24 minSeason 2 • Episode 12
LatestMahiro Yasaka is just an ordinary high school student, until one day he is suddenly attacked by a dangerous monster. Just when everything seems to be lost, he is saved by a strange girl named Nyaruko, who claims to be the shape-shifting deity Nyarlathotep from horror author H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.
Writing
Absurdist dialogue that weaponizes both anime and Lovecraft clichés.
Acting
Kana Asumi's unhinged vocal performance as Nyaruko carries every scene.
Production
Visual gags dense enough to require frame-by-frame pausing.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The light novel author Manta Aisora was reportedly shocked the adaptation kept so many obscure Mythos references. The anime staff were bigger nerds than the source material.
This series helped spark a mini-wave of 'moe Cthulhu' content in early 2010s anime, proving no IP was safe from cute girlification.
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