<p>No, the word "chuunibyou" was not coined by the anime <em>Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!</em> (nor by <em>Black Lagoon</em>). The term is attested back to 1999. (For further reading, the <a href="http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Chuunibyou" rel="noreferrer">TVTropes article</a> linked in <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/44044/is-the-word-chuunibyou-originated-from-the-anime-chuuni#comment58985_44044">Aki Tanaka's comment</a> seems good.)</p>

<p><a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&amp;q=%E4%B8%AD%E4%BA%8C%E7%97%85,%E4%B8%AD%E4%BA%8C%E7%97%85%E3%81%A7%E3%82%82%E6%81%8B%E3%81%8C%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E3%81%84" rel="noreferrer">Data from Google Trends</a> seem to indicate that searches for this word were low but slowly rising until October 2012, when searches spiked (because that's when <em>Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!</em> premiered). Search volume for "chuunibyou" has since fallen off, but is somewhat higher than it was just before October 2012, even after you subtract out searches specifically for <em>Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!</em>. My point here is that in 2006 (unlike now), the word "chuunibyou" had very limited purchase and it is hence unsurprising that it would not be used in <em>Black Lagoon</em>.</p>

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2018-01-08T04:17:59.470Z
Plus two more facts: 1) Black Lagoon's plot is set before 1999. 2) the only japanese guy in Black Lagoon is Rock.
Kevin fu
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<p>I was reading <em>Black Lagoon</em> and realized that Lotton is a bit like a chuunibyou. He called himself "The Wizard" and he always wanted to make a cool entrance before a fight but usually got his ass kicked quickly. In my opinion, he's a chuuninbyou. But no one ever mention that he's chuunibyou. </p>

<p>(Or probably he's not chuunibyou after all, but keep that for another question.)</p>

<p>Being the earlier anime (<em>Black Lagoon</em> was aired in 2006 while <em>Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!</em> was aired in 2012) it got me thinking about whether the word "chuunibyou" actually originated from this anime. Or probably it was not just as popular as now. </p>

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Can't say it's the true origin, but I do know the slang "chuunibyou" has been used on the radio somewhere in 2000 iirc.
Dimitri mx
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2018-01-02T13:51:59.383Z
[TV Tropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Chuunibyou) explains it better than I could.
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Does the word "chuunibyou" originate from the anime "Chuunibyou"?
# Does the word "chuunibyou" originate from the anime "Chuunibyou"?
Posted by: username_0 on 2018-01-02
I was reading *Black Lagoon* and realized that Lotton is a bit like a chuunibyou. He called himself "The Wizard" and he always wanted to make a cool entrance before a fight but usually got his ass kicked quickly. In my opinion, he's a chuuninbyou. But no one ever mention that he's chuunibyou.

(Or probably he's not chuunibyou after all, but keep that for another question.)

Being the earlier anime (*Black Lagoon* was aired in 2006 while *Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!* was aired in 2012) it got me thinking about whether the word "chuunibyou" actually originated from this anime. Or probably it was not just as popular as now.
**Tags:** japanese-language love-chunibyo-and-other-delusions
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can't say it's the true origin, but I do know the slang "chuunibyou" has been used on the radio somewhere in 2000 iirc.  
> **username_2**: [TV Tropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Chuunibyou) explains it better than I could.  
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_3 on 2018-01-03. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
No, the word "chuunibyou" was not coined by the anime *Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!* (nor by *Black Lagoon*). The term is attested back to 1999. (For further reading, the [TVTropes article](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Chuunibyou) linked in [Aki Tanaka's comment](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/44044/is-the-word-chuunibyou-originated-from-the-anime-chuuni#comment58985_44044) seems good.)

[Data from Google Trends](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%E4%B8%AD%E4%BA%8C%E7%97%85,%E4%B8%AD%E4%BA%8C%E7%97%85%E3%81%A7%E3%82%82%E6%81%8B%E3%81%8C%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E3%81%84) seem to indicate that searches for this word were low but slowly rising until October 2012, when searches spiked (because that's when *Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!* premiered). Search volume for "chuunibyou" has since fallen off, but is somewhat higher than it was just before October 2012, even after you subtract out searches specifically for *Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!*. My point here is that in 2006 (unlike now), the word "chuunibyou" had very limited purchase and it is hence unsurprising that it would not be used in *Black Lagoon*.
> **Comments:**
> **username_4** (2018-01-08): Plus two more facts: 1) Black Lagoon's plot is set before 1999. 2) the only japanese guy in Black Lagoon is Rock.  
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