blue gender

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It is the story of Yuji Kaido, an average guy who was diagnosed with a serious disease in the near future and was put into cryogenic stasis. When he wakes up, he discovers that a race of insectoid beings called the "Blue" have overrun the Earth and that he may very well be the key to the survival of the human race.

Yuji's years of hibernation are finally ended when a group of soldiers from an orbiting space colony called Second Earth are ordered to recover "sleepers" around the Earth. Among them, the soldier Marlene Angel develops a strong bond with Yuji over time. As Yuji and the soldiers try to escape Earth, Yuji meets many of the humans still left there. The Blue eventually kill all the soldiers except for Marlene, who is devoted to her duty to get Yuji to Second Earth. As the story continues, Yuji falls into a deep depression as he sees the destruction around him and his own inability to save those he cared about, namely Joey and the girl in the settlement which was overrun by Blue when the team tried to contact Second Earth. Eventually Yuji and Marlene come across another group of soldiers from Second Earth. They reach a ship in Russia and leave to Second Earth. Yuji is injured on the ship by a Blue that was on board. Upon arrival at the main station, Marlene and Yuji are separated, and Marlene is sent back into training. She rebels and is bent on finding Yuji. When she does, she finds that he is being trained for a new Armor Shrike (A.S) that is much stronger than the originals. On Second Earth, scientists reveal that the nature of the illness that put Yuji in stasis and the source of the insect monsters called the Blue are the same. The Earth, in an effort to curb rising population, activated the B-cells in humans and animals which in turn led to the creation of the first Blue. The Earth created them to wipe out the humans to prevent them from destroying the planet. Yuji returns to Earth with two other "Sleepers" named Tony Frost and Alicia Whistle. Tony is a very experienced A.S pilot while Alicia is only a young teenager with no combat experience. They and the other forces of Second Earth battle the Blue and while they destroy a large number of them, they too are seriously crippled by the Blue. When Tony and Alicia return to Second Earth, they bring a colony of Blue with them as their B-cells are fully activated and they believe their destiny is to cleanse Earth of humanity just like the Blue. Yuji's B-cells are activated as well but Marlene helps him overcome them so his mind is returned to his human mentality. They return to Second Earth but see that it has divided into two halves which Tony instigated. One side is the medical station and the other is the military station. Tony plans on ramming the medical station into the military station which would therefore destroy Second Earth. He see's this as the "Grand Will of the Earth" which he will become a "messiah" and cleanse the planet of humanity forever. However, Yuji, Marlene, and a group of soldiers infiltrate the station and eliminate the threat of Tony and the Blue though Alicia is killed when the military station sets detonation charges on the station.

After the deaths of Tony and Alicia, Yuji contemplates his existence and fears that he was the true cause for all their deaths. Marlene comforts him and they plan on going back down to Earth together.

When they return to Earth with a team of soldiers, there are no Blue seen in any corner of the planet but satellite images show a Blue migration pattern that leads to South America. The team discovers a massive nest but it cannot be penetrated. A young child tells them that when the Blue migrated to the area, they had cleared down many trees and that leads the team to a massive cave.

The team head into the cave and it turns out that it is an underground tunnel into the nest. Piles upon piles of dead fossil-like Blue occupy most of the space inside the nest and the team also discovers a large sphere that is composed of a gell-like substance in the middle of the nest. A massive Blue is birthed from it and it attacks the team. It kills everyone except for Yuji and Marlene. Yuji kills it and when he eyes the sphere again, he believes it will hold all the answers he wants. Marlene wants to go with him but Yuji makes her stay behind because he does not want another person to die because of him. Before he goes inside, Marlene stops him to tell that she is carrying his child. Yuji is shocked and hesitant, but he hugs Marlene telling her that he'll come back for both of them. He heads into the sphere and it is implied he is inside the Earth's consciousness. A light ascends skyward from the sphere and heads into space. Yuji is seen hovering inside of the Earth's consciousness, while he apparently gets the answers he desires. What he asks and hears isn't shown as Yuji gets his answers and accepts his responsibility. He is then seen apparently hovering above various areas of the Earth, seeing visions of his previous life before he was put to sleep. Second Earth is shown, along with scenes of its residents in sorrow and dread. Miyagi is shown in his quarters overlooking Earth while dozens of residents rush in and open fire on him, killing him instantly. They then turn the guns on each other and 2nd Earth blows up after much gunfire. This implies that the Earth's control goes beyond the mere planet's surface and influences human population regardless of where they reside (but in more likely events, the crew aboard second earth lost purpose up in space, and as time passed anger/isolation took root, further hints are shown by the grey looks of the crew. The earth (B cells) attempted to destroy second earth, but the humans onboard 2nd earth ultimately killed themselves off as they tried to escape in the shuttles in midst of the infighting.) Marlene awaits Yuji's return on the edge of a cliff. She accepts the possibility that Yuji may not return but he reappears right behind her. Marlene gets up and embraces Yuji. As the final scene fades out, the voice of the Earth speaks. What it states isn't clear as its voice is distorted.


Blue Gender was created by the Japanese animation studio, AIC and is distributed in the United States by FUNimation. In 2003, Blue Gender was released on American television as part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, though it had originally been planned for Toonami, and was thus edited to remove its graphic violence, nudity, and sex scenes. There is also a compilation movie (Blue Gender: The Warrior) available on DVD. The series was also shown on the Sci-Fi Channel in the UK in 2002-2003.