NieA_7 (ニアアンダーセブン, Nia Andā Sebun), also known as NieA under 7, is a 13-episode anime series about Mayuko, a poor, introverted student who lives above a Japanese bathhouse, and NieA, a freeloading, freewheeling alien who lives in her closet and eats her food.The series touches lightly upon issues of discrimination, stereotypes, alienation, city life vs small town life, and assimilation.