Series synopsis
A Star Brighter than the Sun, also known as 太陽よりも眩しい星 is a Japanese animation comedy drama television series that premiered on MBS on October 2, 2025. It stars Minori Fujidera, Yuki Ono, Hina Youmiya and Taito Ban.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Minori Fujidera as Sae Iwata (voice)
- Yuki Ono as Koki Kamishiro (voice)
- Hina Youmiya as Hisui Onodera (voice)
- Taito Ban as Yota Ayukawa (voice)
- Mutsumi Tamura as Mio Kagawa (voice)
- Ryota Osaka as Yushin Izawa (voice)
- Haruka Shiraishi as Subaru Kamishiro (voice)
Guest cast
- Toshinari Fukamachi as Takuya Watanabe (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as Mr. Kobayashi (voice)
- Aoi Kureha as Noguchi (voice)
- Akira Sekine as Koki Kamishiro (young) (voice)
- Chiko Mizumori as Honda (voice)
- Souhei Horikane as Kondo (voice)
- Hiromu Mineta as Kinoshita (voice)
- Saeko Oki as Sasaki (voice)
- Satoru Ito as Teacher (voice)
- Miki Natsutani as Saito (voice)
- Yuji Kameyama as Komori (voice)
- Wakana Kuramochi as Mori (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | October 2, 2025 | December 18, 2025 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Day I Reached Out My Hand Sae Iwata is a slightly tougher-than-average girl. Her first love, Koki Kamishiro, was once a delicate and fragile boy, but now, in their third year of junior high, he has grown into a cool and popular young man. Although they have drifted apart, her feelings remain unchanged. When they are paired up to help prepare for the sports festival, Sae's long-hidden first love begins to stir once more. |
October 2, 2025 |
| 2 |
Call My Name Sae and Kamishiro end up in the same high school and class. Assigned to the same group for trash pickup, Kamishiro gets into a sudden argument with a classmate. As Sae steps in, he instinctively calls her by her first name, bringing back a flood of childhood memories. Meanwhile, another girl, Hisui, seems to be drawn to Kamishiro as well. |
October 9, 2025 |
| 3 |
No Matter How Far Knowing Kamishiro has a crush on someone weighs heavily on Sae's heart. Still, during their school trip, Sae finds herself unable to take her eyes off him. Her friends, Hisui and Kagawa, try their best to support her, but Sae always ends up showing her awkward side around Kamishiro. |
October 16, 2025 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 2, 2025 |
| Last aired | December 18, 2025 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Thursday at 23:56:00 |