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Thus far true in [[Real Life]], for a more detailed explanation, read about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox Fermi's Paradox] over at [[The Other Wiki]], as it's a good introduction to the topic. |
Thus far true in [[Real Life]], for a more detailed explanation, read about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox Fermi's Paradox] over at [[The Other Wiki]], as it's a good introduction to the topic. |
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== Anime and Manga == |
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* ''[[Kiddy Grade (Anime)|Kiddy Grade]]'', set within one galaxy, and not only no sentient species, no other life at all has been found so far. |
* ''[[Kiddy Grade (Anime)|Kiddy Grade]]'', set within one galaxy, and not only no sentient species, no other life at all has been found so far. |
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* ''[[Legend of Galactic Heroes]]'' also avoids aliens, focusing mostly on human-to-human interaction and history. |
* ''[[Legend of Galactic Heroes]]'' also avoids aliens, focusing mostly on human-to-human interaction and history. |
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* There might not be any aliens in [[Vandread]], but that doesn't stop [[The Chick|Dita]] from trying to find them. It's also played with; the people of [[Lady Land|Ma-Ger]] and [[No Womans Land|Tarak]] consider each other to be hostile aliens, even though they're really just male and female humans trying their damndest to be [[One |
* There might not be any aliens in [[Vandread]], but that doesn't stop [[The Chick|Dita]] from trying to find them. It's also played with; the people of [[Lady Land|Ma-Ger]] and [[No Womans Land|Tarak]] consider each other to be hostile aliens, even though they're really just male and female humans trying their damndest to be [[One-Gender Race|One Gender Races]] through gene manipulation. |
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* One of the things which initially made ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' stand out from the pack of sci-fi mech series of its day was the total lack of space aliens. This was primarily done because the writers felt that having alien villains would make them too hard to relate to; they wanted the show's central conflict to be one in which both factions had understandable motives. Other [[Gundam]] series have carried on this tradition, with all the major conflicts being between humans. ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Seed]]'' has some fossilized remains of [[Space Whale|Space Whales]], but that's about it. |
* One of the things which initially made ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' stand out from the pack of sci-fi mech series of its day was the total lack of space aliens. This was primarily done because the writers felt that having alien villains would make them too hard to relate to; they wanted the show's central conflict to be one in which both factions had understandable motives. Other [[Gundam]] series have carried on this tradition, with all the major conflicts being between humans. ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Seed]]'' has some fossilized remains of [[Space Whale|Space Whales]], but that's about it. |
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** The 00 movie reverses this trend, introducing liquid metal [[Attack Drone|funnel / bit]] [[Starfish Aliens|shaped aliens]] as the antagonists. |
** The 00 movie reverses this trend, introducing liquid metal [[Attack Drone|funnel / bit]] [[Starfish Aliens|shaped aliens]] as the antagonists. |
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