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Alien Nine

2001–2002 · 1 season

A queasy, introspective coming-of-age that turns alien-fighting duty into a slow, anxious study of fear and friendship.

Created by
Jiro Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Irie
Genres
Animation, Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Juri Ihata, Kaori Shimizu, Noriko Shitaya
Overview
Yuri Otani, much to her disgust, has been elected by her class for alien fighting duty. Together with Kasumi Tonime, who joined the alien fighter simply for the sake of doing so, and Kumi Kawamura, who became and alien fighter to avoid the responsibility of yet another year of class presidency, she must defend her school from periodic alien attacks. Introspection, fear, anxiety and friendship await Yuri as she is forced to stare life itself in the mouth in her chaotic coming of age.

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Free in the UK
  • Tubi TV
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Jiro Fujimoto, Yasuhiro Irie
Genres
Animation, Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Juri Ihata, Kaori Shimizu, Noriko Shitaya
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • survival
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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