Movie Name: Welcome to the Space Show(宇宙ショーへようこそ Welcome to THE SPACE SHOW)
Length: 2 hours and 16 minutes
Plot: " Five children save the life of a dog-like alien while at a self-run summer camp. He attempts to reward them by taking them to an alien colony on the Moon. Events take a turn for the worse when his report on that attack that injured him causes passage from the Moon to the Earth to be banned, and children are stranded in space. The children need to find a way back home before camp ends and their parents discover that they are missing. They also have to avoid the poachers that injured their alien friend, and now seem to be stalking them all."
When a new project from the minds of Koji Masunari, Masashi Ishihama, and Tomonori Ochikoshi gets announced, the team behind favorites such as Kamichu and R.O.D TV, it's worth taking note. The Space Show, while a little long in the tooth, is probably one of the most visually diverse movies I have seen this side of Miyazaki. Much like Kamichu, the backgrounds of the environment on Earth are wallpaper worthy on their own. With that said, the film really hits its stride when the main cast of children finally reach space. Here they meet many characters, visit many places and planets, all while feeling as down home and tangible as their time on Earth.
There are so few "standalone" anime movies that make you feel like you just sat through an entire twenty-six episode TV series in two hours. The Space Show accomplishes that, and makes you want to come back for seconds. Usually it's a telling sign for myself when a movie ends, and I feel disappointed not at the movie itself, but at the fact that there isn't more of it. The review itself is short on plot specifics due to the rambling nature of the movie, which is more of a feast for the eyes at times instead of forced drama.
With a likable cast of core characters, including a "dog" everyone will want in Pochi, I highly recommend this movie. Come for the eye candy, stay for the slew of interesting characters, places, and detail put into this movie.
Movie Score: 5 out of 5(TSO Choice)
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