Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko

Is very rare i rate an anime as a 1, as most have something to bring them up to at least a 3, but this lacked a good story, or really any type of story. More SOL, series of events going nowhere. The art and sound were good, but to me they didn't matter when the story, characters, enjoyment, meant an overall waste of my time even looking at this anime.

It tries to link things into the supernatural even though there is nothing supernatural shown in the whole anime really. The idea the daughter I an alien, is quickly removed, ... and the simply sad truth that she went through something traumatic, and instead of her mother taking her to be counseled, etc, panders to her I'm an alien idea. Is sad the daughter, disappears for 6 months, and the mother doesn't seem to care or be able to handle such a thing, and that was more disturbing to me,

This continues with other characters like a girl in a spacesuit, which goes beyond cosplay, etc, when a girl is barely a loli, and no one misses her when gone for days, begging for food, or going to steal, and sleeping anywhere just to have somewhere to stay.

I can understand wanting a fantasy to get out of the plight of being a failure, being abandoned, going nowhere in life. This anime though tried to do too much and link it to the supernatural, which it failed on. It also failed so badly on the romance side it tried to push, bordering a harem including his aunt and cousin.

Sadly for me, the characters had no real filling to them, the eccentricity, just made it more forced, and left the anime for me, sad, boring, and a waste of a few hours of my time. If you want to watch cut loli's and tweens, you may like it, but if you after a story, good characters, look elsewhere.

This series starts off with an interesting premise & potential in Episodes 1-4, but after that, largely diverges into pointless filler moments. It doesn't get back to more interesting plot elements until the followup special aka episode 13 and by that time the series has ended. The questions you really want answered like 'What did Erio forget?' or 'Who/What is Elliot?' are never addressed and the light novels are pretty bad at answering this as well. Beautifully designed and interesting enough characters in the series, but sadly their potential is wasted in go nowhere activities like Baseball and Basketball games that feel like pointless filler. ... It looked like the plot of 'K-Pax' or 'Fire In The Sky' with Moe Anime girls, but ended up being largely a wash in the 2nd and 3rd acts of the series plot arc.

Denpa Onna is an interesting watch. It starts off as an intriguing sci-fi about a mysterious self-proclaimed alien girl, and then switches gear to a slice-of-life harem surrounding other "denpa" girls.

The first arc of Denpa is great and you should watch it given the chance. The combination of Erio/futon cuteness and denpa-speak creates for some really interesting character development and palatable comedy. The rest of it was average for me, read on to hear why.

Animation:
Denpa has absolutely stunning animation. The series has a lot of very serene, detailed backgrounds and scenery and some pretty cool effects. There's mysterious shiny particles that occasionally come out of ... girls' hairs (alien? dandruff isn't shiny...). Character designs are mixed as Erio and her aunt look great but the other characters are average. The only minor complaint I have is that the backgrounds lose a great deal of detail in some of the action sequences.

Sound:
Denpa's OP is a perfect choice for the series. Not only do you have a "signal"-like instrument, but the melody and tone perfectly fit the series' slightly out-of-the ordinary nature. The ED is also very interesting though it may induce drowsiness at late hours of the night. The BGM is a good mix of instruments and electronica, with some very distinctive pieces, enough so to acquire the OST.

The stand out VA goes to Ai Nonaka for giving aunt Touwa an unbelievable amount of energy and moe.

Story:
Our protagonist Niwa-kun is moving to live with his aunt, and suddenly (upon arrival) realizes that his aunt had a child who she did not inform the rest of the family about. This isn't a sudden girlfriend appears as the child, Erio, is only interested in wrapping up in a warm futon and, in general, distancing herself from society.

