

_Waiting in the Summer_ and _Onegai Sensei_ have TONS of things in common:

  * Luscious Redhead Alien Main Romantic Interest? **Check**.
  * Is she a [Meganekko (warning: TV Tropes)](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Meganekko) even though her advanced alien civilization surely can fix the need for glasses? **Check**.
  * Mature demeanor indicating a slightly older woman? **Check**.
  * Works as a neutral observer on Earth? **Check**.
  * Cannot get into a relationship with natives due to alien regulations and job specifications? **Check**.

[![Ano Natsu de Matteru Vol 1
cover](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cPRi3.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cPRi3.jpg)
[![Onegai Sensei Vol 1
cover](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TlaLf.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TlaLf.jpg)

  * Likes to look candidly over the shoulder while holding arms stiff against the back so to enhance the "natural attributes" during the show OP? **CHECK!**

[![Women looking over their
shoulders](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ZRYi.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ZRYi.jpg)

  * Almost kills the MC during the first episode due to crappy piloting re-entry skills? **Check**.

  * Saves the life of MC after the crash? **Check**.

[![Space vehicle
crashing](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xad73.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Xad73.jpg)

  * Strange critter that doubles as the spaceship control interface? **Check**.

  * Critter has the ability to teleport said alien redhead on demand? **Check**.

[![Ano Natsu de Matteru critter
\(Rinon\)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HJE33s.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HJE33s.jpg)
[![Onegai Sensei
critter](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vf0Nas.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vf0Nas.jpg)

  * Lolita manipulator that seems to know everything behind the scenes? **Check**.

  * Secondary "death flagged" romantic interest that never stands a chance against the aforementioned hot redhead alien? **Check**.
  * Redhead is forcefully removed from Earth for breaking alien law? **Check**.
  * Japanese countryside (almost rural) setting? **Check**.
  * Character design by [Taraku Uon](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1630802/)? **Check**.
  * Manga serialized by Media Works? **Check**.

I really felt deja vu all the time.

Is it common to repack almost the same story, setting and characters into
another series?

* * *

I already told how the series are almost a copy of one another, I want to know
how common is it to repack the same basic storyline and sell it again.

If the two series are in the same world is stuff for another question: [What
proof do we have that Waiting in the Summer and Onegai Sensei (and Twins by
proxy) are set in the same
Earth?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/26236)


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Waiting in the Summer and Onegai Sensei seem to plagiarise each other. Is this normal in anime/manga?


These two anime are made by the same people. Yousuke Kuroda, story writer of
_Onegai Sensee_ , collaborated with the character creator of the Onegai
franchise, Taraku Uon, to bring us _Ano Natsu de Matteru_
[[1]](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-28/onegai-franchise-
creator-designer-make-ano-natsu-de-matteiru-
anime)[[2]](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-04/crunchyroll-to-
stream-ano-natsu-de-matteru-anime).

I would say that what you're experiencing is the many
[tropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Anime/WaitingInTheSummer?from=Anime.AnoNatsuDeMatteru)caution!
that are in common between these anime. Since these anime share a creator this
is significantly magnified. There are many common tropes and themes that are
shared between stories as they are the building blocks of making an
interesting plot and storyline.

When watching anime I often can pick up when a show is going to be similar to
another show, even early on. That is because another way to think of these
tropes is as a sort of template that the creator can use to layout basic plot
elements and then fill in the rest of the storyline with their original ideas.
Depending on how well they are able to add their own twist to this template
determines how much of a copy it will feel like. Your question asks if this is
common in anime or manga, but this isn't just restricted to anime. These ideas
apply to broadcasting and entertainment in general, look at all those generic
reality TV shows that are popular among baby boomers. If something is popular,
they reuse it. Then, when someone innovates and creates something people truly
love, it too will be copied.

While it may seem like déjà vu in such a closely related example like _Ano
Natsu de Matteru_ and _Onegai Sensee_ , in my experience shows this similar
are very rare. Perhaps, these two shows are the best possible paradigm for
your question.


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