Brothers Conflict (ブラザーズ コンフリクト Burazāzu Konfurikuto?), also known as BroCon, is a Japanese novel series created by Atsuko Kanase, written by Takeshi Mizuno and illustrated by Udajo. It has been adapted into two PlayStation Portable video games by Idea Factory, a yonkoma manga series and an anime television series. The 12-episode anime aired between July and September 2013 and is animated by Brain's Base. Funimation has acquired the North American streaming rights for the anime.

Plot[edit]

Ema Hinata (later Ema Asahina) is the daughter of the famous adventurer, Rintaro Hinata. One day, Ema finds out that her dad is going to remarry a successful apparel maker named Miwa Asahina. Rather than bothering them, she decides to move in to the Sunrise Residence complex that is owned by Miwa. From there, she discovers that she has 13 stepbrothers.

Characters[edit]

Main characters[edit]

Ema Asahina (朝日奈 絵麻 Asahina Ema)

Voiced by: Rina Satō

The daughter of the well-known adventurer, Rintaro Hinata. She is 16 years old and in her second year of high school. After her father remarries, she moves in with her new 13 stepbrothers. She is very good at cooking. Her father's job had always left Ema feeling alone, but now with her new family she feels happy and safe. She has a talking pet squirrel named Juli who is always saying that her new family is a pack of wolves and that she must always be well aware of her surroundings. Juli can only communicate with Ema and (as it is later discovered) Louis. Both Juli and Louis call Ema "Chi". It is later revealed that she is adopted (her real parents had died). This revelation causes a problem for her at first because her so-called father had been keeping it from her for so many years. However, Louis helps her through this with his own experience, and Juli also reassures her of her father's love.

Masaomi Asahina (朝日奈 雅臣 Asahina Masaomi)

Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu

The first and oldest son of the Asahina family at age 31. He is a doctor who is well versed in medicine. However, he is not as competent as he seems, as he faints at the sight of blood. He loves children and shares a special bond with the youngest brother, Wataru.

Ukyo Asahina (朝日奈 右京 Asahina Ukyō

Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa

The second son of the Asahina family at age 28. He is a successful lawyer and acts as the "mother figure" to the family. He cooks, cleans and helps the others study for school. He has a calm and reliable personality but can also be very talkative.

Kaname Asahina (朝日奈 要 Asahina Kaname)

Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe

The third son of the Asahina family at age 27. He has the charms of a playboy and a womanizing nature, but he is actually a monk.

Hikaru Asahina (朝日奈 光 Asahina Hikaru)

Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto

The fourth son of the Asahina family at age 26. He is a cross-dressing novelist who likes watching his brothers' reactions around Ema. He had gone to Italy for a short time to gather material for his work. Hikaru seems to know that almost every one of his brothers have feelings toward Ema, even making a chart called "Brothers Conflict" as his hobby.

Tsubaki Asahina (朝日奈 椿 Asahina Tsubaki)

Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura

The fifth son of the Asahina family and one of the triplets at age 24. He is a voice actor alongside his identical triplet brother Azusa. He is cheeky and pushy, but is hard-working and is passionate about his career. In episode 4, Tsubaki kisses Ema when he was depressed and kisses her again in episode 6, as well as revealing his feelings for her. He cares a lot for Azusa.

Azusa Asahina (朝日奈 梓 Asahina Azusa)

Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi

The sixth son of the Asahina family and one of the triplets at age 24. Like his identical triplet brother Tsubaki, he is also a voice actor. However, he is calmer and less tenacious than Tsubaki and is usually the one to keep Tsubaki in check. In episode 8, he confesses to Ema after realizing his feelings for her.

Natsume Asahina (朝日奈 棗 Asahina Natsume)

Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno

The seventh son of the Asahina family and one of the triplets at age 24. Unlike Tsubaki and Azusa, he is a fraternal triplet. He is the CEO of a video game company that makes one of Ema's favorite video games, "Zombie Hazard". Unlike the rest of the brothers, he lives alone. He has a blunt way of talking but is very good at looking after others. It is revealed in episode 9 that he has feelings for Ema.

Louis Asahina (朝日奈 琉生 Asahina Rui

Voiced by: Ken Takeuchi

The eighth son of the Asahina family at age 21. He works as a hairdresser. He is a beautiful and a mysterious man, always looking up at the clouds. He is the only other person beside Ema who can communicate with Juli and promises him that they will protect Ema. It is later revealed in the game and anime that he is adopted, and he is the one who helps Ema after she finds out she is adopted as well.

Subaru Asahina (朝日奈 昴 Asahina Subaru)

Voiced by: Daisuke Ono

The ninth son of the Asahina family who just turned 20 in episode 2. He is a college sophomore and is very athletic, being on the basketball team. He has no knowledge about girls, so he doesn't know how to deal with them. As a result, he gets tense when around Ema. He asks Ema out in episode 5.

Iori Asahina (朝日奈 祈織 Asahina Iori)

Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa

The tenth son of the Asahina family at age 18. He is a high school senior and is known for having a prince-like behavior. He is very popular, even well-known in other high schools. He is very accepting of Ema when she comes in to the family. Iori has a knowledge of any type of flower and what they mean. He often gives Ema some flowers relating to her current situations to help her feel better.

Yusuke Asahina (朝日奈 侑介 Asahina Yūsuke)

Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya

The eleventh son of the Asahina family at age 16. He is a second year high school student and also Ema's classmate. He has a righteous personality and hates anything to be incorrect, despite also being a delinquent. It is revealed in episode 2 that he has a crush on Ema at school, even before she became his sister. He was very confused when she came in to the family.

Futo Asahina (朝日奈 風斗 Asahina Fūto)

Voiced by: KENN

The twelfth son of the Asahina family at age 15. He is a first year high school student and a very popular idol. He has a devilish and cheeky personality. However, he can be very mature for his age. In episode 6, he transfers to Hinode High School, which shocked Ema and Yusuke. He loves to tease Ema about being his "beautiful idiot sister". He later develops romantic feelings toward Ema.

Wataru Asahina (朝日奈 弥 Asahina Wataru)

Voiced by: Yūki Kaji

The thirteenth and youngest son of the Asahina family at age 10. He is in the 5th grade. He is sweet and honest, but very spoiled. His sometimes spoiled behavior may be due to the over-protection of his older brothers.

Other characters

Juli (ジュリ Juri^?)

Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya

Ema's pet squirrel who has the ability to talk. However, he can only talk to Ema and Louis. He has been with Ema since she was young, always looking out for her and making sure none of the brothers (or "wolves" as he considers them) make a pass at her. He always calls Ema "Chi". Later in the anime, he appears to Ema in a dream as a handsome man in a suit and tells her about her adoption. He has a deeper voice in this form, and while in it he tells Ema that he loves her. Later in the anime, Ema begins to forget about Juli, including forgot to bring him with her on a trip.

Kazuma Sasakura (佐々倉 和馬 Sasakura Kazuma

Voiced by: Kazunori Nomiya

Ema and Yusuke's classmate who also attends Hinode High School. He handles the cultural festival for their class.

Mahoko Imai (今井 真秀子 Imai Mahoko

Voiced by: Saya Shinomiya

Ema and Yusuke's classmate who also attends Hinode High School. She is also Ema's best friend. She is a fan of Ema and Yusuke's brother, Futo. She teasingly addresses Yusuke as "Futo Asahina's brother", which annoys Yusuke.

Chiaki (千秋 Chiaki

Voiced by: Akira Ishida

Kaname's co-worker from Club Buddha. He is called "Chi" by Kaname.

Yusei (隆生 Yūsei

Voiced by: Shō Hayami

Kaname's co-worker from Club Buddha. He gave an advice to Ema in episode 10. He tells her that family love is true love, which means he understands her current situation.

Rintaro Hinata (日向 麟太郎 Hinata Rintarō

Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma

Ema's adoptive father, Miwa's husband and stepfather of the Asahina brothers. He is a well-known adventurer who travels around the world.

Miwa Asahina (朝日奈 美和 Asahina Miwa

Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue

The mother of the Asahina brothers, Rintaro's wife and Ema's stepmother. She is a full-time career woman who works overseas.

Episode list[edit]

No.

Title Original airdate

1 "The First Conflict: Brothers"

"Dai ichi shōtotsu: Kyōdai" (第一衝突: 兄弟) July 2, 2013

After her father becomes engaged, Ema and her pet squirrel, Juli, have to move in with her thirteen new stepbrothers. She arrives and is met at the door by the eldest son, Masaomi, and the youngest son, Wataru. Upon arriving in the living room, she is embraced by Tsubaki (the fifth son), who is then promptly smacked in the head by his identical twin, Azusa–– the sixth son. Ukyo, a lawyer and the second son, introduces himself while bringing in tea. Ema also discovers that one of her own classmates, Yusuke, is one of her new brothers. Subaru and Kaname (the ninth and third sons, respectively) also walk into the living room and introduce themselves. Ema is then surprised to learn that the super popular singing idol, Futo, is also one of the thirteen; unfortunately, he is currently on tour in Hokkaido and she is unable to meet him until later. As they talk in the living room, an exhausted Ema becomes dizzy from a fever and goes to her room to rest. Louis, the eighth son, arrives home from work and go to say hello to her before joining the other brothers in preparing for dinner. Later in the evening, Ema runs into Kaname as he passes by her room. He kisses her on the cheek, to which she responds by asking him to stop teasing her, because she "knows" that he is a kind person. After Kaname leaves, Ema decides to go take a shower and accidentally bumps into Subaru, who has only a towel around his waist. Embarrassed, she runs into the living room where the twins, Tsubaki and Azusu, are apparently confessing their love to each other. Ema runs away when Tsubaki tells her that he did indeed confess to Azusa, only to laugh at her, explaining that the two of them are voice actors and that they are only rehearsing from a script. Ema eventually arrives back in her room and lays in her bed, wondering what new adventure she had just gotten herself into. After the ending song, Yusuke is seen lying in his bed, asking himself, "Ah, why? Why does she need to be the one that is my sibling?" 

2 "The Second Conflict: Confusion"

"Dai ni shōtotsu: Konran" (第二衝突: 混乱) July 9, 2013

It's a new day for Ema, and she helps Ukyo make breakfast for the brothers. She later on heads for school with Yusuke. In class, Yusuke–– who has apparently been crushing on his new step-sister long before she became his sibling–– is seen staring at Ema. Back home, Ema meets Futo, who calls her his "stupid, beautiful sister." She also greets Ukyo, who then asks her to make a birthday cake for Subaru. She comes back from the market to find Louis, who had fallen asleep across a couch on the landing above their living room. He wakes and then almost immediately insists for her to let him do her hair. While Louis is styling her hair, he finds that the curling iron is broken and rushes off to find a new one. Futo walks in, demanding to know where Louis is, and, finding he isn't at the house, storms out of the house. Once Louis is finished with Ema's hair, she bakes and decorate's Subaru's birthday cake. The brothers, including a blushing Subaru, are presented the beautiful, fruit encrusted confection. Later on, Ema decides to go to the living room, where Tsubaki is teasing Subaru about liking Ema in a non-sibling way. Embarrassed and (quite) drunk, Subaru says mean things and later realizes that Ema had heard all of it. He goes to apologize, but ends up kissing Ema, then passing out on top of her. The "valiant" twins arrive on the scene and haul Subaru off of Ema. When they question her about what had happened, she protects Subaru by insisting that it was a complete accident. The following day, Ema visits a media store and sees Futo. She loudly calls out his name, which promptly blows his "cover." He shoves his CD's into her hands and commands Ema to rent them for him before rushing off. At home, she gives the CD's to Futo and he whispers suggestively that he will give her a "punishment" in her room. After the ending song, the twins receive a message from one of the (as of yet) unmet brothers, saying that he will be coming back home. 

