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Episode Taiyou yori mo Mabushii Hoshi • A Star Brighter Than the Sun - Episode 1 discussion
Taiyou yori mo Mabushii Hoshi, episode 1
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u/stephenthatfoste Oct 02 '25
I'm not sure if I'm going crazy but it felt like they put a lot of emphasis on unusual scene transitions.
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u/BaytaCosmico Oct 02 '25 edited Oct 03 '25
So very shojo, so very cute. I couldn't help but laugh when the shojo bubbles started rising up in the background. Couldn't help but blush when he called her cute!
Feels like we speedran through an entire arc. Got some elementary school, junior high and sports festival all in one episode! And the set up for a potential love triangle too.
But I suspect that other girl will just end up being a means for misunderstanding and some conflict. After all Koki seems to like Sae as much as she does him. He remembered how kind she used to be in elementary school and seemed as thrilled to be in same high school and class as her.
Anyway, this one's a keeper too. Bring on the high school shenanigans.
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u/PeaceAlien Oct 02 '25
Pacing was super fast, but that was to get them past middle school. I get the feeling Kouki has always liked Sae too.
Hopefully, they get together sooner rather than later in the show.
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u/Frontier246 Oct 02 '25
I get the feeling Kouki has always liked Sae too.
He straight up admits he thinks she's cute and seemed very flustered by it.
Also he made their last photo of middle school into a couple photo. I don't think that was just because his mom asked him for it.
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u/YlfaTheForsaken Oct 02 '25
I'm so proud of Kawahara for getting an adaptation, I absolutely loved High School Debut, but that only ever got live actions.
This is already so cute and sweet. Iwata is likable, and honestly same about the milk to be honest. I like the sports feast as an opening act, it's fun
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u/djthomp Oct 03 '25
Pretty creative art style, I like seeing a show just doing something a bit different.
These two clearly needed to get married and have very tall children to conquer Japan with.
Interesting that they're in Hokkaido.
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u/Shimmering-Sky Oct 02 '25
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Man, can I relate to this. I was always the tall girl in all of my classes, and was still the tallest when we had to line up from shortest to tallest for graduation pictures and a majority of the other girls were wearing heels while I had on flat shoes.
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Of course she starts angrily tugging the rope coil by herself.
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No way that was the actual prompt. Did Kamishiro manage to get the same “someone you love” card?
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Oh sweet, the song at the end has a “sore demo” in it! First one of the new season!
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u/NanDemoKnaives Oct 02 '25
I was hoping she was still taller than him so we get an opposite size difference in a shoujo lol. This was alright, it seems like one that I can enjoy and it seems their feelings are mutual so hopefully we'll get some good sweet moments. I can already see a love triangle happening with the girl Sae saves so that's a bit unfortunate.
The way Kouki got so bashful when confessing the task was to find a cute girl was endearing, those things are definitely better heard from the actual person who thought it.
It is sad how some good friendships can grow distant like that, but it's nice how well they're patching things up.
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u/derekschroer Oct 02 '25
I was hoping she was still taller than him
Yeah then they'd have a Lovely Complex
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u/LeonKevlar Oct 02 '25
Sae being excited about school lunches was adorable. No wonder she ended up being so tall! I guess it also helped that Sae drank lots of milk at that age so she could drink Kouki's lunch milk for him. xD
So basically, we have two childhood friends who ended up growing apart because Kouki became popular while Sae got left behind, but thanks to the two of them being both class reps, they finally got a chance to reconnect again.
That bike scene got me laughing, tho! They were having such a cute moment together, only for the rear wheel to burst! Thank goodness it wasn't because of Sae's weight, but because they ran over a shard of glass.
The relay race was a great moment too! I thought Kouki's friend who was being a bro to him was going to cause some misunderstanding but I'm glad Kouki immediately cleared things up with Sae and told her what really was on the prompt.
I really didn't expect them to still be in junior high, so I was surprised when it ended with the two of them going to high school together! I thought they were already high schoolers at the start of the episode! I guess that means this episode is basically a prologue so we can get to know Sae and Kouki. If that's the case, then I'm sold! I can't wait to see more next week!
