A Star Brighter than the Sun
2025
📺 1 Season
🎬 12 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 JA
⏱️ 24 min/episode
AnimationComedyDrama
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.
Where to Watch (US)
Stream
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Seasons
Season 1
Childhood friends develop feelings for each other and struggle to express themselves. Between the boys growing popularity and the girls shy and insecure disposition will the love for each other ever be fulfilled?
Cast
Crew
Producer
Shinya Watanabe, Nobuhiko Kakihara, Akihiro Sotokawa
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
Production
Studio KAI, TBS, Universal Music Japan, movic, armabianca, PIA Corporation, MAGNET
Keywords
friendshiphigh schoolromanceslice of lifeschoolbased on mangashoujoanimecomplexplayful