Anime 57391 Astro Note Suggestion

Don't judge the book by its cover, the artwork on the cover put me off but when I randomly decided to watch it to see how bad it was I was blown away, the art is actually good in the anime, it doesn't look bad at all, it looks great even, it has some 80's and 90's feels, so far it's an amazing anime, with great art, a simple yet solid plot, great variety of characters, truly undeserving of its low score of 6.48 as of today 4/26/24, that low score was given unfairly since day one and most people haven't given it a chance ... because of the low score. I usually don't write reviews, but seeing such a hidden gem with a low score like this is so upsetting.

I'll break it down a little:

Characters: 9/10
The characters are a great thing about this series, they are very well-designed and they are a breath of fresh air, as most character rosters lately are just the same generic types. All the characters have their personality and complement each other, they feel organic. The main female character is sweet sweet yet super chill, she feels so different from your typical nice girl, she feels real, like a light-headed kinda clumsy girl, yet not stupid nor cartoonishly expressive, the main male character is cool, he's funny and a good person yet he's not a wuss, he actually shoots his shots but the misunderstandings are so big that he gets setbacks a lot of the time, but still he keeps advancing and deepening their relationship, the other characters are fun but it would take too long to explain each character.

Story: 7/10

The story is fairly simple yet good, it's about an alien princess that is looking for a mysterious key that's hidden in Astro Lodge, whilst a faction of an opposing planet wants to stop her from getting it, our MC is a chef looking for work that falls in love with the princess, while looking for the key, concealing her identity and fighting other aliens; a love between them will bloom, slowly but steady.

Artstyle: 8/10
As I said earlier I thought this was bad, I thought it was gonna look like an H anime, but that's just the covers, in motion it's a different story, and boy was I surprised, it is pleasant for real, it might not be the best but I could say that it's above average.

Music: 7.5/10
The opening and ending are good, and the score through the episodes matches very well the situations, as it is a comedy it won't have a Hans Zimmer type of music but it does the job pretty well.

Comedy: 10/10
The characters and their deviousness, the misunderstandings, and the plot devices get you laughing the whole time.

Overall: 9/10
Definitely recommend it, please give it a shot, you won't regret it.

The Anime started Normally. But it took really hilarious turn. I really loved this anime. In my anime watch list, I haven't watched such a great comedic masterpiece. There are many moments where I laughed so hard. I'm personally not a fan of Sci-fi genre and I always ditch those anime including Sci-fi elements (except Orange, Cuz the Sci-fi Elements were not too much). I only watched this anime cuz it was original and I really like original works.

But I didn't expect such a great work from production studio. Every character in this anime has its own interesting story especially I personally loved the Tomihiro ... and old hag characters. These two characters always bring laugh on my face.

The rating is so low I don't know why people are not watching this masterpiece. If I had authority, I would give it 10.0 rating without any doubt. Its really underrated.
To people who are not watching this anime in Spring 2024, you are missing a great masterpiece. I personally recommend this anime to every comedic and wholesome anime lovers.
Thank you Telecom Animation Film for making such a great anime.

This anime is a gem. I feel like it deserves a higher rating than what it has now. That why I am writing the review. Please give it a chance.

In terms of entertainment factor, it was high for me. The premise is fun and I don't feel like the story has been overly predictable. I binged watch all the episodes that have been released up to this point, so at the very least its entertaining. As for the art style, I like it. The art fits the story well enough. For whatever reason, I kind of want ... to own a lodge with the same type of aesthetics as the one in the show.

The characters are fun and charming. One thing I love about this anime is that it doesn't have so much exposition giving you the entire biography of someone, typical of anime with bad story telling. This anime follows the philosophy that is better to show a character do something than so have a 3 minute dialogue taking away all the mystery and motivations of a character in one sitting. The characters aren't over the top to the point of cliche, but they still have those reactions typical of a comedy.

Overall, I recommend it!