 If you liked
Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
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 ...then you might like
Adachi to Shimamura
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Adachi to Shimamura is very much a refinement of a lot of the concepts from Denpa Onna with a better execution and a stronger focus in its subject manner. While a lot more grounded in reality (relatively at least), it manages to retain the same quirkiness for the peripheral cast while focusing its attention on the main couple.
There is a petite girl with blue/white shining hair and bright sparkling eyes in a space suit that claims to be an alien...
These two shows are based on novels writen by the same author, and leaving aside the really obvious similarities and inside references (Yashiro, love for the space aesthetic), they have actually quite a lot in common, specially in the feeling they both give off. Tezuka productions took a very similar approach to Shaft in the way they portray the sense of tone that both of these novels have. Both shows have the same introspective inkling to them, and use fairly similar approaches to convey feelings of solitude, tranquility and contemplation. They are both pretty escapist shows, mostly in that they deal with pretty dorky character,
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