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Astro Note Episode 11 Review - The Key Was There All Along

That was quite a genre change at the end there. This is a romcom mixed with sci-fi but I didn’t expect the sci-fi to go all out at the end. Other than the ending, it was quite an episode with the twists and what not. However, it did feel like it was going a bit too fast.

It turns out that the key they’ve been looking for all this time…had been the mailbox stand all along. It was abrupt, but hey, at least they found it now. And because of that, Mira, Naosuke and Shoin plan on returning to Planet Wid in a week. That was really abrupt and the other tenants feel the same way too. They decide to hold a farewell party for Mira and Shoin because of that. The other tenants are upset that they’re leaving so soon. Ren doesn’t want Mira to go while Aoi is upset that Shoin, who she thinks is Octo for now, is leaving. Takumi and Mira also spend some quality time together as he teaches her how to cook a proper meal and succeeds. They also make umeshu and plan on going on that delayed aquarium date. Their good-bye seems fairly normal, surprisingly. I’m surprised that there wasn’t any comedy implemented in this rather normal good-bye other than Shokichi panicking over breakfast that Mira made.

However, the good-bye comes with a twist. Those plans aren’t exactly kept as it turns out Shoin is actually a Hubby spy. Ha, I knew it! There was something fishy about him with the way he looks down on humans and how he keeps rushing her to find the key. It turns out that all those Hubby spies were working for him and that his gallant efforts of beating them turns out to be an act as he is actually a spineless coward underneath his cool mask. Now it makes me wonder if he had been a spy all along or has joined up with them recently, because Mira knew him for a long time. I didn’t expect that the Hubby ruler is actually a fish. Yes, Sho Hayami voices a FISH alien. His repertoire is expanding in the craziest way possible.

There’s also the Aoi and Naosuke subplot where Aoi is upset that “Octo” is leaving. She initially believes it to be Shoin but when Naosuke rescues her, she instantly recognizes his voice. Now that Naosuke’s identity as an alien is revealed to the other tenants, I do wonder where this Aoi and Naosuke subplot will go because Aoi really seems to care a lot about Octo and Naosuke seems to care about her a lot too as he even posted an entry on her favorite radio show where the DJ plays her favorite song. I just hope it ends well.

The fact that the massive key’s secret is that it’s the key to unlocking Astro Lodge’s biggest secret—it’s Adara’s spaceship and it can change into a giant mecha. Talk about a crazy twist! And the only way get the key to activate is for Mira to finally reciprocate Takumi’s feelings! Talk about the power of love! Now the story transitions from sci-fi rom-com to a full out mecha anime next week. I can’t wait to see how that’ll turn out.

In other news, Ren’s friend Haruto finds out about his skirt-wearing secret. Uh-oh. How is this going to turn out? This anime is so weird in all the good ways. I can’t wait to see how the finale will turn out.

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