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All that comes to a screeching halt the moment he steps into Meme's home to find a young girl -- Meme's hitherto unknown daughter and his cousin, Erio -- wrapped in a futon lying on the front step. Worse than that, she [[Techno Babble|speaks strangely]]. And thinks [[Strange Girl|she's an alien]].

 

 

An anime adaptation by [[Studio Shaft]] began airing in April 2011.

 

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* [[Baseball Episode]]: Not so much an episode, but Makoto and Erio join an amateur baseball team in later episodes.

* [[Bishie Sparkle]]: Elliot, Meme ''and'' Erio have glittering hair.

* [[Cute but Cacophonic]]: Don't let Ryuuko cheer for you unless she's standing a good 20 or so feet away.

* [[Cry Cute]]: {{spoiler|Erio near the end of episode 3, after a reality check forced her to admit that she cannot fly.}}

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Makoto

* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Elliot, Erio's father, who was apparently Scottish. Meme and him apparently have different world views, and "wouldn't do well living together."

** As of episode 4, Erio seems to have started reciprocating Makoto's interest in her, and in episode 5 she outright tells him that she ''likes'' him. Once again, it's currently ambiguous as to whether this is a romantic attraction or just a friendly one.

* [[Lies to Children]]: Makoto comes to realize that ruining Erio's dreams of aliens is not much better than ruining a child's dreams of Santa Claus. {{spoiler|He even (unintentionally) made Erio cry.}}

* [[Likes Older Women]]: [[Zig Zagged]] in several different directions with Makoto. On one hand, he seems to be attracted to both girls his own age as well as Meme, who is 23 years his senior. On the other hand, he tends to ping-pong between attraction and repulsion towards Meme.

* [[Magic Skirt]]: Considering how often the camera follows a low angle [[Male Gaze]] around her, Erio is lucky for this. There was a pretty unavoidable [[Panty Shot]] in the first episode, but it was censored with a flying saucer.

* [[Mrs. Robinson]]: '''Meme'''. It's part of her complex about getting older and acting childish; she's constantly shamelessly flirting with Makoto (and everyone else).

* [[My Name Is Not Durwood|My Name Is Not Ryuushi]]: Ryuuko, due to [[Alternate Character Reading]] she was given the name by a student in her first year {{spoiler|(read: Erio)}} that quickly spread to everyone else.

* [[New Transfer Student]]: One subverted case: Makoto ''was'' a new kid in town. The story is set in his second year there. [[Only Known by Their Nickname|Strictly]] or [[In-Series Nickname|otherwise]], everyone still refers to him as "Tenkousei", the Japanese name for this trope.

* [[The Nicknamer]]: Maekawa seems to like giving people names that she's very comfortable with. To date, Ryuuko is "Ryuushi" {{spoiler|(courtesy of Erio)}}, Makoto is "[[New Transfer Student|Tenkousei]]" and that minor baseball player character is "[[Kana Hanazawa|Hana]][[The Danza|zawa]]".

* [[Not the Fall That Kills You]]: Erio fell off a bridge when attempting to recreate the famous "ET Flying Bike" scene, breaking her leg in the process. {{spoiler|Makoto broke his arm when they did the same thing together.}}

* [[Older Than They Look]]: Meme is 39 years old. She looks -- [[Adult Child|and acts]] -- like she's in her late teens.

** She turns 40 in episode 5. That's enough to make her copy Erio.

** Even after she comes to grips with reality, she still finds being wrapped in one very calming.

** {{spoiler|Meme also uses the futon, even as she tries to come to grips with the harsh truth that she just turned forty.}}

* [[She Is Not My Girlfriend]]: Gender-flipped -- Ryuuko's teammates constantly tease her about Makoto being her boyfriend, which she vehemently denies. Interestingly, he doesn't seem to be entirely against the idea...

* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Erio comes off as one once she ditches her futon. Meme's teasing doesn't help.

* [[Social Services Does Not Exist]]: If it did here, Erio would've been taken away a long time ago and given some psychiatric examinations.

* [[Somebody Else's Problem]]: Most people's reaction to Erio, including her ''mother''. Makoto is the [[Only Sane Man|exception]].

* [[There Are No Therapists]]: Rather than get her professional help for what appears to be a dangerous delusion (she even jumped off a bridge!), Meme allows her daughter to effectively shut herself up in her room and fall further into said dementia. Tragically, this is very much [[Truth in Television]].

* [[Tiny Guy, Huge Girl]]: Makoto to Maekawa.

* [[Unmoving Pattern]]: Erio's futon. Also, Meme's pants in Episode 3.

* [[Unperson]]: Meme initially treats her daughter Erio like this, seemingly avoiding any kind of meaningful interaction, and tries to get Makoto to do the same, but thankfully this trope falls out of play as the series goes on, and they start spending some quality time together.

 

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