Asteroid in Love explained
| Asteroid in Love |
| Ja Kanji: | 恋する小惑星 |
| Ja Romaji: | Koisuru Asuteroido |
| Genre: | Slice of life LGBTQ+[1] |
| Type: | TV series |
| Director: | Daisuke Hiramaki |
| Music: | Takurō Iga |
| Studio: | Doga Kobo |
| Network: | AT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, TVA, BS11 |
| First: | January 3, 2020 |
| Last: | March 27, 2020 |
| Episodes: | 12 |
| Episode List: | - Anime
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is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Quro, serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat from January 2017 to June 2024. It has been collected in six tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo aired from January to March 2020.
Story
During her childhood, a girl named Mira Konohata befriends Ao Manaka, who she believes is a boy, and makes a promise with Ao to discover an asteroid. Upon entering high school, Mira joins the earth sciences club, a merger of the school's astronomy and geology clubs, and reunites with Ao, who she discovers is actually a girl. Alongside their fellow club members, Mira and Ao take part in various astronomical and geological activities in the hopes of one day discovering an asteroid.
Characters
- rusty-red hair, gradient blue-to-yellow eyes
The main protagonist of the story, who joins the earth sciences club in her first year and becomes vice-president in her second year. She took an interest in astronomy after meeting Ao as a child and is determined to discover an asteroid with her.
- blue-violet hair, cyan eyes
An astronomy fanatic who was initially mistaken by Mira to be a boy when she was a child. She becomes the club's treasurer in her second year, when she also moves in with Mira to fulfill her dream of finding an asteroid with her while her parents are away.
- blond-yellow hair, grass green eyes
Earth sciences club member and former member of the geology club, nicknamed "Ino-senpai", who becomes the new club president after Mari steps down. She has a crush on Ibe.
- red hair, red eyes
Vice-president of the earth sciences club before graduation and former president of the geology club, nicknamed "Sakura".
- gray hair, brown eyes
President of the earth sciences club before graduation and former president of the astronomy club, nicknamed "Monroe-senpai". She aspires to become an astronaut.
- dark violet hair
Mira's childhood friend, known as Suzu for short. She is particularly fond of girls and has a crush on Misa. Her family owns a bakery.
- brown hair, brown eyes
Advisor for the earth sciences club.
- green hair, blue eyes
A girl who joins the club in Mira's second year, nicknamed "Nana". She wishes to pursue meteorology to help others after seeing her aunt suffer from flood damage.
- red hair, red eyes
Mikage's younger sister, nicknamed Chika, who joins the club after Mikage graduates. She shares her sister's enthusiasm for geology.
- purple hair, gradient violet-to-yellow eyes
Mira's older sister who is student council president until she graduates.
- blue hair, blue eyes
Suzu's younger sister.
- green hair, brown eyes
President of the newspaper club and Mai's friend, who prefers to be called "Eve".
- brown hair, red eyes
Newspaper club member and Ao's classmate.Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Quro, Asteroid in Love was serialized in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine from January 28, 2017 to June 28, 2024.[2] [3] Its chapters have been collected into six tankōbon volumes.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in the April issue of Manga Time Kirara Carat on February 28, 2019.[4] The series was animated by Doga Kobo and directed by Daisuke Hiramaki, with Yuka Yamada handling series composition, and Jun Yamazaki designing the characters. Takurō Iga composed the series' music. It aired from January 3 to March 27, 2020 on AT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, TVA, and BS11.[5] Nao Tōyama performed the series' opening theme song, while Minori Suzuki performed the series' ending theme song .[6] It ran for 12 episodes.[7] Crunchyroll simulcasted the series with English subtitles, while Funimation began streaming an English dub on March 6, 2020.[8] [9]
Video game
Characters from the series appear alongside other Manga Time Kirara characters in the 2020 mobile RPG, Kirara Fantasia.[10] [11]
Reception
Faye Hopper of Anime News Network noted that the show has "fundamental cuteness" but criticized for not having enough to sustain all the episodes.[12] She further stated that Ao and Mira are "in the same position" at the end of the series as they were at the beginning, describing the connections between Ao and Mira as shallow. She specifically noted that the viewers "never understand how much Ao and Mira matter to each other," saying it never digs deep into the relationships between characters.
Notes and References
- Web site: Mikikazu. Komatsu. 2019-10-27. 2019-10-31. TV Anime Koisuru Asteroid 1st PV Announces Its Five Main Voice Cast. Crunchyroll.
- Web site: ja:「エクソシストと首輪の悪魔」「恋する小惑星」キャラットで2本の新連載. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/218701. Natasha, Inc.. Comic Natalie. January 29, 2017. June 28, 2024. ja.
- Web site: ja:「恋する小惑星」が完結、小惑星を探す少女たちの青春ストーリー 最終巻は8月. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/579813. Natasha, Inc.. Comic Natalie. June 28, 2024. June 28, 2024. ja.
- Web site: Koisuru Asteroid Science Club Manga Gets TV Anime. Anime News Network. February 26, 2019. February 26, 2019.
- Web site: Koisuru Asteroid TV Anime Reveals Main Staff, January 2020 Premiere. Anime News Network. July 25, 2019. July 25, 2019.
- Web site: Koisuru Asteroid Anime Premieres January 3. Anime News Network. November 28, 2019. November 28, 2019.
- Web site: Asteroid in Love Anime Listed With 12 Episodes. Anime News Network. January 3, 2020. January 3, 2020.
- Web site: Crunchyroll Adds Re:ZERO Director's Cut, The Case Files of Jeweler Richard Anime to Winter Lineup. Anime News Network. December 30, 2019. February 1, 2020.
- 1235273185718939649. Funimation. Get ready for some interstellar news! Asteroid in Love will be getting a SimulDub! Starting this Friday, we'll… . 4 March 2020.
- Web site: January 6, 2020 . January 14, 2021 . . ja:「きららファンタジア」に「恋する小惑星」が参戦決定。“木ノ幡みら”と“真中あお”のビジュアルが公開 . ja . https://www.4gamer.net/games/385/G038590/20191227156/.
- Web site: March 12, 2020 . January 14, 2021 . . 「きららファンタジア」，「恋する小惑星」の参戦に合わせたピックアップ召喚とイベントが開催 . ja .
- Web site: Hopper . Faye . Asteroid in Love [Review] ]. . July 14, 2020 . https://archive.today/20200715033331/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/asteroid-in-love/.160988 . July 15, 2020 . July 14, 2020 . live .
