TV ShowReturning SeriesAnimationComedyDrama

A Star Brighter than the Sun

Rating7.8/10

First Air2025

Seasons1

Episodes12

Votes15

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.

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First Aired

October 2, 2025

Last Aired

December 18, 2025

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Production Companies

Studio KAI

TBS

Universal Music Japan

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armabianca

PIA Corporation

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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

Haruka Shiraishi

Subaru Kamishiro (voice), Noguchi (voice), Kudo (voice)

Minori Fujidera

Sae Iwata (voice)

Yuki Ono

Koki Kamishiro (voice)

Hina Youmiya

Hisui Onodera (voice)

Taito Ban

Yota Ayukawa (voice)

Mutsumi Tamura

Mio Kagawa (voice)

Ryota Osaka

Yushin Izawa (voice)

Chiko Mizumori

Honda (voice), Sae's Mother (voice), Cafeteria Lady (voice)

Souhei Horikane

Kondo (voice), Soma (voice), Male Student (voice), Soccer Club Member (voice), Middle School Boy (voice)

Yuji Kameyama

Komori (voice), Nishino (voice), School Announcement (voice), Sawada (voice), Elementary School Teacher (voice), Soccer Club Boy (voice), Upperclassman (voice)