The story of Denpa is about Niwa's encounters with Erio and other "denpa" girls, in a somewhat arc-based format. The story was a bit uneven for me as I was greatly intrigued by the mystery of Erio and later Hoshimiya, while the other randomly outgoing girl and the cosplayer were much less interesting. The plotline is fairly weak after the first arc as it reverts to slice-of-life mode, focusing on character interactions. The series then takes a curveball (watch the last episode to get the pun) and turns to focus on Niwa's self-discovery. The story feels like it lacks a proper conclusion but that is most likely due to the fact that the last episode hasn't yet been released due to the earthquake/tsunami. We'll have to wait till the blue ray to find out.

Character:
As I've stated above, the characters range from mystifying curious to wtf is this person thinking, though I'm certain that was intended given the series title. The character interactions are very interesting, and expect some jealousy/push-pull over Niwa-kun by the girls late in the series.

I liked how the story kept an air of mystery around certain characters, which is partly what kept me watching. There aren't too many characters in this so you can be sure that anyone who gets airtime is decently important (contrasting with Hoshizora).

Value:
Denpa is a fairly mixed watch. I absolutely loved certain arcs yet found others boring or confusing. There are definitely some wtf moments, and equally many realistic interaction moments. I just wish they would have focused more on Erio's development.

Story 5/10
Denpa opened up with this boy moving into his Aunts house only to find a girl mysteriously lying there on the floor being ignored by her mother. the story continues to explain that the girl has suffered through an accident in which she attempts to fly off a cliff believing she is an alien and that she could fly. After a few episodes the boy very early on convinces the girl she is not an alien, and the most interesting issue this anime had to offer was resolved 4-5 episodes in. Now, i rated this part a 5, but if i were to rate ... the first 4 episodes, i would give it an 8...because the last 7-8 episodes are nothing special, just your average high school boy trying to score adolescent points (explained in the anime) by doing various things any normal high school boy would do...which is the problem. The one thing that this anime had above others that made it stand out from being just like everything else in the genre, is the alien theme...it is continued throughout the anime with a self proclaimed "esper" who wears a spacesuit, but the anime ends with the boy finally realizing his "esper" powers himself....which i thought was stupid because these so called esper powers were little more than what people would call common sense....he is told he can use his esper powers by suddenly cheering on Ryuuko, giving her the power to make her free throw shots, i mean, normally theres no problem with something like this but this is about it when it comes to the anime, it doesn't try to go above and beyond but sticks to cliches and regularities present in a thousand other animes
Art 7/10
Nothing special about it, i only didnt like the facial expressions and how they were drawn, just not exactly something i enjoyed seeing almost every other scene
Sound 8/10
I quite enjoyed the sound track the opening wasn't too bad but the music during the anime was great
Characters 6/10
I can't really explain it much further than this....there wasn't much at all to the characters, about the only character development in the whole anime was Erio going from this self proclaimed alien to showing her normal human side and interests thanks to Makoto.
Enjoyment 6/10
i was highly looking forward to the episodes through the first 5 eps, afterwards watching 1 episode became painfully boring
Overall 6/10
Honestly i wanted to give it a 7/10 but i took a look at others that i gave a 7/10 and this one is not even close to being as good as they were, i normally dont rate animes below a 7 unless it really just did nothing for me, which this one did and didn't....maybe i missed something, but after Erio snapped out of the alien mindset, this anime lost its luster to me

Alright, so I originally saw the artwork, and thought "Hey that's really nice art, what's this series?"

So on I went onto an anime adventure. And let me tell you, I enjoyed the heck out of myself!

Art:
Like I said, it's gorgeous. I am a sucker for large, emotional eyes. And have a huge soft spot for long long hair on anime girls. This whole series is just one huge ball of eye candy for me. I can't get enough of the artwork.

Plot:
I won't go into detail, but I originally thought it was purely going to be lighthearted and fun. While it was very comedic, it made ... me think too. It also had it's emotional points. Sad/touching sort of stuff.

Dialogue:
I always make it a point to review the dialogue on anime that I watch and review. I am always looking for something with clever and well written lines. And I'd say Denpa Onna gets a good rating from me. I found it enjoyable, and the voice cast is rather amazing to boot.

