Koisuru Asteroid

In a fateful childhood encounter, Mira Kinohata met a stargazing dreamer named Ao Manaka. Though their time together was short, Ao showed Mira the wonders of astronomy, from orbiting planets to distant stars. Before they parted, Mira learned that a star with her name exists, but there are none with Ao's. And so, she forged a promise: one day, she would discover a new asteroid and name it after Ao.

Years later, Mira is still fascinated with astronomy. Now in high school at Hoshizaki Academy, she tries to join the Astronomy Club. Unfortunately, she finds out that the club has been merged with the Geology Club to form a single Earth Sciences Club. She joins this new club and finds a pleasant surprise—she reunites with Ao after years of separation.

Alongside their new clubmates, Mira and Ao begin their journey together to fulfill their promise. How hard could it possibly be to find an asteroid?

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Manaka, Ao Main

Yamaguchi, Megumi Japanese

Sakurai, Mikage Main

Touyama, Nao Japanese

Konohata, Mira Main

Takayanagi, Tomoyo Japanese

Inose, Mai Main

Sashide, Maria Japanese

Morino, Mari Main

Uesaka, Sumire Japanese

Suzuya, Moe Supporting

Ueda, Reina Japanese

Suzuya, Megu Supporting

Yorita, Natsu Japanese

Sakurai, Chikage Supporting

Kohara, Konomi Japanese

Ibe, Sayuri Supporting

Koga, Aoi Japanese

Konohata, Misa Supporting

Fuchigami, Mai Japanese

Sabat, Christopher Producer

Cook, Justin Producer

Yamashita, Shinpei Producer

Kobayashi, Ryou Producer, Production Manager

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Mar 27, 2020

bend_over

Recommended

"Koisuru Asteroid" is one of those anime than unless you're interested on its subject matter you won't be liking it as much as you'd want to. What if I told you that's not always the case. What if I told you that the characters could make the story rather the aforementioned "subject matter"? "Koisuru Asteroid" is certainly one of those anime, and I'll prove it to you.

Yes, because the characters are so likable it makes me ignore the fact i've never been interested in astronomy. It's fascinating because throughout the anime I learned so much about something that it never mattered to me and all ... this thanks to its characters interaction, which I have to say, it's actually hilarious. They somehow make it possible to be hilarious and at the same time, explain further the astronomy. I actually did some research and whoever wrote the script did a good job of explaining things in the best way possible. It's not confusing to say the least and the comedy makes it better. I'll be honest, if it was a serious show i would have probably dropped it long time ago, and while I like it when something is serious, some things have to be hilarious, otherwise it wouldn't work as it should.

The story is also nice even though sometimes it feels like most of it is filler and does not progress the story. This has mainly to do with the amount of characters and the fact it's set at school. Considering the amount of characters, lets very little to development but I don't think it wouldn't matter that much since the story is plot-triven rather than character-driven. The main point of the anime was explained extremely well and that's what matters in the most. Everything else irrelevant.

"Koisuru Asteroid" is clearly not for everyone... in fact I dare to say it's just for a group of people but if you ever wondering if it's worth watching then my answer would be... thoroughly. Watch it at least for the characters as they're so damn lovely.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Mar 27, 2020

SanaeK10

Mixed Feelings

Kirara shows for me are occupy one of two states. What this means is they are either some of the best anime I have ever watched (K-On, Yuru Camp, Hidamari Sketch), or incredibly mediocre with nothing better to offer (many many other shows). Koisuru Asteroid is, unfortunately, as boring as they come when it comes to CGDCT. I've had similar experiences with Rifle is Beautiful last season and normally I would have done the sensible thing and stopped watching after a few episodes. And yet somehow I kept pushing myself to watch this, because, similar to Rifle Is Beautiful, this is made by a renowned ... studio that I do so love, and by a team whose previous work I did enjoy immensely (being Wataten). Which made this whole endeavor extra disappointing.

