Series Name: Asobi ni Iku yo!(あそびにいくヨ!)
Episodes: 12 + 1(DVD only OVA)
Plot: "The story revolves around Kakazu Kio, an ordinary high school freshman living in Okinawa. A girl with cat ears appears before him during a memorial service for one of his family ancestors. The girl calls herself Eris and claims she is an alien. Before long, fanatical alien worshippers and a mysterious government agency are in hot pursuit of Eris, but Kio's childhood friend Manami — who wants to follow in her father's footsteps in the CIA — captures Eris. Kio finds himself having to protect Eris from everyone."
The show plays out as the plot summary says, at least for the most part. I came into the series not knowing what to expect outside of the "healthy" character designs, and was pleasantly surprised. This isn't going to stimulate intellectual conversion like GITS SAC might, but Asobi carries its over the top narrative well. The characters themselves are pretty likable, with even the enemies having fun personalities. With plenty of references, helpings of fanservice at times, and Eris being that adorable, I'd recommend it as a guilty pleasure. Be warned though, Kio does have "Oblivious Main Male Harem Lead Character Syndrome". If you want an air tight ending with resolved love interests, you will be sorely disappointed.
Other then the wide open harem ending, the show knows what it's and doesn't take itself too seriously.
Series Score: 3 out of 5
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