Alternative Titles
English: Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl
Synonyms: Electromagnetic Wave Woman and Adolescent Man
Japanese: 電波女と青春男
Information
Type:
TV
Episodes:
12
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Apr 15, 2011 to Jul 1, 2011
Premiered:
Spring 2011
Broadcast:
Unknown
Licensors:
NIS America, Inc.
Studios:
Shaft
Source:
Light novel
Duration:
24 min. per ep.
Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Statistics
Score:
7.271 (scored by 84,699 users)
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Ranked:
#25142
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Popularity:
#404
Members:
187,368
Favorites:
865
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Art: Wonderful, wonderful artwork. I’m a stickler for art, having dropped numerous series simply because I couldn’t stand the way they were drawn, and Denpa Onna definitely wins in this category. Shaft has outdone itself – colorful, lively scenery, vibrant, multi-toned characters, and, in general, great color schemes, compositions, and dynamism in each frame. It’s not quite 5 cm/s, but I daresay it’s approaching that level. Soundtrack: I usually neglect this category, as I find it read more
It functions only as a test ground for me. It is also a spoiler zone in this page. Under the current assessment of the series, it is a "9/10". This was determined by my reaction to audio-visual investigation of the SHAFT seishun anime. Patience is the closest thing viewers have to salvation. However, accelerated exposure could amplify the viewing experience of a class-2 audience. A collective of readers that has forgotten it is a collective of voters... That is you. Members of the self-unaware, clueless MAL users under aliases are not permitted to vote "Not Helpful" on this review. Injection of corrective read more
Reality distortion Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko deals with characters who distorts reality to their own convenience to escape facing the inconceivable truth. As normal human beings, we usually believe our perception of the worlds within and around us is "true." The story revolves around read more
Makoto's first time in a big city made him create big expectations about how his life would be from now on. He wanted to meet girls, spend time with them and read more
Denpa Onna is a bizarre show, to say the very least. It centers around Makoto Niwa, a somewhat sarcastic young man who goes to live with his aunt Meme; having certain expectations of his new life. read more
Based on a light novel, the story shares some similiraties with the Haruhi Suzumiya. Most notably, the two main characters, read more
You can pretty much see that this kind of storytelling is going to get ridiculous after a few episodes and sure enough that's exactly what happens in this anime. Despite the "Sci-fi" tag, there's no attempt at any scientific explanation either. Things that have no basis in reality and read more
Seasoned anime fans will take notice of the fact that this show is directed by Shinbou Akiyuki. You might recognize him for directing great shows such as Bakemonomgatari, Arakawa Under the Bridge, and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, which all have a similar formula going on: a male character surrounded by a harem of weird quirky females. Considering how much of this read more
The basics? A high school boy named Niws Makoto recently moves to his Aunt’s house and becomes a Transfer Student. There he meets his mysterious cousin, Touwa Erio. She walks around every day wrapped around a futon and believes that there are aliens and tries to stop read more
Story – good 7. So, this anime is not exactly sci-fi even thought there mentioned of extraterrestrial aliens and espers in it, but the story is not focus on Erio, rather it is Makoto who is the story here, co’z every episode is on him and his struggle to cope up within the weird world of the people around him. read more
There is less of a plot and more of a tale personal growth and change for each character, especially our protagonists, Niwa and Erio. Not only how they grow, but how their actions, beliefs, and personalities effect those around them. As stated above, Denpa does not have a super deep plot, or a really anything out of the ordinary as far as the genre goes, but the charm the show read more
And for a change of pace, I'll break down this review to its components: Story, Art and animation, Sound and Overall enjoyment. (I don't do this normally and wanted to try it out) Story= 8 Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko deals on the mysterious and the unexplained. We have Touwa, Erio who has been missing for half a year and claims to have been abducted by aliens. But really, what actually happened while she was missing? What caused her to have amnesia? And then there's Niwa, Makoto, whose line of thinking depends on read more
Characters in the anime: Niwa Makoto: A dumbass going through puberty, but is probably the most normal person around. Touwa Erio: As intelligent as a puppy. Mifune Ryuuko: As smart as a six year old. Maekawa: Wear cosplay to work and evening walks. Touwa Meme: Mentality of a sixth-grader despite being 40 years old. Hoshimiya Yashiro: Dresses up as an astronaut to play baseball. Tamura (the old coot): Pretty senile. Obsessed with cattle mutilation. And they are involved in a comedy. When read more
Niwa Makoto, our male lead, moves into his aunt's house who was apparently living alone. To his surprise he finds a girl his age read more
Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko unfortunately has quite a few ingredients that I hate. First, the protagonist is the 'hobby psychologist' type, who thinks his viewpoint on others is absolutely correct, and won't back down from his arrogance unless punted in the head with absolute proof. Granted, we are talking about a girl who thinks she's an alien here, but the whole 'I am going to fix you' read more
"Because you're running away!" "I'm not running away, I'm on a journey to find my true self!" I'd like to view ET: the moe version as an experiment in storytelling. However, there is not much of a story to speak of. Guy meets girls and his life changes. Ok, so what is done differently this time around? 1. Characters There's the eccentric 40 year old mum who is seemingly happy and carefree. In reality though, she has no idea how to approach her daughter who seems to have some loose screws in her head and is unable to tie her shoe or cut a paper read more
On the one hand, you have a generally thoughtful and depth-seeking piece that tries to provide meaning to one's adolescent life through alien and superpower metaphors. On the other, you have a not particularly interesting, if weird, harem anime comprised of 1 guy, 3 girls + 1 annoying perverse aunt. The thing with Denpa Onna is that it managed to keep my interest, but provided nearly no fun. It had a lot of attitude and style to its characters, but I didn't really like any of them much. It is, overall, an interesting read more
I think that hidden in this cutesy show about a a small town boy learning to find his voice in the big city is a deeper story about mental health and how it effects a family and in this case the community. Something happened to Erio something so bad she lost half a year of her life and can only find solace in hiding wrapped in a futon. She is shown in flash backs lashing out at her read more
Art What pulled me into this series was the art. There was something about it that appealed to me and I don’t regret being pulled in because Denpa Onna has some great art. Sure Erio might sparkle a bit too often but those sparkles add effect and I really don’t mind it. There were times when Shaft decided to degrade the art during those not-so-special scenes which was fine by me. Although, during a certain episode, the art was so deformed it looked half-assed. Overall Shaft sure does some good close up shots and we’re talking about the read more |