Too Cute Crisis

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.

Liza Luna (リザ・ルーナ, Riza Rūna) Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori The protagonist of the series, a girl from the space empire Azatos and a member of its Interstellar Survey Team, Liza wanted to destroy Earth due to its low level of civilization but came to investigate it regardless. On her first day on Earth, she visits a cat café and encounters a cat, a creature that is unknown to her. She is shocked by its "cuteness" and fainted. Afterwards, she deems the cuteness of cats and other animals to be dangerous and decides to settle on Earth in order to study them. Yozora (よぞら) Voiced by: Aya Suzaki (vomic), Natsumi Fujiwara (anime) Liza's cat, a male American Curl who was found abandoned in the rain and taken in by Liza. Yozora was named for his yellow eyes and black body which resemble the stars in the night sky (夜空, yozora). He wants Liza to thoroughly pamper him due to his experience of being abandoned once. Kasumi Yanagi (矢薙 華澄, Yanagi Kasumi) Voiced by: Aya Suzaki (vomic), Saya Aizawa (anime) A waitress working at Nyanday, a cat café where Liza visited when she first came to Earth. She teaches Liza about Earth and often accompanies her when she goes out. Later in the series, she gains the trust of the Interstellar Survey Team's members and is invited to visit their ship. Kasumi has a pet dog named Masamune, a Golden Retriever. Seiji Mukai (向井 誠二, Mukai Seiji) Voiced by: Fumiyoshi Shioya (vomic), Jin Ogasawara (anime) A clerk working at Nyanday who teaches Liza about cats when she first visited the café. Seiji is a cat person and owns a Maine Coon named Emily. Garmie Lou (ガルミ・ルゥ, Garumi Rū) Voiced by: Ayasa Itō A member of the Interstellar Survey Team, Garumi and Rasta first met each other when they were younger and become roommates when they are staying on Earth. She could not compose herself when she sees cute animals but gradually improves after spending time on Earth. After seeing the relationship between Liza and Yozora, she decides to adopt a pet herself and receives a rabbit named Hinata from Melhelm, a rabbit café. Luster Cole (ラスタ・コール, Rasuta Kōru) Voiced by: Yume Miyamoto A member of the Interstellar Survey Team. He is allergic to cats and rabbits. Amat Roy (アマト・ロイ, Amato Roi) Voiced by: Atsushi Kousaka (vomic), Yuichi Nakamura (anime) The vice-captain of the ship belonging to the Interstellar Survey Team. He and Liza have a siblings-like relationship since when they were young and has absolute trust in her. For a while, he thinks that cats are terrifying creatures based on the information he receives from Liza. After the misunderstanding is cleared up, he comes to like cat products which Liza brings back from Earth and decorates them in his room. Fianna Tierley (フィアナ・ティアリー, Fiana Tiarī) Voiced by: Riho Sugiyama (vomic), Reina Kondō (anime) A member of the Interstellar Survey Team who serves as a director of communications, Fianna is a language specialist and was able to translate the languages of Earth in a week. Having been captivated by cats after seeing Yozora, she suggests the team to keep an animal from Earth on the ship and later receives a Pomeranian dog named Riku as a pet. Sasara Azuma (亜妻 ささら, Azuma Sasara) Voiced by: Miyu Tomita A junior high school student who is not afraid of aliens or space creatures. Her pet is a hedgehog named Negimaru. Mitsuhiko Azuma (亜妻 光彦, Azuma Mitsuhiko) Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa Sasara's grandfather. He has a pet hamster named Mitsuro. Mikitty Fulpulring (ミキティ・フルプルリン, Mikiti Furupururin) Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata Shamil Naga (シャミル・ナーガ, Shamiru Nāga) Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu Mithra Lir (ミトラ・リル, Mitora Riru) Voiced by: Kyōka Moriya Komachi Kokage (狐陰 小町, Kokage Komachi) Voiced by: Reina Ueda Nazuna Endō (猿藤 七絆, Endō Nazuna) Voiced by: Nene Hieda

Written and illustrated by Mitsuru Kido, Too Cute Crisis began serialization in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine on October 4, 2019. The first tankōbon volume was released on April 3, 2020. Four voiced comic videos were released on Jump Square's official YouTube channel between July and October 2021 to promote the series, featuring Yumiri Hanamori as Liza Luna. As of April 2026, thirteen volumes have been released.

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" (スペースキャットビッグバン) by Chogakusei, and the ending theme is "Nyanbori de Moffi!!" (にゃんぼりーdeモッフィー!!) by Dialogue+. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for streaming on Hidive.