3 "The Third Conflict: Promise"

"Dai san shōtotsu: Yakusoku" (第三衝突: 約束) July 16, 2013

Futo and Ema walked into her room together and Ema was told by Futo to lock up Juli, Ema ended up putting Juli in a bag next to her bed as they watch a movie together. The two began to talk after the movie and Futo told Ema that he's going to call her sis from now on, right before he was about to kiss her, Yusuke walks in her room and drags Futo out of the room leaving a college form on what college she wants to go to for school. She asks Masaomi to come for the parent teacher conference but in his place, Kaname comes instead. Kaname points out that Ema wants to go to the same college as Subaru and that Yusuke had nothing under where he wanted to go to, Yusuke gets angry and yells that he wants to go to the same college as Ema. Later, Juli is still angry at Ema for locking him up and is not listening to her, Louis reveals that he can understand Juli and they make a promise that the two of them will protect Ema together. The day of the wedding Louis does Ema's hair and she puts on the dress her step-mother and father got for her, and when she walks into the chapel she meets the last of her brothers, Tsubaki and Azusa's triplet(Natsume). Ema finds out later that Natsume works at one of her favorite game company, and he offers to give her samples of the new games if she wants. He also asks how Subaru is but she told him that she really didn't know, then Natsume takes a business call. At the end, the boys welcome Ema to their family properly. After the ending, Natsume comes home and notices Subaru's expression towards Ema in the family photo. 

4 "The Fourth Conflict: Jealousy"

"Dai shi shōtotsu: Shitto" (第四衝突: 嫉妬) July 23, 2013

Tsubaki and Azusa find out that the first anime they ever worked on has been renewed for a second season. Thrilled, they both audition. Tsubaki auditions as the lead and Azusa auditions as the lead's rival. Tsubaki later finds out that he did not get picked to be his character instead, Azusa did. Ema got the game demo from Natsume. She defeated all the mobs but didn't level up. She calls Natsume to ask for help and to meet her at a cafe. Natsume arrives and says if she don't level up in the level before you won't level up in the desert level. They are interrupted by Azusa, who calls Natsume to ask if he has seen Tsubaki. Natsume told Ema that Azusa got the lead role instead of Tsubaki. She walks home and finds Azusa siting in front of the house. She tells him that if he quits Tsubaki wouldn't be happy and that she liked his voice. As he was about to say "No, he won't," Tsubaki comes out and says "Yes. I wouldn't be happy. Tsubaki tells him to call back his manager to say he'll do the job. Tsubaki asks Ema to accompany him in his "comforting party" He asks her if she likes his voice too and she says yes. She also says that it doesn't matter who wins or loses as long as you stay true to yourself. Tsubaki kisses Ema and says "for a guy to get back on his feet all he needs is a kiss from a cute girl". He kisses her again, in shock she does not fight back. We later see that Hikaru watched them kiss and says "What a shame, you're siblings too." 

5 "The Fifth Conflict: Submersion"

"Dai go shōtotsu: Shinsui" (第五衝突: 浸水) July 30, 2013

Since there are almost no more ingredients for dinner and very few people are able to make it home, they decide to go flower viewing. They also contact Natsume and Subaru to join them once they are done with their activities. Natsume arrives just before Ema goes off to buy drinks, and Subaru also joins them after meeting Ema on the road. Wataru begins talking to a duck along the pond, seeming dangerously too close to the edge. Natsume rushes over to grab him, but just as he lunges, Wataru trips backwards and Natsume is sent flying into the pond. They decide to go home and Natsume takes a shower. He decides to stay home for a while, still curious over the connection between Subaru and Ema. The next day, Juli gets sick from eating too much nuts. Ema decides to go to Subaru's basketball game, despite Juli's protests, where she meets Natsume. Natsume offers her a ride after the game since it begins to rain, but gets a phone call and leaves for a bit. Subaru rushes over despite having another game later on and confesses that he hopes that she can be at his side forever. Natsume reappears and angrily scolds Subaru for not staying with his team for the next game. Subaru leaves and Ema goes home with Natsume. Atter the ending song, Subaru is seen blushing and talking to Juli about how he had just confessed to Ema, unaware that Juli could understand his every single word. 

6 "The Sixth Conflict: Photos"

"Dai roku shōtotsu: Shashin" (第六衝突: 写真) August 6, 2013

Futo enters to the same high school Ema goes to. The stepbrothers and Ema decide to look at baby pictures and Ema finds one of Azusa. Azusa gives Ema a photo album because she never had her own album before. While Ema is downstairs putting pictures into her album, Tsubaki comes and then kisses her again and tells her he really likes her. Azusa pushes Tsubaki off Ema. Then, Azusa tells her that he has no right to scold Tsubaki since he feels the same way. 

7 "The Seventh Conflict: Breaking Point"

"Dai nana shōtotsu: Genkai" (第七衝突: 限界) August 13, 2013

Futo is in a new commercial, leading the family to begin plans for an oversees trip during summer vacation in order for Ema and Yusuke to take a break from exams. In class, they decide to do a butler cafe for the cultural festival. Ema goes home after a long day of preparing and falls asleep on the couch. She wakes up to find Yusuke's face right in front of her and freaks out. He says that he had only thought that she would be cold, only staring for a minute or two, but Futo interrupts and begins teasing Yusuke. Eventually, Tsubaki stops them from fighting. The next day, Azusa comes into the kitchen where Ema is and falls after feeling dizzy. Hikaru comes in and realizes that Azusa has a fever from working too hard, ordering Azusa to take a break. Ema ends up being late to the classroom, where she learns that their class had changed into a ButlerXMaid cafe instead. Next door, Futo is dressed like a vampire and kisses Ema on the neck, leaving a "vampire" like mark. She goes home only to have Tsubaki ask about the mark, telling her that he had already told her his feelings. Tsubaki begins arguing with Ema, but Azusa comes into the living room, telling Tsubaki that he was becoming to pushy when it came to Ema's feelings. Tsubaki gets mad and Azusa tries to convince him, but he passes out in the middle of the argument. Tsubaki reaches out to catch him, but misses. At the end of the credits, Tsubaki and Ema are seen looking at the unconscious Azusa, both in shock. 

8 "The Eighth Conflict: Nightmare"

"Dai hachi shōtotsu: Akumu" (第八衝突: 悪夢) August 20, 2013

Azusa collapses on the floor and Tsubaki and Ema stand there in shock, seen as in the last episode. Masaomi walks in and tells Ema to call an ambulance. Azusa is then seen in the hospital bed, still unconscious, but stable. Ema goes home to find Tsubaki with his face in his hands. He tells her that he can no longer feel the connection that he had with Azusa as twins. He also tells her that he has no right to visit him, because he was probably the cause for his collapse. That night, he has multiple nightmares about his job, Azusa's life, and Ema's affections for him. Tsubaki finally wakes up to Natsume's worried face. The next day, Ema goes to visit Azusa with a change of clothes and Azusa tells her that he just has meningitis and that he will be released sooner or later. Ema also thanks him for stopping Tsubaki the other night, but Azusa suddenly replies that she shouldn't be thanking him. He confesses that he is also in love with her, and that he was interrupting, just like Tsubaki had said. Ema goes home where she meets Tsubaki at the door, who has decided to go visit Azusa. A few minutes later, Ema gets a text message from Azusa asking for a list of books and DVDs. She goes to the hospital after buying the stuff with Yuusuke, but goes home after seeing Tsubaki and Azusa making up with each other. Natsume sees her walking and sends her home by car. At home, Ukyo tells her that the official family register papers for her new passport is ready, so that she should pick them up later. The next day, Ema visits Azusa once again and he tells her that he will do his best for his feelings and won't lose to anyone since he loves her the most, then kisses her on the forehead. At the end of the episode, Ema is seen getting the family register certificate for her passport and opens it, only to stare at it with shock. 

9 "The Ninth Conflict: Vision"

"Dai kyo shōtotsu: Bijon" (第九衝突: 夢幻) August 27, 2013

Ema finds out the truth about her identity, that she is the adopted daughter of Rintarou. Depressed finding out that she is adopted, she thinks that she is an outsider and she decides not to go back to the mansion. Worried that Ema didn't come back to the mansion and won't pick up her phone, Natsume finds her, he asks her to go back to the mansion because everyone is worried about her, but she refuses to go back so he takes her to his apartment. There she tells him about her identity, feeling sad that Natsume can't understand how she feels as he is not adopted, she decides to go back to the mansion, but then Natsume pulls her by her arm and hugs her saying that she is not an unneeded person and then kisses her. He asks her to stay over at his apartment as its too late to return and she agrees. The next day Louis and Juli come to pick her up and they take her to park where Louis tells her that he is also adopted, he also felt as he was an outsider, but Miwa treated him like all the other sons. He tells her that its the heart that connects all, not blood. Juli comes to Ema's dream and tells her that he knew about her parents, but was afraid to tell. Before Ema wakes up, Juli decides to tell her that he loves her. After that Ema feels much better and they head back to the mansion. At the end of the episode, Masaomi says that he should act as a father figure substitute of Rintarou for Ema's sake but it will be rather difficult for him to do so. 

10 "The Tenth Conflict: Enlightenment"

"Dai Jyu shōtotsu: Higan" (第十衝突: 彼岸) September 3, 2013

As the family trip is cancelled due to everyone's busy schedule, Kaname invites every one to his buddha club event in which he is the host. Everyone agrees and Natsume, Ema, Ukyo, Masaomi, Azusa, Futo and Wataru go on a trip as rest of the brothers are busy. On their way, Hikaru asks Ema if anything happened in Natsume's apartment, which startles Natsume of them and Natsume tells nothing happened as they are siblings and Ema agrees. He then asks if anything happened in the hospital, Azusa is shocked and tells nothing happened on which Natsume looks him suspiciously. At the festival, Wataru asks Ema to show him around, where they see Futo's concert and later a guy named Chiaki who is friend of Kaname meets Ema, and asks her if she is a follower then Kaname comes and tells him they are siblings. Another monk named Yuusei comes and tells them to go back to customers or they yell on them. Yuusei tells Ema that family love is true love and that will keep them together in conflict. During dinner, Ema admits to all she wants to be more like family at which all agree or rather so. That night, Kaname thanks Ema for coming. Futo goes to Ema's room while she is sleeping and tries to rape her but stops and says he can't see her as family as he loves her. On their way home the brothers take Ema to visit the graves of her birth parents and she thanks them for having her.

The episode ends with Hikaru showing a chart called "Brothers Conflict" to Wataru and tells those having lowest score are closest to win. 

11 "The Eleventh Conflict: Love-Hate"

"Dai jū ichi shōtotsu: Ai to nikushimi" (第十一衝突:愛憎) September 10, 2013

Ema is upset that her grades have dropped since returning from vacation and her entrance exam is drawing near. Everyone notices that she is sad so they try to cheer her up by making food and giving her good luck charm. On exam day everyone wishes her good luck which makes her happy, Yusuke also tries his best to pass the exam with Ema. After the exam Kaname meets Ema and tells her he can cheer her up if she wants which Ema rejects and tells him that Iori gave her an Iris via Louis and tells her that it means good news. Upon leaving Kaname passes by Iori and says that Ema doesn't yet know the second meaning of the Iris which Iori whispers means "I will risk everything for love." Later Ema meets Natsume who takes her to an arcade as an reward for studying hard for her exam. Natsume says he wants to tell something to Ema but stops on learning that Subaru has became a professional basketball player. Natsume drops Ema off at home and she wonders what he wanted to say Natsume suddenly runs up and hugs her which Subaru sees resulting in him punching Natsume telling him not to touch her. Natsume replies that he loves Ema which upsets Subaru and he says he won't lose to some quitter like him. Later Ema stands outside Subaru's door and tells him that Natsume was very happy to hear about his career which surprises Subaru. The next morning Subaru leaves the condo and tells Ema that he regrets that he blamed Natsume so much and tells her to forget everything he said to her earlier as he leaves.

