Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Gintokiee
So to start this time we dont have aliens or any human bad guys we have ' insects ' the size of a kaiju no less...
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Mama Earth is staraight trying to kill us ....
..This anime starts with a different story and changes to a different anime till the end ...
the transition of the story could have been better but apart from that i really dont have much of a critic of this anime ..
The starting is such masterpiece it just turns you to feel the Fear of this world and how they use the chracters to show the hopelessness of this world just sets a great tone especially in the start .This is why i say the anime in the start feels very different from it ended but the bleakness the emptyness the loses all remain the same throughout the season ... some plots and fights reminded me of "warhammer" not ex…
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I really don't know how to feel about this one. Part of me really feels guilty for not liking it THAT much, because it really has some really remarkable parts that I loved.
The soundtrack is absolutely beautiful and makes me feel nostalgic for a series that barely had an impact in me. I liked the main protagonists, Marlene more than everyone else, but the highlight for me is her relationship with yuji. They're actually so sweet and made most of the series for me. They have such beautiful scenes. Also I really liked Marlene's English VA, I think it gives her such tenderness and realism.
Another thing I liked was the way they treated sex. Im so over of animes that have unrealistic/gruesome type of sex scenes, instead it gave me one of the best sex scenes in anime ive seen; intimate and wit…
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Up until episode 15 the anime was a very good 8-9. The second half is was threw it into average/less than average territory.
Its saving grace is that it is unsuspectingly deep in regards to the themes it did communicate very well. I fail too see any reviews mentioning the fact that this very much is a coming of age story with its representations of early adulthood being masterfully woven into its philosophical ramblings. I mean the title is literally called Blue GENDER.
The pacing, character development, and action were very diverse and organic in the first half. Once that second half hit, the author tried to fit in far too many themes for what the length could handle. The Blue themselves started to be copied and pasted, fights quickly done, and jarring rushed jumps for the sake of moving…
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If I could describe Blue Gender in one word, it would be "Grim." Contrary to most anime which pop out at the audience with characters with exaggerated personalities, funny moments, and other "tropey" things, Blue Gender is one of the more serious and mature shows out there. Personally, I like anime that take themselves and their world seriously, but this show does have me a little mixed in my opinions.
Things that I liked about it were the creatures (which were cool and terrifying), the world itself, which although bleak, was also mysterious and kept you on edge the whole way through, and various features of the plot. I will say I respect the show for not holding back, presenting stakes and real danger without holding back punches; I was pleasantly surprised and shocked with many of the p…
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At first glance, this looks and feels like the average 90s sci-fi mecha show (because it is just that).
This anime goes by the idea that "you get (exactly) what you paid for" and it sticks with it until the end.
It is a good watch if you want your brain to reset and relax. There's no convoluted story nor adrenaline rush scenes. Although the anime doesn't shy away from nightmare-inducing scenes or mild nudity (so keep that in mind).
Unless you don't have anything better to watch, and you enjoy the 90s aesthetics, I recommend this anime.
If you don't like sci-fi, mecha, or those 90s jank animes, don't watch this.
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The main themes and story in Blue Gender are grim and handled with more maturity than most anime, and that alone is enough to give it praise. Unfortunately the pacing is also very slow and mostly episodic, thus it’s hard for most to go through it, especially today when most anime fans prefer shameless fantasy isekai over depressing sci-fi.
The art quality ain’t bad at all. The animators went for realism instead of flash thus the weaponry feels fairly realistic despite including bulky mecha. That tends to make most battles to feel slow or simple, although the goal was always a down to earth approach instead of spectacle. It depicts better themes of survival and existential horror when the heroes can’t solo armies using broken powers. And boy, does this anime excel at atmosphere.
