Asteroid in Love
When she was little, Mira Kinohata met a boy named Ao at a campsite in town. While gazing at the starry sky together, Mira learns that there's a star with the same name as herself, but no star named Ao. The two then promised to one day explore asteroids together and find a star to name it after him. Several years later, Mira enrolls at the Hoshizaki high school and decides to join the astronomy club to fulfill her promise. However, she learns that the astronomy club will be merged with the geological research society to form the earth science club. Reluctantly, Mira goes to the club room and is reunited with Ao Manaka, the person she made the promise to explore asteroids with, and is shocked to learn that she is a girl.
- 2020-2020
- 1 season
- FUNimation Entertainment
- Animation, Comedy, Drama
- TV-14
When she was little, Mira Kinohata met a boy named Ao at a campsite in town. While gazing at the starry sky together, Mira learns that there's a star with the same name as herself, but no star named Ao. The two then promised to one day explore asteroids together and find a star to name it after him. Several years later, Mira enrolls at the Hoshizaki high school and decides to join the astronomy club to fulfill her promise. However, she learns that the astronomy club will be merged with the geological research society to form the earth science club. Reluctantly, Mira goes to the club room and is reunited with Ao Manaka, the person she made the promise to explore asteroids with, and is shocked to learn that she is a girl.
Season 1 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
Their Promise
Mira meets a boy named Ao at a campsite when they were little and Ao gets Mira into Astronomy. After that day, they had never seen each other again until high school when Mira joins the Astronomy Club.
Episode 2
The Riverside Milky Way
The club goes to a riverside barbecue to collect various types of rock before looking at planets through a telescope.
Episode 3
Memories Are Treasures
Ao comes over to Mira's house to study for a make-up test, where she is introduced to Mira's sister, Misa, after which Mira and Ao work part-time at Suzu's bakery, where they are helped out by Suzu's younger sister Megu. Later, Mira and Ao come across fellow club member Mai Inose as she and Suzu partake in her hobby of following maps. Inose draws up a treasure map for Mira, Ao, and Suzu to follow, taking them through some of the school's landmarks.
Episode 4
Exciting! Summer Camp!
For the Earth Science Club's summer camp, club advisor Yuki takes everyone to her grandmother's place, within spitting distance of several geological and astronomical highlights. The girls first visit the geological museum, where Mira brings what she believes to be a fossil she found during the barbecue to be appraised.
Episode 5
Everyone's Summer Break
The girls go to the beach together, where Suzu gets jealous of Ao being so close to Mira and challenges her to a contest to determine who is her best friend. The next day, Mira goes to a mineral show with Mikage, who has worries about what kind of goal she should have for the future.
Episode 6
Hoshizaki Festival!
Thanks to help provided by the newspaper club, Mikage and Mai manage to bore a core sample from the school grounds for the culture festival. Meanwhile, Mira and Ao work on props with Mari, learning how she got her interest in astronomy from her grandmother. On the day of the culture festival, the Earth Science Club's café proves to be a decent hit.
Episode 7
The Starry Sky is a Time Machine
The Earth Sciences Club is tasked with helping out at a children's stargazing event. As Suzu and Megu help the others get the kids under control, one girl seems disinterested. The next day, Ao comes down with a cold, so Mira and Mai come over to visit her.
Episode 8
Winter Diamond
Mai tries out for the Earth Science Olympiad. Later, the club holds a Christmas party, where Mari and Mikage give the others a photo album of their time together.
Episode 9
True Feelings
With the support of their friends, Mira and Ao successfully convince their parents to let them live together. Later, Mikage asks Suzu to help her make Valentine's chocolates for everyone in the club. On graduation day, the club members give Mikage and Mari some graduation gifts.
Episode 10
Rain With Occasional Fortune Telling
As a new school year begins, the Earth Sciences Club immediately get two new members, Yuu and Mikage's younger sister Chikage, the former of which wishes to pursue meteorology. The club plans to hold another barbecue for the new members.
Episode 11
Shining Star Challenge!
Yuki manages to convince the event organizer to let Ao observe while Mira makes friends with fellow participants Asuka and Shiho. Back home, Mikage and Mari chaperone the remaining club members on another summer camp to the JAXA center.
Episode 12
Connected Cosmos
While watching the stars, Mira and Ao discuss what dreams they'll pursue when they've achieve their current one.