Pop stars and starship pilots must work together to save the denizens of the Macross space fortress forces within and without. The film picks up after the events of the show’s second season, and sees Yuta and the still-delusional Rikka eloping across Japan in a summertime road trip as they try to escape life tearing them apart. This proves difficult, though, when a girl in his class named Rikka who still suffers from chunibyo learns of his past and becomes interested in him. He could finally be normal and have friends. Finding his past antics embarrassing, Yuta looked forward to the first day of high school and the fresh start that it brought with it. He wrapped one of his arms in bandages and referred to himself as “Dark Flame Master”-which effectively alienated him from his entire class. Protagonist Yuta suffered from chunibyo during junior high.
In a field of TV anime shows about superpowered high school students, it’s refreshing to see a show where their lack of powers is the whole point.
“Chunibyo” is a derogatory term used to colloquially refer to anyone who manifest delusional behaviour, and specifically believing that they have special supernatural powers. Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me The film has all the charm of the show’s first season, though said first season is almost required to viewing beforehand, as this is a continuation of the story.
Above: “Mirai on Mirai” is a beautiful animated movie directed by Mamoru Hosoda. The first entry on this list belongs to the latter category, and has one of the more interesting concepts for a slice of life anime to come out in the last several years. This is a medium where creators seem more willing to experiment with conventional limitations, both in terms of storytelling and the technical side of filmmaking.Įntirely new and original stories like “Mirai no Mirai” will be launched in the coming months, and established franchises that have already been very successful like “My Hero Academia” and “Fate/stay night” will also receive the big-screen treatment. If anime, films from outside of Hollywood, ever do achieve mainstream recognition, it will radically alter the face of Western cinema. While it is not apparent from looking at the 2018 Oscar nominations for Best Animated Film, last year saw some truly fantastic anime films released. The early months of 2018 have already seen several landmark anime films achieve worldwide success, and that shows no signs of changing anytime soon.