The setti…
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Blue Gender started strong... for 15 minutes. It's all down-hill from there. Despite having a ton of tags & genres, it doesn't do any of them well. Quite the opposite, it manages to do every single thing it attempts worse than if it had just neglected to tackle it in the first place. I honestly don't even know where to start with this, but I guess since he was the first thing you're introduced to, let's start with the main character, Yuji. Awoken to a hectic battle, with the power to simply run away in horror, you can immediately empathize with him. He's alone, in the dark, being chased by ominous soldiers and hellish bug monsters, with no clue when or where he is or what's going on. You can understand the angst, the despair, the frustration, the confusion, you can see why he's frightened…
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I went into the series with medium expectations considering the overall rating here. However I was disappointed upon finishing the series. I felt that Yuji, one of the primary characters was whole heartedly unlikeable from start to finish. He had no redeeming character traits, and his overall actions and performance made the series unenjoyable to watch. Yuji was either a wimp or just arrogant throughout the series. One trait that followed him the entire way was his complete selfishness. I was hoping for his personality to be more well rounded by the end of the series, but it wasn't, and the end was pretty abrupt.
I liked the premise, the world building was lacking, and the character development was limited. The story has twists and turns, however there isn't much explanation to them besid…
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Blue Gender is an old school anime with a familiar post apocalypse story where you have insect monsters exterminating mankind. The main character is awaken from cold sleep after several decades and is needed to help save Earth from the creatures once and for all. Mechs included.
There's many positives to point out. The story is always changing things up and keeping the characters moving. One location to the next. Sometimes its man vs. insect, and sometimes its human vs. human conflicts. The show has a great musical score and sound effects for the guns, insects, and machinery which goes a long way in building atmosphere and weight to scenes. The violence is brutal and you feel the intensity of the action. The show was able to keep my interest for the entire run time and rarely hit pacing i…
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Blue Gender is wild. It has a bit of everything—action, depression, post-nut clarity, suspense, a little bit of mystery, and sex ;).
While the story is simple, it never stops taking a break. The MC goes through an understandable journey from a timid guy to a full-blown chad.
The music was decent, it wasn't bad nor great. It fitted the mood whenever necessary.
The art is obviously going to be outdated (duh, it's from the 90s). But it never got in the way of my viewing.
There are several notable characters that have exciting arcs. Some characters you learn to love and then later you learn to hate that same person again, or vice versa.
The end was wtf. But it was still enjoyable with the MC bagging a baddie in the end. In my book, that counts as a win.
Overall, if you are looking…
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What is a blue gender? The anime called Blue Gender never explains what the enigmatic phrase "blue gender" even means, and this was in the pre-Tumblr years—not that Japan is into that crap in the first place. I think it's just a weird naming convention where they string together random english words and are like BRUE GENDERU and thought it was really cool (I mean, how else do you explain goofy titles like Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer?).
Anyway, this is another one of those Heinlein/Starship Troopers-based formulas where you have badasses with mechs battling against massive bugs—this one is a bit psychological, but more in an average PTSD way rather than particularly deep or compelling; this has a lot of genre listings, and while horror is occasionally fitting, this is too actioney and c…
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I thought the first half of the show was great. Military mecha done right unlike the painfully slow Gasaraki, also from this same director. It starts off right in the action with a heartpounding sequence as Yuji's stasis pod is raced down a blue infested hallway. It's a show don't tell kind of storytelling that respects the viewer enough to initially figure out for themselves what kind of world this is and what happened to it.
From the introduction it becomes a thrilling survival series and even elements of a budding romance as Yuji and Marlene learn to build trust in one another and Yuji manages to break through Marlene's detachment, a detachment necessary for any soldier in this world who knows any mission is likely to be their last.
However, once Yuji and Marlene arrive on Second Eart…
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It was overall okay. I think for anyone who's looking for more sci-fi stories, this is definitely worth at least checking out. I was happy to see that this didn't turn out to be an Evangelion knock-off like it first started off being too.
My problems mainly lie with the story itself however, I think this series was trying to do too much and it didn't blend well. It was confusing to change perspectives between characters and go from psychological horror to a romance back to psychological horror and repeated. At points, the series felt like a drag, and other times I was deeply invested. Towards the end gets really good, and I'm glad it stays consistently good till the end. Also thought the Blue designs were really cool.
This show had very mediocre lows and great highs.
