Introduction
In the age of space colonization, different corporations eagerly claim planets for their own. One such corporation, Syncam, sponsors a crew of seasoned shipmen and fresh-faced recruits to remain in stasis for 20 years until they reach their destination. When they wake, however, they receive a message that two crew members are criminals using assumed identities. Now forced to investigate one another, crew members begin disappearing and dying in strange ways. As their numbers continue to dwindle, the remaining crew is forced to wonder just who—or what—is on their ship.
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Audience reviews
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soul_snatcher854
I found the artwork of Lily C.A.T perfect for it's icy and desolate feel of deep space, where the danger exists both inside as well as outside. In many ways, I can't help but compare it to movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey and Alien as they all explore terrifying deep space environments where people are helpless against something bigger, whether it be an unidentified intelligence, a machine, or an extraterrestrial organism.
Though the plot of Lily C.A.T. seemed kind of predictable for me, especially because I've already experienced the layered storytelling of Space Odyssey. It shouldn't be much predictable if you haven't watched the mentioned movies. The psychological aspects of this movie were good and it managed to exceed my expectations. I would highly recommend it to anyone interested…
Read at the sourceHERMIT_PAIMON
An incredibly hard movie to find these days , I first saw these kind of movies through DVDs and CDs.
To me, and presumably a number of others, there was something special about Robotech. For all it's many convolutions it was lightning in a bottle. The energy, the complex sci-fi packaged in a youth demo-graph, the richly drawn characters struggling against real darkness and danger, the music and everything else. . So the fact that lily C.A.T. was brought to us by the same people that constructed Robotech potentially promised something special, or at least something in that familiar style.
People who are really into space horror thriller then Lily cat is definately for you , no doubt there are other things which are better than this but surely a 1 hr watch isn't bad when you getting good ar…
Read at the sourceReverendRoscoe
You've heard already, Lily C.A.T. is a mashup of Alien and The Thing with a few twists of its own. We get the opening 5 minutes that introduce all the people we're about to see get got and then we're off to the races. The characters are pretty basic and story is not incredible but they do motion at some interesting ideas about long-term space travel. For the most part the animation is your run of the mill late 80s and early 90s styling but it looks great when the alien decides it wants to do its thing. Watching Lily C.A.T. is like eating ice cream: it's just a little treat not a hearty meal and, honestly, not a bad way to kill an hour.
Read at the sourceArkonBlade
Good premise but not well executed
This anime was heavily inspired by The 70s movie Alien and The 1982 version of the Thing. Which should make it an awesome anime as those movies are really great. Sadly It misses the mark. While it borrows those cool ideas and even art style. Its heavily lacking in what makes those movies good.
The anime does well in its pacing and quickly sets things up and gets going. Its only a little over an hour long so it moves pretty swiftly. To swiftly in fact. We dont get much for alien interaction or even much horror or much action.
The show spends a lot of time on a boring subplot of 2 people on the ship who aren't suppose to be there which might have been interesting if it effected the plot in any way but it doesn't and its just a useless add on .
We get…
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You'll find a classic science fiction mystery in this anime wrapped by poor art, great characters and an overall enjoyable movie. Recommended for anyone who likes classic science fiction and space mysteries.
Lily C.A.T. is a great example of a classic science fiction and horror crossover. The story line is pretty simple but keeps you wondering throughout the entire movie. It's definitely a story I've seen played out in other similar works, but my no means does it feel boring.
The art is it's weakest point, being decent at most points throughout the film, but at times being downright dreadful.
Sound is dated, but doesn't feel out of place for a film form the 1980's. It has that classic 80's sci-fi audio that can be campy now, but is found in many films of the same genre in that era. Eng…
Read at the sourceCinemaBulb
Once you start up Lily C.A.T. it is immediate what this film is paying homage too. Or, rather, ripping off? I don't want to be that cruel, but it is pretty obvious this is taking straight from the 1979 sic/fi classic, ALIEN. However, if you are a fan of science fiction all together Lily C.A.T. is worth a watch mostly for its aesthetics. It is a cool looking movie, not just because it look like all those 80's cartoons I use to watch (I was getting X-Men The Animated Series vibes hardcore from the look and designs of the characters) but also the way the ship looks and sounds.
The plot of the film is very basic. A group of space goers who are looking to mine off shore planets for possible habitation are put into a frozen cryogenic sleep. When they awake it is soon realized that something is…
Read at the sourceRain_Feather
You remember the late 80s-early 90s era of anime- it was first catching hold over here in the States, and they were putting everything they could get the rights to on tape and sold for $30 a shot. This, well... is one of those titles that should have been skipped.
It's just... terrible bad. You can tell it's early anime- the voicework is crap, the animation isn't really worth anything, and the music just seems to fade in and out.
It's pretty much just your bog-standard space-monster story- alien bacteria infiltrate a colony ship and end up eating 90% of the crew, starting with a pet cat that was brought onboard. In a fairly cringeworthy moment, you get to see the cat ripped apart and dragged through a hole in the wall while its owner watches and shrieks.
I'm not going to lie-after this…
Read at the sourceParaturtle
Story:
It's Alien in anime form, but it tries to set itself apart by having more character backstories and a weak moral theme in the second half. It's nothing special, and not nearly as intriguing as it could have been. It's also really predictable, as the title and early sequences essentially strip away part of the mystery.
When it comes to story telling, we don't even get five minutes into the film before it's telling us things out right through forced dialogue. A real shame.
The Captain was the only interesting character and the rest are potential canon fodder for the alien creature to munch on, which we never see. We also don't see very much of it either because we're constantly shown boring sub-plots that don't matter because we're expecting everyone to die anyway, so it's not even…
Read at the sourceCreator_Kun
Lovers of all things anime will appreciate everything the art form has to offer and will not only rejoice when a series is absolutely stunning, but will also prepare themselves to derail and destroy the series that are absolutely dreadful. Of course, I'm being subjective, because whether you've seen every anime ever or maybe one type of anime, you are an anime lover. If you've seen this anime, you are a disappointed anime lover...
*SIGH* Enough brooding. One of the worst anime original home videos that exists in my opinion is Lily C.A.T.
Lily C.A.T. is a science fiction/horror anime OVA from the ripe age of horrible anime like this one. The film follows the spaceship on a 40-year mission. Under the instructions of an unknown force (that remains unknown and is never address again through…
Read at the sourceColonelfancy
Lily C.A.T. is a pretty cool slice of classic sci fi/horror from the 80's, and not just in anime, but directors that want to dabble in the horror genre can learn some small, yet vital points from this; the less your audience can understand from your monster, the scarier the creature is. And by that I mean, this blood-thirsty creature can't be reasoned with. It's out to kill you, and that's final. This is one of the essences of true horror.
Granted, there are better offers in this genre in terms of quality and production value like Wicked City and Demon City Shinjuku, Lily CATs appeal is that it's closer to a desperate struggle of survival from civilians as opposed to battling the supernatural on questionably equal grounds. It's like an anime incarnation of John Carpenter's The Thing right…
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