Astro Note Episode 12 Discussion

What true form? I don't remember it being said anywhere in the show that he looks any different naturally. The species he's from on that planet just happen to naturally resemble dogs on Earth. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Yeah, I assume that they are different species, but to my recollection they never provide a name for any of the species as they just refer to them as Widos, as in, from the planet Wid, which applies to Naosuke, Mira, Shoin, Mira's parents, etc., but it's a very broad indiscriminate label like referring to every living thing on Earth as an Earthling, as aliens who can speak and communicate with humans in Sci-Fi sometimes do. Technically it's true that we are all Earthlings, but it would apply to everything from you and I to coyotes to termites to some strain of bacteria.

I think that the biggest distinguishing features between the doglike species on planet Wid and the dogs on Earth are, yes, that they're upright and bipedal walking, but also that they're very long-lived (Mira says Naosuke and others from his kind on average will live a lot longer than her and others of the human-esque species she's a part of) whereas dogs are a lot shorter lived than Earth humans, and that they can speak the same language as the human-esque species. So they may have more in common physiologically beneath the surface with their version of humans, including more similar brains.

Man, I don't normally feel sad finishing an anime, but this one made me feel a little heavy by the end of it. Sure it can get a little whimsy here n' there, but this anime carried so many meaningful messages beneath the whacky surface and I absolutely adored that. The retro vibes also took me back to the days when I was a little toddler watching old 70s-90s anime with my mom. All the characters were loveable and interesting in their own ways and I especially loved the chemistry between Mira and Takumi!!!

I guess my only complaint was that I was REALLY hoping to see Naosuke's true form and see him get closer to Aoi-chan, their chemistry was too endearing to leave it at them splitting ways ;u; </3

Maybe I'm being a bit biased by rating this show a 8/10, but god- I wouldn't wanna give it anything less! Really hope more people will pick this show up and it gets a higher rating!!!