Join Asia Society Texas for the next film in the space-themed anime film series, Welcome to the Space Show! In celebration of our exhibition Space City: Art in the Age of Artemis, the series will showcase exciting films tied to space exploration and the wonders of the worlds beyond!

About the Film

It seems like another lazy summer is in store for Amane and her cousin Natsuki, until one day they stumble across an injured dog named Pochi. They soon discover that Pochi is no dog at all: he's an alien botanist sent to Earth to track down a rare and powerful plant called Zughaan (better known to Earthlings as wasabi root)!

Before long, Pochi whisks the kids to a space colony on the dark side of the moon, an interstellar melting pot featuring humorous alien creatures, jellyfish spaceships, dragon trains, and — if that weren’t enough — a theme song from UK pop anomaly Susan Boyle. (Yes, really). The plot twists come as fast and furious as the film's glorious barrage of color, resulting in a movie that is infinitely rewatchable!