A Star Brighter Than the Sun: Fall 2025 Preview

For fans of gentle shoujo romance, the fall 2025 season offers A Star Brighter Than the Sun, based on the manga by Kazune Kawahara, the creator behind the beloved My Love Story!!

The premise is sweet and grounded. Sae and Koki have been friends since childhood, but as middle school ends she realizes Koki has grown up, and once they reach high school she realizes something more: she has fallen for him. The catch is that she is not the only girl who feels that way, which sets the stage for some tender romantic tension.

The series streams on Amazon Prime Video with new episodes on Thursdays.

Early impressions suggest a thoughtfully paced opener, the kind that tells a complete little story while gently setting up the season ahead, focusing on an insecure girl reconnecting with a first love.

My take: Coming from the mind behind My Love Story!!, this has real pedigree in warm, sincere romance. A quiet story about a shy girl finding the courage to follow her heart is exactly the sort of comforting watch I treasure each season.