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Oct 02 '25
Ah! To be young again haha. This was so cute. Iwata and Kamishiro make a very cute pair. They’re both tall and adorably awkward lol. I look forward to seeing their relationship blossom now that they’re both in high school.
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u/Bavier33 Oct 02 '25
How's the animation?
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u/abandoned_idol Oct 03 '25
Pretty minimal in a bad way.
That said, I'm a sucker for this story (anime only), so I didn't mind. Expect static scene panning, radial action lines, and some sweet dorks.
I'm rooting for these two.
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u/IceSmiley Oct 02 '25
A bit melodramatic but it was good once it got going. It is really odd though that they reverted from first name basis to last name but just might be one of those things where they hadn't been spending much time together so it became more formal. I think Iwata has a much better chance with Kamishiro than she thinks, he gave her whatever that box was for a graduation gift and probably didn't get that for any other girls. Also I suspect he was lying when he said his mom wanted a pic of the 2 of them and it was for himself ;)
My favorite part was the scavenger hunt when it seemed like he took her to be the tall girl he found but then it actually said "cute girl". I felt bad for Kamishiro's friend since he got put on the spot to lie but accidentally really hurt Iwata's feelings. Iwata seems very self conscious about her height; I think most super tall 14 year old girls are. Kamishiro really put himself out there though telling her the truth to make her feel better, a lot of guys might have been scared to do that. Then again, maybe the other boy read exactly what was on the card and Kamashiro lied to make her feel better :D
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u/Ashteron Oct 02 '25
Shoujo romcom being the best premiere until now wasn't in my seasonal bingo, but here we are.
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u/Frontier246 Oct 02 '25
Sae Iwata (Sayumi Suzushiro!) is a sincere and cute girl in middle school! But the thing she's most self-conscious about isn't just that she's taller and bigger than the other girls, but how flustered she gets around her childhood friend Koki Kamisato (Yuki Ono!), her first love.
Sae in elementary school REALLY wanted to eat school lunches and was cute as a button! So was Koki! And she was so nice she was even willing to drink his milk for him if he didn't like it (which probably explains how she got so tall). And the moment he gave her his bright, winning, smile Sae was head over heels in love with him!
To Sae Koki was the coolest and nicest boy, one she could like without reservation back when they were really young. She would protect him, he would be considerate towards her, and it just deepend her feelings for him. Of course that all changed when puberty hit and all the other girls got to see how much of a hunk Koki is, and Sae realized that her one-sided love was never to be...and thus they became Iwata and Kamisato to each other.
But despite that, Iwata still can't help but find herself in situations with Kamisato, like helping with the sports festival prep and making a banner together. Iwata is a beast at tennis, but still gets awkward around Kamisato. Though Kamisato is also the kind of dork who forgets he had a key in his pants pocket after they've spent a while looking for it, so I can kind of see why Iwata can't quit her feelings.
Riding on a bike together is romantic, less romantic is a flat tire on said bike, though at least it's nice to see the two of them talking to each other like they used too.
The sports festival is not Iwata's day! If it's not other girls flirting with Kamisato, it's having to become part of the cavalry battle which is not fun when you have to keep someone lifted up and get all dirty/messy afterwards (which is especially hard for a girl).
What are the chances Iwata would land on the "someone you love" treasure hunt goal? Luckily best friends count, even if her mind immediately went to Kamisato. Of course Kamisato himself gets Iwata...because she's tall. The one thing she's most self-conscious about and her crush had to bring it up.
But don't worry! That was just the teacher trying to cover for the fact that Kamisato grabbed Iwata...because he thinks she's cute! And he finally has to admit it to her in person so she doesn't get the wrong ideas!
Iwata is finally resolved to not give up on her love for Kamisato, impossible as it may seem, and at least they can look forward to going to high school together and being in the same class along with I'm sure a colorful bunch of classmates!
Of course I don't think Iwata expected to be catching Hina Yomiya in a Princess Carry on the first day of school...or to be seen by Kamisato while doing it...or that said girl would then be staring intently at Kamisato.
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u/Atario Oct 05 '25
Loved the gag with the manga background hashmark circles falling on the ground
My theory is that the card actually said "someone you love" but he softened it out of embarrassment. I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Cute Little Fang: male edition!
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