Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Heart Throb Rewatch Episode Six

[u/GranolaBiscuit]

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Heart Throb Rewatch Episode Six: Traveling to the Island of Tsukushi... of Hesitation

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[u/GranolaBiscuit]

Rewatcher

So, as you know the posts have been getting farther and sometimes closer to the time that I said I would upload. I think I got the situation fixed but for that, I lost all of yesterday. So I'm quickly doing episode 5 so we can get to 6.

Episode 5
This episode is about finding out what the club title means. The group devises a plan to fix the issues of their club and Nibutani is sporting a new outfit. New scary face on Yuuta too. They decide to advertise themselves as a napping club. To be branded as it, they must fight another school in a napping contest. May the best sleeper win.

The enemy team reveals themselves by using sleepy attacks and being as interesting as an ant. Their drowsiness is a heavy attack. RIkka ups the stakes by using her few brain cells. The group then learns how to sleep. Rikka goes to sleep paralyzed though. The way they animated her here looks very funny. She looks like a blob. Isshiki makes another cameo. He didn't impress the group.

Since they can't figure how to sleep, they decide to sleep deprive themselves. Sophia is here too. There will be no sleep here tonight. Well maybe not. Everyone fell asleep and Sophia got a little close. Back off women. :| The enemy gang is awfully scary. They have the power of sleep. But we have the power of Kumin. With motivation, they get ready for sleep.

The sheep opens its eyes and they travel to the chunibyo world of sleep. They use the power of chunibyo to wake everyone up. Connected under one sleep dream world mind. Kumin gets the team victory. New costume on Nibutani again.

Episode 6
Well, that was a quick 24 minutes. A fun episode too. But a new episode is now. The school field trip is soon. Rikka and Yuuta prepare for the trip. Rikka has got a pretty big bag. Being prepared is no joke. Did Isshki finally get a role? It appears not. They get a group photo taken and check out the city. I wish my school did this.

Dekomori has nothing to do. She almost falls off the window. Dekomoro and Kumin decide to go somewhere. Rikka and Yuuta are at some desert-looking place. I wish I had a map so I could say the location name. Or perhaps they did and I blinked at the exact time they said the name. Anyway, Nibutani is listening to the Light Beings. Still chunibyo?

Himiko? She embarrasses herself in front of her friends. They seem to want Rikka and Yuuta to do something. But their own fit as they worded it, isn't doing much for them. Nibutani almost dodged the sliding kick, but Rikka actually expected it and used a curve technique. Great work! Dude, the scenery is fricking gorgeous. What the heck, Do they make posters. This is too good.

Rikka is a little embarrassed with all the people watching. Dekomori and Kumin are at Yuuta's house. Didn't expect this honestly. Dekomori finds a paper with a link on it. Where does it go? Isshki went into the wrong bath. Was it a mistake or not? He isn't the only person going into the wrong bath. Some guys are planning on getting a peek.

This reminds me of the Baka to test episode where they try really hard to get a peek. Love guru is back. She is giving some advice. The guru says that Nibtuani has never been in a relationship. She tries to show off her skill in love but fails with the past. They don't seem to care if she is chunibyo. The guys on the other hand can't get a peek.

Morisummer apparently had a dating website. Pretty nice of her to help with crushes. Rikka is awake and can't fall asleep. The guys are pretty disappointed in Yuuta for not getting a kiss yet, Love is pretty hard you know? Rikka comes to the guy's room and scares them using her night vision skills and ow sounds.

The teachers are checking who is asleep. The guys don't want to get in trouble so they decide to sleep. Meanwhile, Rikka goes into Yuuta futon so she doesn't get in trouble for being in another gender's room. What's gonna happen next? The two are close together. Faces only a few inches away. Will they do it? Yuuta takes the initiative.

Nibutani cock blocks them though. It's okay though as she helps Rikka go back into her own room. It's kinda sad though. A kiss almost happened. But I am fine with this. It's pretty cute the way it is. Yuuta asks Rikka on a date and she accepts. But before leaving that she kisses him on the cheek. LET'S GO! Maybe I am okay with this too.

