Lily C.A.T. (1987): An Alien-Inspired Japanese Sci-Fi Anime
In the Japanese anime Lily C.A.T. (1987), a space crew faces deadly alien bacteria. An infected cat named Lily is at the center of the outbreak. Ridley Scott’s claustrophobic horror masterpiece Alien (1979) and James Cameron’s action-oriented follow-up Aliens (1986) are global hits and influential cinematic landmarks that shaped countless other films worldwide. Aliens, in particular, was a massive hit in…