Reception of Aki Ross upright|thumb|left|Maxims featuring of Aki in their "Hot 100" list resulted in increased media attention towards the character.|alt=Aki Ross in a bikini, as featured in Maxim magazine. Aki's appearance was received positively by critics, with praise for the finer details of the character model such as the rendering of her hair. Entertainment Weekly named Aki an "it girl", stating that "calling this action heroine a cartoon would be like calling a Rembrandt a doodle". Ruth La Ferla from The New York Times described her as having the "sinewy efficiency" of Alien franchise character Ellen Ripley and visual appeal of Julia Roberts' portrayal of Erin Brockovich. The book Digital Shock: Confronting the New Reality by Herve Fischer described her as a virtual actress having a "beauty that is 'really' impressive", comparing her to video game character Lara Croft. In contrast, Livia Monnet criticized her character as an example of the constantly kidnapped female in Japanese cinema, further "diluted" by her existence solely as a computer-generated character representing "an ideal, cinematic female character that has no real referent".
reception of aki ross upright|thumb|left|maxims featuring of aki in their "hot 100" list resulted in increased media attention towards the character|alt=aki ross in a bikini as featured in maxim magazine aki's appearance was received positively by critics with praise for the finer details of the character model such as the rendering of her hair entertainment weekly named aki an "it girl" stating that "calling this action heroine a cartoon would be like calling a rembrandt a doodle" ruth la ferla from the new york times described her as having the "sinewy efficiency" of alien franchise character ellen ripley and visual appeal of julia roberts' portrayal of erin brockovich the book digital shock confronting the new reality by herve fischer described her as a virtual actress having a "beauty that is 'really' impressive" comparing her to video game character lara croft in contrast livia monnet criticized her character as an example of the constantly kidnapped female in japanese cinema further "diluted" by her existence solely as a computer-generated character representing "an ideal cinematic female character that has no real referent"