Wow! This one was off to a blazing start! Not just that, but was also very intriguing with lots of action. Looks like a true science fiction anime movie.
After the first bombastic impression things died down a lot. It just looked like any other summer time anime. Very relaxing and uneventful with the pretty much usual kids stuff going on. Well, it was like that until they found a dog in a crop circle. After that it was a roller coaster ride! Pochi, the alien dog was really a fun guy to have around. Surprisingly, he had no problems fitting in and everyone accepted him easily.
Trip to the moon was just awesome! So many new, unseen and amazing things. That moon base was like a big amusement park. Probably because of all the colorful and unusual stuffed toy looking aliens. The part when the got stuck on it and had to get jobs was really fun and interesting. Pochi's home planet and his father's good work were really nice. The best parts were all the different things out group encountered. Everything was an adventure without end. As any good sci-fi movie this one also had bad guys in it. They were tripping up our main characters along the way, but they never got discouraged. As this anime movie was approaching its end, things got more and more intense. There's a hero in everyone, just waiting to come out.
This was a summer vacation they will never forget. I really enjoyed their space adventure since I love sci-fi stuff very much and the fun/action/amazement factor was pretty high in this one.
Plot:
The plot revolves around five elementary school kids on their "school
trip". In the process of looking for their missing class pet (a rabbit
named Pyon-Kichi), the children find and rescue a dog they find injured
in a corn field. The dog turns out to be an alien called Pochi Rickman,
and he invites them to visit the moon as a reward for helping him.
However, through a series of strange events, they become stranded and
must make their way across the galaxy to get to Pochi's homeworld, Wan;
so that they may return to Earth. Along the way they are pursued by the
aliens responsible for Pochi being injured in the first place. The
aliens work for the host (called Neppo) of the universe's most popular
entertainment, "The Space Show", which appears to be a variety act
broadcasted from a mysterious moving spaceship.
Neppo is bent on using the power of the ship, called the Pet Star, to
become a god. However, the ship requires a particular power source to
run; namely a substance called Zughan, which turns out to be a close
relative of the wasabi root. As Natsuki is carrying some of the root
with them in her bag, Neppo has thus targeted the group. When his thugs
fail to retrieve the bag, Neppo goes himself; arriving just as the
children and Pochi reach Wan. The Pet Star's tractor beams steal the
bag, but they also take Amane as well.
This leads to a show down at an interstellar festival, where with the
help of friends they've made along the way, the children manage not
only to defeat Neppo and rescue Amane but also save the entire universe.
The children are then able to return home (along with Pyon-Kichi, who
had been kidnapped by Neppo's henchmen as well) and arrive at the school
just before their parents show up to retrieve them.
Director: Koji Masunari
Writer: Hideyuki Kurata
Studio: A-1 Pictures
Distributer: Aniplex
Release Date: February 18, 2010
Running time: 136 minutes
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
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