
It is always clear that everyone will always be safe, draining all tension from the show. There’s always an implication of danger, whether it be a group member getting separated, or a heated argument-but Astra never takes it too far. Friendship and plot conveniences are all these kids need to survive alone in deep space. At the start, all of the characters are sent to deep space by a wormhole, yet they are all unharmed. My hopes for a tense survival story were crushed within an episode NO ONE IS EVER IN DANGER. Instead, the story is a hackneyed blend of each with disastrous tonal issues and stupidly hamfisted writing. Both could work together with moderation-but unfortunately, the writers did not know this. Or it could have been a fun comedy/slice-of-life with hints of romance. Kanata no Astra could have been written in one of two ways: They could have made it a realistic survival story and focused on the characters’ struggle to work together as a team. It’s surprising that so few people have pointed out the obvious plot holes, leaps in logic, retcons, contrivances, and lazy writing. Astra could have been a great sci-fi thriller, if only they hadn't made every possible mistake when writing science fiction. Suddenly, a hand reaches out from dizzying light.

The execution is amazing it is tense, the fear written across the girl’s face makes you feel a genuine sense of danger. Nothing is in sight aside for hundreds upon thousands of blinding stars streaming across pitch-black space. The first two minutes of Astra: Lost in Space are by far the best in the entire show.Ī girl floats helplessly in deep space, spinning in circles at a nauseating speed.

*I’m going to spoil the entire plot (in a marked section) the rest will be spoiler-free.* While the reason behind their trip's sudden obstruction remains unknown, they nevertheless embark on the treacherous voyage back home aboard their new ship, the Astra. With this realization, the nine members must cautiously manage their resources, maintain their strength, and unite as one to conquer the darkness of space together. However, they soon discover that they are not as close to their campsite as they initially thought, but are in fact thousands of light-years away from home. Stranded with seemingly no hope, they find an abandoned ship nearby that provides them with the means to return home. Upon arriving at their campsite, the group's trip takes a turn for the worse when a strange sphere of black light sucks them into the vast reaches of outer space. Luckily, the athletic Kanata Hoshijima is able to retrieve it for her, and Aries soon discovers that he is among the group of teenagers who will be traveling with her on the excursion as team B-5. As the cheerful Aries Spring arrives at the spaceport to attend a camp on the distant planet McPa, her purse is suddenly snatched by a reckless thief. In the year 2063, space travel is feasible and commercially available.
