After researching the newly found minerals on the planet Kerun, the all woman crew of the space ship Muze find the cargo ship Zogne drifting in space. They board the Zogne only to find naked corpses everywhere with no apparent cause of death. But each victim is marked by a bruise on her stomach and is covered by a green liquid. The sole survivor is the beautiful Flair, who on awakening has no memory of the other crew members' deaths.

In addition, further investigation reveals that the Zogne is carrying the highly illegal drug known as Metrogria. Soon, the sexual activity on the Muze begins to heighten and the crew starts to lose its sanity. They begin to die in the same fashion as the crew members of the Zogne.

Hikari, computer analyst on the Muze, is the only person who can find the cause for these strange deaths by analyzing the computer records of the Zogne. Will she have enough time to discover the reason for the crew members' deaths? Will the computer records reveal the answer to stop these deaths or will the Muze be destined to the same end as the ill fated Zogne? Why was the Zogne carrying the illegal drug known as Metrogria?

After seeing Alien from the Darkness' cheesy video cover, I couldn't help but have low expectations for the show itself. Alien from the Darkness starts off by having Muze's all-girl crew go into the Zogne to check things out. Okay, that's typical -- you see an aimlessly drifting ship, you go in and see what's up. Walking around some, dead bodies discovered all over -- the men look like all life had been sucked out of them, and the women are naked and covered with a slimy green substance. Then it dawns on you... an alien must have been responsible for this grim scenario (I mean come on, just one look at the title will tell you that). The plot runs along the same vein as Sigourney Weaver's Alien movies, just think of it as the animated adult version.

There are a lot of good things going for Alien from the Darkness. Despite its revealing title, there is enough mystery to pull you right in. Alien from the Darkness also surprised me with its strikingly beautiful character designs. These girls are among the best-looking ones I've seen in Hentai, and their personalities even manage to shine through despite the brevity of their roles. The art and animation are of excellent quality, and don't scream low-budget like the video cover does. Sexually speaking, Alien from the Darkness features only two kinds of activity: lesbian lovemaking and tentacle rape. Everything is portrayed very graphically, and viewers are treated to an eyeful of no-holds-barred nudity and sex. Let's just say that there's a tentacle for every orifice.

One thing that didn't quite sit well with me is the unimaginative conclusion. It left me wishing that they had thought of something better instead of resorting to the usual cliché. Overall though, I'd say Alien from the Darkness is a fine piece of adult entertainment. It's got a good story, an interesting (and gorgeous) cast of characters, and most importantly (in an H anime) explicit nudity and sex. Lesson of the day: Don't judge a video by its cover.

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