Yoshiharu Makita is a Japanese manga artist recognized as the original creator of the series Rescue Me!. Makita served as both the writer and illustrator for this work, which was serialized in Akita Shoten's magazine Champion RED Ichigo. The series is classified with the demographic of seinen, indicating it was aimed at a young adult male audience, and its genres include ecchi, harem, and romantic comedy.

The manga Rescue Me! began its publication run on August 5, 2008, and concluded on October 20, 2014. Over the course of its serialization, the series was compiled into four tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on March 19, 2010, with subsequent volumes published on November 18, 2011, June 20, 2013, and October 20, 2014. A limited edition of the third volume, which included a Blu-ray disc, was also released on June 20, 2013.

Makita’s original manga was adapted into a single-episode original video animation (OVA) anime. This anime adaptation was produced by the studio Hoods Entertainment and directed by Keiichiro Kawaguchi. The OVA was released on June 20, 2013, and was bundled exclusively with the limited edition version of the third manga volume. The story for both the manga and its anime adaptation centers on the everyday life of a high school boy, Masayuki Mizutani, whose life is disrupted when a female classmate, Sayaka Shimizu, moves into his home as a housekeeper, leading to a series of uncomfortable and often ecchi situations.