Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me

After the events of the series, Yūta Togashi, Rikka Takanashi, and Shinka Nibutani, are about to enter the third year of high school. Their junior, Sanae Dekomori, is now the president of the student council. Rikka's sister, Tōka, tells Yūta on a call from Italy that she wanted to bring Rikka to Italy as her career stabilizes. Yūta and Rikka initially assume that it was meant only to last the whole spring break. However, they soon find out that Tōka intends to permanently bring Rikka to Italy. That night, Shinka and Sanae, along with their friend Satone Shichimiya and senior Kumin Tsuyuri, suggest that the two elope. The two agree, and they board the train the next day.

Tōka soon discovers the plan and confronts the remaining members. After revealing that she had secretly recorded their conversation last night, she blackmails the group. Afraid of losing reputation at school, Sanae and Shinka comply.

Shinka and Sanae eventually find Rikka and Yūta at the Kyoto Tower, but the two manage to board a train to Kobe. Tōka later confronts Yūta at a diner. After asking questions about Rikka's chūnibyō, Tōka lets the two leave, warning that she would detain them if they happen to cross paths again.

Rikka and Yūta arrive at Wakayama, where they attempt to book a room at a love hotel. However, this fails, and as they leave, they see Sanae and Shinka. Yūta deduces that Tōka is tracking them using Rikka's phone. They take an overnight bus to Tokyo. Unbeknownst to Rikka, Yūta buys a butterfly-shaped ring. Running low on cash, they decide to go to Hokkaido to visit Rikka's mother. However, the two do not know the contact details. They attempt to retrieve it at a basement garage and Tōka cannot use Rikka's phone signal to track them. However, the phone manages to transmit a faint signal, enough to reveal their location to Tōka.

The next day, Rikka and Yūta go to Haneda Airport, where they see Shinka and Sanae. After making a distraction for the two, they successfully board a flight to Hokkaido.

After arriving there, Yūta reveals his intention why he wanted to talk to Rikka's mother about her future. The couple soon found out that Rikka's mother is absent, and is instead at Aomori. Meanwhile, Rikka calls Satone back home about her "losing powers". The next day, Yūta discovers that Rikka abandoned him in his sleep. However, he soon learned from Rikka's mother that Rikka had already meet up with her that morning.

Meanwhile, Rikka stands by a seaside cliff, struggling over her conflicting feelings. Satone and Kumin arrive at the scene, convincing Rikka to return to Yūta. Rikka confesses her thoughts to them, concerned that if she changes, she might lose Yūta. Sanae and Shinka also arrive at the scene, telling the group that they had informed Yūta about Rikka's whereabouts. As a sign of truce, Shinka gives them tickets for a ferry home. The couple reunite with a huge embrace.

On their ferry home, Rikka asks Yūta about her "abandoning her powers" and if Yūta still love her even after that. Yūta reaffirms his love for her, leading to their first kiss.

Yūta, Rikka, and her friends, attend what is revealed to be Tōka's wedding to an Italian man, and that the whole pursuit was a ruse to test Yūta's determination.

In the post-credits scene, Rikka's new apartment is now two floors above Yūta's. As Rikka climbs down on a rope to meet him, Yūta realizes that everything about her is the reason why he fell in love with her in the first place.

Kyoto Animation announced the film on May 19, 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-05-19/love-chunibyo-and-other-delusions-gets-new-anime-film-on-january-6/.116313 |title=Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Gets New Anime Film on January 6 |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |date=May 19, 2017 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=April 16, 2018 }} Most of the staff returned for the series, with Tatsuya Ishihara directing the film. Jukki Hanada served as a screenwriter based on the original work by Torako. Character designer Kazumi Ikeda also returned, and composer Nijine made the film's soundtrack. Singer Zaq performed the film's theme song, "Journey".{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-18/love-chunibyo-and-other-delusions-take-on-me-anime-film-trailer-previews-zaq-theme/.125440|title=Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me Anime Film's Trailer Previews ZAQ's Theme|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=December 18, 2017|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 16, 2018}} Mutsuo Shinohara served as art director, Akihiro Ura served as cinematographer and Yota Tsuruoka served as the sound director. Rin Yamamoto was in charge of the film's 3DCG, and Akiyo Takeda served as color key artist. Hiroyuki Takahashi edited the film. Shochiku distributed it in Japan.