In the post credit scene, Yusuke says that he will tell Ema his feelings for her once the results of the exam are posted. 

12 "The Twelfth Conflict: Romance"

"Dai jūni no shototsu:Denki" (十二紛争:伝奇) September 17, 2013

Its been a long time since Subaru left the mansion and haven't contacted anyone yet Ema is worried about him if he is having some problems in living alone, a moment Masaomi comes and tells Ema that they have just received a call from Subaru he is alright and tells her not to worry because he is not the only family member who is leaving. Iori decided to study abroad and Kaname decided to continue his monk practice so the house will be a bit lonely from now on. Soon the university result is announced and Ema finds out that she has been accepted but Yusuke is not she feels sad for him. On her acceptance in university everyone congratulated her and Ema says goodbye to Kaname and Iori. Before leaving Kaname asks her to call him "Oni-Chan" once and Iori tells her to take care of her flowers and not forget him. Later she receives two similar messeges one from Tsubaki and other from Azusa who invites her to amusement park Ema decides to give a proper response to their feelings so after visiting amusement park she confronts the twins and tells them that she loves them but as a family she can't return their feelings on which twins get a little sad but tells Ema that they will still love her and kiss her hands. Later that night she meets Subaru who apologizes to her and tells her that he feels bad for punching Natsume. Ema then tells him that she just wants to be a normal family on which Subaru says he will still love her and kisses her forehead.

On graduation day everyone throws a surprise party for Ema and Hikaru tells Yusuke that he is a freebie so he is not invited to party but then Yusuke shows a letter to Hikaru and they are surprised that Yusuke is accepted in the university and it is a backup candidate letter. During the dinner Ema receives a message from Futo telling her to turn on the T.V there she receives a congratulation from Futo who is announcing it publicly that he is happy for his sister and in the end he says that if anyone thinks they can have you then they are wrong cause you're only mine, the audience thinks that it's a message for fans but in reality it is for Ema. His brothers are pissed off after hearing this and someone turns off the television.

After the dinner Ema sees Natsume standing in balcony, she reaches to talk to him and tells him that she decided not to date anyone as she thinks of them as family and she can't choose one of them and tells him she feels bad because so much happened between the siblings because of her but he says she was just being nice to them and he can understand her. When Ema was about to leave, Natsume stops and tells her although he can understand her but he can't suppress his feelings and kisses her and says sorry for being a brother like this and leaves. Hikaru then shows up and tells Ema she thought she ended everything but the rejections have only made their feelings more intense and shows her the 'Brothers Conflict' chart. He tells her that this may be the end of the first round but a new one will begin and that he will also be a contender in it. He leaves her saying," Enjoy the peace while it lasts."

After the credits all the brothers are shown telling each other that they wont give up Subaru and Natsume get back on good terms but tell each other that they wont give up on Ema. Tsubaki and Azusa are happy that they made up but they also decided not to give up. Elsewhere Futo is mocking Yusuke but Yusuke tells that he is determined and won't give up, Futo then tells him that he won't lose to any of his brothers.

The series ends with Ema seeing the pictures of her and her new family (Asahina brothers) and decides to be a good family member. 

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions (中二病でも恋がしたい! Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai!^?, Even with Eighth Grader Syndrome, I Want to Be in Love), also known as Chū-2 for short, is a Japanese light novel series written by Torako, with illustrations provided by Nozomi Ōsaka. The work won an honorable mention in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2010, leading the company to assume its publication starting in June 2011. A 12-episode anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan between October 4 and December 19, 2012, with six six-minute Lite episodes streamed onYouTube. The anime is licensed by Sentai Filmworks for release in North America. An animated film was released in September 2013, and a second anime season, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions -Heart Throb-, aired between January and March 2014.

Plot[edit]

Yūta Togashi is a boy who, during junior high school, suffered from "chūnibyō" (中二病^?, lit. "second year middle schoolersyndrome", or "delusions of grandeur"), believing that he possesses supernatural powers and dubbing himself the "Dark Flame Master", therefore alienating himself from his classmates. Finding his past embarrassing, Yūta attempts to start off high school where he does not know anyone, free from his old delusions. This proves to be difficult, however, as a delusional girl in his class, Rikka Takanashi, learns of Yūta's past and becomes interested in him.

As the plot progresses, Rikka becomes more attached to Yūta, who, despite finding her delusions irritating and embarrassing, accepts her. He helps Rikka with a number of things, including founding and maintaining her club and tutoring her. When he joins her on her summer vacation, Yūta learns that two years prior, Rikka's father, to whom she was very close, died unexpectedly due to a terminal illness, causing her to fall into her delusions. After Yūta agrees to help Rikka search for the "Ethereal Horizon" (不可視境界線 Fukashi Kyōkaisen^?), which she believes will lead her to her father, she becomes romantically interested in him and vice versa.

Characters[edit]

Yūta Togashi (富樫 勇太 Togashi Yūta)

Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama

Yūta is the male protagonist of the story, a high-school freshman who used to be delusional, believing himself to be the "Dark Flame Master" and becoming alienated from everyone as a result. Finding this to be embarrassing, he attempts to erase this past from existence, even choosing to go to a separate high school from all of his junior-high-school classmates. However, after encountering Rikka, his past delusions come back to haunt him. He and Rikka eventually become closer and start dating. He and Satone Shichimiya were classmates in junior high and she was the one who inspired him to become the "Dark Flame Master".

Rikka Takanashi (小鳥遊 六花 Takanashi Rikka

Voiced by: Maaya Uchida

Rikka is the female protagonist of the story, a girl in the same class as Yūta who moved in with her older sister who lives above Yūta's apartment. She is an intensely delusional girl who believes herself to possess a "Wicked Eye" (邪王真眼 Jaō Shingan^?, lit. True Eye of the Evil King) and as such always wears a medical eye patch and bandages around her left arm, though she has no injuries. Despite being quite attached to Yūta, she is cautious of strangers and adopts a battle pose whenever she meets someone for the first time. Her fantasy weapon of choice is a frilly parasol which she wields as a sword. For her delusional operations, she often dresses in a mostly-black gothic dress and hose. She is also rather clumsy, often tripping over and forgetting things. The origin of her delusions came from Yūta himself, when she saw Yūta in his delusional phase at the balcony above Yūta's apartment. They eventually become close and develop feelings for one another and start dating, but Rika's delusions keep their relationship from progressing.

Satone Shichimiya (七宮 智音 Shichimiya Satone

Voiced by: Juri Nagatsuma

Satone was Yūta's junior high school classmate. Although she considered Yūta to be her only true friend, she ended up transferring schools without saying goodbye during their second junior high school year. She transferred to Shinka Nibutani's junior high school where they became close. She suffers from delusions and calls herself "Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII" (ソフィアリング・SP・サターン7世^?) and addresses Yūta with the nickname "Yūsha" (勇者^?, lit. "Hero"). Satone is a character from the second light novel and appears in the anime's second season. Yūta and Shinka's delusions began with their admiration and mimicry of Satone's behavior. During her time with Yūta in junior high school, she developed feelings for him, but chose to stay as "Sophia Ring SP Saturn VII" and the "Magical Devil Girl" forever.

Shinka Nibutani (丹生谷 森夏 Nibutani Shinka)

Voiced by: Chinatsu Akasaki

Shinka is Yūta's classmate and class representative, who is also a cheerleader. One of the most popular girls in the class due to her looks, she is generally thought of a kind and gentle girl. The truth, however is that, much like Yūta, she was also a delusional teen who called herself Mori Summer (モリサマー Mori Samā^?) and had also chosen a different high school from her previous classmates to escape her past. When she learns Sanae is in possession of the last evidence of her delusional phase, Shinka joins Rikka's school club in order to try and retrieve it. When out of the public eye, Shinka shows her true nature to be bit more bitter and easily irritable, particularly when dealing with Sanae. While Yūta initially admired her or even had a crush on her, after seeing her true colors, he is disillusioned and becomes friends with Shinka instead. Despite her constant arguments and fights with Sanae, Shinka grows to care for her and vice versa. She, like Yūta, has more common sense than the other members of the group.

Kumin Tsuyuri (五月七日 くみん Tsuyuri Kumin

Voiced by: Azumi Asakura

An anime original character, Kumin is a carefree girl who is a year above Yūta and the others. She loves sleeping and often carrying around a pillow (or many) with her wherever she goes. In one extreme case, she is even shown sleeping in a full futon on school grounds. Having been home-schooled before high school, she is very sheltered and conservative, lending her an old-fashioned ladylike demeanor which Makoto finds attractive. Her own "Nap Club" is integrated into Rikka's social group for lack of members. Out of respect for Rikka and Sanae, she earnestly attempts to understand their delusional fantasies. She has a tendency to sleep talk. She is also quite fond of cats.

Sanae Dekomori (凸守 早苗 Dekomori Sanae)

Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka

An anime original character, Sanae is a third-year junior high student who has very long blonde elastic twintails that often prove to be more of a hindrance than a help. Like Rikka, she is extremely delusional and often indulges in fantasy with her. However, unlike Rikka, she is a superb student who is at the top of her class and has already completed the entire junior-high mathematics curriculum. She owns several copies of the magic-spells book which is the remaining evidence of Shinka's delusional days. She is often at odds with Shinka, who she does not believe to be the real Mori Summer. She often ends her sentences with 'desu', emphasizing it to make it sound more like 'death'. She is aware that her delusions are nothing more than delusions. She comes from a very rich family and tends to behave normally around her classmates. She later promotes to the high school where Yūta and friends are studying.

Makoto Isshiki (一色 誠 Isshiki Makoto)

Voiced by: Sōichirō Hoshi

Makoto is Yūta's classmate who sits behind him and often analyzes the other girls in the class. He joins the Light Music Club so he could be with girls and attract their attention by carrying about his guitar, though he does not seem to have learned how to play it. Fond of his thick hair after being forced to wear it short for sports activities for the last three years, he is forced to have his head shaved once more when his notebook containing the "Cutie Poll" of the girls in his class is discovered. In the anime, he gets a crush on Kumin.

Kazari Kannagi (巫部 風鈴 Kannagi Kazari)

Voiced by: Manami Shirakawa

Kazari is Yūta's classmate from the novels, and the class idol. She was in second place in the ranking of the most beautiful girls in his school, although still remains the centre of attention. She had a close relationship with Nibutani in junior high school.

Kuzuha Togashi (富樫 樟葉 Togashi Kuzuha)

Voiced by: Kaori Fukuhara

Kuzuha is Yūta's younger sister who is in the first year of junior high school. She is mature for her age.

Yumeha Togashi (富樫 夢葉 Togashi Yumeha)

Voiced by: Mami Shitara

Yumeha is Yūta's youngest sister, aged five. She finds Yūta's prior fantasy antics intriguing, often refers to them as "cool" and admires or idolizes Rikka.

Nanase Tsukumo (九十九 七瀬 Tsukumo Nanase)

Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue

Yūta and Rikka's homeroom teacher, who is often kind, if sometimes a little sadistic in teasing her students, particularly Rikka. She is called Nana-chan by Yūta and Rikka.