Overall, I suggest this series to every one of my friends. I thoroughly enjoyed watching it and I will re-watch it whenever I get the chance. I also plan on checking out the dub since it got licensed. I will be buying the DVD as well.

Funny, cute, easygoing are all words that can describe this anime. The story is simple yet still interesting to watch. A girl with amnesia seeks refuge from the world by hiding inside her futon mattress. Boy wants girl to return to the real world and experience life again. A slice of life story with quirky characters and an underlining UFO theme.

I found each of the characters to be unique and very watchable. While they didn't delve deep into their backgrounds or family situations, I really didn't expect that from an anime like this one which is more of a comedy ... than drama. Basically they made me laugh and I liked them.

The art was very well done and the music though a bit strange seemed to fit with the theme of the show.

I'm glad I watched this series. It was entertaining and just plain sweet. I look forward to another season if they produce one. So if you want to see a nice funny anime with good characters and a good story give this one a try. I think you'll enjoy as I did.

You know, every once in a while, people get bored with what they normally watch. It doesn't matter what kind of fan you are in terms of anime, you probably WILL get bored of the genre after a while. When you come out of the realm of what you are used to, you can either enter the world of a different genre, or watch an anime oddity. Yes, this review is about Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko, or Denpa for short, an anime that to me, screams oddity. Let's begin.

Story (7/10): The story of Denpa is about a boy named Makoto ... Niwa, a boy who transfers into a city that has a history of strange otherworldly occurrences. From him moving into the house of his aunt, he finds a strange girl who is wrapped in a futon that turns out to be his first cousin Erio. From there, the story unfolds as he tries to figure out this strange cousin of his, as well as the city's residents. From this story, it's easy to see how strange of an anime this can be as the premise itself probably can't be found anywhere else. While the anime is focused on Makoto's point of view for the most part, the anime switches its perspective on which character its focusing in a sort of style that is similar to how Clannad is formatted.

Characters (8/10): As I have said before, Denpa is a very strange anime. Therefore, there are very strange characters. First we have Makoto. Makoto is a general high school boy who focuses a lot of his time throughout the series on puberty points. In normal human terms, it's basically how his social life is going. (They even go on a whole scene explaining it.) As possibly the only real normal one of the whole main cast in the series, Makoto acts as an outsider looking in, eventually delving himself into the world that is this strange city. Next, we have Erio Touwa. As the main female of the series, Erio is well, to put it short, an alien. (self proclaimed.) On account of an accident that happened a few months prior to the anime's beginning, Erio has no memory of who she really is, and thinks herself as an alien, basically wandering about at night with a futon wrapped around her. For me, I consider these 2 as the only real main characters as the majority of the supporting cast gets almost no screen time compared to them. But I will say that each supporting member does have an odd quirk or 2 that adds more to the show as a whole.

Art and sound (8/10 and 7/10): For art, the majority of the anime is standard fair as the characters themselves don't look as spectacular as some other works out there. Most of the female cast has a sort of moe feel to it that I felt I needed to mention. However, it does have a higher score due to the design of Erio. They always put some sort of mystical feel or aura around her that makes her more unique then any other character out there. Seriously, just look at her eyes. For the sound however, I'm a bit sketchy about. The voices themselves fit the roles well and I'm happy about that. The ending itself is a little song that could probably bring a smile to anyone's face as how bouncy and fun it sounds. It's just the opening that throws me completely off. Upon hearing it for the first time, all I could hear was this out of tune screechy little girl voice that made me avoid it like the plague. It's just really unbearable to hear in my opinion.

