A Shochiku posted the opening sequence of the original anime series online AstroNote which will premiere in April 2024. In the video we can hear the theme “Hohoemi Note” (Smile Note) by Oh Furihata.
The animation is from the studio Telecom Animation Film, Shinji Takamatsu is the chief director, the direction is Haruki Kasugamorithe argument is Kimiko Uenothe original character design is the responsibility of Eisaku Kubonouchi and the character design in the anime is Maho Aoki. The art direction was handed over to Reiji Kasuga and music is the responsibility of Kohei Munemoto.
- Mecha Design: Kazunori Ozawa, Shōhei Kohara
- Prop design: Yasutoshi Niwa, Kazutaka Taguchi
- Color design: Fuyuto Muraguchi (Rocket Vision)
- Director of Photography: Hiroyuki Chiba
- CGI direction: Hitoshi Kikuchi
- Offline Editing: Akane Shiraishi
The opening theme is “Hohoemi Note” (Smile Note) by Oh Furihata.
In the list we have (image from left to right):
- Shinichirō Miki as Shokichi Yamashita
- Tomokazu Sugita as Tomohiro Wakabayashi
- Rie Kugimiya as Ren Wakabayashi
- Junichi Suwabe as Naosuke
- Maaya Uchida as Mira Gotokuji
- Sōma Saitō as Takumi Miyasaki
- Yui Ogura as Aoi Uemachi
- Jun Fukuyama as Shoin Ginger
- Oh Furihata as Teruko Matsubara
Synopsis of Astro Note
Takumi, a talented chef, has just been fired from his job. He gets a job at an old boarding house called “Astro-sou”, but is a little hesitant to accept when he discovers that he will also need to live there full time. That is until he meets the beautiful and charming caretaker, Mira, who makes Takumi change his mind very quickly. The two begin to work together, and the connection between them deepens. However, Mira keeps a deep secret: she is not from this world!