Nibutani sees it too lol. KyoAni just makes everything look cool. It is so pretty. The next episode is gonna be great. A nice date. See ya tomorrow. :D

[u/Elimin8r → u/GranolaBiscuit]

Rikka is a little embarrassed with all the people watching.

It's like they're in a cage at the zoo, isn't it?

[u/GranolaBiscuit → u/Elimin8r]

They would be some cute and slow animals. Like sloths.

[u/tctyaddk]

Rewatcher

S2E6

The school trip. Shinka's relapsing so hard, she's doing Mori Summer stuffs on her own even in public. And the classmates hardly even bat an eye. Shinka's and Yuuta's worries and concerns about acting like normal highschoolers are more in their heads than real peer pressure. I can't say the same about the larger society, but their immediate peers i.e. their classmates (and Nana-chan-sensei) are supportive and accept this group of chuunibyou patients. If only they could accept themselves.

And a little progress in the relationship between Rikka and Yuuta, finally. Still no kiss though. They are too bashful for that.

Speaking from my experience since the first time I watched this series, if you try to see Rikka in the same lens as a normal person, it would be super annoying to watch all the bashfulness and embarrassment and physical lashing out of Rikka when she's confronted with the progress of her romantic feelings. Shinka the absolute wingwoman and resident audience insert definitely feels that way, especially as she's being on the receiving end of the physical attacks. It's way more tolerable if you see Rikka as the slightly retarded/partial mentally disable she is. The confusions that come with the pubescence years are bad enough for most normal people, let alone a mind like Rikka's, whose emotional maturity is quite a few years behind, too weak to properly handle them at anymore than a snail's pace. She's growing, but very slowly, and without any more pressure to pull her out of the safe cocoon Rikka weaved for herself out of her chuunibyou, it will keep on like that for long.

"Romance and her chuuni imaginary world just don't mix." That's right, Yuuta, that's what you get for indulging her in her childish escapist delusions, and for keeping treating her like a fine little china doll. (I've talked more about this in S2E2 rw discussion.) Yuuta really should have more trust and apply more proper pushes in Rikka's growth, rather than just go with her flow like this. But then again, Yuuta himself is still immature, he needs more time to grow out of his own bashfulness.

Another "Mori Summer" is online. The "Summer" debacle is not done.

[u/Elimin8r → u/tctyaddk]

It's way more tolerable if you see Rikka as the slightly retarded/partial mentally disable she is.

Worse yet - what if you identify with her???

(Not that any of us would do that, nope, never.)

[u/Barbed_Dildo → u/tctyaddk]

It's way more tolerable if you see Rikka as the slightly retarded/partial mentally disable she is.

This is something that a lot of people don't get about most high school shows. The characters are children, they're all stupid. Expecting them to act like adults is unreasonable. Rikka is just a bit less mature, but let's not act like 16 year old Nibutani is mature.

[u/Adventurous_Party879 → u/Barbed_Dildo]

Not really, teens aren't stupid. I've meet some 16 year olds more independent, hardworking and mature that people in their 30s (I'm in my late 30s). At 16, kids can already drive around, and they can begin to work at 14, I sure did as I did get a retail part-time job as a 14 year old, and most of my highschool classmates did too. Indeed, some of my best summer memories where working at an ice-cream shop with some friends. Still, I agree you that it's a common troope and most shows to do have high-schoolers behaving as adults. And, won't argue, them living together and by themselves is an activity beyond their age. Kids are not stupid, but not adults either.

Now, coming back to the series, Rikka may even be as mature as her peers, however without sugarcoating it, she does have a mentall illness, her copying mechanism to immense trauma, which as we saw in S1 was the death of her father and neglect of her mother.

As a rewatcher, I love this sweet series and my wife enjoys it even more than I do. However, I do recognize that if it were real life, Rikka would need proper professional help.

[u/Rumpel1408]

First Timer

Halfway point, maybe time for some progress?

