This show focuses around two intriguing characters: Juuzawa whom is a tall blond with a lone wolf type of attitude and Ochibana whom is probably suffering from fantasy prone schizophrenia by believing her and Juuzawa shared a past life, so she pleads her full loyalty into being his servant. Due to strange events connected to Juuzawa in each episode, as he tries to solve the mysteries around him he begins to have reservations towards Ochibana based on her personality, actions, and intelligence.
Before going into each episode, the animation, art, backgrounds, and music all blend quite well together. There is a noticeable amount of detail in the show while objects and people consistently move very fluid from start to finish. Music matches moments of calmness and proceeds in fluid transition where tension heats up hard and fast when need be. The Radio Wave-Like Girlfriend creates a fantastic environment and in such a short amount of time gets the viewer to be enthralled within a story of unlikely scenarios and events showcasing emotions from love lost to absolute devotion.
This is a psychological thriller in which showcases two episodes focusing on different ways to rationalizes one’s own trauma. Episode one is about a serial killer that was a rape victim in which the killer develops a passion for taking pictures of the fear on their victims face before they die. This is followed by the victim being tied up and put on display for the public to find. Episode two focuses around a game of torment dubbed “Happiness Game” where people’s goal is to steal happiness from others in order to make one feel better about their own current state of misery.
Each 40 minute episode brings about characters being crazy or downright insane. However, the underlining message of the show is, “are they actually insane” and “is it all that different as long as your actions are rationalized?” Character choices be it pro- or antagonists always act within their own defined frame of mind and logic. The sense of despair and gloom radiated brightly in a show taking place mostly during the night or a bright sunny day. Each action and picture is framed for focus so the viewer grasps a situation in full detail like a murder scene in bloody gruesome detail or slipping in decay and torment into a bright background such as busted old apartment buildings and bugs around a decayed garbage pile.
This show is an intelligent anime with superb suspense and tension building. The sheer amount of information hardly feels forced even with some questionable ending episode takes. With an atmosphere and unique storytelling, this might be Brain Base’s best work and a must watch for fans of psychological thrillers.
