kɹˈɪɾɪks hæv ˈɔːlsoʊ nˈoʊɾᵻd plˈɑːt sˌɪmɪlˈæɹᵻɾiz tə ðə lˈeɪɾɚ tˈoʊhoʊ fˈɪlm ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv ˈæstɹoʊmˈɔnstɚ, ɪn ðˌæɾə fɹˈɛndli plˈænɪt wˈɔːɹnz dʒəpˈæn ʌvðɪ ˈæɾəm bˈɑːm ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ɐsˈɪsts ɪn səlˈɛstjəl dᵻfˈɛns.
Critics have also noted plot similarities to the later Toho film Invasion of Astro-Monster, in that a friendly planet warns Japan of the atom bomb and subsequently assists in celestial defense.