Tōka Takanashi (小鳥遊 十花 Takanashi Tōka)

Voiced by: Eri Sendai

An anime original character, Tōka is Rikka's older sister who supports her by working as a chef at a fine restaurant. She often has to put up with her younger sister's delusional antics, often punishing her by whacking her with a ladle. She is also seen to be extremely acrobatic and flexible, which she attributes to being a rhythmic gymnast when she herself was in high school. Rikka depicts her sister as a high priestess of evil and accuses Tōka of restraining her from her quest to reach the "Ethereal Horizon". She is sometimes seen playing house with Yumeha but on a negative outlook where they are always divorcing.

Episode list[edit]

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions (2012)[edit]

No. Title Original airdate

1 "Chance Encounter with... the Wicked Eye"

"Kaikō no... Jaō Shingan" (邂逅の…邪王真眼) October 4, 2012

As Yūta Togashi throws away his past delusions of grandeur in order to start high school with a clean slate, he encounters a curious girl climbing down his balcony. On the first day of school, the same girl, Rikka Takanashi, approaches Yūta, exhibiting her own signs of 'chūnibyō syndrome'. Having eavesdropped on Yūta getting his delusions out of his system, Rikka declares him her soulmate, despite him having no interest in reentering his delusions. However, he is asked by the teacher to walk Rikka home, as she had only moved in with her older sister, Tōka, who lives above Yūta's apartment, the day before. Upon arriving home, Yūta helps Rikka move her belongings into her apartment. Later, Rikka manages to convince Yūta not to throw away his old belongings. 

2 "Priestess... of the Melody"

"Senritsu no... Purīsutesu" (旋律の…聖調理人（プリーステス）) October 11, 2012

Rikka finds a stray cat, which she claims is a chimera, though cannot keep it in her apartment due to Tōka's allergy to cats and Yūta refuses to take it in himself. Meanwhile, Yūta finds himself nervous around the class president, Shinka Nibutani, which becomes more awkward when Rikka shows up. Later, another student named Kumin Tsuyuri inquires about the cat they found, as she had been looking for her own who ran away. Both Yūta and Kumin go to Rikka's apartment, filled with all sorts of oddities, though the cat turns out not to be Kumin's. After Tōka swiftly punishes Rikka for bringing the cat in, she asks Yūta to get rid of it, threatening to expose Yūta's chūnibyō behavior if he refuses. As Rikka runs off with the cat, Yūta runs off with the audio evidence and they both try to escape Tōka, but are eventually caught. Afterwards, Yūta agrees to take in the cat. 

3 "The Heretical… Twintail"

"Itan Naru... Sō-o Musume (Tsuintēru)" (異端なる…双尾娘（ツインテール）) October 18, 2012

As Yūta becomes curious about what club to join, Rikka decides she wants to start her own 'Far Eastern Magic Society' club, roping both Yūta and Kumin to join. After trying out a few other clubs, Rikka calls on her similarly delusional friend from the school's middle school department, Sanae Dekomori, to join as well. Despite lacking a fifth member, the teacher offers them a provisional clubroom on the condition that they clean it up and recommends them as a circle. As Yūta denies wanting to join the club himself, his resolve soon falters when Shinka also decides to join the group. 

4 "Regret of... the Scriptures of Darkness (Mabinogion)"

"Tsūkon no... Yami Seiten (Mabinogion)" (痛恨の…闇聖典（マビノギオン）) October 25, 2012

As Yūta becomes curious about why Shinka would want to join the hobby group, she asks to go to his home on Sunday. Yūta attempts to get Rikka out of the way on that day by sending her and Sanae off on a wild goose chase. As Shinka arrives at Yūta's home, she frantically ravishes his room searching for a book of Sanae's that Yūta had in his room. Yūta soon discovers this 'Mabinogion' is in fact Shinka's journal from her chūnibyō phase, when she called herself Mori Summer, which she wanted to destroy before anyone found out about her embarrassing past. As she burns the book, revealing her true nature that she only joined the club to get rid of it, she is shocked to learn Sanae has multiple copies. With Sanae unwilling to listen to her as she doesn't believe her to be the true Mori Summer, Yūta suggests she appeal to her delusions, but ultimately cracks under the pressure. Shinka reluctantly decides to stay in the group until she can finally destroy all of the evidence. 

5 "A Binding... Cross (Hard Study)"

"Sokubaku no... Jūjika (Hādo Sutadi)" (束縛の…十字架（ハード・スタディ）) November 1, 2012

After scoring a dreadfully low score on her maths test, Rikka is faced with her circle being disbanded if she fails her next one. Rikka tries to improve the circle's status by volunteering to clean the pool but, due to playing around, it backfires, with the maths teacher deciding Rikka will need to match the class average to keep her circle. Yūta attempts to help Rikka study, but she keeps getting distracted. After learning a bit about how lonely Rikka gets sometimes, Yūta offers to come up with an e-mail address for Rikka should she pass her test, using various bribes to get her to study hard. After the maths exam, Rikka ends up scoring relatively poorly, but manages to land just above the class average, so Yūta awards her with a new e-mail address. 

6 "The Atoned... Messiah (Innocent)"

"Shokuzai no... Kyūseishu (Inosento)" (贖罪の…救世主(イノセント)) November 8, 2012

Yūta's classmate, Makoto Isshiki, comes to Yūta for advice after receiving an anonymous love letter, thinking it might be from Shinka. When he comes across Rikka's clubroom to talk to Yūta, he bears witness to Shinka's true nature as she feuds with Sanae. As Makoto is promptly told by Shinka to forget what he saw, he accidentally drops his notepad, containing a ranking of the girls in school. It is soon found by one of the girls and is brought to the class' attention, which Makoto reluctantly owns up to in order to protect the other boys, unintentionally offering to shave his head in apology. After being forced to go through with it, Makoto goes to the meeting point, but the writer doesn't show. Later that night, Yūta is approached by Tōka, asking him to join her and Rikka on their summer vacation. 

7 "Reminiscences... of Paradise Lost"

"Tsuioku no... Rakuen Sōshitsu (Paradaisu Rosuto)" (追憶の…楽園喪失(パラダイス・ロスト)) November 15, 2012

As Yūta and the others join Rikka on her summer vacation to visit her grandparents, he notices Rikka seems awfully quiet. As the gang goes to the beach, Yūta learns from Tōka that their father passed away from an illness three years ago, pointing out that Rikka still has not accepted her father's death and had refused to visit his grave. Wanting to help Rikka, Yūta helps her escape from the house and takes her to a place where she believed she saw her father three years ago. They arrive at the place where Rikka grew up, only to find her house long gone, as Tōka catches up with them to remind Rikka about the reality of the situation. 

8 "Exiled... Just the Two of Them"

"Futari dake no... Tōhikō (Eguzairu)" (二人だけの…逃避行(エグザイル)) November 22, 2012

As Tōka tries to force Rikka to accept that both their house and their father are gone, Yūta tells her that Rikka's delusions are not intended to run away from reality. Rikka then runs off, forcing Yūta to search for her, eventually finding her on a train headed back home. On the way, Yūta explains how he started his delusional behavior. Arriving home, Yūta discovers Rikka had forgotten her key and his family is out for the night, meaning the two will be alone for the night. As Yūta goes to the convenience store with Rikka, Makoto goes on a walk with Kumin and tries asking Yūta for advice, leading him to contemplate if he's in love with Rikka. As Yūta tries to put those thoughts behind him and sleep, Rikka appears to be harboring her own feelings for him. 

9 "A Confused... First Love Frustration (Chaos Heart)"

"Konton no... Hatsukoihan (Kaosu Hāto)" (混沌の…初恋煩(カオス・ハート)) November 29, 2012

Wanting the club to actually do something for the culture festival, Shinka decides to put on a performance starring Yūta and Rikka, who haven't spoken to each other since the night they came back from the summer trip. As Yūta worries that Rikka is still troubled over what happened, Rikka simply assumes Yūta is possessed by some evil force and recruits Sanae to perform a ritual on him which he naturally sees through. Meanwhile, Shinka deduces that Rikka is actually in love with Yūta and tries to get her to understand her own feelings and confess to him. After various failed attempts to confess her feelings, Rikka almosts slides off the school roof but is rescued by Yūta, whom she embraces. 

10 "Holy Mother's... Lunch Box (Pandora's Box)"

"Seibo no... Bentō-bako (Pandorazu Bokkusu)" (聖母の…弁当箱（パンドラズ・ボックス）) December 6, 2012

As Rikka mentions her feelings for Yūta to Sanae, Yūta also asks Makoto for advice on confessing to Rikka. Afterwards, Yūta and Rikka try to work up the courage to confess to each other and, after some initial awkwardness, Rikka manages to confess first. Afterwards, Tōka reveals to Yūta that she will be doing restaurant training in Italy, meaning Rikka will be looked after by her mother, who was largely ignored by her following her father's death. To this end, Tōka asks Yūta to help Rikka grow out of her chūnibyō phase so she can get along with her mother. After running into Rikka's mother at the culture festival the next day, Yūta ends up telling Rikka to remove her eyepatch, which doesn't settle well with her. During the afterparty, Rikka gets on stage and performs a song her father liked, before taking off her eyepatch to reveal she is no longer wearing her contact. 

11 "One-Winged Fallen Angel"

"Katayoku no Datenshi (Fōrin Enjeru)" (片翼の堕天使（フォーリン·エンジェル）) December 13, 2012

As Tōka moves out of the house and sets off for Italy, Rikka has been spending the last three weeks trying to become a normal person and starts to get along with others. However, Sanae is less than happy about it, especially when Rikka announces she is disbanding the club. As Yūta and Rikka clear out the magical goods from her room to prepare for her mother's arrival, Yūta wonders if he is doing the right thing. As Rikka heads off to visit her father's grave, Sanae confronts Yūta about how Rikka had wanted him to accept her delusional side. Despite feeling the same way, Yūta ends up lashing out at Sanae instead, believing it would be no good even if he told her. 

12 "Final Heavenly Contract (Eternal Engage)"

"Shūten no Keiyaku (Etānaru Engēji)" (終天の契約（エターナル·エンゲージ）) December 20, 2012

As Yūta worries about having not seen Rikka in a while, Sanae ends up discarding her other persona whilst Kumin starts impersonating Rikka. Later that night, Yūta learns that Rikka has moved in with her mother and grandparents. As Yūta starts to feel guilty, he finds a letter from his past self, prompting him to go after Rikka. Along the way, he encounters Kumin, who relays a message from Rikka about how she had previously met him two years ago, around the time of her father's death, coming to admire his chūnibyō syndrome and start her own. Arriving before Rikka, Yūta finally accepts both her and his own chūnibyō side, taking her to the 'Ethereal Horizon', giving Rikka the opportunity to properly say goodbye to her father. Rikka soon resumes her chūnibyō play, despite Yūta still finding it a little embarrassing. 

OVA "Glimmering... Explosive Festival (Slapstick Noel)"

"Kirameki no... Hijiri Bakutan-sai (Surappusutikku Noeru)" (煌めきの… 聖爆誕祭（スラップスティック・ノエル）) June 19, 2013[4] (BD/DVD)

December 25, 2013 (TV)

Some time after Rikka returns to the school, the gang has a Christmas party at Sanae's mansion. As usual, Rikka tries to take the opportunity to improve her relationship with Yūta, while Makoto tries to get closer to Kumin with no success and Shinka keeps arguing with Sanae. However, the situation gets even more hectic when Rikka and Sanae get drunk upon eating some liquor cake. After Rikka gets asleep, Yūta takes her home with him, but before returning to their apartment, they end up taking a special boat ride where they have some quality time until the rest of the gang also appears there, much to their surprise. The still drunk Sanae then causes a commotion about how Rikka keeps talking about Yūta, almost dropping Rikka from the boat, but Yūta manages to catch her in time, while Sanae falls over Shinka, kissing her by accident. Finally back home, Yūta is visited by Rikka, wearing a black Santa dress to bid him Merry Christmas. 

