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Stars Align

Stars Align

Even in an ever-changing world, only the starlit sky will not change

20198.41 Season12 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

Toma Shinjo has one mission: save his school’s tennis team. And his only hope rests on the talent of Maki Katsuragi, who’s reluctant to part from his studies. This will be the team’s last summer together unless they convince Maki to step on the court!

Created by Toshio Iizuka
Written by Kazuki Akane
Produced by Yoshinori Hasegawa, Motoki Mukaichi, Toru Awaji
NetworksBandai ChannelTBS

Top Cast

Gen Sato

Gen Sato

Futsu Rintarou (voice)

Natsuki Hanae

Natsuki Hanae

Katsuragi Maki (voice)

Tasuku Hatanaka

Tasuku Hatanaka

Shinjou Touma (voice)

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Ameno Itsuki (voice)

Toshiyuki Toyonaga

Toshiyuki Toyonaga

Tsubasa Soga (voice)

Yusuke Kobayashi

Yusuke Kobayashi

Nao Tsukinose (voice)

Kohei Amasaki

Kohei Amasaki

Taiyō Ishigami (voice)

Yoshitaka Yamaya

Yoshitaka Yamaya

Yūta Asuka (voice)

Satsumi Matsuda

Satsumi Matsuda

Kei Takada (voice)

Shiina Natsukawa

Shiina Natsukawa

Namie Ameno (voice)

Themes & Keywords

competitiontennissportsslice of lifeschoolbromancelgbtchampionshipjunior high schoolschool lifeanimeschool clubnon-binaryjapanese junior high schoolerbukatsu

About Stars Align

Stars Align is a animation, drama series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of competition, tennis, sports, slice of life, school, bromance. Created by Toshio Iizuka, it stars Gen Sato, Natsuki Hanae, Tasuku Hatanaka. Toma Shinjo has one mission: save his school’s tennis team. And his only hope rests on the talent of Maki Katsuragi, who’s reluctant to part from his studies. This will be the team’s last summer together unless they convince Maki to step on the court!

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