The Best Episodes of Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.4/10(169 votes)

   #1 - Chance Encounter... with Wicked Lord Shingan

   S1:E110/4/2012

   After recovering from adolescent delusions, Yuta transfers schools to begin anew. As he tastes the succulent fruit of normalcy, Rikka Takanashi discovers Yuta's delusional past and declares that they are soul mates, which makes things anything but normal.

   Director:Eisaku Kawanami

   Writer:Jukki Hanada

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   Director:Eisaku Kawanami

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
2. 

   7.5/10(144 votes)

   #2 - Priestess... of the Melody

   S1:E210/11/2012

   Yuta wants to crush on the beautiful Shinka, but Rikka's antics prohibit it. A visit to Rikka's house reveals how delusional she really is. Her eclectic collections are almost stranger than her behavior! What's worse: Rikka's sister knows about Yuta's past!

   Director:Yoshiji Kigami

   Writer:Jukki Hanada

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   Director:Yoshiji Kigami

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
3. 

   7.5/10(137 votes)

   #3 - The Heretical? Pigtailed Girl

   S1:E310/18/2012

   Yuta tries to decide what club to join, but Rikka is already a step ahead of him. She creates the "Far-Eastern Magic Society" and manages to rope in two members. Given a provisional club status, Yuta revokes his membership... until Shinka joins the club, too.

   Director:Noriyuki Kitanohara

   Writer:Jukki Hanada

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   Director:Noriyuki Kitanohara

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
4. 

   7.5/10(136 votes)

   #4 - Regret of... the Mabinogion

   S1:E410/25/2012

   Yuta is puzzled that Nibutani wants to join Rikka's club. He wonders if she could really like him back, but the answer he gets isn't the one he imagined!

   Director:Eisaku Kawanami

   Writer:Jukki Hanada

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   Director:Eisaku Kawanami

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
5. 

   7.5/10(135 votes)

   #5 - A Binding... Hard Study

   S1:E511/1/2012

   Rikka and Yuta face their low grades, and their club is fingered as the culprit! Rikka begins a new battle with her latest opponent: math! Meanwhile, Dekomori and Nibutani continue to butt heads.

   Director:Hiroko Utsumi

   Writer:Jukki Hanada

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   Director:Hiroko Utsumi

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
6. 

   7.5/10(135 votes)

   #6 - The Atoned... Innocent

   S1:E611/8/2012

   Rikka makes club uniforms for everyone, further humiliating Yuta; tension between Nibutani and Dekomori continues to grow. Isshiki receives a love letter, but his plans hit a snag before they even begin.

   Director:Yoshiji Kigami

   Writer:Jukki Hanada

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   Director:Yoshiji Kigami

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
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7. 

   8.1/10(151 votes)

   #7 - Reminiscences... of Paradise Lost

   S1:E711/15/2012

   A trip to Rika's hometown reveals more about her than Yuta had anticipated. Dekomori continues her antics against her nemesis "Mori-Summer". Yuta and Rika escape the house and end up in a place Rika holds dear to her heart.

   Director:Kazuya Sakamoto

   Writer:Jukki Hanada

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   Director:Kazuya Sakamoto

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
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   8.3/10(147 votes)

   #8 - Exiled... Just the Two of Them

   S1:E811/22/2012

   After refusing to face the truth about her father, Rikka "retreats" to her home with Yuta in tow. Makoto is finding it tough to figure out his feelings for Kumin, and Yuta shares a night together with Rikka that impacts them both in a very meaningful way.

   Director:Rika Ota

   Writer:Jukki Hanada

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   Director:Rika Ota

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
9. 

   8.2/10(145 votes)

   #9 - A Confused... Chaos Heart

   S1:E911/29/2012

   The school festival is on, and amidst Shinka's attempts to turn their club into something legitimate, Rikka battles strange feelings that she only experiences when Yuta is around. Shinka decides to help her understand these feelings, but Rikka's full blown case of chunibyo keeps getting in the way.

   Director:Noriyuki Kitanohara

   Writer:Jukki Hanada

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   Director:Noriyuki Kitanohara

   Writer:Jukki Hanada
10. 

    8.5/10(161 votes)

    #10 - Holy Mother's... Pandora's Box

    S1:E1012/6/2012

    Rikka and Yuta each gets some advice from a friend. Rikka's sister reveals her intention of studying the culinary arts in France, and asks Yuta to help her with Rikka. Through their own special ways, Yuta and Rikka confess to each other.

    Director:Yasuhiro Takemoto

    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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    Director:Yasuhiro Takemoto

    Writer:Jukki Hanada
11. 

    8.1/10(142 votes)

    #11 - One-Winged Fallen Angel

    S1:E1112/13/2012

    Rikka begins to acclimate herself to living a normal life, successfully making friends in the process. Sanae, however, isn't too happy about it. Rikka heads off to visit her father's grave, with Yuta left at the station, waiting for her to return.

    Director:Eisaku Kawanami

    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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    Director:Eisaku Kawanami

    Writer:Jukki Hanada
12. 

    8.7/10(194 votes)

    #12 - Eternal Engage

    S1:E1212/20/2012

    Yuta begins to worry when it becomes apparent that Rikka may not come back. Sanae ditches her Dekomori persona to follow Rikka, while Kumin "inherits" Wicked Lord Shingan's powers. Yuta can't bear being without Rikka and sets off to find her.

    Director:Taichi Ishidate

    Writer:Jukki Hanada

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    Director:Taichi Ishidate

    Writer:Jukki Hanada