電波的な彼女

Electromagnetic Girlfriend

Juuzawa Juu is a delinquent high school boy who just wants to be left alone. One day, he is approached by Ochibana Ame, who claims that she knew him in a previous life, and now wants to serve him as his "knight". At first Juu wants nothing to do with Ame, but after a classmate is murdered, he accepts her help as he looks for the killer. (Source: Anime News Network)

Names

Original	電波的な彼女 (japanese)
Romaji	Denpa Teki na Kanojo
English	Electromagnetic Girlfriend
Chinese	电波系彼女 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known as	Denpateki na Kanojo · The Radio Wave-Like Girlfriend

Facts

Format	OVA (home video) · 2 ep · 42 min · 1h total
Aired	2009-02-04 → 2009-12-04 (Winter 2009)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Brain's Base
Source	Light novel
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Horror Mystery Thriller
Themes	Denpa Chuunibyou Crime Urban Yandere Primarily Teen Cast Male Protagonist School Detective Kuudere Primarily Female Cast Disability

Reception

Community score	7.11 / 10
Bayesian score	7.15 / 10
Composite	51.6
On lists	36,930
Favourited	340 (0.9%)
Completion	91.6%
Drop rate	1.9%
In backlog	45.8%
Score spread σ	1.77

Score distribution

112621543375456451,07361,91073,53783,67392,10010804

Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Broadcast season	Winter 2009	C	17 of 55
Studio	Brain's Base	C	37 of 87
Year	2009	C	76 of 261
Genre	Horror	C	83 of 272
Genre	Thriller	D	113 of 188
Format	OVA (home video)	C	277 of 944
Era	Late 2000s	C	338 of 1,149
Genre	Mystery	D	344 of 652
Source material	Light novel	C	372 of 927
Length	OVA / Special	C	386 of 1,260
Season (all years)	Winter	C	563 of 1,557
Origin	Japan	C	2,637 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Mamoru Kanbe, Yoshiharu Kabuto
Character design	Yamato Yamamoto, Chiyuki Tanaka
Music	kaji:m, Yoshiharu Kabuto
Original creator	Kentarou Katayama, Yamato Yamamoto

AniList id 5177 · MAL id 5177 · Bangumi 3424 · record updated 2026-08-26