History HumanAliens / AnimeAndManga

** This gets flipped in the ''Anime/TenchiMuyoGXP'' novels where it turns out that the Earth in this franchise [[spoiler: isn't the original but a duplicate built by the {{Pecursors}}. Their original home planet is the Earth from ''Anime/DualParallelTroubleAdventure'' and these original humans are the progenitors off all the human aliens in the galaxy.]]

* ''Anime/MagicalProjectS'': The people of the magical kingdom are referred as not being human (even though besides having magic they are identical in every aspect).

* The Juraians in ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' not only look human but have Japanese-sounding names. According to Ayeka's computer in the first episode of the OVA, Earth is a 'colony world' seemingly suggesting that humans are actually transplanted Juraians. Unfortunately the matter is never explored beyond that one throwaway comment.

* The Arume in ''Manga/BlueDrop'' are human in every way, although their whole race [[OneGenderRace consists of females only]], leading to [[GirlsLove certain kinds of behavior]].

* ''Literature/CatPlanetCuties'':
** Not only do the Catians look exactly like humans except for the [[{{Catgirl}} cat ears and tail,]] they even called THEIR planet "Earth" until they decided to make contact with us, then re-named it to Catia for our convenience. This seriously ticks off Beautiful Contact, a group of hardcore sci-fi fans who insist that humanity's FirstContact with an alien species should be with a race that looks more dignified and unearthly.
** There's also an antagonistic race of dog-eared humanoid Dogisians.

* [[spoiler:Yuki, Ryoko and Kimidori]] from ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya''.
** Those are the [[spoiler:Humanoid Interfaces]] created by the actual [[spoiler:StarfishAliens who are so alien that they don't even seem to have physical forms]]. Technically [[spoiler:Yuki]] and the others are [[ArtificialHuman gynoids]], and not aliens themselves.
*** [[WildMassGuessing Or a smaller part of the]] [[spoiler:[[StarfishAliens DITE]]]] [[WildMassGuessing in human form, under orders from superiors, which would put this trope in effect.]] And either way, Kyon seems content calling [[spoiler:Yuki]] an alien, mainly because of [[spoiler:her]] superiors.

* The natives of ''Literature/TheTwelveKingdoms'' seem almost indistinguishable from humans of Earth stock, but in fact have a [[BizarreAlienBiology bizarre life cycle]] that includes [[spoiler:being born from large fruit that grows on special trees.]]

* The Altirrans in ''Anime/BirdyTheMighty'', including the title character herself, look pretty much human and most pretty much are. That said though a few of them, again including Birdy, have super powers thanks to various [[spoiler:SuperSoldier projects, including SuperSerum projects and [[ArtificialHuman bio-engineering super soldiers]],]] the latter involving Birdy herself.
** Though there are apparently enough differences that Birdy in the remake manga had to warn Tsutomu to avoid the hospital lest abnormalities be detected.

** To be fair, with the expection of a few characters, [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]], or ''Manga/DragonBall'' parodies are most aliens really human looking. They may have an antenna, [[EyesDoNotBelongThere eyes where they do not belong]], PointyEars, be an AmazingTechnicolorPopulation, or even colorful hair. Some even walk around in penguin (?) costumes.

* In ''Manga/SoulHunter'', Taikoubou (later known as [[spoiler:Fukki]]) is later revealed to be one of the [[spoiler:"First Humans", which are actually an ancient race of aliens]], although he looks exactly like a human. Somewhat justified, in that [[spoiler:the "First Humans" actually merged with the planet and indirectly influenced the course of nature and evolution. So technically, humans look like THEM.]]

* ''LightNovel/CatPlanetCuties'':

* [[spoiler:Yuki, Ryoko and Kimidori]] from ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''.

** The S and Stars seasons of ''Anime/SailorMoon'' brought '''so''' many Human Aliens (or at least aliens that were ''originally'' human in appearance) from across the galaxy [[TokyoIsTheCenterOfTheUniverse to Tokyo]] that one could wonder if non-humanoid intelligent lifeforms really existed at all! Even the [[TalkingAnimal talking cats]] Luna and Artemis, who were aliens from the planet Mau in the [[Manga/SailorMoon manga]], could assume human forms. (Rei's crows Phobos and Deimos were also revealed to be aliens who could take human form in the manga.) The {{Filler Villain}}s Eiru and An from the start of the second season were also aliens who could assume human form, though the villains from the first season and the rest of the second season were originally from Earth.

** The 2012 remake, ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'', decides to take this trope further. The Gamilans with human skin tones from the early episodes are [[CerebusRetcon retconned]] into an entirely different race of Human Aliens who are SlaveMooks to the real Gamilans. In the adaptation of the story where a (native) Gamilan prisoner is captured, it's stated that [[GenderFlip her]] DNA is identical to humanity's; the [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe blue skin]] is just the equivalent of being a race or ethnicity not found on Earth. (The need for radiation wasn't included this time.)

* ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'' has the 108 beings that give the series its name, who are essentially a cross between a humanoid {{Mon}} and a MagicalGirlfriend. The vast majority are [[BuxomIsBetter beautiful]] women and cute girls, with a handful of extremely rare {{Bishonen}} on the side. They physically resemble humans, but possess various super-powers and require a human partner (an Ashikabi) to unlock their full power. A major source of their power is ThePowerOfLove, so the partnership with an Ashikabi is almost always InterspeciesRomance.

*** There's a few other variations that aren't noticeable at first glance, such as their hair remaining the same from the day they are born to the day they die ([[Anime/DragonBallSuper except for beards]] [[WebVideo/DragonBallAbridged and moo-staches]]), and the fact that their growth halts almost completely for several years as children, until they undergo massive growth spurts in their teens and then remain in their physical prime until at least eighty. Also some Saiyans like Borgos and Shorty have inhumanly pale skin. It's also revealed in ''Anime/DragonBallZBioBroly'' that Saiyan hearts are twice as big as human hearts.

* Haruko Haruhara from ''Anime/{{FLCL}}''... maybe. She claims to be a 19-year-old space patrol officer, but is actually a galactic criminal out to find the Pirate King Atomsk. Its kinda hard to be sure of anything Haruko tells anybody. Other than pink hair and yellow eyes, Haruko is entirely humanlike. Also she fights with a Rickenbacker guitar, uses a house cat as a walkie-talkie, and has a flying Vespa. She can change her voice and probably appearance at will, as seen in episodes 1 and 5, which puts her in the AFormYouAreComfortableWith category. Which would also explain what happens to her face when she's angry.

** [[QuirkyMiniBossSquad Ginyu Force]] member Recoome, who looks almost exactly like a really big Earthling, unlike the rest of his team. A filler arc also had some that were fleeing from a world attacked by Freeza.
** Some of Freeza's {{Mooks}} look like Earthlings as well, like Namole and Blueberry (okay, the latter looks like a crocodile, but since Earth in the ''Dragon Ball'' universe is populated by FunnyAnimals as well as humans, he'd still fit in).

* The Coralians in ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' are born with various shapes and sizes for their forms, including human Coralians like Sakuya, [[spoiler: Eureka and Gonzy.]] Justified in that they were [[spoiler:created to look that way.]]

** Subverted with Oboro and [[spoiler: Utsuro]], their human appearance coupled to some not so human [[HealingFactor attributes]] seemed to indicate this trope, but they are [[spoiler: actually both from earth. Oboro's healing factor is due to Utsuro's blood, and Utsuro's nigh-immortality is a mutation caused by the series' [[AppliedPhlebotinum Phelbotinum]] ]].

* ''Manga/MajesticPrince'' depicts the antagonistic alien species known as the Wulgaru (aka "the Ulgars"), and numerous instances are pointed out to the characters that, despite their notable human appearances, they are aliens. The reason for this is the fact that [[spoiler: the species had been in decline for thousands of years, and as a means to preserve itself, spread its genetic data throughout the universe to cultivate new life, only to harvest it later. Humanity is one of these creations.]]

* None of the characters in ''Anime/PanzerWorldGalient'' are from Earth. All of them are completely humanlike. There're not discernible differences between people of Arst – like Jordy or Chururu – or people born in other planet – like [[spoiler:Hilmuka]] or [[spoiler:Marder]]. Justified, since [[spoiler:Hilmuka and other people from her homeworld migrated from Arst several millennia ago.]]

* In ''Manga/SoulHunter'', Taikoubou (later known as [[spoiler: Fukki]]) is later revealed to be one of the [[spoiler:"First Humans", which are actually an ancient race of aliens]], although he looks exactly like a human. Somewhat justified, in that [[spoiler:the "First Humans" actually merged with the planet and indirectly influenced the course of nature and evolution. So technically, humans look like THEM.]]
* The Nazi-inspired Gamilans (Gamilons) from ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato / Anime/StarBlazers'' began as looking identical to humans in every sense of the word. However, the creators of the show retconned their design a few episodes into the show and gave them blue skin, blonde hair and black eyes. Why? Probably to distinguish them easily from the human cast. This is further developed when it's discovered that the Gamilons [[spoiler:need radiation to survive, like how a human needs oxygen to breathe - which was why the Earth's bombardment was HostileTerraforming]].

** There's Lala (no relation to the other Lala on this page), an alien from the planet Saman who ends up on Earth. Though she is the first alien MagicalGirl in the series, she is essentially indistinguishable from one aside from a few easily-missed details--[[ExoticEyeDesigns star-patterned eyes]], PointyEars, and antenna-like feelers--to the point that she's enrolled in a Japanese middle school without issue. She does avert AliensSpeakingEnglish; her magical pendant is what gives her the ability to speak Earth language, and she has to teach herself how to read, among other aspects of Earth culture shock.

