Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions is a Japanese anime television series based on Torako's light novel series of the same name and produced by Kyoto Animation. It follows a group of students with signs of chūnibyō syndrome running a club.

The first season of the series aired in Japan from October 4 to December 19, 2012. A short series of original net animation, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions Lite, were streamed on YouTube from September 27 to November 1, 2012. Pony Canyon released the series on six Blu-ray and DVD compilation volumes between December 19, 2012, and May 15, 2013. The volumes contained bonus shorts titled Depth of Field: Love and Hate Theater. A seventh volume with the original video animation episode and the Lite shorts, were released on June 19, 2013. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series. It was streamed on the Anime Network. The opening theme is "Sparkling Daydream" by Zaq, and the ending theme is "Inside Identity" by Black Raison d'être. The series has three insert songs, including and by Zaq, and by Maaya Uchida. The single for "Sparkling Daydream" was released on October 24, 2012, and "Inside Identity" on November 21, 2012. For the Lite episodes, the opening theme and the ending theme , are sung by Zaq. An animated film with a retelling story premiered on September 14, 2013.

The second season of the series, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Heart Throb, aired from January 8 to March 26, 2014. It was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The first episode for the second set of Lite episodes was released on December 26, 2013. The second series of shorts, Heated Table Series: Kotatsu, were released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 19, 2014. The opening theme is "Voice" by Zaq and the ending theme is "Van!shment Th!s World" by Black Raison d'être. The ending theme for the Lite episodes is by Zaq. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in August 2015. After Sony acquired Crunchyroll, the series was removed from the service on March 31, 2022.

Series overview

Episodes Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Heart Throb

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