A Star Brighter Than the Sun

A Star Brighter Than the Sun
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Koki Kamishiro
太陽よりも眩しい星
(Taiyō Yori mo Mabushii Hoshi)
GenreRomance[1]
Manga
Written byKazune Kawahara
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintMargaret Comics
MagazineBessatsu Margaret
Original runJune 11, 2021 – present
Volumes13
Anime television series

A Star Brighter Than the Sun (Japanese: 太陽よりも眩しい星, Hepburn: Taiyō Yori mo Mabushii Hoshi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazune Kawahara. It began serialization in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret in June 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Kai aired from October to December 2025. A second season has been announced.

Plot

Sae Iwata and Koki Kamishiro are two teenagers who are childhood friends. One day, Sae, who has had a crush on Koki since they were young, discovers that he has become tall and popular just before their upcoming middle school graduation. Afterward, they attend the same high school as classmates. As such, Sae tries to navigate her feelings for Koki.

Characters

Sae Iwata (岩田 朔英, Iwata Sae)
Voiced by: Sayumi Suzushiro[2] (PV), Minori Fujidera[3] (anime) (Japanese); Isabella Crovetti[4] (English)
Koki Kamishiro (神城 光輝, Kamishiro Kōki)
Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi[2] (PV), Yūki Ono[3] (anime) (Japanese); Maxwell Donovan,[4] Anjali Kunapaneni[4] (young) (English)
Hisui Onodera (小野寺 翡翠, Onodera Hisui)
Voiced by: Hina Yōmiya[5] (Japanese); Yuuki Luna[4] (English)
Yota Ayukawa (鮎川 陽太, Ayukawa Yōta)
Voiced by: Taito Ban[5] (Japanese); Stephen Fu[4] (English)
Mio Kagawa (香川 美織, Kagawa Mio)
Voiced by: Mutsumi Tamura[5] (Japanese); Anjali Kunapaneni[4] (English)
Yushin Izawa (井沢 優心, Izawa Yūshin)
Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka[5] (Japanese); Caleb Yen[4] (English)
Subaru Kamishiro (神城 昴, Kamishiro Subaru)
Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi[6] (Japanese); Cherami Leigh[4] (English)

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kazune Kawahara, A Star Brighter Than the Sun began serialization in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret on June 11, 2021.[7][1] The series' chapters have been collected into thirteen tankōbon volumes as of December 2025.[8] In May 2024, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[9]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1October 25, 2021[10]978-4-08-844539-7March 4, 2025[11]978-1-9747-5166-2
2February 25, 2022[12]978-4-08-844579-3June 3, 2025[13]978-1-9747-5501-1
3June 23, 2022[14]978-4-08-844612-7September 2, 2025[15]978-1-9747-5787-9
4October 25, 2022[16]978-4-08-844698-1December 2, 2025[17]978-1-9747-5788-6
5February 24, 2023[18]978-4-08-844707-0March 3, 2026[19]978-1-9747-6222-4
6June 23, 2023[20]978-4-08-844750-6June 2, 2026[21]978-1-9747-6357-3
7October 25, 2023[22]978-4-08-844836-7——
8February 22, 2024[23]978-4-08-844873-2——
9July 25, 2024[24]978-4-08-843028-7——
10November 25, 2024[25]978-4-08-843061-4——
11April 24, 2025[26]978-4-08-843129-1——
12August 25, 2025[27]978-4-08-843169-7——
13December 24, 2025[8]978-4-08-843213-7——
14May 25, 2026[28]978-4-08-843263-2——

Anime

Main article: A Star Brighter Than the Sun (TV series)

An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 10, 2025.[29] It was produced by Studio Kai and directed by Sayaka Kobayashi, with series composition by Yasuhiro Nakanishi, characters designed by Jinfeng Zeng, and music composed by Natsumi Tabuchi and Miki Sakurai. The series aired from October 2 to December 18, 2025, on TBS and its affiliates.[3] The opening theme song is "Stellar Days", performed by Motohiro Hata,[5] while the ending theme song is "Saishin-wa" (最新話; 'Latest Episode'), performed by Wanuka.[6] Amazon Prime Video is streaming the series worldwide.[30]

Following the airing of the final episode, a second season was announced.[31]

Reception

The series was nominated for the 12th An An Manga Award in 2021.[32] It later won the 14th edition in 2023.[33] The series was also ranked eighth in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook for the best manga for female readers.[34]

Notes

References

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  27. ^ 太陽よりも眩しい星 12 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  28. ^ 太陽よりも眩しい星 14 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
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