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by Nathan G. Johnson  
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Overall: 4.5
The concept of seven people discovering that they were all connected by tragedy in their past alien lives is ripe with possibility but is spoiled by blatant story flaws, lack of any ending, and the general wussiness of the characters.

Story/Character Devlopment: 4.5
The story's first obscured details intrigue, but when the initial pink fog clears, plot chasms provide a bumpy ride until the story goes shooting off of the sheer cliff which is the ending. Watching the characters grapple with how their past lives affect their present is interesting, but ultimately inconclusive.

Art/Animation: 5.0
Only two or three scenes stand out as memorable. And the appearance of a giant cat is unforgivably bizarre in the last episode of a series that does nothing to prepare for it.

Translation/Acting: 5.0
The words match the lips. The dialogue isn't gripping, but blame for that can be shared with the screenwriter. The subtitles work far better. Most of the English voice-overs adequately portray the characters as written, with a couple of nauseating exceptions. Some of the valley accents annoy.

MPAA Equivalent: PG
Violence, adult situations.


X-Factors

"Really? Are you sure?" factor: 6.0
Jinpachi and Issei explain to Alice that they're not gay, they just have powerful, emotional dreams about sleeping with each other. But they're not gay.

Flirting with copyright lawyers factor: 7.0
In episode 4, Rin and Harihiko have a heart-to-heart lunch at WacDonald's fast food restaurant.

"Dude, I've got, like, powers" factor: 4.0
Mikuro, the only human in the series to have ESP like the aliens, talks like the missing member of Wyld Stallyns.
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