Anime Production, Starting with Healing the Audience, Chapter 655

"Didn't you notice how incredibly real the dog food Rikka and Yūta served at the end was?

I'd finally managed not to feel jealous or envious. Why did you have to bring it up again?

"Pipi, you beast!"

After the anime ended, fans gathered one after another on the forums, discussing their feelings and insights after watching Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions.

Whenever they finished an anime, fans would habitually exchange their thoughts with one another. It seemed to have become the norm.

"In my view, Chunibyo has both good and bad aspects. Some people use it to protect themselves and shut out the disturbances of reality, while others use it to seek simple happiness."

"The former is essentially a form of self-protection, while the latter is a way to seek amusement. Isolating yourself and sinking into your own fantasies can certainly numb you and make you temporarily forget your pain, but at the same time, you seal yourself off. You'll never grow."

"Although the latter is also Chunibyo, it doesn't stop you from accepting new things. Whether it's happiness or pain..."

"Actually, Chunibyo itself isn't at fault. What matters is how you view it and what you choose to do with it..."

A post on the forum quickly spread, reaching more and more fans.

After reading it, many fans found themselves deeply agreeing with it.

Take Rikka, for example. The reason Rikka became so immersed in Chunibyo early on was certainly partly because Yūta showed her the way, but didn't Rikka herself also want to escape reality?

Later, Yūta made Rikka recognize and accept reality. Although the process was extremely painful and the two of them nearly became strangers, the result was good in the end.

During the brief period when Rikka gave up Chunibyo, she grew and matured