Series synopsis
NieA_7 is a Japanese animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on WOWOW Prime on April 26, 2000. It ended on July 19, 2000. It stars Ayako Kawasumi, Yuko Miyamura, Akira Okamori and Tomoko Kawakami.
Mayuko Chigasaki is an ordinary girl from the countryside, who now is attending university in big city Tokyo. She struggles each day to make ends meet while studying for her exams, barely scraping up the yen to afford bus fare to and from school. And at the end of the day, she comes home to a gluttonous, freeloading alien living in her closet!
Premise
Mayuko Chigasaki is an ordinary girl from the countryside, who now is attending university in big city Tokyo. She struggles each day to make ends meet while studying for her exams, barely scraping up the yen to afford bus fare to and from school. And at the end of the day, she comes home to a gluttonous, freeloading alien living in her closet!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ayako Kawasumi as Mayuko Chigasaki (voice)
- Yuko Miyamura as NieA (voice)
- Akira Okamori as Genzo Someya (voice)
- Tomoko Kawakami as Karna (voice)
- Takayuki Sugo as Nenji Toshioka (voice)
- Fumiko Orikasa as Chiaki Komatsu (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | April 26, 2000 | July 19, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alien & Launching UFO Bath Mayuko is living in a bath house and going to cram school until she can afford to pay her way to college. NieA is an alien living in her closet who likes to build UFO's in her room. Many years ago, an alien ship landed and it's inhabitants integrated into Japanese society. Mayuko has little money and almost no food while NieA is a freeloader. At school Mayuko meets an old classmate named Chiaki who wants to come to her house and see the UFO. Embarrassed about her bad living state and roommate, she is reluctant. Her feelings are confirmed when NieA launches her UFO right through the roof. |
April 26, 2000 |
| 2 |
Alien & Violence Cosmic Bath Needing to do something to help the bath house get back in the black, Mayuko, Nenji and NieA go to the crater in search of an oil that rumor has it exists there. Along the way, the group are attacked by giant plants and they lose their Bento lunches. When they return, they use the oil for the furnace and mix in some dead plants to cause a nice aroma. All is well until the plants start growing. |
May 10, 2000 |
| 3 |
Alien & Radio Noise Bath Mayuko is greeted by a large Indian man who seems to be a pervert. NieA recognizes him as the owner of a convenience store as an alien. He invites Mayuko there for their opening and then invites NieA to the alien meeting. NieA ends up going to the meeting with the promise of free Bento. The meeting ends up being between about five aliens with Chada being the most outspoken one of the group. Of course, this leads her and NieA to blows and the meeting comes to an end. |
May 17, 2000 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | WOWOW Prime |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 26, 2000 |
| Last aired | July 19, 2000 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |