Both are historical comedy dramas that deal with struggling artists and their children! Ecchan aka Etchan takes place in 1935 whose father is a struggling song writer who had one hit years ago! whereas in always in 1958, the father is a struggling novelist who almost won a literary award as a teen. The only difference is Ecchan is also a musical tv show and Always has the very first CGI Godzilla destroying their neighborhood and the newly built Tokyo tower in the beginning of the.film which was just awesome!
