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Wikipedia article
is a 2018 Japanese anime romantic comedy film directed by Tatsuya Ishihara and based on Torako's light novel series 'Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions'. It premiered in Japan on January 6, 2018, and has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks and Madman Entertainment.
Plot
After the events of the series, Yta Togashi, Rikka Takanashi, and Shinka Nibutani are about to enter their third year of high school. Their junior, Sanae Dekomori, is now the president of the student council. Rikka's sister, Tka, tells Yta on a call from Italy that she wanted to bring Rikka to Italy as her career stabilizes. Yta and Rikka initially assume that it was meant only to last the whole spring break; however, they soon find out that Tka intends to permanently bring Rikka to Italy. That night, Shinka and Sanae, along with their friend Satone Shichimiya and senior Kumin Tsuyuri, suggest that the two elope. The two agree, and they board the train the following morning.
Tka soon discovers the plan, and she confronts the remaining members. After revealing that she had secretly recorded their conversation last night, she blackmails the group. Afraid of losing reputation at school, Sanae and Shinka comply.
Shinka and Sanae eventually find Rikka and Yta at the Kyoto Tower, but the two manage to board a train to Kobe. Tka later confronts Yta at a diner. After asking questions about Rikka's chniby, Tka lets the two leave, warning that she would detain them if they happen to cross paths again.
Rikka and Yta arrive at Wakayama, where they attempt to book a room at a love hotel. They eventually fail, and as they leave, they see Sanae and Shinka. Yta deduces that Tka is tracking them using Rikka's phone; they take an overnight bus to Tokyo. Unknown to Rikka, Yta buys a butterfly-shaped ring. Running low on cash, they decide to go to Hokkaido to visit Rikka's mother. However, the two don't know the contact details, so they try to retrieve it at a basement garage so that Tka can't use Rikka's phone signal to track them. However, the phone manages to transmit a faint signal, enough to reveal their location to Rikka's sister.
The next day, Rikka and Yta go to Haneda Airport, where they see Shinka and Sanae. After creating a distraction for the two, they successfully board a flight to Hokkaido.
Arriving at Hokkaido, Yta reveals his intention why he wanted to talk to Rikka's mother about Rikka's future. The couple soon found out that Rikka's mother is not home, and is instead at Aomori. Meanwhile, Rikka calls Satone back home about her "losing powers."
The next day, Yta discovers that Rikka abandoned him in his sleep. However, he soon learned from Rikka's mother that Rikka had already meet up with her that morning.
Meanwhile, Rikka stands by a seaside cliff, struggling over her conflicting feelings. Satone and Kumin arrive at the scene, convincing Rikka to go back to Yta. Rikka confesses her thoughts to them, concerned that if she changes, she might lose Yta. Sanae and Shinka also arrive at the scene, telling the group that they had informed Yta about Rikka's whereabouts. As a sign of truce, Shinka gives them tickets for a ferry home. The couple reunite with a huge embrace.
On their ferry home, Rikka asks Yta about her "abandoning her powers" and if Yta still love her even after that. Yta reaffirms his love for her, leading to their first kiss.
Rikka and Yta, along with the group, all attend what's revealed to be Tka's wedding to an Italian man and that the whole pursuit was a ruse to test Yta's determination.
In the post-credit scene, Rikka's new apartment is now two floors above Yta's. As Rikka climbs down on a rope to meet him, Yta realizes that everything about her is the reason why he fell in love with her in the first place.
Cast
Production
Kyoto Animation announced the film on May 19, 2017. Most of the staff returned for the series, with Tatsuya Ishihara directing the film. Jukki Hanada returned to write the script based on the original work by Torako. Character designer Kazumi Ikeda also returned, as did composer Nijine to create the film's soundtrack. Singer ZAQ performed the film's theme song, "Journey". Mutsuo Shinohara served as art director, Akihiro Ura served as cinematographer and Yota Tsuruoka served as the sound director. Rin Yamamoto was in charge of the film's 3DCG, and Akiyo Takeda served as color key artist. Hiroyuki Takahashi edited the film. Shochiku distributed it in Japan.
Release
The film was released in Japan on January 6, 2018. It was released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 18, 2018.
On April 16, 2018, Sentai Filmworks announced that they had licensed the film. It premiered at the Los Angeles Anime Film Festival on September 21, 2018. The DVD and Blu-ray versions were released on November 20, 2018. The film premiered at Madman Anime Festival on June 2, 2018.
Reception
The film opened at number 6 in the Japanese box office on its opening weekend, grossing . It dropped to number 9 on its second weekend, taking in , before falling out of the top ten on its third weekend with . Overall, it grossed , or about US$1.74 million.
Kim Morrissy of Anime News Network praised the film for finally progressing Rikka and Yuta's relationship, but otherwise felt that it somewhat retread ground covered by the first two television series. He also found the film's animation to be good but lacking, more in line with the TV series than a typical theatrical production, and made special note of the poor inclusion of 3D objects, such as vehicles, into the 2D animation. He appreciated the film's many references to other Kyoto Animation series, such as 'Tamako Market', 'Sound! Euphonium', 'The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya', and 'Clannad', and opined that the film would mainly appeal to fans of the series who had enjoyed the second season of the anime, as well as fans of Kyoto Animation's other works.
References
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