I mean, yeah. There's something there.
But at the same time this whole "the alien is just a highschool girl from another outer space and otherwise basically human with a silly name and dealing with the typical human highschool problems" feels somewhat trite at this point; and like one of those anime tropes you've seen a billion times. Maybe I just got a grumpy day, but I wished it was a bit ... more.
But then again... How many of those are yuri? For years, decades at this point, I have wished more common het anime plots to get an explicit yuri version or more than a version, or well a perspective of a romance between girls in that setting, so I am very thankful that we are here to witness it.
This continues to be cute and entertaining, but I've also realized two things:
First, unlike a lot of the more traditional wifu-from-space rom-coms, Lulu is actually considerate of the people around her. Normally, at least the first alien is some combination of fairly arrogant and fairly headstrong. In particular, they very rarely leave the protagonist much say in their relationship or where they'll be living. By contrast, Lulu seems very empathetic with the people around her, even beyond Ten, and we see her actively considering the inconvenience and potential trouble she's caused Ten.
I almost forgot that I wanted to add what your comment made me realize-- I think there will be more importance to the whole Observer and Observed philosophy that Lulu presented in the first chapter, as you said, USUALLY in the popular rom-coms with space love interests they tend to be more... airheaded, or happy-go-lucky while here Lulu is-- very realistic in that she knows she is an outsider and the impressions she makes are important for the exchange as they can create versions of her species that she doesn't wish to happen.
Anyways, in other news:
I wanna be carried by a pretty alien girl
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