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A Star Brighter than the Sun S1E1 — The Day I Reached Out My Hand

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A Star Brighter than the Sun•Season 1•Episode 1

The Day I Reached Out My Hand

7.8/10 · 61 votesOct 2, 202524 min

Ranked #5 of 12 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Sae Iwata is a slightly tougher-than-average girl. Her first love, Koki Kamishiro, was once a delicate and fragile boy, but now, in their third year of junior high, he has grown into a cool and popular young man. Although they have drifted apart, her feelings

Directed byAya Kobayashi

Written byYasuhiro Nakanishi

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Cast7

Minori Fujidera

Minori Fujidera

Sae Iwata (voice)

Yuki Ono

Yuki Ono

Koki Kamishiro (voice)

Hina Youmiya

Hina Youmiya

Hisui Onodera (voice)

Taito Ban

Taito Ban

Yota Ayukawa (voice)

Mutsumi Tamura

Mutsumi Tamura

Mio Kagawa (voice)

Ryota Osaka

Ryota Osaka

Yushin Izawa (voice)

Haruka Shiraishi

Haruka Shiraishi

Subaru Kamishiro (voice)

Crew12

Y

Yasuhiro Nakanishi

Writer

A

Aya Kobayashi

Storyboard Artist

A

Aya Kobayashi

Director

Y

Yuki Muraosa

Supervising Animation Director

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Toshiyuki Fujisawa

Animation Director

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Yuko Inoue

Animation Director

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Sara Sakoe

Animation Director

Motohiro Hata

Motohiro Hata

Theme Song Performance

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Miyu Takahashi

Production Assistant

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Xu Xiaowen

Key Animation

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Wang Haokun

Key Animation

Shinya Watanabe

Shinya Watanabe

Executive Producer

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Episode Summary

"The Day I Reached Out My Hand" is episode 1 of A Star Brighter than the Sun season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 61 votes, ranking #5 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Aya Kobayashi and written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi, it aired on October 2, 2025.

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