There's now an official review for it (some people have asked me about it in the past).
http://www.christiananime.net/forums/reviews.php?display=62
Spiritsword wrote:Did you ever get a chance to read the manga, Gypsy?
true_noir_chloe wrote:I didn't feel as bad as you did Gypsy, while watching Alien Nine. Perhaps, I'm just dense]
Well, that's the thing. I didn't catch on to any of it until I read some lists on fansites. Even if only a couple of them make sense, it was enough to really bother me. Many interpretations seem way out there - but some of the symbolism seems too accurate for me to argue with. For others, I'm sure it's different, but I could never see it as anything different now.
The person who wrote the manga said he knew people would make grand misinterpretations of the meaning. He writes quite a bit in his defense in the manga, because he got a lot of flack over it. He actually was just writing an alien manga. He thought his concept was very original. I thought the same when I watched it and really enjoyed how different it was. Maybe my love for originality shaded my perception, as well.
I've read this as well. I might also mention that the manga and anime are very different on several key points. I haven't read the manga, so I don't know this first hand (but I have no reason to doubt it, either). If anyone has any additional info on the manga, please feel free to post it here. It's too bad about the creator of the manga having to defend it, though, because the raw idea was quite original. That's why I bought the DVD in the first place, because it was something totally different from the norm.
However, if your spirit was bothered by it, then I'm sorry you had to sit through it for this review. If you ever need help in a review, let me know. I've watched an awful lot of stuff. I would gladly talk to you about any review if you need.
Thank you, I appreciate this very much. I do have to state that I didn't watch the anime for review purposes, though, so I'm not trying to claim I was suffering for the cause or something silly like that. The truth is that I'm just a regular anime fan that has a bad case of impulsive buying. I buy, watch, and read about a lot of anime, and if this hobby can somehow contribute to something constructive and helpful (reviews) then I'm more than happy to do so. I love doing anything for CAA members. Rarely, rarely will I watch an anime simply to review it. But again, thank you - I'll be sure to come to you if I have any questions.
I have to agree that's it's dark and to use caution watching it. I don't think just anyone can watch this. It's not a cutesy anime, and I don't think it was ever touted as one, so I'm glad you made the strong statements you made to keep younger viewers away.
Nope, not at all. When you sign in on CAA and find that I've replaced your avatar with Queen Brahne, then it's pretty safe to assume you've offended me. Until then, no worries.true_noir_chloe wrote: I'm glad I didn't offend you.
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