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Megumeru wrote:slurring 'guru gumawaru~' or something along that line, at least in my headcanon anyway.

Does that mean anything in particular or is it Japan's version of drunk gibberish?

If Rin and Hisao do have a son, I'd imagine he would be a lot (personality-wise) like Toshinari Seki from Tonari no Seki-kun.

I haven't exactly made a headcanon decision one way or the other, but I do sometimes wonder if Kenji's "evil feminists are out to pollute our precious bodily fluids" act isn't just that: an act.

emmjay wrote:I do sometimes wonder if Kenji's "evil feminists are out to pollute our precious bodily fluids" act isn't just that: an act.

I'd be willing to entertain the notion, but I need a motive…

emmjay wrote:I haven't exactly made a headcanon decision one way or the other, but I do sometimes wonder if Kenji's "evil feminists are out to pollute our precious bodily fluids" act isn't just that: an act.

Unlikely. He has no reason to put on an act. Though now I'm curious what sort of motive headcanon might provide...

Charmant wrote:

Megumeru wrote:slurring 'guru gumawaru~' or something along that line, at least in my headcanon anyway.

Does that mean anything in particular or is it Japan's version of drunk gibberish?

It basically means 'round and round and round'--slurred.

Atario wrote:

emmjay wrote:I do sometimes wonder if Kenji's "evil feminists are out to pollute our precious bodily fluids" act isn't just that: an act.

I'd be willing to entertain the notion, but I need a motive…

And that would be one major reason it isn't really part of my headcanon, just an idea I've entertained.

Then please stay on topic :s

I have been thinking for a while and it actually got to me that we didn't know that much of their middle-school days. Back in those days, certain type of people would have certain...let's just say 'fantasies' of what they want life to be, either due to influence from popular culture or what-not (it is what actually got me into writing in the first place). If you're unfamilliar, it goes along the line of 「中二病でも恋がしたい」or 'Chuunibyou demo koi ga shitai' (not sure if there is an English title for it); of course, the characters there are way over their 'prime' for that which serves as its plot-point and running gag

So with that out of the way, what if they have the chuunibyou during their middle school years? My headcanon thinks that they'd believe they are:

1. Hisao as either this sorceror that has control over an element or something.
2. Shizune being a mahou shoujo, acting more as a priestess-like character meant to guide everyone towards a better future.
3. Misha being a super-secret female spy
4. Lilly as this princess from some far-away land who's cursed and waits for her prince to save her
5. Emi as a mahou shoujo
6. Hanako as batman

*ok, I'm not certain if Hanako would have it, but if she does it will be mahou shoujo


What do you all think? Do you have your own delusions back in those days (which can get very embarassing at times)?

Megumeru wrote:I have been thinking for a while and it actually got to me that we didn't know that much of their middle-school days. Back in those days, certain type of people would have certain...let's just say 'fantasies' of what they want life to be, either due to influence from popular culture or what-not (it is what actually got me into writing in the first place). If you're unfamilliar, it goes along the line of 「中二病でも恋がしたい」or 'Chuunibyou demo koi ga shitai' (not sure if there is an English title for it); of course, the characters there are way over their 'prime' for that which serves as its plot-point and running gag

So with that out of the way, what if they have the chuunibyou during their middle school years? My headcanon thinks that they'd believe they are:

1. Hisao as either this sorceror that has control over an element or something.
2. Shizune being a mahou shoujo, acting more as a priestess-like character meant to guide everyone towards a better future.
3. Misha being a super-secret female spy
4. Lilly as this princess from some far-away land who's cursed and waits for her prince to save her
5. Emi as a mahou shoujo
6. Hanako as batman

*ok, I'm not certain if Hanako would have it, but if she does it will be mahou shoujo


What do you all think? Do you have your own delusions back in those days (which can get very embarassing at times)?

While I didnt had any delusions that I had special powers or anything, I pretended sometimes I was some sort of a necromancer raising armies of undead or demons to guard me and crush my enemies.

Also that was a nice anime, I enjoyed watching it

So ChuChuism is a real thing?

I guess that must be a Japanese thing. In middle school the craziest thing we did is invent sadistic torture games with magnifying glasses.
Good days.

Megumeru wrote:「中二病でも恋がしたい」or 'Chuunibyou demo koi ga shitai' (not sure if there is an English title for it)

A way to find out is: Check MAL, look under Alternative Titles, English. "Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!". Which is not the translation of the Japanese title, but a separate English title the studio decided on. They do this a lot.

what if they have the chuunibyou during their middle school years?

Hisao: Something along the lines of Tron.
Shizune: Demon Empress, commanding Hell's legion.
Misha: Magical Girl for sure. Hell, her hair gets her about 30% of the way there at the start of the game. She's the protector of beautiful yuri love.
Rin: An anonymous small orange toad who gets near lots of strange happenings but somehow manages never to get tangled in them.
Emi: Rule 63 version of The Flash.
Lilly: Fierce warrior princess of a vast underground crystal-cavern kingdom where light itself doesn't work (sighted invaders would be at a big disadvantage, eh?).
Hanako: Rule 63 version of Mr. Freeze. Name: The Ice Queen.

What do you all think? Do you have your own delusions back in those days (which can get very embarassing at times)?

Did you?

My circle of friends tended to get this out of our systems by playing role-playing games. Not videogame RPGs, book-and-dice stuff. Most of the time just informally talking, not even using actual books or dice or anything.

Comrade wrote:So ChuChuism is a real thing?

I guess that must be a Japanese thing. In middle school the craziest thing we did is invent sadistic torture games with magnifying glasses.
Good days.

It's...as real as it gets. It's normal over in the west too, is it? The time when we're searching for something 'fun' or out-of-the-ordinary, like soul searching.

At least I think it's part of soul-searching.

Atario wrote: Did you?

My circle of friends tended to get this out of our systems by playing role-playing games. Not videogame RPGs, book-and-dice stuff. Most of the time just informally talking, not even using actual books or dice or anything.

Yes. Good times...

I used to imagine I'm this infantryman fighting against a space invader in an interstellar war--something along that line. But that's why I joined the writing club and get it out of my system. Some of my circle of friends joined for similar reasons, others role-played or just act it out publicly--which is hillaripus when I look back and remember (one of my buddy thinks and talk like an Italian mafia once, then a yakuza next, speaking English in bits and pieces). Then it was high school 2nd year, and I joined the student council as a secretary and by that time I've graduated from the syndrome, so to say.


Imagine the girls acting out all their little imagination. That would be something embarassing to remember (e.g. Emi acting out transformation scene, or Shizune working on a 'book of spells' or something)

Chuunibyou demo koi ga shitai means "I dont care about 8 grader syndrome, i just want to date!" Which is the name of the anime, the condition is called chuunibyou.

Its pretty common, but not as extreme as the anime depicts.

CoffeeDrive wrote:Chuunibyou demo koi ga shitai means "I dont care about 8 grader syndrome, i just want to date!" Which is the name of the anime, the condition is called chuunibyou.

Its pretty common, but not as extreme as the anime depicts.

It's actually more 'Even if I have middle-school syndrome, I want to love!'

The one depicted there is pretty severe. 1st-2nd year of high school and still having that? It's embarassing up to the roof
...makes you wonder if anyone in yamaku has that syndrome going around.