UlasanAnime.com – The title “Arrgh There’s an Alien In My Eye!” is a playful pun on the series name, “The Heroic Age.” While the title might suggest something humorous, the article delves into a more serious examination of the anime’s setting and societal structures.
The author finds The Heroic Age to be quite interesting when one looks beyond the surface-level plot and focuses on its world-building. It’s noted that grand, science-fiction narratives often explore the purpose and meaning of a race’s existence from a societal perspective.
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This societal introspection is presented as potentially foreign to an American individualist mindset but feels quite at home with a Chinese/Japanese nationalist sentiment. The twelve labors that govern the coalition of humankind are seen as potentially leading to a caste system that dictates the social order of the Iron Tribe.
The Golden Tribe is acknowledged for its role in clarifying the societal hierarchy, making it clear who is meant to perform specific roles. This leads to a thought-provoking question: could the Silver Tribe be the truly oppressed race in the grand scheme of things?
However, the author quickly dismisses this notion by recalling their brutal actions, such as blowing up planets. The question is posed rhetorically, with a touch of sarcasm, “Well, of course not, since they brutally blew up planets and what not, AMIRITE? Sigh.”
The article also touches upon the anime’s opening sequence (OP). The author expresses a peculiar feeling about the visuals, particularly the mysterious spirals warping into normal space at the beginning of the OP. They speculate that this imagery might be a scene from the climax or the end of the series, possibly featuring Age looking out into space.
Further contemplation is given to the identity of the figures potentially represented by these spirals. The author wonders if they could be Age’s parents or “daddies.” Ultimately, they admit to perhaps overthinking the symbolism, concluding with “Or maybe I’m just thinking too much?”