Personal enjoyment (7/10): Denpa is one of those animes that you can't find anywhere else. It's not a typical slice of life or any of the typical tags that are put onto this show. For me, this was a true oddity and a gem in the realm of anime. Because this anime was just so out of the ordinary due to its characters and premise, I couldn't stop watching. This anime is so strange, that it's good. However, there were times where the anime just dragged on and on, and it really hurt itself because of that. The implementation of random characters didn't help either, and frankly, the opening was just bad. But, this show is good in its own little special way as the show's title can tell you. So, if you want to watch something that is out of your comfort zone, I would go for this as the majority of this anime isn't about school, it has pretty much zero fanservice, and it has quite an original plot in terms of what is coming out these days.

Denpa Onna to Seishun, or as I like to call it 'Denpa' for short, is one of those animes that you would watch just because you're bored or you have free time. It's not an anime where you'd want to watch the next episode right away because it's so interesting. It's really not that interesting, but it has it's moments. The moments in the Denpa that make this show bearable to watch are the hilarious parts of this anime. The comedy isn't great, but it'll make you chuckle every now and then. Lastly, the music that was chosen for this anime is decent. Not the ... best soundtrack I've heard but it's pretty good, especially the op (pretty catchy).

If you want an answer to whether you should watch this or not, then I'd have to advise you to try it only if you're not looking for a serious anime with an ingenious plot.

The artwork is absolutely fantastic and the girls are drawn very nicely. Many of the shiny fairy-dust-effecty close ups are breathtakingly beautiful. Aesthetically, it is very pleasing and enjoyable.

The beginning intrigued me with the strangeness and the eccentricity of the characters. The first few episodes seemed quite promising as the development between cousins was furthered. However, the story seemed to get bored of that about halfway through and character development slowed down to a meager crawl, opting instead to go into more eye-candy and humor. The ending felt rushed in trying to achieve some form of closure by further developing the main character into what ... felt like a half-hearted way.

If you're expecting some sort of masterpiece, Denpa Onna is going to dissapoint. But, if you just want to enjoy the cuteness of the girls and the aesthetic qualities, Denpa Onna shines almost as much as the shiny lights radiating from the girls in every closeup.

Cutesy slice-of-life anime about kicking your inner demons (or "aliens") in the bollocks and finally hitting the broadside of a barn, when no one any longer expects you to even take the shot.

Beautiful animation and endless attention to detail turned up to 11 with various CGI. Juicier colours than ever seen before, anywhere. Just stunning.

Very cute, really original characters & character designs. Futon girl Erio is both the most original character design in years and the cutest most kawaii thing ever shown on television.

The series has its very own, quite different artstyle. One season on, people are already starting to copy it.

Unfortunately, it cuts off ... completely in midsentence, and even with the promised purchase-only EP13, has zero chances of concluding without far more than the second season that it isn't all too likely to get. Meanwhile, the only subplots anywhere near conclusion are Erio taking her first steps into the world, Grandma's depression, and Aunt getting over her midlife crisis (or has she??)... No romances build up past crush stage, despite hints of seven or so pairings. Future Erio friendships are hinted at, but the buildup was just starting. Some characters' relationships aren't even fleshed out and decided (hell, seems like we're not even sure *whose* grandma Grandma is... the Aunt's? Elliot's? nobody in particular's neighbourhood grannie?). And even dedicated fan servant Hot Mom Auntie hasn't been squeezed for anywhere near her fan service potential.

THIS is the anime that should've been titled "We Still Don't Know... That Day", not Ano Hana. Seems suspiciously all-too-likely that we never will find out what happened to Erio, what will happen to Erio, what Niwa's future treasured teenage memories will be, etc. etc.

Pity. Hence, "9".

At first, I didn't think I'd like it because of the odd plot about aliens.

Story: 7
Denpa Onna To Seishun Otoko doesn't really stick to it's plot much. They only mention aliens once in a while. it's more of a lighthearted anime. There's nothing big, it's not to be someone's absolute favourite. But, i think it was very cute. It's not deep and something that leaves you with your mouth wide open saying "oh my god." As I watched it, I felt happy, and fluttery throughout the whole series. It didn't have a good vs. evil, or anykind of conflict, it focused more on Niwa Makoto's ... daily life after he moved in with his aunt, Meme. So, to sum it up, Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko does not have a complex storyline, it's more fit for people who want something to enjoy out of free time.


