NieA under 7
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|} NieA_7 (or NieA under 7, ニアアンダーセブン) is a 13 episode anime series about Mayuko, a poor, introverted student who lives above a Japanese bathhouse, and NieA, a freeloading alien who lives in her closet and eats her food. The series begins with a light comedic tone (most of the early episodes are about schemes to rejuvenate the bathhouse), and becomes more serious later on, exploring the relationship between Mayuko and NieA, with an overall uplifting ending. It also touches lightly on discrimination and stereotypes: NieA is a sort of second-class citizen among aliens, and accuses anyone who calls her a 'stupid no-antenna' or similar of discrimination. Another alien adopts stereotypical Indian dress and opens a convenience store.
NieA_7 is based on a doujinshi by graphic designer Yoshitoshi ABe and published by Kadokawa Shoten. NieA_7's staff was made up of many people who worked on Serial Experiments Lain (director Takuya Sato was the storyboard artist for Lain, Yoshitoshi ABe was the character designer for Lain, etc...), and it is claimed that they chose to do this light-hearted series to cool off after the dark and psychological Serial Experiments Lain. This idea is further supported by the character Chiaki, a UFO fanatic who shares a name with Chiaki J. Konaka, the script writer for Lain.
Episodes
The episodes are:- Alien & Launching UFO Bath
- Alien & Violence Cosmic Bath
- Alien & Radio Noise Bath
- Alien & Beginner Waitress Bath
- Alien & Dried Up Amusements Bath
- Alien & Rival Hot Spring Bath
- Mothership, Go-Con & Cloudy Skies Bath
- Melancholy & Cast-Off Summer Bath
- Close Encounter & After The Rain Bath
- Glow Of The Firefly & Nocturne Bath
- NieA_7 Bath (Former Part)
- NieA_7 Bath (LatterPart)
- Time Flows By In Enohana Bath
Releases
- 2001-08-14 (USA Vol. 1 Poor Girl Blues)
- 2001-09-04 (USA Vol. 2 Funky Water Blues)
- 2001-12-11 (USA Vol. 3 Sayonora Blues)
- 2002-02-12 (USA Vol. 4 Under Seven Blues)
Theme Songs
Opening Theme: "Koko Made Oide (Come On Over Here)" by SION Ending Theme: "Venus to Chiisana Kamisama (Venus and a Small God)" by Maria Yamamoto and Seikou KikuchiJapanese Voice Actors
- Ayako Kawasumi as Mayuko Chigasaki
- Yuko Miyamura as NieA
- Akira Okamori as Genzo Someya
- Allan Schintu as Chada
- Chieko Ichikawa as Momo Enoshima
- Fumiko Orikasa as Chiaki Komatsu
- Hozumi Gôda as Shuhei Karita
- Mari Ogasawara as Chie Karita
- Natsumi Kawase as Mayuko Chigasaki (young)
- Rumi Ochiai as Kotomi Hiyama
- Susumu Chiba as Geronimo Hongo
- Takayuki Sugo as Nenji Yoshioka
- Tomoko Kawakami as Kaana
- Etsuko Kozakura as Wakaba the Cat
- Harumi Munechika as Paper Man
- Hidetoshi Ito as Newscaster
- Jin Yamanoi as Butcher
- Jun Shiichi as George
- Madoka Akita as Girl
- Masamichi Satou as Mayuko's Father
- Masaru Hachinohe as Bus Driver
- Minako Ichiki as Mayuko's Mother, Tofu Woman
- Natsumi Sakuma as Paper Woman
- Takashi Matsuo as Records Worker
- Takuya Manabe as Alien child
- Toshiharu Sakurai as Bobby
- Tsugumi Higasayama as Waitress
- Yasuhiro Saito as Roof Repairman
- Yuuki Itou as Alien child
English Voice Actors
- J-Ray as NieA
- Tricia Dickson as Mayuko Chigasaki
- Brad DeMoss as Roof Repairman
- Casey Strand as Karna
- Daniela Rossler as Girl
- Eric Dare as Nenji Yoshioka
- Hiroma Otsuda as Girl
- Howard Claredon as Mayuko's Father
- Jay Klein as: Announcer& Elder
- Jillana Urbina as: Tofu Woman & Waitress
- Jonathan C. Osborne as George
- Josh Phillips as Genzo Somemiya
- Justin Gross as D.J., Geronimo Hongo& Newscaster
- Lauren Bendik as Chie Karita
- Linda Bendik as Momo Enoshima& Public Bath Guest
- Marz Jaffe as Girl
- Matt Cadwallader as Electric Bill Deliveryman
- Mitchell Cohen as Junk Dealer
- Mowi Reeves as Girl
- Nadia Mokhtari as Alien Child, Alien Girl & Child Mayuko (Young)
- Niki Vahle as Child
- Noah Matisoff as Child
- Patrick Seitz as Shuei Karita
- Robyn Nolting as Kotomi Hiyama
- Rosearik Rikki Simons as Bobby
- Sammy Matisoff as Child
- Sharon McWilliams as Mayuko's Mother, Newspaper Woman & Supermarket Cashier
- Sienna Canyon as Girl & Waitress
- Taliesin Jaffe as Bus Driver, Man Eating Flower, Records Worker, Supermarket Clerk & Wakaba the Cat
- Tracy Vahle as Child & Girl
- Wil Castillo as Chada
- William Frederick Knight as: Butcher, Newscaster, Newspaper Man & Old Alien
- Zarah Little as Chiaki Komatsu, Newspaper Man & Old Alien
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