and energy just making ends meet. She shares an apartment with NieA, who she often refers to as a "freeloader". NieA is a lower-class or "under-seven" alien, who has no antenna. She lives with Mayuko and builds spaceships out of junk. She shares an apartment with Mayuko, who often argues with her about money and food. Genzo is Mayuko's childhood friend who has dreadlocks and is stoic in nature. He is usually seen carrying sacks of rice or a bottle crate of bottled drinks as a present to Mayuko and NieA. Chada is an unintentionally perverted alien disguised as an Indian man. He is the store manager of the AM 11 PM 7 convenience store, where his alien meetings are usually held at noon. He is also the owner of the short-lived Space King Bathhouse as a rival to the Enohana Bathhouse. Momo is an old lady with few words who works at the Enohana Bathhouse. Chiaki is Mayuko's easygoing classmate at the Ipponmatsu Cram School who is also a ufology fanatic. She is usually seen with a laptop full of alien stickers. Shuhei is the owner of the Karuchie European Restaurant. He is shown to be clumsy and absentminded. Chie is Shuhei's daughter. She is shown to be independent and mature for her age. Kotomi is the current owner and manager of the Enohana Bathhouse, which is in financial crisis due to the scarcity of customers. Geronimo is an alien who wears sunglasses and a beanie. He attends Chada's alien meetings. He is revealed to be a deadbeat celebrity for a children's show with an antenna shaped like a flower. Nenji is the boilerman of the Enohana Bathhouse who has a crush on Kotomi. Ironically, he goes berserk whenever he sees fire. Karna is a higher-class or "high-seven" alien who attends Chada's alien meetings. She has an antenna shaped like a lollipop that can receive Beijing radio broadcasts from across the ocean, but it malfunctions at unexpected moments. Media Manga NieA_7 was created by Yoshitoshi ABe as an independent doujinshi manga following the end of Serial Experiments Lain. The manga was picked up by Kadokawa Shoten, initially serialized on their monthly magazine Monthly Ace Next from October 1999 to January 2001 with a total of 14 chapters over 2 tankōbon volumes. An artbook titled NieA_7 Scrap was published in June 2001. The manga was republished in a single kanzenban