Too Cute Crisis
Too Cute Crisis is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuru Kido. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine since October 2019, with its chapters collected into twelve volumes as of October 2025. An anime television series adaptation by SynergySP aired from April to June 2023.
Premise
Liza Luna is an alien from the space empire Azatos, an advanced civilization with numerous planets under its control. As a member of the survey team, Liza comes to investigate Earth as a first step to its invasion. At first, she wanted to destroy Earth due to its civilization being at far lower level than hers, but begins to rethink her plan after stopping by a café and encounters a cat, a creature that is "too cute" and could not be found on any other planet in the universe.Characters
;Liza Luna;Yozora
;Kasumi Yanagi
;Seiji Mukai
;Garmie Lou
;Luster Cole
;Amat Roy
;Fianna Tierley
;Sasara Azuma
;Mitsuhiko Azuma
;Mikitty Fulpulring
;Shamil Naga
;Mithra Lir
;Komachi Kokage
;Nazuna Endō
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Mitsuru Kido, Too Cute Crisis began serialization in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine on October 4, 2019. The first volume was released on April 3, 2020. Four voiced comic videos were released on Jump Squares official YouTube channel between July and October 2021 to promote the series, featuring Yumiri Hanamori as Liza Luna. As of October 2025, twelve volumes have been released.Volumes
Anime
An anime television series adaptation produced by SynergySP was announced on September 27, 2022. The series is directed by Jun Hatori, with scripts written by Aya Satsuki, character designs handled by Mayumi Watanabe, music composed by Shun Narita and Yūsuke Seo, and Yumiri Hanamori respiring her role as Liza Luna. It aired from April 7 to June 23, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Space Cat Big Bang" by Chogakusei, whereas the ending theme is "Nyanbori de Moffi!!" by Dialogue+. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series and is streaming it on Hidive.Episodes
Reception
In 2020, the manga was one of the 50 nominees for the 6th Next Manga Awards in the print category.Anime News Network had three editors review the first episode of the anime: Nicholas Dupree felt the premise and art style was more suited for a five-to-ten minute short than a 22-minute episode but found enjoyment in the various cat drawings throughout the runtime, saying "I don't regret watching this premiere, but I also probably won't remember it." Rebecca Silverman was positive towards Liza Luna during her adventures on Earth but was critical of the art not displaying her "intense cuteness" properly and the plot lacking enough substance to fill the half-hour runtime, saying "This really would have worked better as half-length episodes because the good moments get lost in the drawn-out nature of the whole." Richard Eisenbeis felt the show had a decent sci-fi premise and its singular joke was good for one episode but felt that for 12 episodes it will follow a stretched and worn out pattern, hoping that additional characters and newly told stories will inject some fresh humor into the plot. Silverman reviewed the complete anime series and gave it a C+ grade. She commended the show for capturing the "joys and anxieties of being a pet parent" but criticized the lackluster art and animation, overdone jokes and the story being unable to keep viewers past the three-quarters mark of its full-length run, concluding that "if you can get past the lackluster visuals and discombobulated start, Too Cute Crisis confirms what many of us already know: that pets truly may save the world."