25 Iconic Blue Gender Quotes That We’ll Never Forget

By Matt Hudson

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Blue Gender follows Yuji Kaido, a man awakened from cryosleep into a ruined Earth overrun by monstrous beings called the Blue. The series explores themes of survival, trauma, dehumanizing militarism, and the struggle to reconnect with empathy in a brutal world.

This collection highlights powerful lines that capture the characters’ emotional journeys and the show’s bleak yet hopeful vision of humanity.​

I still don’t understand this world, but I’m ready to leave my past behind and move on

Episode 3 (Return to the Earth) [approx.]​
Yuji Kaido
Yuji chooses survival over despair, marking his first real step toward maturity amid apocalyptic chaos.​

As long as I’m alive, I’ll keep fighting the Blue

Episode 4 (Priority) [approx.]​
Yuji Kaido
A desperate vow that turns Yuji’s fear into determination, embodying the series’ core survival instinct.​

Orders don’t matter if everyone ends up dead

Episode 2 (Cry) [approx.]​
Marlene Angel
Marlene’s rigid soldier mindset begins to crack as she confronts the cost of blind obedience.​

If we don’t protect each other, there’s no point in surviving

Episode 5 (Relation) [approx.]​
Yuji Kaido
Yuji argues that survival without compassion is empty, challenging Second Earth’s cold utilitarianism.​

Turn your hatred for the Blue into a passion for staying alive

Episode 8 (Sleep) [approx.]​​
Marlene Angel
Marlene reframes vengeance into survival, showing her shift from pure duty toward concern for Yuji’s psyche.​​

I’m not a sample. I’m human

Episode 7 (Sympathizer) [approx.]​​
Yuji Kaido
Yuji rejects being treated as an expendable asset, condemning Second Earth’s dehumanizing science.​​

You can’t save everyone, but you can choose who you refuse to abandon

Episode 9 (Confirm) [approx.]​
Marlene Angel
Marlene admits painful limits while affirming loyalty, reflecting her growth beyond emotionless soldiering.​

The Blue aren’t the only monsters on this planet

Episode 10 (Vitual Death) [approx.]​
Yuji Kaido
Yuji condemns human cruelty, equating ruthless leaders with the creatures destroying Earth.​

Living in fear isn’t living at all

Episode 6 (Set) [approx.]​
Yuji Kaido
Yuji rejects constant terror, choosing active resistance over paralyzing anxiety.​

If this world is hell, then we’ll find our own reason to keep walking

Episode 11 (Drop) [approx.]​
Marlene Angel
Marlene acknowledges the horror around them while embracing a personal, human reason to go on.​

Up there they talk about humanity, but down here we’re treated like parts in a machine

Episode 13 (Planet Second Earth) [approx.]​
Yuji Kaido
Yuji exposes the hypocrisy of Second Earth’s leadership and its cold, mechanical view of people.​

If we forget how to care, we might as well let the Blue win

Episode 14 (Settlement) [approx.]​
Yuji Kaido
Yuji links empathy to victory, insisting emotional numbness is as deadly as the enemy.​

I followed orders so I wouldn’t have to feel guilty

Episode 15 (Adagia) [approx.]​
Marlene Angel
Marlene confesses using duty as a shield from responsibility, signaling deep moral awakening.​

You taught me there’s more to living than just not dying

Episode 18 (Nightmare) [approx.]​
Yuji Kaido
Yuji credits Marlene for showing him emotional connection, highlighting their evolving relationship.​

Even in this ruined world, we can still choose kindness

Episode 17 (Scar) [approx.]​
Yuji Kaido
Yuji insists morality is a choice, not a luxury, even after civilization’s collapse.​

I was trained to survive, not to love

Episode 19 (Chaos) [approx.]​
Marlene Angel
Marlene admits emotional emptiness, underlining how war stripped her of basic human softness.​

If we run from pain, we’ll never change this world

Episode 20 (Agony) [approx.]​
Yuji Kaido
Yuji accepts suffering as necessary for growth and for challenging the status quo.​

Humanity grew like a cancer; the Blue are the Earth’s way of cutting us out

Episode 21 (Grief) [approx.]​
Victor
Victor voices the harsh ecological logic behind the conflict, framing humans as the true imbalance.​

I won’t sacrifice the future just to protect my pride

Episode 22 (Reunion) [approx.]​
Yuji Kaido
Yuji rejects ego-driven decisions, choosing long-term hope over short-term dominance.​

For the first time, I want to live for someone else

Episode 24 (Compassion) [approx.]​
Marlene Angel
Marlene’s desire to live for Yuji marks her full transformation from tool to feeling human.​

This child deserves a world better than the one we destroyed

Episode 25 (Confession) [approx.]​
Marlene Angel
Marlene’s pregnancy focuses the story’s hope on rebuilding rather than mere survival.​

I’m done letting other people decide who lives and who dies

Episode 23 (Invasion) [approx.]​
Yuji Kaido
Yuji rejects authoritarian control, asserting his own moral agency in war.​

Even if I’m afraid, I’ll stand with you

Episode 16 (Avenir) [approx.]​
Yuji Kaido
Yuji embraces courage as acting despite fear, strengthening his bond with Marlene.​

The moment we stop seeing each other as human, the Blue have already won

Episode 12 (Progress) [approx.]​
Yuji Kaido
Yuji links dehumanization to defeat, tying interpersonal empathy to humanity’s survival.​

This world is broken, but our hearts don’t have to be

Episode 26 (Blue) [approx.]​
Yuji Kaido
Yuji affirms the possibility of emotional healing even in a devastated world, closing the series on fragile hope.​