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“Poor student Mayuko shares home with carefree alien NieA under looming wrecked mothership in quiet town.”
NieA Under 7
ニア アンダーセブン
6.88
5,309 rank · 43,310 viewers · 219 favorites
Sci-Fi
Slice of Life
Iyashikei
Shounen
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Synopsis
Poor student Mayuko shares home with carefree alien NieA under looming wrecked mothership in quiet town.
In the 21st century, aliens have arrived on Earth and live among humans. In sleepy Enohana, the dirt-poor student Chigasaki Mayuko finds herself living together with NieA, a low-caste ("Under Seven") alien. While Mayuko struggles diligently to make ends meet, NieA seems to be totally unconcerned with the consequences of her actions. As the odd couple throws off the expected sparks, the wrecked alien mothership looms in the background... (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 23 sampled reviews
7.4
/10
What 23 viewers settled on.
94%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.61
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.61 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.1 pts
Recommenders 8.1 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.61
Running avg · Jun 2009 → Aug 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Crazy to me that this show is rated under a 7 with 6000 views. This is a simple show with simple humor, art, and characters. It's like eating tasty food with a goofy old friend from grade school....”
- 10 “10/10– ABe just doesn’t miss. Such a beautiful show. There no awe-insuring animation, complex story beats, or plot twists. What Niea Under 7 has is sincerity and freedom to interpret its themes.....”
- 9 “This felt like a very hard and deep inhale and long slow exhale. Shit just felt good. Dunno know what else to say. Its like putting your face over some rice cooker steam, or like, giving up cause...”
Verbosity
Short · 13%
Medium · 26%
Long · 61%
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- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2000 – Jul 2000 Spring 2000
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0728 catalog
Produced by
- Genco Producer
- Kadokawa Shoten Producer
- TBS Producer
- Pioneer LDC Producer
Licensed by
- Discotek Media Licensor
- Geneon Entertainment USA Licensor