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Astro Note – Episode 01 Review
「Episode 01」 “If I were a salmon, I’d be out to avenge the desecration of my spawn.”
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Astro Note
I started watching the anime Astro Note. I like the concept of their homeshare, and that they have breakfast together. Their new chef makes delicious meals for them…
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Astro Note – Episode 1
Will Astro Note stand on its own, or will the classic Takahashi Rumiko romance it loves to homage cast too long a shadow?
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Astro Note Episode 2 Review – Somewhere In The Astro Lodge
Just where could that key be?
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Astro Note Episode 3 Review – Alien Shenanigans
Takumi never did question the alien shenanigans…
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Astro Note Episode 5 Review – Time To Squidaddle!
I just squirted out a bunch of squid puns to a friend and he’s consquidering blocking me.
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Astro Note Episode 5 Review – Time To Squidaddle!
I just squirted out a bunch of squid puns to a friend and he’s consquidering blocking me.
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Astro Note Episode 1 Review – Romcom With Aliens
Romcom with cooking and aliens. How much weirder can this show be?
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Astro Note Episode 4 Review – The Breakfast Thief
With Aoi revealed, how will she play in this story as Mira’s possible love rival?
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Second Impressions – Astro Note
This second episode of Astro Note was clearly better in my book - and not just a little better, but a lot.
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First Impression: Astro Note
A lone pilot crashes to earth after escaping the clutches of several enemy starships and a destroyer. What’s her story? Well, let’s pause on that for a minute…
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First Impressions – Astro Note
Everything about this series - the art and animation, character designs, direction -absolutely screams 90's (or even 80's) anime.
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First Look: Astro Note
Takumi lost his job and applies to be a chef at an old boarding house and meets the caretaker, Mira. They hit it off, there’s some weird residents…
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Anime Like Astro Note
Takumi is a gifted, but newly unemployed chef. On his search for more long-term work, he takes a job cooking breakfast at a boarding house even though he…
A Galaxy Next Door, Astro Note, Tamako Market, Urusei Yatsura, Amagi Brilliant Park
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Astro Note Episode 7 Review – A Very Buggy Episode
Man, I was rooting for Aoi…
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Astro Note Episode 6 Review – The Truth About Tasuke
Will there ever be any romantic progression between Takumi and Mira now that it’s been six episodes?
Astro Note #01 — Eating Disorders
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Winner for Best Housemate: Astro Note
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Astro Note Episode 8 Review – A Key Factor To This Mystery
When I said Aoi was done dirty, that doesn’t mean she should be done even dirtier!
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Astro Note Episode 12 Review + Final Thoughts – Happy Endings For All
Happy endings for all!
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Astro Note Episode 10 Review – The New Tenant In Room 8
Why is Shoin lodging in Astro Lodge when there are only two episodes left?
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Moving forward and moving on
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given – Grief, Moving On, and Queer Love
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