Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!

Yuuta Togashi wants to begin high school as a completely ordinary person after years of embarrassing behavior in which he called himself the “Dark Flame Master” and pretended to possess hidden powers. He chooses a school far from old acquaintances and tries to bury that past, only for classmate and neighbor Rikka Takanashi to ruin the plan almost immediately.

Rikka is still deeply immersed in chuunibyou fantasies, speaking of an evil eye, secret powers, and battles no one else can see. Yuuta tries to pull her toward reality, but gradually realizes that her imagination is more than an embarrassing hobby; it is a way of handling pain she cannot face directly. As they grow closer, the past he is ashamed of becomes the language that lets him understand her instead of laughing at her.