Lite episodes[edit]

No. Title Original airdate

1 "Volleyball"

"Barēbōru" (バレーボール) September 27, 2012

With Rikka refusing to take off her eyepatch, Yūta attempts to train her in playing volleyball to compensate for her lack of depth perception. 

2 "Wicked Eye: Daybreak Chapter"

"Jaō Shingan Reimeihen" (邪王真眼・黎明篇) October 4, 2012

In junior high school, Rikka's friend Tomo has to deal with Rikka's slow descent into delusion. 

3 "My Older Brother"

"Watashi no Onii-chan" (わたしのお兄ちゃん) October 11, 2012

Yūta's younger sister, Kuzuha, deals with her brother during his delusional phase. 

4 "We'll Make Meat and Potato Stew!"

"Niku-jaga Tsukuru yo!" (肉じゃが作るよ！) October 18, 2012

Yūta's little sister Yumeha goes with Rikka to shop for cooking ingredients. 

5 "The Sleeping After School Beauty"

"Nemureru Hōkago no Bishōjo" (眠れる放課後の美少女) October 25, 2012

Kumin talks about her hobby of sleeping and her observations of the other club members. 

6 "Dekomori vs. Nibutani"

"Dekomori VS Nibutani" (凸守 VS 丹生谷) November 1, 2012

Shinka and Sanae get into a heated water balloon fight against each other. 

Depth of Field: Ai to Nikushimi Gekijō[edit]

No. Title Original release date

1 "Depth of Field: Love and Hate Theater Phase 1"   December 19, 2012[5]

Rikka and Sanae face each other in an epic mecha battle. 

2 "Depth of Field: Love and Hate Theater Phase 2"   January 16, 2013[15]

Six hours prior to the events of the previous episode, Rikka confronts Sanae as she boards her ultimate mech. 

3 "Depth of Field: Love and Hate Theater Phase 3"   February 20, 2013[16]

Following the previous episode, Rikka dodges Sanae's advances and boards her own ultimate mech, returning fire. 

4 "Depth of Field: Love and Hate Theater Phase 4"   March 20, 2013[17]

A flashback reveals that Rikka betrayed her army because her superiors ordered her to attack civilians. Afterwards, Rikka and Sanae continue their fight. 

5 "Depth of Field: Love and Hate Theater Phase 5"   April 17, 2013[18]

While fighting, a glimpse shows Sanae and Rikka being happy together. Sanae plans to kill both of them. 

6 "Depth of Field: Love and Hate Theater Last Phase"   May 15, 2013[6]

As the fight continues, Sanae and Rikka end up with a final standoff. But in the end, Rikka turned off her mech, thus losing the battle. In reality, Sanae and Rikka were just fighting in the clubroom while wearing boxes. 

7 "Depth of Field: Love and Hate Theater Extra Phase"   June 19, 2013[19]

Rikka imagines a scene where Sanae steals Yūta from her. This ends with tickling. 

Film[edit]

No. Title Original release date

Film "Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions the Movie: Rikka Takanashi Revision"

"Takanashi Rikka Kai: Gekijō-ban Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai!" (小鳥遊六花・改 ～劇場版 中二病でも恋がしたい!～) September 14, 2013 (theater)

February 19, 2014 (BD/DVD)

A retelling of the first series, told from Rikka's perspective. 

Lite "My Older Brother 2"

"Watashi no Onii-chan 2" (わたしのお兄ちゃん2) September 14, 2013 (theater)

February 19, 2014 (BD/DVD)

Kuzuha continues to observe a chunibyo Yūta, who ends up breaking his foot during one of his delusions. 

Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions -Heart Throb- (2014)[edit]

No. Title Original airdate

1 "The Revival of... the Wicked Eye"

"Fukkatsu no... Jaō Shingan" (復活の・・・邪王真眼) January 8, 2014

As the new school year begins, Rikka ends up having to move out of her apartment, since Tōka no longer lives there, and is temporarily living alone with Yūta whilst they search for a new place. Meanwhile, Shinka, who has dyed her hair black in pursuit of a non-chūnibyō second year, continues to be at odds with Sanae. Tōka soon catches on about Rikka lacking a new apartment and confronts her and the others, promptly defeating them. Whilst Tōka initially objects to Rikka living along with Yūta, the issue is soon resolved when Kuzuha returns home for the new school term to supervise them. 

2 "Dolphin Ring Striker (The Dolphin's... Lovers Contract)"

"Iruka no... Koibito Keiyaku (Dorufin Ringu Sutoraikā)" (海豚の・・・恋人契約 (ドルフィンリング・ストライカー)) January 15, 2014

Interested in their relationship now they are living together, Shinka, Sanae, and Kumin keep an eye on Yūta and Rikka, the latter of which has ended up spending nearly all of her monthly allowance. After Yūta reveals they had yet to even get to even hold hands, Shinka takes him to meet her friend Kazari Kannagi, who arranges for Yūta and Rikka to go on a date. Yūta decides to take her to the aquarium to see the dolphins, where they start holding hands. As Rikka states her uncertainty over what lovers should do, Yūta decides that he is fine with their relationship staying the way it is for now. Later that night, Rikka meets a peculiar girl that had moved into her old apartment, in much the same way Yūta first met her. 

3 "Magical Devil Girl... In Pursuit"

"Tsuigeki no… Maō Mahō Shōjo" (追撃の…魔王魔法少女) January 22, 2014

After Yuta is left reeling from a lewd dream about Rikka, he ends up losing a bet against her and is forced to dress up as a magical girl. Later that day, Rikka encounters the girl from before, who is revealed to be Yuta's old friend during middle school and the one who led him to enter his chunibyo phase, Satone Shichimiya. As Satone is invited over to dinner that night, Rikka becomes angry over her getting awfully clingy to Yuta, particularly when she does her old habit of rubbing her nose against Yuta's. After seeing Satone off, Yuta reassures Rikka by initiating a 'contract' of his own. 

4 "Queen Maker (Innocent... Student Council President Election)"

"Mukunaru... Seitokaichō Senkyo (Kuīn Mēkā)" (無垢なる・・・ 生徒会長選挙 (クイーンメーカー)) January 29, 2014

Shinka decides to run for student council president, but her candidacy campaign proves difficult due to Sanae constantly interfering. Later, it is also revealed that Satone had gone to the same middle school as Shinka and was well versed in her identity as Mori Summer. Sanae, now convinced that Shinka is the genuine article, starts acting more polite and affectionate towards Shinka, who has her help out with her election campaign. However, this soon turns out to backfire against Shinka when Sanae uses notes from her chunibyo days as an endorsement speech. As such, Shinka fails to get elected and Sanae goes back to believing she is a fake, bringing their relationship back to the status quo. 

5 "The Illusive... Siesta Labyrinth"

"Gensō no… Hirune Meikyū (Shiesuta Rabirinsu)" (幻想の…昼寝迷宮(シエスタ・ラビリンス)) February 5, 2014

When a Hobby Group Representative Meeting is held to determine which hobby groups should be allowed to keep their rooms, Rikka's failed presentation of what the 'Far Eastern Magic Napping Society in Summer' does exactly leads their supervisor, Nanase Tsukumo, to investigate what they actually use their room for. Nanase points out the 'napping' part of their group is actually a notable pastime, suggesting they have a 'siesta match' against Maple Hill High School's Siesta Club to serve as an official activity for their group. On the way home, they are approached by Maple Hill's Sui Nemuri, who sparks a rivalry with Kumin, with Rikka rushingly adding she will disband her society if they lose. Thus, Kumin begins training the others in the art of napping, teaching them to sleep in any situation. Finding sleeping at will to be much harder than they thought, Yuuta suggests they stay awake the entire night so they'll be more tired on the day of the contest, with Satone joining their activities, though they end up falling asleep anyway. Despite their disadvantage against the other school, Kumin encourages the others to give it their all, and together they win the match, allowing their group activities to continue. 

6 "Hesitant... Tsukushi Island Tour (Tsukushino Island Travelling)"

"Tamerai no... Chikushijima shūyū (Tsukushino-shima Toraberingu)" (躊躇（ためら）いの…筑紫島周遊（ツクシノシマ・トラベリング）) February 12, 2014

Yuta, Rikka, Shinka, and the other second years, go on a class trip to Tsukushino Island, where Yuta and Rikka are notably shy about their relationship. Feeling Rikka can't handle the romance aspect well, Yuta asks Shinka to keep watch over Rikka. Later that night, Rikka comes down to Yuta's room and ends up having to hide in bed with him, where they almost kiss, until Shinka gives them the opportunity to get her out safely. Before returning to her room, Rikka gives Yuta a kiss on the cheek, and the next day they go sightseeing together. 

7 "Volcano Triangle (Passing... Heart Pattern)"

"Surechigai no... Kokoro Moyō (Vorukēno Toraianguru)" (すれ違いの…心模様(ヴォルケーノ・トライアングル)) February 19, 2014

Yuta and Rikka's sightseeing date is interrupted when they come across Satone, who had gotten separated from her own class trip after losing her purse. They manage to help her find it, but Yuta and Satone end up getting chased by a wild monkey in the process. When Rikka spots Yuta receiving an arcade token from Satone, she runs off feeling Yuta had betrayed her, eventually coming across Shinka. As Yuta goes to search for her, Satone calls Kuzuha up, before calling Rikka to meet up with her so they can talk. Satone explains that she once fell in love with Yuta, but threw her feelings away to hold onto her chunibyo identity, leaving Rikka with the question of whether she intends to keep her identity forever and revive Yuta's. After Satone takes her leave, Yuta reunites with Rikka and gives her a new umbrella and charm for her birthday. 

8 "The False... Spiritual Virgin (Mori Summer)"

"Itsuwari no… Seirei Seibo (Mori Samā)" (偽りの…精霊聖母(モリサマー)) February 26, 2014

Having discovered a website about Mori Summer that neither she nor Shinka made, Sanae meets with who she believes is the true Mori Summer. After Yuta and the others confront her, observing some odd tendencies in the process, Shinka, having nothing to prove herself the real deal, seems to give up and relinquish the name of Mori Summer to her fake. As Sanae feels some loneliness from Shinka distancing herself from her, Yuta and Kumin, who have noticed some curious infatuation Mori has for Sanae, suggests Shinka challenge her for the name of Mori Summer, calling upon Satone to help train her. The next day, as Mori tries to force herself upon Sanae, Shinka brings out her Mori Summer persona to confront her imposter, but is overwhelmed by her delusional power. However, Sanae stands to protect Shinka, feeling that the true Mori Summer would never do the things the fake Mori has done. After being defeaten by Sanae, the fake Mori flees after learning Sanae's first kiss had already been taken by Shinka. 

9 "Ultimate Mystery... on the Shore (Resort Last Resort)"

"Namiuchigiwa no... Kyūkyoku Ōgi (Rizōto Rasuto Rizōto)" (波打際の...究極奥義(リゾート・ラストリゾート)) March 5, 2014

Yuta finds an old envelope containing an arcade token similar to the one Satone gave him during the class trip. The next day, Kumin invites Yuta and the others to the beach to help out at her aunt's beach house. There, they are visited by Tōka, who brings her head chef's daughter, Cento, with her. Later that night, as Tōka has a chat with Yuta, Satone notices that Rikka is slowly losing her delusional powers, telling her to decide if she is willing to give up her feelings for Yuta to restore her other persona. The next day, as Rikka and Satone do battle against each other, Rikka recalls her 'special contract' with Yuta and decides to believe in the her that he believes in, giving birth to new delusional powers. Afterwards, Rikka states her determination to be Yuta's girlfriend and still retain her 'Wicked Eye'. On the way home, Satone laments over what could've been if she hadn't chosen to give up her feelings for Yuta to retain her chunibyo self, suddenly finding herself overcome with strange thoughts about him. 

