History Literature / GroundControlToPsychoelectricGirl

* CatSmile: Ryuuko displays one from time to time.

''Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl'' (''Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko''; lit. Electrical Wave Girl and Youthful Man) is a series of light novels written by Hitoma Imura and illustrated by Creator/{{Buriki}}, which were published by Creator/DengekiBunko from 2009 to 2011 with a total of eight volumes. The story follows Makoto as he finds out more about his confused cousin and her strange beliefs about how their entire lives are nothing but a huge alien experiment.

''Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl'' (''Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko''; lit. Electrical Wave Girl and Youthful Man) is a series of light novels written by Hitoma Imura and illustrated by Creator/{{Buriki}}, which were published from 2009 to 2011 with a total of eight volumes. The story follows Makoto as he finds out more about his confused cousin and her strange beliefs about how their entire lives are nothing but a huge alien experiment.

* BlandNameProduct: Amongst other examples, Episode 11 features a "[[UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom Kingindo Superior Computer]]" with games such as "[[Videogame/EarthBound1994 Father 2]]" and "[[VideoGame/SuperMarioKart Super Maruo Kart]]."

** Makoto saying he'll [[LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex destroy Erio's illusions]] before deciding he's not {{Hot Blood}}ed enough. [[spoiler:He does it anyway.]]

** "Do you think I'd let a runaway who eats off fields in here?" Guess to whom this line is addressed to. Then think of [[LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex a certain blue-haired character in a white nun's habit]] and remember how much of a glutton she is.

* ChristmasCake: Meme. She even makes a joke about it when Makoto comes home from the hospital, leaving a note that there's cake in the fridge to celebrate his discharge, and it's close to its expiration date, so he needs to eat it quick. [[RefrigeratorAmbush Guess what he sees when he opens the door]]...

* RefrigeratorAmbush: PlayedForLaughs when [[https://youtu.be/hupvskAlmEE Meme leaves a note]] that there's cake in the fridge to celebrate Makoto's discharge from the hospital, and it's close to the expiration date, so he needs to eat it quick. It's an OverlyPreparedGag -- [[ChristmasCake the cake is herself]].

* OffModel: Episode 4 is the first really bad episode. When the girls visit [[spoiler:Makoto in the hospital]], their faces rather blatantly distort. (In that scene, the same carelessness was applied to [[http://20gp.ovh.net/~example/denpa_shoes/ their feet]].)

''Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl'' (''Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko''; lit. Electrical Wave Girl and Youthful Man) is a series of light novels written by Hitoma Imura and illustrated by Buriki, which were published from 2009 to 2011 with a total of eight volumes. The story follows Makoto as he finds out more about his confused cousin and her strange beliefs about how their entire lives are nothing but a huge alien experiment.

* BlandNameProduct: Amongst other examples, Episode 11 features a "[[UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom Kingindo Superior Computer]]" with games such as "[[Videogame/EarthBound Father 2]]" and "[[VideoGame/SuperMarioKart Super Maruo Kart]]."

* ShoutOut: Meme's dialogue is full of anime memes and references to video games. For example, she [[http://earthboundcentral.com/2011/04/more-mother-references-in-anime/ quotes the intro]] to ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER|1}}'' multiple times when having dinner with Makoto. (Later, in Episode 6, it's shown that Erio has a Mr. Saturn plushie in her room, continuing the MOTHER references.)

** [[http://i.imgur.com/2597z.png This]] in episode 5: Meme gives Makoto and Erio a map of how to get to a certain hair salon to get Erio's hair cut. Apparently Meme is a bit of a fan of Franchise/StreetFighter.

** Erio's bizarre, Pokémon-like noises whilst in the futon are a shout out to ''[[Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu]]''.

** You can also see a [[{{VideoGame/Earthbound}} MOTHER 2]]- erm, sorry, "FATHER 2" cartridge.
** In episode 10, after Makoto and Yashiro jump into the pool, she says "Take this, [[Franchise/DragonBall Kamehamaha!]]"
** At the end of volume 3, Yashiro [[Videogame/{{Earthbound}} tries PK Starstorm]] on Makoto. [[spoiler:The ensuing meteorite leaves quite a mark on him.]]

* IllGirl: Parodied in Maekawa's introduction. She isn't sick, just hilariously unfit such that she gets dizzy if ''she raises her hands above her head for a few seconds''. Makoto is enthralled.
-->'''Makoto:''' "So dignified, yet so weak!"

* CuteButCacophonic: Don't let Ryuuko cheer for you unless she's standing a good 20 or so feet away. Her "cheering" of Makoto involves her screaming into his ear at the top of her lungs
* CryCute: [[spoiler:Erio near the end of episode 3, after a reality check forced her to admit that she cannot fly.]]

** [[http://i.imgur.com/2597z.png This]] in episode 5: Meme gives Makoto and Erio a map of how to get to a certain hair salon to get Erio's hair cut. Apparently Meme is a bit of a fan of StreetFighter.

* RapunzelHair: Erio, due to not having cut it in years.
** She gets it [[ImportantHaircut cut]] in episode 5. While it didn't make her hair any shorter, nevertheless she looks much neater after that.
** Also Meme.

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[[caption-width-right:300:Shown: A [[TheCutie cute]] [[TrademarkFavoriteFood pizza lover.]] Not shown: Her [[SecurityBlanket safety futon wrapper.]]]]

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have (Silvery) Blue Hair]]: Erio. Bonus points for it ''glittering.''
** Meme on the other hand just has a darker shade.
** Erio got it from her dad, sparkles included. Though Meme shows that she can sparkle too in episode 8.

* RealityEnsues: Getting a bad reputation will make it difficult to have a normal life in the future, especially in a place you're infamous in. Not only was this the reason Erio failed her first job interview, she also brings up the difficulty of returning to school, and admitting it's very unlikely she could go back even if she wanted to. It doesn't help that even if she manage to go back, she would still need to deal with the social scrutiny that comes with it, giving more reason why she'd rather take a job than return to school.