If you think your nine-to-five is rough, spare a thought for Sumire Ichigaya. She is drowning in debt, living in a paper-thin apartment surrounded by noisy neighbors, fighting other shoppers for discount supermarket bento boxes, and working a miserable dead-end job exterminating leftover space vermin. Just when it feels like she has hit absolute rock bottom, the universe decides to dig a little deeper. Abducted by extraterrestrials, Sumire wakes up to find she has been grafted with a terrifying, monstrous alien arm and a parasitic voice in her head that wants nothing more than the total eradication of humanity.

Rai Rai Rai is an absolute blast of high-octane action, bizarre sci-fi concepts, and laugh-out-loud comedy. This series perfectly blends the grim reality of working-class survival with the sheer absurdity of a superhero-style alien invasion. Sumire is a fiercely relatable protagonist who does not want to save the world or destroy it; she just wants to pay her rent. With gorgeous, dynamic art and non-stop chaotic energy, this is the next must-read sci-fi comedy hit for anyone tired of the usual tropes. Strap in, because Sumire is about to show the universe what happens when you push an underpaid worker too far.

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