10 "Gauntlet of Rain (A Midsummer Night's... Rain and Whip)"

"Manatsu no Yoru no... Ame to Muchi (Gauntlet of rain)" (真夏の夜の・・・雨と鞭 (Gauntlet of rain)) March 12, 2014

Satone finds herself unable to stop thinking about Yuta, particularly when she encounters him and Rikka at the pool. As Tōka heads back to Italy, she asks Shinka, Sanae, and Kumin to confront Satone and confirm that she is in love with Yuta. Later that night as a Bon festival is held, Rikka wonders off somewhere whilst Satone asks Yuta about his relationship with Rikka, forcing herself to fight through her own heartbreak. Despite her best efforts, Satone is unable to hold back her tears in front of Yuta. 

11 "Blue Moon Ragnarok (Final Battle of... The Blue Moon)"

"Aokitsuki no...Saishū Kessen (Burūmūn Ragunaroku)" (青き月の・・・最終決戦 (ブルームーン・ラグナロク)) March 19, 2014

After Yuta finally becomes aware of Sophia's love for him, he seeks advice from Shinka and Kumin. Satone has assured Yuta that she has recovered from her heartbreak but Shinka informs Yuta that Satone's lying and reprimands him for being so dense. Kumin then tells Yuta that Shinka only became upset because she loves him and all her friends and only wants the best for them. Meanwhile, Rikka who has caught a cold from the Bon festival's rain, is still keeping the purpose behind her nightly outings a secret, to Yuta's worry and dismay. Shinka, as Mori Summer, encourages Satone to seek out and defeat her true enemy, who Satone concludes to be Yuta. As she challenges him, Kuzuha informs Yuta that Rikka has gone missing. Remembering a note that holds instructions on awakening the Dark Flame Dragon that was written when he was in middle school, Yuta realizes that Rikka had been out at night trying to fulfill these instructions the whole time. Worried for her health, Yuta pursues Rikka, and Satone follows. When Yuta finds Rikka, she tells him that she wanted to awaken the Dark Flame Dragon in order to affirm their lovers' contract and prove her love for him, revealing that the presence of Satone diminished her faith in their contract and left her apprehensive. When the Dark Flame Dragon is finally awakened, Satone battles it, overcoming her heartbreak and afterwards becoming renewed. Yuta alludes to Satone's natural laws about saying goodbyes. Satone then smiles and bids him farewell. 

12 "Twilight of ... Advanced Contract (Higher Engage)"

"Koukun no... Jōkyū Keiyaku (Haiyā Engēji)" (黄昏の・・・ 上級契約(ハイヤーエンゲージ)) March 26, 2014

As the new term begins, Rikka seems to be ignoring Yuta, with Satone informing Shinka and Sanae that Rikka is thinking about bringing her relationship into the kissing phase. The girls get together at the bath, where Rikka asks them to keep her from running away from embarrassment whilst trying to meet with Yuta. With encouragement from Satone and the others, Rikka tries to get her feelings across to Yuta, but still feels too scared to go through with it. Yuta assures her that they don't need to rush things, as he will always love her, though their first kiss is interrupted by news that Chimera had kittens. 

Lite episodes[edit]

No. Title Original airdate

1 "Kotatsu Head"

"Kotatsumuri" (こたつむり) December 26, 2013

Shinka's attempts at getting Kumin out of a kotatsu are met with some unexpected resistance. 

2 "Stye, The Name of the Disease Which Infects the Eye"

"Monomorai, Mebachiko Arui wa Meibo to Iu Na no Yamai" (ものもらい、めばちこ或いはめいぼと言う名の病) January 15, 2014

Yūta deals with Rikka after she gets a stye in one of her eyes. 

3 "Wicked Eye: Storm Chapter"

"Jaō Shingan Fūun-hen" (邪王真眼風雲編) January 30, 2014

During middle school, Rikka tries to get Tomo to help her train her apparent ESP abilities. 

4 "Dekomori vs. Nibutani 2"

"Dekomori VS Nibutani 2" (凸守 VS 丹生谷 2) February 13, 2014

A game of Old Maid between Shinka and Sanae reaches an intense finale that refuses to end. 

5 "My Older Brother 3: Camping Chapter"

"Watashi no Onii-chan 3: Kyanpu-hen" (私のお兄ちゃん3 キャンプ編) February 27, 2014

Kuzuha deals with a chunibyo Yūta during a camping trip. 

6 "Summoning an Archangel"

"Daitenshi Shōkan" (大天使召喚) March 13, 2014

A look at Shinka and Satone in their middle school days, where they attempt to summon an archangel. 

Heated Table Series: Kotatsu episodes[edit]

No. Title Original airdate

1 "Heated Table Series: Shiritori"

"Kotatsu de Shiritori" (こたつ DE しりとり) March 19, 2014

2 "Heated Table Series: Bun Discussion"

"Kotatsu de Odango Dangi" (こたつ DE ODANGO DANGI) April 16, 2014

3 "Heated Table Series: Dekomori's Wife"

"Kotatsu de Dekomori no Yome" (こたつ DE 凸守の嫁) May 21, 2014

4 "Heated Table Series: Nabe Lecture"

"Kotatsu de Nabe Dangi" (こたつ DE NABE DANGI) June 18, 2014

5 "Hamabe de Kokon Touzai" (浜辺 DE 古今東西) July 16, 2014

Hyperdimension Neptunia (超次元ゲイム ネプテューヌ Chōjigen Geimu Neputyūnu^?, lit. "Super Dimensional Game Neptune")is a 2010 role-playing video game developed by Idea Factory and published by Compile Heart (distributed by Sega) in Japan and NIS America in North America and Tecmo Koei in Europe exclusively for Sony's PlayStation 3. The game is a take on theseventh generation era "console war" among the three major consoles: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii.^[3]

A television anime series adaptation, titled Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation, began airing in July 2013.Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1, a remake of the game for the PlayStation Vita, was released on October 31, 2013 in Japan.^[4]

Gameplay[edit]

White Heart fighting against an enemy

This game is in essence a story-based adventure game, in the sense that much of the game is spent reading the on-screen text, as in a visual novel. However, the game also features 3D-style dungeon exploration, similar to recent Final Fantasy titles. Like most Japanese role-playing games, the dungeons feature random encounters, treasure chests, and various obstacles. These obstacles can be cleared by utilizing the various unique dungeon skills each character of Neptune's party has.

During battle, the current turn for characters and enemies are displayed at the top right, as well as upcoming turns. When it is Neptune's turn or any other supporting character's turn, they are given a set amount of AP (Ability Points), which determines how many moves they can make. Each different move consumes a set amount of AP. There is a Sword move, which has the character slash an enemy with their weapon, a Gun move, which has the character shoot the enemy with their weapon (or in Neptune and IF's case, a gun), a Physical move, which has the character go straight up to an enemy and punch and kick them, and the Defend command, which consumes no AP, but puts the character in a defending state and ends their turn.

When using a Gun move, the circle next to the Combo Counter on the right displays your current bullet. When the game starts, you will have a default bullet. However, as the game progresses, Neptune and the party will obtain other types of bullets, and you can switch between them during combat with the shoulder buttons. Different bullet types usually have special effects or elemental powers.

Each enemy has a GP gauge, as well as an HP gauge. When that enemy is attacked, the GP gauge will decrease. When the gauge is empty, Guard Break mode will activate. During this time, that enemy will receive more damage than usual until the GP gauge refills.

What sets this game apart from other RPGs is the Game Disc System, which allows Neptune and company to perform various special actions through special combos, accessible and editable through the pause menu. Neptune can summon characters from classic video games by initiating the combo assigned to that game disc, and it will inflict higher than normal damage. Neptune can also activate a transformation state, which is called HDD (Hard Drive Divinity). This transforms Neptune into a much more powerful state, and she will gain access to two additional moves, both of which deal massive damage. Although the default transformation is Purple Heart, Neptune can also install other game discs to change her transformation. Finally, she can also use the game discs to summon an image, which appears on-screen, then inflicts higher than normal damage on the opponent. Although the default image is blank, one can change the image by using pictures in the PlayStation 3 photo library.

While a player is viewing the region screen, you can shop for additional weapons and accessories, transfer to another region through a dungeon excursion, view any side quests, and enter dungeons.^[5]

Plot[edit]

Setting[edit]

The game takes place in the world of Gamindustri (ゲイムギョウ界 Geimugyō-kai^?, a pun on ゲーム業界 Gēmu gyōkai, "game industry"), which is divided into four regions: Planeptune, Lastation, Lowee, and Leanbox. Each region is completely different from the others, and has a Basilicom where the citizens worship their country's goddess.

• Planeptune is depicted as a modern-futuristic city, with skyscrapers and various streets, and is guarded by Neptune. This country represents a fictional seventh-generation console by Sega.
• Lastation is a heavily industrialized steampunk-style city, guarded by Noire. This country is a reference to the PlayStation 3.
• Lowee is a frosty, forest style city covered with white snow, guarded by Blanc. This country is a reference to the Nintendo Wii.
• Leanbox is a very rocky and mountainous area, with green grass at the base of the mountains, and is guarded by Vert. This country is a reference to the Xbox 360.

Story[edit]

The player takes on the role of the main protagonist Neptune, one of four goddesses who is involved in a long series of conflicts known as the Console Wars. After an incident where Neptune is defeated following a one on three battle with the other goddesses, she loses consciousness and begins dreaming. Upon waking, she finds herself at Compa's house having crash landed earlier in front. Neptune reveals that she can't remember anything up to that point, which leads Compa to believe that Neptune is suffering from amnesia. After hearing from Compa that monsters have began to run loose, Neptune decides to go hunt them along with Compa. During her first hunt, she suddenly transforms into her HDD form, Purple Heart, and defeats a large monster. Eventually the two meet IF, who explains that she is looking for treasure, and Neptune invites IF to join their party. After clearing another dungeon full of monsters, the party heads to the Basilicom to gain permission to travel to other landmasses to fight more monsters.^[6][7]

Characters[edit]

Four goddesses[edit]

Neptune (Purple Heart)

(ネプテューヌ, Neputyūnu)

Voiced by: Rie Tanaka (Japanese), Melissa Fahn (English)

The main protagonist of the game and the goddess of Planeptune (representing the Sega Neptune). She has a childish personality and lots of energy, and likes to jump headfirst into danger. However, her personality completely changes once she transforms into Purple Heart, taking on a much more serious and mature character. Her dungeon ability is Hammer Crush, which allows Neptune to destroy breakable obstacles. Her default weapon is a sword, and uses a gun for her Gun command.

Noire (Black Heart)

(ノワール, Nowāru)

Voiced by: Asami Imai (Japanese), Erin Fitzgerald (English)

The goddess of Lastation (representing the PlayStation 3), who has a very individual personality and likes to perform things by herself in her own time, yet is quite forgiving and fair. She initially has a strained relationship with Neptune, who acts as her rival.

Vert (Green Heart)

(ベール, Bēru)

Voiced by: Rina Satou (Japanese), Tara Platt (English)

The goddess of Leanbox (representing the Xbox 360), who is quite intelligent, but overestimates her strength, and is less informed about Arfoire's monsters compared to the others. She displays signs of arrogance, and has a rivalry with Blanc, partly due to Vert's large breast size.

Blanc (White Heart)

(ブラン, Buran)

Voiced by: Kana Asumi (Japanese), Wendee Lee (English)

The goddess of Lowee (representing the Wii), who tends to get very loud and angry quite easily despite her harmless appearance. Her short temper is matched by her foul mouth, which can easily be demonstrated in almost any conversation involving her. She is flat-chested, and easily gets frustrated when reminded so.

