Eve no Jikan (Movie)

Both shows have comedic scenes as well as melodramatic segments almost back to back. Both shows take place in a rather similar scifi setting, androids are now capable of having actual emotions and are to some point integrated into human society. Both shows follow a protagonist while he is learning about the androids way of looking at the llife in society, both the happy side and the problems which come with being an android in their representative universe. 

"Time of Eve" / "Eve no Jikan" and "Plastic Memories" both involve incredibly life-like androids with artificial intelligence that have been integrated into society and were produced to act as helpers for humans who need their assistance in daily life. In these two similar works, androids are advanced enough to be capable of displaying emotions as well as making their own decisions. Unfortunately, there also exists a limit as to how long they can operate for due to aging within their systems. As a result of that, the theme of loss is another commonality, where people who have grown attached to their android companions fear the loss of a friend. read more 

• Both movies are writing and directed by same direction. • Both anime are centred around human and AI relationship. • Both anime are full of wholesome and bittersweet moments.  

Clearly, Mizu no was a rough draft of Eve no Jikan. Apart from having the same director and the same studio, both anime also have the same atmosphere - everything is awash with the colour brown to give the show a slightly jaded/serious look. Then we have a young male MC, who is obviously a first timer at the cafe, who notices that people of different age groups sit in the cafe, discussing trivial and important things over a cup of coffee. We have a waitress who also observes these people, and a surprise revelation towards the end of both the series. 

Both movies focus on human - robot relationship in a way that not only deals with love, friendship and tragedy but also with much more deep themes like what makes them different, what role one's appearance plays in determining one's identity, what makes a human human, and whether it is possible to create a bridge between two species through ignoring the externals and focusing on the inside, etc. Also, Hal is a romance-oriented movie whereas Time of Eve deals much more with society vs individual issue. Still, they are similar in the questions they raise, so if you like one, give the other a chance.  read more 

There are similarities in the themes and execution of these 2 anime, as they are both directed by Yoshiura Yasuhiro. He has a tendency to create rather unique concepts (such as the Inversion in Patema) or approach commonly used concepts in a unique manner (the android/human relationship in Eve). In any case, both movies say a little something about humanity and society, touches upon some heavy themes, yet remain optimistic and enjoyable throughout. I personally think Eve no Jikan achieves this slightly better than Sakasama no Patema, but both were great and highly recommended (as are all this other works).