Blue Gender: The Warrior (2002) User Reviews

A not so great retell of the story

[WeAreLive · 4/10 · 22 June 2020]

Admittingly I don't mind seeing brand new content of an anime i enjoy watching (yes i know this movie is a decade and a half old) even if it's a retall or a recap of a series which is compressed into a movie.

But if you are going to do a retell at least try to make sense of it. Which is what this movie suffers from. It honestly feels like bits of the series were edited together to make this movie and some of the important characters (Alicia, Tony, Rick, Emerick etc.) where either non existent or rewritten which made zero sense at all at what I am watching.

Do yourself a favour and stick to the series.

Do yourself a favor and watch the series instead.

[chris_kuieck · 3/10 · 4 July 2013]

Just finished watching the box set of the original TV series, followed by this movie. This movie uses clips from the original show, and new scenes to present almost the same story in a somewhat different manner. I did some brief math and compared to the show, this movie moves at an Olympic Sprinter's pace. The first 60 of this 98 minute movie is used to give a very spark-notes like version of the first half of the show. There were characters, scenes and situations entirely cut. This leads to almost a hyper-active feeling because speaking moments are rapidly cut with action scenes cut with a moment that should be character building but they are already cutting to the next action scene. The next 38 minutes of this movie are where this movie differs from the series. The last half of the series is almost completely rewritten basically erasing many characters/plot points/events that would appear, and reversing the motivations of one of the most important characters. The events of the original last two episodes are used to set up a finale that, after this wild ride, feels only sub-par at best. In conclusion, I wouldn't recommend this movie. It's much too quickly paced, there is little characterization, events seem to happen that you might only understand if you watch the series, and many scenes (except the ones where they fight their way out with robots) have underwhelming conclusions. I wouldn't recommend getting this unless you are a completionist, otherwise, skip it.

Watch the series instead.

[zeryphim · 2/10 · 19 May 2022]

This movie sadly falls short as some of the most impactful moments for the characters are cut out as well as the entirety of of stories final act.

The series has one of the best and deepest stories from any anime of the time, and is an absolute must watch not only for sci-fi fans but for those who love deep existential dives into humanity.

The movie sadly focuses more on the action side of the show.