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A Star Brighter Than The Sun

You're telling me Ayukawa heard Iwata was going to a dangerous neighborhood and went after her on a bike NOT KNOWING how to ride one? Gets there dirty and scratched from falling on the way? Okay he kinda stole the episode here.

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A Star Brighter Than The Sun Episode 7 Review - That's His Cousin

Sae, I think you’re really great for a shoujo anime lead, but, girl, THAT’S HIS COUSIN! I get that romance and marriage between cousins is a thing in Japan, BUT STILL! SHE’S HIS COUSIN! THEY ACT LIKE SIBLINGS TOWARDS EACH OTHER FROM THEIR BRIEF INTERACTION! GIRL, GET A GRIP! NOTICE HOW DIFFERENT HE ACTS TOWARDS YOU!

Like, why is it that hard for Sae to notice that Koki behaves differently when he’s with her compared to other girls? Like, he’s a gentleman towards other girls, but she’s special! I guess that’s why this is a slow burn romance, but the fact that Sae doesn’t raise an eyebrow on the possibility of him being in love with his cousin does make it a bit frustrating.

Weird stuff aside, it was nice seeing Koki gaining more confidence in speaking in English in front of an audience after practicing with Sae off-campus. I was told that in the English dub, Koki’s weakness in English was changed to being afraid of public speaking, which makes no sense given how sociable he is. Also, whoever made his outfit did him dirty because that’s no lion, that’s a frilled-neck lizard! Still, it was hilarious how he thought he looked like a parabolic antenna. I think this episode showed a lot of good sides of Koki because he’s willing to overcome his weakness in English for the play and even hit a third-year when they talked smack about Sae ruining their chances to get an upskirt shot of Sui. Given how he’s always defending the girls from people like Yushin who says tactless things about them, Koki is a male feminist.

Though, there is a possibility that Ayukawa could have a crush on Sae, but I think it’s unlikely in the sense that he gives off socially awkward vibes. He may be book smart, but he feels like he’d be denser than Koki when it comes to romance. There’s a lot that’s not really known about him other than him being super smart and being from the middle of nowhere. This story does avert a lot of usual shoujo tropes, which is why I don’t think Ayukawa would have a crush on Sae, but I could be wrong. In a sense, if he does have a crush on her, it could give motivation to Koki to confess a lot sooner. Besides, Ayukawa was there when Koki kicked Yushin off the slope during the garbage cleaning event. He doesn’t seem like the type who’d try to get in Koki’s way.

I do wonder if Subaru’s role in the story is to help close in the distance between the leads. She seems like a cool girl and a sister figure to Koki, so it would make sense if she would be supportive of them. She gives off extremely perfect vibes from how her grades are good and how she’s talented at art. By the way, Subaru did appear in the first episode when Sae and Koki were about to take their entrance exams and Koki was glaring at her before walking off. I hope that she actually doesn’t have feelings for Koki.

Subaru is voiced by Haruka Shiraishi, who voiced Reiko Kujirai from Kowloon Generic Romance and Karen Moriya from Blue Box. She got good range because she sounds a little different when voicing Subaru that I didn’t realize it was her until I saw her name in the credits. Also, the voice actor for Spy-D Man is Michael Rivas, who voiced TK in Angel Beats! I feel like I haven’t heard that name in a while. I wonder if he’ll show up again next episode.

This was a good episode for both Sae and Koki. While their relationship did progress a bit more than before, they also did things to show off their kindness like Sae stopping the creeps from taking pictures of Sui and finally standing up to Yushin to tell him off from teasing her and all the things Koki did like helping Sae up on stage and also punching the creeps. They are a power duo not only in strength but in heart too. I can’t wait for next week’s episode! Let me know your thoughts on this episode!

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People complaining about drama in a shoujo romance bruh lol this is not the genre for you. We aren’t watching in spite of the drama, we’re watching BECAUSE of it. Seeing Sae and Kamishiro yearn for one another is so cute and they’re both at such important stages in their mental and emotional development. I think the show has done a great job of not letting stuff drag on too long, so I’m sure this friendship misunderstanding won’t be a thing too much longer.

On the flip side, I’ve never been more locked in to watching someone learn how to Jump rope lmao. Kagawa having zero coordination and messing up the class’ practices had me cracking up. Luckily, she happens to be good friends with one of the most athletic girls in school, Sae. The fact Sae is so down on herself about being tall and not really “girly” and it ended up saving the day today! She’s a great sports trainer lol

“You might be in the bigger side but some people would really like you”. Yushin is such a fucking loser dude all he does is make weird backhanded comments to Sae all the time. Weirdo. Good on Kamishiro for setting him straight.

“The hole in my heart just won’t heal” 😭 Sae, girl, I promise it’s going to be ok just hang in there. It has to feel so excruciating to be so close to Kamishiro now, but so far away from the ideal relationship she wants with him.. stay strong please, your time’s coming! The Sae’s friends are there to support her so much is awesome too. Things may not be going the way she wants with Kamishiro, but her relationship with the girls is getting stronger!

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A Star Brighter Than the Sun Opening

Stellar Days by Motohiro Hata

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Taiyou yori mo Mabushii Hoshi (A Star Brighter Than the Sun) - Teaser Visual and PV. Premiere: October 2025

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I always assumed that once Ruby got over her feelings for Gorou, she'd quickly find out about Kana's feelings for Aqua and support them. I headcanon-ed her to be a bad wingwoman in that she'd be too obvious when wingwoman-ing while Kana's screaming for her life. Basically all:

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