Galactic Patrol Lensman
Galactic Patrol Lensman
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Powerful telepathic Arisians fight the Eddorians using Lensmen agents granted the empathic Lens weapon. A dying Lensman passes his Lens to Kimball Kinnison, an heir to the Lensmen line, who battles the Eddorian-controlled Boskone faction.
RichyE reviewedOctober 18, 2025
This one hits like a Saturday afternoon flashback, Lensman is pure retro sci-fi, with glowing telepathic weapons, space battles and a hero who inherits more than just a legacy.
Kimball Kinnison isn’t just a pilot, he’s the reluctant heir to a galactic war between the noble Arisians and the sinister Eddorians.
And that Lens? It’s not just a tool, it’s a burden, a beacon and a psychic Swiss Army knife.
The animation is classic 80s: chunky ships, neon beams and character designs that scream VHS nostalgia.
The voice cast delivers earnest performances and the story, while simplified from E.E. Smith’s sprawling saga, still captures the spirit of cosmic adventure.
It’s part Star Wars, part Space Battleship Yamato, with a dash of psychic mysticism.
Watching it on TV gave it that forbidden thrill, like catching something you weren’t supposed to understand yet, but felt anyway.
It’s not perfect, but it’s earnest and that counts.