Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl
2011
Original language: Japanese
- animation
- comedy
- drama
- sci-fi & fantasy
The story
The story revolves around a highschool boy named Niwa Makoto. He lives with his aunt's family since his parents are away on business. It is there where he meets his mysterious cousin of the same age Touwa Erio — who happens to tie a futon mattress around her upper body and is a self-proclaimed alien. Her staple food is pizza. Erio had been missing for half a year and was found floating in the sea. She doesn't remember anything about what happened during that period of time, but she began to think that it was the act of an alien and wanders the neighbourhood wrapped in the futon.
What it’s like
Bright, bouncy anime colour over ordinary suburban streets: sunlit school corridors, a seaside town, flat cel-shaded palettes that jolt into exaggerated faces and deadpan stillness. The score runs on chirpy comic stings that drop into quieter, wistful passages when the mood turns. The vibe is goofy and tender, a slice-of-life comedy with an undertow of disorientation, well suited to a lazy weekend afternoon, a comfort rewatch, or background while tidying up. Pacing is episodic and loose, built on running jokes and awkward pauses, with each gag landing a little pointed. The emotional arc follows a teenage boy slowly learning to take an odd, displaced girl seriously, with a quiet thread about lost time and belonging running beneath the parody. Intensity is low: comic peril, a few uneasy moments about the missing months, no graphic violence or gore, and little that frightens. Romance stays gentle and understated. It is for viewers who enjoy absurd high-school comedy that turns sincere in brief, unguarded moments, and who like their sci-fi played as a joke with a soft centre.
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