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The World of Narue
成恵の世界 (Narue no Sekai)
Demographic	Shōnen
Genre	Romantic comedy, sci-fi
TV anime
Director	Hiromitsu Morita
Studio	Studio Live
Network	Mainichi AznTelevision ImaginAsian
Original run	April 4, 2003 – June 28, 2003
Episodes	12
Manga
Author	Tomohiro Marukawa
Publisher	Kadokawa Shoten Editorial Ivréa Central Park Media
Serialized in	Monthly Shōnen Ace
Original run	2000 –
Volumes	9

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 ê no Sekai).

The manga, spanning nine volumes as of January 2007, 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.

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 on 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.

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 a 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, 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 everyone in the form of a human, her true form is a space freighter.

Voiced by: Mami Kosuge (Japanese), Carol Jacobanis (English)

Haruna (ハルナ, Haruna^?)

In the manga Haruna is an alien space battleship 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 freighter 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), Angora Deb (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), Zoe Fries (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)

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

• Volume 1 (Japanese edition: ISBN 4-04-713346-9; English edition: ISBN 1-58664-961-2)
• Volume 2 (Japanese edition: ISBN 4-04-713365-5; English edition: ISBN 1-58664-962-0)
• Volume 3 (Japanese edition: ISBN 4-04-713416-3; English edition: ISBN 1-58664-963-9)
• Volume 4 (Japanese edition: ISBN 4-04-713477-5; English edition: ISBN 1-58664-964-7)
• Volume 5 (Japanese edition: ISBN 4-04-713516-X; English edition: ISBN 1-57800-725-9)
• Volume 6 (Japanese edition: ISBN 4-04-713601-8)
• Volume 7 (Japanese edition: ISBN 4-04-713679-4)
• Volume 8 (Japanese edition: ISBN 4-04-713736-7)
• Volume 9 (Japanese edition: ISBN 4-04-713882-7)

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 9 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.

• In the second episode, Kazuto and Narue are watching a movie which, in the English Dub, parodies California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. One lines includes a man yelling "someone call the governor!" and the parodied Arnold responds back "I'm already here!"

• Several Arnold Schwarzenegger movie quotes are also heard in the 30 second clip including:
  • "hasta la vista, baby!" from The Terminator
  • An altered version of the line "I eat green berets for breakfast. And right now I'm very hungry." from Commando (in the anime he says "I eat Saba for breakfast" instead).
  • "I'll be back" from The Terminator
  • "See you at the party" from Total Recall
  • "Get to the chopper!" from Predator

• Central Park Media's The World of Narue Official website
• The World of Narue IMDB entry