Naota's brain is a literal construction site, and the show treats your brain the same way. Every frame is designed to hit you somewhere between your eyes and your spine, daring you to make sense of what you're seeing while the soundtrack rewires your nervous system. Six episodes that move so fast you'll rewatch them three times before understanding what actually happened, which is precisely the point.
Naota is a sixth grader in a city where nothing much ever happens. With his brother Tasuku off playing baseball in America, Naota has inherited his top bunk and his clingy ex-girlfriend, Mamimi. Then Haruko, a pink-haired girl on a Vespa who says she is an alien, runs him down with her scooter and smacks him with a bass guitar, leaving a horn growing from his head. Soon she moves into his family's home, and giant fighting robots start emerging from his skull. What unfolds is a rapid-fire blend of slapstick comedy and surreal mecha action. Naota is pulled into the hidden plans of a huge corporation and a struggle for supremacy that may reach far beyond Earth, all while coping with the awkwardness of growing up. Across six episodes, wild animation and a catchy soundtrack keep the ride anarchic, funny and strange.
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