15 [Similar Anime] Like Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!

The similarities in these two series are quite alike in my estimation.

A boy enters high school with the plan to live a "normal" life there. Expect, a wacky classmate has different ideas and pulls his normal life of track.

A few simple words...
Chuunibyou Syndrome.

We use to play things when we were little by having these strange delusional syndromes that we remembered and had fun playing with it... In the series the main male character was use to be a delusional teen, but then has to erased it all as it was too embarrassing. It all went smoothly, until a person messed up his life, and having those fantasies come back, forcing him to go along of what they are doing.

Well, these two series here can be described as addictive fun that is wildly entertaining in that bizarre way.

A teenage boy goes to a new school and meets a bunch of weird people, among them a cute, but socially inept girl, who claims to be a supernatural being. Although the main character is skeptical about this, he participates in "discovering" various supernatural phenomena, even though nothing extraordinary actually occurs.
Also, both shows have a beautiful animation.

At first glance, Aura: Maryuuin Kouga Saigo no Tatakai appears to be a Chuunibyou clone and for all intents and purposes it largely was, and I went in not expecting much. But where Chuunibyou was mostly a comedy/ romance, Aura took a much more real stance and leaned more towards the Drama genre, making for a unique little movie that I thoroughly enjoyed.

In both anime, the male MC with a Chuunibyou-influenced past meets a girl, who is currently in her Chuunibyou-phase, in his first year in highschool. He then tries to get her out of her phase while in the meantime facing his own past. (mini spoiler) In the end, they both enter a relationship (though I guess it's not really 'in the end' in Chuunibyou).
Aura feels a tad more serious though, as Chuunibyou had a lot more time to go through the serious phases and was thus able to have a good portion of comedy and romantic development in between, whereas Aura (due to it being a film rather than a 2-season-anime with a film and quite a few specials :p) has to cramp the entire development into a much smaller timeframe.
This doesn't make either any less of a masterpiece in my eyes though =w=

Both Series have this MC who has the "Chuunibyou" or "Eight Grade Syndrome" which affects their daily lives, but also funny at the same time. But in Inou-Battle the MC's powers are REAL, while in Chuunibyou demo koi the powers of the MC are only imaginations from the disease. Both are SUPER funny though. With a touch of romance and the action on top.

Both shows deal with high school students in a club. The main male lead in both have very similar personalities, especially considering the fact that both of them have chuunibyou. Some of the female leads in both shows also have or had chuunibyou, although Tomoyo is over it while Rikka not so much (although it is a little complicated for Rikka... you'll see if you watch the show). Furthermore, both shows hint at a romantic theme, with the main difference being that Inou-Battle has multiple people liking the male lead (i.e. harem) and Chuunibyou is more focused around one person liking the male lead. Would recommend watching both as they are both relatively straightforward to follow along.

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So you enjoyed Toradora! but would like to have another quality slice of life/romance anime to watch?

This anime is perfect for those who love shoujos. If you like that more syrupy , do not watch. It is ideal for anyone who is in eighth grade or in high school, as the story takes place during this phase. There are parts/scenes in which the emotion he brings us is so strong that we can lose hours before bedtime. At first it is the story of a boy (Yuuta), which once believed to be "Master of Flames Black" and now, in high school, try to hide it (changing to school). He is very funny. The chart is exciting and the story of the characters well developed. The anime deals with some controversial issues, such as bullying, prejudice, early adolescence, death. Why to spend the second year of high school, the famous stage where we begin to build our identity, it could address these issues comprehensively, exciting and fun. I confess I was/am jealous of this story because it is not mine. It's a very different anime (really), I do not know and have not seen any like this. Watch it, because you will not regret it.

A nice, mostly "normal" male protagonist (Yuuta/Kanda) meets an eccentric, socially-isolated female protagonist (Rikka/Mashiro) dealing with a condition which often has them living in their own internal world. While being surrounded by a group of crazy peers (Far East Magical Napping Society/Sakura Hall residents), they try to deal with their demons of growing up while becoming closer to said protagonist girl (who has demons of her own). Both are school life/high school animes, but differ on boarding school nature. Along the way, an unnoticed, unrequited love from a current or former close friend of the male protagonist interferes with the delicate relationship between the protagonist couple.

In a more general sense, both series are considered romantic comedies although presented in different ways. The main female character is petite and has a strange relationship with the main main protagonist. The main male protagonist in both series also seems normal although has strange thoughts as well (in different ways though).

Both Rika and Mirai have similar personality and character design. Also Yuuta and Akihito are drawn to our lovely female protagonist. In Chuunibyou: our main female and friends are chuunibyou or 8th grade syndrome aka Delusion of Grandeur. They are able to create imaginative battle sequences which we see throughout the series. In Kyoukai no Kanata: everyone has some sort of supernatural powers within them. Both series retain the comedy and drama atmosphere. Kyoto Animation is the same studio for both Chuunibyou, Kyoukai no Kanata and many other series. I would recommend you check out their other works.

Weird, abnormal, pretty girls, who have some fantasy images in their minds, and play it just for fun. It follows the main male character who was caught up in this situation where he was either experience one before, or was forced to join their club. Though, as time passes on, he join their antics and bond with the other club members.

Similarities:

Shows in which the main characters have embarrassing (otaku lifestyle) secrets that they are trying to hide from their friends. And of course, they were not successful in hiding their secrets.
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Both of them deal with hiding a secret passion of "special" Likes from the rest of Society

A socially awkward dark haired girl can't separate reality from fantasy/games, leading to altercations which cause embarrassment, and protagonist tries to lead them towards a normal high school life. Both series have a club with only female members and one male, it functions to hide their complexes from classmates. Elements of romance can be found in both series.

Both have enjoyable characters (some suffering from Chuunibyou syndrome) and are in the romantic comedy/slice of life genre. The soundtracks are really cool as well. ^^
I think someone has mentioned this before, but I think Colette was inspired or similar to Dekomori. They even share the same seiyuu, or voice actress (Sumire Uesaka).
[Colette is known to hang out in lockers throughout Konobi, which I think is a reference to when Dekomori was stuck in one in Episode 3 of Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!?]