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Spoiler free and short review!
I cannot understate how much this broke my heart. Alien 9 caught me off guard, I read the concept and went into it thinking that it'd be a short but quirky and fun adventure of girls fighting aliens and having to balance it with school life! Nope! Not at all!

Alien 9 is a harrowing story about growing up, the fear of being alone, and I'm sure a plethora of other messages and metaphors I was unable to pick up on. The premise seems simple, three girls from middle school are chosen by their classes to fight off alien invaders that come ... to their schoolgrounds with unknown reason, but usually it's just to cause chaos and attack the students.

The real kicker is in the emotional pull. Some of the vocal performances and the animations really push the heartbreak, Otani is one of the sweetest characters ever and doesn't deserve to be thrust into this unfortunate, hellish occupation. None of the main girls do. What with the emotional, physical and mutational turmoil it puts them through.

The show is great, but short, and so it's highly suggested to continue with the manga after watching. It's more of this fascinating little world, and even more exploration with the characters. It's really truly fantastic.