Me and the Alien MuMu


Me and the Alien MuMu is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroki Miyashita. It was originally published as a one-shot published in Shōnen Gahōsha's Young King OURs magazine in April 2019. It later began serialization in the same magazine in June that same year. An anime television series adaptation produced by OLM aired from April to September 2025.

Plot

Sakurako is a university student living in the Tokyo metropolitan area. One day, Mūmū, a cat-like alien, appears before her. Mūmū comes from an alien race that was previously technologically advanced, but lost this knowledge. Finding interest in household appliances, Mūmū, along with other aliens, asks Sakurako and others for help in studying Earthly appliances to regain that knowledge.

Characters

;Sakurako Umeyashiki
;Mūmū
;Decimal
;Akihiro Tsurumi
;Miwa Samezu
;Wataru Tenkubashi
;Tamotsu Rokugō
;Sonoko Kagetsu
;Siberia
;Junichirō Anamori

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Hiroki Miyashita, Me and the Alien MuMu was originally published as a one-shot in Shōnen Gahōsha's Young King OURs magazine on April 30, 2019. It began serialization in the same magazine two months later on June 28. Its chapters have been collected into nine tankōbon volumes as of September 2025.
In September 2025, Kodama Tales announced that they had licensed the series for English publication beginning in February 2026.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced by Pony Canyon on November 28, 2024. It is produced by OLM and directed by Tomoya Takahashi, with Keiichirō Ōchi handling series composition, Kenji Ōta designing the characters, and Kuricorder Quartet composing the music. The series aired from April 10 to September 18, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The first opening theme song is "Fushigi na Kimi", performed by, while the first ending theme song is "Sayonara Jinrui", performed by Momo Harumi and Etsuko Kozakura as their respective characters. The second opening theme song is "Move Move", performed by Ako, while the second ending theme song is "Subarashii Hibi", performed by Harumi and Kozakura. Tropics Entertainment licensed the series in Southeast Asia for streaming on Tropics Anime Asia's YouTube channel.