HYPER RUNE (Saiba Puranetto 1999: Hyper Rune), by Tamayo Akiyama. First published in 1995 and first published in North America in 2004.
PLOT:
Rune Ayanokouji just wants to be a normal 8th grade girl, but her mad scientist grandfather keeps saying that she's some sort of space queen who needs to needs to save the universe, forcing her into ridiculously ornate costumes. Meanwhile, Rune just wants her dreamy childhood friend Masaya to notice her. Little does she know that her grandpa is completely correct, and intergalactic fighters disguised as humans are on their way to either protect her or try to stop her.