* The natives of ''Literature/TheTwelveKingdoms'' seem almost indistinguishable from humans of Earth stock, but in fact have a [[BizarreAlienBiology bizarre life cycle]] that includes [[spoiler: being born from large fruit that grows on special trees.]]

* ''[[Anime/YuGiOhGORUSH Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!]]'' has Yudias Velgear, a humanoid alien who hails from the Velgear Star Cluster somewhere far away in the galaxy, and is also the first non-human and non-Japanese main protagonist of a ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' anime series. Appropriately, he runs a deck composed of Galaxy-Type monsters, a never-before-heard-of monster type that is exclusive to ''Rush Duel''.

* ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}:
** New Vestroia'' introduces an extra-dimensional race known as the Vestals. There's not much difference between humans and Vestals, aside from their eyes. Human eyes have distinct, black pupils, while the Vestal pupil is just a darker shade than their iris. Given this style of pupil can be the norm for humans in other shows, one might not notice the difference immediately.
** Subverted with the Gundalians and the Neathians. While Ren, his teammates, and Princess Fabia appear human when they first appear, they are actually disguises and their true forms are actually HumanoidAliens.

* ''Anime/{{Bakugan}}: New Vestroia'' introduces an extra-dimensional race known as the Vestals. There's not much difference between humans and Vestals, aside from their eyes. Human eyes have distinct, black pupils, while the Vestal pupil is just a darker shade than their iris. Given this style of pupil can be the norm for humans in other shows, one might not notice the difference immediately.

** To be fair, with the expection of a few characters, [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]], or ''Manga/DragonBall'' parodies are most aliens really human looking. They may have an antenna, [[EyesDoNotBelongThere eyes where they do not belong]], PointyEars, be an AmazingTechnicolorPopulation, or even [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair colorful hair]]. Some even walk around in penguin (?) costumes.

* The people of Queen Earth don't consider themselves human in ''Manga/NurseAngelRirikaSOS'' but for all appearances are near identical to humans. The main differences seem to be their unusual powers and [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair equally unusual hair colors]].

** Yuni, the other non-human main character from this season, subverts it. She comes from the planet Rainbow and appears to be a humanoid CatGirl, with ears and a tail being her only distinguishing features (she notably has pointed human ears ''and'' cat ears). Her [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue hair]] might give it away, if not for everyone else in the series having unusual hair colors, including the humans. She's a shapeshifting MasterOfDisguise, however, and this human form is what she uses as her default appearance; her true form is even less human and more catlike, as Planet Rainbow is populated by CatFolk. Other aliens in the series tend to look either like {{Youkai}} or other species native to Earth.

* Lum and her Oni family in ''Anime/UruseiYatsura'' look almost exactly like humans, only with two small horns, pointy ears, and [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair green hair.]] Secondary and tertiary alien characters are either [[StarfishAliens starfish]] or vaguely humanoid in appearance.

* ''Anime/BakuganBattleBrawlers'': Gundalian Invaders introduces the Neathians, who all evoke YouGottaHaveBlueHair and the Gundalians, who resemble normal people with stock AnimeHair styles. The former are actually blue-skinned humanoids with no pupils and the latter are [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent reptilian, grey-skinned beings]].

* ''Anime/RinneNoLagrange'' has really human like aliens that are at war near earth. [[spoiler:[[JustifiedTrope Justified, as the aliens in question are descendants of an earlier human generation]] [[ApocalypseHow that fled an apocalyptic Earth]].]]

* The Buff Clan in ''Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon'' look identical to humans, with the exception of them lacking pupils. They also possess the honor code of the samurai, call their warriors samurai (though the actual humans don't), and even call their home planet Earth. If it weren't for the fact that they were an isolated race before meeting the people of Logo Dau, you'd swear that they were human!

* The natives of ''LightNovel/TheTwelveKingdoms'' seem almost indistinguishable from humans of Earth stock, but in fact have a [[BizarreAlienBiology bizarre life cycle]] that includes [[spoiler: being born from large fruit that grows on special trees.]]

** There's Lala (no relation to the other Lala on this page), an alien from the planet Saman who ends up on Earth. Though she is the first non-human MagicalGirl in the series, she is essentially indistinguishable from one aside from a few easily-missed details--[[ExoticEyeDesigns star-patterned eyes]], PointyEars, and antenna-like feelers--to the point that she's enrolled in a Japanese middle school without issue. She does avert AliensSpeakingEnglish; her magical pendant is what gives her the ability to speak Earth language, and she has to teach herself how to read, among other aspects of Earth culture shock.

** Lum's closest friends are also very human-like, to the point Benten doesn't even seem to ''have'' any particular supernatural powers at her disposal. Ran fairs slightly better in that [[OurVampiresAreDifferent her fangs and ability to suck the life from others]] make her at least a tad eldritch.