause confusion in the Rikka-Yuuta delusion seems to be rather misguided. Indeed, most of the season seems to be oscillatory on her character, swinging wildly between what I could describe as legitimate character development amd complete stagnation. And this is a problem because I think that her character could have been used for far superior purposes. Just how Season 1 involved (albeit in an unfocused fashion) a discussion of whether delusions can constitute reality, I think that Season 2 could have easily discussed how delusions can inhibit other realities, or realities of those around you. I think it’s a real shame we see this theme hinted at but never really focused on throughout the entire series, as Shichimiya’s character “development” focuses more on the histrionic relationship building rather than the chuunibyou itself.

  It’s also worth saying that the introduction of her character seems to take away from that of the others. MAL lists now 6 (!) characters under the title of “main.” While featuring so many main characters can be done effectively (and the studio has done so in the past), the anime seems worse for it here. Supports like Isshiki and Tooka are pushed to the background, frustrating any development they may have seen the first season. Even some of the mains really don’t really use S1 developments to their advantage. A good example of this come in the Sanae/Shinka dynamic, which really could have been developed meaningfully in light of the revelations in S1, episode 11, but seem instead to stagnate in general antagonism and sappy reconciliations. Even Kumin’s unique relationship with delusions, hinted in the first season, is less prevalent here.

  In conclusion, I somehow ended up remembering this show worse, rather than better, than I originally slated it for. Do I feel like the general concept – of delusions and reality – is really interesting? Absolutely. But do I feel like the implementation is really hindered by the exaggerated romances, love triangles, and crowded main cast? Yeah, unfortunately. I know that we’re talking different genres here, but it pains me a bit that Kyoani couldn’t make this show grapple with real implications beyond a few quick moments, and that most of the plot and resolution follows such a meandering, purposeless path. Maybe I’m a critic, but if you’re looking to avoid that, I’d look for your romcoms elsewhere.

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