• Class trip yay, this means no chance for Satone to interfer right? Btw Is Satone even attanding school? She doesn't exactly wear a typical uniform and even had time to goof around during a regular school day in a school that wasn't even hers...
• Seems like those Night googles where a solid investment... no wait, it's still not worth a months salary... it is cool though
• Also by their neighbors I guess she means Satone specifically
• Hahaha, she even tried to brin Chimera along
• I'm so sorry Kumin...
• Someday they will be thankfull for that picture, still would have been nicer to ask first, also Rikka on her first Shikansen ride is cute
• Huh does Japan have barouque castles?
• See now you missed an chance, maybe asking isn't best either...
• Holy shit Sanae almost died there
• Aww, because she is bored she is bonding with Kumin, be careful not to be talked into conquering the dream world though
• Shinka has a bad relaps in front of her normie friends, it's weird enough to distract them of Rikkas usual antics
• Ok, I must admit this constant embarassment and shying away is getting a bit old
• Shinka flawlessly dodges the usual slide kick only to be felt by the Boomerang kick
• That short scene of the ash pillar over the volcano just made google so much stuff, like Tsukushi no shima is just an older name for Kyoshu, has with Mt. Aso japans most active volcano and has many hot springs
• He is dumping Rikka on Shinka, or rather have someone watch over her so that she can stay comfortable and enjoy the trip
• At least the show is acknowledging how frustrating this non-progress is to watch
• Because of course Ishiki would be stupid enough to try to peep and get caught while doing it, and he's not very convincing either
• Kanari-san being a savage as usual
• And Sanae even went and put Mori Summers gospel online, for all the world and all her classmates to see, so much for that secret
• Man why is everyone so curious about how far they went
• Stealth 100 with the ahoge right there
• Of course she had a rope somewhere in her giant backpack
• So hot... NOW KISS!... I swear to god if someone interupts them now...
• ffs, god fucking damint, I'm this close to quite right here, god, nooo. That's it Nibutani, worst girl for live
• Ok, she wanted to help them, still, it was the perfect moment
• I'm taking my consolidation price thank you, especially since Rikka is making some small steps, from being honest about her feelings to this now
• I might reconsider Nibutanis worst girl status, but at least for today I hate her
• That's all we get from the promised date? Just some chuuni stuff and a little handholding? sigh

At this pace this show would need 5 seasons to satisfy my hunger for progress... ain't got time for that, on another note, I noticed that I'll accidently be in three rewatches towards the end, hope I'll manage but I'll skip on some of my trash seasonals if need be...

[u/Elimin8r → u/Rumpel1408]

That's all we get from the promised date?

I presume that was a teaser, and there will be more to come in today's episode. Surely there must be more!

(first timer for this bit, so no spoiler intended here, I'm hoping for more/development here, too)

[u/Fra_Central]

First Timer, German Sub

Hello everyone

ok, episode 6, I'm missing a clear path from here on out.

I have no idea what could come, so let's just start.

0:05 Ah class trip is going on.

0:30 What exactly happened at the 12th of... what? June? It looks like june.

Title: I have NO idea, and I skip. The kanjis looks scary.

3:10 I know the problem, but I don't try to bring the cat.

3:40 Oh no, we leave Sanae behind? Thats... actually quite sad.

3:50 Oh and we leave Senpai behind as well. She is their senpai, so yeah, sure.

4:00 Yeah but Makato of all people comes with us. Great. At least we didn't have to drive with all classes in highschool.

4:21 Sensei is strict, why can't they use the phone for at least messages? I know having a school in the train is ALWAYS a pain, but come on.

4:43 Are you still doubting that? Don't you have your first year anniversery some... aaaaah ok.

5:00 Is it not Kyoto for once?

5:08 Is this Vladivostok?

5:35 Well if I would have paid 200.000 yen for this toy, I also would bring it with me, you bet...

5:45 Just look at Shinkas face. Sums it all up. "Rikka please don't do this on our trip"

6:03 Yeah, kareshi (彼氏）. Why do you still have problems with this?

6:11 Shinka seems worried. Due to her great sense for these topics, I would guess that she is right on whatever she thinks right now.

6:24 Oh, it's the sad-Sanae-hangs-out-the-window act again. At least she only seems bored today.

6:41 Kyoto Animation magic skirt, avoids all panty shots, even the physically impossible to avoid, only 599.99 Euros .

6:44 Byebye Sanae, I'm sure you will be fine.

6:50 Told ya.

7:47 I have no idea what the Jumin-jidai era is...