The series does begin with a pretty good first impression, with the soothing yet slightly ethereal main theme playing in the background in Mira and Ao's flashbacks punctuating the mood and atmosphere brilliantly. Having read the manga and having been thoroughly unimpressed with how boring the source material was, I was initially pleasantly surprised at the change in tone and direction when it comes to portraying scenes from the manga. Everything has been given a more dramatic tone to it and the jokes were noticeably muted (the original jokes weren't funny anyway so nothing of value was lost).

However, you can really only go so far with good animation and a decent soundtrack. The plot and character interactions are just incredibly boring. Ostensibly it's a show about Mira and Ao wanting to find an asteroid with a budding romance promised in the title. While they do sort of go about addressing the main arc throughout the series, the writing simply isn't good enough to hook the viewer into caring about the two. I'll be honest, my favourite characters have been Sakura-sempai and DUCE (now running a newspaper club) because they have been the funniest and are at least dispensing jokes and making the show feel somewhat alive. The show even wasted the initial premise of Mira thinking Ao used to be a boy in their first encounter, never to be brought up again except in very rare one-off moments that don't lead anywhere. The geology vs astronomy club rivalry thing does get brought up sparingly, but it not getting developed further again squandered any potential it might have had.

It's a lot of wasted potential and I've spent most of my time just admiring some of the direction choices and editing in this instead of focusing on the actual character drama or moment-to-moment setpieces offered by the show. Ultimately, it's just a mediocre show with some nice moments here and there. As with Rifle is Beautiful, it's a textbook CGDCT show that offers nothing special and brings nothing new to the table beyond being themed slightly differently from the many other CGDCT shows based off of Kirara.

5/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Mar 27, 2020

Goober-fish

Not Recommended

Life sucks, so let’s just allow ourselves to sink into the soft pillowy embrace of alcoho-er...I mean...cute girl anime.

If its core fanbase wasn’t evidence enough, it’s hard to fuck up a cute girl anime. In the past, I’ve gone on record being fairly lenient towards most low-effort moe anime. With “Koisuru Asteroid”, most of my convictions about cute girl anime have been gravely perturbed.

The term “CGDCT” or “Cute girls doing cute things” is one I’ve never been a fan of, if not for the sole reason that I grew up in the era that encapsulated its inception and persistence. I get the appeal ... because I lived through the majority of this genre’s golden age. I understand why certain fans will come to the defense of even the most niche entries in this genre.

There’s a reason why the term “CGDCT” is used as a pejorative, and that’s because shows like this will rise to the surface every once in a while. Let’s cut to the chase, this show is mind-numbingly boring. Let’s stop kidding ourselves with this shit. Is this show REALLY worth defending? The core audience for this show is insomniacs, frankly, that’s the only type of person I’d ever recommend this show to. Someone so out of sync with their body-clock that conventional methods of conking out just don’t do it anymore.

I’ve been seeing this show unfairly defended as an “iyashikei” anime, but the whole point of iyashikei anime is to heal you, not put you to sleep by the time the opening theme is finished. To me, this show has carved the path towards an entirely new genre of anime, anime so boring and full of grey-matter that it melts your consciousness into a sleep-inducing lull.

What can I say about Koisuru besides the fact that watching it was a blur? None of the characters track. Not a single one of them had new or interesting traits we haven’t seen recycled dozens of times already. The protagonist is your typical bubbly energetic moe-blob joined at the hip with her reserved best-friend, what a genius contrast, you couldn’t make this shit up. There wasn’t a single believable or compelling storyline and most of the side-characters were just there to pad the runtime. The character designs are plain/simple which is an honest rarity for Doga Kobo.

Unless you’ve already cultivated an active interest in the topic at hand (not that it can't be framed in an interesting way) you’d need the goddamn Ludovico Technique to stay awake watching this show. It is utterly bereft of anything worthwhile in a half-decent cute girl anime.

Let’s just end it here, because at the very least I can credit this show with fixing my sleep schedule, thank fuck. Goodnight folks.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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