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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

The Eyes Have It!

 

Aliens vs. Anime? I figure that could be one of the last frontiers that the 46-year-old sci-fi-horror franchise could visit. By the way, the photo above was taken in Nakano Broadway.

In any case, the latest in the "Alien" franchise is "Alien: Earth" and in the months and weeks approaching its arrival on screens, we've been getting tidbits about the terrifying yet fascinating new predators going on the attack. Perhaps the one big monster is T. Ocellus that is 50% octopus, 50% eyeball and 100% nightmare. It literally bursts out in its debut as you can see above (or perhaps you don't want to, especially if you love cats).

Well, considering that it's Hump Day today and I want to gently scrub my brain of any of T. Ocellus' work, I'm going with another whimsical Author's Picks consisting of songs that have "eyes" in the title. It'll be a short list today.

(1982) Tatsuro Yamashita -- Your Eyes


(1983) Rats & Star -- Me Gumi no Hito (め組のひと)


(1985) Anzen Chitai -- Aoi Hitomi no Elise(碧い瞳のエリス)


Only Japan could make a comedic commercial involving a Xenomorph. Maybe it could do the same for T. Ocellus. A contract with Kirin perhaps?

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