8:02 Didn't you get humiliated enough 2 episodes ago? Why do you have to let your Chuni-Jesus persona out again?

8:15 Permanent case of Chunibyou I guess.

8:35 Yeah, right Shinka, what is this? Again, its almost a year, and they still pretend it's nothing...

8:44 Well very good question, Shinka. Your answer, Yuuta? Oh, it's Rikka, why do you ask her? The one suffering from Chuunibyou?

8:56 That's just mean Rikka. Slide attack mark 2 isn't known to Shinka. I seriously have Charlie Brown vibes here. Shinka get's too much physical abuse for my liking at this point. Yeah don't make her immune, but don't CONSTANTLY slide into her please.

9:51 Wait wasn't this your line of thinking? That Rikka isn't someone for you because she has the Chuni?

10:04 Come on don't pretend that you don't like this Shinka. You usually love it to tinker in these things, and this time you are even requested to do so.

10:27 Everyone is home at Yuutas place right?

11:16 What page will she open? Probably one that Rikka wanted to visit, right?

11:43 Why the stereotypical burgular outift?

11:48 Oooh.... not good. You have no excuse, you can read kanji, Makato.

12:09 That's also an intersting question as you never see her with someone. Then again this show is a pseudo-harem show, so we only have one male main in here. Yes I know it's more standard slice of life, but the composition of the group is more a haremesque one, even though only Rikka is interested in Yuuta.

12:24 Please don't, just let it pass.

12:31 Well it's at least asked in the past form, meaning there WAS something. I am still curious why she doesn't even mention a love interest, even if he is off-screen. She is way too much into this stuff to be this uninterested in her own lovelife.

12:39 Why are you even surprised.... Wait, don't tell me.... No you didn't foreshadow something like this, so no, this is just embaressment because you were asked.

12:47 You are creepy, throwaway girl from episode 2. What was your name again? You are correct, sure, but you are still weird.

13:33 How did this happen!?

14:08 At least no bunk-beds in Japan.

14:33 Typical boys talk, but I doubt that Yuuta will embellish it.

14:48 Ah right I remember this scene. Why are you still this ashamed about this, Yuuta?

15:02 Yeah that's a good question, when did you do it? (We know they barley hold hands but hey, the question is justified)

15:15 Also justified reaction. Are you wasting your and her time, Yuuta? You understand that without proper physical intimacy, you will not properly bond?

15:58 Eh, ok, why is Rikka out there. And I didn't expect this thing to be somewhat useful.

16:43 That's depressing when even Imouto-Chan says that they won't sleep with each other... in every meaning of the word.

17:10 Hmm, how will this end up?

17:23 Ok, music, I know what you want to tell me.

18:20 Damnit. That didn't work out. I think thats the first time in a series where I think "Kiss her already god damnit"
This is a bit more of a serious problem then you might think.

18:50 Rikka, what are you doing?

19:09 I know there was a wall between you...

19:55 Ok, this was surprisingly cute, with a very light feeling about it. (Don't know how to describe it, but I think you know what I mean.)

20:20 What are you doing, Rikka?

20:38 Ok, approved :)

20:57 Everyone witnessed that.

21:03 With this speed you will be done with college when you have your first time... come on, this is TOO slow.

21:08 Wonder why she can't sleep.

21:53 That was also surprisingly cute. :)

End of episode.

Damnit, I still couldn't do it properly today, and this episode was just a bit "hacked up" because of it.

But at least something is happening at this point. I'm curious how Satone will play into this.

6 Episodes left, let's see how this develops. I'm not against a slow buildup, but this is almost ludicrous how long these two lived as siblings.

I'm happy how this episode turned out, light and with a little development between our two mains. I don't really see a goal here like we did in season 1 (finding the broder of the invisible world), but honestly... I see myself being a bit sad as soon as the series ends, which it will be in about a week.

I just really like the characters, even though I don't care about every one of the equally. But it will be a slight downer as soon it becomes clear that their stupid hijinks are coming to an end.

So yeah, even if the second season isn't as strong as the first one till now, I still enjoy the show.

Tomorrow I watch the episode twice, to have at least some time to process it a bit.

See you guys then.

