Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko

Denpa is a fun anime to watch. It's not bad and not great. If I were to rewatch it, I'd probably forget some characters exist because of how bland they could be. That's not the case for the main girl Erio, her mom Meme, and Ryuuko. You can tell more care went into these characters. But anyway, this anime had really nice art and it just reads as something people enjoyed to make. It's a very calm story with some element of mystery. But like many have said, the mystery itself kinda goes nowhere. That's fine for me. I was more interested in seeing the daily lives of these characters anyway. I have mixed feelings though, some art is nice, but sometimes you get some fan service shots. Either way, I loved the outro song and the general kawaii desu from this show. 8/10 would rewatch when I'm having a bad day.

What a beautifully wholesome story this is! I was worried that they might make this far too weird with the alien thing, but it was handled so very nicely. Makoto is a wonderful MC and I absolutely loved that Ryouko was put into daily life without a forced relationship. There is jealousy with Maekwan, but it was not overbearing and she handled it rationally rather than acting on emotions like you see in so many different places. It's so hard not to like every character here. The kids were portrayed as kids their age. Makoto kept track of "adolescent points" to see how he changed or where he sat as part of an identity each day. It was able point that allowed the characters to connect to the watchers, particularly those are the same age. They were allowed to just be what they were supposed to be. There are only two really good friends to Makoto and that's it. Often shows load up on five and six and seven friends that are completely unnecessary. While the visuals weren't beautiful overall, the night sky depictions were gorgeous. I just cannot believe how wonderfully this was done. You don't see gems like this very often. Definitely take a look. This is better than what seems it could be from the outside.

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.