Characters: 7
I absolutely loved Erio Touwa. In my opinion, she's the best character in the anime. The only character I didn't enjoy was Ryuuko Mifune. She was the MOE-st annoying character there. I highly disliked the way she looked down on Erio simply because the rest of society does. Also, I hated the fact that Niwa wouldn't even defend her. but I have to admit, Ryuuko was pretty. I loved Maekawa. She was the cosplay girl of the group. I liked how she was straightforward, not beating around the bush. Niwa was a pretty average guy, there's nothing special about him. He doesn't influence or anything. Touwa Meme, supposedly 40, does not act or look her age. Although, i loved Meme. And as for Yashiro, she was just as great as Erio.


Art: 10
The art in this anime looked amazing! I wouldn't watch an anime simply because it looked old. The quality and effects gave this anime a pleasant fuzzy feeling to it.


Sountrack: 9
I didn't really care for the opening that much, because it doesn't match the anime at all. The background music sure was fitting, and set the mood. I loved the ending, it was cute and fuzzy, just like the anime.


Overall: 9
I enjoyed it. People looking for something complex, probably wouldn't. But it's great for someone who wants to smile when there's nothing to do. :)

I'd been vaguely interested in this one for a while, but decided to buy it when I found out that it was based on LNs by the author of Adachi & Shimamura (probably my favourite anime of last year). Unfortunately, they couldn't be more different.

A&S is a low-key yuri romance, with its greatest strength being its well-rounded, convincing, and sympathetic main characters. Ground Control is a screwball harem comedy featuring a bunch of over-the-top weirdos, who are rarely more than the sum of their quirks, and who are all unconvincingly in love with a typical male protagonist cardboard cutout. Worse is the ... amount of redundancy between characters, with two or three having the same overlapping quirks, making them so similar that even characters in the story sometimes mistake them for each other. It doesn't help that some of these endlessly repeated quirks are tedious (the "my name's not X, it's Y" one gets used half a dozen times per episode).

The first few episodes make a strong impression and are funny, and the last few start to get back in the groove. The show was a preliminary 8/10 based on the first three episodes. In the middle though, it turns into a repetitive haze that I can barely remember. Shows that lack in drive or structure are often excused as being slice-of-life, and there are plenty of those that I enjoy, but this feels more like slice-of-nothing in places. Sometimes the dialogue turned into such hollow white noise that I kept zoning out and had to replay entire scenes to check if I missed anything significant.

It's possible that I just wasn't in the right mood for a series like this, so I'm planning to watch it again at some point, but for now it gets 6/10.

The anime is pretty interesting to be honest.
I guess mainly it comes to the MC, Niwa Makoto where his characteristic is very straight forward and able to make an action where it needed. I'm tired and sick of the generic beta Japanese main character that is so holding back and unable to do any shit by themselves. Of course Niwa Makoto himself have problem and doubts too but he solve it somehow within his reach and reflect it towards his actions. So you keep seeing the flow of the anime is created and pulled by the MC so its very easy to enjoy the anime. ... The heroines too are very cute and the aunt... I just want to ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) her so much.

The song, opening and ending is great too.
The opening is very catchy and reflecting to the characters in the anime so it's very relatable when watching/hearing it.
The ending is very great and and makes you feel the anime ended quite nicely.

The youth point at the end is great too, it lets you understand the MC feels on the events that is happening during the episodes. You can see it either he see it as positively or negatively.

PROPER MINDSET
It appears that SHAFT liked a lot what came out of Arakawa Under the Bridge (a show made by them just a year prior to this) and decided to make something similar. So once again we have a girl who claims to be an alien living under the same roof with a hapless idiot.
- Unfortunately, the setting is hardly as interesting as it was in Arakawa and its band of numerous weirdoes living under a bridge.
- Plus the lead male is not voiced by the one who did Sayonara Zetsubo’s teacher.
- Plus there is no contrast between rich and poor people to offer some ... sort of social commentary.
- Plus the whole alien thing is dropped almost immediately and then it just becomes a weird slice of life comedy.

