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What makes Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese’s adult animated feature Lesbian Space Princess unique is how it blends self-discovery with queer themes—and sets it all in space! It recalls Lexx, the cult Canadian sci-fi series with strong adult sensibilities. Here, the heroine Saira (Shabana Azeez) heads to the stars not to save her home planet, but to find Kiki, her ex-lover who wants nothing more to do with her. She’s hoping for a second chance—but can that happen?
Like the said series, she steals a “Problematic Ship” (Richard Roxburgh) and takes off in search of her lost love. She leaves the sanctuary of her homeworld, aptly named Clitopolis. If echoes of The Rocky Horror Picture Show don’t come knocking—because I couldn’t help wondering if the planet Transsexual from the system Transylvania might be nearby—then I don’t know what will. No shared universe is implied here, and I’m glad!
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