Lensman
“Shadow of the Lens”
Yoshiaki KawajiriCast
Toshio Furukawa 
Mami Koyama Chikao Ohtsuka Nachi Nozawa 
Tadashi Nakamura Hidekatsu Shibata
Plot
In this animated adaptation of E. E. Doc Smith's groundbreaking science fiction serial "Grey Lensman" from the 1930s-1950s, Kimball Kinnison, a young man from the agricultural planet Mquie and his Valerian companion, Buscirk find a dying man with a legendary crystal lens embedded in his hand. As the man was dying, he mysteriously passed on the Lens to Kim.
Sinekatalog’s take
An animated space opera follows a young man handed a mysterious crystal lens by a dying stranger. Ambitious and stylish in its eighties way, it appeals most to anime fans who enjoy pulp science fiction.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.4 / 10 (836 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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