The film was released in Japan on January 6, 2018. It was released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 18, 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.anime-chu-2.com/product/pkgTOM/ |title=Blu-ray&DVD |website=anime-chu-2.com |language=ja |access-date=April 16, 2018 }} On April 16, 2018, Sentai Filmworks announced the licensing of the film.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-16/sentai-filmworks-license-love-chunibyo-and-other-delusions-take-on-me-film/.130448|title=Sentai Filmworks License Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me Film|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=April 16, 2018|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 16, 2018}}[http://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/news/sentai-filmworks-licenses-kyoto-animations-love-chunibyo-other-delusions-take-on-me Sentai Filmworks Licenses Kyoto Animations’ “Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me”] It premiered at the Los Angeles Anime Film Festival on September 21, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-26/la-aff-to-premiere-love-chunibyo-and-other-delusions-king-of-prism-anime-films-shonen-hollywood-extended-finale-in-n-america/.134733|title=LA-AFF to Premiere 'Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions,' King of Prism Anime Films, Shonen Hollywood Extended Finale in N. America|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=July 26, 2018|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 26, 2018}} The DVD and Blu-ray versions were released on November 20, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://shop.sentaifilmworks.com/collections/pre-order/products/love-chunibyo-other-delusions-take-on-me|title=LOVE, CHUNIBYO & OTHER DELUSIONS! TAKE ON ME|website=Sentai Filmworks|access-date=July 10, 2018}}[http://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/news/sentai-filmworks-official-november-slate Sentai Filmworks Official November 2018 Slate] The film premiered at Madman Anime Festival on June 2, 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.animefestival.com.au/events/brisbane-2018-chunibyo/|title=Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me - Madman Anime Festival|publisher=Madman Entertainment|website=Madman Anime Festival|access-date=May 13, 2018}}

The film opened at number 6 in the Japanese box office on its opening weekend, grossing {{JPY|70,422,300}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-14/love-chunibyo-and-other-delusions-take-on-me-anime-film-opens-at-no.6/.126387 |title=Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me Anime Film Opens at #6 |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |date=January 14, 2018 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=April 16, 2018 }} It dropped to number 9 on its second weekend, taking in {{JPY|41,551,500}},{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-16/mazinger-z-infinity-anime-film-opens-at-no.6-at-japanese-box-office/.126436 |title=Mazinger Z: Infinity Anime Film Opens at #6 at Japanese Box Office |last=Hodgkins |first=Crystalyn |date=January 16, 2018 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=April 16, 2018 }} before falling out of the top ten on its third weekend with {{JPY|22,590,400}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-23/mazinger-z-infinity-falls-to-no.9-yo-kai-watch-to-no.8-at-japanese-box-office/.126801 |title=Mazinger Z: Infinity Falls to #9, Yo-kai Watch to #8 at Japanese Box Office |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio |date=January 23, 2018 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=April 16, 2018 }} Overall, it grossed {{JPY|193,264,100}}, or about US$1.74 million.

Kim Morrissy of Anime News Network praised the film for finally progressing Rikka and Yuta's relationship, but otherwise felt that it somewhat retread ground covered by the first two television series. He also found the film's animation to be good but lacking, more in line with the TV series than a typical theatrical production, and made special note of the poor inclusion of 3D objects, such as vehicles, into the 2D animation. He appreciated the film's many references to other Kyoto Animation series, such as Tamako Market, Sound! Euphonium, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Clannad, and opined that the film would mainly appeal to fans of the series who had enjoyed the second season of the anime, as well as fans of Kyoto Animation's other works.{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/love-chunibyo-and-other-delusions-take-on-me/.126168 |title=Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me - Review |last=Morrissy |first=Kim |date=January 9, 2018 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=April 16, 2018}}

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