Protagonists[edit]

Compa

(コンパ, Kompa)

Voiced by: Kanako Sakai (Japanese), Cristina Vee (English)

She is a girl who attends nursing school, and is the first character to join Neptune's party. She has a shy personality, however will do anything to help Neptune. She occasionally makes allusions to medical conditions. Her dungeon ability is Monster Call, which can summon bosses at certain points. Her default weapon is a giant syringe, which acts as a sword and a gun. Her name is derived from Compile Heart, the company who developed the game.

IF (Iffy, Ai-chan in Japanese)

(アイエフ, Aiefu)

Voiced by: Kana Ueda (Japanese), Kate Higgins (English)

She is a guild member, and joins Neptune's party after they bump into her during their second dungeon excursion. She is a headstrong character, and likes to accomplish the important things first. She's also very attached to reality, though she will break the fourth wall when she gets too angry. Her dungeon ability is Treasure Search, which reveals hidden treasure chests within a given area. Her default weapons are a set of claws, and she also carries a gun for her Gun command. Her name is derived from the initials for Idea Factory, the parent company of Compile Heart.

Histoire (Histy)

(イストワール, Isutowāru)

Voiced by: Mika Kanai (Japanese), Stephanie Sheh (English)

Although her true form is a tome, she became able to transform into a fairy-like being once Neptune broke her seal. Early in the game, Histoire contacts Neptune telepathically. She assists the player by providing the tutorial, during the first dungeon. In the sequel, she becomes the Oracle of Planeptune and serves as CPU in Neptune's place.

Nisa

(日本一 Nippon ichi)

Voiced by: Kaori Mizuhashi (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)

Self proclaimed hero who travels Gamindustri to fight evil, however behaves akin to a lunatic. She becomes angry when reminded that she is flat-chested. She has an obsession with justice, and constantly calls herself the heroine. She has large blue hair and sports a red scarf, in a similar fashion to a prinny, and her hair is tied back into a ponytail with a hair clip resembling the NIS logo. Her English localization name is derived from NIS America, the distributing company of the game, and Nippon Ichi in the Japanese version, referring to Nippon Ichi Software. She is playable via a purchasable DLC ticket on the PlayStation Network.

Gust

(がすと, Gasuto)

Voiced by: Natsuko Kuwatani (Japanese), Cassandra Morris (English)

She is a young girl who creates items, usually out of very strange ingredients, and sells them. She travels the world to become a master alchemist, since she wasn't very good at the art when she was young. She has a remarkable love for money, but knows how to handle it. Her name is derived from Gust Corporation, who at the time of the game's publication had traditionally released their games under the NIS America label. Her outfit resembles that of a character in the Atelier series produced by Gust; she also claims to hail from Salburg, a location within the Atelier universe. She is playable via a purchasable DLC ticket on the PlayStation Network.

Antagonists[edit]

Arfoire

Magiquone (マジェコンヌ, Majekon'nu)

Voiced by: Chiaki Takahashi (Japanese), Laura Post (English)

The main antagonist of the game, who has the goal of defeating the four goddesses and taking over Gamindustri. She wears black and purple gothic style clothes, along with a hat carrying a thorned rose, and has purple hair. She was formerly acquainted with Histoire, until Arfoire turned against her when they split Gamindustri into four parts. Her English localization name is based off the R4, a Nintendo DS game card which allows the owner to play pirated games. In the Japanese version of the game her name is Magiquone (マジェコンヌ Majekon'nu^?), which refers to magicom (マジコン^?, "magic computer"), a Japanese umbrella term^[8] for devices that enable piracy on game consoles.

Other characters[edit]

5pb.

Voiced by: nao (Japanese), Mela Lee (English)

An additional character, her in-game events can be purchased as DLC via the PlayStation Network. Her stage name is directly derived from 5pb., the music company nao belongs to. In the sequel, she appears as a big pop star in Leanbox, who performs concerts to keep people from converting to ASIC. Her real name is Lyrica, and is very shy to people while offstage. She wears the 5pb. Records logo on her necklace. Because nao speaks Japanese, her in-game events come in English subtitles only within the localized version.

Red

Voiced by: Kanae Itō

An additional character, her in-game events can be purchased as DLC via the PlayStation Network. Her name is directly derived from Red Entertainment. She is a young lesbian girl who constantly travels the world in search for wives, eventually running into IF and declaring her as first wife.

Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation[edit]

Plutia (Iris Heart)/Pururut (プルルート Pururūto^?)^[9]

Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa

First appears in Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory, and also appears as a protagonist within the anime. She is the goddess of Planeptune within the V dimension, and is based on the Mega Drive. Lazy and always tired like Neptune, Plutia is calm, friendly and nice, and values friendship. Her personality completely changes when she transforms into Iris Heart, becoming sadistic and cold.

Nepgear (Purple Sister) (ネプギア Nepugia^?)

Voiced by: Yui Horie

First appearing in Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2, she performs a supporting role within the anime as the younger sister of Neptune. She has a caring personality, and is adept at handling technology. She represents the Game Gear.

Uni (Black Sister) (ユニ Yuni^?)

Voiced by: Eri Kitamura (Japanese)

First appearing in Mk2, she is the younger sister of Noire, who she strongly admires. Due to this admiration, she develops an inferiority complex. She has a deep friendship with Nepgear within the anime. She represents the PlayStation Portable.

Ram (White Sister) (ラム Ramu^?)

Voiced by: Kaori Ishihara

First appearing in Mk2, she is one of the younger sisters of Blanc, who is more talkative and bold than her twin sister Rom. Ram and Rom represent the Nintendo DS.

Rom (White Sister) (ロム Romu^?)

Voiced by: Yui Ogura

First appearing in Mk2, she is one of the younger sisters of Blanc, who is more shy and timid than her twin sister Ram.

Peashy (Yellow Heart)/Pish (ピーシェ Pīshe^?)^[10]

Voiced by: Aoi Yūki

First appearing in Victory, Peashy is an infant with strong physical strength, and an artificial goddess. During the anime, she has a teary rollercoaster relationship with Neptune. She represents the PC Engine.

Setag (ゼイゲ Zeige^?)

An anime-only character, she is Vert's technician. Her name is a play on Bill Gates, and she has the Microsoft Windows logo attached to her hair.

Pirachu/Warechu (ワレチュー Warechū^?)^[11]

Voiced by: Neeko

A talking mouse, and an antagonist. Assistant of Arfoire.

Abness (アブネス Abunesu^?)

Voiced by: Yui Shōji

Self-professed "protector of little girls worldwide", within the anime she acts as a reporter who aims to uncover stories relating to little girls.

Anonydeath (アノネデス Anonedesu^?)

Voiced by: Yuki Fujiwara

First appearing in Victory, Anonydeath is another antagonist within the anime series. Depicted as a hacker working behind the scenes, he is hired to perform jobs by an unnamed client. He is a male who behaves and talks in a feminine manner, and has an obsession with Noire. He is responsible for the hacking of Lastation's servers (a reference to the 2011 PlayStation Network hacking incident).

Rei Ryghts/Rei Kiseijyo (キセイジョウ・レイ Kiseijō Rei^?)^[12]

Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi

Originally taking the guise of an anti-goddess activist, she reveals herself as the final antagonist towards the end of the anime, being in reality the goddess of the former nation of Tari, a reference to the Atari 2600. Her plans to destroy the world are thwarted by the protagonists.

Linda (リンダ Rinda^?)

Voiced by: Junko Minagawa

An antagonist who kidnaps Ram and Rom within the anime.

CFW Trick (トリック・ザ・ハード Torikku za Hādo^?)

A giant robot-like being that likes to lick little girls.

MAGES. (MAGES. Meijisu^?)

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1[edit]

In-game screenshot of the battle system of the Vita remake, demonstrating the interface changes from the original PS3 version

Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1 is the enhanced remake of the game for the PlayStation Vita, developed by Felistella. In addition to completely reworked visuals, improved framerate performance, new music and voice acting, various gameplay aspects and plot details have been modified. A new feature dubbed the "remake system" unlocks special game modifications such as new dungeons and in-battle perks.^[14] Some characters from the original game were removed, such as Gust, Nisa, 5pb and Red, whilst new characters were added, including the CPU candidates and a series of characters representing game developer companies; Plutia and Peashy from Hyperdimension Neptunia V, in addition to Histoire, are playable as DLC characters.

The original continent travel system involving dungeons has been scrapped in favour of a world map system similar to that ofHyperdimension Neptunia mk2, and the dungeon and battle systems also based on a style reminiscent to that of Hyperdimension Neptunia V.^[15] During the development phase, the enhanced Vita version was intended to fill in what were identified as flaws and shortcomings of the original game.^[16] Developers aimed to address the concerns of fans, and features of the earlier PS3 version that were often subject to criticism, such as the music and game performance, were given improvements in the new version. The game's theme song is Miracle Portable Mission by nao and the ending song is Mirai Button by Afilia Saga.

Unlike the first four games in the series published by NIS America, a western localization was published by Idea Factory International and it was released on August 26, 2014 in North America, while the European version came out the following day.^[17]

Anime[edit]

Main article: List of Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation episodes

An anime adaptation was produced by David Production of Japan and directed by Masahiro Mukai.^[20] Series composition and script writing are done by Shogo Yasukawa and a musical score composed by Hiroaki Tsutsumi, Kenji Kaneko and Masaru Yokoyama. Character designs are done by Hitomi Takechi, based on the original designs by Tsunako along with art direction by Masanobu Nomura and sound direction by Jin Aketagawa. The twelve episode series premiered on Tokyo MX on July 12, 2013 and were later aired on BS11, KBS, Sun TV and tvk. The series was acquired by Funimation for online streaming in North America with English subtitles.^[21] The opening theme is "Dimension tripper!!!" by Nao and the ending theme is "Neptune☆Sagashite" (ネプテューヌ☆サガして^?) by Afilia Saga.^[22] "Go→Love&Peace" by Ayane is used as the ending theme of episodes 3 and 4, in addition to "Ito" (糸^?) by Afilia Saga on episode 10.

Episode list[edit]

No. Title Original air date

1 "The Goddess (Neptune) of Planeptune"

"Puranetyūnu no megami (neputyūnu)" (プラネテューヌの女神ネプテューヌ) July 12, 2013

In Planeptune, the CPUs of Gamindustri have signed a friendship treaty, banning the use of military force to take Shares. A month has passed since then. With the Planeptune's Shares declining shown through the power of the Sharicite due to idleness, Neptune decided to learn more about the duties of a CPU from Noire. Noire initially declined to help, but she later helped Neptune by getting her assigned to a monster extermination mission. Neptune, with the help of Nepgear, IF, and Compa, took care of the Dogoos in Nasuume Highlands, while Noire took care of the monsters in Toruune Cave. In HDD form, Noire handled the monsters within with ease until she reverted to her human form for an unknown reason. Cornered by an Ancient Dragon, Noire was overwhelmed until Neptune went and defeated the Ancient Dragon. Somewhere near Toruune Cave, Pirachu and Arfoire was revealed to be searching something within the cave. Planeptune gained some Shares, but it's unknown whether it's due to Neptune completing the mission or certain photos of Nepgear that were leaked on the Internet. 

