1 | * SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The ending song, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpYqlKaUQEY "Rebirth"]], a ballad song that effectively reflects the lonely nature of the story. |
2 | * LesYay: |
3 | ** The scene of Kumi embracing Yuri on the bus stop, and musing on how they'll "always be together," carries some implications. |
4 | ** Possibly Kasumi towards Kumi by the end of ''Emulators'', [[spoiler: which causes her [[FaceHeelTurn Face Heel Turn]]]]. |
5 | * NightmareRetardant: Some of the otherwise disturbing aliens in ''Emulators'', seem like they're wearing luxurious "wigs". |
6 | * OnceOriginalNowCommon: This probably was one of the first manga to combine a [[ArtStyleDissonance cute art style]], and seemingly [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld normal, fluffy premise]] into a [[SubvertedKidsShow horrifying, and depressing thriller]], but one must wonder if any kind of newer, more complete adaptation would even be able to compete in a post 2010s market, considering since the manga ended, things like ''Manga/ElfenLied'', ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'', ''Manga/MadeInAbyss'', and most notably ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' (and its [[FollowTheLeader many imitators]]) have come out... This could lead to modern audiences considering the story's twist as fairly pedestrian. |
7 | * ParanoiaFuel: Exactly how much control do the invaders have over human society? Do humans still retain at least a slightest bit of authority, or do the invaders secretly control everything? Is there still something as a normal life? |
8 | * {{Squick}}: Oh boy, where do we start: |
9 | ** The entire premise of coupling and fusing with an alien creature you know literally nothing about. And at a very young age. Along with the implications of irreversibly losing your humanity. |
10 | ** The out-of-nowhere school-wide physical exam scene with a shady male doctor measuring little girls' bare chests. This is also a case of ValuesDissonance, since school-wide physical exams are very common in Japan. |
11 | ** The sight of the Borgs' bottom which actually makes contact with the girl's head is very visceral. |
12 | ** Then there's a scene of the Borgs licking the girls' backs with their {{Overly Long Tongue}}s. |
13 | ** When Yuri's first hunt goes awry and the target alien is squashed, spraying its entrails all over Yuri. Before that, in the manga, there is a panel of said parasitic alien latching onto a man's face, piercing it with its tendrils, and suck nutrients out of him. You can clearly see the tendrils burrowed under the man's skin. |
14 | * UglyCute: The Borgs at times. |
15 | * WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Don't let the cute art style and cheery-looking covers of this series fool you. Despite the young main characters, Pokémon-like monster designs, and initial appearances of a slice-of-life-esque series, this manga and its anime adaptation, are basically a horrific allegory on the meaning of loneliness, and how scary growing up can be. They're filled with heavy violence, grotesque imagery, nudity, and alcohol use. There's also a lot of horrible things that happen to the girls, who try to fight the aliens attacking their school. |
16 | * TheWoobie: Yuri, by a lot. She spends most of her time in the manga and the OVA series, sniveling about how scared she is, and how she doesn't want to deal with the aliens. |
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