PRODUCTION VALUES
I consider Arakawa to be quite tame for a SHAFT comedy but Denpa Onna went to further lower depths with even lowered production values. Although SHAFT is always full of scrolling panels, it still had some sort of sporadic quality in its animation and here it is absent in anything other than moe girl motions. Meaning, it tried way too much to beautify the girls and neglected pretty much everything else. So yeah, the female characters are all the epitome of moe (crooked bare legs, baby face, dumb looks, retarded tone of voice, blockheads) and everything else is left as an almost average comedy. It is still rather artistic of course, with its trademark fast panel switches, weird use of colours and shapes, but the CGI looks so damn dated for the year the anime was made. There is no abundance in weird special effects (aside from that weird glow thing coming out of their hair) and it is simply less thrilling than the earlier SHAFT comedies.

Something similar can be said about the music. The music score is unimpressive and the dialogues are to the most part not as complicating or smart. From a point on they even feel tedious and tiresome. They have enough text to laugh or get to know the characters but still of NOT of great heights. Other than that, the girls sound super moe and that is probably the only thing most viewers will care about.

SCRIPT
The story starts in an interesting way but soon heads nowhere. It is about people believing too much to all the modern conspiracy theories regarding aliens and some other new age nonsense. But don’t put too much thought into it; just like most ecchi/moe shows it starts with a bang and then just rehashes the same thing again and again, with far less context and spicy humour before ending in the middle of nowhere. As usual, the author refuses to stick to the initial girl’s development (or just end the series right there when it’s still nice) and simply keeps introducing more and more girls with similar coocoo problems in order to flavour the loli moe harem. Thus in overall no characters are really fleshed out much and are eventually thrown to the side for another ephemeral issue another moe loli has during its introduction. In all, there isn’t much of a plot and the bits it has are rehashed continually to the point of being bored of them. It would be far better if they were just making a movie out of the first arc with Erio.

CAST
The characters are the usual “unusual” bunch of misfits SHAFT is so famous of making all the time. Most of the humour is based on their total lack of common sense that helps the jokes to work better and the characters to be memorable. As usual, their appeal is mostly based on quirks and bizarre personality and not character development. Also, besides Erio the main moe loli, and her aunt (a middle aged woman who also looks and acts like a moe loli) nobody else is weird enough to be memorable. Yes, the protagonist is also unnoticed as usual. But that is what happens in all harems; you get a bland male lead and a bunch of cute girls who all need his help and are after his d**k.

Since the type of humour it implements starts to wear off rather fast and the succession of gags slows down more and more, I can’t say it is a successful comedy show. I also don’t give it much value (historical or rewatchability) because it lacks an overall tight and meaningful plot that heads somewhere. Bakemonogatari is a far better coocoo harem, and even Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai is far more serious about its theme of delutional girls. You see, after the main series there is also an OVA sequel that for no reason makes it seem like the delusions were real and there are aliens after all. They did the same in Arakawa and in both cases they were nothing but fillers to waste airtime. The problem is that this way not only they trash the sourse material but also ruin the overall purpose of the show. Arakawa and Denpa Onna were always about a man trying to help delusional girls, help them face reality, and then SCREW THEM! By throwing in aliens the whole progress he achieves is rendered pointless since he now seems like an asshole who tricked the girls to believe a lie instead of helping them face the truth.

