Lily C.A.T.

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Lily Cat
Japanese: LILY-C.A.T.
English: Lily C.A.T.
German: Lily C.A.T
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Type: OVA
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Sep 1, 1987
Licensors: Discotek Media
Studios: Pierrot
Source: Original
Genres: HorrorHorror, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Theme: SpaceSpace
Duration: 1 hr. 7 min.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 5.961 (scored by 46814,681 users)
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Ranked: #100592
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #6255
Members: 11,652
Favorites: 13

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Synopsis

In the age of space colonization, different corporations eagerly claim planets for their own. One such corporation, Syncam, sponsors a crew of seasoned shipmen and fresh-faced recruits to remain in stasis for 20 years until they reach their destination. When they wake, however, they receive a message that two crew members are criminals using assumed identities. Now forced to investigate one another, crew members begin disappearing and dying in strange ways. As their numbers continue to dwindle, the remaining crew is forced to wonder just who—or what—is on their ship.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Takagi, Hiro

Main
Hase, Arihiro
Japanese

Hamilton, Mike

Main
Saka, Osamu
Japanese

Carolyn

Supporting
Koyama, Mami
Japanese

Jimmy

Supporting
Tanaka, Ryouichi
Japanese

Berry, Dick

Supporting
Otsuka, Chikao
Japanese

Guy

Supporting
Shioya, Kouzou
Japanese

Stroustrup, Nancy

Supporting
Katsuki, Masako
Japanese

Dular

Supporting
Oohira, Tooru
Japanese

Scott, Morgan W.

Supporting
Genda, Tesshou
Japanese

Watts

Supporting
Sogabe, Kazuyuki
Japanese

Staff

Macek, Carl
Producer, ADR Director
Toriumi, Hisayuki
Director
Mosdell, Chris
Theme Song Lyrics
Amano, Yoshitaka
Character Design


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Ending Theme

"Listening to the Angels" by Teressa Jonette

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Reviews

Jun 10, 2011
Lily C.A.T. is a pretty cool slice of classic sci fi/horror from the 80's, and not just in anime, but directors that want to dabble in the horror genre can learn some small, yet vital points from this; the less your audience can understand from your monster, the scarier the creature is. And by that I mean, this blood-thirsty creature can't be reasoned with. It's out to kill you, and that's final. This is one of the essences of true horror.
Granted, there are better offers in this genre in terms of quality and production value like Wicked City and Demon City Shinjuku, Lily CATs ...
Apr 18, 2022
Mixed Feelings
Good premise but not well executed

This anime was heavily inspired by The 70s movie Alien and The 1982 version of the Thing. Which should make it an awesome anime as those movies are really great. Sadly It misses the mark. While it borrows those cool ideas and even art style. Its heavily lacking in what makes those movies good.

The anime does well in its pacing and quickly sets things up and gets going. Its only a little over an hour long so it moves pretty swiftly. To swiftly in fact. We dont get much for alien interaction or even much horror or ...
Feb 25, 2016
Story:
It's Alien in anime form, but it tries to set itself apart by having more character backstories and a weak moral theme in the second half. It's nothing special, and not nearly as intriguing as it could have been. It's also really predictable, as the title and early sequences essentially strip away part of the mystery.

When it comes to story telling, we don't even get five minutes into the film before it's telling us things out right through forced dialogue. A real shame.

The Captain was the only interesting character and the rest are potential canon fodder for the alien creature to munch on, which we ...

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