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Nostalgia may blind you, but it hasn't for me. Blue Gender has a very interesting premise, and the characters are engrossing and likeable. But, everything went downhill near the end - it just didn't make sense. I mainly mean that the major twists that occurred in the latter half seemed somewhat capricious and questionable. It seemed like an evangelion-esque ending that didn't follow through.
The animation was also pretty mediocre and didn't age well. I almost didn't recognize the characters some times lol
The movie also isn't worth watching as it is a compilation of scenes from the series.
Nonetheless, I did enjoy it.
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It took 4 years to finish the anime it cost me a lot but hey in the end I was able to finish them. The last chapters are good like the first ones, I remember that at the beginning I had hooked the anime and then I lost it because the plot became very slow. They take that out, the ending is kind of weird, it's like what happened? How we got to that and more questions that remain unsolved. In all, it is a good mecha anime, with the typical plot of humanity being eliminated by giant bugs and others. Not bad but I don't know if I would recommend it.
En español:
Tarde 4 años en terminar el anime me costo un montón pero bueno al final pude terminarlos. Los últimos capítulos están buenos como los primeros, me acuerdo que al principio me había enganchado el anime y después me perdió porque se vo…
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Old school, a bit of mecha, space, love and gore
If you are into all of these you might want to check out Blue Gender. Even if not I'd still recommend to check it out just for a piece of anime's past.
The animation is old (1999, makes me feel ancient...) so you need to like it otherwise you probably won't be able to watch even the end of the first episode.
Honestly it has entertained me quite a lot, especially the characters development and how the story unravels. As it was created and produced 20 years ago, some part of the plots and behaviours of the characters have a sort of outdated flavour which from time to time might be boring but then you'll be sucked again back in the story.
While warching it, I found myself thinking again about the plausibility of such a scenario and how as…
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Although post-apocalyptic settings, bugs vs humanity, and questioning morals are all things that have been done and explored plenty of times by anime already, Blue Gender does a pretty decent job at it.
The story is very entertaining and captivating, starting simple at first and ramping up in complexity as it progress, keeping you wondering what will happen next and introducing new elements here and there to avoid losing your interest.
The shoot outs and skirmishes are very fun to watch, but I'd like to see more stand outs and battles like those in the OP.
The characters are ok. Both main character, Marlene and Yuji, have an enormous ammount of development which, at the end of the series, makes them completely different characters from how they were at the beggining of the series. Mea…
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At the tail end of the 90s comes a gem in the form of a mecha series, that should be appealing even to audiences that generally avoid this genre.
It has a similiar scenario and premise to the popular series shingeki no kyojin
and in my opinion has better execution and characters than the former.
Blue Gender manages to integrate its philosophical themes well into its story and characters. The latter and their development are arguably the strongest point of this series. Their interactions and motivations are decently structured and add weight to the overall plot. Especially the bond shared between the main 2 characters is central to the plot and meaning of Blue Gender.
The overall plot starts strong, keeps it up somewhat in the middle and later mellows out a bit until a rather sudden end.…
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Spoiler free review
While the setting, art and sound are pretty good, especially for its time, the story and characters are very lacking and inconsistent. There are a lot of things that don't fit if you take the whole picture in (although guess that won't get in the way for those who don't remember past events too well while watching, and ESPECIALLY for those that don't binge it on top of that).
Additionally, a few more things that might hurt your experience is a protagonist who's indecisive (with rather weak writing), although he's at least not completely spineless, a rather slow progression, repetitive occurrences and some scenes that really overstay their welcome.
A decent watch, but nothing special, the kind of show you can use to fend off boredom if you have nothing else or REAL…
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Blue Gender was produced in 1999 during the era when last peak in mature anime series occurred. The series itself is a great example of how loyal to the "adult audience only" idea anime could remain back in the days.
*light spoilers follow*
From its settings, Blue Gender is highly similar to the cult feature film, Starship troopers, that was released only 2 years before the anime. In this case, our main character wakes up from an artificial sleep -- that is heavily plot-related -- to discover how the world he once knew has been overtaken by a species of over-sized alien bugs -- called Blue -- who are being fought against by a military organization whose current active mission includes *saving* sleepers like him and bring them back to headquarters.
Around half of the entire anime center…
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