Alien Nine: Book Three

Alien Nine #3

by Hitoshi Tomizawa

Yuri's friends are very different now from when they first joined the Alien Party...and they're not about to let Yuri see the things that they've seen. How can three sixth graders possibly stand up to a daily threat of alien invasion?

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction, Horror, Fiction, Comics Manga, Aliens, Graphic Novels

224 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1999

Reviews

[John Ronald · Rating 5 out of 5]

It gets even weirder. Now there are RIVAL GANGS of Aliens!? Kasumi's a Yellowknife and a rebel, Kumi's part of Team Drill, and then Yuri gets recruited by the Sunflower Alien gang? Lots more alien versus alien gang war ensues...Yuri becomes estranged from her Borg and there is a long road to see if they can be reunited and reconciled. At least Kumi finally acknowledges her feelings and kisses an unconscious Yuri. "I know you want to be with Yuri and not with me.", Kasumi tells Kumi. Guess I'll press on to read the final volume "Emulators", set in Middle School.

[avary · Rating 4 out of 5]

There’s a lingering eeriness that you feel when reading this series, not necessarily in a bad way either the story does a really good job of showing you so viscerally what happens, sucking you in to the torment alongside these poor girls. It has the charm and rawness that a lot of older manga has and I think it really works well in contrast to the subject of the story. I will say it was a bit weird, but that’s not demeaning it was a good weird! And bonus points for last minute yuri I’ll take what I can get.

[Megan Ward]

a little hard to follow but pretty cool story

[Pau · Rating 4 out of 5]

tengo muchas preguntas y pocas respuestas.
un tomo increíble

[D.M. Dutcher · Rating 5 out of 5]

It just gets worse. Horrifically worse. Kasumi is still fused with the Yellow Knife, and is always smiling, no matter how many aliens she horrifically kills. Kumi finally learns that she is no longer human in a heartbreaking way, and both vow to keep Yuri human no matter what. Meanwhile Yuri is in constant danger, as their teacher is pushed to try and speed up the alien program, and a rival to the drill clan arrives on earth with their eye on Yuri.

At times it gets dark to the point of unrealism. Like a nightmare. Why are the adults ignoring this? How does society survive with the aliens? But its still incredibly compelling, and unlike anything else. Violent, dark, with a ton of subtext (the borg more and more are spoken of in sexual terms, with their fusing) it's a wild ride all the way to the end.

[Emi えみ Takami 鷹見 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not gonna lie, Alien Nine is one of the most intriguing yet creepy, fascinating yet repulsive, mind-bending yet seriously screwed up manga series I have EVER read. In fact, not even just manga, but ANY BOOK I have ever read. It is, to quote Anime Insider, "Funny, shocking, and totally unique."

[Doremili · Rating 2 out of 5]

En general solo dos estrellas, porque en si todo se quedo en expectativa... digo lees la reseña y te imaginas algo súper hardcore y emocionante y.. nada. Ni mensaje, ni emoción, batallas medio aburridas. En fin. esperaba mucho mas.

[Trip · Rating 4 out of 5]

And a creepy ending!