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Nyaruko: Crawling With Love!

“Nyaruko, a Lovecraftian deity, protects Mahiro from aliens while obsessively pursuing him, turning his life into chaotic comedy.”

Nyaruko: Crawling With Love!

6.97
4,835 rank · 373,596 viewers · 1,354 favorites
Comedy Sci-Fi Parody
12 episodes · 24 min per ep min · Spring 2012 · Xebec · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Nyaruko, a Lovecraftian deity, protects Mahiro from aliens while obsessively pursuing him, turning his life into chaotic comedy.

Mahiro Yasaka is just an ordinary high school student, until one day he is suddenly attacked by a dangerous monster. Just when everything seems to be lost, he is saved by a silver-haired girl named Nyaruko, who claims to be the shape-shifting deity Nyarlathotep from horror author H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, sent by the Space Defense Agency to Earth. She explains to Mahiro that the creature chasing him was an alien called Nightgaunt, who had planned on abducting and selling him as a slave. After rescuing him from the alien, the Lovecraftian deity falls madly in love with Mahiro and forces herself into his household, much to his chagrin. Moreover, they are soon joined by two others from the fictional universe: Cthuko, a girl obsessed with Nyaruko, and Hasuta, a young boy easily mistaken for a beautiful female. Together, the three eccentric aliens protect Mahiro from the various extraterrestrial dangers that threaten both his and Earth's well-being, all the while making his life a living hell.

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6.6 /10

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75% recommend
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median 7 mode 8 σ 2.12
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σ 2.12 · split reception

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The polarity gap

4.9 pts

Recommenders 8.1 · others 3.2

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A Tv Production · Spring 2012

Xebec.
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TV Tokyo · Avex Entertainment

  • Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
  • Aired Apr 2012 – Jun 2012 Spring 2012
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-6603 catalog

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