Hoshiai no Sora


Stars Align

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Japanese: 星合の空
English: Stars Align
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Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 11, 2019 to Dec 27, 2019
Premiered: Fall 2019
Broadcast: Fridays at 01:58 (JST)
Licensors: Funimation
Studios: 8bit
Source: Original
Genres: DramaDrama, SportsSports
Theme: SchoolSchool
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.591 (scored by 9005490,054 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #16912
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1258
Members: 216,810
Favorites: 2,414

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Synopsis

Constantly outperformed by the girls' club, the boys' soft tennis club faces disbandment due to their poor skills and lack of positive results in matches. In desperate need of members, Touma Shinjou is looking to recruit capable players, but he fails to scout anyone. Enter Maki Katsuragi, a new transfer student who demonstrates great reflexes when he catches a stray cat in his classroom, instantly capturing Touma's attention. With his interest piqued, Touma ambitiously asks Maki to join the boys' team but is quickly rejected, as Maki doesn't wish to join any clubs. Touma refuses to back down and ends up persuading Maki—only under the condition that Touma will pay him for his participation and cover other club expenses.

Maki joins the team, and his incredible form and quick learning allow him to immediately outshine the rest of the team. Although this gives rise to conflict among the boys, Maki challenges and pushes his fellow team members to not only keep up with his seemingly natural talent, but also drive them to devote themselves to the game they once neglected.

As the members of the boys' soft tennis club discover their own capabilities, they endure personal hardships and deal with the darker side of growing up in middle school.

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Background

Hoshiai no Sora was released on Blu-ray and DVD in two volumes from February 26, 2020, to April 22, 2020.

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"Suisou (水槽)" by Megumi Nakajima (中島愛) (eps 4-6,8-10,12)
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Ending Theme

1: "Suisou (水槽)" by Megumi Nakajima (中島愛) (eps 1)
2: "Kago no Naka no Bokura wa (籠の中の僕らは)" by AIKI from bless4 (eps 2-12)

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Reviews

Nov 16, 2025
The producers who decided to axe this series should be punished, made known and be publicly ashamed

I love the story and I would do everything to watch season two. Unfortunately the producers do not share my viewpoints

All the characters have interesting backstories Which would greatly benefit from new seasons

The animation is quite unique, it's a blend of 2D and 3D animation but it fits the story quite well

You should definitely watch this series, I really love how they tackle LGBT+ issues.

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Sep 14, 2025
Mixed Feelings
This is not your typical sports anime! In esscence it should be a mature family drama dressed up to fool the public as a sports drama. We start like a normal sports anime but then we reach to the point where we find that every single character's family is a dysfunctional one and it feels insanely real. And the characters are all children which makes it a rather educational take on a sports anime. This is for the parents who have just become parents and don't know how to deal with everything. It's a series about what not to do for all the young adults ...
Aug 19, 2024
Fascinating for all the wrong reasons

From everything i'd heard about this show i expected there to be great depth in character exploration as they face the many tough themes that are presented, and it did have the potential to be all that, had the execution not been so utterly atrocious

I swear i have never come across such a deplorable depiction of the human psyche

There is not one instant with a trace of developement, analysis, or critical thinking, all we get is a constant bombardment of the most repulsive conduct parents can possibly have as that and their kids trauma and psychological turmoil is used all ...

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