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Roots Search

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Deep in the recesses of space, onboard a space station, a young woman named Moira is having terrifying dreams of her crewmates' bloody future. As if to prove the premonition, a lone spacecraft later descends upon the station casting a SOS distress call, though only one member of its crew was left alive. The visions begin to come true when Moira and her friends uncover a mysterious alien who can somehow manifest itself into their fears and regrets. With the crew being picked off on by one, and tensions rising, can any of them last long enough to escape?

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They Were Eleven

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Tada is a young man on the fast track to the Cosmo Academy -- a school which only accepts applicants every three years, and whose entrance rate is under 1%. Having passed all the prior exams, the final test is drawing near: survive for 53 days aboard a derelict spaceship with only 9 other would-be cadets to assist you. But much to the dismay of Tada and his peers, their ship has acquired an eleventh member! Can the crew band together to survive the test? Or will sabotage simply destroy them from within...

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They Were Eleven is definitely more of a mystery, while Roots Search is quite a bit like Event Horizon and more of a horror of sorts. Regardless, they both have the same kind of suspenseful feel (and are sci fi, to boot). If you liked one, odds are you'd enjoy the other.
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Both films are about a ship that gets taken over by an unknown force, and how the crew struggles to survive and remain sane and rational.

Gall Force 1: Eternal Story

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In the distant reaches of the galaxy, the all-female Solnoids and alien Paranoids, two advanced civilizations, have been at war for centuries. In the midst of a battle, a SOS is sent for the Solenoid fleet to protect a newly-terraformed planet from its enemies; but during the escape, one ship was left behind, crippled and wounded. With only a handful of survivors left, the Star Leaf must now race against the clock to rendevous at Planet Chaos... that is, until something goes terribly wrong.

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Roots Search and an arc of Eternal Story are Alien wannabee ripoffs that have a very similar feel. If old school sci fi titles and an Alien tone are what you enjoy, you'd like each of these.

Humanoid, The

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  • OVA (1 ep x 45 min)
  • 1986

Alan and Erik are space pilots on a supply run to the base on Lazeria, but something goes wrong in their approach and they are forced to crash land in the forest. Unfortunately for them, Governor Proud is carrying out secret research in nearby ruins, and meddling outsiders don't fit into his plans. Alan and Erik escape with their lives and make their way to the base, where their friend Dr. Watson and his robot Antoinette reside. Meanwhile, the Governor’s scheme is nearing completion...

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If you like trash of the 80s which by some unknown reason came to the cult status (even trash has its cult, afterall), this is the right product for you.

Plot is little to nothing, chara development tends to zero, animation is on the college project level and the only good point could be the retro OST or a very bad dub to give it some extra fun value.

Not suggested for viewers you want to become hard core anime fan.

Guyver: Out of Control

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  • OVA (1 ep x 55 min)
  • 1986

One day while walking home, Sho Fukamachi stumbles across a metal object that has fallen from the sky; but while trying to throw it away, he inadvertently activates it and becomes fused with the biogenetic creature known as Guyver! Other biogenetic creatures called Zoanoids, from the company Chronos, immediately confront him; but they are no match for the power of Guyver. Chronos, in order to recapture the Guyver and complete their quest for world domination, kidnaps Sho's girlfriend Mizuki and kills some of his fellow classmates to send Sho a message. Now Sho must fight against Chronos not only to save Mizuki, but to save the world!

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Ajna

More trash from the 80s, gotta watch only to see how low the OAVs could go in their (supposed) golden age.

A plot worthy of its name is almost completely absent, but a more complex script would have spoiled the total trash feeling that is the only remotely recognizable plus of this show.

Also note the presence of something that you would have called fanservice if it were a bit more polished, in the same way you would have called it a story if it was a bit less moronic in its development.

In short: for extreme trash cultists only!

Lily C.A.T.

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  • OVA (1 ep x 67 min)
  • 1987

In the distant future, employees of the Syncam Corporation board a spaceship bound for a newly-discovered planet; while the voyage will take twenty years, deep sleep capsules ensure that the occupants age only a single year. Now, that time has passed and the crew awakens, only to discover a frightening partial transmission from headquarters: two of them are not employees – they are criminals. One by one, members of the group soon begin to die for unknown reasons; and what’s worse, the bodies begin to disappear. Now, these men and women must race against the clock to discover the fakes in their midst, find out the reason behind the deaths, and most importantly, stay alive at all costs!

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Both are series about ships in deep space and what happens when something goes horribly awry.  They're both very nostalgic 80s in style (with ample amounts of cheese on the side), but still enjoyable to watch.