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「Episode 01」 “If I were a salmon, I’d be out to avenge the desecration of my spawn.”
Astro Note Review — B-
An alien moves to a shared home.
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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…
Astro Note
What’s this?! Maison Ikkoku meets Otonari Ni Ginga?! That’s my impression when I watched Astro Note. Sorry people, it is not some wacky spinoff of Death Note whereby…
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Will Astro Note stand on its own, or will the classic Takahashi Rumiko romance it loves to homage cast too long a shadow?
Astro Note Anime Series Review
Astro Note is yet another argument for bringing back longer anime seasons, instead of twelve episodes being the norm.
Astro Note Episode 2 Review – Somewhere In The Astro Lodge
Just where could that key be?
Astro Note – 03
Seems like at least half the schedule is effectively on the bubble this season, and Astro Note is certainly no exception.
Astro Note Episode 3 Review – Alien Shenanigans
Takumi never did question the alien shenanigans…
Astro Note Episode 4 Review – The Breakfast Thief
With Aoi revealed, how will she play in this story as Mira’s possible love rival?
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.
Astro Note Episode 1 Review – Romcom With Aliens
Romcom with cooking and aliens. How much weirder can this show be?
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.
First Impressions – Astro Note
Everything about this series - the art and animation, character designs, direction -absolutely screams 90's (or even 80's) anime.
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…
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.
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…
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First Impression: 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!
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 Episode 9 Review – Moving On From Love
Takumi decides on what to do with his newfound knowledge that Aoi likes him and the Wakabayashis get into a squabble.
Astro Note #01 — Eating Disorders
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Episode 43, "Buggy Buggy Boo"
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Winner for Best Housemate: Astro Note
Perhaps one of the most surprising outcomes of this spring season was Astro Note, whose pilot episode had me on the fence about whether or not to keep…
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?
Astro Note Episode 12 Review + Final Thoughts – Happy Endings For All
Happy endings for all!
Astro Note Episode 11 Review – The Key Was There All Along
When the sci-fi rom-com changes genre at the end of this episode…
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A turning point in the manga’s original run spurs conversation around what Hirohiko Araki (Author of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure) called “a return to zero”, or as the boys…
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Astro Note promises a wacky housemate comedy that’s also a romcom with sci-fi elements. It may deliver later on, but its first episode is a mixed bag.
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A quick note!
Contrary to appearances, I’m still here. Life just took a few turns that kept me from being able to sustain the mood and energy for writing – and…
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Lost civilizations and furries, what more could you want from a crazy show like this?
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Death Note: A Retrospective
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Romantic Killer | A very eventful 2nd episode.
Now I won't be doing my usual per-episode blog post for Romantic Killer, in part due to the fact that I would like to catch up on the…
Astro Baby
The title Astro Baby アストロベイビー brings several images to mind- like Tezuka Osamu’s legendary classic Tetsuwan Atom 鉄腕アトム (Astro Boy), or Shonen Jump mangaka Shinkai Hideo’s 2022 telekinetic…
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I was so wrong about this anime.