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Alexander Senki is a deceptively complex narrative that draws its ideas from sources of the ancient world. Serving as an obliquely futuristic take on the legend of Alexander the Great, the main idea is that the conflict between passion and reason leads humanity to question the nature of what we call 'civilization'.

The series contains stylistic depictions of numerous famous names from the time of classical Greece. It also depicts the archetypal feud between Plato and Socrates, a battle of essence versus existence. Alexander is fated to bring the death of the world, but Socrates says 'Is there not death without rebirth?'

Historical purists may be ... turned away from the cyberpunk aesthetics, but it serves a purpose of making an unfamiliar setting more palpable to a late night anime audience. Personally, I was rather giddy at the portrayal of Diogenes the mad hermit as a Yoda-like figure (English Dub). Which is to say honestly one of the few high points of the English dub.

This "documentary" is bogged down by poor production and laughable "facts". You can still get enjoyment out of this film, just not through conventional means. Imagine it akin to cult classics like Plan 9 or Reefer Madness, take your intoxicant of choice and just bask in how awful it is. It's only 16 minutes long, and it could make a "great" palate cleanser between two feature length (hopefully equally bad) movies. If by chance you are actually looking to learn about UFOs, well...I wouldn't recommend this. You would learn more from X-Files reruns than Kore ga UFO da!