TV Anime 'Kanata no Astra' Announces Cast Members

by tsubasalover
Mar 22, 2019 4:23 AM | 22 Comments

The official website for the previously announced Kanata no Astra TV anime has been revamped and announced two of its main cast members. The anime will be adapted by studio Lerche and is scheduled to premiere this summer.

Cast
Kanata Hoshijima: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Megalo Box)
Aries Spring: Inori Minase (Endro~!)

Kanata no Astra is a sci-fi manga drawn by Kenta Shinohara that was serialized in the web magazine Shounen Jump+ between May 2016 and December 2017. A total of five compiled volumes were released, published by Shueshia. The series was nominated for the Manga Taisho Award 2019 which it later won.

Physical copies of the series have been fully released in North America by Viz Media, under the title Astra Lost in Space.

PV

Source: Moca News

Preview Summer 2019

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The romance is pretty light, if at all, but the intrigue in discovering who set the crisis the students set off, as well as the student's origins, will be a roller coaster ride.

The manga series is over, but the diverse characters, and their backgrounds become a good device for the story. Not only are we treated to the surprises of the characters and their families, we'll learn the backstory of their entire civilization.

If the anime does well and produces a full adaptation, then I'd expect a sequel manga to pick up where the story ended, let's say, 5 years later.

Yeah, I read the manga when Viz offered it as a free read, and was on tenterhooks throughout the read. Expect a lot of cliffhangers, but usually worth it.

May 18, 2019 10:44 AM by Swiggy1957

Ehurvaks said:
This one has no harem, right ?

yea it has none , nuto, nito
while it has a romance subplot its kind of nonexistant and its 1:1

honestly i feel it should have Mystery Tag.. but thats another topic

Apr 15, 2019 12:03 PM by DenkiDestroy99X

This one has no harem, right ?

Apr 15, 2019 5:17 AM by Ehurvaks

Skittles said:
Heard praises for this series despite not having as much depth as other acclaimed space manga like Planetes and Uchuu Kyoudai. The manga is completed though so I'm expecting a full adaptation.

it has to be, its pretty much only one big Arc, splitting it up would be absolutely horrendous

Apr 8, 2019 6:17 AM by DenkiDestroy99X

Heard praises for this series despite not having as much depth as other acclaimed space manga like Planetes and Uchuu Kyoudai. The manga is completed though so I'm expecting a full adaptation.

Mar 30, 2019 5:44 AM by Skittles

Hosoyan and inori?
Well, they previously met together in aldnoah zero and danmachi movie

Mar 30, 2019 2:36 AM by ronald_bastian

The manga was really good, hopefully the adaption lives up to the source material.

Mar 25, 2019 8:25 PM by malvarez1

shanimebib said:

Hatsuyuki said:
I don't really know what this PV is supposed to make me feel... I guess I will check it out ? Dunno.

I dunno either. Those who read the manga said the ending is what makes the manga worth every page of it. Apparently MAL is missing the genre 'thriller' for it because that's how the readers describe it. The PV did seem to give thriller vibe to it.

tragedydesu said:
i will enjoy that romance subplot for sure

I don't think there is any romance subplot in it. Not from what I have seen in comments from those who have read it.

im reading it right now

it just goes into a direction one would never ever expect
its an absolute mindfuck

jesus christ

i cant wait to see it
its basically space slife of life but there is a big mytery aspect to it
honestly it should have a mystery tag

but whatever
i cant wait to see it animated

Mar 24, 2019 3:43 PM by DenkiDestroy99X

The manga wins award so why not.

Mar 22, 2019 5:02 PM by Detective1412

shanimebib said:

Hatsuyuki said:
I don't really know what this PV is supposed to make me feel... I guess I will check it out ? Dunno.

tragedydesu said:
i will enjoy that romance subplot for sure

I don't think there is any romance subplot in it. Not from what I have seen in comments from those who have read it.

No, it actually has not one but at least two subplots of romance happening.

Mar 22, 2019 1:40 PM by brzzcode

Can't wait for this one.

Mar 22, 2019 12:53 PM by Slarkero

This looks interesting. I'll add it to my plan to watch

Mar 22, 2019 12:15 PM by joshua10red

Pretty bad pv and they are starting to use cgi for the most simple shit

Mar 22, 2019 11:05 AM by Akerakai

The manga is completed so expecting a full adaptation. PV looks decent.

Mar 22, 2019 9:38 AM by Stark700

I know next to nothing regarding the original source, in other words the manga, of this show but I’ll watch purely because of its high praise. Inori Minase is a big plus, too, and the PV has piqued my interest!

Looking forward to this!

Mar 22, 2019 8:19 AM by _MushiRock11_

tragedydesu said:
@shanimebib
i trust MU tags :)

From my past experience, you shouldn't. Because I am one of the people indirectly responsible for many MU entries.

Anyways, I have gone ahead and glanced some of it. I can confirm that there are 9 main characters (5 guys and 4 gals) and one of them is the 'MAIN' main character (i.e. Kanata).

I stopped at the moment things started to get exciting (which seemed rather laid back in the beginning chapters) so, things may escalate soon. This could actually be a good watch! So, I am gonna stop myself from spoiling any further and wait for the anime to have some good experience with anime-only's! ;)

Mar 22, 2019 7:59 AM by shanimebib

@shanimebib
i trust MU tags :)

Mar 22, 2019 7:35 AM by tragedydesu

i see cute/sexy girls in tight space suites

i dont' need to see anything else

Mar 22, 2019 7:06 AM by EcchiGodMamster

Inori Minase earns a main role in this one. Now I'm looking forward to this even more! 3 more months of waiting, then.

I know nothing about this manga. Since the source material has finished publishing, I'm hoping they would not squeeze the entire story in a single cour.

Mar 22, 2019 6:24 AM by LunyRem

Hatsuyuki said:
I don't really know what this PV is supposed to make me feel... I guess I will check it out ? Dunno.

tragedydesu said:
i will enjoy that romance subplot for sure

I don't think there is any romance subplot in it. Not from what I have seen in comments from those who have read it.

Mar 22, 2019 5:47 AM by shanimebib

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