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REVIEW: This Boy Can Fight Aliens! Blu-Ray

Another auteur starting their career through an OAV made on their home computer is Yasuhiro Yoshiura with Aquatic Language and Pale Cocoon. He went on to make Time of Eve but, sadly, no one in the west has had the smarts to distribute his works. I think he is better than Makoto Shinkai - but that's a personal opionion, of course.

Since Yamamoto has admitted to being influenced by boy's love titles, it should come as no surprise that the Arikawa/Kakashi relationship also shows suggestions of going farther that are prominent enough to trip most viewers' “gaydars.”

(Two girls holding hands while sleeping is usually regarded as harmlessly cutesy, but boys doing the same thing almost never is.)

(Two girls holding hands while sleeping is usually regarded as harmlessly cutesy, but boys doing the same thing almost never is.)

I've been interested in this film since the Interview done by Ko Ransom so I'll probably rent it if I get the chance.
Honestly, I'm used to the sketchy, childlike artstyle that Ms. Yamamoto is trying to convey since, like Theron states, it's influenced by BL manga.

The one problem I may have is the whole "defeat your enemy one at a time". Wouldn't make more sense if the entire army or maybe a small platoon send in their forces to overpower Kakashi?

The one problem I may have is the whole "defeat your enemy one at a time". Wouldn't make more sense if the entire army or maybe a small platoon send in their forces to overpower Kakashi?

Theron wrote:

(Two girls holding hands while sleeping is usually regarded as harmlessly cutesy, but boys doing the same thing almost never is.)

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Thanks for reminding me! ^__^ By any chance, will there be a review of No.6 Blu-Ray once it comes out this month?

I ended up dropping No. 6 because it became a chore for me to watch and then I heard the ending was bad. I just didn't like it's pacing, also it was weird and unnatural at times, because there was no romance between the leads and yet they would stuff to try to imply that they where together.

It's not that kind of story. The setup is illogical and somewhat surreal but it's primarily a metaphor not a realistic depiction of fighting aliens .

Another auteur starting their career through an OAV made on their home computer is Yasuhiro Yoshiura with Aquatic Language and Pale Cocoon. He went on to make Time of Eve but, sadly, no one in the west has had the smarts to distribute his works. I think he is better than Makoto Shinkai - but that's a personal opionion, of course.

Was Voices really Shinkai's first work? Maybe he just didn't publish his earlier efforts, so his first published work looked better.