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H ave you ever wanted to feel special?
Have you ever wanted to feel special
so badly that you’d convince yourself
that you have hidden powers which make you
superior to those around you? Well, Yuuta
Togashi from Love, Chunibyo & Other
Delusions did just that but now that he’s
matured a little, he wants to put it all behind
him. A feat which proves more difficult than he
anticipated when neighbour Rikka Takanashi is
even more delusional than he is.
This is a little bit difficult to describe on
paper and borders on unfathomable on the
screen, but here goes... What you get in
Nobunagun Series Collection is a story of
Taiwanese “E-Gene” monsters, the spirits
of long-passed Japanese warlords and
biomechanical mecha all wrapped into one.
Somehow, amongst all of this madness, High
School student Shio Ogura manages to play
the hero, taking it all in her stride.
Anime series with an otaku main character
are a weakness of mine, purely because it’s
great to see a lead character who is as much
of a geek as me. Outbreak Company Series
Collection has just that, with Shinichi
Kanou all but bred into Otaku-dom
with a novelist father
and a mother who
designs hentai video games. He then goes
on to be a “moe” cultural ambassador to the
fantasy world of Holy Erudanto Kingdom. Will
gorgeous elves, witches and beasties be too
much for Shinichi’s diplomacy to bear?
It’s been a long time between drinks (with
Season 2 released back in 2012), so it’s great to
see Season 3 of The World God Only Knows
hit shelves this month. With another otaku lead
character in the frame, The World God Only
Knows continues the magic, romance and
hilarity of previous seasons.
Magi: The Kingdom of Magic Season 2
Collection is a little more dark and sinister
than the previous season. Now that Aladdin
and Alibaba are aware of their own powers,
they part ways in order to grow even
stronger still. What they find are lands
full of bloodthirsty gladiators and
throne-stealing usurpers.
The gang is back together and bigger than
ever in Nisekoi False Love Part 2. Considering
that this second volume starts off after the
infamous “bath incident”, you can rest assured
that things will be suitably awkward from here
on out.
Resident of the madhouse dorm also known
as Sakurasou, Sorata Kanda finds himself
being incessantly tormented and dragged all
around town in Pet Girl of Sakurasou. But it's
not a complete bust, at least he's surrounded
by pretty girls and cats. Lots and lots of cats.
ANIME ROUND-UP Delusional
Anime
Characters
With the release of Love, Chunbiyo and
Other Delusions, I thought it'd be fun
to look at the top 5 characters who are
just that: delusional.
5 Light Yagami (Death Note) On the
delusional villain end of the spectrum,
Death Note wielding Light honestly believes
that his murderous mission is just and moral.
4 Vegeta (Dragonball Z) This proud
Saiyan's delusion stems from his pseudo-
royal background and sees him look down on
everyone, with an air of superiority.
3 Ichiya Vandalay Kotobuki (Fairy Tail)
Like his guild mates, Blue Pegasus guild
member Kotobuki believes himself to be quite
the ladies man. Unfortunately he simply doesn't
have the looks, nor personality of his cohorts.
Doesn't stop him from trying!
2 Rintaro Okabe (Steins;Gate) Self-
proclaimed mad scientist Okarin thinks of
himself as quite the genius and an inventor of
time travel. This is complete delusion, for the
most part.
1 Keima Katsuragi (The World God Only
Knows) Keima thinks of himself as quite
the charmer, but sadly, this is only true in the
digital world. In real life he's arrogant, abrasive
and painfully awkward. Still can't figure out
why I like this guy so much.
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions
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