# Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl (2011)

> A high school boy's quiet life is upended when his eccentric cousin, who insists she is an alien, wanders the neighbourhood wrapped in a futon.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/57745

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, comedy, science fiction
- Network: TBS, MBS, CBC, BS-TBS
- Cast: Miyu Irino, Asuka Ohgame, Ai Nonaka, Emiri Kato, Mai Fuchigami, Yuka Iguchi
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2697872/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: deadpan, whimsical, wistful, awkward, tender

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed, with a modest rating that reflects divided views on its odd premise and romantic tone.

## Synopsis

Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl (2011) is a Japanese anime slice of life comedy series created as a SHAFT production for TBS. Niwa Makoto (voiced by Miyu Irino) is an ordinary high school boy living with his aunt's family while his parents work abroad. His life changes when his cousin Touwa Erio (voiced by Asuka Ohgame) returns after half a year missing, found floating in the sea with no memory of where she has been. Convinced she was abducted by aliens, she wanders the neighbourhood wrapped in a futon, eats mostly pizza, and treats her strangeness as perfectly normal. The engine of the show is the awkward, tender pull between Makoto and Erio as he tries to make sense of her and of his own growing feelings, while classmates and family orbit the odd household. Each twelve-episode season is built from self-contained school days and small neighbourhood mishaps rather than one long mystery. The tone moves between deadpan absurdist humour and a wistful undercurrent of adolescent melancholy and lost time. Set in a contemporary Japanese town, it sits within the tradition of quirky romantic anime. Fans of Lucky Star, Nodame Cantabile and Welcome to the NHK will find resonance in its blend of playful oddness and tender teenage longing.

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