LEGACY
Now, many of you are going to say that I am being too harsh on what is just a silly moe comedy. So what if there is no plot; the girls are cute and it is funny. Well I am sorry but I like my comedies following a theme and doing something with it. This comedy did very little and then ruined even that with alien fillers. If all you want is stupid moe lolis, SHAFT visuals, and just excuses for escapism, then you will like this show a lot more than I did. The same mangaka also did Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai desu, so in case you want even more comedy about lolis and a premise that seems interesting at first but heads nowhere after a few episodes, go check that one too. For all I care there is no depth in them. Other SHAFT comedies as well as Chuunibyou by KyoAni, are way better than this one.

And now for some excused scorings.
ART SECTION: 6/10
General Artwork 1/2 (typical setting)
Character Figures 2/2 (moemoe flood)
Backgrounds 1/2 (typical looking schools, apartments, with bad CGI)
Animation 1/2 (good only in the moemoe)
Visual Effects 1/2 (poor for a SHAFT comedy; only the sparking hair effect stands out)

SOUND SECTION: 6/10
Voice Acting 3/3 (great moemoe voices and weird dialogues)
Music Themes 1/4 (completely uninspiring and forgettable but not horrible)
Sound Effects 2/3 (ok I guess)

STORY SECTION: 4/10
Premise 1/2 (seems good at first but it is just a generic excuse for the lead to meet more lolis)
Pacing 1/2 (simple and rather slow)
Complexity 1/2 (no overall plot but individual focus on certain characters for a while)
Plausibility 1/2 (all the weird stuff are simply the result of the characters being mentally challenged)
Conclusion 0/2 (doesn’t exist; the OVA has some but it is a troll for all I care)

CHARACTER SECTION: 7/10
Presence 2/2 (moe and sexy girls)
Personality 2/2 (coocoos)
Backdrop 1/2 (generic and simplistic but it’s there)
Development 1/2 (they do get colorization in the arc they appear in and then stay as such as they enter the main lead’s harem)
Catharsis 1/2 (generic and simplistic but it’s there)

VALUE SECTION: 1/10
Historical Value 0/3 (none)
Rewatchability 0/3 (no reason to rewatch)
Memorability 1/4 (a watered down variation of older SHAFT comedies)

ENJOYMENT SECTION: 1/10
Art 0/1 (looks almost typical)
Sound 0/2 (sounds meh)
Story 0/3 (what story?)
Characters 1/4 (the girls are moe and that is all)

VERDICT: 4/10

Denpa nooooo. I'm a fan of Shaft productions but I was not fond of this ending. (episode 1- 12, I heard episode 13 is coming on DVD maybe it will be the festival that we won't see for months D: )

This anime with potential didn't get the ending it deserves. It ended up like a sports anime. Which there's nothing wrong with but it was an "out there" anime (one of the many reason why I love Shaft productions), A girl wrapped in a futon? That's very normal.

This anime would of ended up better as an OVA for three episodes/It would of ... ended better if the original anime ended at episode three. I watched the anime because of the production, the characters, that oddly catchy opening and ending song, the art, almost everything. The whole thing (or what I thought) was to focus on the character development of Erio (our cute blue haired main character!) but no .. what happened to getting Erio in society? That idea died out quickly. There are little hints here and there that she is doing better but after that it just goes off. I was disappointed at the story but the art (9), sounds (9), characters (9) gives Denpa an overall score of "7". I enjoyed this anime and I had laugh out loud moments but that story is still leaving me a bit "blah"~

The only thing I can't get out of my head is "Meme is a forty year old woman" xD

I typically find my animes by finding cute characters online and searching vigurously where they're from. This anime caught my eye immediately. I continued to see the main character, Erio Touwa, on the web and googled intensively to see which anime she was in. After I finally found her I was so excited and started the anime up as soon as I could. The first few episodes were soo amazing and I couldn't stop myself from watching them one right after another. But, something happened. The episodes continued to get away from the plot and seemed to turn into fillers. I continued to watch regardless, ... hoping it would shake off and get back to this amazing plot. Nope.. Not until the very last episode it actually related back to the main story, and at that, left you confused and questioning "what?..."

Story: When the show stays on topic to the plot, it is great!

