by Urusei Yatsura 2. Josh Zyber of Hi-Def Digest said it "was a clear influence on both Groundhog Day and Dark City". The writers Brian Camp and Davis Julie have also compared it to Groundhog Day. Steve Heisler of The A.V. Club compared it to the 2011 film Inception. Manga UK traces the roots of time loop anime and manga to Beautiful Dreamer. The time loop device has since appeared in numerous Japanese anime, manga, and light novels, such as the 1987 anime series Kimagure Orange Road in the Christmas episode ("Kyosuke Timetrips! The Third Christmas"), the "Endless Eight" arc of the Haruhi Suzumiya light novels (2004) and anime series (2009), and the light novel All You Need is Kill (2004) which was adapted into the Hollywood film Edge of Tomorrow (2014). Notes References Footnotes Sources External links 1980s fantasy comedy films 1984 anime films 1984 comedy films 1984 films Animated comedy films Anime films based on manga Central Park Media Comedy anime and manga Discotek Media Films about dreams Films based on works by Rumiko Takahashi Films directed by Mamoru Oshii Japanese animated fantasy films Japanese fantasy comedy films Japanese sequel films Time loop anime and manga Time loop films Toho animated films Urusei Yatsura