What is the Chuunibyou tag?

[RaySizm]

I want to write something serious and edgier than Arifureta. What does the Chuunibyou tag mean? Does it mean it's about chuunibyous, if there's chuunibyous in the story, or if it's a story for chuunibyous? Or does it mean that there are chuunibyou elements in the story, like some badass character being given a cringe nickname like "The Dread Devil"?

 

[Angry_Clown]

Yes.

 

[LotsChrono]

Yes.

This is the correct answer.

 

[AdLeto]

Yes.

 

[lnv]

I want to write something serious and edgier than Arifureta. What does the Chuunibyou tag mean? Does it mean it's about chuunibyous, if there's chuunibyous in the story, or if it's a story for chuunibyous? Or does it mean that there are chuunibyou elements in the story, like some badass character being given a cringe nickname like "The Dread Devil"?

Here is the official:
"Chuunibyou, also known as Eight Grade Syndrome. A chuunibyou refers to a person with certain delusional behavior, such as believing one has special powers, pretending to be a made-up fantasy character, etc. Only use this tag when the protagonist or a sufficiently important character shows this behavior."

If in doubt of a tag, check out novelupdates where these tags originate from. They have full descriptions on them there of their intended meanings as far as SH/NU is concerned.

Here is a link to the full tag list:

Tags - Novel Updates

www.novelupdates.com

 

[BenJepheneT]

I want to write something serious and edgier than Arifureta. What does the Chuunibyou tag mean? Does it mean it's about chuunibyous, if there's chuunibyous in the story, or if it's a story for chuunibyous? Or does it mean that there are chuunibyou elements in the story, like some badass character being given a cringe nickname like "The Dread Devil"?

It's schizophrenia but made cute

 

[RaySizm]

Here is the official:
"Chuunibyou, also known as Eight Grade Syndrome. A chuunibyou refers to a person with certain delusional behavior, such as believing one has special powers, pretending to be a made-up fantasy character, etc. Only use this tag when the protagonist or a sufficiently important character shows this behavior."

If in doubt of a tag, check out novelupdates where these tags originate from. They have full descriptions on them there of their intended meanings as far as SH/NU is concerned.

Here is a link to the full tag list:

Tags - Novel Updates

www.novelupdates.com

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[thedude3445]

I don't teach middle school but I teach at a combined elementary-middle school and get to encounter a lot of Early Teen Culture, which is, as you would expect, really embarrassing sometimes. It's also really endearing to see, because it wasn't all that long ago that I myself was one of those embarrassing teenagers.

Also I guess it doesn't quite matter for light novel translations and whatnot, but Chuunibyou is not JUST delusions of magic and powers; it's the delusions that come when middle schoolers (eighth graders in Japan but maybe other grades elsewhere) are so self-absorbed and hormonal that they start doing really stupid stuff. Like pretending to have a British accent when you move to a new school, or acting like a hardcore gangster and convincing everyone that you really did see that drive-by shooting last night, or wearing a t-shirt to school every day that tells people you're in love and asks them to guess who you're in love with (I did this last one once and I will never forget it because it haunts my very soul).

So for me, use the tag anytime you have embarrassing teenage histrionics appear.