2 "The Terrorist (Lickorrist) of Lowee"

"Ruuī no kyōkō (perorisuto)" (ルウィーの兇行ペロリスト) July 19, 2013

On Lowee, Blanc overexerts herself with work, while her sisters Rom and Ram are pulling pranks much to her annoyance. Neptune, Nepgear, Vert, Noire, and Uni make a visit to Lowee and take Rom and Ram to an amusement park, while Blanc stays behind to continue working. Rom and Ram are kidnapped by CFW Trick and Linda. Blanc becomes exhausted after Abnes shows up to interview her after leaking out the kidnapping to the public. With the help of Vert and Leanbox's advanced technology, Rom and Ram are located. Trick abuses the girls by licking them repeatedly, while Linda plots a ransom for the girls. But their plan was foiled when Neptune, Noire, and Vert arrive and use their HDD powers. Rom and Ram are saved when Blanc arrives and defeats Trick with her powers as White Heart. Blanc then apologizes to Rom and Ram for being too hard on them. Meanwhile, the maid that had been serving Blanc is revealed to be Arfoire in disguise, and she is in possession of a red crystal. 

3 "A Weekend (Girls' Night) in Leanbox"

"Rīnbokkusu no shūmatsu (gāruzunaito)" (リーンボックスの週末ガールズナイト) July 26, 2013

Vert invites the other CPUs and their sisters to Leanbox for a party. They go to a 5pb concert, with the exception of Vert, who the girls later find out is too busy playing a MMO and did not prepare for a party. Disappointed there was no party, the others decide to prepare it themselves instead. On the way back from shopping for party food, Nepgear picks up a red crystal dropped by a mouse and suddenly becomes dizzy, while the mouse runs away with the crystal. During the party, a mass monster outbreak occurs on a nearby island and the CPUs go to stop it before it reaches the town. Meanwhile, IF finds out the mouse is on the blacklist for every country and took a boat to the same place where the outbreak was. Finding that suspicious, IF and Nepgear head out to the area. After defeating the monsters, the CPUs are captured by Arfoire in a barrier made by the Anticrystals, slowly draining their Share power. IF and Nepgear arrive too late, only to be shocked by the sight of the captured CPUs. 

4 "The Resolve (Turn) of the Younger Sisters"

"Imōto-tachi no ketsui (tān)" (妹たちの決意ターン) August 2, 2013

IF and Nepgear flee the Zune district and return to the Leanbox Balisticom. Histoire recommends everyone return home but the candidates decide to train so they can learn to transform. The candidates, IF and Compa return to the Zune district before they complete their training to stop share loss after pictures of the subdued goddesses are leaked to the net. Nepgear discovers her transformation and flies off to try and save her older sister and the other CPUs. 

5 "The Resonance (Limit Break) of the Goddesses"

"Megami-tachi no kyōmei (ōbārimitto)" (女神たちの共鳴オーバーリミット) August 9, 2013

Nepgear's transformation help gain the upper hand for a while until Arfoire use her own transformation. The other three candidates then discover their own transformation and fight together with Nepgear. In the middle of battle the four Goddesses are swallowed inside the anti-crystal field, causing the candidates to lose hope and turn the tide of battle once again. Just when all hope is lost, Nepgear realize the Goddesses are still fighting for their survival inside the now blacken crystal field, she gather her resolve alongside Uni, Rom and Ram and proceed to defeat Arfoire in a team attack. The end show the four Goddesses reunite with the candidates and Pirachu carrying a wounded Arfoire away. 

6 "The Secret (Your-Eyes-Only) of Lastation"

"Rasuteishon no himitsu (yua aizu onrī)" (ラステイションの秘密ユア・アイズ・オンリー) August 16, 2013

Lastation's security was compromised when an anonymous hacker hacked into their satellite. As the four Goddesses gather to discuss how to catch the hacker, Uni consults Nepgear over Noire's recent behavior of locking herself in her room. Nepgear suggests placing a hidden camera inside Noire's room to discover what she's been doing, but instead found other hidden cameras already placed there. The four Goddesses track the hacker's location down with the help of a female Bi** Gates, with the candidates also going to the same location by tracing the hidden cameras. The Goddesses confront the hacker, a flamboyant man name Anonydeath, who turn out to be a huge fan of Noire. Anonydeath has been taking pictures of Noire using the hidden cameras in her room, which show her cosplaying various characters. Noire attacks Anonydeath in rage but Anonydeath manages to slip away, only to run into the candidates. Anonydeath gave himself up leaving an embarrassed Noire trying to tell the candidates to forget everything they saw. Back on Lastation's Basilicom, Noire discuss her cosplay hobby with Uni, only to be hit by a girl fallen from the sky. The girl introduces herself as Plutia, the Goddess of Planeptune, much to everyone's surprise. 

7 "The Fruits (Deep Purple) of Revenge"

"Fukushū no kajitsu (dīpupāpuru)" (復讐の果実ディープパープル) August 23, 2013

Plutia is reveal to be the Goddess of Planeptune from another dimension. A smaller version of Histoire explains Plutia was sent to recover something that was causing energy from Plutia's dimension to flow into Neptune's dimension. As Plutia, Neptune, Nepgear and Peashy get acquainted, IF and Compa were kidnapped by Arfoire and Pirachu. Neptune, Nepgear and Plutia arrive at an eggplant farm in an attempt to rescue them, but Neptune's hate for eggplant cause her transformation to break, leaving Nepgear alone to fight a horde of eggplant monsters. While IF was getting suggestively tortured by Arfoire, Plutia snapped and transform into a very sadistic Goddess, defeating both Arfoire and Pirachu. Defeated and having spend all her money on the eggplant farm, Arfoire decide to give up world domination and become a legit eggplant farmer, with Pirachu helping her. 

8 "The Paradise (Island) Forbidden ...on which people will DO THINGS to other people and forget wardrobe malfunction because there might even be some licking and it'll be like "Oh no, Neptune is so embarrassed~~"!"

"Kindan no rakuen (Airando) …… De an'na koto ya kon'na koto Yacchattari yararechattari de Moshika suruto porori dokoroka Perori made aru kamo shirenakute iya~n Neputyūnu hazukashī 〜 mitai na!" (禁断の楽園アイランド

……であんなことやこんなこと やっちゃったりやられちゃったりで もしかするとポロリどころか ペロリまであるかもしれなくていや〜ん

ネプテューヌ恥ずかしい〜みたいな!) August 30, 2013

Satellite has discovered an artillery battery on the R-18 Island, the more mature looking Goddesses head out to investigate. At the R-18 island, Neptune, Noire, Vert and Nepgear pass through the security checkpoint in their Goddess form with ease, while Blanc in her Goddess form had to destroy the checkpoint to gain access because it was repeatedly asking Blanc and Plutia in her human form for confirmation of their age due to their small breast size. The Goddesses then decide to take a detour for some naked antics at the beach. When they proceed to the artillery battery, they found the battery appear to be nothing more than a bubble making machine. The Goddesses return to Planeptune, only to find out Peashy returned to her mother, leaving Neptune depressed. 

9 "The Challenge (Rebellion) of Eden"

"Edi n no chōsen (riberion)" (エディンの挑戦リベリオン) September 6, 2013

Neptune tried to not think about Peashy by overworking herself, Plutia got angry at Neptune's attitude and fights her. Just when Neptune finally became honest with herself, they were informed a new nation, Eden, was formed on the R-18 Island. The Goddesses go and find Anonydeath, who reveals the Anonydeath in Lastation's prison was only his body double. Noire tried to attack Anonydeath, only to be intercepted by the Goddess Yellow Heart. Yellow Heart proceed to fight all the Goddesses, while appearing to take no damage herself. Neptune, Noire, Vert and Blanc finally surround Yellow Heart and unleash a barrage of attacks on her, causing her transformation to break. Yellow Heart turn out to be Peashy, to the shock of the Goddesses. Anonydeath and his accomplice Rei Ryghts then declare Peashy as the Goddess of Eden and demand permission that either all the 18+ goods made in Eden to be exported to other nations in unlimited quantities or be met with war. 

10 "The Battlefront (Conflict) of Oblivion"

"Bōkyaku no sensen (konfurikuto)" (忘却の戦線コンフリクト) September 13, 2013

Peashy leads Eden's soldiers to invade Planeptune, while IF and Nepgear lead Planeptune soldiers to intercept. Meanwhile riots broke out in Lastation, Leanbox and Lowee, preventing the other Goddesses from helping Planeptune. Neptune lost the will to fight but are encouraged by Noire and Plutia, which made her gather her resolve to confront Peashy. Neptune use a pacifist approach to attack Peashy's memory, while Plutia and Noire, leaving Lastation to Uni, infiltrates Eden. Plutia and Noire successfully destroy Eden's source of power, causing the riot to calm, Eden's soldiers to regain their senses, and Peashy reverting to her human form. Having found Peashy as the one she was looking for, Plutia take Peashy back to their world, with Peashy finally regaining her memory just as they teleport. 

11 "The Messenger (Aggressor) from the Past"

"Inishie kara no shisha (aguressā)" (古からの使者アグレッサー) September 20, 2013

Planeptune's share had skyrocketed due to stopping Eden's invasion. Neptune plan to hold a festival to celebrate the occasion. Planeptune's rise has cause the other three nation's shares to drop, which made Noire, Vert and Blanc to decline invitation to the festival. Neptune was call to a forest by Blanc, where Blanc suddenly attack Neptune, accusing Planeptune to have stolen her new shares. The attack was stopped by Rom and Ram, but Blanc threaten war. Neptune return to Planeptune, only to find Rei Ryghts transformed into a Goddess and destroyed part of Planeptune to recreate the ancient nation of Tari. Rei destroy Planeptune's Basilicom in a show of power, also crippling Planeptune's communication in the process, preventing any call for help. 

12 "The Ties (Bitfrosts) of Tomorrow"

"Ashita e no kizuna (bivurosuto)" (明日への絆ビヴロスト) September 27, 2013

Neptune is overwhelmed by Rei's power until reinforcements from the other 3 nations arrive. Rei reveal her goal was not to rule the world but to simply destroy it. The eight Goddesses worked together to destroy Tari and her super weapon. Rei is unfaze by the destruction and plan to self-destruct as another mean to destroy the world. The eight Goddesses surround Rei and join all their share energy together, ready to sacrifice themselves to stop the destruction. A tremendous blast occurs, but the Goddesses were able to contain it. The eight Goddesses survived, but were all reverted back to their human forms. Rei Ryghts also survived, and planned to use her remaining energy to at least kill the eight Goddesses. Just as Rei was ready to kill the Goddesses, Arfoire arrive and use the Anticrystals on Tari's share crystal, sealing Rei's power and saving the Goddesses. Several months later, at a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the new Planeptune Basilicom, Neptune announce the dissolve of the friendship treaty, stating they no longer need it because the Goddesses were now true comrades. 

13 "Choujigen Game Neptune: The Animation OVA"

(超次元ゲイム ネプテューヌ THE ANIMATION 未放送第13話) March 26, 2014

The little sisters are infected with the Bad End Syndrome, which causes them to have nightmares. In order to cure it, Neptune and Vert travel to Plutia's dimension to obtain the Shimmering Flowers. At their destination, Neptune is reunited with Plutia and Peashy, and meets the other dimension's Noire, Vert and Blanc. With the aid of the alternate CPUs, Neptune and Vert ascend a 10000-floor tower which has the Shimmering Flowers at the top. Neptune ultimately obtains the flowers, but when Peashy is in trouble fighting a monster, Neptune sends Vert back with the flowers and goes to help Peashy, despite being unable to use her Goddess transformation in this dimension. Only Vert makes it back to the dimensional gate in time, while Neptune misses the gate and is stuck in Plutia's dimension. However, on the way out of the tower, Neptune accidentally opens another gate between the dimensions, permitting unlimited travel between the two. With the 2 worlds linked, the Goddesses all meet and befriend their counterparts, and Neptune celebrate the occasion with a toast of pudding. 

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