with his aunt to a new home and a new school. There he meets his
cousin Erio, who to his astonishment lives her life with her upper
body wrapped tight into a futon mattress. From his aunt and his new
friends at school he finds out Erio has been missing for half a year
and has no memories of what happened during that time. After that
incident she started behaving weirdly and now believes herself to be
an alien visitor. Makoto takes it upon himself to help her regain her
senses and ensure her way back into society.
The Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko anime is based on a light novel series. To me it seems this anime’s main appealcomes from Erio’s cute helplessness and moe behaviour. Yet I find it hard to categorize it: On the one hand Makoto’s quest to reveal Erio’s past and help her out of her misery introduces serious and dramatic elements to the show; on the other hand his interaction with the numerous female characters is quite similar to usual lighthearted harem/comedy shows. But as all characters are amazingly appealing andthe animation quality is above average and very detailed, I can tell this anime will be very successful within the community (and it deserves to be).
Rating:9/10
Information
Type:TV
Episodes:12
Status:Finished Airing
Aired:Apr 15, 2011 to Jul 1, 2011
Producers: Shaft, Starchild Records, NIS America, Inc.L
Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life, Seinen
Duration:24 min. per episode
Rating:PG-13 - Teens 13 or older