Review of Astra Lost in Space

It's fine. Kanata no Astra's central premise is fine: A school camping trip gone horribly wrong, in space. Characters are fine, even if they are a bit two dimensional; even if the way they are fleshed out can feel a bit clumsy. The technical aspects are fine. However, the anime tries to go beyond its simple central premise with some world building and some plot twists, which are overwhelmingly silly and do little to change up the immediate stakes of the characters. And Kanata no Astra even has the gall to end the series on one of these reveals. Between the information being oddly inconsequential, and therather weak storytelling, this causes the climax of the entire story to fall completely flat.

There is some creativity on display on the different planets that comprise the journey. It feels like if I squint my eyes, I can see how this material would work with better direction and execution.

But as it is, Kanata no Astra is never more than fine.