Chinami Ebihara has it rough for her. Whenever she loses control of her emotions, she ends up releasing a supernatural power to release electricity, affecting all electrical and electronic systems around her. As a result, her family is forced to move repeatedly to avoid more trouble.
In 2017, she is forced to move again, where she ends up meeting an eccentric high school boy named Kotaro Kannagi. This results in a Love Triangle with the boy's childhood friend, which tests their friendship.
Code-E is a multimedia series that began in 2007. Initially a manga called Code-EX, it eventually gained an anime under the given name thanks to Studio DEEN.
The anime received a sequel called Mission-E, where Chinami and her new friends end up with many other people with powers like her as well as their allies, now referred to as Type-E users. Their mission is to protect other Type-E users from being captured and subjected to experiments by The Foundation, who wish to use their powers for their own purposes.
A light novel, Code-E: Harukanaru Sasayaki additionally came out in 2008, published by Shogakukan.
Trope Examples:
- 20 Minutes into the Future: The series is set in 2017, although the only immediately recognizable difference from the actual modern-day are computerized blackboards in the classrooms and computerized billboards and ads on buses. These both exist, but aren't as widespread as in the series. There are also the big-ass 20 TB memory cards they're selling in the school mensa.
- Shock and Awe: The main power of those with the Type-E Phenomenon.
- Walking Techbane: For Chinami Ebihara, involuntarily frying electronics 20 Minutes into the Future must really suck.
- Love Triangle: What kicks the plot when Chinami arrives.
- Schmuck Bait: Kannagi tells Chinami not to look at an ad with a couple kissing. Of course, she does, and due to her feelings for him and vice versa, her emotion-controlled electro-superpower gets out of hand and causes damage to the electric system of the bus.
- Evil Counterpart: The Foundation is basically an organization that researches the Type-E like OZ. Other than kidnapping their subjects, they also care about profit while OZ wants to help people.
- Face–Heel Turn: Adol Brinberg is a member of the Foundation after what happened to his sister. He gets better.
- Nebulous Evil Organisation: The Foundation, which wishes to use Type-E User for their own purposes.
