How to Watch Chuunibyo in Order? Easy Complete Guide (2024)

‘Chuunibyou & Other Delusions’ wonderfully expresses our lives’ awkward and pretentious years. So if you plan on watching it, prepare to relive your awkward school moments.

‘Love, Chuunibyou & Other Delusions’ has received two anime seasons so far, with three movies, three OVAs, and five specials. Despite there being so many little installments scattered here and there, the watch order for the series is fairly simple.

With little to no fillers, Chunibyou is an ideal anime to watch with the help of our recommended watch order.

Contents

1. How to watch ‘Love, Chunibyo, and Other Delusions!’ in order?

7. FAQ

8. Conclusion

1. How to watch ‘Love, Chunibyo, and Other Delusions!’ in order?

The easiest and best way to watch ‘Love, Chunibyo, and Other Delusions!’ is to follow its chronological order:

  • Love, Chuunibyou & Other Delusions! (Season 1, 2012)
  • Love, Chuunibyou & Other Delusions! Chuni-Shorts (ONA, 2012)
  • Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Sparkling… Slapstick Noel (ONA, 2013)
  • Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Depth of Field – Ai to Nikushimi Gekijou
  • Love, Chuunibyou & Other Delusions! Rikka Version (Movie, 2013)
  • Love, Chuunibyou & Other Delusions! Rikka Version Lite (Special, 2013)
  • Love, Chuunibyou & Other Delusions! Heart Throb (Season 2, 2014)
  • Love, Chuunibyou & Other Delusions! Heart Throb Lite Shorts (ONA, 2013-14)
  • Chuunibyou demo koi ga shitai! Ren: The Rikka Wars (Special 2014)
  • Chuunibyou demo koi ga shitai! Ren Specials (Special, 2014)
  • Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Movie: Take On Me Mini-Drama – Koukai Chokuzen no… Kaiko Gekijou (ONA, 2017-18)
  • Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Movie: Take On Me: Take On Me (Movie, 2018)
  • Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Movie: Take On Me – Weekly Short Movie “Kotatsu DE Photo Session” (Short Movies, 2018)

2. ‘Love, Chunibyo, and Other Delusions!’ Release Order

You can also follow the release order of ‘Love, Chunibyo, and Other Delusions!’.

TitleTypeAir Date
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Chuni-ShortsONASep 27 – Oct 31, 2012
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!Season 1Oct 4 – Dec 20, 2012
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Depth of Field: Love and Hate TheaterSpecialDec 19, 2012 – Jun 19, 2013
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Sparkling… Slapstick NoelSpecialJun 19, 2013
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Rikka VersionMovieSep 14, 2013
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Heart Throb Lite ShortsONADec 26, 2013 – Mar 16, 2014
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Heart ThrobSeason 2Jan 9 – Mar 27, 2014
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Rikka Version LiteSpecialFeb 19, 2014
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Heart Throb SpecialsSpecialMar 19 – Sep 17, 2014
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Heart Throb – The Rikka WarsSpecialSep 17, 2014
Love, Chunibyou and Other Delusions!: Take On Me Mini-TheaterONANov 17, 2017 – Jan 5, 2018
Love, Chunibyou and Other Delusions!: Take On Me Weekly Short MoviesMovieJan 6, 2018
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Take On MeMovieJan 6, 2018

3. Where to watch ‘Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!’ with English sub and dub?

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! is available to stream on HIDIVE and Crunchyroll in the USA.

TitleWatch with Eng SubsWatch with Eng Dubs
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!HIDIVE, CrunchyrollHIDIVE, Crunchyroll
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Heart ThrobHIDIVE, CrunchyrollHIDIVE, Crunchyroll
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Rikka Version
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Take On MeHIDIVE, CrunchyrollHIDIVE, Crunchyroll

3.1 Where to watch ‘Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!’ in your country?

TitleCanadaUnited KingdomJapanAustralia
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!HIDIVECrunchyrollU-StopCrunchyroll
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Heart ThrobHIDIVECrunchyrollCrunchyroll
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Rikka VersionU-Stop
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Take On MeHIDIVECrunchyrollU-StopCrunchyroll

4. Can you download and watch ‘Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!’ offline?

WebsiteSubscription PackagesOffline Viewing
CrunchyrollFan – $7.99/monthNo
Mega Fan – $9.99/monthYes
Ultimate Fan – $14.99/monthYes
HIDIVE$4.99 per month or $47.99 per yearYes

5. What to do if Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! is unavailable in your region?

If the Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! anime, movies, or specials aren’t available on any streaming website in your area, then you can use a VPN to bypass the geo-block. Some of the top VPN service providers in the game are ExpressVPN, Nord VPN, Proton VPN, Cyberghost, and Private Internet Access, to name a few.

All you have to do is connect to a country where your preferred anime is streaming, and voila, you can now watch Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! even if it is unavailable in your region.

There are many unpaid VPN services or free browser extensions at hand. However, using low-tier VPN providers might decrease your speed and get you blocked by streaming services. Connection drops and unsecured encryption are also other disadvantages.

The important thing is that Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! is present on Crunchyroll and HIDIVE’s catalogs, so set your VPN to a suitable location to access the anime from anywhere.

6. How much time will it take to complete Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!?

It will take you a total of 14 hours and 31 minutes to complete the whole Chuunibyou series in one uninterrupted sitting.

TitleDuration
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Chuni-Shorts36 minutes
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!288 minutes
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Depth of Field: Ai to Nikushimi Gekijou21 minutes
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Sparkling… Slapstick Noel24 minutes
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Rikka Version24 minutes
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Heart Throb Lite Shorts24 minutes
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Heart Throb288 minutes
Takanashi Rikka Kai: Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Movie Lite5 minutes
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Heart Throb Specials21 minutes
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Heart Throb – The Rikka Wars24 minutes
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Movie: Take On Me Mini-Drama – Koukai Chokuzen no… Kaiko Gekijou8 minutes
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Movie: Take On Me – Weekly Short Movie “Kotatsu DE Photo Session”15 minutes
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!: Take On Me1hour 33min.

7. FAQ

7.1. Is Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Finished?

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me, the movie that was released in January 2018 was the final installment of Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!. Thus, the series is now finished.

7.2. What to skip while watching Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!?

You can skip Rikka Version Lite (Special, 2013) and Heart Throb Lite Shorts (ONA, 2013-14) while watching Love, Chuunibyou & Other Delusions!. These are merely recaps of the movie and season 2.

8. Conclusion

You can watch Chuunibyou either in its release order or chronological order; the choice is yours. It is a fun, light-hearted anime, so you won’t feel like you are missing out on any major events, no matter which order you are following.

I hope this adorable series, with its gorgeous animation, makes you smile just as much as me. So, join in on the dark side, where we have the Dark Flame Master and various other pretentious personas.

9. About Love, Chuunibyou & Other Delusions!

“Chuunibyou” is a phrase that could best be described as the “8th grade syndrome”. Everyone thinks they’re unique and that the whole world revolves around them.

Some might even believe that they have magical powers and blur the line between fantasy and reality for themselves.

For Yuuta Togashi, his chuunibyou left him embarrassing mental scars. Despite the fact that they were still fresh in his memories, he tries to leave them behind and live a normal life in high school.

Unfortunately, he meets Rikka Takanashi, a classmate who is even more delusional than his middle-school self. She claims to be a vessel of the “Wicked Eye.”

After their fateful encounter, Yuuta’s past self comes knocking at his door and crumble all his dreams of living a peaceful and normal high school life.

How to Watch Chuunibyo in Order? Easy Complete Guide (2024)

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