TV series

A Star Brighter than the Sun

2025 · 1 season

A gentle, warm-hearted watch that quietly follows a shy first love, leaving you with a soft, comforting glow.

Overview: Sae Iwata, a slightly tougher-than-average girl, falls for the gentle smile of Koki Kamishiro, a delicate boy, back in elementary school. By the time they enter junior high school, Koki has grown into a charming and popular teen who now feels out of reach. When they are assigned to the sports festival committee together, Sae’s long-hidden first love begins to stir once more.
How it feels: Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, friendship, coming-of-age, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Minori FujideraSae Iwata (voice)
Yuki OnoKoki Kamishiro (voice)
Hina YoumiyaHisui Onodera (voice)
Taito BanYota Ayukawa (voice)
Mutsumi TamuraMio Kagawa (voice)
Ryota OsakaYushin Izawa (voice)
Haruka ShiraishiSubaru Kamishiro (voice)
Toshinari FukamachiTakuya Watanabe (voice)
Yuji UedaMr. Kobayashi (voice)
Aoi KurehaNoguchi (voice) / Kamishiro's Mother (voice) / Café Employee (voice)
Akira SekineKoki Kamishiro (young) (voice) / Murayama (voice) / Sae's Younger Sister (3rd Daughter) (voice)
Chiko MizumoriHonda (voice) / Sae's Mother (voice) / Cafeteria Lady (voice)
Souhei HorikaneKondo (voice) / Soma (voice) / Soccer Club Member (voice)
Hiromu MinetaKinoshita (voice) / Kuramoto (voice) / Male Student (voice)
Saeko OkiSasaki (voice) / Upperclassman (voice) / Takuya Watanabe (young) (voice)

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Genres: animation, comedy, drama
Created by: Aya Kobayashi, Koichiro Takatsu, Natsumi Yasue, Shigatsu Yoshikawa
Written by: Yasuhiro Nakanishi
Starring: Minori Fujidera, Yuki Ono, Hina Youmiya, Taito Ban, Mutsumi Tamura, Ryota Osaka, Haruka Shiraishi, Toshinari Fukamachi
Music: Miki Sakurai, Natsumi Tabuchi
Cinematography: Yasuharu Sawami
Length: 1 seasons, 12 episodes, 24 min each
Network: MBS, TBS, CBC, Tulip Television, SBC, BSN, tys, NBC, HBC, RKK, i-Television, SBS, IBC, BSS, MRO, OBS, TUF, RSK, TUY, tbc, RKB, KUTV, RBC, UTY, RCC, MRT, ATV, MBC
Country: Japan
Languages: English, Japanese