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 you send people into space as y…
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Everything about this series - the art and animation, character designs, direction -absolutely screams 90's (or even 80's) anime.
Astro Note – Episode 1
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Astro Note #01 — Eating Disorders
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「Episode 01」 “If I were a salmon, I’d be out to avenge the desecration of my spawn.”
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Astro Note is yet another argument for bringing back longer anime seasons, instead of twelve episodes being the norm.
Winner for Best Housemate: Astro Note
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Astro Note Episode 3 Review – Alien Shenanigans
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Astro Note Episode 6 Review – The Truth About Tasuke
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Astro Bus
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Death Note Festival: Death Note (2006)
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Programming Note
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Programming Note
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Kaiseki Anime Podcast Episode 149 – A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, Astro Note, and Train to the End of the World
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