Me and the Alien MuMu
{{Short description|Japanese manga series and its adaptation(s)}}
{{No plot|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = Uchūjin Mūmū volume 1 cover.jpg
| caption = First tankōbon volume cover
| ja_kanji = 宇宙人ムームー
| ja_romaji = Uchūjin Mūmū
| genre = {{ubl|Science fiction|Surreal comedy}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Hiroki Miyashita
| publisher = Shōnen Gahōsha
| publisher_en =
| demographic = Seinen
| imprint = Young King Comics
| magazine = Young King OURs
| first = June 28, 2019
| last =
| volumes = 8
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = Tomoya Takahashi
| producer =
| writer = Keiichirō Ōchi
| music = Kuricorder Quartet
| studio = OLM Division 2
| licensee = {{English anime licensee|SEA=Tropics Entertainment}}
| network = Tokyo MX, BS11, MBS, GTV, MRO, AT-X
| network_en =
| first = April 10, 2025
| last =
| episodes = 9
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}}
{{Nihongo|Me and the Alien MuMu|宇宙人ムームー|Uchūjin Mūmū|{{lit|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 premiered in April 2025.
Characters
;{{nihongo|Sakurako Umeyashiki|梅屋敷桜子|Umeyashiki Sakurako}}
;{{nihongo|Mūmū|ムームー}}
:{{voiced by|Etsuko Kozakura}}
;{{nihongo|Decimal|デシマル|Deshimaru}}
:{{voiced by|Yasuyuki Kase}}
;{{nihongo|Akihiro Tsurumi|鶴見アキヒロ|Tsurumi Akihiro}}
:{{voiced by|Gakuto Kajiwara}}
;{{nihongo|Miwa Samezu|鮫洲美輪|Samezu Miwa}}
;{{nihongo|Wataru Tenkubashi|天空橋わたる|Tenkubashi Wataru}}
:{{voiced by|Hidenobu Kiuchi}}
;{{nihongo|Tamotsu Rokugō|六郷保|Rokugō Tamotsu}}
:{{voiced by|Kentarō Kumagai}}
;{{nihongo|Sonoko Kagetsu|花月園子|Kagetsu Sonoko}}
:{{voiced by|Yukiyo Fujii}}
;{{nihongo|Siberia|シベリア|Shiberia}}
:{{voiced by|Karin Takahashi}}
;{{nihongo|Junichirō Anamori|穴守順一郎|Anamori Junichirō}}
:{{voiced by|Katsuyuki Konishi}}
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.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「リュウマのガゴウ」宮下裕樹の新連載は、猫型宇宙人のシュールな日常コメディ|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/337589|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|website=Comic Natalie|date=June 28, 2019|access-date=November 28, 2024|lang=ja}} Its chapters have been collected into eight tankōbon volumes as of April 2025.
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 1
| RelDate = April 30, 2020{{cite web|script-title=ja:宇宙人ムームー 第1巻|url=https://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/book_Info.php?id=8311|publisher=Shōnen Gahōsha|access-date=November 28, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-7859-6662-1
}}
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| VolumeNumber = 2
| RelDate = January 29, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:宇宙人ムームー 第2巻|url=https://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/book_Info.php?id=8689|publisher=Shōnen Gahōsha|access-date=November 28, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-7859-6847-2
}}
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| VolumeNumber = 3
| RelDate = July 29, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:宇宙人ムームー 第3巻|url=https://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/book_Info.php?id=8969|publisher=Shōnen Gahōsha|access-date=November 28, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-7859-6967-7
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 4
| RelDate = May 30, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:宇宙人ムームー 第4巻|url=https://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/book_Info.php?id=9525|publisher=Shōnen Gahōsha|access-date=November 28, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-7859-7145-8
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 5
| RelDate = February 28, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:宇宙人ムームー 第5巻|url=https://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/book_Info.php?id=9867|publisher=Shōnen Gahōsha|access-date=November 28, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-7859-7335-3
}}
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| VolumeNumber = 6
| RelDate = October 30, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:宇宙人ムームー 第6巻|url=https://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/book_Info.php?id=10173|publisher=Shōnen Gahōsha|access-date=November 28, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-7859-7523-4
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 7
| RelDate = May 30, 2024{{cite web|script-title=ja:宇宙人ムームー 第7巻|url=https://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/book_Info.php?id=10416|publisher=Shōnen Gahōsha|access-date=November 28, 2024|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-7859-7674-3
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 8
| RelDate = April 30, 2025{{cite web|script-title=ja:宇宙人ムームー 第8巻|url=https://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/book_Info.php?id=10835|publisher=Shōnen Gahōsha|access-date=May 1, 2025|lang=ja}}