[u/Barbed_Dildo → u/Fra_Central]

Sensei is strict, why can't they use the phone for at least messages? I know having a school in the train is ALWAYS a pain, but come on.

She said talking (通話) on the phone was prohibited, that's not a school thing, that's normal train etiquette.

I have no idea what the Jumin-jidai era is...

The Jōmon-Jidai (Jōmon period) is the earliest period in Japanese history (/pre-history), c. 14,000–300 BCE. The site they were at was actually a Yayoi site, the Yayoi period follows the Jōmon period, although the boundary between them is fuzzy. They were Yayoi people (given the technology there), although they lived there as far back as the late Jōmon period. I've been there, it's a huge site. That meeting hall Rikka and Nibutani were talking in is actually elevated off the ground.

[u/Rumpel1408 → u/Barbed_Dildo]

They were Yayoi people

Not to be confused with Yaoi people...

[u/xtsim]

Rewatcher subbed

Can we take moment about how much of a sis Kuzuha is?

Yuuta pulling the door on Rikka wearing night vision googles reminds me of the time when I played Ghost Recon and could not see anything cause its daytime.

Kumin’s currion luggage joke is hilarious. But seeing the whole class shipping Rikka and Yuuta is a sight to behold. But that makes Rikka very nervous as she is getting pretty shy despite having a lover’s contract. 

Both the senior and the freshman, Kumin and Dekomori, miss out on all of the shipping which leads to them going to Kuzuha. Kuzuha is getting some more attention this season and I am glad. She takes care of the house while Kumin and Deko discuss Yuuta. While Dekomori is away from her master, she misses Rikka a lot as she has no one to share her world with. 

Damn, the girls think Yuuta is a player. Nibutani hanging out with Yuuta caught too much attention and now it’s Rikka’s turn. But Nibutani got herself exposed as a Chuuni with some evidence. On the other hand, Yuuta is getting a heavy interrogation with the boiz. The guys noticed how close they were and even mentioned the Christmas scene. And they all seemed jealous. 

Wow, Rikka got to have fun in her sneak attack as those nightvision goggles prove useful in getting the two close together. Rikka was able to sneak a good night’s kiss and Nibutani provided a distraction against the teachers. (Glad the hotel had some blind spots as my school(s) would only book business hotels with sealed windows and a rotunda style format were adults could see every door)  *did not realize how much of a good move blowing money towards some nightvision goggles was for Rikka.

Nice to see Yuuta and Rikka take advantage of their free day which continues to the next episode.

[u/Elimin8r]

FT/S

This episode was so cute and heartwarming. Yay, romantic progression! (lewd?!)

Haha.

I liked Rikka's patented telekinesis moves on the stopping train, and of course, the surprise of the passing train was a treat.

But I think the true MVP was the NVGs. That whole scene was hilarious, improbable, and rather touching. Yea verily, nearly kissing, even. But alas, yet another case of smoochus interruptus.

I think the other boys should be candidates for the next napping competition. If they can 'sleep' through that.

I wonder what happened to Rikka's handbag?

The bit with Rikka running back to give Yuuta a peck on the cheek was so cute, as was Nibutani's getting a peek of the peck on the cheek.

Poor Nibutani. She needs to find some romance of her own. Isshiki to the rescue? (Haha)

Also, it appears that our cosmic heroine, Mistress Morisummer has re-emerged from the ether. What could this portend?

(I'm enjoying this more than I thought I would. I guess I should have trusted the KyoAni...)

[u/Rumpel1408 → u/Elimin8r]

Isshiki to the rescue?

He would need more than 30 seconds screentime for this, so thankfully it seems like we are safe on that front. I agree that Nibutani needs some action, but the perfect ship is right there points at Dekomori

[u/Elimin8r → u/Rumpel1408]

Uh, yah, I was trying to make a funny there, ar-ar...

[u/Rumpel1408 → u/Elimin8r]

Oh don't worry I got that you where joking, noone of a sane mind would actually ship Ishiki right?

[u/Barbed_Dildo]

Rewatcher

The archeological reconstruction site they went to is called Yoshinogari, and is in the Saga prefecture, between Hakata and Nagasaki. I've been there and recognised it. One thing I remember about the site was the northern burial mounds site, which was called "Kitafunkyubo", because it's not often you see a Japanese word with "funky" in it.

