It tries to link things into the supernatural even though there is nothing supernatural shown in the whole anime really. 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. More SOL, series of events going nowhere. 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. Maybe that's why people don't take anime seriously, too many series that weren't saw through. It's not a 10 because despite it being amazing it never gave us answers to the many questions it gave. Sparkling hair, convenience stores in the bump of the night, school chairs thrown together and more in this classic SHAFT adaptation.ĭenpa is a show I hold in high regards for everything it represented at the time and what it represents now. And then what? It just ends! No sequel! The novels didn't get very far either so this is just a sad waste of potential in an otherwise amazing show. After the final episode, we get an extra OVA and it's so honestly mindfucking that it will change your entire perspective of the series. What's the main issue of the story, though? The ending. This is a series that starts okay and ends high, people. (yes, that was on purpose) a girl who believes she's an alien. Makoto Niwa's your average country schmuck that gets relocated to the big city to live with his Aunt after his parents decided to move away or something, doesn't matter, the author just needed an excuse for this setup and this is it. If I am not mistaken this is also pre-Madoka. It's SHAFT at the height of their powers, fresh off surrealist masterpieces like the entire SZS trilogy/OVAs and Bakemonogatari. how could be that such a breath-taking show is currently at 7.13 on MAL? It seems like it just gets better with age! However, he might be surprised by how thrilling an abnormal youth can be.ĭenpa Onna. She even claims to be an alien, and with a speech pattern and personality to back it up, any chance of Makoto's dreamt-of normal life is instantly tossed out the window.Īs he meets a string of other eccentric girls in town, Makoto must face the possibility of seeing his youth points in the red. Despite being Makoto's age, she couldn't be more different: Erio chooses to wrap herself in a futon all day rather than to go to school. Upon moving into his aunt's house, he discovers the cousin he never knew about: Erio Touwa. However, as ordinary as he had imagined his adolescence to be, he could never have taken the existence of an enigmatic long-lost cousin into account. When his parents go overseas, he moves to a new town to live with his aunt, welcoming the change and ready for a fresh start. Makoto Niwa meticulously tallies the amount of positive and negative youthful experiences he engages in as if to grade his own life.
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