"Eighth-grader syndrome" — the delusions of grandeur, edgy self-mythologizing, and overblown sense of being secretly special/powerful that's stereotypically associated with early adolescence, used both to describe actual teenage behavior and as a beloved character archetype in anime/manga.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"He used to insist he had a 'sealed power' as a kid, full chuunibyou phase."
LORE & ORIGIN
Coined from 中学2年生 (chuugaku ninensei, "second-year middle schooler," roughly 8th grade) plus 病 (byou, "sickness/syndrome"), originally a 1999 radio show bit describing the specific self-important, edgy mindset associated with that age, later becoming a major recurring character trope in anime and manga.
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