A Star Brighter Than the Sun shojo manga officially has a TV anime in production, with 2025 confirmed as the release date. No details about the staff or voice cast were revealed. You can see the commemorative illustration from the manga’s author below.
Kazune Kawahara writes and draws the A Star Brighter Than the Sun (Taiyo Yori mo Mabushii Hoshi) manga series, which has been serialized in Shueisha’s Bessatsu Margaret shojo magazine since June 2021. Ten volumes have been released as of November 2024. Kawahara also left a comment on the anime adaptation:
Everyone involved in the anime is working on it with love and dedication, carefully respecting the original work. So, when it airs, I’d love for you all to watch it!
Even from what I’ve seen so far, there are additional lines and expressions that enhance the original, and they’re really great—so please look forward to it.
This is the first time my drawings have been adapted into an anime. To be honest, even I sometimes don’t fully understand my own art and just go with the flow while drawing, so I thought it might be difficult to animate. But they’ve made it so incredibly cute!
The manga received a nomination for the 12th an an Manga Award in 2021 and later secured a win in its 14th edition in 2023. Additionally, in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (This Manga Is Amazing!) guidebook, it was ranked 8th among the top manga for female readers.
VIZ Media licensed the manga series in English, describing the story for the first volume:
Sae and Koki have been friends since childhood. One fateful day at the end of middle school, she has a revelation: Koki has grown up! Now they’re in high school, and she has another revelation: she has feelings for Koki! But Sae isn’t the only girl who does… The question is, who does Koki have feelings for?!
Source: A Star Brighter Than the Sun Official Website
© Kazune Kawahara / Shueisha, A Star Brighter Than the Sun Production Committee
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