| ISBN = 978-4-7859-7923-2
}}
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=Anime=
An anime television series adaptation was announced by Pony Canyon on November 28, 2024.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Me and the Alien MuuMuu Manga's TV Anime Adaptation Confirmed|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-28/me-and-the-alien-muumuu-manga-tv-anime-adaptation-confirmed/.218392|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 28, 2024|date=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 premiered on April 10, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Me and the Alien MuMu Anime's 1st Trailer Reveals Main Staff, More Cast|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-12-25/me-and-the-alien-mumu-anime-1st-trailer-reveals-main-staff-more-cast/.219493|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 25, 2024|date=December 25, 2024}}{{efn|name=airdate|Tokyo MX and BS11 lists the series premiere on April 9, 2025, at 24:00, which is effectively April 10 at midnight JST.}} The opening theme song is {{Nihongo|"Fushigi na Kimi"|ふしぎなきみ|4=Mysterious You}}, performed by {{ill|Sabasister|ja|サバシスター}},{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Me and the Alien MuMu Anime's 2nd Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, Sabasister's Opening Song, April 9 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-22/me-and-the-alien-mumu-anime-2nd-video-reveals-more-cast-and-staff-sabasister-opening-song-april-9-/.221513|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 22, 2025|date=February 22, 2025}} while the ending theme song is {{Nihongo|"Sayonara Jinrui"|さよなら人類|4=Farewell Humanity|5=(a cover of the song of the same name by Tama)}}, performed by Momo Harumi and Etsuko Kozakura as their respective characters.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Main Cast Performs Ending Theme for Me and the Alien MuMu Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-24/main-cast-performs-ending-theme-for-me-and-the-alien-mumu-anime/.220429|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 26, 2025|date=January 24, 2025}} Tropics Entertainment licensed the series in Southeast Asia for streaming on Tropics Anime Asia YouTube channel.{{Cite web |date=|title=📢 *Tropics Entertainment Licensing Announcement* 📢 ／／ 👽 *Me and the Alien MuMu*＼＼|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC-g5hWSvCbdB8HQQIA0_pg/community?lb=UgkxKaDPtafwdahKBDqaolOtoJtxykyegGui|access-date=May 7, 2025|website=Tropics Anime Asia|language=en|via=YouTube}}
==Episodes==
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Mumu and the Microwave
| TranslitTitle = Mūmū to Denshi Renji
| NativeTitle = ムームーと電子レンジ
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
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| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = Mumu and the Vacuum Cleaner
| TranslitTitle = Mūmū to Sōjiki
| NativeTitle = ムームーと掃除機
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|4|17}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = MuMu and the Automatic Door
| TranslitTitle = Mūmū to Jidō Doa
| NativeTitle = ムームーと自動ドア
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
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| WrittenBy =
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| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Tenkubashi and Wireless Power Transmission
| TranslitTitle = Tenkūkyō to Waiyaresu Sōden
| NativeTitle = 天空橋とワイヤレス送電
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
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| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = MuMu and the Air Conditioner
| TranslitTitle = Mūmū to Eakon
| NativeTitle = ムームーとエアコン
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy =
| WrittenBy =
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|5|8}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = MuMu and the Rice Cooker
| TranslitTitle = Mūmū to Takuhanki
| NativeTitle = ムームーと炊飯器
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy =
| WrittenBy =
| Aux2 =
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|5|15}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Samezu and the Thermometer
| TranslitTitle = Samezu to Taionkei
| NativeTitle = 鮫洲と体温計
| NativeTitleLangCode = ja
| DirectedBy =
| WrittenBy =
| Aux2 =
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|5|22}}
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See also
- Yakuza Reincarnation, another manga series illustrated by Hiroki Miyashita
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://ucyujin-mumu.com/|Official anime website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{ANN|manga|34093}}
{{Young King OURs}}
{{OLM}}
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