The World of Narue

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The World of Narue
成恵の世界
(Narue no Sekai)
Genre Romantic comedy, Science fiction
Manga
Author Tomohiro Marukawa
Publisher Flag of Japan Kadokawa Shoten
Flag of Argentina Editorial Ivréa
Flag of the United States Central Park Media
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Monthly Shōnen Ace
Original run 1999 – ongoing
Volumes 10
TV anime
Director Hiromitsu Morita
Studio Studio Live
Network Flag of Japan Mainichi
Flag of the United States AznTelevision ImaginAsian
Original run April 4, 2003 – June 28, 2003
Episodes 12

The World of Narue (成恵の世界 Narue no Sekai?) is an anime and manga series about Iizuka Kazuto and his half-alien girlfriend Narue Nanase. The title is named after A.E. van Vogt's The World of Null-A (Japanese title: 非Aの世界 Naru ē no Sekai).

The manga, spanning ten volumes as of March 2008, is authored by Tomohiro Marukawa and published by Kadokawa Shoten since 2000. The manga is licensed in North America by CPM.

The anime series ran on Mainichi between April 4, 2003 and June 28, 2003 and is 12 episodes long. U.S. Manga Corps licensed and released it in a four-disc DVD collection in 2004.

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[edit] Plot summary

Kazuto Iizuka is your average 14 year old boy. That is until he has a run in with another student at his school, Narue Nanase, when she saves him from an attacking alien creature. During the ordeal, Kazuto discovers that Narue is actually half alien herself and that her father is part of a galactic exploration team. With the encouragement of his friend, Masaki Maruo, Izuka asks Narue out to a date. Narue is reluctant at first, but after Kazuto assures her that he is not bothered by her alien heritage, Kazuto and Narue start their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend. However, like any couple, they have to deal with their fair share of problems; such as Narue's alien sister, Kanaka and Hajime Yagi, Narue's classmate and ufologist who doesn't believe Narue is really an alien and thinks that Narue is lying to get attention.

[edit] Characters

Kazuto Iizuka (飯塚 和人 Iizuka Kazuto?)
Kazuto is the male protagonist, an average middle schooler who falls in love with an alien girl. He has a kind personality and is also an otaku who likes the magical girl anime series, Yongo-chan.
Voiced by: Daisuke Sakaguchi (Japanese), Jamie McGonnigal (English)
Narue Nanase (七瀬 成恵 Nanase Narue?)
Narue is the female protagonist, who is half-alien and half-earthling. She is given the offer to go into space many times but thinks of Earth as her home and does not want to leave.
Voiced by: Mamiko Noto (Japanese), Veronica Taylor (English)
Masaki Maruo (丸尾 正樹 Maruo Masaki?)
Maruo is a friend of Kazuto's and tries to give hints to Narue. He is also a childhood friend of Yagi.
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (Japanese), Jimmy Zoppi (English)
Hajime Yagi (八木 はじめ Yagi Hajime?)
Yagi is a classmate of Kazuto's and a sci-fi enthusiast. She doesn't want to believe Narue is an alien, so she acts hostilely towards her early on. When she befriends Kanaka, who had trouble adjusting to school, Yagi is shown to be somewhat of a loner. Yagi and Narue eventually get over their misunderstandings, partly due to Kanaka, and are able to become friends.
Voiced by: Saeko Chiba (Japanese), Michele Knotz (English)
Kanaka Nanase (七瀬 香奈花 Nanase Kanaka?)
Kanaka is the older half-sister of Narue and a full-blooded alien. She actually appears younger than Narue when she shows up due to complications in the method of space travel (time-dilation). Kanaka is surprised and confused at what has happened while she was away and acts rashly at first, causing trouble. She soon adjusts to her family on Earth, though Kanaka still has a bratty, mischievous personality.
Voiced by: Junko Minagawa (Japanese), Rachael Lillis (English)
Bathyscaphe (バチスカーフ 罰襟巻?, Bachisukāfu)
Bathyscaphe is Kanaka's caretaker. Although she appears to be human, her true form is a retired destroyer class starship.
Voiced by: Mami Kosuge (Japanese), Carol Jacobanis (English)
Haruna (ハルナ?)
Haruna is an destroyer class starship that has gone AWOL and is hiding out in human shape as a waitress at a beach restaurant. She was frightened to meet Bathyscaphe, but Bathyscaphe assures her that as a retired ship she is not obligated and will not report Haruna to the alien authorities. Later Haruna marries the proprietor of the beach restaurant.
Voiced by: Yumi Touma (Japanese), Debora Rabbai (English)
Tadashi Nanase (七瀬 正 Nanase Tadashi?)
Narue's father, an alien. He was sent to Earth to study its culture and people, and fell in love with a human woman, Narue's mother.
Voiced by: Junichi Sugawara (Japanese), Dan Green (English)
Tail Messa (テイルメッサー Teiru Messā?)
Head Inspector. He tries many times to persuade Narue to leave Earth and go to space.
Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura (Japanese), Tristan Goddard (English)
Rin Asakura (朝倉 鈴 Asakura Rin?)
Cyborg used by Tail Messa to help defend Earth. When she first appeared, she tried to seduce Kazuto away from Narue (under orders from Tail Messa), but finds out that their bond is very strong and unbreakable. After that she warms up to them and they become good friends.
Voiced by: Oma Ichimura (Japanese), Jessica Calvello (English)
Ran Tendo (天堂 蘭 Tendō Ran?)
Cyborg used by Tail Mesa to help defend Earth.
Voiced by: Tomoko Kawakami (Japanese), Vibe Jones (English)
Rei Otonashi (音無 麗 Otonashi Rei?)
Cyborg used by Tail Mesa to help defend Earth.
Voiced by: Natsuko Kuwatani (Japanese), Catherine Kim (English)
Kyoko Kudo (工藤　杏子 Kudō Kyōko?)
Voiced by: Kanako Tateno (Japanese), Lisa Ortiz (English)
Yuki Kashiwazaki (柏崎　ゆき Kashiwazaki Yuki?)
Voiced by: Yuko Goto (Japanese), Mandy Bonhomme (English)
Aya Kanazawa (金沢　あや Kanazawa Aya?)
Voiced by: Nami Kurokawa (Japanese), Catherine Kim (English)

[edit] List of episodes

  1. My Girlfriend Is An Alien
  2. The First Date
  3. A Secret Base For Two
  4. My Younger Older Sister
  5. Kanaka Goes To School
  6. The Impact of Love
  7. The Pool--Clear Danger!
  8. A Message From Earth
  9. A Starship In Love
  10. The Great Cosplay Plan
  11. A Private Little Wedding
  12. The Night Of The Festival

[edit] Manga volumes

Note: Only the first 3 volumes were released in US bookstores and are currently out of print. The 4th and 5th volume only saw limited releases through online orders. As of March 2nd 2007, the CPM official website's 2006 catalog (http://www.centralparkmedia.com/cpmdb/06PRESS.pdf) refers to volume 5 as "the grand finale [of the series]". Since it is clear that volume 5 is not the end of the manga in Japan (volume 10 being the most current) and because there has been no official announcement from CPM regarding the future localizations of the manga since then, future releases look unpromising.

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