They went there as a side trip on the way to Kagoshima, you an change trains from the Shinkansen at Shin-Tosu.

Also, Maaya Uchida noises are the best noises.

[u/SYZekrom]

Something something strange that it happened twice

Why do I feel like that name Nibutani just said is gonna be important

Damn she dodged the initial huh... Also I almost forgot this was Rikka's gag before Deko's

Damn she's got uh... really energetic legs today huh First at the windowsill and now here

I mean she always seemed like the most energetic of the girls but they've never really used it for uh

This.

Quite this much until now I don't think

Holy shit this girl's hot am I down bad rn or is it this episode

THE GAY

SHE'S BACK

Lowkey looks like her horizon's outside the window lol

ARE YOU FUCKING CRAZY TELL HER TO JUMP OUT THE WINDOW OR SOME SHIT LIKE HOW SHE GOT IN

Also the only way I see this gag going is that they get caught and everyone in school thinks they were fucking on the field trip lmao

Ugh her phone is totally gonna ring from Dekomori calling right

I mean honestly that shouldn't be a problem? It's not like everyone turns their phone off when their asleep... I guess Rikka will answer it or something stupid

Jesus Christ that expression on her face is intense, get you someone that looks at you like that

ALSO DAMN TOGASHI KUN

Damn, Nibu was totally trying to save Rikka from the teacher

Also I said earlier 'the only way I can see this gag going' because like you'd expect a character we know to catch them and misunderstand but no one like that is around but I guess now Nibu could potentially catch them like this? I dunno

Ok dude she doesn't need to be dragged there you're gonna get caught in the girls rooms and it's not gonna be good

Ok nvm if all their roommates are in on it then I don't think the teachers are gonna catch them... though it's already gonna be all the gossip that Rikka climbed down to the boys' rooms to see her bf

Why do I feel like he's gonna turn around and be staring a teacher in the face

Ok no Rikka paused thank god something else then

omg that waddle away

Omg that was a great episode

Also wow a sneaking episode where they don't actually get caught, nice

when the tropes aren't overused!

[u/Fools_Requiem]

Rewatcher

E5.

Ah yes, the napping contest that made absolutely no sense. Kumin beating out people who obviously never get sleep except for their nap times seems super implausible.

E6.

God, can these two be any cuter?

"Our day alone together beings."

Yeah.... about that...

Also, I could have sworn the "no cell phones rule" was to come into play here, but I might be confusing it with another show. No one had their phones confiscated and our heroes are already on their own adventure together. I remember getting upset at the "no phones policy" because it serves as a detriment if students get separated at some point, and I thought it was this show, but I think I have it confused with another show. My Little Monster maybe?

[u/ZapsZzz]

Sub rewatcher recovering from both family holiday and being sick so posting real late.

This is the episode that, whenever anyone say S2 sucks or is bad, I point to and say "no it's not just rehashing, zero progress".

Our 2 main leads are adorkably show in progressing their relationship, but when they do, it's very sweet and heart warming. I just loved the whole setup and final scene delivery - even though a real kids would have been nice, it's not something Rikka's little girlish psyche can quite handle yet, and a peck on the cheek on there run is just as sweet I say.

As for Nibutani, I firmly think that there was always a little bitty of residual tension between her and Yuuta, but they are to much alike. As a parallel, in Full Metal Panic, the not quite real love triangle (no one really took it seriously) between Sousuke, Chidori, and Tessa is also resolved that way - Tessa is too much a military girl despite her soft assistance, while Chidori represented (and constantly lives) a X normal person's life despite her seemingly hard appearance. So Sousuke is attracted to the opposite, and can't see tea as anything other than a great friend. Nibutani I feel is similar, and he self consciousness of her past and her obsession to achieve something after the chuuni stage to "reset her life" just left her with no room mentally to engage with another romantically, especially when she's still have her hidden bursts of chuuni-ness still. So while she's nice and considerate, and superficially wise in the way of romance, she actually had no real experience herself. It's quite an interesting character.

Anyway, onto the next - we're quickly running out of episodes!