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Introduction

I'd say this anime is one of the best choices I have made. After clicking through websites, I found a top one-hundred list for anime targeted towards a more mature audience. I had recently discovered that I should not judge an anime by the picture or general idea, and if I hadn't... I'm not going to go there. Nanba Mutta, the man who brings the inspiration and beauty of this anime, should leave you smiling episode to episode. In order to watch this, I even suffered through crunchy roll's painful ads.
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STORY 10/10

As children, Nanba Mutta made a promise to his younger brother, ... Nanba Hibito, to travel into space. Nanba Mutta strives to be the best older brother he can be. When both brothers were young, Mutta would always push to be one step of his younger brother; however, eventually Mutta lost hold of his dream. Meanwhile, Hibito has become an astronaut chasing after his well earned dream. Given the rare opportunity, Mutta is provided an invitation to audition for the job of his dreams. After motivated by the people around him, Mutta begins his journey to become the older brother he once was.

Throughout the anime, the explanations of everything are concise and understandable to even a younger audience while being very interesting towards a mature one. I found the factual details, physics, and overall story to be very clean and believable.


CHARACTER 10/10

The characters in this anime are very well developed, and I found myself loving specific parts of every one of them. This characters in this anime should prove motivational and relatable. As astronauts, each of them chase their dreams without giving up.

In another anime, I sometimes found the backstory episodes of side characters to be unimportant; therefore, I quickly became uninterested. Space Brothers has beautiful backgrounds that kept me attached to each one of them. I found myself slowly diving into a world where not a moment was wasted-every episode kept my interest peaked and my smile broad.

ART 9/10

The simplicity of the art makes this anime beautiful in its own way. While being realistic in certain aspects, it brought an atmosphere that sucked you into the story. My favorite part about the art in every episode was Mutta's beautifully sculpted afro. Nothing is better.

SOUND 10/10

I don't often obsess over music throughout an anime, but I believe this anime deserves the rating above. The music perfectly fit the mood and beauty of the anime. Even the months after listening to the music from each episode, I still haven't gotten tired of it.

OVERALL 10/10

There isn't a person I wouldn't recommend this anime to. It definitely isn't a genre everyone would be interested in if given a brief explanation. If you give this anime a chance, I believe it could strike the heart of anyone reading this. This anime is beautiful, inspirational, interesting, and funny. Most people can relate to the desire to chase your dreams, but many never do for countless reasons. They become involved in other things, and forget about their dreams because they seem too difficult. I know that's the case for me, and this anime is sure to be the inspiration for many future astronauts of tomorrow. I really wouldn't be surprised if I became an astronaut in the future... (:

I personally believe this anime deserves such high marks. Even while I feel people will roll their eyes at my perfect ratings for this, I cannot let this anime be reviewed less than it deserves.

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If you enjoyed my review, please tell me what you loved. This is my first review, so please do criticize it as well. Thank you!