Art/Sound: Art is absolutely stunning. I adore all the glimmer and sparkles. Sound is average to good as well.

Character: Touwa is still one of my favorite characters regardless if the anime wasn't all that great. I enjoyed her weird habit of stuffing herself into her futon, and I especially loved her glimmering and sparkly self. Absolutely Beautiful.

Overall: 6/10

Story: So the story pretty much starts out with Niwa who ends up moving in with Meme and his cousin he didn't know about Erio who basically believes in aliens apparently (sorry for a spoiler here my bad) she i guess lost her memory because she rode a bike and it went right into the river she i guess got amnesia form it and doesn't remember most of 6 or a year go she also thinks that aliens took her memory away from her because of it so Niwa tries to get her out more and also out of the alien faze as well.

Art: art ... is really good like really good for sure nothing wrong about it at all

Sound: the OP is decent at best but not the greatest while the ED i didn't think was good at first got onto me and i like it now otherwise all the characters sound really good as well.

Character: Makoto is basically the male lead of the anime and he is pretty up and go happy he also doesn't really believe in the whole alien thing as well but a good male lead. Erio is a weird and strange girls thinking that aliens are real and stuff like that she is though really sweet and a kind person as well. Ryuuko is another female lead she is has a pretty hyper personality she really the first person to hit it off with Makoto or basically be friends with him otherwise she is a nice and sweat person. Maekawa is the last main of the anime she is basically sweat and what not as well but she also doesn't really like being tall and she does also have cosplay stuff that she likes to do.

Enjoyment: the comedy in this is honestly really good not the greatest but it does its job otherwise i could see this being a romance anime but the thing is its more flirting than real romance though and also a harem as well i could see as well sense like 3 or more girls in a sense like that main guy.

Overall: Overall it gets a 7 out of me the comedy wasn't the greatest but easily did the job for me and is easily worth the watch for sure you will get some good laughs out of this anime

Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko is primarily a slice of life show, and like all good slice of life shows, it is more about the journey than about actually getting anywhere. Its languid, everyday-life pacing makes it feel like you're reading the boring everyday diary of a young man surrounded by crazy people. You can't expect any space battles or alien invasions, even though it does have something to do with aliens.

The music is enjoyable and appropriately strange. This show is also satisfyingly free from the melodrama that makes a number of similar shows unwatchable. I wouldn't mind watching it ... again some time.

This show is memorable mostly for its quirks and the cute girl in the futon.

I found myself simultaneously captivated by this story and its beautiful artwork as well as confused by what the story was exactly about.

In a sense, I felt a number of good points about this story were buried in deep philosophical riddles.
For instance, this show greatly points out that people with many quirks or one massive quirk, also known collectively as the "weirdos", may often be considered aliens or rather otherworldly. In other words, they don't fit in with society so people assume they are not of our world.

I, as a misfit ... who also believes I don't really belong in the world, connected with this portrayal on a personal level.
And I believe that a large portion of the online community (I'm talking to you, otakus) can at least somewhat relate to this to a certain extent.

But despite this beautiful shoutout to all misfits of the world, the plot of the story remained unclear to me.
In the end, I concluded it was just about how weirdos and aliens fit into society. As well as questioning the existence of actual otherwordly beings, a question that many scientists ask.

If that truly was the pure purpose of the anime, then I would say it did a pretty good job.

Even though I was bamboozled by some of the episodes, I still enjoyed this anime.
The characters were well-developed and the alien had just the mysterious vibe you would expect from an otherworldly being.
Overall, a fairly decent anime.

Well, here I go. Wrapped in a blanket. The summary of this Anime is so lacking in credit. The characters are hardly developed until the futon exposed a glimmer of that within. That is the way this sweet and intelligent series shows ground previously unexplored by the usual means. As in not the typical brainless high school drama. Just getting started. The asides of dialogue are nothing short of hilarious, and all characters play a role in the expanding critique of relationships. More to come.