Movie(maybe tv show), probably anime, aliens(maybe monsters) that attached themselves to children's backs to give then super powers, kind of like Max Steel but on the back.
I watched it about 15 years ago, give or take 5 years.
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theXlyphoneKing2026-02-01 16:38
Alien 9 is the only thing I can of think of
SnooWoofers1862026-02-02 12:24
Is it good in your opinion? Anime?
kngt2026-02-01 16:39
Alien 9 maybe
iamsnarticus2026-02-01 16:52
The first thing I think of wasn’t an anime but live action…
Falling Skies. It took place after an alien invasion of Earth, and follows a group of refugees/militia who fight to survive. The main character is a former history professor turned military leader which three sons. One of the three is captured by the aliens and had a spinal thing attached to their backs (which happens to all children the aliens find, while adults are killed).
The spinal thing turns them into slaves and slowly altering their DNA to turn them into a weird multi-leg alien thing.
Over the course of the show they rescue several of these kids and do a dangerous surgery to remove the spinal thing. Any of the kids with that thing removed are basically superhuman
Quiddity1312026-02-01 17:35
Based on the age I'm sure its not the anime you're thinking of, but elDlive has a very similar dynamic, a pokemon-esque creature attaches itself to the chest of the main character and at times provides considerable powers.
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Falling Skies. It took place after an alien invasion of Earth, and follows a group of refugees/militia who fight to survive. The main character is a former history professor turned military leader which three sons. One of the three is captured by the aliens and had a spinal thing attached to their backs (which happens to all children the aliens find, while adults are killed).
The spinal thing turns them into slaves and slowly altering their DNA to turn them into a weird multi-leg alien thing.
Over the course of the show they rescue several of these kids and do a dangerous surgery to remove the spinal thing. Any of the kids with that thing removed are basically superhuman